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Stop Calling Me "Mate"! I Only Defeated You Once, Not Married You! (Web Novel) - Volume 9, Chapter 66: Using Endless Time to Fall in Love with One Girl
Volume 9, Chapter 66: Using Endless Time to Fall in Love with One Girl
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Kaiser walked up to Leon and Rosvisser and, following the procedures written in the duty manual, introduced himself first.“Greetings. I am Kaiser, your assigned escort for this visit to Sky City. If you have any needs, please feel free to inform me. I will do my utmost to accommodate...”
The boy was still just as rigid and earnest as ever.
Before he could finish reciting his lines, Leon cut in with a grin.
“And at the end, do we give you a five-star review?”
“I’m sorry, sir. We do not have a rating system for positive or negative feedback,” Kaiser replied seriously. “However, if you believe my performance is satisfactory, you may write a letter of commendation to Tower Master. That would greatly assist my future promotion.”
His tone was so sincere that Leon and Rosvisser could only shake their heads and laugh.
Leon stepped forward and patted Kaiser on the shoulder.
“Alright, relax a little. We already experienced Sky City’s new regulations last time. We get it. But we’re friends—no need to be so stiff.”
Hearing that, Kaiser finally loosened up a bit. He let out a small breath, then asked:
“You’re here with Noa and the others this time?”
Leon nodded.
“Yeah. She was recently promoted to the Adult Dragon Division, just finished a mission, and earned a few days off. We figured we’d come out and relax together.”
“I see…”
As he spoke, Kaiser’s gaze unconsciously drifted past Leon and Rosvisser, toward the group of young dragon girls walking ahead.
Different heights, different colors—but not the figure he had been hoping to see.
The moment Leon saw his expression, he immediately knew who the boy was looking for.
“Stop looking, kid. Isha didn’t come. She’s still a Dragon King, after all. Unless there’s a reason, she won’t just come out casually.”
Having his thoughts exposed, Kaiser quickly pulled his gaze back, looked down, then scratched his forehead to hide the embarrassment.
“Actually, I wasn’t looking for Miss Isha…”
The boy’s face betrayed him completely.
No matter how stubbornly he tried to deny it, there was no fooling Leon and Rosvisser—two people who stood at the absolute peak of the art of being stubborn.
Trying that act in front of them was hopeless.
“You two talk. I’ll go walk with the girls for a bit,” Rosvisser said.
“Alright.”
The queen nodded and headed forward.
Leon and Kaiser followed behind at an unhurried pace.
The group strolled through the bustling streets of Sky City.
“By the way, Kaiser,” Leon asked casually, “after last time, did Isha contact you again?”
Kaiser nodded.
“Yes. Miss Isha writes me a letter every week.”
Leon raised an eyebrow, his inner gossip spirit instantly ignited.
“What does she write about?”
Kaiser thought for a moment before answering.
“She tells me what she did that week, where she went, what interesting things she encountered, what new books she read… and also the people and matters that troubled her.”
Leon: …
Isha had never shared things like that with her own younger sister, Rosvisser.
She had always been reluctant to talk about her private life—yet with Kaiser, she wrote about every little detail.
What exactly was going on in the Red Dragon Queen’s mind?
And seeing the uncontrollable smile on Kaiser’s face as he spoke, Leon immediately understood—this kid was already completely hooked.
“But...”
“Oh? There’s a ‘but’?” Leon asked with interest. “But what?”
“Since last month, Miss Isha’s letters have become much less frequent. Now it’s about once every two weeks,” Kaiser said worriedly.
Leon blinked.
“Why would that suddenly happen? Did you say something in your replies that upset her?”
Kaiser stopped walking.
“Replies? What replies?”
Leon: “?”
“Don’t tell me you never wrote back after receiving her letters…”
“……”
The honest boy nodded.
Then, with complete seriousness, he asked:
“Why would I need to reply? Isn’t receiving the letter enough?”
“…Now I know exactly why she’s writing you less.”
