Black Killer Whale Baby - Chapter 345

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Additional Side Story: Episode 9
A moment later.
I sat down with a sullen expression on my face.
‘Why, where is there such a perfect method for just this?’
It was fine until Brunel blinked at my words and asked what I was talking about.
I had casually dropped a few plans into his ears, and he was so startled that he pushed me into a seat, saying it absolutely couldn’t happen.
‘I really don’t have much nerve.’
Revenge is supposed to be done thoroughly and completely.
Anyway, I ended up sitting here without even getting a chance to introduce myself in front of everyone.
“Wow, I’ve never seen Brunel surprised like that! How did you do it? What did you say?”
Luca eagerly raised his hand beside me and asked. Everything was fine except his tail kept slapping my legs.
It didn’t hurt, but my hands itched to touch it without my realizing it.
‘I want to touch those puppy ears too.’
That won’t do. Yeah, I’ll hold back.
At the table where I sat were familiar faces—Brunel, Luca, and Serin—and there were two unfamiliar faces.
What caught my attention was that the girl named Serin kept glancing at me as if glaring.
That would’ve been fine, but every time I spoke, her ears perked up, and I couldn’t help but look.
‘Ah, I want to touch those too….’
But why does she keep shooting me those looks?
“Serin, you can’t do that!”
“Haaaah! What are you doing!”
Luca yanked Serin’s chair away from beside him, causing her ears to become pointed. Not only that, but with a pop! sound, a tail appeared too.
‘So she has a tail too.’
Pure white fur, but it was puffed up as if she’d been through an explosion.
“Ow! It hurts! It hurts! But you’re interested in the Noble Lady here!”
“When! When did I!”
Feeling sorry for Luca, who was receiving what looked like cat punches, I gently blocked Serin’s hand.
“What!”
“Your name is Serin, right? Sorry for touching you suddenly.”
“….”
“An aquatic beastkin like me would probably be unpleasant to touch, but don’t worry—I don’t smell fishy.”
“I, I never said it was un, unpleasant!”
I paused.
“Why are you judging someone else’s feelings on your own? That’s upsetting!”
“You weren’t offended! You like me!”
“Shut up, Luca!”
I blinked and smiled slightly. It was a strange space.
A place that made my heart feel so at ease.
Among aquatic beastkin, there were some gentle ones, and a typical example would be beluga beastkin.
‘Though I’ve never met one.’
Once I became certain that Serin didn’t dislike me, I found myself speaking to her more freely.
“I’m relieved you don’t hate me. I would’ve been sad if such a pretty girl hated me.”
“What, what?! Do you live without ever looking in a mirror?!”
“You’re pretty!”
“Be quiet, Luca. Are you my translator?!”
“At this point… it’s basically translation….”
An unfamiliar voice interjected. When I turned around, I saw a boy with dark brown hair, drooping eyes even more pronounced than Luca’s, and a leisurely expression behind glasses.
His movements seemed slow overall, and even his smile came a beat late when our eyes met.
His hands bore long nails that were hardly human in appearance.
“Hello… I’m Rian. I’m a sloth Beastkin…. This person is….”
“Never mind, I’ll introduce myself. I’m Doren. I’m a wombat Beastkin.”
The boy sitting next to Rian was the shortest at this table, yet strangely, despite his small stature, he had a compact, muscular build.
His head was adorned with cute little ears like those of a hamster.
Beyond that, the skin around his neck appeared thick and firm rather than ordinary flesh.
“I’m Calypso Aquasiadel. As you know, I’m an orca Beastkin.”
Rian was filled with the languid atmosphere his appearance suggested, while Doren spoke sparingly after his introduction.
Brunel, the club owner, occasionally joined the conversation, and even when he left for other tables, the talk continued unbroken.
“Sniff sniff, but do you really smell like water?”
“Luca! How rude is that!”
“Yelp, no, I was just saying I don’t smell it….”
“The kid’s foolish and thoughtless, so try to understand. But he’s not a bad person.”
“Hmph, that’s still an insult.”
Even on sensitive topics, I could respond without hesitation.
After all, there was no contempt or hatred visible in anyone’s eyes.
“No, it’s fine. I don’t think I smell particularly fishy either, but I was curious.”
“It’s really strange… I’m not really… slow… but they say I’m slow, that I’m broken….”
“You are slow!”
“That’s too much…. Ser…in.”
As time passed, the club operated in a peculiar way—the children didn’t leave all at once but departed one by one, saying their goodbyes.
It was like guardians arriving at a kindergarten. Someone from each family came to pick them up.
“That’s because there are predators that attack when incomplete Beastkin children gather together.”
“How despicable.”
Serin and Doren, the wombat Beastkin, explained this to me.
“For them, beating kids like us is a game.”
Serin gritted her teeth and muttered. It was resentment accumulated over days and days. I understood it all too well.
“Right, those bastards who live so easily in this world act without a shred of sense in their heads. I understand. I’ve wanted to scrape the thrush off my fiancé’s throat for not managing his tongue for more than a day or two.”
As my words ended, the table fell silent. I blinked.
By then, all the children except those at our table had left, so every eye was essentially fixed on me.
“What’s wrong?”
“Well… um, Calypso, unlike your pretty face….”
“You’ve got quite the mouth on you.”
Doren said bluntly what Luca couldn’t quite voice.
“Haha, well, that happens.”
Brunel wrapped it up with good humor.
“Hmm, we’ve been sitting here for quite a while, haven’t we? Now that a new friend has joined us, should we give them a tour of the Manor? Oh! Father should be at the training grounds. Let’s go say hello together.”
I had little interest in touring the Manor itself, but I was curious about its owner.
Children are mirrors of their parents. The “Spectacled Bear” was certainly a beast and fell into the category of fierce creatures, yet unlike other beasts, he treated me without any prejudice whatsoever.
I found myself wondering what kind of person his father must be.
‘If he turns out to be a decent person as well….’
I recalled my planned course of action and hurried after him with quick steps.
On the way to the training grounds, someone from Doren’s family came and took him away, and Rian and Serin left as well.
“Serin seems happy to be getting close with the girl. She usually doesn’t get along well with other girls her age.”
“Everyone’s just too shy!”
I nodded, thinking of Serin.
“Right, how could anyone reject someone so beautiful? They must have all been terribly embarrassed.”
Feline beastkin were often exceptionally beautiful. Even objectively speaking, the Black Panther beastkin had rotten personalities, but their appearances were undeniably striking.
They said she was a Persian cat—her silver hair and blue eyes were absolutely lovely.
As I reached this point in my thoughts, I suddenly noticed both boys staring at me intently.
“What?”
“Ugh, no! No! I had a question, but I’m holding back! Serin said if I’m this curious, I should just hold it in!”
“Just ask. I don’t really mind.”
“Haha, then I’ll ask instead.”
Brunel spoke matter-of-factly.
“Even though you have ears and a tail, you said you’re pretty without any hesitation. Usually people call it gross. Of course, I think Serin is beautiful too.”
“That’s… isn’t it the same context as you not saying I smell fishy? What do ears and a tail matter? We’re all the same kind of person.”
“….”
Brunel blinked his eyes, then slowly rubbed the back of his neck in a somewhat sluggish manner.
A brief silence fell between us.
Before long, Brunel’s brown eyes filled with emotion as he looked at me.
“Hmm… I’m not Serin, but that’s… kind of nice to hear.”
In that moment, I understood.
“Brunel’s blushing, he’s blushing!”
Perhaps just as I had felt a sense of comfort and stability akin to salvation in this place today.
My words might have been exactly what this boy most wanted to hear from someone.

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