Black Killer Whale Baby - Chapter 130

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Chapter 130
I stared at Atlant with suspicious eyes.
So he had the blood of K-Joseon flowing through him—where did he get off questioning age?
I shot Atlant a glare before turning my head away. I spoke to Illia, who wore a faint smile.
“So what happened with the discussion?”
“Well, about that…”
Illia bowed her head slightly to me. Instead of answering directly, she glanced sideways at Levai.
“May I speak?”
Levai shrugged his shoulders with a relieved expression.
“Levai and the young boy he brought will be protected by our Beluga family.”
“I see.”
So that’s how it turned out. It wasn’t surprising since it was the result I’d anticipated.
Still, when we entered the room, even Illia had seemed doubtful, so I was curious what conversation had taken place between them.
‘I sent Atlant in as a precaution, just in case.’
I’d wondered if a violent clash might occur, but even if it did, Atlant would be more than capable of mediating.
Well, mediating was perhaps the wrong word—it would be more like laying both of them flat on the ground. But what did it matter?
As long as we ended up in Seoul, did the path really matter?
“When we went in, one of them was glaring like you were enemies, yet the conversation went well?”
“Yes, I was wondering why the son of a childhood friend was eyeing me like an adversary, but it turned out there were circumstances.”
Illia said this while glancing at Levai.
Apparently, one of the dolphins’ allies had switched sides to the sharks and betrayed the dolphins?
‘It makes sense—if a traitor emerges from among your acquaintances, anyone would become suspicious.’
The feeling that there’s not a single person in this world you can trust—I knew it well. I shrugged my shoulders.
“Even though you’ve known each other for a long time, it seems you haven’t quite dispelled all the suspicions. Please treat him well.”
“Yes, that does seem to be the case. It felt like being interrogated after so long. Even the dolphin leader himself doesn’t treat me this way.”
“…Ugh. I’ve already apologized for that.”
“Well, well. I’m inclined to be generous about it. Though I did wonder when the dolphin leader changed, mind you?”
True to her nature as the Beluga Family Matriarch, Illia delivered her barbs with a serene expression, then brushed her hands clean.
“Shall we proceed with the move right away?”
“Yes.”
And so the residences for Levai and Whale were settled.
‘Now that’s mostly wrapped up. I just need to arrange a place for Father and Whale to be together soon.’
Everything felt like it had been resolved well.
Just as I was feeling this lightness, a small incident occurred before Levai and Whale departed.
“Hey!”
We were about to part ways, and Whale and Levai were about to follow Illia.
But instead of leaving, Whale grabbed hold of my sleeve.
I blinked.
‘Grabbing at my sleeve like that… it’s similar to what Yongyang does.’
Perhaps because seeing this boy reminded me of Ekion, I felt neither anger nor irritation.
I simply stared at him without pushing away, as if asking what he was doing.
“What’s wrong?”
“Aren’t you taking me and my brother with you?”
I pondered for a moment before speaking.
“Broadly speaking, I am taking both you and Levai under my care, aren’t I?”
It’s just that I can’t take you with me right now.
I hadn’t mentioned this because I thought Levai would explain it to Whale.
After thinking a bit more, I casually approached Whale.
Whale seemed flustered as I suddenly drew near. Regardless, I grabbed him by the collar and pulled him close.
“My goodness.”
“…What are you doing!”
I whispered to Whale alone, taking advantage of the moment when those watching froze.
“Why? Isn’t that person a good person?”
“…Y-yes, he’s a good person.”
“Then that settles it.”
I pulled my mouth away from Whale’s ear and faced him again. I grinned while still holding his collar.
“Just wait a little, sweetheart. If you wanted to live with me, why didn’t you say so?”
“…”
Since this child was essentially a living cure, it would be best to keep him by Father’s side.
I was already planning to look into whether we could move him within a short time.
Someone grabbed my hand holding Whale’s collar. When I turned around, it was Levai.
“Are you threatening the child?”
“Of course not. We’ve gotten quite close.”
“…When exactly?”
