Tale of the Red Dragon Without Dragon’s Might
Chapter 108: Leon’s repeated defeats

Chapter 108: Chapter 108: Leon’s repeated defeats

"Can I lick you?" Tassera suddenly said.

Leon was originally brimming with confidence, but after hearing that Tassera had seen Rocas, he became quite subdued. Now, hearing the Blue Dragon’s words, he was outright startled, and said, "Of course you can’t."

"Why not?" Tassera asked with a whiny tone, "Don’t be so stingy."

"I was going to say, don’t be so perverted," Leon replied with disdain.

"I want to sleep with you," Tassera said, pretending to be serious, but then she couldn’t help laughing to herself, her shoulders shaking, her face blushing with laughter, leaning forward and backward, clearly playing the role of a teasing older sister.

Leon remained expressionless, having now witnessed the unpleasant side of Tassera.

Tassera struggled to hold back her laughter, took a couple of deep breaths, and patted her trembling chest before looking towards Leon and saying, "I’m serious though. Really serious this time. You may look like a teenage dragon, but your mind is already quite mature... Do you think I’m qualified to be your partner?"

Leon wasn’t familiar with the courtship customs of Blue Dragons, having only read about those of Red Dragons in manuals, where typically the female Red Dragons initiate the courtship, but it was known that male Red Dragons also do the same. He said, "Even if my mind is mature, I’m still a teenage dragon and don’t have the capacity for that."

Leon pursed his lips, recalling how he had been busy with work and reluctantly participated in the blind dates his parents had arranged during the holidays; it was practically a quick introduction of work and family background followed by the inquisition of his feelings when he got home – truly a dreadful experience.

Tassera appeared calm in response to Leon’s words, lightly touching her face and saying, "You’re a teenage dragon, and I am merely a young dragon. By the time you reach the youth stage, I’ll just have become an adult dragon – very young, very young. I can wait."

"To be honest, I don’t feel the slightest urge right now," Leon said, unsure of what facial expression to show.

To put it accurately, from the middle stage of the youth phase onward, male and female dragons begin to have the capability to reproduce, which lasts until the latter part of the Ancient Dragon stage. The urge to mate comes around the same time as the fertility ability and peaks in the early adult stage before gradually diminishing in the old age stage.

"Really? Why don’t I believe you?" Tassera teased, drawing a finger across her collar to open it slightly while leaning towards Leon and stealthily glancing at his eyes, confident that no one’s gaze can escape the allure of the Abyss, "Your eyes are glued to me, it seems so fake."

Leon was at a loss for words; his soul did belong to an adult, after all.

Leon looked over Tassera carefully, thought hard, and indeed she was a decent choice – after all, the reliability of Blue Dragons in terms of color was hard to match. Otherwise, why would a Colorful Dragon still be seeking a Metal Dragon instead of choosing a Golden Dragon or Silver Dragon?

"Okay, I also think this is a bit sudden. You must be feeling quite confused right now." Tassera suddenly backed off, "You can give me an answer after some time."

"There’s no need to think about it." Decisiveness prevents chaos, and Leon was not one to dither, "I agree."

"Are you sure?" Tassera asked back.

"I’m sure," Leon confirmed.

As Leon confirmed, Tassera seemed to get cold feet and said, "It’s okay for you to think it over again."

"No need to think anymore," Leon said with anticipation as he looked at Tassera.

"There’s need to think," Tassera nodded, "I allow you to have multiple spouses, which is not uncommon among Blue Dragons. I don’t need you by my side all the time because I need my own space to research spells, but you can’t have more than twelve, and you must spend at least one month a year with me, can you do that?"

In fact, except for some exceptions, even dragon couples who are deeply in love and monogamous tend not to stay together for long periods. Being together too long triggers a dragon’s territorial instincts, making them feel uncomfortable around their partner. According to an old dragon proverb about spouses, boundaries are the best fertilizer for love.

"No more than twelve..." Leon couldn’t help but sneer, "Do you think I am a dragon or a stallion?"

"And don’t show off your lovey-dovey antics with other bitches in front of me," Tassera declared unabashedly.

"Go on," Leon said.

"There’s a lot more, I need to think," Tassera raised her hand, shaking it while sequentially raising her index finger, middle finger, and ring finger, "How to split assets, distribute food, territorial issues, dowry and bridal gifts... If we’re to unite, we need the approval of our parents, the Overlord, and you haven’t met my parents yet. There’s also the Overlord of this desert, an Ancient Blue Dragon, and we have to announce it to other Blue Dragons..."

Leon began to frown in disapproval, his expression distorting – he hated domestic trivialities. Then he saw the crafty smile at the corner of Tassera’s mouth and said, "Are you playing me?"

"What else?" Tassera stood up, chest out, hands on hips, bold and justified, "You said it yourself, you’re still a teenage dragon, incapable of doing anything."

"There’s no harm in collecting some interest in advance," Leon’s gaze wandered over Tassera, causing the beauty, who with her full chest, narrow waist, and long legs, to feel somewhat frightened, trembling with fear.

