Chapter 60: Master Lei, exert more effort

After comforting Muen slightly, the maid led her back. Leon followed behind them. When they reached Noia’s side, Leon stopped in his tracks because Noia was staring at him intently. It was obvious she had something to say to him.

After a brief moment of eye contact between father and daughter, Noia spoke up, “Next time you go out alone, remember to let us know.”

Pausing for a moment, Noia added, “Muen will worry about you a lot.” If only you inherited a bit of your mother’s temperament, you wouldn’t be so stubborn.

Leon smiled helplessly, nodding, “Alright, sorry for making you—uh, making Muen worry.”

Noia sniffled, feeling relieved, “Also, I… I want to apologize to you too.”

“Hmm? Why?” Leon inquired.

“When I couldn’t find you today, I thought… I thought you had… you abandoned us,” Noia said, “I’m sorry for not trusting you in this matter.”

A precocious child always consciously takes responsibility for their own mistakes. Even if she didn’t speak up, no one would know about this mistake.

Leon smiled with relief, squatting down to meet Noia’s gaze. He understood his eldest daughter’s heart; she yearned for affection and love but was afraid to take that crucial step.

Leon couldn’t promise Noia anything with simple words like “swear” or “guarantee.” Noia wouldn’t easily believe it either. He could only gradually prove through his actions that he was a good father.

Leon reached out and patted Noia’s head, not continuing on this topic any further. He simply reminded her, “You have to return to the academy tomorrow morning, don’t stay up too late.”

After everything was settled, Leon returned to Rosvitha’s room. The mother dragon still showed no signs of waking up.

Leon sat on the chair beside the bed, legs crossed, brushing off the dust from his pants, and sighed, “Ah, you have no idea how filial our daughter is. I hope you can enjoy this filial piety in the future too.”

The only response he received was Rosvitha’s steady breathing. Her breaths were slightly deeper compared to yesterday.

Leon noticed this and reached out to feel her pulse. Indeed, her pulse was stronger than yesterday. “Truly worthy of a dragon king’s body, the recovery speed is quite remarkable.”

Amidst his slight astonishment, Leon’s gaze toward Rosvitha became somewhat sharper. It was as if a lion was slowly approaching its prey—well, before the actual hunt, he needed to clean up the prey.

Leon decided to attempt once again to wipe Rosvitha’s body. He refused to believe that his dragon-slaying resolve could turn into anything else. He filled a basin with warm water, wet a towel, and stood by the bed, taking a few deep breaths.

“Alright, let’s begin. This time, I won’t fail!!” His determined demeanor didn’t seem like someone doing this for the first time; rather, it was akin to a novice cook attempting to flip a pancake.

He lifted the covers—no, the blankets. Rosvitha’s slender body lay exposed before his eyes.

The mother dragon might be devious, and their positions could be considered adversarial. However… This body was simply perfect, almost like a work of art. And art knows no boundaries.

Leon didn’t dwell too much on admiring it because he wasn’t very knowledgeable about art. Moreover, he worried that this “art” might once again shake his resolve, which wouldn’t be good.

He quickly removed Rosvitha’s strap nightgown. Blushing, under the faint moonlight, he began wiping from her chin and neck downward.

She was usually very clean, taking a bath every day. It had been two days since she fell into a coma, and Leon had only washed her face and hands. Due to the intimate nature of cleaning her body, he felt somewhat embarrassed.

Being candidly exposed was unavoidable, but meticulously wiping her body was different, you know? If he could, Leon would even want to wear his black and gold battle armor to clean this mother dragon’s body.

Because that scent would be fitting, right? A dragon slayer should be fully equipped to face a mother dragon head-on!

Actually, once he wore the helmet, he wouldn’t have to worry about his blushing face being seen. (Black and gold battle armor: Armor for eating!)

Wait a minute—

Leon had a sudden realization. If he didn’t have a helmet, he could use something else to cover his eyes! And that’s when the ear-covering thief appeared in his mind!

Leon wasted no time. He found a piece of cloth and covered his eyes with it. Besides, back in the academy, he had practiced blindfolded combat, relying on extremely precise and sensitive touch to achieve top results. So, blindfolded massage shouldn’t be a problem at all.

