[{"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-833":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},1714661,2190,"Vol 7. Chapter 25: The Meticulous Married Man","shut-up-malevolent-dragon-i-don-t-want-to-have-a-chapter-833",833,"\u003Cp>[Prompt: Suppose you now possess sufficient authority and influence. Please draft a fifty-year development plan for Saint Heath Academy, covering education, faculty, land resources, etc. No word limit.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Scenario: A young dragon student named Leon was caught by a disciplinary officer in an unauthorized area of the Academy. His points were deducted, and a parent was summoned. The parent turns out to be a Dragon King from a prestigious clan. How would you handle this situation?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Please list at least five reforms or changes Saint Heath Academy has implemented over the past 300 years.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Please elaborate on the contributions of any past Principal, Vice Principal, or professor to our dragonkind.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The exam paper was full of questions like these.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All aimed at evaluating a candidate’s foresight, macro-level planning ability, skill in navigating social-political nuance, and historical knowledge of the academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just like Principal Wilson said—there really aren’t any standard answers to these,\" Leon thought silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some questions practically oozed “mainstream dragon narrative” from between the lines—so righteous and grandiose they might as well have been propaganda pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Leon knew—if he actually tried to write a pile of boot-licking nonsense, praising certain clans or the academy itself with flowery language, his score would tank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because that kind of answer meant nothing. The board wouldn’t even bother reading it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back during his month of prep, Rosvisser had warned him about this exact thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Most people don’t know how to answer political or historical essay questions. They think if they just stay close to the power center, they’ll score high. That’s dead wrong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your answer has to have more depth than just flattery. It needs your perspective. And it has to be grounded in real context.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s like kissing ass—it sounds easy, but some people can do it so well the other person beams with joy. Others try, and it’s instantly repulsive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Same logic applies to exams like this. So don’t underestimate them. No matter how shallow the question looks, think it through before writing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tips she gave came from her decades of experience as a Dragon Queen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there was no way she could pass everything down to Leon in just a month—but with just a few tricks and his own comprehension, she believed he'd handle today’s exam just fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And sure enough, Rosvisser was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon followed her advice to the letter. He took every seemingly “easy,” politically loaded question seriously, responding with thoughtfulness and sincerity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides Rosvisser’s help, Leon also had one more person to thank: Rebecca.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the day, before Rebecca officially joined the Azure Dragon Army, she had applied for a position in the Empire’s royal civil service—an exam system not so different from this one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The questions she faced had been similar to the ones Leon now faced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And her results?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exactly what you'd expect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Letting someone like Rebecca—the once-infamous “crazy loli” archetype—take that kind of exam was a disaster waiting to happen. She’d have rather bitten the examiners to death on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon still remembered her dramatic retelling of that experience. It was the first time he really understood what these exams were like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heyyy~ What’s the divine son writing over there? Done already?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isha’s light teasing snapped Leon out of his memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He blinked, then smiled awkwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, zoned out for a second.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay okay. What did you write for question three?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon: \"?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sis... didn’t Principal Wilson just say ten minutes ago we’re not allowed to discuss answers?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not discussing,\" Isha replied seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon raised an eyebrow. \"Then what are you doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m asking you directly for the answer. You tell me, I write it down. That’s not ‘discussion.’\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Fine. I’ll jot it down and pass it over to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole situation reminded Leon of his academy days. Back in the Academy, he’d often be pestered by classmates begging for answers during exams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon wasn’t like other students—aloof, guarded, or pretentious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If someone asked him, he’d just give it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, people used to say, “Leon is really one of °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° the good ones!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isha chuckled. \"Congrats. You’ve passed the test. We really are a loving family! When I get back, I’m telling little Ros—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isha, if you want an answer, I’ve already written mine,\" Beren interrupted with a warm smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isha looked over, then narrowed her eyes at the paper ball he tossed her way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmph. Ice-cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Beren, I was joking with my brother-in-law. But thanks for your generous offer—please keep it to yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tossed the note right back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jokes were only fun with people who knew how to play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With someone tone-deaf like Beren, it was just annoying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, back to question D. Take it seriously,\" she said, sounding exactly like a stern older sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mmhmm...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon glanced at Isha resuming her writing, then looked over at Beren again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined with Isha’s earlier whisper—\"don’t talk to Beren\"—and her current situation dodging blind dates...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tch... don’t tell me—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time the written exam ended, it was already evening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Principal Wilson’s aides arrived to collect the completed test papers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, everyone. The results will be announced tomorrow,\" he said. \"You’re all free to rest tonight in the single rooms prepared for each candidate. I wish you—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Excuse me, Principal,\" Beren interjected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Third phase? We just finished the first phase. Why jump straight to the third?