Dragon Queen and Dragon Slayer

"Then what happened later? Although my master and mistress ended up together, you and your father didn't seem to approve of their marriage, right?"

Claudia nodded, "I already said, there was no precedent for union between humans and dragons, especially during wartime. How could their marriage possibly gain Father's support? But Charlotte, always known as the obedient daughter, disobeyed Father's will for the first time."

"She insisted on being with Tiger, and even because of that, didn't return to the Sea Dragon Tribe for thirty years."

"But fortunately, Tiger took very good care of that foolish little sister of mine. Otherwise... Father might have already sent me to snatch her back."

"In general, although Father didn't support them being together, since his daughter chose this path, the old man just turned a blind eye to it."

Leon's thoughts stirred, as if he remembered something.

"Right, since my mistress is the second princess of the Sea Dragon Tribe, then those two magic manuals my master gave me before—"

Claudia waved her hand, "They were taken from me by Charlotte to give to your master. At that time, she begged me for a long time, and only after she agreed to make me breakfast for a whole month did I give them to her."

Upon hearing this, Rebecca couldn't help but complain, "A-A month of breakfast for two manuals... Auntie, you really are—"

Claudia interrupted her chant, "Really what? Hm?"

"Uh... really a genius at business."

"Considering my mistress's cooking skills, trading a month of breakfast for two magic manuals isn't a loss," Leon said proudly.

"Nonsense, of course it's not a loss for you guys. Do you know how long it takes me to organize an ancient text?"

"Senior, you've worked hard."

After a few jokes lightened the mood, Leon returned to the main topic.

"My mistress just said she would use her heart-protecting dragon scale to save my master. After losing the dragon scale, what will happen to her?"

Claudia slightly furrowed her brow.

"After losing the heart-protecting dragon scale, a dragon's lifespan will be greatly shortened. And if there isn't an absolutely safe environment to recuperate, there will be a risk to life."

"And, for a long time afterwards, her body will become extremely weak."

"Especially... Charlotte never fought or killed. Her constitution naturally can't compare with battle-type dragons like me and Rossweise."

"Some minor ailments will also occur frequently, like... cold hands and feet... frequent dazing, absentmindedness, anxiety, and so on. In short, it will be very tormenting."

"Sigh... Really can't do anything about her. Already a few hundred years old, and still so—"

Claudia wanted to use the word "willful" to describe her sister.

But after thinking carefully, it didn't seem appropriate.

From a traditional standpoint, both her sister and Tiger were pure love warriors among pure love warriors, almost gods of pure love.

Let alone the heart-protecting dragon scale, just to save Tiger, Charlotte would probably dare to try anything.

And willfulness is merely a means to satisfy private desires;

Charlotte... should be called "devotion."

Devotion for the one she loves shouldn't be criticized by others.

Claudia smiled helplessly and said no more.

"So... my master really can be saved?"

"Mm, the power of the heart-protecting dragon scale is self-evident. Although it can't bring someone back from the dead, it can repair the heart."

"I see..."

While marveling at the great love between his master and mistress, Leon also carefully pondered Claudia's words just now, "Losing the heart-protecting dragon scale results in weakness, cold hands and feet, frequent dazing, absentmindedness, anxiety..."

Suddenly, his thoughts drifted back to the past, fragments of memories flashing one by one in his mind—

[Hey, Dad, did you know? Mom actually really likes you!]

[Why do you say that?]

[Because during those two years you were unconscious, Mom always went to see you, and stared at you so long she became absentminded]

.

.

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[You bastard, don't hold my hand, let go!]

[Rossweise, why are your hands always so cold?]

[Born that way]

[Then I have to warm them up for you]

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.

.

[After Mom launched that attack, she fell into a coma.]

[What about the heart-protecting dragon scale? Isn't the dragon scale a safety device?]

[Her dragon scale barely functioned at all.]

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.

.

[Where's your heart-protecting dragon scale?]

[It? I put it in a very safe place]

To detonate a bomb only requires a short fuse.

Countless scenes ultimately froze on her figure.

