Shut Up Dragon! I Don't Want To Have Children With You Anymore

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Rossweise frowned, "What's wrong with the word 'mother'?"

"Then what do they call me?"

"They call you dad."

Leon spread his hands, "See, according to the usual way, dad is always paired with mom. Luna is willing to call me dad instead of father, which shows she still prefers this more affectionate term."

"Isn't the term 'mother' affectionate?" Rossweise asked seriously.

"Of course it's not affectionate—well, it's not that it's not affectionate, it's just too… formal, making it seem a bit distant."

Rossweise was thoughtful and didn't immediately respond, silently pondering Leon's words.

After a pause, Leon continued, "How about we make a bet?"

"What kind of bet?"

"Let Luna and Noah call you mom instead of mother, and see if they'll become closer to you."

Rossweise pondered for a moment, then nodded, "Alright."

"You're not asking about the stakes?"

"No need. If I lose, do whatever you want."

After thinking for a moment, she added, "Except letting you go home."

Leon chuckled and said nothing.

Rossweise lowered her head and muttered, "Mother and mom… Is there really such a big difference?"

Leon didn't continue discussing the topic.

After all, he was telling the truth—if they wanted to maintain this fake family image in front of the children, affectionate terms were indeed a necessary part of it.

Besides, hearing little Luna and Noah call her "mother" every day felt truly strange.

Clearly, they were supposed to be a family, so why keep it so formal and distant?

After the discussion about the terms of address ended, they fell silent for about twenty minutes.

Rossweise slowly stood up and said, "Let's go, we have another place to visit."

"What place?"

"Well… this time I asked you out not just for a walk, but also to show you something."

Rossweise said, "I can't let you go home, but this should ease your troubles a little."

Leon didn't ask what it was but squinted as he scrutinized Rossweise. "You're acting very odd today, mother dragon."

Rossweise shrugged, "If you don't trust me, then forget it. Let's go back now."

With that, she turned and started walking back the way they had come.

But before she took two steps, Leon called out from behind,

"Hey, show me what it is."

Rossweise's back was turned to Leon, and a faint smile appeared on her lips— 'Finally, he took the bait.'

Rossweisse led Leon to a winding path behind the sacred temple, their steps pressing against smooth stone stairs as they slowly descended deeper.

"Where are we going?" Leon followed behind, asking.

"You'll know when we get there."

Leon's steps paused.

'This mountain forest, this atmosphere, this lonely man and a woman...'

It reminded him of a not-so-pleasant memory.

He froze in place, swallowed hard, and said, "I'm warning you, dragoness, if you're thinking about making me watch your palace while doing that thing like last time, it won't have any effect at all. I have no emotional attachment to your territory whatsoever."

Rossweisse, walking ahead, chuckled softly without looking back and said, "Don't worry, I'm not truly unreasonable and reckless all the time. When it's time to relax, I relax. When it's time to think of home—"

She stopped walking.

In front of her stood a tall, imposing iron gate.

"—I think of home."

Leon also noticed the structure before them.

No signs, no guards, just a cold and solemn iron gate.

"What is this?" Leon asked.

"Oh, I haven't named it. You can call it a warehouse, storage room, or the queen's treasure vault—it doesn't matter."

As she spoke, Rossweisse raised her hand, silver magical energy dancing at her fingertips.

Then, she injected the magic into the keyhole of the iron gate, and the gate slowly opened inward.

Rossweisse stepped forward, "Come in."

Leon hesitated for a moment but silently followed her.

Through the iron gate, after descending a few flights of stairs, several neat rows of display racks appeared before Leon.

Leon was slightly astonished, his mouth slightly agape.

"Are all of these your collection?"

"Yes, anything meaningful to me, I store here."

Leon enthusiastically ran to a display rack and carefully examined an exquisitely crafted bracelet.

As a dragon slayer with an eye for such things, Leon could immediately tell how expensive and rare this bracelet was.

In the empire, it could easily sell for tens of thousands of gold coins.

"That's the bracelet my grandmother gave me for my coming-of-age ceremony," Rossweisse explained.

Leon nodded, then shifted his gaze to other treasures.

His focus was entirely on these valuable items, completely unaware that Rossweisse had quietly closed the treasure vault's iron gate.

And locked it.

After browsing for a while, Leon curbed his excitement like a country bumpkin visiting the city and asked,

"Why did you bring me here in the first place—"

"Oh, found it, here it is."

