“Daddy, Daddy! Where have you been all this time? Moon really thought you weren’t coming back,” Moon asked, her voice filled with concern.
At the dinner table, the whole family sat together for the first time in months. Due to the ongoing war and the fact that most of the Silver Dragon Clan had been dismissed by Rosvisser, the dinner was quite simple, and the grand temple felt eerily quiet.
But the warmth of their reunion was unmistakable.
The little dragon girls bombarded Leon with questions, their curiosity most piqued by where their father had been all this time.
Rosvisser, sitting next to Leon, hadn’t asked a single question from the start. She simply rested her chin on her hand, silently admiring his face.
After not seeing her handsome, rugged, and charming husband for six whole months, she was determined to get her fill.
What?
Calling her a shallow queen obsessed with appearances?
Well.
She wasn’t shallow.
She was husband-obsessed.
Whatever her husband looked like, she would be obsessed with it.
Hehe.
As for Leon, in response to his daughters' questions, he simply replied:
“Daddy went somewhere far, far away~.”
The girls were still young and far from becoming the cool, mature women, scientist, and neighborhood girl they would be in twenty years.
So, Leon didn’t plan on telling them about the future just yet.
Of course, this was only temporary.
Once they grew older, Leon would try to explain it all to them. After all, it was their future, and as his daughters, they had the right to know.
“How far away, Daddy? And how did you come back?” Aurora asked.
It was you who brought Daddy back.
Leon smiled, his eyes sweeping over his precious girls.
“Daddy was able to come back thanks to all of you. You were the real heroes.”
The three little dragon girls exchanged confused glances.
They looked at each other with wide eyes, clearly not understanding what their father meant by that.
Noa scratched her head. “I don’t really get it... but as long as you’re back, Daddy, that’s all that matters.”
“Yeah,” Leon agreed.
Since Noa had brought it up, Leon added, “This time, Daddy won’t ever leave you again. I promise.”
Some promises were better spoken out loud.
After all, when unexpected things happen, it’s too late to make promises.
That was something Leon had learned from this journey through time.
If something similar were ever to happen again, at least Noa would have the promise of knowing that, even during brief separations, they would always reunite in the end.
Because this man had never broken a promise.
Noa blinked, momentarily stunned, then lowered her eyes, her face turning slightly red as she nodded. “I understand, Daddy.”
“Good. Now, let’s eat. Moon, Aurora, you two should eat plenty as well.”
“Yes, Daddy!” the two younger girls chimed in.
The children resumed eating, finishing their meal quickly.
After dinner, Moon wanted to keep asking Leon more questions.
But Noa, after glancing at her mother, who was clearly in a dreamy state, and her father, who seemed eager to spend some quality time with his wife but didn’t want to be too obvious in front of the kids—
Understood.
This was where Noa *K. Melqueves* needed to step in as the ultimate wingman.
“Moon, Little Light, let’s go check on Anna and the others. Once we’ve helped with their injuries, we can come back to see Daddy and Mommy,” Noa suggested.
Little Light had no objections. She understood that Noa was trying to give their parents some alone time.
Moon was a bit reluctant but still obediently followed her sister’s lead.
So, the three little ones hopped down from their chairs and left the dining room in single file.
It turned out that Noa’s approach was spot on.
Leon didn’t even try to stop her when she suggested taking her sisters away.
At that moment, Leon recalled his childhood when his master would forbid him from going out after dinner.
But every once in a while, his master would *encourage* Leon to go out and play with friends, even giving him some extra allowance and telling him he could stay out as long as he wanted.
His master’s wife always quietly approved as well.
Back then, Leon had been too young to understand. He thought his master had finally learned to relax and let him have some fun.
It wasn’t until he started living with Rosvisser after marriage that Leon realized why parents sometimes so eagerly sent their children out to play.
Once the girls had left, Leon finally turned his attention to his wife—
No.
Not his wife.
His infatuated woman.
She rested her face on her hand, her silver hair cascading down her face. Her dimples were adorable and perfectly shaped, and her eyes—long and slender—curved into crescent moons as she smiled. The affection radiating from her was practically overflowing.
Leon scooted over a bit. “Wh-Why are you just staring at me? Aren’t you going to eat?”
“Oh? You weren’t shy earlier, hugging me in public and saying you missed me. Now, when I’m just looking at you, you suddenly feel embarrassed?” the queen teased, her eyes twinkling with laughter.
“That earlier? That was... I was just overwhelmed with emotion after not seeing you for so long. It clouded my usually sharp mind.”
Leon stammered, “And besides, I hugged Noa and the girls too. It was just a hug—what’s the big deal? A hug doesn’t mean anything.”
“Your sharp mind gets clouded that easily?”
“Of course, I’m very easy to overwhelm.”
“Then maybe you should work on that.”
“None of your business,” Leon shot back, giving her a sideways glance.
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Rosvisser chuckled, covering her mouth with her hand. “So, does this only happen when you’re around me?”
Leon frowned, sensing something odd in her tone. “Why does that sound so strange?”
“Hmph.”
The queen let out a soft snort, shifting her gaze away from him. She lowered her head and began to absentmindedly play with the food on her plate with her fork.
“So, tell me... where exactly have you been these last six months?”
Leon dropped the playful attitude and took a moment to gather his thoughts before explaining everything about the future timeline.
After listening, Rosvisser was stunned.
She could understand spatial magic, sure—
But accidentally traveling to the future? That was beyond the realm of normal spatial magic.
“Wait, wait, I have so many questions,” Rosvisser said, trying to wrap her head around it all. “So Future Little Light developed the reversal magic that sent you back to the present, and everything you just did was the key to changing the future, right?”
Leon nodded.
“So by changing things, the reality where our daughters lived in the future won’t exist anymore?”
“No, it will still exist,” Leon explained. He thought for a moment and then said, “Think of it like this: If Future Little Light wore glasses because she developed nearsightedness, but from now on, I keep an eye on her health and make sure she grows up without any problems, she won’t need glasses in the future. But the reality of her wearing glasses will still have existed.”
Rosvisser pondered his words for a moment. “Oh... So, in other words, you disappearing into the space rift or the reversal from the future won’t create a separate timeline?”
“Exactly. According to Little Light, time is a linear stream. If you change something in the past, it doesn’t branch off into a new timeline. Instead, that change affects the future.”
Rosvisser’s eyes lit up with understanding, and she nodded thoughtfully. “So, by helping you return from the future, our daughters won’t disappear, and everything we do now will directly impact their future.”
“That’s right,” Leon said. “In other words, as long as we keep this family together and make everything as beautiful as it once was, the future versions of our daughters will also get to experience that happiness.”
The queen paused for a moment, a slight frown crossing her face as she muttered, “Hmph... *fake* family...”
“What was that?” Leon asked, not catching her words.
“Nothing.”
Rosvisser took a sip from her glass before continuing, “So what you’re saying is that as long as we’re happy now, our future daughters will be happy too?”
“Exactly. It’s an interesting point, isn’t it?” Leon said with a smile. “We don’t need to worry too much about the future because if we take every step seriously in the present, the future will always turn out beautifully.”
Rosvisser raised her eyebrows in amusement. “Oh, you’ve certainly picked up some wisdom. Looks like you’ve improved more than just your dragon-slaying skills in the past month—you’ve even advanced in cultural matters.”
Leon was taken aback. “You’re actually praising me so directly? Well, then, your words are pretty sweet too.”
The queen chuckled, reaching out to lightly pinch Leon’s chin before leaning in close to his ear.
“And since my words are so sweet... don’t you want to... have a taste?” she whispered playfully.