Chapter 173: Dress Maturely

While speaking, Rossweise slowly turned around.

She had a teasing smile on her face, with a charming little dimple at the corner of her lips. Her silver eyes gazed at Leon as she took long strides and walked toward him slowly.

Leon lowered his eyes, staring at her round and delicate ankles beneath the hem of her dress.

Her steps were slow, yet Leon's heartbeat grew faster and faster.

The dragon slayer's dragon radar buzzed loudly.

His accumulated experience from the past made Leon instantly aware of what Rossweise wanted to do.

He slowly stood up, then moved behind a chair, facing off against Rossweise with the chair between them.

"I'm warning you, mother dragon. The book says that after giving birth, at least two months of abstinence is required; otherwise, it's very harmful to the woman's body."

Rossweise raised an eyebrow, "What book did you read?"

"Postpartum Care for Mother Dragons."

That was a lie. He had never read such a book.

The so-called at least two months of abstinence referred to human women.

It did not apply to a massive dragon like Rossweise.

Rossweise smiled leisurely. Leon had really put all his intelligence into slaying dragons.

If he thought about it carefully, he would easily realize that since she dared to do this, she must have already done her research after getting pregnant.

For a dragon, after a smooth delivery, it would take only two or three days to recover almost completely.

Two months of abstinence?

Never heard of it.

"Alright, Leon, since you already know what I want to do, then don't resist, okay?"

"You… You've seen my strength when I killed Constantine. I'm telling you, don't think that just because you're the mother of my children, I'll go easy on you."

"Oh~ I'm so scared~ Oh great dragon slayer, please be gentle with me, okay~", Rossweise acted coyly, but the next second, she swiftly changed her expression into a playful and mischievous smile, "Tch, if you really had the power you had when you killed Constantine, would you still be here bargaining with me? You would've knocked me out and spent the night peacefully by now, wouldn't you?"

'Damn it!'

His little scheme had been seen through again by Rossweise without mercy.

Wait, wasn't it said that pregnancy makes women dumber?

Why was she not only not dumb but even sharper than before?

After all his coaxing and arguing failed, Leon started trying to reason with her, "This doesn't make sense, Rossweise. I didn't provoke you today, nor did I do anything wrong. Why do you want to… mess with me?"

But the queen only snorted coldly, "Do you know how long it's been since we last played the queen-and-captive game? Six months and seven days. Do you know how I endured these six months?"

"You… however you spent them is your business. What does that have to do with me? I'm a male, and I could endure it. How come you, a female, can't control yourself?"

"This isn't an addiction, Leon. This is the queen's desire for conquest."

"This is the first time I've heard someone describe being addicted to turning in homework so elegantly."

"Enough nonsense. Look at you now, talking back to me. I've let you go for just six months, and you already dare to speak to me like this. If I let you be for longer, you might even try to seize my throne. So, I must discipline you in time and make you see clearly our family's hierarchy."

Leon closed his eyes and held his forehead helplessly, "Using and discarding… Using and discarding! If I had known earlier, I would've left Constantine alive. When he came back for revenge against you, I would've just let him have his way."

"Hmm? Since you put it that way, I should reward my guardian god even more, shouldn't I?"

"…There's no escaping this, is there?"

The queen narrowed her eyes and smiled, "You're really smart, husband."

At this point, it seemed that tonight's "homework" was unavoidable.

Since that was the case, Leon decided—he would rather die standing than live kneeling.

Leon gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, and pushed the chair aside, striding toward Rossweise.

Before she could react, he grabbed her shoulders and pinned her against the wardrobe.

Rossweise was slightly startled. As she looked into those pitch-black eyes so close to her, her heartbeat skipped a beat.

Hmph, after all this time, she had gotten rusty. She actually let this damn man take the initiative.

"So, the queen's desire for conquest, huh? Family hierarchy, huh? And how you spent these six months, huh?", Leon grasped Rossweise's wrists and slowly raised her arms, finally pressing her wrists above her head.

Their faces were so close that their noses almost touched. Their breaths intertwined as their gazes locked.

Rossweise's enchanting eyes shimmered, and her scorching lips brushed against the corner of Leon's mouth.

"So, what now? What do you want to… do to me?"

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[The Next Morning]

Leon slowly opened his eyes.

Before he could try to sit up, a familiar soreness spread throughout his limbs.

Especially his waist.

To be precise—his kidneys.

'Oh, the soreness.'

It felt like if someone dug out Leon's kidneys and grilled them on a barbecue, they would taste sour.

