Black Killer Whale Baby - Chapter 44

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Chapter 44
“Yes, child.”
Ocula rested her chin on her fingertips and smiled leisurely.
Her tone was subtly gentler than what she’d shown until now.
“Your tongue certainly moves smoothly today.”
“You flatter me.”
“Yes. Good.”
Ocula straightened her posture.
“Everyone must be curious—no, cursing—about this old woman’s whim today.”
“That couldn’t possibly be the case, Mother.”
A soft voice rang out.
It was Bior, Calypso’s Younger Uncle, who had remained silent until now.
He was a man known to be even more foolish than Rodesen, his Older Brother and superior.
“Yes.”
Ocula nodded slightly.
“I hear something amusing happened at my family’s Educational Institution?”
…
“All parties involved, come forward.”
The direct Retainers moved with razor-sharp precision.
“Come, Noble Lady.”
Thus, Calypso had to stand up again not long after sitting down.
‘Why did she have me sit here in the first place? Typical. That old woman loves these mind games.’
I understood the reason well enough.
Father, who had shown his face after so long, must have displeased her.
She deliberately positioned me here to dampen his spirits.
“If you’re concerned about the seating, don’t be.”
“Don’t be?”
“Because there will come a moment when it disappears.”
Upon hearing Pierre’s words, Calypso immediately understood.
‘Right. If she opens a disciplinary hearing here, the Chairman must call me and hear my account.’
Moreover, if she assigns the role of jurors to the retainers present, then everyone must be given a place where they can hear the proceedings.
‘Starting now.’
Ocula crossed her legs.
“Yes, you youngsters with barely dried blood on your heads.”
It was at that moment when a frost-like coldness crept into the old woman’s voice, which had been flowing with ease.
“Tell me why you dared to cause such a commotion in this solemn Educational Institution that I oversee.”
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I fell silent for a moment.
I was positioned where Agenor had been stationed.
Naturally, I found myself facing Baian and his faction across from me.
While I remained silent, Baian suddenly raised his hand from among the group.
“Um, Orca Family Matriarch. Or rather, Matriarch…!”
At the same moment, he shot up from his seat.
Believing he’d obtained the Orca Family Matriarch’s implicit consent, he quickly opened his mouth.
“A brawl, you say? Honestly, I’m not sure why it’s been so exaggerated, but it was merely a trivial ‘accident.’ How such a minor incident grew to reach the Matriarch’s ears—rumors truly are terrifying.”
Baian’s voice grew louder and more articulate as he continued speaking.
As the Orca Family Matriarch listened silently, he seemed to think he had her, and his expression grew even more confident.
“An accident?”
“Yes! Exactly. How could it be anything but an accident? As you well know, Matriarch, we of the Orca Family live lives that are battle and war, struggle itself. Yet merely trading blows and fighting warrants the highest disciplinary committee convening? It’s truly incomprehensible.”
He spouted his argument enthusiastically, completely ignoring the fact that his opponent in this exchange of blows was a three-year-old.
‘Even plankton would be smarter than this bastard.’
As I watched, I found it not just ridiculous but genuinely believable that his head contained nothing but shrimp droppings.
It only became a fight because I was at my level.
Had I been an ordinary member of the Orca Family, or even slightly weaker, this wouldn’t have been a fight at all—it would have been outright one-sided violence.
‘Though if that were the case, I wouldn’t have made it here.’
I’d either be lying broken somewhere or dead.
‘Baian, that bastard didn’t just claim that position for nothing. He certainly knows how to use his tongue. Tch.’
Baian had now become a magnificent orator, hand placed proudly on his chest.
What was even more absurd was the Orca Family Older Brother’s expression as he gazed at his son with unmistakable pride.
The Orca Family Matriarch, rather than making any expression, slowly crossed her arms.
“Do you know the rumors that have spread so grandly throughout my family, including the Elementary Institution, these past few days?”
“…Yes, I do.”
Baian hesitated but quickly nodded.
