Black Killer Whale Baby - Chapter 287

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Side Story: Act 12
Wow, Father? Is it Father Ekion?
‘No, it’s a dragon made of water!’
Most notably, the elongated mouth shape resembled Father’s dragon form, but it was different. Mother’s creation looked more like a long snake.
“This is annoying. Let’s hurry up.”
….
“And this is the last one.”
Mother and Eldest Brother fought.
Strangely, the water’s force didn’t reach this far, so I watched intently.
‘When Mother watches a fight, her… her… anyway, her perspective broadens!’
Eldest Brother fought incredibly well. But even I could see it. Mother was stronger!
After the fight ended, it was Mother who stood with her foot on Eldest Brother’s back.
‘Mother is the best after all!’
I clenched my fists. I must have gotten too excited. My palms were drenched with sweat.
“Look at that. It’s the building I was trapped in when I was young, right? Since it collapsed, I tried to take a moment to appreciate it, but that older brother… he’s useless, completely useless.”
….
“Eldest Brother. You didn’t kill him, so keep your promise, yeah? Damn orca bastard. You’re under me now, so don’t you dare challenge me again.”
Mother wiped away a tiny bit of blood from her cheek and walked over with heavy steps.
Oh, is she coming this way!
“Commander!”
I tried to rush toward Mother, but…! Someone suddenly appeared.
The person who brushed past me rushed toward Mother in a panic.
“Were you here? I’ve been searching for you!”
“Why.”
“Why?! There’s a mountain of work to handle right now… isn’t it obvious?”
“My ears hurt. Speak quietly. Matata.”
“Geez, that dolphin keeps picking on me! Calling me stupid!”
“You’re a lobster, so it’s true your intelligence is lower than theirs, isn’t it?”
“Wow, that’s species discrimination! How is that different from saying orcas love killing?”
“That’s fair.”
Mother laughed softly.
“But didn’t you say with your own mouth last time that crustacean beastkin are more physical than intellectual? Isn’t that a self-incriminating statement?”
“Ugh…!”
Strangely, Mother’s smiling face was different from what I remembered. Mother rotated her neck while smiling.
“But… who keeps staring like a little mouse?”
“Huh?”
Oh, someone other than me must be watching.
As I thought this, my body was suddenly lifted up.
“If you mean a little mouse, are you referring to this one?”
When I lifted my head, I saw a familiar face once again.
Wow! Third Father!
It was Hauser.
His hair length was different and his bangs were thick enough to cover his eyes, but it was Father.
“Oh. Hauser, when did you arrive?”
And the moment she saw me, Mother’s eyes widened.
“…Young boy?”
I tilted my head in confusion.
Huh? Why doesn’t Mother recognize me? I figured it out immediately.
Ahem, an excellent Orca has sharp instincts after all! I paused for a moment, rolling my eyes in thought.
So… this is Cali’s dream, and Mother doesn’t know Cali?
‘Or maybe she’s planning a surprise party. Like my last birthday!’
Mother had pretended not to know me back then too.
She kept saying things like “Who are you? Do I know you?” and I ended up crying my eyes out.
That wasn’t very becoming of an excellent Orca.
‘Alright, this time I’ll act like an adult, right? Yes, let’s do that.’
I clenched my fists tightly. Come on, Mother! This time Cali will do better.
“Well now, looks like an Orca, but… why is a young child here?”
The red-haired man approached me with wide strides. I bristled.
“Mister! I’m not a young child!”
“What, your speech is so well-developed… wait, ‘mister’?! I’m in my twenties!”
“Our Mother said anyone over twenty is a mister!”
“Ugh!”
The person named Tata clutched his chest and pretended to be in pain.
When I looked at Mother, her expression was complicated. No, it was strange.
‘That’s the expression she makes when Levi Father brings strange cooking!’
Ekion Father and Levi Father were truly terrible at cooking. Yet Mother would always eat it with exactly that expression, reluctant but willing.
Mother said that was affection.
I didn’t quite understand what she meant, but…
“Hyah!”
Following that, a large woman suddenly dropped from the sky.
