Black Killer Whale Baby [EN]: Chapter 178

I was surprised, but I hid it and pretended to be calm.

‘How did she recognize the Dragon Duke right away?’

No, considering that old woman’s age, she must have had the chance to see the previous Dragon Duke.

They say the Dragon Dukes are born with similar faces, even if they aren’t exactly the same each time.

This was a disaster.

Not only was Dad’s condition exposed, but Atlan, who could have been helpful, was already captured and unable to fight.

And now even Ekion has been discovered…….

I glanced at Levi.

I firmly believed that he would recognize my signal.

As expected, Levi, with a stiff face, grabbed Whale’s hand and stepped back.

Yes, we couldn’t let them find out what Whale was in this state.

While Levi, holding Lilli in one arm and Whale in the other, retreated,

I drew her attention so she wouldn’t pay attention to Levi.

“That’s right, Grandma. This one is the Dragon Duke.”

“…….”

“I brought him.”

She probably didn’t expect me to admit it so easily.

Her face filled with even more anger.

“……You said you were going to make a mess of the land-dwellers, but you’ve brought us a bomb.”

Why was she saying that?

Actually, there was no reason to be this angry. The enemies of the aquatic animal shapeshifters were the land animal shapeshifters,

not the Dragon Duke.

“I understand you’re surprised that the Dragon Duke is here, but I don’t know why you’re so angry and saying such things.”

But I pretended not to know the reason, even though I did.

It wasn’t hard to know why.

She was a tyrant, and as such, she was obsessed with controlling the family.

She must be angry that such an outrageous thing happened without her knowing.

While calmly answering the head of the family, I became more and more anxious as I looked at my captured dad.

‘I don’t have time to waste.’

“Please listen to my story.”

Trying to have a conversation wasn’t a good method, but I had no choice.

“There’s a reason why the Dragon Duke came here…….”

“You don’t know.”

The old woman cut me off.

“You don’t know why dragons can’t leave the Dragon City for their entire lives. Do you know what you’ve brought here right now?”

“…….”

“It will become the spark of war.”

Her voice, full of force, contained murderous intent.

“Every head of the Aquasiadel family knows very well how obsessed the imperial family is with dragons.”

“…….”

“Your foolish judgment will bring unnecessary war to this land.”

“That’s a strange thing to say. ……Shouldn’t a grandmother who likes to fight be happy about it?”

The old woman chuckled.

“I don’t have a hobby of enjoying fights that I didn’t start. You nasty thing.”

The old woman’s water power was close to black, like a night sea.

“I’ll pack that up myself and throw it back where it came from. Don’t even think about wandering outside for a while.”

I listened to her words quietly and then chuckled.

“Why, did I look like a pretty useful successor?”

“What?”

“I appreciate the more lenient punishment than I expected. But I can’t do that.”

I grabbed whatever was around me and threw it.

The vase I threw shattered and burst before it even reached the old woman.

Fragments grazed the old woman’s cheek, creating a small scratch.

“Such trickery…….”

Before I knew it, my fist was caught in the old woman’s hand. Her grip was strong, but I could handle it.

I also felt a slight throbbing in my cheek, grazed by the vase fragments, and smiled brightly.

“Your reaction speed to such trickery is slower than I thought. Head of the family.”

“…….”

“Are you getting old?”

Bang!

A huge force of water crashed down like a hammer where I had been.

‘It would be nice if I could use the power of water.’

Hovering in the air, I grabbed the spiderweb-like streams of water that were holding Atlan and Dad.

A stinging, burning pain was felt.

‘Ugh.’

I managed to roughly tear it apart and rescue Atlan halfway, but then my foot was caught by the old woman’s stream of water.

I easily tore this apart as well and landed on the floor.

“……Your combat ability is better than those adult guys fighting.”

“I have a good teacher.”

“But your struggles end here.”

Black water pooled on the floor. This ignorant old woman.

‘Is she trying to make this room her domain?’

If that happens, I won’t know where the water streams will spring from.

It didn’t seem like the old woman’s water was that color before, was it that color because of her anger?

Or is that her true power?

Either way, it didn’t matter.

I took a slight step back. All that was left was to fight.

“If I take the Dragon Duke back to the Dragon City, I’ll die anyway. I made a vow to the sea.”

