Black Killer Whale Baby - Chapter 312

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Side Story Episode 37
I gave a rough explanation to my family and companions who couldn’t hear Tus’s words, then moved swiftly.
At last, I arrived at the basement.
It was a vast space that didn’t match the Manor’s scale.
‘How proudly they’re flaunting their hidden agenda.’
Since no one was around, I reached it without difficulty. A massive door loomed before the basement entrance.
“…It feels unsettling that there’s been no combat at all.”
Atlant muttered quietly.
That was the moment. Creeeeak. The enormous door swung open by itself….
Pitch-black smoke and light erupted forth in torrents.
“Fall back!”
Father’s water barrier easily blocked the smoke and light, but it wasn’t over.
Thud. Thunk. Black masses fell to the ground. They writhed and squirmed… until finally taking shape.
“…Mainland beasts?”
Lions, leopards, black panthers, bears… countless mainland beasts appeared, along with massive creatures like elephants.
All of them were pitch-black, shadow-like in form, their eyes burning crimson with a flickering madness.
One shouldn’t dismiss them as if they weren’t alive.
The growling sounds and the sharp teeth dripping with saliva were far too vivid to ignore.
‘This ability….’
I clenched my teeth.
There was no doubt. This was the ability of one of the mainland beasts.
‘The Raven…!’
This madman had joined hands with the mainland creatures in this timeline as well!
My teeth remained clenched, but it wasn’t surprising.
When reflecting on my past life, it was natural to assume the worst-case scenario.
And this isn’t the worst.
‘At least Ekion won’t go berserk.’
Thanks to that, I could now understand why they’d chosen the basement.
“Drill a hole. We need light.”
Sunlight or moonlight would do. The Raven’s ability is vulnerable to light.
“Got it!”
“Move aside, weakling. I’ll do it. Drilling is my specialty.”
“Always bragging about brute strength….”
Atlant and Agenor bickered as if they’d made a promise. Watching the rest of my companions quietly begin combat, I stomped my foot.
“I’m leaving this to you! I’m going in first!”
I shouted to my companions and moved into the pitch-black depths, evading the shadow beasts.
The moment I passed through the door, a massive hand made of shadow seized me and dragged me forward.
I deliberately allowed myself to be captured.
Finally, I was dropped in one place. I landed and stared ahead.
“Coming here despite knowing it’s a trap. How foolish. Calypso Aquasiadel.”
“No.”
I pulled the corners of my mouth upward.
“Have you never considered that the trap you prepared might be nothing at all?”
Heila’s brows furrowed sharply. A month of being hunted had left her gaunt and disheveled.
I spotted Baian bound tightly in one corner and let out a scoff.
“What, were you planning to do something with that precious son of yours?”
“…Your composure won’t last much longer.”
As if you should talk.
Heila swept her hand, and a massive golden spell circle blazed to life on the ground.
Whoooosh!
Crimson chains of pure light rose from the floor, binding my ankles and wrists.
‘Tus.’
– Calypso, I can use the rift here! Just give me a moment!
Did I come in without thinking? Tus was surely analyzing everything intently from within my embrace.
‘All I need to do is buy time.’
I stared at my wrists bound tight by the chains, then grinned, baring my teeth.
It was from when I fought the mainland beasts long ago.
I had advanced too recklessly and been surrounded, bound like this.
How useful that memory turns out to be now?
“Ah, good memories. This brings back the old days.”
I swung my hands back and forth lightly, then poured in all my strength. The power of water spinning at my fingertips erupted like wildfire.
The force that rose skyward unleashed a waterfall. Tremendous pressure engulfed Heila in an instant.
In confined spaces, orcas have an unmatched advantage.
Why?
Because if I fill this space with water, most creatures won’t be able to breathe.
“Gasp, cough, hack…!”
Aquatic beastkin can hold their breath for extended periods.
But unless they’re a special case, they cannot breathe underwater in humanoid form.
And the waterfall I created serves purposes far beyond mere suffocation.
I extended a thin stream of water to coil around Heila’s throat.
Her body lifted instantly, her legs thrashing wildly in the air.
“Why would you think only you possess a finishing move?”
This is only your second time, but it’s my fourth.
I watched her struggle indifferently, then raised my hand.
The chains were inconvenient, but this was no obstacle.
“Let’s end this tedious curse once and for all.”
“No, wait. Not yet…! Gasp, there’s still—!”
“Still what?”
Stop spouting third-rate villain nonsense and just die.
The weapon formed at my fingertips pierced through Heila’s chest.
“It doesn’t matter which timeline.”
Trembling violently, I met those wide-open eyes. Bloodshot. Yet the light was fading from them.
I watched her face expressionlessly as the light died away.
“Consider yourself unfortunate for being born in the same era as me.”
Heila’s fingertips brushed against me briefly.
But the water stream she had painstakingly created crumbled before it could reach me.
It was a brutally swift end.
“Anyone who lays a hand on my daughter has no right to live.”
“….”
“Father.”
It was Father who delivered the final blow. I blinked and smiled softly.
Father still gazed with displeasure at the dark crimson chains binding my wrists and ankles.
“It seems this woman joined hands with those mainland creatures.”
“It appears so.”
“Perhaps… she’s also connected to the Lion and the Crown Prince. Look into it.”
“If that’s what you wish.”
I watched the battle between my companions and family members ending in the distance.
It was never a fair fight to begin with.
Heila hadn’t been able to use anything she’d prepared during that month of being hunted.
“When I open my eyes again, explain everything to me, and tell Sorte all that you’ve said now.”
“….”
“He’ll understand well enough.”
Father stared at me for a long moment, then nodded slowly.
– Calypso, we’re ready! I think we can go!
A welcome voice reached my ears. It seemed Tus had succeeded.
Now the bound wrists and ankles felt like a blessing.
I lifted my hand and waved it gently.
I hadn’t been able to say it because I was too busy dealing with Sorte and finding a way home.
“It was good to see you, Father.”
Father’s gaze, which had been fixed on me, wavered slightly.
“You always say the strangest things periodically.”
“Always have. And you’ll always understand, won’t you, Father?”
That’s why I ended up loving you so very much.
I smiled brightly.
Father would live happily with me in this timeline. I had no doubt.
Father and Agenor seemed closer, Bellus appeared more at ease, and Atlant cursed less.
Lugaru remained as cute and lovable as ever.
This world wasn’t so bad after all.
“Let’s be happy together.”
I slowly closed my eyes.
I felt the chains and shackles that had bound my wrists and ankles slip away silently.

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