"Ah? Ah... What's wrong, Daddy?"
"Do you want a bag of jelly too?"
"Y-yes..."
'Forget it. Curiosity or whatever, let's put it aside for now.'
'It's not that kissing is a big deal—jelly just has a better cost-performance ratio.'
The female dragons of our Melkvei family, from the big ones to the small ones, are best at changing faces.
Rossweise held Little Light in her arms, a smile tugging at her lips as she listened to Leon coaxing their daughter.
She felt that, although the world was full of lies and pretense, there were two things that could always be trusted—
One, General Leon's dragon-slaying efficiency.
Two, Daddy Leon's babysitting skills.
Take that question Luna suddenly asked just now—what does kissing feel like?
If it were up to her, she might find it a bit hard to say and then awkwardly explain it to Luna.
But Leon smoothly transitioned to the topic of jelly and even used it as a simple yet fitting analogy for Luna.
'Seriously, where else can you find such an all-around capable prisoner of war?'
'Just keep pretending to be my husband, Casmodeous. Don't even think about running away.'
Before returning to the hotel, Leon bought two bags of jelly for Noah and Luna.
The two little dragon girls happily carried their jelly back to their own room.
Originally, they had planned to bring Little Light along, but Daddy said Little Light would sleep with him and Mommy tonight.
Noah and Luna had no objections.
It's just that when Dad said that, they seemed to feel a faint resentment coming from Mom...
Forget it. Grown-up matters don't need to be figured out so clearly.
———
Back in their room, Luna eagerly tore open the jelly packaging, took one out, and carefully touched it with her soft lips.
'Cool, soft, a little sweet, and a bit of a strawberry flavor.'
"So this is what kissing feels like? Seems... nothing special. Ah~"
Luna popped the jelly into her mouth and then grabbed another one.
After touching it with her lips again, she ate it.
Before long, she had devoured the entire bag of jelly.
Noah only ate one. She gave the rest to Luna, "Here, eat up."
"Thank you, sis!"
Noah's jelly was grape-flavored and tasted great too.
After finishing all the jelly, little Luna sprawled out on the bed in a "大" shape, staring blankly at the ceiling before letting out a satisfied burp.
"How do you feel?", Noah asked.
Luna savored the taste for a moment before saying leisurely,
"Emmmm... sweet, soft, and slippery in the mouth. Not bad. Also... my tummy feels a little bloated. Did it get bigger?"
Noah poked Luna's little belly with her tail, "Yeah, it's a bit swollen."
Luna thought for a moment, then suddenly sat up seriously, "Sis, do you think kissing makes the belly bigger because there's a baby inside?"
Noah blinked, "What... do you mean? Having a baby starts with kissing?"
Luna excitedly nodded her little head, analyzing logically,
"Mm-hmm! Look, when Daddy and Mommy went on a date in Sky City, they kissed. Not long after, Mommy got pregnant. So I think I'm right—if you kiss, you get pregnant!"
This hit the knowledge blind spot of the ultimate scholar.
In all the subjects she studied, "having babies" wasn't included.
"Kissing alone makes you pregnant...", Noah rubbed her chin in thought, feeling that her sister's words made some sense.
"Sis, Luna wants... wants a little sister!"
The little dragon girl excitedly scooted closer to her sister, her pretty eyes sparkling, even her ahoge standing in a pleading posture, "Let's find a way to make Daddy and Mommy kiss more, okay?"
'Another little sister...'
'If our family grows, will Daddy and Mommy be even less likely to break it apart?'
Noah hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
"Alright, let's make Daddy and Mommy kiss more!"
"Great! Operation Kiss-Kiss, launch!" [T/N: 🤣]
———
The next morning, Leon slept until past nine.
He had woken up once in the morning when Rossweise called for breakfast at the hotel front desk.
But ever since returning from the Empire, he had been feeling a bit lazy, planning to go back to sleep and eat later.
Rossweise didn't force him to get up. She just left the breakfast by the bed and left.
It seemed Noah had called her away, saying she wanted Mommy to teach her how to swim.
Leon didn't hear clearly and, in his groggy state, went back to sleep.
Around nine, a knock on the door woke him up.
He opened his eyes, shook his head, lifted the blanket, got dressed, and got out of bed to open the door.
Outside stood Luna.
"What's wrong, Lun—"
"Daddy, Daddy, hurry, hurry!", The little dragon girl anxiously stomped in place, her tail flailing wildly behind her as if sharing in her urgency.