It was a blatant lie, but who cares? I could just do it later.

“……So you’re going to challenge me to the end.”

“What can I say to a head of the family who won’t listen to a single thing?”

I clenched my fist and showed my fighting stance. Then I lowered my voice.

“Tus, keep Ekion from interfering, no matter what.”

Ekion shouldn’t interfere here.

“I’ll leave when I see an opening.”

And I had no intention of fighting the old woman for long anyway.

At that moment, a huge stream of water flew towards me from the ceiling.

I blocked it as it was.

‘What? It’s more manageable than before?’

There’s no way the head of the family’s power, which even spread the water domain, would only be this much…….

It was at that moment.

‘The floor!’

A huge amount of water gushed up from the floor. I managed to block it, but I felt an even greater impact.

“Cough, cough, cough!”

It was a pain I hadn’t felt in a long time.

Well, after being a regressor and quickly getting stronger due to Dad’s training, I hardly ever got hit.

I felt the force pressing down on my back while lying face down on the waterlogged floor. It was the old woman’s power.

“Amazing. Truly amazing.”

“……Cough, cough. If I’m so amazing, why don’t you treat me better?”

“It’s true that I’m tempted to have you. But that mental state needs to be fixed.”

You damn hag! You should fix your own mental state.

“…….”

I overcame the pressing force and stood up. I smashed the stream of water that flew at me again with my fist.

“Tsk, at least your body is perfect.”

The old woman clicked her tongue.

‘I can’t handle her in a battle of strength right now anyway.’

It would be nice if I had awakened the power of water, but it’s time to be smart now.

Okay, if I can just make a little more room like this and activate Ekion’s power…….

It was then.

I felt a chill. No, a familiar chill.

Turning my head, I felt the same eerie feeling I had felt at the moment the 3rd timeline world was destroyed.

Blue and gold light flickered in Ekion’s eyes.

I had a bad feeling.

“Calypso, hurt, me…….”

“Ekion!”

As expected.

It was a sign of pre-rampage.

I could feel it so well because I had seen it in the 3rd timeline.

If I couldn’t calm this down, I might see the terrible scene I had seen again.

“Huh, do you think you can be a match for me as a baby dragon?”

The old woman’s water streams split into dozens and flew towards Ekion.

Ekion was caught and frowned.

‘Damn it, don’t provoke the kid!’

The blue, gold, and even black light flickering around Ekion became even stronger.

-Calypso! The Dragon Duke is in danger like this! No! He’s going to rampage!

Tus, who had become a baby snake, flew to my shoulder and said.

“How much time is left!”

-10, 10 seconds!

I blocked the streams of water in front of me and shouted with a frustrated heart.

‘What is this, not even a time bomb is like this! Why is it so tight on time!’

But there was no time to argue. I couldn’t let the land I would have, the land where I now have precious people, become like the 3rd timeline.

Above all, I wanted Ekion’s current life to be happy without being ruined by anyone.

“Ekion!”

When I finally reached Ekion, I strangely felt Ekion’s sharp power soften in front of me.

“Damn it, who said you could rampage! Absolutely not!”

No one can die or rampage without my permission.

-Calypso, the rampage has already started!

“What do I have to do?!”

-The crack of time will open.

I grabbed Ekion’s collar, listening to Tus’s voice.

-You have to change it from a rampage to using power! Calypso has to!

“Me?”

Ekion’s eyes lost focus and no longer looked at me.

Why, that pissed me off.

He always looked at me blindly.

-Calypso! You’ll be caught in time. Duke, only think about Calypso! In the crack of time, Calypso has to meet the Duke!

I couldn’t understand any of it. I just did what I could do.

“Ekion! Snap out of it!”

I just went ahead and smashed my lips against his. I don’t know if you can call this a kiss, but I did as I was told anyway.

At the same time, I felt a hand grabbing my shoulder.

Turning around, I saw the old woman without her formal wear.

At the same time, I saw a huge black hole-like hole behind the old woman.

I felt a chill just looking at it.

“Calypso.”

I quickly turned my head.

Ekion was finally looking at me. But why…….

His eyes were chillingly cold.

“That’s the crack of time.”

The voice explaining was unfamiliar.

Ekion seemed to glance at the head of the family. The Dragon Duke smiled beautifully at me and whispered.

“Shall I throw that away for you?”