Black Killer Whale Baby - Chapter 60

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Chapter 60
I considered holding my tongue to avoid becoming a shrimp crushed beneath a whale’s back.
But the thought came first that this was simply the truth.
“Little one, why are you conducting an investigation? Just kill her and be done with it. You came to me seeking revenge because you hated that maid, didn’t you?”
“No, Grandmother.”
I shook my head.
“If that were the case, I would have done it myself. Why seek revenge through another’s hands?”
“….”
“Grandmother, if I may be so bold, I wish for what that maid did to be made public under the Matriarch’s name. Then those who feel the sting of conscience won’t commit the same acts as that maid. And they will come to understand.”
Appeals to emotion, sympathy, and morality fall on deaf ears.
“Ah, so that’s something one mustn’t do.”
Only after making clear through reason and logic, and adding the fact that she harmed four domains, do I speak.
“The orcas you cherish, Grandmother, were killed by the hands of someone insignificant. Isn’t that infuriating?”
That’s what I’m saying.
“Her crimes must be laid bare, and she must receive punishment befitting them. Punishment so severe she suffers even in her dreams. She must suffer exactly as her victims did.”
“….”
“Father, death is too easy a punishment.”
I glanced at Father once before turning to Grandmother.
Then I smiled prettily.
“You think so too, don’t you, Grandmother?”
If not for Father, that Matriarch would never have considered punishing that maid.
‘Do you think I don’t know you?’
Sure enough, something fierce and spike-like flew toward me.
Crash!
I saw the spike embed itself in a flowing water barrier. The spike too was made of water.
Moreover, the water tendrils writhing around us resembled dragons.
I gazed at the sight calmly.
“A twisted thing with some talent—I left you be, and now you dare climb over my head?”
“….”
“How amusing. Your father couldn’t even defy me to this degree at your age.”
Grandmother’s expression showed no amusement whatsoever.
Rather, the look of someone about to devour another.
But the twist was.
‘Wow, she’s actually enjoying this.’
That old woman’s face—that’s what her expression of amusement looks like.
“How could I possibly defy you, Grandmother, who are like the heavens themselves? I was merely stating a hope.”
I turned my head toward Father.
“Father, you heard what I said, yes? Do exactly that. It must be announced under your name.”
“Yes. I will.”
Well then. If the Matriarch won’t do it, then it will be done under the name of Pierre Aquasiadel.
I didn’t expect Father to agree so readily, but well, what does it matter.
‘Crab soup instead of lobster, then.’
I clapped my hands together.
“How fortunate! This way we can resolve it without burdening the Matriarch. After all, she’s already entrusted the punishment to Father!”
Don’t you dare say something different now.
The Orca Family Matriarch’s face went blank for a moment before she burst out laughing.
“…Where on earth did that come from? My son, how exactly did you raise this child?”
“I didn’t raise her.”
“Then?”
“She grew up as she pleased and appeared before me.”
“That’s just like you. Madman.”
The Orca Family Matriarch straightened her posture.
I was anxious, uncertain what whim the old woman might take next.
But instead of continuing her complaints, the Orca Family Matriarch brought up a different topic.
“Listen here, little rice cake, why do you want to go to the Dragon’s Festival?”
Huh? She’s not saying anything else…?
I quickly opened my mouth.
“I’m curious about it.”
“Curious?”
“The Handmaidens said that only land animals are invited there.”
That’s true.
To be precise, aquatic animals simply didn’t want to attend.
They already knew the attitude the land animals would show and the stance the Imperial Court would take.
“So this year too, aquatic animals can’t go, they said….”
I silently rejoiced within.
So she’s not saying anything about punishing that infant abuser right now?
I’ve received tacit consent?
Rumi. You’re going to pay the price for your sins.
I focused on the changed topic.
“It seems strange to me.”
I shrugged my shoulders.
“That superior beastfolk like us can’t attend. It made me think I absolutely had to go.”
“Ahahahahaha!”
The Orca Family Matriarch laughed with delight.
In my previous life, I’d seen her like this about twice.
Both times were when my Eldest Brother Bellus did something that pleased the Matriarch.
Though I don’t think I’ve ever seen her laugh quite this loudly before.
