Black Killer Whale Baby - Chapter 90

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Chapter 90
Calypso was confident.
On the other hand, she didn’t believe that simply saying this would make a three-year-old boy trust her.
That’s why Calypso leveraged her reliable ally in this moment.
“Through me, Pierre Aquasiadel standing here will have your back.”
“….”
“Whether you like it or not, I can make it happen for you.”
“….”
“You like power, don’t you?”
If anything, that was true.
Bellus always felt that Calypso saw right through him.
Where did this information even come from?
Bellus stared at Calypso with a cool gaze reminiscent of Pierre’s, then opened his mouth.
“…Before I answer, let me ask a question first.”
“By all means. What is it?”
“What exactly happened? I can’t help but ask why the Dragon Duke is standing right in front of me.”
His reaction was far more composed and calm than expected.
Calypso was surprised by the unexpected response.
But regardless of anything else, simply informing him that the Dragon Duke was here was different from revealing the full story.
‘The Imperial Palace’s schemes are information that could be misused.’
Calypso had the desire to cherish Bellus and see him live well based on her memories from the third cycle.
But separate from that, she didn’t trust the current Bellus.
‘Ah, what a family so full of distrust.’
She laughed inwardly at the absurd thought.
“I can’t tell you that. Unless you swear by the name of the sea that you won’t reveal this….”
“I will.”
“So you won’t do it, right?”
Why is he like this? Calypso was surprised once more by the unexpected response.
But she soon accepted it calmly.
Fine, if he’s sworn an oath.
He wouldn’t reveal it even if it cost him his life.
Calypso looked at Ekion and poured out everything that had happened.
Since she summarized it as briefly as possible, the story wasn’t long.
‘I thought this time he’d finally be surprised. …At this point, isn’t “like father, like son” the perfect phrase for him and his father?’
Even after hearing the entire story, Bellus remained composed. It was exactly like the demeanor Pierre had shown.
He was calm to the point of being cold-blooded and serene.
“So I won’t be able to tell the Matriarch what’s going on.”
“Right. I hadn’t thought that far, but you figured it out on your own?”
It’s too late to regret now, you fool.
Calypso shrugged her shoulders.
There was a loophole in the oath of the sea that Bellus had sworn.
Though I couldn’t reveal the Imperial Palace’s conspiracy to the Matriarch, I could disclose the Dragon Duke’s existence.
Bellus knew this as well.
‘Weaponizing the Dragon Duke is certainly a dangerous plan for Aquasiadel too.’
The Dragon Duke had been a neutral entity across generations.
A divine beast—neither a land creature nor a sea creature.
But if a living legend were to belong to one faction and become a weapon…
These people already discriminated against and despised aquatic beastkin, scheming to cast them out whenever opportunity arose.
They would unhesitatingly seek to subjugate them beneath their feet.
“Wouldn’t it be better to tell Grandmother honestly?”
“I don’t trust the Matriarch. Do you truly think she would believe my words?”
“….”
“The only ones I trust are Ekion here and my Teacher.”
“I see.”
Bellus continued speaking.
“I won’t reveal the Dragon Duke’s existence. Is that all you want?”
Calypso was taken aback.
‘What a sudden change of heart.’
Bellus looked not at Calypso, but at Pierre.
Bellus thought that if there were people who never changed no matter how time passed…
It would be Ocula Aquasiadel, the Matriarch, and Pierre Aquasiadel, her father.
Yet when it came to matters involving their younger sister, they had shown behavior they would never normally display.
How could one not be curious watching all of this unfold?
“I came here because I’m genuinely interested in you. Calypso Aquasiadel.”
Calypso’s assumption was wrong.
Bellus had sought her out from the beginning because he was truly interested in her.
“If you wish, I’ll even swear the oath of the sea.”
“Why?”
“Does the reason matter? What matters is that I’m willing to give you what you want.”
It was a fair point.
Calypso forcibly suppressed her own wicked nature from rearing its head.
An uncertain variable.
Why is he helping me anyway?
“A conclusion has been reached.”
Pierre, who had remained silent until now, finally spoke.
He was gazing out of the carriage.
“Then swear the oath at once. We’ll be busy soon.”
“Busy? Ah…!”
Calypso stopped mid-sentence.
The reason became clear shortly after.
Soon, Calypso let out an absurd laugh.
“Wow, how ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous. They’ve gathered quite a lot.”
Through the carriage window, I could see a dark mass of people swarming outside.
Calypso could stake her own name on the fact that they were definitely personnel sent from Aquasiadel.
* * *
Ugh, what a pathetic bunch.
I’d certainly expected an ambush on the way back.
‘They’ve gathered quite a lot. Must have been in a hurry, huh?’
Those attempting the ambush couldn’t have imagined that the Dragon’s Festival would be cancelled.
“You stay here.”
“Why? I can fight too, you know?”
“If you go, who will guard the Dragon Duke?”
“Ah….”
When I turned my head, Ekion tilted his head in confusion.