After a pause, Leon added:
“The fact that she’s still willing to keep writing to you at all already shows that, in her heart...”
But he didn’t finish the sentence.
First, because it wasn’t his place to define the relationship between Isha and Kaiser.
Second, even if he did explain it, Kaiser probably wouldn’t understand anyway.
Better to let the two of them figure it out slowly through time—learning each other’s strengths and flaws along the way.
Still, Leon offered some sincere advice.
“From now on, when you receive a letter from Isha, make sure to reply. And when she doesn’t write, you can try writing to her first.”
Kaiser scratched his head.
“I don’t really understand why this is necessary, but if it’s proper etiquette on the Samael Continent, I’m willing to do it.”
Kid… that’s not etiquette. That’s flirting.
Of course, Leon didn’t bother explaining that part. As long as he followed the advice, it was fine.
After wandering for a while longer, they arrived at an outdoor cafe.
Everyone picked tables and sat down, resting while chatting over the rich aroma of afternoon coffee.
Leon and Kaiser sat together, and the topic still inevitably circled back to Isha.
“By the way, Kaiser,” Leon said, “I’ve always been curious—how exactly did you come to like Isha? Was it love at first sight?”
Leon tilted his head.
“But when you first met, you were literally holding her hostage. That doesn’t seem like the right situation for love at first sight, does it?”
He’d wanted to ask this for a long time.
Last time in Sky City, he’d been too busy feasting on gossip about Old Con and Orion to dig any deeper.
Now that he finally had the chance, he couldn’t resist asking.
“Well… I wouldn’t say it was love at first sight,” Kaiser said after thinking for a moment.
“When I used Miss Isha as a hostage and confronted your wife and the other Dragon Kings, we did talk a little.”
“Oh?” Leon leaned forward. “What did you talk about?”
Kaiser shrugged.
“I told her I wouldn’t hurt her. I only wanted to take the divine relic. If I hurt her grip, she could tell me, and I’d loosen it.”
After a pause, he added:
“And… when she said she was willing to sacrifice herself, I whispered to her that I wouldn’t let anyone die. Including her. That was probably all.”
After hearing this, Leon more or less understood where the foundation of their relationship came from.
There was nothing particularly romantic. Nothing destined by fate.
But admiration for strength was a dragon’s nature—and especially the nature of women of the Melkvey bloodline.
Rosvisser fell in love with Leon because he had the ability to fulfill every promise he made.
And Isha’s interest in Kaiser likely began the moment she heard him say:
“I won’t let anyone die. Including you.”
At the time, their positions were enemies—at least from Isha’s perspective.
Yet this man, who alone could face multiple Dragon Kings without falling behind, spoke those words to her while she was his captive.
It was nearly impossible not to feel something from that.
Even after understanding Isha’s side, Leon still didn’t quite grasp Kaiser’s.
“But that explains why Isha became interested in you,” Leon said. “Not why you fell for her. Or at least—not all of it. You must’ve experienced something later that made you truly like her. Right?”
Kaiser nodded.
“Yes. But not long after that, you entered the Time Palace. You didn’t even have contact with Isha anymore. So how did you—”
Leon suddenly paused.
Then his expression shifted into one of sudden realization.
“Oh—now I get it. You used the Web of Time in the Time Palace to see Isha’s past, didn’t you?”
Kaiser smiled faintly and nodded.
“Yes. Life in the Time Palace was very boring. My sister and I used the Web of Time to look into everyone’s past.She focused on everyone’s embarrassing histories. I followed along at first, just watching for fun. But gradually, I lost interest in that. Until one day, I saw Isha in the Web of Time. I saw her past—and learned that she had once been deeply hurt by someone.”
Kaiser slowly lifted his head and looked toward the sky, as if recalling those long days in the Time Palace.
“In that golden, resplendent palace, I had endless time to pass. And I used all of that time… on one girl. I think that’s reason enough for me to fall in love with her. Don’t you?”
