Noah's little head suddenly tilted downward, her black and silver hair falling down.
She was now hanging on Leon's back, and her hand just happened to be able to reach the bell on Leon's waist.
"Got it!", A glimmer of light flashed through Noah's pupils as she reached out toward her Daddy's bell.
Unfortunately, the older the ginger, the spicier it is.
Leon directly grabbed Noah's ankle firmly, then started spinning in place.
The sudden dizziness caused Noah to temporarily lose her target.
This round of attack had to be abandoned.
After a few spins, Leon slowly stopped and then squatted down to let his daughter safely climb down from his body.
"Looks like you've made quite some progress during the days I wasn't watching," Leon sincerely praised.
"I told you, Daddy, I'm going all out."
After a brief rest, Noah once again charged toward Leon.
And Leon also assumed a defensive stance.
At this moment, both father and daughter knew that this was very likely the final attack.
Because they had pretty much figured out each other's patterns.
So who could snatch the bell would be decided in this third round.
Noah constantly shifted her attack direction, the little one's attack speed was fast, darting and weaving, leaving the 'corpses' watching stunned.
———
"Your daughter… is really only five years old?", Even the always worldly-wise Claudia was amazed at Noah's talent.
"She'll turn six in the second half of this year," Rossweise said.
"Mommy, Luna will be six too~"
Rossweise lowered her head and affectionately rubbed Little Luna's head, "Yes, Luna will be six soon too."
"When I was Noah's age… I couldn't do this kind of thing at all. Such clean attacks without any wasted movements, while still being able to defend precisely…"
Helena praised, "I knew she was strong compared to the other young dragons at our level, but I didn't expect she could reach this level even against Uncle Leon…"
Everyone was praising Noah.
Naturally, Rossweise was also very gratified that her daughter had such talent.
But as Noah's mother, Rossweise always thought a step deeper.
For example… for Noah to reach this level today, just how much effort had she put in, and how much sweat had she shed in places no one saw?
That child… absolutely cannot have all her efforts dismissed with a word like "talent."
———
In the center of the hall, Noah seized a small opening, leapt up, and pounced straight at the bell on Leon's waist.
This strike was very fast. Leon only barely dodged it after detecting Noah's direction of attack.
But just like the first round, once a pounce failed, it would expose an even bigger weakness.
Leon also planned to use the same tactic, taking the opportunity to snatch Noah's bell.
But, the turning point quietly arrived in the next moment.
After missing, Noah didn't immediately adjust her posture. Instead, she observed the angle at which her Daddy leaned in, seized the moment, and reached out with her tail at a completely unexpected angle to quickly touch his waist bell.
Leon had absolutely not expected his daughter to use her tail for a sneak attack.
"Crap…"
Ding-ling~
Noah landed on her feet, both hands empty.
But hanging from the tip of her silver tail, was that delicate little bell.
———
"Big Sis, you won!", Luna excitedly ran over and directly dove into Noah's arms.
Helena and Little Light also crowded around, offering their congratulations.
The little dragon girls surrounded their [Princess], celebrating joyfully.
But amidst the joy, there seemed to be a trace of confusion and surprise in Noah's eyes.
But she quickly adjusted herself and held hands with her little sister and best friend, spinning around in circles together.
"Not bad, brother-in-law. To hold out for three rounds under the fierce attack of my genius niece, I now unilaterally declare you the third strongest of the Silver Dragon race," To the big sister's teasing, Leon just smiled it off.
But he mentally calculated and felt something was off.
"I can understand being ranked second, since Noah beat me. But why third?"
"Second is your wife."
"Got it."
Family status -1
After teasing, Isa also joined the little dragon girls' celebration.
Rossweise walked over to Leon's side and said in a low voice, "We did agree that you'd let Noah win, but I didn't expect you to lose… so quickly."
Leon chuckled and sighed softly, "There's plenty you didn't expect."
The queen raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean?"
"Actually, I didn't plan to lose during Noah's third attack."
Leon touched his waist, the place where the bell had been tied.
