Chapter 106: New Assignment Of Noah

The couple glanced at each other. Leon spoke first.

"What time did you leave last night?"

Rossweise, combing her hair, calmly replied, "I left after you fell asleep."

"Didn't you say you were going to sleep in my room?"

"I did. Slept for a while, then left. Is that a problem?"

The beauty stopped in her tracks, tilted her head, and said,"What's wrong? From your tone, you sound a bit disappointed."

Leon sneered, 'Clearly, you, the female dragon, wanted to make a move last night, but then realized I've already changed. So, you fled in embarrassment, didn't you?'

'Don't think I can't guess.'

But Leon had grown smarter. In front of this female dragon, he had to play it cool.

"Disappointed? What's there to be disappointed about? Sleeping means just sleeping. After all, this whole castle is yours. Sleep wherever you like."

"You're wrong."

Hearing this, Leon stopped in his tracks, turned around, and asked, "Wrong about what?"

Rossweise approached him. When passing by, she slowed her pace, gazed into his eyes, and said,"This castle is mine. Everything in this castle is mine. Including you, my prisoner of war."

Leon chuckled and shrugged indifferently.

Such a level of mental attack had no effect on him anymore.

'Female dragon, you really need to update your tricks.'

Leon stuffed his hands into his pockets, turned, and continued walking toward the dining room.

Seeing that this tactic was no longer effective, Rossweise had a sudden idea and decided to try a new approach.

She caught up with him, walked beside him, and casually said:

"But I heard you talking in your sleep last night."

"What did I say?"

"Bits and pieces. Something about… a female classmate, regretting not agreeing to her back then, or something like that."

Leon's steps faltered, and his expression turned uneasy.

Back in the day, he had indeed rejected quite a few female classmates for the sake of his studies and career.

Most of them, he could barely remember—their names and appearances long forgotten.

But there was one.

He still remembered her distinctive features to this day.

Leon glanced at the female dragon beside him—

'Ah yes, just like her.'

In theory, the only female classmate who could make Leon talk in his sleep was probably her.

Leon also remembered that when he rejected her, he had hesitated.

No way around it—the girl perfectly matched his aesthetic preferences.

But his response back then was still, "You're a good girl."

How, after so many years… was she still appearing in his dreams?

Rossweise observed Leon's reaction and thought: 'This guy is probably running through his "Rejected Classmates List," narrowing down the suspects. He's likely already guessed who I was referring to.'

Rossweise smirked triumphantly and, still feigning ignorance, added:

"You also said something like, 'If I had agreed to her, I wouldn't have become a dragon slayer, wouldn't have gone to war, wouldn't have lost, and wouldn't have been captured. I regret it so much.'"

She clasped her hands together in mock prayer, "Wow, how touching, Dragon Slayer. I never imagined you had such a heart-wrenching secret crush. Compared to this, I really am the evil dragon who ruined your love story."

Leon's face turned green.

It felt like he'd just swallowed ten pounds of carrots raw.

"I… I never had a crush on her. Stop talking nonsense."

'Hmph, of course, I know you didn't have a crush on her. You already spilled your heart out in your sleep last night.'

"Then why did you talk in your sleep about wanting to be with her?"

'I just want to hear you say more while you're awake.'

"It was just a dream. I can't control what I dream about."

Rossweise crossed her arms and walked toward the dining room,"And you call yourself the strongest Dragon Slayer? Can't even admit to liking a girl. What a disgrace."

Leon hurried after her, gesturing helplessly as he explained, "I really didn't have a crush on her, okay?"

"Not listening."

"Listen! How can you just ignore me?"

"Time to eat~"

"You're such a—"

———

Luna rubbed her sleepy eyes as she walked out of her room, wearing pink pajamas with a strand of hair sticking up, her sleep cap dangling off her head.

At the end of the hallway, she saw her parents' backs.

Daddy was rambling about something, while Mommy walked ahead, smiling to herself.

'Hmm… must be some kind of funny morning joke.'

'Mommy and Daddy are so happy together~'

———

Later in the evening, the school bus Leviathan descended slowly.