Before Leon could voice his doubts, Rossweisse tiptoed to retrieve a box from the top of a rack.

Leon stepped forward to help.

The two placed the box on the ground, and Rossweisse gently blew off the dust on its surface.

"What's inside this?"

"I just told you, something that will temporarily help you forget your troubles."

With that, Rossweisse pushed the box towards Leon and opened it.

Leon curiously looked inside.

But when he saw the contents, he was too shocked to speak.

His eyes widened, his mouth slightly open, his black pupils reflecting the long-lost "companion" he hadn't seen in two years—

The Black Gold Chariot.

It was an armor forged by the empire's finest craftsmen, having accompanied Leon through countless battles and shielded him from mortal danger many times.

Leon slowly extended his hand, his fingers brushing over the armor's surface.

The familiar texture bore no signs of aging. Clearly, Rossweisse had meticulously maintained it over the past two years.

"Want to try it on?" Rossweisse suggested.

"Huh?"

"Huh what? Try it on."

"...Oh..."

Leon removed the Black Gold Chariot's pieces from the box and skillfully donned them one by one.

Once he had finished, Rossweisse clasped her hands together, her eyes squinting as she smiled and said dreamily,

"Very handsome, just like when you raised your sword to chop off my head."

"...You dragons have such a peculiar sense of compliments."

Leon gleefully examined the armor on his body.

'The old companion is as majestic as ever.'

But—

Leon suddenly noticed a small gap on the chest plate.

"How did this happen? The Black Gold Chariot has a self-repair function. After two years, it should have completely restored itself."

Rossweisse shook her head. "Not sure. Maybe it got bumped or something."

"...Is that so..."

Leon brushed the gap with his hand. Luckily, it wasn't large and wasn't too noticeable.

He grinned, like a child who had just gotten a new toy, "Thank you, Rossweisse. I didn't expect you to have such a humane side."

"Thanks?"

"Yeah, thanks—"

Leon looked up but froze mid-smile.

Because the aura of the female dragon before him had completely changed.

Gentle, elegant, and dignified—all gone the moment Leon met her eyes.

Her silver dragon pupils danced with pink hearts, and beneath her clothing, the faint glow of dragon runes seemed to pulse.

The queen curled her lips into a slightly deranged smile, stepping closer to Leon step by step.

"Thanking me can't just be with words, dragon slayer."

Leon instantly grew alert.

He knew it. The female dragon's gentleness all day had been suspiciously odd.

Now, her true nature was finally revealedm

But Leon wasn't as helpless and submissive as before.

"Female dragon, before you lose your mind, let me remind you: the Black Gold Chariot is enchanted. It enhances all of the wearer's attributes. So now, I might not be afraid of you."

With newfound confidence, Leon straightened his back.

However, Rossweisse merely gave a scornful laugh and continued closing in on Leon.

"Two years I've spent carefully maintaining this armor. Did you really think I didn't make any modifications?"

Leon's eyes widened. "Wha-what—"

Rossweisse raised her hand and elegantly snapped her fingers.

SNAP—

The Black Gold Chariot on Leon instantly grew unbearably heavy, dragging him to the ground.

At the same time, dragon rune patterns began to emerge on the chest plate

Leon's chest burned.

The dragon rune's reaction was far stronger than usual.

Rossweisse knelt gracefully, her tail tip gently hooking Leon's chin.

"Two dragon runes, double the experience... Ah~ my dear dragon slayer, can you handle it?"

"Ro...ss...wei...sse!"

THUNK—

Rossweisse flipped the immobilized Leon onto his back, straddling his armor.

"Did you think I wouldn't hold a grudge for what you said three days ago? I've been acting like a docile girl all day, and you actually fell for it."

The queen smiled. "How was my performance? Pretty convincing, right?"

Leon's pupils trembled. "So everything you said today was a lie? That you've never met your parents like me, that you would let Luna call you mom, and... and holding hands..."

Becoming a "dragon knight" wasn't new to Leon; he could endure it.

But he couldn't endure Rossweisse deceiving him like this.

"No, those were all true. But that doesn't stop me from doing this to you now, Leon."

She pulled open her collar, releasing the dragon runes long suppressed and yearning.

"Three days ago, what was it you said to me?"

"Oh, that I enjoy conquest."

"Hehehe—"

"Then I'll conquer you now."

"Are you ready, my dear husband~?"

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