Black Killer Whale Baby [EN]: Chapter 10

Black Whale Baby, the Mastermind (10)

Episode 10

‘I figured it would be bubbling by now.’

Looking at the time, it was well past noon.

It’s been over 4 hours since I deliberately disrupted the class.

“Okay, this is our new friend, ‘Calypso’.”

The moment I saw the class I was guided to, I realized it.

‘Ah, they don’t believe in my intelligence, do they?’

They don’t believe the rumors that I was recognized by Grandma.

Otherwise, there’s no way they would have put me in this class, especially with my perfect language skills.

They even did this after accepting my greeting.

‘Just you wait. I’ll disrupt the class to show you!’

And my plan succeeded. A huge success, at that.

However, there was a minor problem.

‘……What’s with these baby whales sticking to me so much?’

I just wanted to get the kids’ attention to disrupt the class, but they seem to like me too much.

The sparkling eyes of the babies staring at me were almost burdensome.

‘……To be sure, even at this time, the kids don’t have much of a survival instinct and are cute. But why?’

What’s with this excessive sparkle?

Besides, they were all eager to give me snacks. I refuse the candy they sucked on!

Then, I felt Lyla’s gaze and realized it.

‘Aha, her patience has run out!’

I got up from my seat and dusted off my skirt.

The child who was pushed by me made a face as if about to cry.

“Aww, a great whale shouldn’t cry.”

“Hehe.”

I stroked the child’s head as the last thing and approached Lyla.

“Lyla.”

“……I’m in the middle of teaching. You shouldn’t talk to me.”

The woman I know as Lyla hates wasting time.

This also means that she quickly admits and corrects her mistakes.

“Isn’t my level too low to be here?”

“…….”

“Or do you need more time?”

“Indeed, that’s right.”

Just like this.

“I’m sorry. I seem to have made the wrong decision by arbitrarily judging the rumors about the Princess.”

“It’s okay. Anyone can make a mistake if they’re a whale.”

Lyla’s eyebrows twitched.

But she didn’t nitpick.

“It seems that the Princess should be admitted to the upper class. Is there a class you would like to join?”

The moment I heard those words, my eyes lit up.

‘……I’ve been waiting for this moment.’

There is a way to go up one or two levels here and enjoy this life peacefully.

But doing it this way…….

‘It won’t reach Grandma’s ears. I won’t stand out.’

I’m in an educational institution now, but I don’t know when I’ll be kicked out again unless I awaken the power of water.

So, for sure.

I have to become a genius.

“Whale Class 8. Put me in Alpha class.”

“……Pardon?”

Lyla’s face crumbled for the first time.

Oh, she was like an AI until now. Even ‘Siri’ can make expressions.

“I don’t know how you knew, or maybe you don’t know. But the class you mentioned is…….”

“The class with the oldest students in the elementary institution, and the most outstanding children among them, right? I know.”

“…….”

“If I can have this level of conversation with Lyla, I think I can enter that place enough, right?”

Lyla flinched.

It was because I smiled prettily.

“Or, is there anyone in that class who speaks better than me?”

With eyes as if I knew everything.

“……That’s right. You’re not wrong.”

Lyla’s black eyes coldly looked down at me.

Somehow, the pressure I felt was significantly less than the pressure I felt from Pierre.

The power of water. Heh, I guess the head of the educational institution can also use the power of water.

“But the Princess must bear the consequences for all choices. Do you agree?”

“Lyla.”

I smiled brightly as if I didn’t feel any pressure.

“Saying that means you don’t see me as a 3-year-old, right?”

Those words were Lyla’s complete defeat.

A faint red glow rose on Lyla’s face.

Is she getting angry? It would be a problem if she got angry here and didn’t listen to me.

The moment I thought this, I heard a small wind sound.

“……Oh my. Siblings are siblings, I see.”

“What?”

“You are the first person to embarrass me like this since your third older brother, Princess.”

When I looked up, Lyla was smiling slightly.

“But no prince has ever embarrassed me as much as the Princess.”