Leon's expression turned serious at once. He quickly crouched down, hugging his daughter's shoulders to calm her, "Don't panic, Luna. Speak slowly. What's wrong?"
"Mommy, Mommy, she—"
Hearing Rossweise's name, Leon's frown deepened. Just now, he was telling Luna not to panic, but he didn't realize his own tone was getting faster.
"What happened to Mommy?"
"She was teaching Sister to swim and accidentally drowned and fainted!"
'A dragon... drowned?'
'No time to think about it!', Leon immediately picked up Luna and bolted for the stairway, rushing straight to the lobby.
Meanwhile, at the beach, Rossweise lay flat under a big sun umbrella while Noah obediently knelt beside her.
Her eyes were closed, long silver lashes resting on her cheeks, her pupils shifting beneath her eyelids.
Finally, Rossweise couldn't help but open one eye to look at her daughter.
"Noah, how long does Mommy have to keep lying here?"
Noah hesitated, glancing behind her but seeing no sign of Luna and Daddy yet. She quickly turned back and hummed, "Uh... just a little longer. My summer homework is missing a beach rescue practice essay. Everything has to follow the proper sequence!"
A beach rescue practice essay.
To be honest, when Rossweise first heard about this assignment, she thought Noah was making it up.
But on second thought, her well-behaved daughter had no reason to fabricate such a thing. So, she simply went along with it, cooperating diligently.
She played the role of a "drowning damsel" in this practice essay, waiting for a "skilled beach lifeguard" to come to her rescue...
It didn't take a genius to guess who that so-called lifeguard would be.
'But whether that dumb man is even awake yet is another question. If he delayed my precious daughter's homework, I'll deal with him!'
After a while, hurried footsteps sounded from behind Noah.
She turned to look—it was Dad and Luna.
"Mommy, Mommy, close your eyes! The lifeguard is here! Just do as I taught you earlier. Cooperate well, and no matter what happens, don't open your eyes until I give you the signal!"
'No matter what happens, don't open my eyes...', Rossweise mulled over those words.
Telling a dragon not to open her eyes in front of a dragon slayer—wasn't that... a bit too bold?
'Forget it. It's all for my daughter's sake.'
'Besides, like that dog-man Casmodeous would dare take advantage of me!'
With that thought, Rossweise slowly closed her eyes.
The footsteps stopped beside her.
"How did Mommy drown?"
Leon asked as he unzipped Rossweise's outer coat, making sure it wouldn't obstruct her breathing.
"I don't know... She was teaching me, then suddenly called for help. I dragged her here, but she wouldn't wake up."
"Okay, I got it. Don't worry. Mommy will be fine."
"Mm...", Noah responded, sneaking a glance at Luna.
The ahoge dragon girl secretly flashed an "OK" gesture;
The scholar dragon girl gave an almost imperceptible nod—mission proceeding smoothly.
Leon checked Rossweise's nose and mouth, confirming no obstructions. Then, he overlapped his hands and gently pressed on her abdomen.
This was to expel any water from a drowning victim's stomach—a technique taught in Dragon Slayer Academy.
Leon never thought he'd ever use it. After all, if a professional dragon slayer drowned, that'd be a colossal joke.
But now, he faced an even bigger joke—
'Fu*k, even dragons with wings can drown?'
'Mother dragon, oh mother dragon, such disgrace!'
However, after pressing a few times, Leon did not find any water coming out of Rossweise's mouth.
He scratched his head, "This... this shouldn't be... There's no water in the stomach after drowning...?"
In his confusion, he saw Noah leaning close to his ear, casually reminding him, "Dad, I heard that in this kind of situation, artificial respiration might be needed or something..."
"Huh? Arti-artificial respiration? Isn't artificial respiration only needed when the drowning person has stopped breathing...?", He remembered that Dragon Slayer Academy taught it this way.
Noah's eyes turned, and she immediately pointed at Mom, "But Mom has stopped breathing! Right? Look, Dad!"
At this moment, the weak, drowning woman lying on the ground had no choice but to cooperate with her daughter, silently holding her breath.
Everyone saw it— This queen was just holding her breath to cooperate with her daughter.
What artificial respiration and all that nonsense, this queen totally doesn't understand~
Leon reached out to check Rossweise's breath.
It had indeed stopped.
"Damn it, Mother Dragon, don't scare me!"
Someone panicked.
Someone leaned in.
Someone pried open the beauty's mouth.
Someone kissed her.
"Luna is going to have a new—mmmph!"
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