Black Killer Whale Baby - Chapter 276

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Side Story Episode 1
Hi! My name is Callin.
My nickname is ‘Calli’!
I’m a super duper strong orca beastkin. No wait.
‘I should talk like an adult!’
I’m a seriously strong orca beastkin!
Anyway, that’s not really the important part.
I’m in a slightly difficult situation right now, but as an orca beastkin, I can handle this much.
First, I need to explain the situation to the person who came looking for me.
Seeing those guys groaning and collapsed on the grass, I quickly spoke so they wouldn’t misunderstand.
“I didn’t kill them!”
“…Mm. Yes, it does look that way. They’re not dead. Just unconscious.”
Good, I explained it well.
I broke into a wide smile.
“Right! I beat them up! But I didn’t beat them up too much!”
“…I see. The bumps aren’t that big. Though they seem to have passed out painfully from one hit.”
“I washed them with the power of water!”
“…Didn’t the opponent have trouble breathing?”
“Yeah!”
“Then you did well.”
“Yeah!!”
“But what did that one do wrong to be lying there?”
I liked the hand gently touching my forehead.
“…You’re hurt.”
“Yeah, a little. I’m still not satisfied with myself.”
My laughter cut short and anger flared up suddenly. This is all because of those guys!
“My friend is a shrimp beastkin! They called her a cripple because her back is bent! That’s mean!”
“…Should I hit them more for you?”
“Yeah! No, I’ll do it!”
Then the person who came to pick me up smiled gently. Such a beautiful face today too.
“No, no. These things should be done secretly. My father would nag me if he found out.”
“Right, my dads can’t find out either!”
“We’re on the same page.”
We understand each other well.
I felt better.
Actually, the person who came looking for me is someone who makes me feel good just by looking at their face, so that might be why.
I laughed with a hehe.
“I’ll keep implementing justice!”
“Mm… You could probably be a bit gentler. But well, all’s well that ends well.”
“Yeah!”
The person who came to pick me up lifted me high into the air. I chattered excitedly.
“…I lifted an immovable rock! You don’t even need to say how amazing I am—your mouth would hurt from talking about it!”
Orcas are incredibly powerful beastkin.
And they are noble, magnificent, and a responsible race!
“We cherish our own kind and embrace the weak.”
“Aha, so it’s about embracing others.”
“That’s right, Maza. Embrace!”
“Aha.”
A whale’s intelligence is determined by how quickly they grasp language.
Therefore, I’m quite intelligent—speaking so well at merely three years old. I can even speak so many words.
My teacher was amazed too!
“Mother spoke well at three years old too. I do well!”
“That’s right. Calypso also spoke remarkably well at the same age.”
“Not that—Calli!”
“Yes, Calli.”
The person holding me while walking chuckled softly, stroking my black head.
The characteristic of direct-line Orcas is dark blue hair with white spots dotted across it, as if mimicking the patterns of their animal form.
Rarely, some direct-line members like Grandfather don’t have them. But most do.
So I have them too.
And while my crown is dark blue, my hair gradually becomes whiter toward the bottom. Just like Mother!
My hair was very short when I was born. But Mother looked so magnificent with long hair that I worked hard to grow mine too. Now it’s beautifully flowing.
The magnificence of Orcas doesn’t end there.
“Mother said so. Destroy the children who bully the weak ones!”
“…Mm.”
The person holding me made a small sound, then adjusted how they were carrying me.
“So…you got into a fight.”
“I won!”
“Yes, it brings back old memories.”
“Old memories?”
“Calypso also got into a fight at three years old. Back then, she rescued the young Orca Twins.”
“Like how Calli helped a friend?”
“Yes, just like you, Calli.”
I belatedly remembered my shrimp beastkin friend ‘Lamp’ and my Orca beastkin friend ‘Lulu’. I told them to run away well—they must have escaped safely, right?
“Did Lulu escape well with Lamp?”
“Yes, they arrived safely with me. They seemed frightened, so I sent them to my younger sibling.”
“Phew. Thank goodness!”
“Thank you for helping my niece and the weak beastkin child, Calli.”
“No. It was the right thing to do.”
I puffed out my chest proudly.
“Lulu cried saying she didn’t want to go and would fight me. But I said one person had to escape with Lamp.”
