Chapter 205: “When A Woman Tries To Cheer You Up, You Better Smile Within Three Sentences.”

"Luna is going to have a new—mmmph!", Noah quickly covered Luna's mouth just before she could shout out in excitement.

Fortunately, Daddy was too busy giving Mommy artificial respiration and didn't seem to notice what Luna had just said.

The two little dragon girls obediently stood to the side, watching their Daddy and Mommy continuously 'kissing.'

Noah had already started considering a name for their fourth sister.

'Should it be Blaze, or maybe Moebius?"

Meanwhile, Rossweise was still 'unconscious.'

She kept her eyes closed, feeling Leon's urgency and concern—his burning lips touching and parting, parting and touching again.

She originally thought it was just for show, that even if it was artificial respiration, it was just a chance to tease this damn man.

But unexpectedly, he really… seemed to be worried about her?

Did Luna not tell him just now that this was just an act for a writing exercise?

If she hadn't, then that would mean all the tension he was showing right now was real…

'Hmm~ No matter how hard that mouth usually is, it's still pretty soft when doing artificial respiration.'

Luna secretly poked Noah and whispered, "Sister, isn't it about time? If they kiss too much, won't there be more babies? Luna doesn't want too many, just one more is enough."

Noah nodded, cleared her throat twice, and gave the signal, "Mommy's fingers moved!"

Only then did Leon finally let out a breath of relief.

Right after, Rossweise coughed twice, then slowly opened her eyes.

'Emmm… What should I do after opening her eyes?'

'Oh~ right, say my lines.'

"I… What happened to me? What just happened? Who saved me?", A completely emotionless monotone reading.

"Daddy saved you!", Luna shook her Daddy's wrist proudly.

"Oh, oh, thank you, brave lifeguard!"

Leon's face turned red—doing artificial respiration had left his brain slightly oxygen-deprived.

But he could still barely think.

He looked at the mother dragon, who seemed completely fine, then at his two daughters, who looked like their evil plan had succeeded—

'Hiss~'

'Did I… just get tricked?'

———

Afterward, the 'lifeguard' got angry.

Sitting on the hotel's sofa, arms crossed, silent.

Before the silence, Mr. Casmodeous harshly scolded that this was an immoral act, a violation of his sincere heart, and a childish behavior unworthy of a two-hundred-something-year-old mother dragon.

Miss Melkvei knew she was in the wrong and respectfully listened to Mr. Casmodeous's lecture.

After he finished lecturing, Leon fell into silence.

Rossweise guessed that he was probably, maybe, roughly, 80% mad because she had never really seen Leon actually get angry at her before.

Thinking back to when she was pregnant and emotionally unstable, Leon always patiently comforted her. Even when she occasionally threw little tantrums at him, he always tolerated them and never fanned the flames.

So… the Silver Dragon Queen decided to attempt something for the first time in her life—cheering up a man.

She walked up to the sofa and looked at the silent Leon.

Leon glanced up at her but quickly looked away again, ignoring her.

"You…"

The Queen opened her mouth—her stomach was full of sweet and sappy words she could use to cheer him up.

But why couldn't she say them out loud? It felt as if some invisible force was suppressing her.

After thinking it over, Rossweise finally squeezed out a sentence,

"You… cheer up a bit."

Leon: ?

Did it work? Who knows. But it certainly almost made General Cas laugh in frustration.

"What are you trying to do?", Leon asked.

Rossweise swung her arms, "Isn't it obvious?"

"What's obvious?"

"I'm cheering you up."

"..."

Leon closed his eyes, rubbed his temples, and sighed.

'Your Majesty, if you don't know how to cheer someone up, maybe you shouldn't. Otherwise, you might just embarrass yourself instead.'

"So, are you happy now?", Rossweise asked seriously.

Leon looked at her again, then used his fingers to force his mouth into a stiff smile.

"Happy. Very happy."

"But I think you're lying."

"Wow, Your Majesty, you're so smart."

"Well, since I'm so smart, can you stop being mad?"

"..."

At that moment, Leon felt enlightened.

Rebecca always called him a dumb straight guy—maybe she wasn't wrong.

He had lived for twenty-three years, yet not only did he not understand women's logic, but now even the logic of mother dragons left him utterly confused.

'Maybe, before all the females in this world were born, they spent some time in the womb practicing their 'unreasonable yet irrefutable logic.'

'For example, accepting your gift ≠ agreeing to date you.'

'Or, having your baby ≠ confessing love to you.'

Although the first didn't happen between Leon and Rossweise, it was quite common among young people.

As for the second, Leon didn't dare to fully agree, but it did match the mother dragon's unshakable and irrefutable logic, didn't it?

Like now— ("I'm so smart, so stop being mad.")

There seemed to be no connection (and in reality, there really wasn't), but in Rossweise's mind, it probably made sense somehow.

Leon scratched his temple, spread his hands, and said, "I can understand if our daughters fool around, but why are you joining them?"

"I-I did nothing wrong! I was just pretending to faint!"

"This isn't about pretending or not. It's about trust between people."

The beauty's eyes shifted slightly as she replied, "I'm not human."

"?"

"I'm a dragon."

"..."

Leon was rendered speechless three times in just a few sentences.

If she had an enchanted armor-piercing weapon, she could've triggered the "Silence and Defense Break" effect on him instantly.

But Leon wasn't truly angry.

He just felt like this mother dragon had played him again.

Yet this time, she didn't jump out and mock him with a "haha, you fell for it again, you can't beat me."

Instead, she seemed to feel a little… guilty?

Leon thought he might as well use this rare opportunity to 'fish' Rossweise for once.

But perhaps he overestimated himself.

When it came to comforting people, Rossweise was like a clueless fish—not even knowing how to take the bait.

She only knew how to trick Leon into eating carrots, eggplants, or handing in his assignments.

Leon really wished that when their daughter was born, she wouldn't just inherit her Mommy's personality but take it with her.

That way, Rossweise wouldn't be both devious and clueless, tormenting his sanity.

"I say!", With a loud smack, Rossweise slammed the coffee table.

Leon flinched, snapping out of his messy thoughts.

He stared blankly at Rossweise, wondering why she suddenly raised her voice.

Wasn't she trying to be meek and comfort him just now?

Seeing that Leon was back to attention, Rossweise put her hands on her hips, swayed her silver tail, and looked him in the eyes.

"You give a little sunshine, and now you're shining like crazy? No matter how much I try to cheer you up, it's not working, huh?"

"Mother Dragon, is there any chance that I haven't even said ten sentences from the start until now…"

"I don't care! You're just pushing your luck, Casmodeous!"

'Ah, women.'

'Unexpected yet completely within expectations.'

Leon collapsed onto the sofa in despair, suddenly recalling something his mentor once told him.

His mentor said, ("When a woman tries to cheer you up, you better smile within three sentences.")

A young Leon had asked, ("Why?")

His mentor replied, ("Because if she can't cheer you up in three sentences, you'll have to cheer her up next.")

But Leon thought—he probably wouldn't get that chance anymore.

Rossweise drew the curtains, took off her shoes, and turned on the hotel's mood lighting.

Then, she leaned in close, her beautiful face carrying a hint of anger.

She whispered with a smirk—

"Who said I only bought one swimsuit?"

"Eh?"

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