Chapter 38: Chapter 38: With Dragon Markings Already, What to Fear?
"I'm going to attach a tail for you."
"Huh? Attach… a tail?"
"Yes." Rossweise nodded. "At home, you can fool others with the excuse that you 'don't like showing your tail,' but outside, a male dragon without a tail is very strange."
Leon, with a drooping face and expressionless, asked, "Without a tail, will other dragons kill me?"
Rossweise shook her head.
"Then what do I have to be afraid of? Strange is just strange."
"But the tail is also an important symbol of the dragon race, and you—"
Leon interrupted her slowly while putting on his coat, with his back facing Rossweise, "For your dragon race, tails are a symbol. But for me, accepting you attaching a tail to me... feels more like a compromise."
Rossweise frowned and raised her hand to rub the center of her brows. "No wonder it's you, the unruly dragonslayer."
Leon spread his hands.
He was indeed still the same unruly dragonslayer who would refuse anything that might diminish his personality and honor without hesitation.
Rossweise figured that if she wanted to force it, the photo shoot probably wouldn't happen.
"Fine, if you don't want it, then we won't attach it. But remember, once you're outside, don't throw a tantrum. Got it?"
"Mm."
"I'm going to call Noah and Luna. You wait for us in the temple's front courtyard."
Leon silently nodded, his hands tucked into his coat pockets, and stepped out of the room.
The sound of footsteps gradually faded. Rossweise sighed helplessly. "This whole family is a bunch of stubborn mules. What can I do?"
Muttering to herself, she quickly walked toward Noah and Luna's shared room.
Since she had already informed the daughters in advance last night, when Rossweise entered their room, the two little ones were already dressed and ready.
Rossweise led them downstairs.
Luna, shouting "Dad" as she ran in tiny steps, approached Leon.
Leon smiled, crouched down, and steadily held Luna in his arms.
"Where are we going to take photos?" Leon asked.
"Sky City, a city that belongs exclusively to dragons."
Leon nodded thoughtfully.
He had seen records of Sky City in human historical texts.
Legend has it that it is far removed from the clamor of the mundane world and is a realm entirely belonging to dragons.
For thousands of years, countless heroes have attempted to enter the dragons' Sky City to explore it, but without exception, they all failed.
So, long ago, humans and other races stopped attempting to explore Sky City.
Honestly speaking, in the depths of Leon's heart, he felt a bit of excitement.
Because he might very well become the first human in history to enter Sky City.
"Mom, how will we get there?"
This was also the daughters' first time leaving the Silver Dragon Palace, so Sky City was a completely unfamiliar place to them as well.
"To Sky City, of course, we fly up."
As the words fell, Rossweise spread her dragon wings behind her, then wrapped herself entirely. After a brief pause, when the wings opened again, a majestic silver dragon appeared before everyone.
"Wow! Mom, so cool. Luna wants to turn into a dragon too."
Noah tugged her sister's tail. "Get your wings out first before you talk about it."
"Hmph! Luna will definitely become a dragon one day."
Saying this, Luna shifted her gaze to her father and asked with a look full of expectation, "Dad, why don't you transform too?"
"..."
"Dad, transform quickly~ Luna wants to see what you look like as a dragon~" The little dragoness clapped her hands excitedly.
Even Noah stood beside her, looking on with interest and expectation.
Leon wanted to die.
'Dear daughter, your dragonslayer father is very skilled at slaying dragons, but transforming into one… forget it, okay?'
Leon swallowed and responded with a forced smile to Luna, then looked at Rossweise for help.
But unexpectedly, this mother dragon seemed entirely unconcerned, leisurely licking her own dragon wings with her tongue.
'Are you seriously in a rush to clean your wings? Is this some kind of pre-flight preparation?'
'Can you look over here for a moment? Help me, help me, hey.'
Seeing Leon hesitate for so long, Noah squinted her eyes slightly and said with a faint tone, "Don't tell me… you can't transform?"
"Uh, well…"
"Dad's body hasn't fully recovered, so he can't transform into dragon form for now," Rossweise finally intervened. "When Dad's body recovers, he'll show you."
"Yay~ Dad, you have to get well soon, okay?"
