"Tonight is really "A Bountiful Harvest."'
'The little ones haven't even been sent away, and now the big one came.'
'What, could it be that Mother Dragon you also got a clue about [Only]?'
Only to see Rossweise slowly lift her chest, lower her eyes and look down at Leon.
After a moment, she looked up at the wall clock.
Exactly, 2:30 in the morning.
The queen smiled smugly, then softly asked, "Leon, I ask you, the Black Holy Stone—"
But halfway through the question, Rossweise stopped.
She withdrew the smile on her face, frowning slightly, "If I use 2:30 a.m. to get information out of him... that's way too much use of out-of-game advantage."
Rossweise scratched her temple, slightly troubled, then softly snorted, "This queen does not cheat."
"But... I can't waste such an opportunity either, let me ask you a question then."
Leon inside: 'Don't ask something weird! Don't ask something weird! Don't ask something weird!'
'Your daughters are in the wardrobe behind you!'
"Leon… do you plan to…"
Rossweise lightly bit her lower lip, the clear moonlight spilled in from the window, casting upon her slightly flushed cheeks.
Her silver pupils trembled slightly, and she continued asking,
"Have another baby with me."
Leon: ?
Noah: ? pro
Luna: ? pro max
Helena: ? pro max super
Little Light: (≧▽≦)!
"Masaka… I, Aurora, am going to have a little sister too!"
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"Leon, do you plan to have another baby with me?"
'Family, who can understand this!'
'My gentle and virtuous Dragon Queen wife who never speaks harshly sneaks into my room in the middle of the night just to ask this kind of question!'
'Can't you ask in private?'
'Can't you ask after the game ends?'
'Even if I answer "I want" now, are you going to make a fourth baby with me on the spot?'
Lying in bed, Leon appeared calm on the surface, but internally he had already left the scene long ago.
But he knew that continuing to pretend to sleep wasn't a solution, he had to give Rossweise an answer quickly.
And his answer had to be one of two choices: "want" or "don't want."
There could absolutely be no third option.
Because long ago, Rossweise had also told him about the matter of 2:30 a.m.
General Leon had been deeply shocked upon hearing it.
How could someone as invincible as himself have such an abstract weakness?
Leon had tried to overcome it, but ultimately failed every time.
Luckily, Leon was a good man with nothing to hide. He wasn't afraid of speaking the truth. He was a top-tier good husband with not a single secret (except the bunny girl photo album).
But what Leon didn't know was, back then, Rossweise hadn't told him the full truth.
She only said that Leon would speak honestly at 2:30 a.m., but didn't mention that "this isn't a guaranteed event."
So right now, Leon could totally keep pretending to be asleep, pretending that the "2:30 a.m. truth mechanism" hadn't successfully triggered.
'Ah, poor Master Leon is being toyed with in the palm of his wife's hand!'
After much thought, Leon slowly opened his mouth, "I... have thought about it..."
As soon as the words fell, he clearly felt Rossweise's breathing at his bedside miss a beat.
Actually, answering "have thought about having another baby" was the best answer.
If he answered that he hadn't thought about it, then judging by Rossweise's vaguely hopeful tone when she asked, she'd definitely be a little unhappy.
And the daughters hiding in the wardrobe would also be somewhat disappointed upon hearing it.
So there was no choice, without knowing the daughters were also present and that Leon was pretending to sleep, Mother Dragon had unknowingly "forced" Leon into a position where he had to answer "want a baby."
However, before Rossweise could show joy and excitement, a muffled thump suddenly came from behind.
Rossweise turned around alertly.
Clatter!
The wardrobe door burst open, and four small figures tumbled out.
Rossweise stared in astonishment at the little dragon girls "spilled" all over the floor, dazed for a moment, then asked, "Noah… what are you doing here?"
The four little ones immediately got up from the floor, lined up in a row, stood obediently straight, even their tails were stiff and straight.
"Mo, Mommy, we were…", Noah stammered. She really wasn't good at lying.
Should she act cute with Mommy?
Although Mommy usually pampered the three sisters, compared to Daddy, who could be easily won over with just some cuddling, Mommy probably wouldn't fall for that trick.
