[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-shut-up-malevolent-dragon-i-don-t-want-to-have-a":3,"chapter-shut-up-malevolent-dragon-i-don-t-want-to-have-a-shut-up-malevolent-dragon-i-don-t-want-to-have-a-chapter-713":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Shut Up, Malevolent Dragon! I Don’t Want to Have Any More Children With You",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1714691,2190,"Vol. 6 Ch. 79","shut-up-malevolent-dragon-i-don-t-want-to-have-a-chapter-713",713,"\u003Cp>\"I’m going to confess to Professor Melkvey.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pffft—cough, cough…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rebecca hadn’t even swallowed her juice before she spat it all over Leon’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon had returned home from his off-campus training, and Martin had invited both him and Rebecca to a high-end restaurant for a meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t expected the conversation to start off with such a bombshell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon wiped the juice off his face, looking at Rebecca with resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m confessing. Not you. Why are you so worked up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rebecca rubbed the corners of her mouth and asked in confusion,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Confessing? Haven’t you already met the parents?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon froze. \"Met the parents? When did I meet the parents?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them stared at each other in bafflement, neither understanding what the other was talking about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Martin, who had already seen through everything, remained calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I did mention a month ago that Professor Melkvey visited Leon’s house, but I didn’t expect you two to have met the parents so soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that, Leon was even more confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at Martin, then at Rebecca.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do you guys even know about the home visit? …You followed me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It wasn’t you we were following! Let’s be clear about that—it wasn’t you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rebecca insisted, full of conviction. \"We were following both of you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Is there a difference?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not a big one, but it exists.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon rubbed his face in exasperation, deciding not to argue with Rebecca over whether it counted as \"following\" or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, you’re really planning to confess to a teacher?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that the conversation was back on track, Rebecca leaned back and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But there’s quite an age gap between you two. What, at least… four or five years?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Plus, in terms of school years, you’re about to leave for off-campus training. And from what I’ve heard, Professor Melkvey was only temporarily assigned to our academy—she’ll be transferred back in a few months.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martin added, \"Are you sure this is the right time to confess?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the perfect time!\" Leon said, full of conviction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rebecca blinked her large, pretty eyes. \"Why’s that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I confess and get rejected, I’ll be leaving for training the very next day. A few months later, Professor Melkvey will have transferred out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, we might never see each other again for the rest of our lives.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rebecca and Martin exchanged glances, then both shook their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even after explaining it, I still don’t see how that makes sense,\" Rebecca muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martin shrugged. \"If you like someone but won’t get to see them, won’t get to be with them,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then what’s the point of confessing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A confession doesn’t have to mean you end up together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\" Pure-hearted Martin looked even more confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Rebecca reached out and lightly pressed the back of her hand against Leon’s forehead, mumbling,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No fever… so why are you talking nonsense?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon pushed her hand away and continued his explanation with complete seriousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rebecca, you said it yourself just now—there’s a considerable age gap between me and Professor Melkvey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s an insurmountable barrier between us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then there’s the fact that she’s my teacher, which affects the way we interact as equals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, logically, this confession is very likely to fail.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But the point isn’t about whether I succeed or not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The most important thing is—I want to let Professor Melkvey know how I feel before she leaves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t care if she accepts it or not. I just want her to know that I like her. And that’s enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon had spent the entire night thinking about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So long that Aju had already fallen asleep,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>while he still lay on the grass outside his master’s farm, staring up at the night sky,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>replaying the evening from a month ago when he had walked side by side with Rosvisser under the streetlamps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he had understood what that vague, ambiguous feeling he had toward her was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was simply liking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A liking untainted by any other desire—pure and simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why he said the outcome of the confession didn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What mattered was that before he and Rosvisser parted ways, she needed to know his feelings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, when he got home last night,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon was still wavering, unsure if he should actually go through with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His master and stepmother had noticed his gloomy mood and asked a few probing questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once they figured out what was on his mind,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his stepmother had analyzed the situation for him in great detail, and he had taken in quite a lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the end, it was his master’s words that had completely solidified his decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you like someone, tell them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t wait until you’ll never see them again and end up regretting it in some lonely corner.