Black Killer Whale Baby - Chapter 131

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Chapter 131
Agenor had taken a heavy blow of verbal abuse, and his ribs ached, but on the other hand, he understood.
Who could possibly meet Pierre’s standards anyway?
“Aside from Calypso, there are hardly any people who feel particularly useful to me.”
“Yes… I thought that would be the case.”
An overwhelming difference in talent. He had no intention of ignoring this.
But recently, as Agenor watched the people being recruited, he had indeed felt somewhat diminished.
Pierre, observing this, casually threw out his next words.
“But what matters to you shouldn’t be my standards, should it?”
“Sir?”
“My daughter said she needed you, and she brought you before me and made you my second disciple.”
“…”
“Isn’t that all that should matter to you?”
Agenor pressed his lips firmly shut.
In truth, he had never expected to hear such words from Pierre.
And for good reason—this was Pierre Aquasiadel. Before Calypso appeared before him, Pierre was truly an eccentric of the Orca Family, and a powerhouse whom no one could approach save the Matriarch herself.
A person who had demonstrated firsthand what happens when the words “eccentric,” or “lunatic,” or “madman consumed by illness” combine with overwhelming strength.
Had it not been for Calypso, he could confidently say that the father and son would never have met in their entire lives.
As for Agenor, he harbored no particular regrets. It would have remained that way until he reached adulthood.
He and his brothers simply had somewhat poor fortune with their parents.
He would have thought only that much.
‘Still, he passed down tremendous power and talent. That should be enough.’
Thinking things conveniently was a way of thought unique to the Orcas.
Especially the three brothers—Agenor, Atlant, and Bellus—were children specialized in such thinking.
His blue eyes moved this way and that before he let out a deep sigh.
“Teacher, I think I owe you an apology.”
“…”
“There was a time when I truly thought of you as a worthless parent I could do without.”
Agenor spoke honestly.
There was no trace of shame on his face for saying such things before him.
Pierre, too, remained composed.
“It’s the truth, so I have no intention of denying it.”
“Yes. But still.”
“…”
“That’s not the case anymore, Teacher.”
As Pierre watched Agenor smile faintly, he thought once again that his sons were indeed nothing like Calypso.
“If you truly wish to grow stronger, I’ll train you earnestly. Bow down.”
Yet it was curious that he could still faintly see Calypso’s shadow lingering in the background.
“…I apologize, Teacher.”
And on that day, Agenor was trained to the point of barely surviving.
* * *
“Ugh, uuugh….”
A month had passed since I recruited Levai and Whale.
During that time, I’d tried bringing Whale to Father’s residence several times, but failed every single attempt.
It was due to multiple complex factors.
First of all….
‘The attention directed at me has become too concentrated.’
For some reason, the interest in me lately had exploded beyond concentration, so wherever I went in the Educational Institution, gazes converged on me.
“Hey, Second Brother. It’s because of you.”
“What? What did I do?”
“Is your size something that wouldn’t stand out?”
“….”
At first, I thought it was because of Atlant, who followed me around constantly except during his own educational time—or rather, sometimes I wondered if he was even attending classes at all.
I tried driving him away for exactly three days.
But no matter where I went, people’s gazes still followed me.
“Noble Lady, the Orca Family’s branch members are eyeing you.”
“That’s not eyeing—that’s admiration.”
“How do you know that, brother?”
“Ahem, the fact that you can’t distinguish that shows you’re still young, Ruba.”
“…You two are the same age, so what are you talking about?”
Even the Lugaluba Brothers, naive but surprisingly perceptive, now recognized the qualitative difference in those gazes.
‘Certainly, before they were filled with jealousy, envy, and distrust….’
These days, the gazes were full of admiration and longing.
I didn’t dislike the overwhelming attention, but the problem was that it wasn’t just pleasant anymore.
‘This is why it’s become difficult to bring Whale here?’
It would’ve been fine if it were only within the Educational Institution, but this attention persisted even on the path to Father’s residence.
Moreover, as interest in Father grew day by day.
More people began camping at the entrance to his residence, not just inside.
“Is this what a superstar’s life is like?”
“A superstar? What’s that?”
“Me, obviously.”
I puffed out my chest playfully, tapping it a few times as if boasting, and Atlant frowned.
Then he nodded shortly after.
“Whatever it is, if it describes you, it must be something good.”
I expected a retort to come flying, but instead I blinked in surprise.
“…Why did you suddenly become so agreeable? It’s unsettling.”
“What? You’re making a fuss even when I’m being nice.”
