Black Killer Whale Baby - Chapter 124

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Chapter 124
“Of course. This time, we can’t afford to fail. The others have all scattered.”
The Two Men shared a similar hair color, and long scars were etched across both their cheeks like tattoos.
They were those born bearing such markings.
Moreover, their eyes were exceptionally sharp, and their gaze gleamed like predators in the darkness.
One Man opened his mouth and ground his teeth together, revealing fangs far sharper than any ordinary person’s.
Indeed, their bite force was formidable—their primary weapon.
“Damn, these troublemakers are such a headache. How did they even break through the encirclement and escape?”
“That’s why geniuses are so irritating.”
The intelligence of Dolphins was already well-known among aquatic beastfolk.
Yet the reason their numbers remained so few was not only their naturally free-spirited nature, which prevented population growth, but also…
…the existence of factions like these who coveted Dolphins.
Those who controlled this region would cower and flee beneath the might of Orcas, yet…
As the old saying goes, when the tiger vanishes from the mountain, the fox becomes king. They were precisely that.
‘Cursed Orcas.’
They were those who constantly eyed the Orcas’ position from behind.
More precisely, knowing that the Orcas’ influence didn’t reach every corner of their domain, they were those who exploited the gaps and lorded over others in their stead.
Unlike the Orcas, who swept away everything like an overwhelming flood with their superior strength,
these ones required intelligence.
A truly brilliant mind.
Their reasons for hunting Dolphins went beyond this alone.
“Besides, that bastard has the ‘key.'”
“Right. We absolutely must find it.”
“Exactly. The boss went through great trouble to obtain this information. You know what happens to you and me if we lose this opportunity?”
“Damn it. Do you think I don’t know?”
One man clicked his tongue in irritation and swept his hand across his head. His forehead bore a scar that looked as though it had been stitched together hastily.
“The last one is also a Dolphin. We can’t let our guard down. No matter what, we must drag them back with us.”
The more cunning-looking of the two flashed his eyes menacingly.
Perhaps they should be grateful that their naturally poor eyesight worked in their favor.
After the men had completely disappeared, the Young Boy limped into view.
“Haah…”
The Young Boy walked at the fastest pace he could manage, not even glancing at the bandages scattered on the ground.
‘I need to get away from here quickly.’
Though his wounds were hastily wrapped, if those creatures caught his scent again, it would truly be the end.
All the effort of evacuating the others would be for nothing.
Only when the Young Boy reached a safe place after walking for some time did he finally close his eyes.
‘Sister and Mother must have arrived safely.’
Like Orcas, Dolphins were also animals whose pod leaders were female.
The same held true for Dolphin beastfolk, so by now the Matriarch, his mother, and his sister, the successor, would be heading toward their distant homeland.
There was only one reason they abandoned their comfortable dwelling and relocated.
I’ve fallen into a trap.
‘This is bad. I absolutely need to get back.’
The Young Boy sighed as he assessed his condition. He had sent his sister and mother ahead first, but he alone had reason to remain.
There was something he absolutely had to take responsibility for.
Yet the situation was utterly bleak.
‘Sigh. Am I going to die like this?’
With his body in poor condition, weak thoughts naturally surfaced first.
His vision blurred.
‘If I could just get back….’
I could be treated. I would heal completely.
But while his mind raced ahead, his body refused to move.
The thought that this might be the end struck him, and black and white colors seemed to swirl before his eyes.
That was when it happened.
The Young Boy’s hearing had been numbed by the intensifying pain during his walk, so he couldn’t hear it.
But within the Dark Alley, small footsteps echoed.
The sound grew closer and louder, yet the Young Boy remained motionless with his eyes shut.
“So I’m entangled with those shark bastards again in this life?”
At the sudden unfamiliar voice, the Young Boy flinched in surprise.
Finally, he could hear something.
Though he couldn’t catch the exact words, it was enough to know someone was there.
When exactly had they arrived?
“I can’t believe I got tangled up with back-alley thugs.”
The Young Boy managed to turn his head. Though backlit, his eyes gradually adjusted to the light and caught a blurry silhouette.
Standing there were a Small Girl and a Tall Boy.
“Dying alone here? That’s not like you, Levai.”
“….”
“You have to cling to life. You’re still lacking that venom, aren’t you?”
The Young Boy, Levai the Dolphin beastfolk, blinked his eyes.
Tap tap.
As the Small Girl approached, Levai immediately recognized her identity.
An orca. And one of the most famous figures of this generation.
