Black Killer Whale Baby [EN]: Chapter 40

Near her seat, Agenor was already there, having arrived earlier. He gave a loose wave when their eyes met.

The casual wave caused a stir among those nearby.

“Did Duke Agenor just wave hello?”

“Goodness, I thought he didn’t even get along with his own brothers…”

“The princes under Pierre never even exchange words. I thought they only ever fought when they met?”

Calypso looked around the hall and stopped her gaze at one spot.

Across from her seat, familiar faces were visible.

It was Vayan and his gang.

As if they had been glaring at Calypso even before she looked at them, their eyes were fierce.

‘They’re looking at me like they want to tear me to shreds?’

Calypso grinned.

She smiled sweetly and raised her middle finger.

They probably wouldn’t know what it meant, but it would make them feel awful.

Calypso’s gaze left the furious Vayan and landed on the composed-looking woman sitting next to him.

‘As I thought, Great-Uncle didn’t come.’

They said a parent had to come. That meant either one of them could come.

That was Calypso’s great-aunt.

‘This is bad. It would have been better if Great-Uncle had come himself.’

The composed great-aunt remained calm, no matter how noisy it was here or who her son was glaring at. It was as if she were in another world.

Her gray hair was elegantly twisted up.

She was also an Orca.

A member of a cadet branch [a junior or secondary branch of the family].

Indeed, Vayan’s inability to attend the family council alone would have a devastating impact on them.

‘Grandma doesn’t like showing off her influence at the family council.’

It wasn’t for nothing that all the retainers gathered and focused in one place.

All major and minor matters were decided and carried out there.

Being excluded from that place meant never being able to enter the center of this aquatic creature group.

‘I really wanted to go this time, but too bad.’

With Vayan absent, it seemed his great-uncle, Rodesen, was planning to go and become Grandma’s sycophant [a person who tries to win favor from wealthy or influential people by flattering them].

Calypso chuckled as if she could picture it.

‘Ah, Great-Uncle really knows how to shake that rattle well [a metaphor for flattery or ingratiating behavior].’

Time passed, and it was time for the disciplinary committee to begin.

At the same time, the family council would be taking place somewhere else.

‘Is it starting now?’

This place was a huge conference hall.

A semicircular table, and a chairman’s seat made like a judge’s seat in a courtroom.

At the semicircular table, though sparsely, sat the parties involved, including Calypso and Agenor, and their parents.

Besides them, there were also retainers acting as jurors.

And in the chairman’s seat, besides Lyla, there were two other people sitting, and Calypso could easily recognize one person as the chairman of a mid-level institution.

‘Who’s the other one? Her face is strangely familiar.’

“Everyone, please be quiet. We will now begin the Supreme Disciplinary Committee,” Lyla announced from the head of the table. The hall fell silent at once.

“I am Lyla, in charge of proceedings and chairman. In this seat, I ask everyone to faithfully participate in the meeting, regardless of rank, and to pledge in the name of the sea to speak only the truth during the proceedings. First, Mr. Vayan, the party involved and the perpetrator of this agenda.”

“…I pledge in the name of the sea.”

“And Ms. Calypso, the party involved and the victim of this agenda.”

“I pledge in the name of the sea.”

“Mr. Agenor.”

“I pledge in the name of the sea.”

In addition, Lyla made all the parties swear, and only after the oaths of the cadet branch children were finished did she scan the hall with calm eyes.

When her gaze turned to Calypso, someone other than Lyla opened her mouth.

It was the chairman of the mid-level institution, who had been quiet until now.

“Before we begin, I am Chaya, one of the chairmen. As chairman, I have a question.”

Chaya, who raised her hand, was an elderly woman with drooping eyes.

However, her gaze alone was sharp and overwhelming.

“This is a disciplinary committee being held to discuss the conduct of a minor student at an educational institution. Therefore… I believe it was notified in advance that the accompaniment of a guardian is mandatory.”

She was an Orca warrior who had gone through life and death with the current head of the family and is now working to train future generations.

