"Then can't I just use some magic spells with shorter chant time?"
"Wouldn't that make them less powerful?"
"Then just increase the attack frequency, right?"
"That would waste a lot of mana."
"Are you trying to argue with me or what?"
The queen glared at him, then picked up her pen and added a new item to the training plan, "After dinner, study Thunder Wolf Break Army."
Leon blinked, not expecting that the mother dragon would actually take the initiative to let Noah learn this thunder magic move.
Thunder Wolf Break Army was one of the rare non-contact thunder spells and also a classic long-range attack move.
It worked well for both suppressing enemies and clearing mobs.
He had come to find Rossweise and show her the training list on purpose to tease her, to see her puff up in anger like a pufferfish, this was how couples flirted, after all. Leon himself had been made to break character by the queen many times.
But Rossweise had directly made this suggestion...
"Noah's senior sister described in detail the scene in the ruins in her assessment report. Indeed, our daughter is excellent in close combat and does not lack the courage to risk her life, but we also saw that her right hand was injured afterward and only recently recovered."
Rossweise said, "Teaching her some long-range thunder magic is also for her own good."
Leon put away the list, pursed his lips, and couldn't help but feel a wave of guilt and self-blame.
Sigh, he actually wasn't as thoughtful as the mother dragon, just wanted to show off in front of her.
Shameful, really.
Seeing Leon like that, Rossweise curled the corners of her lips, revealing a smug smile.
Would she not know him?
A fool who bends to softness but not hardness.
If Rossweise had gone head-to-head with him, he might've pushed back even more;
But if Rossweise spoke softly and gently, he would immediately turn into the "Queen's Loyal Dog."
Controlling this little captive of hers was simply as easy as flipping her palm~ so easy~
And come to think of it, Noah really did need to learn some long-range magic now.
Like her dad? That's fine;
But not everything should be like that.
Just that suicidal energy Leon had when fighting, that shouldn't be learned blindly.
"Hmm, I'll go back and adjust the contents of the training list. Noah also has a summer vacation plan, so it shouldn't conflict with hers," Leon said.
"Good."
After a pause, Rossweise suddenly remembered, "By the way, didn't Noah say she was going to stay at Helena's house for a few days? When is she leaving?"
Leon shrugged, "The girls changed their plans. She'll go visit Helena in the last few days of summer vacation, then head straight to the academy from the Sea Dragon Tribe."
Rossweise nodded, "Mm, that's nice."
Leon scratched his forehead, folded the list neatly into his pocket, and was about to turn and leave.
Rossweise's eyes flickered, then she spoke, "Leaving already?"
Leon stopped and turned back, "Still something else?"
The silver-haired beauty put down her pen, leaned slightly back on the throne, smiled sweetly, and gently tapped the armrest with her fingertips. Her beautiful eyes gazed at Leon, "Leon, I've been feeling a bit... stressed lately."
Upon hearing that, General Lei felt a chill between his legs, "S-stress or not, can't it wait until tonight for me to help you decompress..."
"I can't wait until tonight,"Rossweise leaned forward, rested her chin on one hand, her gaze soft and seductive, her tone alluring and teasing, "Figure something out. Help me relieve stress, right now."
The specific method of "stress relief" needed no explanation between husband and wife, those who know, know.
But Leon really couldn't figure out how to help Rossweise decompress in broad daylight, in this Silver Dragon Sanctuary full of dragons coming and going.
He touched his lips and tried, "How about... I give you a shoulder massage?"
"Mm, alright."
Saying that, Rossweise scooted to the side a bit and patted the empty spot next to her, "Come here."
Leon followed.
Technician No.001 Little Leon was honored to be on duty.
Rossweise turned slightly, closed her eyes, enjoying the shoulder massage from the former Empire's No.1 Dragon Slayer.
Mm, this feeling, how could one word describe the bliss.
"Left side, left side, use more strength."
Leon silently rolled his eyes.
'Massaging you is one thing, and now you've got demands?'
But to avoid the mother dragon forcibly "assigning homework" during the day, Leon gritted his teeth and endured.
"Oh."
"A bit more strength."
"Oh."
"Haven't eaten, hubby?"
"..."
"Use force, use force! I've got the body of a Dragon King! You think I'm—"
Crack!
"Owww! Hiss~..."
"Your Majesty, I think your Dragon King body just broke somewhere," Leon said with a deadpan tone.
Rossweise scowled and twisted her shoulder, throwing off Leon's hand.
One second ago, she was still proud that her personal technician was the Empire's strongest dragon slayer;
The next second, she hated that he was a dragon slayer, this strength of his was no joke.
Although... that strength might be useful elsewhere, and the experience... wasn't bad at all...
'Ahem!'
Rossweise shook off her messy thoughts, rubbed her shoulder, and got back to work.
"So I... can go now?"
"You got anything to do back there?"
Leon shrugged, "Nope."
"Oh."
That "oh" sounded simple.
But with Leon's many years of married life experience, he knew for sure that this "oh" definitely had another meaning.
The high EQ married man's brain started spinning—
[You got anything to do back there]
[Nope]
[Then stay here with me], Yep, that's definitely what it meant.
"Forget it, nothing to do back there anyway. I'll stay here with you," Leon said.
Upon hearing this, the queen suppressed the upward curve of her lips, but as usual, she still had to act a little tsundere, "It's not like I'm forcing you or anything, okay? You're the one who wants to stay."
"Mm mm mm, I'm totally willing."
"Hmph!"
Upon the throne, the couple sat side by side, enjoying a little warmth and peace amid the busy day.
———
After dinner, Rossweise rarely invited Leon out for a walk.
Leon agreed.
But before officially taking a walk, he still had to confirm what exactly this "walk" was about—
"This is a date?"
"It is not," The queen flatly denied it.
"This is totally a date," Leon was certain.
"No! It! Isn't!"
"If you don't admit it's a date, I'm not going."
"...Fine, it's a date."
Retribution.
Just take it as payback for how she tormented him during the day, Rossweise thought silently.
Leon, after receiving her definite reply, didn't press further.
He smugly rubbed his nose, "Alright, even if this is a fake family, I still need to occasionally fulfill my duties as a husband, just take it as accompanying my grumpy wife to unwind."
Rossweise gave him a sideways glance and pouted, angrily thinking, 'You smug bastard. Acting all noble, but inside you're already laughing like a fool, aren't you?'
"Hmph, don't act all coy after taking advantage. If you didn't want to walk with me, I could just go find Anna."
"Anna's busy."
"Then I'll go find Milan."
"Milan's also busy."
"Then I'll go find Shirley!"
"Shirley's out on recon. You sent her. Forgot?"
"You dog, are you walking with me or not?"
Before the mother dragon could go full rage mode, Leon stepped forward to try and hold her hand.
But she shook him off.
Leon saw through it at a glance, that shake-off was definitely fake.
Same logic as a woman saying "no" actually meaning "yes."
So he tried again.
As expected, he succeeded.
Though the mother dragon wore a reluctant expression and said,
"Who allowed you to hold my hand? Didn't you say you didn't want to walk with me? Then don't hold my hand."
But don't listen to what women say, look at what they do.
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