Calypso Aquasiadel!
The girl, who had already made a name for herself through her power alone, broke into a bright smile with her beautifully sculpted face.
Levai found himself forgetting even his pain and staring blankly at Calypso.
“Hello.”
“…Who are you?”
Levai asked this despite knowing who the girl was.
The girl laughed.
“Why ask when you know? Aren’t I famous?”
“….”
“Besides, you’re smart enough to have already figured it out, aren’t you? My existence and all that.”
It was a smile as if she could see straight through Levai’s thoughts.
“Still, an introduction seems necessary, doesn’t it? Since we’re meeting for the first time.”
When the Small Girl said this, the Tall Boy standing beside her made a peculiar expression.
The Small Girl tapped her chest lightly.
“Calypso Aquasiadel.”
“….”
“And I’m the problem-solver who came to resolve your troubles.”
Levai’s expression went blank.
…What?
Regardless, the Small Girl grinned and turned toward the Tall Boy beside her.
“Come on, Second Brother. What are you doing?”
With a flick of her head, the Small Girl gestured to the boy.
“Get to work.”
“…Damn it, you brought me here to use me like this?”
“Tsk. Where do you get off complaining? Things have been pretty comfortable for you lately, haven’t they?”
“…You’re one to talk. Your way of speaking changed the moment you came out.”
“You like it anyway. Now hurry up and work.”
“….”
Levai realized that the boy approaching him was Atlant Aquasiadel.
Yes, he knew that.
But what happened in the next moment was something even Levai, who was called a prodigy among the dolphins, could not have anticipated.
“W-what are you doing! Cough!”
“Stay still. Do you think I’m enjoying this?”
That he would lift him like a sack of cargo.
“Second Brother, didn’t I tell you I’m a patient?”
“Exactly! That’s why I’m carrying you on my shoulders!”
Levai thought it would be difficult to have a conversation with Atlant’s side.
Levai stared at Calypso.
The moment their eyes met, the Small Girl’s pupils wavered.
…Longing?
Levai, sensitive to emotions, quickly discerned that this feeling was not something she should be showing toward someone she was meeting for the first time.
Yet the reason remained unknown.
“What exactly are you doing….”
Calypso smiled softly.
“Kidnapping?”
The moment Levai became utterly bewildered and displeased, Calypso asked in a light tone.
As if she were very accustomed to such things.
“Where’s your home?”
* * *
“Is this your home?”
Levai sprawled across the sofa, exhaling a languid breath. It had been absolutely dreadful.
‘Everything’s spinning… motion sickness…’
These insane killer whales clearly had no courtesy or respect for a patient!
The moment Levai pointed out his house, these people claimed they had no time and immediately bolted without hesitation.
The problem was that, true to their killer whale nature, they boasted exceptional physical abilities.
Levai had to endure motion sickness as if he’d done several aerial flips.
By the time they arrived, his face—already pale from blood loss—had turned ashen white.
Levai’s anger was boiling over!
“How could you possibly… sigh, treat a patient like this…!”
He groaned and finally voiced his complaint.
The fact that they were those ferocious killer whales was pushed to the back of his mind behind the sheer absurdity.
Calypso laughed as if wondering what the problem was.
“Don’t worry, you won’t die from that.”
“…What?”
“You’re being difficult. I know from experience. You need far more blood loss than that to die.”
The content was chilling for something said with such a bright smile.
…Did killer whales learn the amount of blood loss required for death? What a brutal family.
For a pacifist like himself, it was a world he could never understand.
‘But…’
The fact remained that he had survived. The pursuers still didn’t know this house existed.
They would wander only the alley where Levai had been for days.
It was clearly something to be grateful for.
‘The problem is that those two people are now on the list of those who know about this house.’
Revealing the house was unavoidable.
And moreover, Calypso Aquasiadel.
‘She apparently fought while protecting the Beluga Twins.’
Five years ago, Calypso’s street fight was famous. Levai knew about it too.
He had been surprised by what lay beneath it.
That she was a killer whale but somehow different—this could be well understood from the rumors that circulated afterward.
She doesn’t exercise violence against the weak like Baian Aquasiadel does.
But she’s not indifferent like Atlant Aquasiadel over there either.
Levai decided to gamble on this fact.
He was already in extreme pain and couldn’t die in this alley.
Absolutely not.
“…Thank you for helping me.”
In any case, Calypso seemed to be a good person, so if he just sent her on her way…
“Oh, don’t mention it. It’s not free, though.”
Send her on her way… what?

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