While I was blinking, Lyla reached out her hand.

It was a slightly softened face.

“I know you don’t interact with the princes, but who told you about the class levels of this educational institution?”

I hesitated and said.

“Dad told me.”

“……Pardon?”

At these words, not only Lyla but also the teachers who were taking care of the children nearby flinched and looked at me.

As if it couldn’t be true.

Ah, of course, it’s a lie. But I can’t say that I know because I’m a regressor, can I?

I smiled shamelessly.

“My dad loves me so, so much that he told me everything.”

* * *

The teachers stiffened.

Even among them, only Lyla maintained her reason.

“When you say Dad…… are you referring to Pierre?”

“My dad. Is there another one?”

Sorry, Dad. I’m going to use the Seodongyo tactic [a tactic of spreading rumors to influence public opinion, named after a Korean folk song].

While Calypso was muttering to herself with a grin.

Lyla had a lost expression, but she quickly returned to her usual expression.

‘Pierre…… took care of his daughter?’

The story about Pierre was something that no aristocrat living in this land could ever not know.

The story that he had never gone to see his children even once was also famous.

‘Wait…… isn’t the place where Pierre resides not far from where the Princess is currently staying?’

In reality, it is a slightly complicated place to find with a child’s steps, but after seeing Calypso’s brilliance before her eyes, Lyla had a new hypothesis.

The story that Calypso had met or interacted with Pierre in the meantime.

Anyway, it wasn’t a wrong story.

It was just a very recent event.

‘……Even if language skills are innate, language is originally a skill that develops through interaction.’

But to be able to speak such perfect conversation and eloquence.

Surely there was a good teacher next to her.

There’s no way there would be such a teacher in a building that raises, or rather neglects, children up to the age of 3.

Naturally, what remained was the hypothesis she had just come up with.

Lyla took a breath.

‘……Perhaps, this is not just a matter of another direct descendant appearing, but a challenger has appeared in the new succession structure.’

It was an excessively exaggerated thought to have for a three-year-old, but on the other hand, it couldn’t be said to be too exaggerated.

If Pierre steps up, what would be difficult?

Lyla unknowingly swallowed a slight breath.

……This was a feeling she had never felt even when dealing with Calypso’s brothers, who were either troublemakers or terribly fierce princes.

“Will you follow me, Princess? I will guide you to your new class.”

That’s how Calypso’s scam worked too well, more than Calypso thought.

Calypso also didn’t expect how today’s events would spread through the mouths of teacher Hanya and assistant teacher Henny who were here.

* * *

“It went smoother than I thought.”

I mumbled with a lollipop in one hand and held out the other hand.

But even after time passed, there was no sign. I mumbled and turned my head.

“Teacher, don’t you want to eat?”

“I don’t eat it.”

“Why, is plankton not your taste?”

“……I think it’s strange for an orca to like plankton.”

“Why, do you only like big whale kids? Teacher, you can’t respect tastes. You live life alone……. Ouch!”

I grabbed my forehead.

If I looked up, there was water floating in the air that must have hit my forehead.

The culprit who hit my forehead was, as always, listless and had a languid face as if he had given up on life.

Lately, he seems to be showing interest in what I’m doing…….

‘It’s not affection or anything like that, but it’s like a scientist looking at a strange ant.’

Well, I’m using him because I have something to use, so it doesn’t matter.

“What went smoothly?”

“What else but the fact that my great ability is being recognized went smoothly.”

“Are you talking about an amoeba like you?”

“I’m not an amoeba? My excellent language skills! Don’t you know? A three-year-old who is having such a wonderful conversation with someone who lacks social skills like Teacher!”

“Do you want to add 10 laps today?”

“……I will write a 33-line poem called ‘Soobnida’ [a Korean word meaning ‘I appreciate it’ or ‘Thank you’].”

Looking at this human, he’s definitely Grandma’s son.

Looking at how he throws a direct ball of incisive remarks and insults without any hesitation.

I recalled what happened at the elementary education institution today.