Black Killer Whale Baby - Chapter 320

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Side Story: Act 45
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“Tus, so why was Ruga always in front of me every time I opened my eyes?”
The day I returned, the castle was turned upside down. It was only natural.
The king had disappeared and then come back. Of course, my disappearance was kept secret and only spread among those in key positions, so we managed to prevent it from becoming widespread chaos throughout the castle and the entire kingdom.
Ruga handled things appropriately inside the castle, while Levai managed the situation outside and among the officials.
Still, I was busy all day. First, I met with Ekion and talked with him. Then I met with Whale and underwent examinations for half the day.
Throughout all of this, I held my daughter in my arms, unable to stop her crying.
There was also Hauser, who watched my every step so carefully he might as well have been treading on my shadow, persistently guarding me from behind.
And then there was Levai, standing beside me like some sort of shadow power broker, telling me what to do and what not to do.
It was chaotic.
And then night came.
I had just managed to put Cali to sleep and stepped away for a moment. I was having a conversation with Tus from the balcony.
Thanks to returning to the original timeline, Tus appeared in the familiar form of a young boy, floating gently in the air.
– The Dragon Duke assisted our movement. But to return, we would have needed specific coordinates…
“Right.”
– The white dolphin was the coordinate.
The explanation I heard from Tus was similar to what I had guessed.
“What exactly is this coordinate?”
– Something unchanging.
Whether it was that Ruga was someone who remained unchanged across any timeline, or whether it was that person’s heart.
I had a husband, colleagues, family, and had formed countless bonds.
Was there a reason why Ruga specifically became the coordinate?
Tus said he didn’t know up to this point, and I calmly accepted the truth unfolding before me.
“I always thought I had overcome every crisis with my own abilities.”
– That’s true.
“Thank you.”
I smiled and gently stroked Tus’s head.
“I may have been the one to overcome the crisis, but in each critical moment, it was someone who helped me…”
Whether it was familial love or camaraderie.
Or perhaps, like now, an old, fresh first love directed at me.
“It might be love. What a romantic life.”
As I reflected on the past timelines, I finally came to understand that even the first and second playthroughs, which had been filled with suffering, had been helpful.
That they had been my life, and I could truly accept them as such.
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Heila, who had been the root cause of everything, had disappeared. According to Tus, even her soul had vanished, so there would be no lingering troubles now.
It’s nice that things ended cleanly.
“Um, you know what though?”
“Yes?”
I let out a long sigh.
“…How much longer do I have to do this?”
Currently, I was sitting on my husband’s lap while reviewing documents. It wasn’t particularly uncomfortable, but…
The problem was that I’d been doing this since morning. Now it was already evening.
When I lifted my gaze, I saw a face wearing glasses. Eyes so cool they could be called a racial mutation.
Long eyelashes.
The person holding me was Levai. And he was reading the documents just like I was.
He clearly heard what I said but was pretending not to notice—I could see right through it.
“Why only me, then?”
“….”
“I’m the last one, so it’s unfair to say that.”
That was true.
About five days had passed since my disappearance and return. Since that day, I’d been forced to spend entire days attached to each of my husbands, one per day.
The first day was with Cali. After that, I followed my husbands around like a duckling in a row.
Whatever they whispered about among themselves.
There seemed to be a tacit agreement. The next day, Ekion whisked me away and stayed by my side all day long.
“…I don’t want to stop.”
“Hm?”
“…Bringing you back to this time took a lot out of me, Calypso.”
“I know, thank you. But… if you’re exhausted, shouldn’t we stop?”
“…Can’t we do a bit more? I want to feel it’s real.”
“…I told you not to make that face.”
Ekion had started it.
The next day, I spent the entire time with Whale in his treatment room.
‘The fact that everything on the treatment room desk fell to the floor and I had to buy so many replacements is a secret….’
The next day was spent at Hauser’s residence. Hauser was particularly persistent, and even I, who rarely fell ill, almost ended up bedridden.
I understand.
For those with memories of the third cycle, my disappearance wouldn’t be their first loss.
‘Yeah, I understood, but….’
As I closed my eyes gently, different voices echoed dully in my ears.
“I like how you cry at times like this, you who never cried in any situation. Calypso.”
“…You’re aware you’re a polite pervert, aren’t you, Whale?”
“Ha, hm… Calypso….”
“Stop, stop crying, and down there too…!”
Days with Whale and Hauser flash past one after another. Actually, shouldn’t I have inserted a rest day for myself between each day with my husbands?
‘At least I should be grateful the last one is somewhat more refined.’
I stared at Levai, who was holding me while continuing to review documents.
The fact that he was handling official duties while holding me—this man was truly something else.
“Your stare will bore a hole through me.”
“Yes, I’m staring so it does.”
Levai laughed without even looking at me. How was he even reading the characters in the meantime?
What an impressive Beastkin.
And so, peaceful moments continued to flow for a while longer.
Levai, who had been staring intently at the documents, suddenly asked as if curious.
“I have a question, if I may.”
“Yeah, go ahead.”
I yawned and answered, growing slightly bored.
“Who is Princess Cali’s child?”
“….”
…What kind of question was that—like a cannonball fired without warning shots?
I blinked my eyes.
It was a question I’d heard countless times from my family, but one that rarely came from Levai.
I crossed my arms and smiled wickedly.
“I’m not telling you.”
“Very well.”
“Huh, giving up so easily?”
Levai glanced at me briefly, then turned his attention back to the documents.
“I think I already know the answer.”
…This guy, seriously?
‘I can’t stop him. He’s definitely trying to get me to blurt out the answer myself.’
As if I didn’t know his tricks.
I pressed my lips shut. Only a few minutes passed before Levai spoke again.
“What are you thinking about?”
That I could answer.
“Why you don’t head straight to bed, or why you won’t take me to your private quarters?”
“You must have already enjoyed yourself quite thoroughly.”
Notice his word choice? The problem was that he delivered it so calmly with that ascetic expression, which somehow made it sound even more… suggestive.
“Enjoyed myself?”
I shrugged without showing any reaction. I had no intention of denying it.
Knowing this, Levai lowered his head slightly and laughed softly.
“Then wouldn’t being proper and composed be more memorable?”
Levai set down the documents and brought my hand to his lips, kissing it. It was a light kiss that barely touched my fingertips.
At that feather-soft contact, I pouted my lips.
“…Cunning bastard.”
“I’ll take that as a compliment.”
Seeing his nonchalant response, I found it so irritating that I flicked him once.
“Will you make me angry?”
“Are you planning to handle all tomorrow’s work alone?”
“….”
Fine, this time I’ll admit defeat cleanly and back down. I leaned my body back.
Since Levai adjusted his position so I couldn’t escape him, I twisted my body and leaned leisurely against his chest.
“Sigh.”
I suddenly recalled the day I first took on multiple husbands. Truth be told, I hadn’t found it easy or simple either.
“I can never quite understand you all.”
Can one share a beloved? Can we truly coexist together?
We were Beastkin, and having inherited the nature of animals, monogamy and polygamy were not unfamiliar ways of life to us.
“I don’t expect you to understand. No one does.”
“….”
“I simply love you.”
Levai’s serene eyes turned toward me. A faint smile. Yet his face brimmed with affection. Abundantly so.
“I hear you’re taking another husband.”
And so, I could only falter at the words that flowed from this moment.

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