Black Killer Whale Baby - Chapter 37

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Chapter 37
“I’m going to open a supreme disciplinary hearing and take care of Baian.”
“….”
Roba, who had been momentarily flustered, asked.
“Is there anything I could help you with?”
“There isn’t.”
There couldn’t be.
‘If I had to find something, I’d want to ask if you could stand in for my father.’
That’s absurd.
‘A narwhal’s father is a beluga whale. That would be amusing, actually.’
I brushed aside the ridiculous thought and shrugged my shoulders.
“Then we’re done here? I hope Lugaru recovers quickly.”
“If you visit him, the children would be even happier.”
“I’ll think about it.”
As I turned my back, clutching only Roba’s handkerchief, a soft voice drifted out.
“Our Beluga does not forget kindness, Noble Lady. Just thinking about how the children will insist they owe you a lifetime of gratitude already gives me a headache.”
I turned my head.
The man who claimed to have a headache was smiling softly, contrary to his words.
“I will repay this kindness by any means necessary. I swear it by the name of the sea.”
“…Sure, whatever.”
For aquatic creatures, water and the sea are the source of life itself.
Therefore, an oath sworn by the sea was as unbreakable as a vow made to the River Styx in Greek mythology.
“May I carry you and transport you?”
“I’d rather not.”
I walked on without concern.
My mind had already relegated Roba’s words to a distant corner long ago.
‘Ugh, how am I supposed to handle summoning parents?’
* * *
Both the Junior Institution and the Intermediate Organization were thrown into upheaval.
It was because of what Baian Aquasiadelus had done.
Of course, Baian’s usual conduct was already widely known, so the incident itself wasn’t particularly remarkable.
However, a new person had become entangled in this matter, and everyone was astonished by the achievement this person had accomplished.
“Hey, hey, did you hear? About the new Noble Lady this time!”
“The one involved with Lord Baian?”
“Is that true? I heard all the branch family kids who went with her got beaten up?”
“So who won?”
“Obviously Lord Baian! Are you seriously asking that?”
“The rumor I heard was different. I heard the Noble Lady won?”
“What?!”
Especially in the Intermediate Organization, where speech was more freely permitted, rumors spread even more freely and rapidly.
The children, whether whales or ordinary aquatic creatures, gathered and couldn’t help but discuss this incident.
“But is the rumor really true? It’s not exaggerated, is it?”
“No way! My cousin saw it himself… and one of the guys who went with him came back with a broken arm!”
“Whoa, the orcas are that strong?”
Most of it was sensationalized gossip.
The rumor spread just as readily to the more reserved whale class, reaching the sixth grade—the intermediate level. Even the top class of that grade was equally chaotic.
“But seriously, doesn’t this sound completely ridiculous? A Noble Lady who only attends the Elementary Institution supposedly won a brawl against collateral branch members? And Lord Baian was even there?”
“Exactly! Hmph, rumors really do get blown out of proportion.”
“That incompetent Noble Lady hasn’t even awakened her water abilities, right?”
The top class consisted largely of collateral branch members who followed Baian, so they were busy disparaging Calypso.
Yet they kept their voices as low as possible, clearly conscious of someone in this class.
A young boy watching these orcas’ behavior clicked his tongue in disapproval.
“Tsk tsk, look at those orcas. So busy watching their backs. Their eyes are about to pop out.”
It was a boy with overall dark gray hair and a horn-like pattern protruding from the center of his head. He shrugged his shoulders.
The boy was a Narwhal Boy.
He turned his head away, inwardly mocking the orcas who kept glancing nervously at him while brazenly continuing their insults.
“Hmm, so to summarize the rumor: a group that included Baian clashed with a Noble Lady attending the Elementary Institution. And the Noble Lady dominated the fight. That’s what they’re saying? Though rumors are naturally exaggerated, I suppose…”
The Narwhal Boy poked the shoulder of someone lying face-down.
“What do you think? Huh? Huh? You’re kind of involved in this too, so say something.”
Even after poking several times with no response, the person finally stirred when poked about ten times.
“Oh, you’re up? What do you think?”
“…Get lost.”
“Huh?”
“Want to die?”
