Black Killer Whale Baby [EN]: Chapter 177

Chapter 177

Lilly hesitated for a moment at my question, then slowly shook her head.

The child’s face crumpled.

“Then, can we wake up our dad?”

“Ggon, I think I can do it.”

Lilly’s face brightened as she answered, then paused briefly.

“……Unnie, can I *jyeongmal* [really] do it?”

“Yes. If you feel you can, you can do it.”

Lilly’s power wasn’t just healing; it could also provide energy. In the original story, she even revived an exhausted black panther.

Levy added to Lilly’s words.

“I’ve organized the materials brought from the Aquasialdel warehouse this time. I apologize, Princess.”

Levy bowed politely. I stared at the boy.

“I seem to have underestimated Aquasialdel’s power. I apologize.”

“……What are you talking about?”

“I’m saying we obtained a truly vast amount of materials from the warehouse that the Lord of Aquasialdel opened for us.”

Levy slowly counted with his fingers, listing the materials currently missing.

My eyes lit up.

“You said it would take two years.”

“Yes, I didn’t expect to obtain them like this in the Dragon City. And I didn’t know Aquasialdel’s warehouse would have such an extensive collection of medicinal herbs.”

Did Grandma have that many medicinal herbs? I tilted my head for a moment, but this wasn’t the time.

“It seems like we can complete it except for the materials we can’t obtain. Would you like to try?”

“The materials we can’t obtain are still those, right? Extinct animals.”

Levy nodded heavily.

I turned to the last person, or rather, the two boys.

Eckion and Tus.

“Eckion, I’m sorry… but what you said earlier, is it possible to do it right away today?”

The doctor said that Dad was consuming immense power from the moment he collapsed.

So, delaying would only worsen Dad’s condition.

‘Who said you could die? No one can die without my permission.’

I swept back my hair and sighed.

“Calypso, if you want it, I can do anything.”

“Calypso! Dragon Duke doesn’t know that!”

“I’ll go with you.”

“Pardon?”

Levy asked back in surprise.

“The problem is that Eckion hasn’t seen the rare animals he needs, right? I’ve seen them. I can go with him, right?”

“Excuse me, Princess, but when did you see animals that are already extinct?”

“I saw taxidermied ones.”

It wasn’t a pleasant memory. It was what I saw at the Black Panther mansion.

The third son of that house had a hobby of collecting taxidermied animals.

Of course, the materials weren’t real animals but elaborately made fakes, so bringing those taxidermied animals wouldn’t mean anything, so I didn’t bother to recall it.

“Eckion, is it okay to do it right now?”

“Yes. It’s okay to do it right now.”

“Yes. You’ve shown me the time I wanted before, right? Do we just press our foreheads together like then?”

Then Tus seemed to tilt his head. He looked like he had something to say.

“No.”

Eckion shook his head.

“Calypso, lips, match, need.”

Tus startled and stared at Eckion. *Why is he like that?*

“That’s how, power, me.”

“I see.”

I strode up to Eckion.

“If it’s okay with you, let’s do it right away. Where do I do it?”

Tus tried to say something but soon shut his mouth. It seemed like Eckion glanced at him, but the situation was urgent, so I ignored it for now.

“Wait, just a moment, Princess!”

Atlan and Agenor were both away.

Levy seemed to think he was the only one who could put on the brakes here.

“I think you’re being too hasty right now. Let’s observe the situation a bit more before doing anything….”

“Levy, Dad collapsed, how could I be in my right mind?”

“…….”

When I calmly showed something close to madness, Levy also shut his mouth.

Whale looked back and forth between Levy and me, then cautiously raised his hand.

“Do you really, have to match lips?”

When I looked at him, Whale flinched with a pale face and said it was nothing.

After some arguing, the preparations were finished. Levy was to explain to Atlan and Agenor when they returned.

“……You’re leaving me with only difficult tasks.”

I smiled faintly.

“I’ll be back soon.”