Leon raised a hand to shield his eyes and looked at the massive object hovering in the sky. "If we kept one of these at home, how much would it eat in a day?"

Rossweise crossed her arms. "Why? Planning to retire with your female classmate and raise one?"

"You're still on about that?"

A beam of light appeared as Noah jogged out of it. She turned back to wave at her classmates still aboard.

'Oh, looks like our daughter is popular at school.'

"Mommy, Daddy, I'm back!"

The maid approached to take the backpack off Noah's shoulders.

"Luna!" Noah spread her arms wide.

Luna ran up to her, laughing, "Big sis!"

The two dragon girls hugged tightly, nuzzling each other affectionately.

The couple smiled warmly at the scene.

But Leon noticed something in Noah's hands and asked, "Noah, is that your homework?"

Noah held her little sister's hand and walked over, handing the papers to Leon.

Leon took them. They looked like some sort of competition rules.

He looked closer. "Essay competition?"

Rossweise leaned in. "Students are asked to write an essay of no less than 800 words on the theme of 'Family and Happiness.' Oh, and there's a word count requirement."

Leon handed the rules back to Noah. "So, have you decided what to write?"

Noah nodded. "I've already thought it through. Since the theme is family and happiness, most of my classmates will probably write about kinship. After all, many come from cocoon-born dragon families."

"If I write about kinship too, I won't stand out much. So I plan to take a different approach and highlight the unique aspects of a viviparous dragon family."

The couple exchanged glances and blinked. "Unique aspects of a viviparous family? You mean…"

Noah smiled. "You two, of course."

"We… us?"

Noah nodded.

"Yes, since most people will focus on family affection, I think that if I want to stand out, I can't write about the same thing. I want to write about Mommy and Daddy's…"

'Don't say that word.'

'Please don't say it, I beg you!'

"…love!"

'Pfft—'

It was as if two invisible sharp knives had been deeply stabbed into the hearts of the couple.

The two exchanged glances.

Clearly, they both felt a faint sense of… fear toward their elder daughter's chosen topic.

Family affection was still fine.

With four people in the household, you could easily mix and match to come up with at least three family relationships:

Father-daughter, mother-daughter, sisterly bond.

If you write about it, it's not just enough for an 800-word essay, but you could stretch it to 2,400 words. That's the exact word count some lazy authors use to split chapters.

But when it comes to love…

'Love, my foot!'

'Do Mommy and Daddy even look like they're deeply in love?'

'Have we ever held hands? Kissed? Hugged? Or gone on vacation together?'

'Hiss~ Actually, we might have done all of that.'

'So, I can't blame Noah for being so confident in her choice of love as a topic.'

It's because Leon and Rossweise usually played the role of "husband and wife" too convincingly in front of their kids.

This also indirectly proves that they've managed to run this fake family in such a real and warm way.

So much so that when Noah wanted to stand out in the essay contest, the first thing that came to mind was them.

The couple hesitated, each pushing the decision onto the other, unable to make up their minds for a moment.

Seeing the expressions on her parents' faces, Noah's eyes gradually dimmed from initial anticipation and excitement, "You guys… don't want me to win first place?"

Seeing this, Leon quickly squatted down, "Okay, Mommy and Daddy will cooperate with you. Our family will definitely win first place in the essay contest."

Noah's little face lit up with joy again, "Thank you, Mommy and Daddy~"

After all, she was still a child. As mature as she sometimes seemed, her adorable and delicate face couldn't hide her emotions.

Seeing Leon agree, Rossweise naturally had nothing more to say,"So, Noah, how do you need Daddy and me to cooperate with you?"

Noah had already thought about it on her way back home, "It's very simple, not complicated at all."

Hearing this, the couple secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as it's simple. As long as it's simple.

After all, how complex could a child's understanding of love really be?

Leon didn't believe his clever daughter could come up with any unreasonable demands.

"You two go on a date in Sky City tomorrow."

———

"A date? She used that word 'date' this afternoon, didn't she? Does she even know what dating means at her age?"

That evening, Leon paced back and forth in Rossweise's room.

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