Atlant had barged into Father’s residence as usual, and soon after, Agenor joined us in the reception room.
For some reason, Agenor was groaning while rubbing his lower back.
But toward Atlant, he bared his teeth.
“Your sister told you not to talk to her.”
“Why are you picking a fight again? Do you want to die?”
“You two, if you’re going to fight, take it outside. If Young Boy gets caught up in this, I’ll make sure you both experience hell.”
“Hey, follow me downstairs!”
“I don’t want to? I’m staying next to my sister.”
I watched Second Brother and Third Brother’s quarrel with warm eyes.
‘Hmm, good. Either way, they’re getting along better than in the previous cycle. Maybe siblings really do need to be raised together from a young age.’
They had grown much closer compared to the previous cycle, when they would try to kill each other the moment their eyes met.
I felt proud.
“Father, don’t Second Brother and Third Brother seem to get along really well?”
Father, who had been standing beside me with his arms crossed, watching the two brothers bicker together, turned his head.
His expression was peculiar.
“Is that what you consider getting along well?”
“Yes!”
“Right now, the bookshelves in my house are about to collapse and the carpet is getting torn.”
“Come on, kids need to fight a little to grow up. You have plenty of money, don’t you?”
“That may be true, but…”
I shrugged my shoulders.
Meanwhile, Young Boy, as always, was sitting right next to me, clinging close.
As I stroked the child’s head, my thoughts naturally drifted to Whale, who gave off a similar feeling to Young Boy.
‘I need to bring him here soon so he can diagnose Father…’
I had recruited a living cure, yet I couldn’t use his abilities.
What kind of situation was this?
It was no different from paying for a house and not being able to enter it.
Besides, there were many other things I needed to discuss with Father aside from this matter.
“Father, did the Matriarch call for you again today?”
“Yes.”
I clicked my tongue and grumbled.
“Honestly, when you were ignoring her so blatantly, I never thought you were someone so obsessed with power.”
That was right. The other reason I couldn’t bring Whale in so carelessly was…
‘Grandmother keeps summoning Father.’
The Orca Family Matriarch continuously summoned Father. He had responded just once at the beginning, but after that, he refused to attend.
“Mother has always been that way.”
Perhaps because Father, who seemed to have no lingering attachments to life, was now behaving normally, she had become greedy.
In any case, after that, the Matriarch’s messengers came endlessly, and Father turned them away without hesitation.
Father placed his hand on top of my head.
“The more I act carelessly like this, the higher your value will become.”
“…”
“As the only existence that can control me.”
“…Oh, so I’m the only one who can control you?”
I had roughly guessed why Father was so deliberately driving me away, but hearing it stated so bluntly made me feel a bit flustered.
When I awkwardly lifted my gaze, I could see Father’s face wearing a slightly pleased smile.
“So you understand now?”
“….”
“I hope you’ll continue to understand from now on.”
I turned my head away and let out a few awkward coughs.
As I coughed for a while, I felt my sleeve being tugged repeatedly.
When I turned my head, I saw Ekion’s face, as always intently focused on me.
“Ekion? What is it?”
“Control, you like?”
“…What are you talking about?”
“Calypso, I can give too.”
“…Give what?”
“Leash.”
“….”
I whipped my head around toward Father.
“Father, what do I do? He seems to have learned something strange.”
“Why is that my fault?”
“I’m not saying it’s your fault. No, it’s our fault.”
This was something I had been worried about.
‘They say you shouldn’t even drink cold water in front of a child.’
Trying to raise a child among these rough Orcas—what else would he see and learn?
“This won’t do. We need to be careful together. Do you know how important first impressions are for a child?”
“…That Dragon Duke you’re so fond of—no, that Dragon bird…. That Dragon Duke is the kind who would see through even such thoughts of yours.”
I heard Father’s words, but Ekion was tugging at me so I turned my head first.
I grabbed Ekion and taught him.
“Ekion, let’s think about those words when you’re a bit older. There might come a time when you truly want to say such things to someone.”
“…I’m not trying to contradict, but shouldn’t you be teaching him not to say such things?”
“Huh? Well, of course… when someone you want to be with appears.”
I tilted my head in confusion.
“Shouldn’t I give my leash first? That way I have a legitimate reason to hold the other person’s leash too.”
“….”
“Didn’t you do the same? Or did you never have such a person?”
After hearing my words, Father stared at me, then slowly turned his gaze away.
“I’ve rarely desired anyone in my lifetime, so I’m not sure. Except for you…. Well, perhaps there was one.”

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