“I know exactly what rumors you’re referring to. I’ve heard them myself, after all. But esteemed Matriarch, the rumors that have spread so widely that you yourself have heard them… I find it most regrettable that they are in fact greatly exaggerated and mixed with blatant falsehoods.”
Beside the Orca Family Older Brother stood the Orca Family Matriarch I’d seen at the highest disciplinary committee earlier.
Next to her sat a pretty young girl with a ribbon in her hair—the Eldest Uncle’s Daughter.
The Younger Uncle nearby, along with his eldest son Sorte and a few other young boys, merely watched intently or wore expressions of displeasure, though they showed no signs of interfering.
“Mere rumors?”
“Yes. In those rumors, I appear as an incompetent fool who knows only his fists, you see.”
Baian ground his teeth bitterly.
“It must have been spread by those ignorant fools who don’t know the full circumstances!”
“Is that so? Then what are the actual circumstances?”
At that, Baian’s dark eyes gleamed.
I recognized that expression. The look of someone who believes they’ve seized victory.
“First, it seems necessary to explain the events of that day in detail from the beginning. It’s true that I led my cherished friends and juniors toward the Elementary Institution. However, that was not to engage in the fight that has become the subject of these rumors, but rather simply…”
Baian’s eyes flickered toward me.
“…I wished to see the new cousin who had become the subject of much recent gossip.”
He’s joking. Go play with land animals, you fish bastard.
Where does this lie come from without even drying the saliva from his teeth?
“Ah, it’s nothing much, but I’d prefer if there were no more annoyances at the Family Meeting. Come along. Refusal means… watching this tiny head of yours burst.”
‘Just from what he said that day, he was someone who wanted to take me somewhere and either cripple my hands or kill me so I could never use them again.’
But I could see it clearly.
As expected, this place was his domain, and I could feel an atmosphere favorable to him.
Moreover, whatever scheme he was plotting, the Orca Family Matriarch was listening to all his nonsense without a word of objection.
“But you see.”
By doing this alone, she was giving even the retainers and cadet branches who weren’t on Baian’s side reason to take his side.
“Finally meeting my cousin sister, and the moment she saw me, she acted all superior and cursed me out… and even disgraced my father?”
“….”
Baian’s eyes turned toward my father beside me.
The corners of his mouth lifted slightly.
“Perhaps she wanted to boast excessively, claiming she’s the daughter of Pierre, who is nearly the strongest in the Orca Family.”
What the hell is this bastard saying.
“Ah? Yeah. Fine. So she’s not the child of that Pierre bastard after all.”
He started the insults first.
I knew it, but his tongue was filthy.
He continued, shamelessly spinning out natural-sounding lies.
“Well, I can understand. After all, rumors have been rampant that my uncle, who showed interest in nothing in this world, strangely took interest in his cousin sister. Now that I see it, this rumor seems to be true. However, Grandmother. It’s fine if she insults me. But I could not tolerate the insult to my father, who has lived so admirably!”
When should I step in? I narrowed my eyes.
When I glanced to the side, Agenor was frowning.
Looking at my father afterward, his expression was just as expressionless as always.
“Moreover, my dear friends and juniors who went with me were insulted even in their parents simply for being with me. No matter how much difference there is between direct and cadet lines, isn’t this child still a ‘nonexistent person’ who hasn’t even been formally introduced?”
“That’s right.”
“Yes, Grandmother. My friends and juniors are from cadet branches, but they are those recognized for their excellence at the Intermediate Institution. It’s self-evident who is useful to this family.”
The Orca Family Matriarch didn’t stop Baian’s words; instead, she leisurely interjected with “Oh my” and “Is that so?” in between, accepting his narrative.
With this, Baian’s face grew increasingly smug, and he regained his arrogance.
“Right, the explanation of circumstances is done now. The story only becomes tedious if it goes on. So let’s say your claim is as you say.”
“….”
“Do you have evidence to prove your claim?”
At the Orca Family Matriarch’s sharp words, Baian flinched, but soon nodded with a confident expression.
“Of course, Grandmother. How could I come before you without even preparing? I wish to summon a witness to support my claim. Please grant me permission.”
“Granted.”
A witness? I frowned slightly.

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