[{"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-830":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},1714658,2190,"Vol 7. Chapter 22: Targeted. This Is a Setup","shut-up-malevolent-dragon-i-don-t-want-to-have-a-chapter-830",830,"\u003Cp>TL Note: Guys, in Chapter 20 of Volume 7, I mixed up the names (Olette, Wilson). I've fixed everything now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One month later, Leon rode his eagle buddy toward Saint Heath Academy to attend the Vice Principal selection examination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the academy’s reception hall, the newly promoted Principal B-tier Dragon Wilson personally came out to greet him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness! It’s been far too long, Your Highness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wilson grasped Leon’s hand tightly in both of his own, giving it a firm slap on the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your eldest daughter Noa recently represented the academy in the Youth Dragon Division’s combat tournament. First match, and she already brought home the championship. A true daughter of royalty!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noa had casually mentioned this tournament last week when she came home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All the young dragons competing were a bunch of rookies—nothing like the enemies she’s fought before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon agreed internally—of course they were no match. After all, his darling daughter had once fought Dragon Kings. These competitors? Basically just like Principal Wilson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Will led Leon into the reception room, he seated him properly and had someone pour two cups of hot tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Honestly, when we sent the invitation to the Silver Dragon Clan, I was hoping Your Highness would consider taking the exam. Didn’t expect you’d actually show up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Principal Wilson, you’ve looked after our Melkvey family all these years and even took the time to personally send us an invitation. Naturally, I had to give you the respect you deserve. My wife and I spent a whole month preparing for this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still knows how to say the right things, doesn’t he?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, what would really determine how difficult this selection exam was going to be—was the principal’s impression of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he was aiming for the Vice Principal position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon had always been highly competitive—only victory gave him that raw sense of being alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some casual chatting, Leon asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, why did Principal Olette resign? Was her term up?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, about that—Olette still had about seven years left in her tenure, but she chose to submit her resignation early to the board.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wilson explained:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She wrote very clearly in her resignation letter: Now that Samael has stabilized, there’s no internal strife among dragonkind, and the Void has been sealed again, her years of field investigations can come to an end.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And she no longer needed the title of Saint Heath’s Principal to pull strings for certain classified matters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She wanted to give the opportunity to younger dragons with more vision and potential, so she made a decisive choice to step down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After resigning, she left with your maternal grandmother—Madam Veronica—to travel the continent together.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just a few days ago, Olette even sent me a letter and a photo. They’ve already arrived in the southern part of Samael. Judging by the photo, she looks great—no need for us to worry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon nodded cheerfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seems like getting older makes people want to travel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His in-laws had also chosen to wander the world after resolving the Void crisis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wonder if they’ll run into Grandma Veronica and Principal Olette by chance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will chuckled heartily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I plan to travel too someday, Your Highness. Samael is vast—so many sights we’ve never seen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With how long our lifespans are, we can really enjoy life after retirement.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon touched his chest—the spot where Rosvisser had embedded his heart-scale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And now... maybe someday, many years from now, I can travel this continent with Rosvisser too... To meet people and witness things we’ve never seen before. You’re right, Principal Wilson.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a pause, Leon shifted the topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, which clans did the academy invite to this selection exam?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“According to the academy’s tradition, we send invitations to clans that have made exceptional contributions to dragonkind over the last hundred years.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Vice Principal said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Needless to say, the Silver Dragons were on that list. As for the rest...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the Vice Principal suddenly stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon raised an eyebrow. “And then?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Vice Principal gave a sly smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a surprise, Your Highness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old B-Dragon’s playing coy now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I can give you a little hint.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh? What kind of hint?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Among this year’s invited clans... you’ve got an old friend.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon’s eyes lit up at those words. He softly echoed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An old friend...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Interesting. Now I’m really looking forward to this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be Old Constantine or that geezer Odin—?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cl-Claudia-senpai?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why do you look so shocked to see me here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blue-haired beauty leaned back into her seat with her arms crossed and long legs elegantly raised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Claudia’s beautiful eyes gazed at Leon, smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My Sea Dragon Clan might keep to ourselves, but we’ve still contributed a lot to dragonkind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon’s eyelid twitched. “Uh... like what exactly?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I helped with your last few raid battles, didn’t I? Hm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, that’s true...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if we go by Claudia the Multi-Battle Dragon Queen’s logic, then every single person who’s helped General Leon raid counts as someone who made great contributions to dragonkind...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t you agree, members of the Lionheart Order from the Human Empire?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How’s Senior Poseidon doing these days?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon turned to another elder seated in the room and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Last I heard, he was ambushed by a swarm of Void tideworms from the North, which left him too injured to join the final battle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I haven’t heard how he’s doing now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Father’s already recovered. He’s the one who suggested I apply for the Vice Principal position.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Claudia lowered her lashes, lazily rubbing her glossy fingernails as she added slowly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But if I’d known you were coming, Leon, I wouldn’t have needed his suggestion—I’d have rushed here myself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? Why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Claudia blinked. Just then, Will stepped out to greet the other candidates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking the opportunity, Claudia suddenly leaned in close to Leon’s side, whispering with a wicked grin,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s not a single dragon who could resist the chance to test the might of the strongest dragonslayer... outside the battlefield.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You dragons are all crazy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If someone else had said that, Leon would’ve just laughed it off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was Claudia—a dragon who could quite literally beat him into the ground with her brain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Leon couldn’t help but feel secretly relieved:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good thing the ‘old friend’ Wilson meant was Claudia. Good thing only one dragon who can outwit me showed up...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a very familiar voice rang out from the doorway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? My dear brother-in-law’s already here? Oi oi, why didn’t you say so earlier!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahhh, we should’ve come in together!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon: ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) “?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Principal Olette... You really didn’t tell that old geezer Wilson I’m human, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why do all the invitees feel so... targeted, you bastard?!\u003C\u002Fp>",1122,"2026-06-06T15:10:09.401Z",1,"novelbin.me","8f3537823a643fc6a471c4a88ff81a4a6e63e7cd82efa25d3d53dca94a8934d7","shut-up-malevolent-dragon-i-don-t-want-to-have-a-chapter-831","shut-up-malevolent-dragon-i-don-t-want-to-have-a-chapter-829",914,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fshut-up-malevolent-dragon-i-don-t-want-to-have-a-cover.jpg"]