Black Killer Whale Baby [EN]: Chapter 95

Chapter 95

‘I won’t give you to anyone. I can’t.’

The orca’s greed and possessiveness had already been triggered.

Possessiveness towards those within my fence. Throughout this journey, they had crossed the line [entered my inner circle].

No, it was just that they hadn’t wanted to admit it because they wanted to return to Seoul.

From the moment they treated me without prejudice, the gate to the fence had been open.

I watched the maids giggling and laughing, then rose from my seat.

‘Dad seems to be having a slightly longer conversation with the knight.’

I wasn’t feeling down, but I wanted to be in a slightly quieter place.

There happened to be a rock a short distance away, and I sat there.

Judging by the way Dad glanced at me once and then looked away, it seemed I just needed to be within his sight.

‘Ah, the weather is nice.’

What should I do when I go back?

‘These aren’t the worries of a three-year-old.’

I know it’s definitely not.

Dad said I could rest for a while, but it was a necessary question for me.

Having lived for over 60 years, I know myself well.

I need to have a goal.

And it was necessary to forget the pain that hadn’t yet healed.

I looked up at the sky and opened my mouth.

“How long are you going to keep glaring like that?”

When I slowly turned my gaze, Velos was standing there, having approached unnoticed.

Actually, I had sensed his presence, but I just didn’t bother to look back.

“Stop staring at me so much in the carriage. You’ll burn a hole in my face.”

“I wasn’t glaring.”

“Yeah, whatever, just stop looking.”

“……”

I had only gotten a little better, and I was still in a sensitive state, so a hint of annoyance crept into my voice.

Sorry, but I wasn’t in the mood to speak while being considerate of my first brother.

“Or what, are you picking a fight to settle things?”

“You can’t beat me in your current state.”

“Who knows? Did you even try to fight me?”

I smiled crookedly.

“And brother, I don’t care about methods if I need something. Why would that matter in winning? I’ll even bring in my allies if I have to. Can you beat Dad, by any chance?”

I pointed to Dad with a nod.

“Why were you so gloomy until yesterday afternoon when you can talk like this?”

“What, me being gloomy?”

“Yeah.”

“I might have been. Did you even care? Were you worried?”

“Yes.”

It was meant to be sarcastic, and I didn’t think he would actually answer.

But a clear and concise answer popped out, and I paused.

I stopped swinging my legs, which had been dangling while sitting on the rock, and straightened my posture.

“What do you gain from lying?”

“I’m not lying.”

Velos said with a cool, calm face.

“What do I get from lying, as you say?”

“……”

Since that was true, I suppressed my cynicism and anger and stared intently at him.

Looking back, he had been acting strangely throughout this journey.

“Just make one thing clear. Are you an enemy or an ally? You don’t intend to be an ally, do you?”

“Why do you think I wouldn’t be?”

“Then, will you give up being the head of the family? If I want to be the head?”

Pale blue eyes stared at me.

Even when my brothers stared at me in the same way, their faces were always slightly different.

I was definitely meeting my first brother from the 4th timeline now, so why did I occasionally see the face I saw in the 3rd timeline?

I wanted to know the reason why.

“You’re looking for a goal right now, aren’t you?”

The words that accurately pierced my state came right in, but I didn’t react.

Showing a surprised reaction here would be a loss.

“You have a look that says, ‘How did you know?’ It’s just that I had times like that too.”

“……You?”

“Would I be perfect, then?”

I was unfamiliar with him admitting his flaws.

“I just saw the expression you had from the face I once checked in the mirror. Seeing this makes me wonder if you and I are siblings.”

As Velos took a step closer, I clenched my fist.

When I quietly became wary, Velos didn’t come any closer.

“If I were to give you advice, if you need something to focus on, be the head of the family.”

“What?”

“Challenge to be the head of the family.”

What is he saying right now?

I couldn’t help but frown once again.

“Are you telling me to be your rival right now? With a perfect successor who is as old as you by my side? Ah, are you telling me to challenge and then die?”

A crooked smile hung on my lips, while Velos was calm.

“That’s a strange thing to say. You’ve been talking about perfection since earlier… Where is there a perfect orca from birth? We are all imperfect. It’s just that one person who seems perfect in Grandma’s eyes is chosen to be the next head of the family.”