Remembering when I met Mom on Earth with Eckion’s power, it wouldn’t take long.

Because when I opened my eyes again in the carriage, not much time had passed.

“Then, I’m counting on you, Strategist.”

I took Eckion’s hand.

“Eckion, then where do I kiss you?”

Eckion seemed to hesitate for a moment. *What is it? Why does he look troubled?*

“……Cheek.”

“Ah.”

Tus was already sitting on Eckion’s shoulder in the form of a baby snake.

For some reason, I felt like Tus was diligently watching me, but like before, he didn’t say anything in the end.

“Calypso! Need lots of focus! Dragon Duke’s power unstable. Even with Tus, unstable, so. Be careful of rampage!”

“Yeah, I know.”

Certainly, it was good to have Tus next to me because I could hear the explanations.

And I could understand Eckion’s power better.

Just as I was about to bow my head and approach Eckion, an expression I had never seen before appeared on Eckion’s face.

Hmm? Tension?

Am I seeing Eckion’s tense expression for the first time?

I was amazed and about to bring my lips to his when.

Bang!

The door was thrown open roughly.

“Princess!”

I stopped trying to kiss him.

It was Lyla.

And Lyla’s face was as white as a sheet.

It was strange.

She was someone who had maintained her composure even when Dad collapsed a little while ago.

But now, she had the whitest face I had ever seen.

A sense of unease crept down my spine.

“Lord, the Lord has come here!”

A bomb dropped with a thud!

I parted my lips slightly. *Lord? Why is that old woman here at this hour?*

No, there’s no way she’d come here.

Atlan, who had gone to move Dad, hadn’t returned yet.

I bit my lip.

“How far has she come?”

“There’s no point in asking. She’s here in person.”

A chill ran down my spine.

Lyla also seemed to feel the same, turning her head slowly with a shocked expression.

Because the Lord was standing arrogantly in front of the door, with one hand in her pocket.

She wasn’t wearing her uniform but had it draped over her shoulders. It was the usual sight, but.

Even though not a single breeze was blowing in the room, the coat draped over her shoulders fluttered in the power of water.

I saw Dad floating in the air and Atlan being held captive with a humiliated expression.

Atlan’s mouth was even blocked, and he had a fierce expression.

I understood all the meanings he was sending with his eyes.

‘I’ve been found out…….’

A look of dismay crossed my face.

‘Oh no, at the worst possible moment…….’

I made a cold judgment.

Dad’s condition had been completely exposed.

I naturally stepped forward, blocking Eckion without being obvious.

“I see Grandma. Welcome.”

A calm voice flowed from me. It was also my characteristic to become more resilient and stronger in crisis situations.

“Hmph, I came because I had something to say.”

Grandma clicked her tongue as if she was dumbfounded at the sight of me.

It seemed like there was mockery in it too.

“He was a flawed one until the end. What’s the point of having great power? He’s useless.”

*Hold on. I have to hold on.*

“What brings you here, Grandma?”

Even if Grandma treated Dad like a useless part, I had to hold on. For now.

Dad’s body shook finely every time Grandma spoke.

I clenched my fist tightly behind my back.

“Why, did I come to a place I shouldn’t have?”

“…….”

Grandma chuckled.

“Calypso, Aquasialdel. Do you know that? You resemble my younger self a lot.”

“…….”

“Do you think I wouldn’t notice the impious rebellion in those eyes that pretend to be polite?”

I wasn’t flustered. I just smiled.

“Eung? I don’t know what you’re talking about. Didn’t you like even this side of me?”

“Yes, I did.”

Grandma nodded readily. A sharp tension flowed between us.

The smile disappeared from Grandma’s face.

“It changed from the moment I saw the ‘thing’ behind you.”

A sharp sentence was dropped.

“I’ll give you one last chance to explain.”

As if to attack if I didn’t answer properly. A huge and ferocious power began to rage in this room.

“Why is the Dragon Duke in my mansion?”