Black Killer Whale Baby - Chapter 303

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Side Story Episode 28
Two months before Calypso moved to that strange time.
In the darkness, only candlelight flickered and danced.
A massive round table.
Only two people sat at it—a man and a woman.
“Is that… the truth?”
The woman with one eye closed spoke. A grotesque scar marked the skin above her eye.
Her hair bore the coloring of a distant Orca bloodline.
It was Heila Aquasiadel.
“You should speak properly.”
His hair was matted and rough, his clothes tattered in places. Yet his presence alone was ominous.
Water droplets scattered and swirled menacingly around the man.
Though his shoulders trembled, the man forced himself to speak with composure.
“Ahem, that’s correct. Heila, if only you succeed.”
The man’s finger pointed at Heila. Then it moved, gesturing to his side.
He was a survivor from the Monkeys’ city, ‘Madrum.’ And he had been one of its key researchers.
“The late Crown Prince studied nothing but Dragons across two entire lifetimes…! I have inherited that vast knowledge.”
“…”
“He researched methods to reconstruct time. He gathered Dragon ruins scattered across the world, collected corpses and bones, and created something extraordinary!”
“Stop talking about the dead.”
“…”
The man’s expression, wild with madness, vanished in an instant.
“The essentials only.”
“…We can select any desired time and make it reality.”
“…”
The man had placed several ropes on the round table.
He selected the thickest rope, then discarded all the others onto the floor.
“After I create the world I desire… all other timelines will be disposed of. The Crown Prince’s final legacy will make this possible.”
His loyalty to the dead was staggering. Heila suppressed a bitter laugh.
Whatever it took, achieving the goal was all that mattered.
“So Heila, your role is crucial. You must stake your very soul. Can you do it?”
Heila grinned wickedly.
She had already lost everything. What was there to fear?
“Fine. I’ll gladly be used.”
“Excellent. You will move to one of countless timelines. Remember this—while you achieve your desired goal there.”
“I know. Make contact with your counterparts in that place.”
“Yes. And together, make this timeline the true one.”
Heila narrowed her eyes.
“Before that, let’s run an experiment.”
“An experiment?”
Heila traced her lips with her finger, drawing the corners upward in an elegant smile.
“Calypso Aquasiadel has a daughter, doesn’t she? Use her for the experiment.”
Heila willingly took direct action for this plan, capturing Callin Aquasiadel.
The experiment was a success.
As a bonus, she even witnessed Calypso Aquasiadel herself descending into madness—how exhilarating!
And….
Heila died willingly and joyfully, even knowing she would perish.
Because at the moment of her death, the next timeline would unfold before her.
Calypso Aquasiadel, this time will be different.
This time, I will… place my son as Matriarch.
The reason for elevating her foolish son to Matriarch was simple. That way, she could act as the true Matriarch herself.
Heila was a woman of such towering ambition and utter selfishness.
* * *
Who said it? That one must never let their guard down.
“He’s asleep?”
“Yes, yes…!”
A familiar maid nodded. She was from Father’s household.
“He’s been sleeping for two months now.”
Her expression asked why I was asking again. I nodded and sent the maid away.
‘What on earth is happening?’
Ekion in this place had fallen into deep sleep long ago.
I gazed at the small boy sleeping soundly on the bed with a complicated expression.
Delicate and beautiful features, a small face with refined proportions. It was young Ekion after so long.
Longing filled my gaze, mingled with complexity.
‘Hmm.’
I suddenly opened my eyes in this place. And Ekion in this place sleeps deeply.
This is certainly no coincidence.
‘If Ekion had come here with me, he would have awakened. So Ekion didn’t come with me.’
The real Ekion must be devising a method with the other husbands.
‘In the meantime, I’ll gather information and find another way.’
I gazed at Ekion tenderly for a moment, then pulled the blanket over him again.
“At least he’s not in pain.”
This child had lived a life filled with abuse. I didn’t want to see him suffering again.
‘Wait, if Ekion is asleep, where is Tus? Where did he go? Did he fall asleep too?’
I was just about to call the maid outside to ask.
Whoosh.
A blue light shimmered before my eyes.
Pop!
A small boy appeared before me.
“…Tus?”
– Calypso!
It was Tus in his human form. I brightened at the sight.
“Perfect timing! Why is Ekion asleep? You didn’t fall asleep?”
– Calypso! This is serious! We’ve come to a different timeline!
We both fell silent at once.
“…A different timeline?”
– The Dragon Duke fell asleep?!
I’m sorry, but I need to hear answers to my questions first.
“Can you explain first? What are you talking about? More importantly, are you… the real Tus from our world?”
When Tus first took human form, he looked almost identical to Ekion, but as he grew, his face gradually diverged from Ekion’s.