“Commander, I’ve handled that side. But the resistance from the branch families is formidable. That Atlant, the commander’s Second Brother… oh?”
Dark brown hair. A person with pitch-black eyes. Oh, I’ve seen this person before.
‘Someone Mother knows!’
Her name, her name was…
“Camula.”
“Maza, Camula!”
Walrus Beastkin!
I have a good memory too!
“What child is this? Looks like an Orca, but the children have already evacuated… hmm?”
The woman tilted her head as she looked at me.
“Pardon me? If I’m not mistaken, this child bears a striking resemblance to the Commander.”
The moment Kamularan spoke, the atmosphere around us became deathly silent.
Mother stared down at me intently.
“Hauser, hand her over.”
I dangled limply in Mother’s arms.
“Ah, that’s not how you hold a child.”
Mother adjusted her grip on me.
Then she stared at me again, closely.
“Who are you?”
Thanks to being held snugly, I could examine Mother in detail. But wait…
‘Mother has so many scars…!’
They said someone as strong as Mother wouldn’t have many scars on her body. Yet the Mother before me was covered in wounds—on her neck, her ears, everywhere.
Like someone who fought constantly, every single moment.
‘Mother… or is she not…?’
I felt a sudden chill of fear.
Then I quickly shook my head. No, this face is Mother’s. It’s just… slightly strange.
‘This is Cali’s dream, after all!’
I clenched my fists tightly.
“…This child really does have expressive features.”
“Sir… Commander? This is really, truly strange. Really, truly, truly strange.”
“Don’t.”
“No, but if I don’t say it, I’ll regret it when I die! So… did you perhaps have a daughter?”
The moment those words left his mouth, I felt a murderous intent.
When I turned around, I saw Hauser standing there, glaring at the red-haired man with terrifying eyes.
“Ugh, why, why are you glaring at me, Hauser!”
“The Commander told you not to speak of it.”
“That’s funny. You’re the one who doesn’t want to hear it!”
“Now, everyone, let’s not fight.”
Kamularan gently grasped Mother’s arm.
“So you suspect something?”
“…No?”
Mother rested her chin in her hand.
“I was wondering if that dead man—my father—somehow had a late child.”
“Huh? Pierre? That can’t be. He never remarried after that.”
“Hmm, is that so? Well, one can never be certain…”
I blinked.
‘Dead father…? Grandfather? This really must be a dream.’
It frightened me a little.
For some reason, I felt uneasy. I quickly grasped Mother’s wrist.
Our eyes—the same color—met. I smiled softly.
“Mother!”
“….”
“….”
“….”
Mother’s expression grew even more peculiar.
“…Oh, when did you give birth? C-Congratulations!”
“Quiet.”
“Calypso, who is this? If you could just tell me who the man is….”
“Wait. Hauser? Have you lost your mind? We have so much to do, so can we save your anger for later? It’s already difficult enough dealing with that superior, Atlant or whatever his name is?”
The surroundings grew chaotic.
No matter how loud it became, I kept my eyes fixed on Mother.
“Cali, do you know there are so very many worlds besides the one we live in?”
“Many worlds?”
“Yes. When our daughter grows a bit more, I’ll tell her something fun.”
For some reason, as I said that, a memory surfaced—Mother holding me when I was about two years old, laughing.
Mother stroked me as she spoke.
“A memory I wish had become just a cherished recollection, yet one I can never forget—Mother’s adventure.”
Mother’s adventure!
I didn’t understand a word of it then, but I loved Mother’s bright smile so very much.
“Mother….”
I looked up at Mother again.
Why was it? If Mother said she didn’t know me here, it would feel so sad.
Yes, Cali would be sad.
But I mustn’t cry. I’m a brave orca after all!
“I don’t know the reason, but.”
Mother raised one hand and stroked me. Her touch was warm.
“There must be a reason you call me that, isn’t there?”
Mother’s eyes met mine, and she smiled with a grin. It was different from the smile I knew.
Yet she was still Mother.
“Have you lost your family? Will you come with me?”

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