Black Killer Whale Baby - Chapter 127

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Chapter 127
In that moment, the young boy’s eyes turned toward me.
Even as I felt those gray eyes staring intently at me, I didn’t tear my gaze away from Levai.
“…Is that all?”
Levai asked as if he couldn’t believe it.
“Yeah. That’s all, but? Oh, there’s one more person suffering from the same illness, so I suppose I can add this much more, right?”
“….”
I had to keep my promise to Lirivel after all.
“Such a… transaction.”
Levai’s face was confused. As if asking what kind of nonsense this was.
“Why? It doesn’t seem profitable for you, does it?”
When I see Agenor, when I see Lirivel. And when I see Levai here.
Every time I meet someone I know well in the third cycle, I feel the passage of time in moments like these.
Things you would never have said if you were the you I know. Moments when I realize you’re still so young.
‘Levai, if you were the you I know, you would have shamelessly accepted it first and only thought such things to yourself.’
I smiled softly.
Seeing Suha in such a malleable state wasn’t exactly a bad feeling.
“Right, it really isn’t profitable, is it?”
“….”
“Since you’re being this conscientious with me, I suppose I have no choice. I should conduct business conscientiously too.”
“…Yes?”
“From now on, there are no special discounts.”
I lightly tapped the ground with my foot and deliberately spoke in a teasing manner.
“You threw it away?”
“W-what are you saying?”
“You said to trade fairly. So be it. There’s one more thing I want. Give me that.”
“….”
“Then I’ll protect the dolphin under the conditions I mentioned and also take good care of the living cure over there.”
“Yes, so you’re finally revealing your true intentions. Tell me. What do you desire?”
Levai’s eyes were no longer confused—they held the gaze of someone who had expected this all along.
“You.”
“Yes, anything….”
“You, I said.”
“…Yes?”
“I want to have you.”
“….”
“Hey!”
Atlant, who had been quiet, hurriedly interjected. What’s wrong with him?
…And why is Levai making that kind of pose?
Whether it was instinct or something else, Levai—
I crossed my arms in an X across my chest and made a vacant expression.
“You want… me?”
“Hey! That’s exactly the problem with how you’re phrasing it! Cancel that right now, would you?”
“Why? I said the same thing to Agenor.”
I said the same thing to Lirivel too.
“He’s blood relation!”
“Good grief, when did you become such a nag? You weren’t like this before.”
I tilted my head while tapping Atlant’s fierce arm repeatedly.
“Alright, alright. I got it. Become my subordinate.”
“….”
“I’ll treat you better than those Sharks desperately searching for you out there.”
I said with a grin.
“…Is that the entirety of your conditions?”
“Why? Does it seem cheap?”
“Yes. Suspiciously cheap, in fact.”
Levai spoke honestly.
“Then it seems you value yourself that cheaply.”
“….”
“Not bad. I like acquiring talent at a premium price. My eye is never wrong. Besides, who said it was one? It’s two.”
I gestured with a glance toward the young boy standing beside Levai.
“So, compared to those Sharks somewhere out there—how about it?”
Levai ground his teeth with an excited expression.
“…Any faction would be better than the Sharks.”
I suspected that thanks to those Sharks causing such a ruckus, I’d gotten the opportunity to recruit Levai much more easily.
“So, my proposal?”
“…I accept.”
“Good.”
I clapped once.
“Then let’s go.”
“Yes? Where…?”
“We can’t keep living here, can we?”
I turned to leave, then suddenly remembered something and turned back.
“Right, how long will the treatment take?”
* * *
Two hours later.
We entered a grand lodging located in the city. If I had to compare it to Earth standards, it would be a five-star hotel.
Securing the best room there wasn’t particularly difficult.
Not only was I there, but Atlant was with me as well.
‘I wish I could take them straight to Father’s estate, but we’d be far too conspicuous on the way.’
I glanced at Levai and Whale.
I dressed both of them in large robes and brought them here.
Since both Atlant and I had faces that were practically identification cards, the moment I returned to the Aquasiadel Estate, rumors would inevitably spread that I had been traveling with others.
No matter how much we concealed our faces with robes, there would be no shortage of people taking notice.
‘Still, his wounds have healed completely without a trace?’
Since we were indoors now, both of them had removed their hoods again, and I gazed at Levai’s face with curiosity.
Atlant crossed his arms and grumbled.
“How long does this treatment take anyway?”
That was right.
“Tell me about it.”
The two hours hadn’t been spent traveling here—they’d been spent treating Levai.
“I’m curious too.”
I walked over and plopped down across from Levai.
Now that Levai’s treatment was complete, his gaze was coldly composed.
Circular spectacles now rested on his face.
If I had to describe them, they resembled glasses from the enlightenment era—the kind intellectuals of that time would have worn.
I’d always thought they suited him terribly well before. He must have worn them since childhood too?
“So, shall we talk now? How exactly does this treatment work?”
Levai showed no disturbance, but Whale, who sat beside him, flinched instead.
“What method is the treatment?”
I hadn’t witnessed Levai’s treatment process just moments ago.
“I’ll complete the treatment and leave, so would you mind waiting outside for a moment?”
That’s what Levai had said.
Though curious, I had readily stepped aside.
I figured I’d find out eventually anyway.
Just as the orca’s ‘power of water’ and the lion’s ‘power of earth’ were used differently.
‘The healing power would likely work the same way—same purpose, but different methods.’
In the case of the female lead, she could use her healing power ‘in specific situations, depending on her emotional state.’
So what about this boy called Whale?
“I never thought you wouldn’t tell me. Don’t drag this out—explain it now.”
Straightforward eyes looked at me, then turned back toward Levai. A gaze asking what to do.
“…I must say, I’m quite curious how you came to know about a ‘living cure’ in the first place.”
“But that’s not what matters right now.”
“….”
Levai lowered his eyes slightly. I thought I detected a hint of contemplation.
“Since it’s a power close to a miracle, rather than explaining it directly….”
When he raised his eyes again, that contemplative air had vanished entirely.
“You’ll understand faster by seeing it.”
Levai drew a dagger from his pocket and without hesitation slashed his own palm.
Instead of being startled, I furrowed my brow.
This bastard, again. He really doesn’t care about his body.
‘I wondered when he picked up that habit, but it seems it was from childhood?’
“Whale, heal me.”
“Brother.”
“It’s fine. He’s trustworthy.”
Levai’s eyes glanced sideways at me.
I had already sworn the Oath of the Sea upon entering this place.
Was it only me? He had sworn it too.
“This power is actually… not as convenient as one might think.”
As Levai spoke, Whale grasped his hand with a reluctant expression.
In that moment, I witnessed a subtle silver glow emanating from his gray irises.
‘Light?’
The glow soon spread across his hands as well.
Whale’s eyes grew hazy.
The young boy’s lips parted softly.
“Salmon, red Apocalypse petals, three drops of dew.”
At those cryptic words, I tilted my head in confusion.
‘Why is he saying such things?’
Yet Levai nodded as though accustomed to it and withdrew a pouch from his breast.
He then opened it and laid out the contents one by one on the table.
I couldn’t identify everything.
Salmon piled on paper, crimson flower petals of some kind, and a small vial filled with transparent liquid that sloshed gently.
Remarkably, certain items became enveloped in silver light before vanishing into thin air.
And the remaining glow seeped into Levai’s hand.
When the light finally faded, Levai’s hand was completely healed.
‘…What in the world is this.’
I felt as though I had witnessed something entirely unexpected.

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