“……”

“I didn’t just suggest it for no reason. Calypso Aquasiasdel.”

For the first time, a look of concern crossed Velos’s face.

“I will follow you if you are stronger than me at the same age when you reach my age someday.”

This time, I couldn’t help but blink.

……Did this bastard take drugs?

“What are you plotting? No, I’m tired of saying things like this. I’ll just say one thing.”

I pointed at Velos with a short finger.

“The me at that time will beat the you of now. Definitely.”

“Then that’s even better.”

Velos smiled faintly.

It was incomprehensible.

However, Velos, like he had done at the beginner academy and in Duke Yong’s castle, turned around and left as if he had no regrets as soon as he finished speaking.

An attitude as if a fight wasn’t even necessary.

Once again, only I was left with a bewildered expression.

‘No, it’s not a completely useless story.’

It’s absurd.

But on the other hand, a different thought came to mind in one corner of my heart.

‘Head of the family.’

I needed something to focus on right now.

I don’t know if it’s really because we’re siblings, but his words ignited a spark in my heart.

‘If I’m going to stay here and live a new life.’

Simply becoming the head of the family isn’t enough.

I don’t want to repeat the life of the 3rd timeline.

If I’m going to stay here… I.

‘I want to take revenge.’

I wanted to let the grandmother who abandoned me three times know what kind of person her abandoned granddaughter is.

That your judgment was so deeply wrong.

You were wrong, and I was right.

What I regretted most in the last timeline was that I returned to the family only after that grandmother died.

Because the person to show it to had disappeared.

And…….

“You must be the culprit.”

“Wasn’t she a woman who deserved to die?”

“Father, it’s that woman! That woman harassed me!”

From the first and second timelines, and even the previous timeline.

Those bastards who messed up my life.

“Ahahaha, let’s all die together, Calypso Aquasiasdel!”

There was no opportunity to take revenge on the main characters and supporting characters of this book.

Especially to the imperial prince of the imperial family who made Duke Yong go berserk in the previous timeline.

If I could repay them for what they had done.

It was something I gave up because I just had to go back, because I could go home.

Because if I went back, it would be a meaningless grudge.

But now it has become something I don’t have to give up.

Then… I have to do it.

‘Those bastards are different from the ones in the 3rd timeline?’

What does that matter?

I turned my head and looked at Ekion.

To Duke Yong, who was blinking his eyes innocently among the maids.

‘The essence hasn’t changed.’

If I hadn’t stepped in, could Ekion’s life be called a life at all?

Ekion, you’re really a lucky charm. You make my revenge justified?

When I have a goal, I become strong.

My appearance of running towards only that was no different from the appearance of an orca swimming towards its prey.

We are predators. Not missing our prey.

How long had I been lost in thought?

When I raised my head, this time Dad had come.

Gauging the carriage visible over his shoulder, it seemed to have been fixed by now.

I was flustered as I looked at the sky, which was slightly tinged with orange.

‘What, when did time pass like this?’

“Is the carriage all fixed?”

“It was all fixed about an hour ago.”

“Why didn’t you call me?”

“There was no reason to bother you.”

I held out my hand.

Dad’s water stream soared up as if it had been waiting, lifting me into the air.

It was a sensation that was now so comfortable that I felt empty without it.

“So, is your thinking done?”

“Ah, uh-huh.”

“It’s only been a day since I advised you to rest without needing to think, but you already have a face that has found the answer.”

“Wow, Dad. That’s kind of amazing. How did you know that?”

I’m confident in my poker face, but even Dad is like this, following Velos.

Should I practice more?

“It’s not that difficult.”

“Really? Everyone else said it was hard to recognize.”

“Who said it was difficult to recognize your expression?”

“There was.”

Old colleagues. And subordinates.

I looked at the approaching Aquasiasdel territory with momentarily longing eyes.

You guys will be there.

‘I was going to give up on you, but it’s different now.’

And I’ll meet you again in this life.

“Dad.”

I said while quietly embraced, looking at the Aquasiasdel territory instead of Dad.

There is no sun that rises forever.

The sun rising above the sea had to give way to the moon, and the head of the family also had to step down when they got old.

But. That’s not what I want.

“There’s someone I want to take revenge on.”