The moment I saw those innocent eyes, I immediately regretted my words.
‘Somehow, this Dragon Duke would probably just stare blankly even if a sword came flying at him in the middle of battle.’
Meanwhile, Bellus, who had also grasped the situation, quickly completed the Oath of the Sea.
Once he made a decision, my older brother’s work efficiency was truly remarkable.
‘That’s why I liked him back then.’
Though it doesn’t seem we’ll meet in a military-god relationship this time.
I’d said I’d push him as Matriarch using Father as backing, but he won’t accept it.
Even in the past, while he was rational about everything else, he always reacted differently whenever Father was involved.
“The carriage will be protected together with the carriage the handmaidens are in, so don’t come outside.”
“Got it. Teacher, since you’re going anyway, uproot them completely this time!”
“That’s the plan.”
Father rolled his neck, stretching it side to side.
“Underestimating us is one thing, but with just that many….”
“…Hmm? Don’t burn too much zeal into this.”
“I won’t be careless.”
He seemed to be keeping in mind how I’d unexpectedly moved alone into the forest because of the jellyfish.
I smiled slightly.
“That was my carelessness, not yours, Teacher. Anyway, I understand. I’ll wait here. Come back safely!”
“I will.”
Father patted my head and left the carriage.
Bellus then followed him out, as if to loosen up his body.
Inside the carriage, only Ekion and I remained.
“Let’s stay here. We can’t let your existence be discovered yet.”
I carefully placed a hat on Ekion’s head.
Ekion, who had meekly accepted my touch, turned his head toward the window the moment I finished putting on the hat.
Crash!
“Ah, it’s a bit noisy, isn’t it? It’ll be dealt with soon.”
Those fools probably acted in haste without thinking it through.
Besides, we’ve been riding hard for half a day, so the situation is moving quickly.
Since it seems like we’ll end up with neither fish nor fowl at this rate, they must have decided to attempt it anyway.
Father is here, but if they can kill only me, a few sacrifices don’t matter to them.
It’s the typical way of the Orca Family Older Brother.
‘I told them this would fail.’
I’m also looking toward the window when Ekion grasps my hand.
“Something strange?”
“Huh? What’s strange?”
“It’s warm.”
All I’ve done over these two days is occasionally teach him simple words and have conversations with Father right before his eyes.
Yet somehow, it seemed he’d learned something in this short time.
“I can feel it.”
…The problem is that I don’t understand what he means?
What could he be saying?
‘Is this what parenting feels like?’
Not content with becoming a three-year-old child, now I’m experiencing what it feels like to be a mother.
When I think about it, so many things have happened.
“What else might happen if I don’t go home and just stay here like this?”
I asked a question I knew Ekion couldn’t answer.
As expected, Ekion simply blinked his large eyes.
Crash!
Outside was still chaotic.
But since Father guaranteed our safety, the handmaidens in the other carriage would be safe too.
He was a powerhouse capable of giving such assurance.
‘Let’s see, should I look at this while waiting for Father to return?’
What I held in my hand was a notebook that Tus had prepared for me.
I’d been so preoccupied these past few days that I hadn’t read much of it yet.
As I carefully read through several pages, I stopped at a particular section.
「The Dragon Duke can use the power of time and space.」
It was a page about how the Dragon Duke could use his power.
“Ekion, you know? Tus says you have the ability to transcend spacetime, though of course you’re still too young to move around. But there’s one thing you can do even now.”
“….”
“…Would it be possible for you to let me see my parents once?”
This is what was written in the notebook Tus gave me.
The Dragon Duke, like this—holding hands and pressing foreheads together….
Under the assumption that the spacetime affinity aligns, he can show the desired time and place…!
‘Please, let this be right!’
I didn’t understand everything written in Tus’s notebook.
I stared directly into Ekion’s golden eyes, our foreheads pressed together.
As intently as I gazed at him, Ekion regarded me with equal stillness.
“Please, just let me see them once more….”
“Please.”
“Yes.”
I slowly closed my eyes.
Strangely, my body felt as though it were floating.
As I cracked my eyes open one last time, what I saw was the beautiful golden radiance blooming from Ekion’s form and those lovely golden eyes still fixed upon me.
“Calypso, I’m counting on you.”
For the first time, his eyes held a spark of vitality.
But in an instant, Ekion’s form dissolved away.
When I closed my eyes and opened them again, I stood in a new place.
‘…Where am I?!’
Looking down at my hands, my entire body was translucent. I could see the ground right through my palms. Moreover, my body was drifting weightlessly.
But that wasn’t what mattered.
A familiar signpost. Brick walls with trumpet vines blooming along the fence.
I hurried through the open gate.
A small garden lush with greenery, a modest house visible beyond the stairs.
If I passed through the glass door—
“Dear, it seems the window is open. There’s a breeze coming through.”
My mouth fell open.
Though slightly different from how I remembered her, a woman with a warm and gentle expression.
My trembling lips parted.
“Mother….”
It was unmistakably her.

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