"...Dad will do his best."
"Alright, let's chat later. For now, get on," Rossweise said, lightly biting Noah's tail and placing her on her back.
Then, she took Luna from Leon's arms and placed her beside Noa.
Finally, she looked at Leon. "You, get on too."
'Tsk, getting on a dragon isn't hard.'
But Rossweise seemed intent on making it difficult for him, as she didn't lower her body even slightly to give him an easier height to climb.
Leon looked up at the several-meters-tall dragon. In the past, he could have climbed it in three steps—and chopped off the dragon's neck with his holy sword.
But now, with his weak body, forget climbing a dragon—even getting onto a bed took effort.
"What's wrong? Hurry up and join the daughters."
In her dragon form, Leon couldn't tell what expression Rossweise was making.
But he was 100% sure that this mother dragon was laughing at him internally.
'Isn't she doing this just because I refused to let her attach a tail earlier?'
'Mother dragon, how childish.'
But if they kept stalling, the daughters might get anxious.
Leon scratched his cheek and reluctantly stepped back.
"Rossweise, could you… could you lower yourself a little? I… I can't get on."
"What? I didn't hear you. What did you say?"
"...I… can't… get… on."
"Still didn't catch that."
"Mom, Dad said he can't get on."
"Oh, okay. So he can't get on? Why didn't you say so earlier? I'll help you."
With that, Rossweise grabbed Leon's collar with her mouth and placed him beside the daughters.
Leon sat cross-legged, and Luna immediately climbed over, skillfully sitting on his lap, her tail resting by her hand, her back leaning against his chest.
Leon patted Luna's little head, then looked at Noah.
The icy little dragoness was also looking at him.
But it seemed like she was seriously contemplating something important.
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City as its name.
The Sky City of the dragon clan is located at the distant edge of the clouds, only accessible to creatures possessing strong flying abilities.
After several hours of flight, Leon's family finally arrived at the outer area of Sky City.
Because dragons are massive in size, the space outside the city is very spacious, enough for many giant dragons to land simultaneously.
Rossweise chose a relatively empty spot to land.
Leon jumped down from her back, holding the daughters, and Rossweise folded her wings, transforming back into her human form.
"Alright, let's go in."
The two of them each carried one daughter and walked toward the entrance of Sky City.
Passing through the city gate, they officially entered the city of dragons.
Wide streets, dazzling treasures, all sorts of shops, and—
Everywhere in sight were big lizards with tails.
Leon couldn't help swallowing his saliva, his legs trembling slightly.
Rossweise glanced at him and chuckled, "What are you shaking for? Scared?"
"This is trembling with excitement," Leon said, looking at the dragon clan citizens ahead.
"Excited trembling?"
"First-class merits, a street full of first-class merits, I'm going to strike it rich."
Rossweise silently covered her face.
'This scoundrel man's occupational disease is acting up again, right?'
She used her tail to swipe at Leon's butt. "Move quickly, we're on a schedule."
The family of four headed toward the photo studio.
The photo studio Rossweise had booked was undoubtedly high-class and top-tier.
Just standing at the door of this photo studio, Leon could already feel the strong artistic atmosphere.
He had always thought dragons were brutish, battle-hardened creatures, and before this, it was hard for him to connect "dragons" with "artistic photography."
'For dragons, isn't art just war and slaughter?'
This was Leon's stereotype.
However, as he tried to delve deeper into understanding the world of dragons, he found that things were not quite as he had imagined.
Ignoring the tails on the people walking the streets of the city, how were they any different from humans?
"Come in," Rossweise said, pushing the door open.
"Oh, coming."
Leon followed closely behind, carrying Luna.
Inside the photo studio, various styles of artistic photographs adorned an entire wall.
The photographer was a middle-aged lady with glasses—
Oh no, she should be called a middle-aged female dragon.
She appeared gentle, dressed plainly, and wore a smile.
She walked forward and shook hands with Rossweise briefly.
"Being able to shoot a family portrait for the Silver Dragon Queen is the honor of this humble shop."
"Not at all, not at all, everyone says Teacher Selena's photography skills are the best among the dragon clan. Being able to successfully book you is our family's fortune."
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