Seeing Big Sis sweating nervously, Little Light immediately spoke up, "We were doing a mission!"
Rossweise raised her brow, looked back at Leon who was still 'asleep,' then turned back to the girls, "You girls... sneaked into someone else's room in the middle of the night to do a mission?"
Little Pink Hair's eyes darted nervously, but she still tried to laugh it off, "Y-yeah, lots of hidden missions in the castle, you know."
"Is that so... then—"
"Can't let Mommy keep questioning! Or we'll get exposed!'
Little Light's chaotic-fun brain went into overdrive, and before Rossweise could ask the next question, she suddenly blurted out, "Mommy, what you just said, was it true? Do you really want another baby?"
At that moment, the tides turned.
Rossweise blinked, and the blush that had almost faded from her face instantly came roaring back.
She looked a bit embarrassed, her tail tip curled unconsciously, and she quietly clutched her skirt hem with her right hand.
Facing the four little dragon girls with "gossip face" written all over them, Rossweise stammered, "I-It was just a casual question. I actually wanted to ask something else. Besides, what your Daddy just said was probably just sleep talk. Sleep talk doesn't count."
Helena scratched her temple, "Auntie, you came to Uncle Leon's room in the middle of the night, asked a weird question, then Uncle happened to answer you… There's no way that's just a coincidence, right?"
"Yeah, Mommy, just now Daddy didn't sound like he was sleep-talking, it was more like… like…"
Little Light couldn't think of a good word to describe the vibe of her parents' earlier exchange.
"Like they were playing Truth or Dare!"
In the end, it was Luna who nailed the description.
Little Light's eyes lit up, "Right right right, it totally felt like they were playing Truth or Dare."
Rossweise silently facepalmed.
Kids these days are really hard to deal with. The queen suddenly thought, 'Maybe let's not go for a fourth baby after all.'
She shook her head, adjusted her tone, then said, "Noah, Luna, and Little Light, Mommy knows you all really want another little sister or brother, but this isn't something you can decide, and not something I can decide either."
"This is a decision our whole family needs to make together."
"Although your Daddy did speak just now, like I said, sleep talk doesn't count."
"So let's wait until the game is over, and we'll go home and talk about it seriously, okay?"
Rossweise's composure recovered quickly.
Even though she had been caught in a bad moment by her sweet daughters, after a brief moment of surprise, she still managed to handle it well.
No matter how hard kids try, they're no match for a two-hundred-plus-year-old Dragon Queen.
The three little ones looked at each other, feeling that what Mommy said made sense, so they didn't press further.
"Sorry, Helena, this is just how our family usually is, really noisy, but we respect each other a lot. Hope we didn't scare you."
In the end, Rossweise didn't forget to be considerate of Helena's feelings.
The little sea dragon girl naturally didn't mind, "It's fine, Auntie. I really like your family atmosphere."
That was true, any only child would envy the Melkvei family.
"Alright. Let's leave Daddy's room now, or if he wakes up, we'll get caught," said Rossweise.
"Mm mm!"
The four little ones walked ahead, leaving Leon's room one after another.
Rossweise stayed behind to "cover the rear."
She walked to the door, placed one hand on the door frame, but didn't leave right away.
Rossweise stood at the entrance, half-turned her head, and looked at Leon.
"Get up. I know you're pretending to sleep."
As soon as she finished speaking, Leon's voice quickly came from the dark room, "How did you know I was pretending?"
"There was such a big ruckus and you didn't wake up. Obvious."
"Mm... then you, go back and get some rest."
Leon sat up, leaned against the headboard, and from a few meters away, exchanged looks with Rossweise.
But Rossweise still didn't move.
She was still clutching her skirt hem, pursing her lips slightly, as if she had something to say but was holding back.
After a moment of eye contact, Leon said, "You want to ask whether my answer just now was the truth, right."
Rossweise remained silent.
Silence, from her, meant "yes" and "definitely."
Leon took a deep breath, paused, then lifted the quilt and slowly walked to Rossweise.
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