“Why are there no guardians next to Ms. Calypso and Mr. Agenor?”

Calypso flinched a little inside. But it was only for a moment.

What was coming had come.

Yes, what was coming had only come.

‘I thought it would slip by naturally thanks to Lyla.’

Perhaps this was Lyla’s own consideration.

She must have thought it was strange too, but she didn’t bring it up at all when greeting them.

“Is it going to take some time?”

At the powerful voice, Calypso turned her head.

Calypso boldly met Chaya’s clear eyes, even in front of her.

A different light flickered in Chaya’s eyes, but only for a moment.

“I don’t have a guardian.”

Everyone in the hall paused at Calypso’s confident statement.

Even Chaya, who had asked the question, froze.

“The reason why we have guardians is to receive their help, considering our immaturity as minors. Am I right, Chairman?”

“…That’s right.”

Lyla nodded. Calypso turned her gaze.

“Agenor and I will be our own advocates.”

People who would only be bothersome even if they were here. It’s okay without them.

I can get through this.

The seats of the three chairmen and the jury seats where the retainers were sitting became noisy.

For the most part, it was about whether they could accept Calypso’s opinion.

“Even if I don’t have a guardian, this is disadvantageous to Agenor and me, not to the other side. Therefore, I hope to proceed as is.”

However, perhaps because Calypso spoke so clearly, everyone seemed to agree with Calypso’s opinion, thinking, ‘Is that so?’

Except for one person.

“I object! This is a place that has begun according to strict laws and rules. But what kind of meeting are we going to hold with a party who hasn’t even followed the basic rules?”

The one who objected with a bang was Chaya.

Chaya was also impressed by Calypso’s clear boldness, but she was an extreme stickler for principles.

‘Ah, she was Grandma’s friend, or colleague, I think. Not helpful…’

Because Chaya’s argument was so strong, the opinions of those watching were divided, but the atmosphere was slightly leaning towards Chaya.

“It’s okay even if it takes time. Summon your guardian, Ms. Calypso.”

Agenor turned to Calypso, a look asking what she was going to do.

Calypso’s eyes narrowed slightly.

In fact, it wasn’t that she hadn’t thought about this far.

However, the plan she had thought of from now on was a method that Calypso didn’t really want to do.

“…According to rumors, the Princess is said to have a good relationship with Pierre, isn’t she?”

“I’ve heard that rumor too. They say he cherishes her very much…”

“Then why isn’t he here?”

“Perhaps he’s not feeling well.”

The whispers fell on her ears.

If she made a mistake here, Calypso might be exposed for the lies she had told and be in a disadvantageous situation.

Vayan, who was watching, smirked.

“Why don’t you just do it? What can you do when she says she doesn’t have a dad?”

“Hahaha, Mr. Vayan is right.”

“Let’s just do it, Chairman?”

“That’s right. Let’s start quickly so we can go to the family council.”

Chaya’s expression, who had been strongly arguing, frowned.

At this rate, it seemed that the laws would all be ignored and it would begin.

However, if that was the flow, it was true that it was difficult for her to argue any further.

Calypso watched the returning atmosphere and held back a sigh inside.

Even if the disciplinary committee ended well, she wouldn’t be able to avoid the discord rumors with Pierre.

‘It’s a shame, but I can’t help it.’

Calypso resigned herself and requested to proceed without a guardian once again.

“Then, Ms. Calypso and Mr. Agenor will proceed without a guardian…”

“I don’t intend to allow that.”

Calypso’s eyes widened.

…It was definitely a voice that shouldn’t be heard here.

“The law is the law.”

Slowly turning her head, she saw a figure who had opened the door and entered silently, as if he had come in at some point.

A long and sleek silhouette. The teacher who always wore loose clothes was nowhere to be seen.

“Of course, we have to keep it.”

Calypso’s eyes widened.

“The guardian of my daughter and son, has arrived.”

The figure wearing a neat dress uniform was the same blue color as Calypso’s own clothes, as if it had been tailored to match.