At that moment, Leon seemed to realize something, and stumbled back a few steps until his back hit the cold wall.

Leon slowly turned his gaze to Rossweise beside him.

She stood there quietly, silent, yet beautiful like an angel.

"Rossweise..."

"Mm?"

"Did you—"

"Oh! I finally figured it out!"

Rebecca interrupted the captain's spell-casting prep. She looked so excited, like she'd discovered a new continent.

The people in the hallway were also startled by her sudden outburst.

Leon calmed his emotions slightly and swallowed the question on the tip of his tongue.

Better to ask her when they're alone.

Then he looked at Rebecca and asked, "What did you figure out?"

Rossweise and Claudia also looked over curiously.

"I figured out your relationship!"

Rebecca said seriously, "Captain, just now you said Aunt Claudia is the mother of your daughter's best friend, right?"

"...Right."

"And Aunt Charlotte is your mistress, right?"

"...Yes."

"And the two aunts are sisters, right?"

"...Correct."

Genius girl Rebecca put her hands on her hips, overflowing with pride, and triumphantly revealed her shocking discovery, "That means, Captain, you and your daughter are the same generation!"

Leon: ?

Rossweise: ?

Claudia: = =

Pa-ta—

Rebecca stood on tiptoe and patted Leon on the shoulder, using the tone of a seasoned veteran, "Captain, don't feel troubled. From now on, Noah-chan can call you brother, you call her daughter, each does their own thing, no conflict, Ow!"

Rebecca was met with a flick to the forehead from the captain.

Just as Leon was about to tell her not to talk nonsense, he heard Claudia sigh softly beside him.

"Ah... kids don't understand, just joking," Leon quickly helped explain for Rebecca.

Claudia shrugged, "It's okay, this kind of slightly confused generational relationship is very common among dragons. After all, everyone lives for several hundred years, and the age difference when having the next generation can be huge, so situations like this girl just mentioned happen a lot." [T/N: Targaryens]

The two "twenty-something kids" present looked at each other, big eyes staring at big eyes, then tacitly asked, "Then how should we address each other in the future?"

"Just keep things as they are, no need to overthink it."

After a pause, Claudia added, "Otherwise, I'll really have another son. Right, Leon?"

There we go. She still hadn't gotten out of her role as the "evil queen mother" in that school play last time.

After the jokes, Leon looked at the chamber door and grew serious again.

"Senior, may I ask how much longer until my mistress and the others come out?"

"Very soon."

Claudia said, "Transplanting the heart-protecting dragon scale isn't a surgery or other medical procedure. It's more like transferring a power into another body, so there's no post-op recovery needed."

She took a compass out of her pocket, which had a special timing device. After glancing at it, Claudia said, "About one more hour, and they'll finish transplanting the heart-protecting dragon scale."

Leon nodded.

Although Claudia had just said that using the heart-protecting dragon scale to repair his master's damaged heart was completely fine, they were still the adoptive parents who raised him for twenty years. Saying he wasn't worried would be a lie.

He rubbed his fingers, leaned against the wall, and stared intently at that door.

A moment later, Leon suddenly felt a softness in his palm.

Looking down, he saw Rossweise had quietly held his hand.

"It'll be alright," She looked up into Leon's eyes, speaking softly and gently, bringing peace of mind.

Leon nodded in response, "Mm."

Rebecca also quieted down and obediently sat on the bench in the hallway, waiting for the transplant to finish.

———

An hour later, the chamber door made a soft sound.

Leon immediately perked up and strode forward.

The stone door slowly opened. Tiger and Charlotte were leaning on each other's shoulders, supporting each other, standing at the door.

"Master, Mistress!"

Leon rushed forward to support the two elders.

His master looked much better, but still seemed a bit tired;

His mistress, on the other hand, was pale and nearly bloodless.

Just as Claudia had said, dragons who lose their heart-protecting dragon scales will fall into an extremely weak state for a long time.

And they need an absolutely safe environment to recuperate and recover.

Leon moved to his mistress's side, placed her arm over his shoulder, and then looked to Rebecca.

"Rebecca, come help."

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