He recalled the moment just now, then said, "The prelude to her third attack was just like the first one, so it was easy to counter. I originally planned to counter successfully, then pretend a little, say something like 'You can only use the same move once on Daddy.'"
Rossweise covered her mouth and laughed softly, listening intently, "And then?"
"And then… Noah used a move I didn't expect, her tail. Of course, it wasn't just that, the direction of the sneak attack from her tail was also very tricky and hard to defend against."
Rossweise thought for a bit and finally concluded, "In simple terms, you were completely and genuinely captured by our daughter, right?"
"...", The corners of Leon's mouth twitched, "I said so much just to try and gloss over that fact. Why did you have to say it out loud?"
Actually, that's not entirely fair.
Because before Noah's successful attack, Leon had many chances to take Noah's bell.
He just didn't do it.
And Noah's tail sneak attack was indeed something Leon hadn't anticipated.
"Ai, if I had known, I would've guarded against Noah's tail."
"If you had known, you should've let me attach a fake tail for you."
Rossweise took the opportunity to bring up an old grievance, saying smugly, "I told you five years ago, but you wouldn't listen."
"What, if I had a tail, then you'd get all wrapped up with me, right, Your Majesty?"
The queen's pretty face blushed, and she lightly elbowed him in annoyance, "Stop talking nonsense. Who wants to wrap around you like a snake, so gross."
"You're lying. I saw those dragon romance novels in your study, when the male and female leads get passionate, they wrap their tails around each other and can't be separated."
"Shut up, human. I don't want to tangle tails with you."
The couple bickered with each other.
After a few jokes, Leon suddenly remembered something, "Oh right, that thing you promised me in the basement before, does that still count?"
Rossweise blinked. She knew exactly what 'that thing' referred to.
"Of course…"
"Doesn't count anymore."
Rossweise crossed her arms and held a mischievous smile at the corners of her mouth.
"Why not? We agreed."
"Because our precious daughter beat you fair and square. You didn't throw the match, so it doesn't count~", Rossweise kept teasing. [T/N: Leon could have snatched but he held back.]
"No, that's cheating."
"It's not cheating. You just got careless, lost your bell, and also lost—", Rossweise stood on tiptoe, leaned close to Leon's ear, gently pinched his earlobe, and whispered sweetly, "A night with the bunny girl."
That's right. Back in the basement, to fire up the dog man's fighting spirit, Rossweise had promised him: as long as Noah could win in the end, she would wear the bunny girl outfit once again.
And as things turned out exactly as Rossweise wished, Leon lost to Big Sis, and Noah got the Black Holy Stone.
This story tells us:
Knowing your partner's kink is a very important thing.
Rossweise contentedly admired the little lion's disappointed expression.
From his point of view, he had lost a game championship and a bunny girl on the same day.
Tragic, more tragic than failing to slay a Dragon King.
"Alright, alright, just teasing you."
Of course, Rossweise wouldn't go back on her word to her idiot captive.
She just wanted to see Leon's pitiful expression.
Sigh, that's the queen's only hobby. Of course she had to seize every chance.
Rossweise stepped forward and wrapped her arm around Leon's.
"I'll wear it for you when we get home, okay?"
Leon pouted, "Acting like I'm really dying to see it."
"Oh my, since you're not dying to see it, perfect, I was just thinking that bunny girl outfit's really tight anyway."
"..."
Rossweise held back a laugh.
As expected, it was too hard to hear Leon say something like "Please, wear the bunny girl outfit for me."
He'd rather live with eternal regret over not seeing a bunny girl than give up his cool-guy image and beg her.
At most, he'd complain a little.
"I really love how stubborn you are, idiot."
If it weren't for all the people around, Rossweise would've given Leon a light kiss.
To reward him for defeating Big Sis, and for letting Noah win.
While the couple were being all lovey-dovey, a few staff members walked over.
"Sir, please hand over the Black Holy Stone you hid. That's a game prop, not made from real Night Crystal. We need it for the next game."
"Oh, oh, sure."
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