“While you were having that intimate conversation with Illia?”
I relaxed my grip to show I wasn’t threatening him.
“It’s time for us to part ways now.”
I raised my free hand and waved it casually.
“I was wondering too—why don’t you take us in directly yourself?”
“I should be asking you that. Wouldn’t you have thought it through to that point?”
“…”
“If I take you with me right now, it’ll draw attention. Do you want to run into a shark in the middle of the night?”
“…”
“It seems you weren’t unaware, so what did you want to ask?”
Levai’s lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but soon he let out a small sigh.
“It’s nothing.”
It was an anticlimactic incident.
* * *
Levai had simply wanted to ask.
‘Why do you speak as if you understand me so well?’
That was true. It was understandable that he knew about himself.
Yes, he was a dolphin, and even among dolphins and in educational institutions, he had distinguished himself as a prodigy, so it made sense.
But Calypso Aquasiadel didn’t stop there—she spoke as if she knew everything about him: his personality, his values, his beliefs.
Everything about the existence called Levai.
As if she had observed him from beside him for years.
It felt strange.
‘And Whale, who never gave his heart to anyone except me…’
Whale, who seemed kind and courteous to everyone but rarely opened his heart, had grasped Calypso’s hem in mere minutes.
“Quite a curious thing, isn’t it?”
When I lifted my head, we were already in the corridor.
It was the path leading to the room where Illia’s family—Roba and the Lugaluba twins—were.
Ilia Beluga was smiling softly as if she understood Levai’s concerns.
She was someone he knew well because she was his mother’s friend. She wasn’t usually one to smile so often.
“All the children who’ve seen Calypso show similar reactions. They’re so taken with her they don’t know what to do, and it seems you’ve become like our children too?”
“What do you mean?”
“Falling for someone at first sight isn’t strange.”
What on earth was she talking about? Levai’s face twisted immediately.
It was completely baseless.
“Please don’t tease me. It’s not like that.”
“Is that so? If not, that’s a shame. But certainly, all the children who’ve met her show similar reactions.”
…
Ilia briefly recalled the past from five years ago. When she first met Calypso.
“But it’s not just the children.”
Ilia tapped her own chest bluntly.
“That person strangely stirs even this adult heart of mine.”
…
“So set aside any strange thoughts for now. This isn’t a time to rest comfortably. Our children are excited to see you after so long.”
…
“You’ve been through a lot.”
Only then did Levai lower his gaze.
Yes, he could find out what this sense of discord was once he met Calypso again.
Wasn’t his ‘specialty’ an ability that existed for such purposes?
“Yes, thank you.”
* * *
‘What should I do?’
Agenor had been quite dissatisfied recently. Or rather, he wasn’t sure whether to call it dissatisfaction or anxiety.
“Soon we’ll be bringing in a new recruit—I’ll introduce you.”
Recently, Calypso had been aggressively recruiting people.
Just counting the people Calypso had captivated, one could fill more than one hand.
The problem was that even in Agenor’s eyes, they all had some skill, or if they were weak, they possessed some unique specialty.
Or perhaps they possessed abilities that could be utilized as effectively as herring.
“Teacher.”
When learning from Pierre, who was both my father and my teacher, the lessons always took place at his residence.
But I no longer trained solely in the garden or the training grounds attached to his quarters as I once had.
Beneath Pierre’s residence lay a vast underground space where I occasionally conducted my secret training.
“Am I a useless man?”
At that, Pierre, who had been standing nearby, turned his head.
In Pierre’s hand was a book, and its title read as follows.
【1000 Ways to Converse with Your Daughter as Adolescence Approaches】
“….”
The book’s title kept catching my eye, but I decided to quietly pretend I hadn’t noticed.
…Wasn’t Calypso still some time away from adolescence?
In any case, Pierre willingly closed the book for his third son and disciple.
Compared to before, when he would ignore my words unless they were absolutely necessary, this represented remarkable progress.
“If you’re asking whether you’re useless in the most ordinary sense of the question.”
“….”
“That’s right. By my standards, you are useless.”

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