“…”
Fierce eyes—red eyes that looked as temperamental as they came—turned toward the Narwhal Boy.
“Just talk to me. Just talk.”
The boy, thinking his classmate looked as menacing as ever, raised his hands in surrender.
“She’s your younger sister, Atlant.”
At that, Atlant’s forehead twitched as he rose.
The black hair marking direct lineage and the white spot precisely placed there seemed to glare.
As expected, fierce and sharp eyes turned toward the boy.
“What’s it to you.”
Despite his savage expression, Atlant closed his eyes without further argument.
“I don’t have a younger sister.”
Temperamental as always.
The Narwhal Boy pouted but didn’t dare touch Atlant, who was already trying to sleep again.
* * *
Meanwhile, the rumor naturally spread widely among the ninth graders, the highest year at the Intermediate Organization.
However, being at an age where they would soon reach adulthood, they were generally more composed.
The opinions that emerged were largely constructive discussions about why Baian acted so immaturely for his age.
Among the senior students, there were many scholarly orcas who either belonged to no faction or were pursuing research careers.
“What do you think?”
At someone’s question, the boy who had been quietly reading looked up.
He was a boy caught between childhood and adolescence.
With his long bob haircut and pale skin, one might mistake him for a girl, but his sharp features were unmistakably those of a boy.
“Bellus.”
The white spots drawn on his head and the silver hair that grew more prominent toward the tips were symbols of direct orca lineage.
When Bellus’s ice-cold gaze turned toward his classmate, the one who had called him flinched.
“…If one commits a crime, one must face punishment.”
“A crime? What crime are you talking about? What crime could there be here? Bellus, explain a bit more.”
“Breaking the rules is what the Matriarch dislikes most.”
“Rules?”
The classmate tilted his head in confusion.
Since Bellus offered no further response, he couldn’t get an answer.
When the classmate, having lost interest, left to find another conversation partner, Bellus spoke in a low voice.
“The real problem isn’t Baian.”
Meanwhile, Calypso, the subject and party to all these rumors, was currently… lying in a sickbed unable to get up.
* * *
The problem wasn’t Baian.
‘That’s right, it wasn’t him.’
I groaned under my blanket.
To be bedridden from just one brawl. This was humiliating!
Of course, this was entirely my fault—after the brawl that day, my anger hadn’t subsided, so I’d gone ahead and trained recklessly.
No, wait. No.
How was this my fault!
‘This is all because of that lion-scented bastard Baian!’
In any case, I had to miss the institution due to illness.
Fortunately, Rayla said I didn’t need to attend until the disciplinary hearing to prevent any disturbances.
‘Fine. This world doesn’t have perfect attendance awards, but I suppose I was aiming for something like that.’
I tried to shake off the pain by deliberately imagining something else.
I wasn’t weak enough to be defeated by mere muscle soreness!
Having overcome it with sheer stubbornness, I ended up at Father’s Building.
“….”
For some reason, Father, whom I hadn’t seen in days, looked even more like a mafioso, as if he’d undergone an upgrade.
He even exuded an aura that seemed to demand dark background music and smoke effects.
I straightened my shoulders confidently.
“I won the brawl.”
It was a very proud announcement.
After all, Baian was among those I’d fought.
“The opposing captain was excessively strong, so I went with an elimination strategy, taking them down one by one. The results were better than expected, Teacher.”
“….”
“Most importantly, my fists actually work against kids his age too. I think it’s thanks to all the rigorous training.”
“….”
“It’s because you’re such an excellent teacher that your disciple could achieve such a magnificent achievement. You’re the best, Teacher!”
I decided to think calmly for the moment.
I still had the dizzying prospect of summoning my parents—something that made me lightheaded just thinking about it.
I had no idea how to tell Father about this, but this was the beginning of my plan anyway.
‘First, let me lay on the flattery thick!’
After all, I had won, hadn’t I?
No orca dislikes victory.
Either way, I’d have to say something unpleasant eventually, but if I softened him up with honey first, the backlash would be less severe.
For a plan I’d hastily conceived with a slightly dazed mind, it wasn’t a bad idea.
‘But Father, why aren’t you answering?’

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