Rossweise didn't tease Leon for too long. The most important task now was to learn about each other—and not the way they did in the bedroom. St. Heath Academy didn't test for that.
"The rules for the family test are simple," Rossweise explained to Leon. "The academy prepares two answer sheets with questions about each other's habits, personalities, and past experiences. One person answers for themselves, and the other answers for their partner. Then they compare. The higher the score, the better you understand each other."
Leon blinked. He lay on the sofa, looking through the test questions in his hand. "It sounds like one of those boring couples' compatibility quizzes."
"I think it's boring too. Because I have zero interest in your life story, your hobbies, or your habits," Rossweise replied flatly.
"Thank you. The feeling is mutual."
Rossweise tossed a pen to Leon. "But family harmony is a key part of the assessment. The academy judges a family's happiness based on this. To get Noah into the school, we have to learn a lot about each other in the next few days."
Leon bit the end of the pen. "Isn't it a bit rushed to judge a family's happiness by a test score?"
Rossweise shrugged. "The academy's tests aren't simple quizzes. They're based on real psychology. They can accurately identify personality issues. The academy believes that families who know each other's problems and still live together are truly happy."
Leon looked at one of the questions. "So, is 'What is your partner's favorite color?' a psychology question?"
"What's wrong with your brain? Even a basic matching test has that!" Rossweise facepalmed, feeling quietly frustrated.
Leon nodded. He was quiet for a moment, then asked, "So, what is your favorite color?"
"Black," Rossweise said without thinking. Then she quickly asked, "And yours?"
"Silver," Leon answered.
They both stared at each other. Rossweise looked into Leon's black pupils. Leon looked into Rossweise's silver ones.
In the next moment, they said in unison, "What a coincidence."
And in the very next moment, also in unison, they said, "Darn it."
The unlucky couple both turned away, silently agreeing to drop the subject.
Leon looked through more test questions. He did find some that were genuinely about psychology and personality.
Psychology wasn't Leon's strong suit. And he knew even less about dragon psychology. He only understood the psychology of dragons who were about to die—after all, he was very good at killing them.
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After studying for a while, the couple began the test. Rossweise held a blank answer sheet and started writing on another piece of paper.
Soon, she handed the answer sheet to Leon. "Alright, try it. See how many questions about me you can get right."
Leon took the paper and began answering.
"The first question: What is a phrase your partner often says?"
Leon picked up the pen and wrote. "No need to think. It's, 'You idiot.'"
Rossweise put her face in her hands. "You idiot… you don't have to say it out loud!"
"The second question: Has your partner ever been very disappointed in you about something?"
Leon frowned slightly. He muttered quietly as he wrote his answer. "Yes…"
"No," Rossweise said suddenly.
Leon was shocked and looked at her. Rossweise kept her eyes down, playing with the tip of her tail. She knew he was looking but didn't meet his gaze. She just repeated, softly, "I have never been disappointed in you about anything, Leon."
"Is it because there's no point in being disappointed?"
Rossweise stopped playing with her tail. She shook her head. She didn't answer directly. Instead, she said, "It's not relevant to this question. Keep going."
Leon's expression shifted slightly. He didn't press further.
For the next ten or so questions, he didn't mutter the answers. He just wrote them down quietly.
When he was done, he handed the test paper back to Rossweise.
"How many points?" Leon asked.
"45."
"You failed," Rossweise said with a serious face.
Leon lowered his head, twisting the pencil in his fingers. After a moment, he mumbled, "Sorry."
"No need to apologize. Who knows, if I took the test, my score might be even lower," Rossweise replied.
She gave Leon another test paper and a blank sheet. "You try this one. Write your answers here."
Leon nodded and started writing. While he worked, Rossweise looked carefully at the answers he had just written.
She saw that all the questions Leon got right were about her surface habits—her often-used phrases, which hand she preferred, how she positioned her tail for comfort. The ones he got wrong were like the question about disappointment—things Leon could only understand if Rossweise said them out loud.
Leon looked at the table covered in test papers. He thought for a moment and said, "We haven't spent much normal time together. And the way we communicate isn't exactly standard. So it's hard to get a high score in a short time."
"But we have no choice. For Noah, let's both try our best," Rossweise said. Her attitude always shifted when their daughter was involved.
Leon knew well that she, too, loved their daughters deeply.
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Before the next round started, Leon couldn't help asking, "Rossweise."
"Yeah?"
"That question about disappointment from before… was that your real answer?"
Rossweise turned to look at him. She met his eyes and answered firmly, "Yes."
"But—"
"There is no 'but,' Leon. I have no reason to lie to you. Our problems have nothing to do with disappointment."
Rossweise paused. She realized Leon was stubborn and liked to debate small points. No matter how she explained, he probably wouldn't fully believe her.
Thinking this, she didn't try to give a deep explanation. Instead, she made a joke. "If I had to say what disappoints me more… it would be—"
"It would be what?"
She looked at Leon,a slight smile touching her lips.
"You don't make enough Dragon Power. How come you've only made one pill?"
"From now on, I'll treat making Dragon Power as my daily mission! Don't you regret it!"
[Author's Note – ROSSWEISE KNOWS WHAT SHE NEEDS!]