The essence he had accumulated for six months was all spent in one night—he might have even overdrawn a little. The fact that he could wake up unharmed was already a miracle.

After lying still for a while and getting used to the soreness, Leon gritted his teeth and propped himself up, leaning against the bed's headboard.

The room had already been cleaned, and the sheets had been changed to a new set.

Leon frowned slightly.

The sheets were new, yet he had still woken up on the bed. That meant Rossweise must have thrown him off the bed while he was asleep, changed the sheets, and then put him back.

So, this soreness in his limbs… might not be entirely from last night's "homework"?

'Damn dragon, is this how you treat your savior?'

Cursing internally, Leon heard sounds coming from the dressing table.

He turned his head and saw Rossweise sitting at the vanity, back straight, silver hair cascading down.

A morning beam of sunlight shone on her side, casting her silhouette onto the wooden floor.

The dust motes in the light danced like mischievous spirits around her.

She applied her makeup unhurriedly, her slender, dexterous fingers skillfully handling various brushes and pads.

Leon was usually an impatient man.

He never enjoyed shopping with his mentor's wife or watching her pick out makeup.

He found it a complete waste of time.

But strangely, when Rossweise did her makeup, he never felt annoyed.

There was something captivating about it—so calm, so elegant.

Every motion seemed casual, yet full of charm. Watching too long could be mesmerizing.

It felt like even if the world were ending in the next second, they would have to wait until the Silver Dragon Queen finished her makeup first.

When she was done, Rossweise adjusted her hair, completing her morning routine.

She slowly stood up and turned toward the bed, "Oh, you're awake."

Leon sniffed, silently shifting his gaze away without responding.

Rossweise raised an eyebrow, thinking to herself, 'Is he having a mental breakdown after my little teasing last night?'

'What's there to break down over?'

'Your past, your present, and your future—all will be toyed with by me.'

'Let's just say, you'll get used to it.'

Rossweise slowly walked to the other side of the large bed, positioning herself within Leon's line of sight.

This time, Leon didn't turn his head away.

Because he knew that if he deliberately avoided her again, she might just climb directly onto the bed.

Rather than that, it was better to accept the situation.

Leon scrutinized Rossweise.

Her long silver hair was braided and casually draped over her chest.

She was wearing a dark-colored spaghetti-strap dress, slightly tight-fitting, outlining her curvaceous figure.

The thin straps hung over her shoulders, and because of her overly full figure, two patches of snow-white flesh swelled at her chest.

A silver dragon-patterned design extended across her chest, with its edges disappearing into the faint valley of her cleavage, making it impossible not to let one's imagination wander.

The queen crossed her arms over her chest, a playful smile on her face, quietly enjoying Leon's scrutinizing gaze.

She rarely wore this type of dress before, but now that she suddenly did, it made her mature charm overflow.

'Wait a minute."

Leon frowned.

'Not mature.'

For a long-lived species, where does "mature or not" even come into play?

Rossweise's current aura... was clearly that of a married woman.

A steady, sophisticated makeup look, a calm and composed expression, and that signature "soul of a married woman" braided hairstyle.

'Is she planning to switch styles after having her third child?'

'Switching to the married-woman aesthetic?'

Before Leon could analyze things any further, he saw Rossweise slowly bend down, placing her hands on the soft bed, leaning forward.

Like a cautious little cat, she crawled onto the bed, inching closer to Leon bit by bit.

Leon shrank back, "W-What are you doing? It's morning. The daughters will be up soon."

"What are you so nervous about? It's not like I'm going to do anything to you."

Rossweise chuckled, "Anyway, whatever needed to be done, we already did last night."

Leon rolled his eyes at her, relaxing slightly before asking, "Why are you dressed like this today?"

Rossweise adjusted her posture, sitting sideways on the bed. She tilted her head, smiling at Leon without answering, but instead asked, "Do I look good?"

Leon hesitated for two seconds, "Just average."

Rossweise's smile instantly disappeared, "I'll give you one more chance to organize your words and say that again."

Leon remained firm, "Even if you gave me ten chances, this outfit is still—"

Rossweise cut him off directly. "Tonight, I'll have our youngest daughter sleep with Noah and the others again."

Leon's expression changed in an instant, "This outfit is top-tier beautiful, stunning, absolutely flawless~"

A true man, born between heaven and earth, must be flexible, advancing and retreating as needed.

"Hmph, at least you know what's good for you," Rossweise said, "Actually, I was thinking, now that I've had my third child, I should dress more maturely. That way, when others see us, they'll feel like we're more of a real family. Don't you think?"

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