“How is it that such an impudent and cunning creature who says exactly what I want to hear came from under Pierre’s roof….”
The Orca Family Matriarch tapped the armrest of the sofa lightly, then spoke decisively.
“Fine, I’ve already given my permission. When do we depart?”
“We’re scheduled to depart in a week.”
“Leave sooner.”
“….”
What? Really?
What a pleasant surprise. I looked at Father with wide, sparkling eyes.
‘Say you’ll go faster, Father!’
If we leave sooner, I can see the Dragon Duke faster!
Father glanced at me and nodded.
“Yes.”
Perfect.
“Go early and teach those stinking land creatures a lesson they won’t forget.”
“Yes, Grandmother!”
Whatever else may differ, the Orca Family Matriarch and I share one thing—our disdain for those land animals.
Especially since I’ve suffered greatly at their hands, even unto death.
Even the Matriarch must harbor things she cannot speak of before the Imperial Court. How much stress that must be.
‘The Imperial Court is made of land creatures and sides with them, after all.’
It seemed Father’s attendance at the Dragon’s Festival pleased her greatly.
“That heavy-bottomed Pierre going with you should be sufficient.”
Having nothing more to say, I rose from my seat.
As I tried to bow to the Matriarch, she waved her hand dismissively.
“Little pebble.”
Just as Father and I were about to leave, the Matriarch called me back. Her form of address had already changed.
“Survive until the day my lips speak your name.”
I blinked and looked at the Matriarch’s face.
The curiosity and interest gleaming in those eyes.
A thrilling chill ran through my entire body, though only for a moment.
‘So the Matriarch has taken a proper interest in me?’
I suppressed my inner laughter and offered a beautiful smile instead.
“Thank you, Grandmother.”
The meaning of those words was simple.
‘I understand that assassination attempts will soon begin against me.’
The mentality that the strong survive.
Yet she had shown interest in me nonetheless.
‘But what face will she make if two people go to the Dragon’s Festival and only one returns?’
I had resolved to become a proper heir before betraying expectations and departing.
But looking at the Matriarch’s expression, I thought the current situation wouldn’t be so bad either.
Just as I was about to acknowledge her words, my body lifted gently into the air.
It was Father.
“You need not worry. I will protect them.”
Strong arms held me securely in place.
“Because he’s my father.”
The Orca Family Matriarch simply laughed mockingly.
“What a pathetic sight. This is tedious. Get out. Leave now.”
* * *
Rumi is a pufferfish beastkin.
She cursed her own birth.
Originally, beastkin inherited the characteristics of their original animal form.
Among these, the pufferfish’s traits were spines and the poison within their bodies.
Eyes, brain, liver, and ovaries. Muscles, intestines, blood….
Like creatures with deadly toxins in their vital organs, pufferfish beastkin also generated poison within their bodies.
And using poison as a weapon was their special talent.
“Gasp, she’s a pufferfish beastkin?”
However, the poison of pufferfish beastkin had evolved in two directions.
One type had either weak poison within their bodies or healthy organs containing the poison, and as a result, they were unaffected by the toxin either way.
The other type, unfortunately, had poison within their bodies that affected the human form.
The former mostly had plump, elastic skin, and possessed cute, lovely appearances.
But.
“Ugh, how grotesque!”
“What, is she a failed pufferfish?”
The problem was the latter.
Their organs melted from their own poison, or the poison radiated through their skin, leaving their skin hideously twisted.
Or purple blotches appeared on their skin.
Those affected by the poison had grotesque appearances.
Rumi, the previous head maid where Calypso was stationed and a pufferfish beastkin, fell into this category of beastkin.
She was sick of beastkin who mocked, ostracized, and ridiculed her for her appearance.
Fortunately, thanks to her cunning mind and selfish nature, her abilities were recognized, and she even became a member of Orca Castle’s household.
Yet the ostracism and contempt continued.
No, even without actively avoiding her, the beastkin subtly kept their distance from her.
“She releases poison if you get close.”
“What? I heard just touching her means you’re poisoned?”
“You go!”
“No way, you go tell her!”
So it wasn’t Rumi’s fault that her personality had become so gloomy!
It was the fault of the god who made her this way…!
No, it was the fault of those who mocked, tormented, and ostracized her…!
Rumi believed this firmly.

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