I must live up to my mother’s name.
“That brings back memories.”
A soft laugh drifted down from above.
“It’s far too easy to wrap someone around your finger when they’ve saved you.”
“Huh?”
“Some people spend their entire lives enchanted by another.”
I didn’t understand what she meant.
“That’s hard! Explain it to me!”
“Aha. It’s meaningless talk.”
The person holding me had such beautiful eyes.
A brilliant black like a starlit night sky, with hints of amber dancing within.
Even his hair color was magnificent.
“I don’t want to be a prince anymore—I want to be a princess.”
“Suddenly? Though you are our princess, of course.”
“Yes. I like being a princess even more when Ruga calls me that!”
This person is Ruga!
The Chief Retainer of our Aquasiade Castle.
And someone I adore more than anything!
We orcas boldly confess our feelings to those we cherish.
“I love you, Ruga!”
“I love you too, Princess.”
“I love you and you love me. Perfect!”
“What do you mean?”
I recalled my mother’s words.
“A woman must propose with confidence.”
“Ah, so that’s what it was? I once knew someone who proposed and then pretended they hadn’t. That was a very long time ago.”
“Ahem, ahem. Anyway, that’s how it is, my daughter?”
I nodded my head vigorously.
All right, with confidence!
I’m clever, and the Herring Sisters, my mother, grandfather, grandmother, and uncles all said I was beautiful.
And that’s right—I have plenty of money too!
“Ruga, then marry me!”
Actually, this wasn’t the first time. The moment I learned to speak, I cried out his name first.
“Ruga!”
“Yes?”
“Marry me!”
“Good heavens. What is my child saying? Hey, Levai, explain! Is that something a two-year-old should say?”
“Her first words weren’t ‘mother’ or ‘father,’ but the Chief Retainer’s name. How refreshing.”
“Is this really the time for that? Ekion! You say something too. Whale, you as well! Hauser!”
“…Well. I said Calypso first, didn’t I?”
“Hmm, it’s a shame, but I suppose it could happen. Don’t be too disappointed.”
“You resemble Calypso.”
And so it continued. My hundredth proposal was rejected today as well.
“I’m sorry. That won’t work.”
“Why? Don’t you like me?”
“How could that be? It’s far too much of an honor. Our Princess is so lovely.”
Ruga hummed a gentle tune. The orca beastkin was said to sing well.
“We’re both dolphins. Why are you so tone-deaf?”
“You certainly have varied complaints. Would you look at these documents? I have no idea who the actual ruler is when I’m the one stamping the seals.”
“Ahem, we’ve only been a nation for a year. Let’s take things easy.”
“…Why, do you take things so easy even when entering the coffin?”
“Oh, I have a date scheduled?”
“Your Majesty!”
In contrast, the dolphin beastkin seemed unable to sing.
“I can’t do that, Calypso.”
“Why? Why not?”
“Because I belong to Your Majesty.”
Ruga whispered the secret in a small, measured voice.
“What? When did Mother take Ruga?”
“She took my heart long ago.”
“I want to take it too!”
“You can’t. There’s only one heart.”
Ruga brought her index finger to her lips and whispered, “Shh.”
“That’s why I became Chief Retainer.”
“Huh?”
“I just abandoned the Matriarch position and gave it to my twin sister.”
“I don’t quite understand.”
“That’s the point.”
Ruga pressed her forehead against mine and rubbed gently. She smelled wonderful.
I love hugs!
“I’m aiming to be the fifth husband.”
Ruga looked slightly wicked as she said this with a laugh.
I laughed along with her, giggling.
“That’s fine!”
Even though my proposal was rejected, it’s fine. I can try again!
A magnificent orca doesn’t give up easily!
But there was something I was curious about. Ruga might know.
As I tilted my head, Ruga blinked.
“Ruga, you know…”
“Yes?”
“Does Ruga happen to know who my father is?”
I have four fathers, after all.
Which one is actually my father?
* * *
“Yawn.”
After a satisfying nap, I opened my eyes to see the familiar desk before me.
“You’ve awakened, Princess.”
Hair that was blue, or perhaps a beautiful teal—it came into view.
The lenses of his glasses sparkled brilliantly in the sunlight!
I broke into a wide smile.
“Levai!”
“….”
“Father!”

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