The last time I saw him, he appeared as a young man, but now he looked younger again, though he resembled an older brother to Ekion rather than the same person.
– That’s right! But the Dragon Duke fell asleep? What are you saying, Calypso?
“Exactly as it sounds. Ekion doesn’t seem to have come with me.”
I briefly explained what I’d learned in the meantime—that Ekion in this place had been asleep for two months, that I was nine years old here, and so on.
– …Think of the timelines in this world as parallel lines laid out, Calypso. And depending on which thread the ‘Dragon Duke’ exists in, you can tell if that timeline is the main one, a dead timeline, or a backup timeline. The important thing here is that the ‘Dragon Duke’s’ soul must exist.
Tus’s expression grew serious.
– Only the timeline where the ‘Dragon Duke’s’ soul exists is the main timeline, the true timeline.
“…But they said the Dragon Duke existed in the timeline Cali went to?”
– That’s a dead timeline, Calypso. You don’t remember what happened there, do you? We call it that—a timeline that has already been destroyed.
“….”
– And here too… the Dragon Duke’s soul doesn’t exist. That’s not sleep. It’s just a shell.
Tus spoke with a complicated expression while looking at the sleeping Ekion.
I understood roughly.
“Well, it’s simple then. In the end, this isn’t the main timeline, but you and I came here. There’s no way spacetime would move suddenly, so this has to be a conspiracy, right?”
I clapped my hands together.
“And in a situation like this, there’s only one person who would act this way. If we find that damned Orca who did that to Cali, we can settle this.”
I moved my head back and forth.
“This time, I’ll just kill it properly.”
I swung my hand experimentally.
A splash of water.
‘The power of water is coming out?’
The fact that this wasn’t the main timeline suddenly felt very real.
“Let’s finish this quickly and get back.”
– W-wait, Calypso…? Get back where?
“Where else? To where the mastermind is. I was wondering why it died so easily.”
It was intuition. If I found Heila in this place and eliminated her, everything would be resolved.
That was the moment my eyes gleamed with determination.
The door clicked open, and someone entered.
“I heard you came here. You seem quite worried.”
I saw Father walking in with heavy footsteps.
‘Wow, seeing Father from ten years ago like this brings back fond memories.’
Even as I grew into an adult, Father’s appearance had barely changed, yet I found myself genuinely delighted to see him.
“I understand your concern, but we need to leave immediately.”
I tilted my head in confusion, and Father continued.
“It seems a new successor is about to be decided.”
I blinked my eyes wide while maintaining my posture.
“Huh? A successor? What are you suddenly talking about?”
“You’re the one talking nonsense. Wasn’t this what we were discussing yesterday?”
Father tilted his head slightly, as if confused.
“There’s been talk that Baian Aquasiadel will become the new successor.”
What? What kind of ridiculous nonsense is this?
* * *
There are countless absurdities in this world, but could there be anything more preposterous than what I just heard?
‘Baian Aquasiadel as Matriarch?’
That’s insane. The Aquasiadels would be ruined.
Not just the Orcas—all the aquatic creatures would be destroyed.
That bastard is stupid and lacks even a shred of respect for the weak, practically a psychopath.
– Um, Calypso… is it okay to run like this?
“Yeah, it’s fine.”
The moment I heard the story from Father, I moved. Father ran while holding me.
We finally arrived at a garden. Not an ordinary garden—a platform had been set up as if an event was taking place, with chairs arranged in rows.
“Father, if things get rough, suppress them for me.”
“Suppress them?”
“I’ll explain later!”
I ran past those seated, sprinting forward without hesitation.
A familiar face appeared on the platform.
‘Huh, should I say I’m happy to see a dead man again?’
No, that’s not it.
Anyway, it’s Baian Aquasiadel. He was approaching what looked like a sound amplification device to make some kind of announcement.
I didn’t hold back and kicked off, launching myself upward.
A stream of water shot from my fingertips and wrapped around the microphone-like amplifier with a whoosh.
I pulled the amplification device toward me and grinned wickedly.
When I opened my eyes again, I was floating right in front of Baian.
“Hey, I remember that face. It’s been a while, hasn’t it?”
“Wh-what…?”
His expression twisted from shock to fury, and watching the blend of anger and fear on his face was delightful.
But there’s no time to savor this, is there?
“Sorry, but take one punch.”
I clenched my fist and swung it forward.
Boom!
Baian was sent tumbling backward. Ah, that felt satisfying.
I brushed the dust from my hands and met the gaze of the person standing before me.
“What can we do? The one meant to inherit the succession falls so easily?”
I smirked at the sight of the Matriarch—or rather, my grandmother—whom I hadn’t seen in so long.
“This won’t do. I’ll have to take it myself.”

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