Black Killer Whale Baby - Chapter 288

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Side Story Episode 13
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Early morning. The sunlight was absolutely beautiful.
And I was in my office, conversing with my Third Brother, Agenor.
“So?”
“….”
“She hasn’t regained consciousness?”
“Right.”
Agenor nodded. His expression was grave.
Last night, Heila, who had been undergoing interrogation, simply closed her eyes, and since then she hasn’t opened them.
Whether water is poured on her, whether water magic is used, no matter what methods are tried, her eyes won’t open.
“It’s not ordinary unconsciousness. That Whale bastard….”
“Wait. It’s not Whale bastard—it’s Whale. How long are you going to keep calling my husbands like that?”
I retorted with exasperation, and Agenor shrugged.
“I don’t acknowledge anyone weaker than me, little sister.”
“You’re as arbitrary as an Orca. Anyway, so what?”
“The Whale said she’s in a comatose state.”
I fell silent, lost in thought. An Orca filled with resentment who had attacked my daughter Cali.
And a woman who fell into a comatose state in enemy territory. It couldn’t be coincidence.
“Understood. Report to me as soon as that woman opens her eyes.”
“As you command.”
Agenor turned to leave, then spun back around.
“Oh! And Second Brother caught that woman’s accomplices. The informants too.”
“Atlant? That was fast.”
“Well… among us, his instincts are the most developed. Maybe it’s because he’s the type who uses senses instead of his head? What was he saying again. He said it was easy to find them because they were traitors from before.”
….”
He must be referring to someone who betrayed us in the third cycle. I understood and nodded.
“Alright, then I’ll go. Oh, and….”
Agenor trailed off and stared intently at something.
It was toward Levai, who stood beside me like a painting, holding documents.
Agenor grinned boyishly, like he had in childhood.
Pointing directly at Levai.
“If I had to choose, it’s that guy, you know?”
“What?”
“Our pretty little niece has been on a father-finding quest lately. Hearing about that… the eldest brother, Second Brother, and I made a bet.”
“Surely not….”
“About who the father is. I was curious too.”
These crazy brothers of mine.
I stared at him in disbelief, and Agenor laughed elegantly with his handsome face.
“I’m betting on the Dolphin, remember that. You Dolphin bastard.”
Levai bowed expressionlessly. Politely, with a slight nod.
“…Come to think of it, I was just thinking you were the most exceptional among His Majesty’s siblings.”
“Hehe. You’re flattering me just like everyone else. Well, I’m going!”
I was dumbfounded.
“…What nonsense are you spouting, really.”
“Doesn’t it sound pleasant?”
“Why are you going along with this again?”
Instead of responding, Levai approached from the side and leaned against the desk.
As he bent his waist, his hair cascaded softly.
“There’s no reason to object when I’m taking your side. Rather than that…”
“…”
“I wish to savor this precious time granted to me.”
I paused for a moment, rolling my eyes.
It was early morning.
My eyes had opened early.
‘It must be because of my worry about Cali.’
I went straight to see Cali, but the child was still deep in sleep at that hour.
As expected.
She was sleeping so soundly that no one could wake her.
‘About three hours left before she wakes.’
And there was one other reason I’d woken early…
“Fine, I enjoy seeing you too.”
I grabbed Levai’s tie and pulled it toward me.
“But looking down at me from above is too presumptuous, isn’t it?”
“If you wish.”
Levai slowly bent his knees. Bending was fine, but…
Wait?
…Why is he going under the desk?
“Would it be difficult for me to willingly submit?”
“Hold on, going under there doesn’t mean…”
“As you command.”
“Command? What command! Hey, hey, wait a moment, pants! Ah!”
I squeezed my eyes shut.
This dolphin must be insane. Why is he doing something he’s never done before!
I squeezed my eyes shut.
“If I may, I’d appreciate it if you’d let your voice out freely.”
“Mmph, don’t command me.”
“It’s not a command, but a plea. Like this…”
“I know, so… Ah.”
“There’s no greater joy than moments like these.”
“…You shameless thing.”
I grasped Levai’s silken hair firmly. From below, I felt the vibration of his lips against mine as he smiled.
“Thank you for the compliment.”
Now that you understand, that’s enough.
I squeezed my eyes shut.