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wilson simply smiled, gave no explanation, and turned to leave with his staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Principal Wilson?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His footsteps faded. No response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confusion spread among the candidates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So the second exam—‘real-scenario simulation’—has it already happened?\" Claudia asked softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon kept his hands in his pockets and shook his head with a serious expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe not yet. Either way, best stay on our guard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wanna go eat, Sis?\" Leon asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isha nodded. \"Let’s invite the others too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good idea.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon turned to Claudia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You coming?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m on a diet. No dinner for me. I’m going to visit Helena.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, see you tomorrow then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Leon and Isha left the library and headed toward the dining hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way, Leon hesitated... then finally asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, Sis—so you said you joined this competition to dodge marriage meetings. But that Beren guy seems like one of your old matches?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He chased me years ago. I turned him down.\" Isha replied bluntly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He probably heard my parents were matchmaking again, so he’s trying to worm his way back in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sighed, tilted her head back, her fire-red hair cascading down as she gazed upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The world’s just a kid’s playground. No matter how I try to dodge, I can’t escape it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So that’s why you told me not to talk to him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yup. He used to pester little Ros to dig up gossip on me from Granny Veronica. Made me really uncomfortable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One time, Ros finally snapped and scolded him—and he shut up after that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Wait, my wife yelled at him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Beren qualified to compete here, he must be a highly respected Dragon King. And Rosvisser actually chewed him out?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t you know your own wife? You’re the strongest Azure Dragon alive and she still dared to sleep with you, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You’ve got a point.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a beat, Leon asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And this Wind Dragon King...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s one of my closest friends in the dragon race—well, you could say my bestie. Back when Constantine was invading people’s turf on Dragon Island, she and I joined forces. That’s how we got close.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see,\" Leon nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they chatted, footsteps came up behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isha! Miss Isha, wait a second!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isha’s brows furrowed deeply. She muttered with a groan:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like flypaper...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beren trotted up with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, General Leon is here too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Going for dinner? Let’s eat together. I’ve been here before—Principal Wilson once showed me around and introduced the specialties of the dining hall, I could recommend a few—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"—That won’t be necessary, Beren.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isha cut him off coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My brother-in-law and I don’t enjoy eating with strangers. Besides, the kids will be joining us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kids...? Miss Isha, you already have children?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isha: \"......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was about to explain, but paused—then went along with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right. I have a child. Her name is... Illus. Didn’t mean to keep it secret.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon: “Can’t say I expected that...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see... I didn’t know...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of hesitation, Beren lifted his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, that doesn’t really—Miss Isha? Miss Isha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She and Leon had already walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isha didn’t even look back—just lifted her arm and waved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bye-bye~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another rejection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blunt and merciless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beren clenched his fists, unwilling to give up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a student from the Young Dragons Division walked up to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, teacher—some students are fighting over there. Could you help mediate?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beren blinked, then waved the boy off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not a teacher here. Ask someone else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh... okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The student left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beren stared after Isha’s retreating figure and sighed to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He really is kind of an eyesore. And honestly, he’s way too old for you,\" Leon muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isha shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In dragonkind, age barely matters in relationships. I mean, look at you—you’re thirty-three, and my sister’s over two hundred. But the two of you are still ridiculously lovey-dovey.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon immediately corrected her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey! Big Sis, can we not exaggerate things?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isha blinked, then smirked knowingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, alright. So stubborn even now, huh... You won’t even let me say ‘lovey-dovey’?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s not it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m thirty-two. Not thirty-three. Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isha gave him a thumbs-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such a precise man. Truly—once men hit thirty, they really start caring about age.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher! Teacher!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A familiar voice called out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them turned to look—and froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Aurora?”\u003C\u002Fp>",1625,"2026-06-06T15:10:09.401Z",1,"novelbin.me","5523c5d352d32436f55aa32c304e17503807b9a006f1beda34f054bda78540b9","shut-up-malevolent-dragon-i-don-t-want-to-have-a-chapter-834","shut-up-malevolent-dragon-i-don-t-want-to-have-a-chapter-832",914,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fshut-up-malevolent-dragon-i-don-t-want-to-have-a-cover.jpg"]