Black Killer Whale Baby - Chapter 56

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Chapter 56
From the way he straightened his posture against the wall, it was clear he had been waiting for me.
Why would he wait for me?
But he wouldn’t have any other business at the Junior Institution.
It seemed he had come looking for me.
“Did you come looking for me?”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
“I wanted to talk.”
A brief question received a brief answer.
I frowned while glancing behind me. There was no one around since all the students had already left for the day.
“Make it quick. What do you want?”
….
If this were the previous regression, perhaps, but in this life there was no great reason to meet with him.
In fact, just a week ago during the Family Meeting, I had considered correcting his character.
But I abandoned that idea once I could attend the Dragon’s Festival.
‘He’s capable enough, so he’ll live well regardless.’
Besides, if things go well and I settle into the Dragon Duke’s household without returning, it would also benefit Eldest Brother.
‘Perhaps the Matriarch of this life will be either Agenor or him?’
Bellus stared at me before his expression shifted to something odd.
“…Why are you in combat stance?”
“You said you wanted to talk?”
“So?”
“Your conversations aren’t the kind done with words.”
I knew him well enough.
Despite his appearance, Bellus was not the type to converse peacefully.
“Come at me.”
My Eldest Brother was the most cautious among the siblings.
‘He only moves when he’s certain he can win. Or when he’s certain he can dominate his opponent.’
Bellus blinked slowly.
“…That’s not it.”
That was the expression of someone who had heard something absurd.
“In the first place, I wouldn’t challenge you to a fight in broad daylight in a corridor like this.”
“Lies. Combat is just a matter of changing locations.”
I squinted slightly, my eyes full of distrust.
“You’re telling me you didn’t come to fight? You only move when you’re certain.”
“You seem to know me well.”
I answered calmly.
“If you gather it all together, information about the illustrious Bellus would be scattered throughout this manor. What’s so difficult about that?”
“That’s certainly true.”
Bellus crossed his arms.
I realized that wasn’t a good sign. It was what he did when he was in a foul mood.
‘Am I at a level that works on Bellus now?’
I stepped back and prepared to throw the first punch if things went south.
Strike first, strike hard! …Though I wasn’t sure if it would work on this bastard, the location had to be here.
‘I can’t move locations. He saw what happened to Baian—he wouldn’t dare attack me here.’
Just like with Baian, if a fight broke out, he would be at a complete disadvantage.
‘I thought he’d come at night, but he’s showing up so brazenly like this.’
That meant there was a higher chance he was trying to take me somewhere.
‘I need to be careful about my neck first.’
“You seem to be misunderstanding, but I really didn’t come to fight.”
“Liar. You’re in a foul mood right now, aren’t you?”
“…I don’t know how you figured that out.”
Bellus narrowed his eyes sharply.
At the same time, a stream of water flowed out beside Bellus, swaying gently.
“I didn’t think my mood was foul—I just found it strange. I heard rumors about me, so I thought you’d understand?”
“….”
“At the Intermediate Institution, I’m nothing more than a well-behaved model student.”
“…What?”
I closed my mouth not in agreement, but in sheer bewilderment.
…You, a model student? I’d sooner believe lions turned herbivores.
“Besides, I’ve never engaged in pointless battles unless I was provoked into a fight.”
The thin stream of water thickened, and in an instant, several more streams burst forth.
“How did you know I enjoy combat?”
I was shocked.
‘Damn it, how many water streams is he creating at once!’
The power of water could be gauged by how many streams one could create simultaneously.
This bastard was definitely not at the level of someone his age.
He could already devour most adults.
“What orca hates fighting!”
“Hmm, among those I’ve dealt with, was there one who ran his mouth? Who? I’m curious which one got beaten so badly yet still wagged his tongue.”
…Look at this bastard reciting it all.
He’s reciting it as if I should hear it.
‘I touched a nerve.’
I gradually realized it.
At least the current Bellus wasn’t the same personality as the one I knew.
‘How would he know I was putting on an act!’
I’d heard in the previous cycle that Bellus was well-behaved at the Educational Institution, but I never knew that meant he was putting on an act!
“What do you mean who? Wipe that smug look off your face. Are you trying to call the director?”
“….”
It seems you haven’t killed anyone yet.
Though I understand you’ve been doing plenty of things behind the scenes.
“I’m the kind of person who doesn’t enjoy combat right now, so even the Orca Family Matriarch calls me boring for it.”
“…What does that have to do with me?”
In that instant, the stream of water that had been gently swaying Bellus’s head vanished completely.
“I’m saying I genuinely have no intention of fighting you. I’m not stupid enough to make the same mistake as Baian.”
“But who’s to say you won’t suddenly grab me by the scruff and beat me somewhere no one can see?”
“I did consider that, actually…”
Bellus tilted his head expressionlessly.
“How strange. You speak as if you’re peering into my very thoughts.”
“Why are you even admitting to it? You’re insane.”
“I’ve never heard anyone say that before.”
Bellus answered with a beautiful yet cold expression.
I responded regardless.
“I don’t believe anything I’m not certain about. If you’re going to talk, say something worthwhile and then leave.”
Realizing I wouldn’t budge from this spot, Bellus took a half-step backward.
“I wanted to say that Baian’s situation is a golden opportunity for me, so I have no intention of doing anything reckless.”
“Doesn’t that make you want to eliminate your rival even more?”
“…”
“I’m still weak and easy to handle right now. If you permanently cripple me or kill me while you’re stronger than me, you’d gain an advantage.”
Bellus looked slightly surprised.
“Remarkable. Your uncle and father must certainly be thinking the same way.”
A faint smile crossed Bellus’s face.
“And I think so too.”
There it is—the madman revealing his true nature and smiling.
I made an absurd expression.
“But I came here with genuine interest in you. Calypso Aquasiadel.”
Hearing it put that way made me wonder if it was actually true.
Yet after just threatening murder and violence, he speaks of interest.
How favorably that must sound.
‘If I break something here, could I call Rayla?’
I noticed it from the water stream earlier.
No matter how much I prove my excellence, in his eyes I’m still a pyramid who can’t even create a stream of water.
That’s why I easily understood that Bellus’s genuine interest wasn’t in me.
“I don’t want that interest, so take it back.”
“Why?”
“The one you’re truly interested in isn’t me—it’s Father.”
In the previous timeline, even after Bellus became my subordinate, he always lamented one thing.
“I regret not fighting that person called the strongest. I always wanted to clash with him.”
“Who?”
“Pierre Aquasiadel.”
Bellus was calling my father—a man who had died early and was nothing more than a memory to me—by his name.
To Bellus, he was someone who remained as an obsession and lingering attachment.
‘He said it was a goal since childhood?’
I spoke with deliberate clarity.
“If you have business with him, go directly to Father, not me.”
Seeing how well Agenor and I got along, even if Eldest Brother went, Father wouldn’t turn him away.
“I don’t understand why you’re saying that. I’m not interested in Pierre Aquasiadel. It’s you.”
The moment I heard those words, curiosity suddenly stirred within me.
“By the way, why do you speak of Father like that?”

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