Gauging the time to visit Cali, my vision gradually turned white.
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Calypso’s quarters were in absolute chaos.
“The commander brought her daughter!”
“What nonsense is this?”
“Speak clearly, you crustacean fool!”
Such was the usual reputation of the crayfish beastkin Matata.
‘A loudmouth second only to the flying fish!’
Because of this, what Matata saw and heard spread throughout Calypso’s forces in a single day.
The octopus crafting objects, the starfish returning from espionage, the seahorse devoted to ability development.
Everyone came rushing over.
What in the world was this supposed to mean?!
And that story reached the ears of Levai, the strategist who had just returned from negotiations.
Levai threw open the door to Calypso’s quarters without even removing his coat. There was no time for knocking.
“I’ve come to see Calypso’s precious first daughter.”
“…You madman.”
His lord, seated at the desk inside the quarters, stared at Levai with an incredulous expression.
Her face was composed.
She had always been this way. From the day she recruited him until now.
It seemed that nothing short of something extraordinary could shake her composure.
Yes, nothing except those damned lions and Matriarch Ocula.
“When did you arrive? How did the negotiations go?”
“Just now, and I concluded them perfectly.”
“As expected of our strategist.”
Calypso let out a short laugh.
“But… the rumors have spread so widely that even you, who just arrived, heard them? It must be Matata.”
“You didn’t stop him, then.”
“What….”
Calypso shrugged.
“There was no particular reason to stop it.”
“Because it’s the truth?”
“What… Can’t you think that it’s not even worth denying?”
Only when Levai approached Calypso did he notice the child sleeping soundly, resting against her thigh.
Levai’s mouth fell slightly open.
“…Does Calypso herself also reproduce asexually?”
“…Whoever taught you certainly shows it in how you express yourself. But… do you really see it that way too?”
Calypso clicked her tongue.
Even a sharp-eyed scribe like him would say such things. No one could deny the fact that the child resembled Calypso.
“She’s cute because she looks like me, isn’t she? Though she said the strangest thing. She asked why she was getting sleepy when this is supposed to be a dream.”
“You must have quite the thick skin to call yourself cute just by looking at your own face.”
“What? You want to die?”
A stream of water suddenly sprayed lightly at Levai. He wiped his face with his sleeve as if accustomed to it.
“So what will you do about it?”
“What do you mean, what? We’re still in the middle of a war. How could I possibly keep a child here?”
Currently, Aquasiadel was in the midst of internal conflict. Though it was nearly over.
Calypso Aquasiadel had subdued the three older brothers above her, and had nearly eliminated the remaining branch and direct line relatives.
The current objective was to confirm whether the Matriarch, Ocula Aquasiadel, was truly dead.
“…That old hag needs to be sent by my own hand for my resentment to be satisfied.”
Calypso muttered expressionlessly. Then, as if nothing had happened, she laughed pleasantly.
It was a smile like a mask.
And it was also the face befitting the leader who had built this massive force alone.
“So I can’t possibly keep the child in a place like this. I’ll send her somewhere safe.”
I’m not sure why she calls me mother, though. Calypso added lightly.
“Orcas are rare, but even among different families, there are cases where they look similar. The child’s mother must resemble me.”
“…”
“Perhaps it’s a mutation. As you know, I’m quite round for an orca.”
While Levai kept his mouth firmly shut, the child’s eyes slowly opened.
“Mmm…nya…”
The sight of her rubbing her eyes. Levai momentarily lost what he was about to say. Now that her eyes were open, she resembled Calypso even more.
Before Levai could say anything, the child reached out her small hand.
“Ung? Levai… Papa…”
“…What?”
Levai’s eyes widened as if they might split.
While he was frozen, the child who had raised her upper body reached out both hands and whimpered tearfully.
“Wanna see you. Put me to sleep…”
Levai, as if bewitched, reached out and lifted the child into his arms. When he came to his senses, the child was already asleep in his embrace.
Her body warmth was toasty.
Levai was seized by a strange feeling. Hadn’t she just called Calypso “mother”?
Why me…?
Silence continued. His eyes met Calypso’s amid a feeling that his ears might burn.
Calypso smiled wickedly.
“My, when did we get married, Levai? Are you asking me to make it official now?”
The lord who smiled slyly was merely teasing him.

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