How quickly the tables turn. Tassera felt that things were going downhill, and she swiftly stood up, saying, "Alright, that’ll be it for now... My trip to Crossroads City has been very rewarding; I need to go back and work on improving my Magic Statues."

"Coming and going as you please, do you think this place is a public toilet?" Leon scoffed.

"I want to leave; are you still planning to keep me here?" Tassera scoffed.

"What else?" Leon raised his hand and cast an immobilization spell, but a streak of blue flashed over the Blue Dragon’s body, and nothing happened.

"I am the Storage Dragon, I am a Mage... Your spells are powerful, but not without countermeasures," Tassera said with a light chuckle.

"What if I don’t use spells and just get physical? How will you handle that? Mysterious Steps?" Leon slowly walked towards Tassera, reaching out toward her and grabbed at nothing.

Leon finally realized, activated the Heavenly Eye Technique, and saw that both Tasseras were illusions; the real Tassera was already standing by the balcony. It must be said that Blue Dragons are truly adept in Illusion Techniques.

"Goodbye." Tassera said as she jumped off the balcony, and three seconds later, a gigantic Blue Dragon flew up.

Leon waited until the Blue Dragon was out of the Molten Lava Lake before he leisurely reverted to Dragon Form, went to the balcony, leaped into the air, activated Gathering Form and Scattering Energy, and in the blink of an eye, caught up to and embraced the Blue Dragon, falling together from the sky, rolling onto the sandy ground, and creating a huge pit.

"Did I let you go?" Leon pinned the Blue Dragon beneath him.

Tassera rolled on the sand, broke free of Leon, spread her wings to make herself appear larger, and growled at Leon, with sparks of electricity flickering in her mouth: "Get lost, villain."

Leon, unlike the Blue Dragon who normally walked on all fours, preferred to stand upright using his hind legs and tail. Now standing above and looking down at Blue Dragon, he said, "I like that nickname," not minding that Blue Dragon was slightly bigger than him.

"If you don’t leave, I’ll scream," Tassera said.

"Go ahead and scream," Leon bared his sharp teeth. His human form and Dragon Form were two different styles. "Scream your lungs out; no one will come to save you."

"Hmm, I still prefer your human form, more gentlemanly, gentle." Suddenly, Tassera transformed into her human form and watched as Leon followed suit, naked, "I’ve always wanted to say, can’t your transformation magic conjure up clothes?"

"Sorry, can’t do that," Leon replied. "My transformation magic is different from yours; it’s called Transformation Skill."

Tassera was never a shy little female dragon. She had read many books and was, at least on paper, a master strategist. Staring at Leon’s crotch, she commented, "Even tiny ones can be cute."

Leon quickly dressed himself.

He didn’t care if others called him evil, despicable, shameless, nor did he care about money. Wealth lost could be earned again, and even power wasn’t so eagerly sought after. The only thing he was sensitive about, he explained, "I’m still a teenage dragon, just over two years into adolescence. It’ll take at least thirty years before I reach young adulthood, to become mature."

Tassera bit her lip and laughed.

"Don’t laugh." Leon said. "Is there something wrong with what I said?"

"No problem, no problem at all," Tassera shook her head, noticing Leon’s brows unfurling, and added, "I don’t mind it being small."

"If you want to die, just say it." Leon responded. "How come I never noticed how terrible your personality was before?"

"I never realized you were so... um, uh, ah, heh, what do you call it?" Tassera tilted her head.

"Leave," Leon replied. "I don’t like you anymore. Don’t show up on my territory again."

"I’m starting to like you more and more now," Tassera said, holding her windswept hair and stepping closer to Leon, gauging his face... His Dragon Form head was still somewhat large, not as proportionate as an Adult Dragon’s. At least until he reached his teens, he would not have the adult proportions, but his human form had no such issues.

"You should look younger in human form, why do you look like this?" Tassera asked.

"I do look young now," Leon touched his face, thinking that one’s appearance reflects their spirit and vice versa. The body influences the soul, just as the soul influences the body. It’s similar to a Witch Demon taking over someone else’s body; over time, they would gradually take on the original appearance of the Witch Demon.

"There’s a pressure in Dragon Form, but not in human form," Tassera cupped Leon’s face and after lightly biting her lip, bit his.

Leon instinctively embraced Tassera’s shoulders, but moments later, fiercely pushed her away.

Leon didn’t know why; as a teenage dragon, he shouldn’t have had that ability yet... Whatever the reason, he couldn’t do anything before Foundation Establishment, before completing his cultivation of Self-Control, otherwise, the benefits of the Inner Core Dual Cultivation Method would be greatly diminished.

"What are you doing?" Tassera shrugged away, furrowing her brow attractively.

"You leave," said Leon. "Don’t interfere with my cultivation."

Leon looked at Tassera, with her hair in her mouth and eyes like silk, and felt he had to leave the desert for a while. Only by getting away could he calm his mind and cultivate, just like one had to uninstall games in preparation for graduate exams. If not, he would be tempted to open them again until his cultivation bore fruit.