However, it turned out that being too precise and sensitive wasn’t such a good thing…

As the warm towel brushed over Rosvitha’s chest, the sensation changed completely from plains to mountains. Leon’s face turned beet red, and his hands trembled slightly. Even because of the blindfold, his other senses became even more acute, almost to the point of hallucination.

“Master Lei, use a bit more force, knead my waist harder.”

Not only that, but it seemed like the blindfold was somewhat translucent. Faintly, Leon saw flashes of purple light…

It definitely wasn’t a dragon tattoo!

Absolutely not!

In the end, he held his breath and summoned a great deal of courage to finish wiping Rosvitha’s upper body. When he reached her abdomen and thighs, Leon felt much more at ease.

After completing the whole process, Leon realized that blindfolded massage was much more tiring than doing it with eyes open. So, he silently crossed out “blindfolded massage” from his post-dragon-slaying life checklist.

After tidying everything up, Leon massaged her hands and feet again to promote blood circulation.

Hey, this isn’t just to take care of the mother dragon, you know? It’s to prevent her from waking up with numb hands and feet and not being able to cooperate properly with Leon. That’s why he was so meticulous.

Yes, everything was for a better enjoyment during revenge!

Feeling relieved after finishing everything, Leon thought for a moment, then placed the toy bear he had brought from the dragonling park next to Rosvitha’s pillow.

This was considered a relatively satisfying night for him. Exhaustion washed over him, and instead of climbing into bed, he simply moved a chair to the bedside and fell into a deep sleep, lying with his head on the edge of the bed.

However, due to fatigue and an uncomfortable sleeping position, Leon kept having strange dreams.

In a daze, Leon’s arm moved, and his fingers accidentally touched the toy bear. However, the texture didn’t feel like the cotton filling inside a toy bear. It felt somewhat hard.

Leon opened his eyes slightly to glance at the toy bear, but it appeared normal on the outside. Without thinking much about it, he closed his eyes again and drifted back into sleep.

The next morning, Noia entered Rosvitha’s room. Seeing Leon sleeping there in such a position instead of on the bed, she murmured softly, “Did taking care of Mom tire you out this much…”

Noia tiptoed over, grabbed a jacket as she passed the sofa, and walked over to Leon. Just as she was about to cover him with the jacket to keep him from catching a cold, Leon startled awake with a jolt.

“Hmm? Noia? Good… good morning,” Leon rubbed his sleepy eyes and stretched lazily. “Heading to school?”

Noia nodded. “Let’s go, I’ll walk you.”

“No need, just rest up,” Leon smiled, stood up, and bounced on the spot a couple of times. “It’s fine, let’s go.”

Noia didn’t say anything further. The father and daughter arrived at the front courtyard of the temple, waiting for the “school bus driver,” Leviathan.

“How’s Mom?” Noia asked.

“She’s recovering quickly. When you come back this weekend, she’ll probably be awake,” Leon spoke honestly.

“Mm… Thank you for taking care of Mom,” Noia replied.

Leon smiled and patted her head. “We’re family, there’s no such thing as hardship.”

As they chatted, Leviathan’s massive figure appeared in the distance.

“Will there be a lot of tests this week?” Leon asked.

“Yes.”

“Just perform normally, and you’ll definitely improve, Noia.”

“Okay, got it.”

The giant dragon Leviathan hovered slowly above the Silver Dragon Temple, then opened the teleportation beam.

“I’m off then.”

“Alright, be careful on the way and take care of yourself.”

Noia nodded and hurried into the teleportation beam below Leviathan.

She turned around, hesitated for a moment, and finally waved to Leon.

Leon also waved his arms with a smile. “Pay attention in class, stay away from those troublemakers, and if you’re bullied, fight back! Dad’s got your back!”

“Okay!”

Although Leon wanted to say, “If anyone bullies my daughter, I’ll wipe out their whole dragon clan because that’s Dad’s expertise,” he thought better of it. It might be too gruesome for a child.

Leviathan flapped its massive wings and slowly departed from the Silver Dragon Temple. Leon stood with his hands in his pockets, silently watching Leviathan fade into the distance.

Meanwhile, in the room, the silver-haired beauty lying on the soft bed stirred slightly, moving her fingers.