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liking someone was just that—liking them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t care about the outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t care whether or not there was a future between him and Rosvisser—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing that mattered to him was making this confession. Purely, honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never once expected to receive anything from her in return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her liking him back, or caring about him in return—none of that was something Leon sought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, the table fell into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rebecca pursed her lips, lifted her gaze to Leon, and asked softly,\"You know this is a confession that’s almost guaranteed to fail, and you're still going to do it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon nodded firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the determination in his eyes and expression, Rebecca was stunned for a moment before shaking her head with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t get you guys at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she raised her glass and clinked it against Leon’s.\"But no matter what you want to do, Martin and I will support you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Senior! To do something despite knowing it’s impossible—that’s what makes a real man!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martin lifted his juice and echoed her sentiment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the support of his friends, Leon felt a little more at ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his glass and lightly clinked it against theirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wish me luck… and that I don’t fail too miserably tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You asked me to go for a walk with you, but you haven’t said a word this whole time. Is it because you’ve run out of things to talk about, or are you holding something big in?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That evening, Leon and Rosvisser walked around the academy’s track field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had already circled the rubberized track twice, yet Leon hadn’t spoken a single word. The entire time, it had been Rosvisser finding topics to talk about, while he just responded with \"mm\" or \"uh-huh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After spending years with Leon in the real world, Rosvisser could easily pick up on his little habits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever he had something difficult to say, he would first go through a very long period of silent buildup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon kept his head down, hands shoved into his jacket pockets, one hand ruffling his own hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t respond to Rosvisser’s question and just kept walking forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosvisser glanced at him from the side, let out a quiet chuckle, and didn’t press him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew Leon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had already formed the thought I need to say this, then he would say it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just a matter of sooner or later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They continued walking along the track.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, look at the lake—there are those two swans again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm. Black and white. They’re beautiful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I even saw them form a heart with their necks once. It was adorable. You should check it out when you have time, I swear—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Professor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon suddenly stopped in his tracks, cutting her off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosvisser walked a few more steps before turning back to look at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Against the evening glow, he stood with the sunset behind him, the light casting a halo around his tall frame, making him seem almost ethereal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\" she asked softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon clenched his fists, his heartbeat pounding in his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, with the sun sinking behind him, the light masked the redness creeping onto his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and mentally pumped himself up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just say it. Just say it and get it over with. A man isn’t afraid to confess his feelings to the girl he likes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Professor Melkvey, I… I like you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the words left his mouth, even the wind seemed to come to a standstill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distant chatter from the field faded away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air around them felt thick, unmoving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last rays of sunlight bathed Leon’s face in a warm glow, making him feel impossibly warm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon had gone into this confession fully prepared for failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So after saying it, he didn’t even dare to look Rosvisser in the eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant he completely missed the way her gaze shone with an emotion he had never seen before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And, of course, he had no way of knowing—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Rosvisser, this confession wasn’t just a confession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No words could describe what she felt in this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But one thing was certain—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Past, present, or future, no matter their identities, races, or circumstances—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would always meet, always come to know each other, and always fall in love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had originally intended to complete this journey as a quiet observer, simply making up for regrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But perhaps she had stayed here too long, and now, that tightly locked-away emotion could no longer be suppressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart was overflowing with feelings for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And besides—Aurora had once told her that the construction of this memory world was partly dictated by the subconscious of its host.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep within Leon’s subconscious, no matter what happened—he would always fall in love with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her emotions were beyond words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joy, happiness, gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at the same time, confusion and uncertainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t know how to respond to the Leon standing in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long moment of thought, Rosvisser slowly closed her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not time yet, Leon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-what do you mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosvisser opened her eyes, the corners of her lips curling into a gentle smile, her gaze filled with warmth and emotion as she looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she couldn’t give him an answer now—then she would leave that answer for the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leon Casmod, you have no idea just how brilliant and dazzling your future will be.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When you stand at the very top of this world—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ll… say yes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shook her head, letting her gaze linger on his face for a moment before slowly tilting her head up toward the boundless sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the quietest voice, she said—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll marry you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1760,"2026-06-06T15:10:08.395Z",1,"novelbin.me","53c0dbe007f5b9565828a202a63b8a0d1518b820cf1898167540b657454dc6d1","shut-up-malevolent-dragon-i-don-t-want-to-have-a-chapter-714","shut-up-malevolent-dragon-i-don-t-want-to-have-a-chapter-712",914,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fshut-up-malevolent-dragon-i-don-t-want-to-have-a-cover.jpg"]