Black Killer Whale Baby [EN]: Chapter 234

As Hauser finished speaking, his eyes lowered, a predatory glint in them.

Even under that intense gaze, like a hunter sizing up its prey, Levi remained silent for a long moment.

Finally, Levi moved.

Just as he was about to leave the room, Hauser heard the answer he had been waiting for.

“The cooperation is temporary.”

Hauser’s lips curled into a satisfied smile.

* * *

Within Aquasia Del [a city or region], Whale’s position was somewhat unique.

Unlike most whales who resided in Aquasia Del alongside the Orcas, the White Whales had historically been a small, nomadic group of beast-people [humanoids with animalistic features].

Consequently, despite their considerable physical strength, they lacked the established family ties or aristocratic achievements that held weight in their society.

In a world where strength reigned supreme, they experienced less pressure from the rigid class system, though it wasn’t entirely absent.

Whale, in particular, was a commoner without a family or any fellow White Whales to support him.

However, Whale possessed extraordinary healing abilities.

Given the right circumstances, he could even save beast-people teetering on the brink of death.

A beast-person with miraculous abilities.

That was why even the powerful Orcas couldn’t afford to treat him dismissively.

The more frequent their battles, the more crucial it became to have someone who could mend their injuries.

Moreover, Calypso actively championed Whale’s abilities and talents, even generously providing him with an entire building to conduct his research.

Whale couldn’t help but feel his status had significantly improved.

‘Of course, this kind of status or power isn’t what I truly desire,’ he thought.

Even though she was only the temporary head, Calypso was admired and respected by most beast-people, even when Pierre held the position.

A princess who, despite lacking the unique power of water, had managed to defeat all her older brothers, despite being the youngest.

Moreover, considering that the family head had historically always been female, he was certain that Calypso would be the next in line.

Even by those who didn’t know she had defeated Ocula.

Whale found the trust Calypso placed in him incredibly endearing.

However,

Calypso’s trust also carried a subtle warning not to overstep boundaries, which was somewhat disheartening.

The young princess who had rescued him from pursuers when he was just a boy was, the more he got to know her, a person shrouded in secrets.

Loving Calypso was, in a way, inevitable.

“So, you’re saying there won’t be any scars?”

“Yes, that’s correct.”

Whale slowly turned his head.

Standing there was a woman with a sharp, haughty aura, strikingly different from Calypso.

It was Lilibel.

Once a contender for the position of successor alongside Calypso,

She had gracefully accepted her defeat and had even offered her own father to Calypso after she had cured her incurable disease.

“Really? I wouldn’t have minded scars. But that’s good too. Thank you.”

“You’re welcome.”

Lilibel rotated her shoulder, which had just been treated.

She had exposed her arm, riddled with scars, for the treatment, but both Whale and Lilibel focused solely on the wounds, their expressions devoid of emotion.

“If you feel any discomfort…”

“There isn’t any. Your treatments are always like this.”

Lilibel replied coldly and brusquely as she put on her clothes.

“Do you know anything about my mother?”

“Yes, I do. Are you referring to Hela?”

“That’s right.”

Lilibel said as she fastened her buttons.

“I’m very close to tracking her down this time. If I pursue her just one more time, I’ll catch her.”

Hela, Lilibel’s mother, was an extraordinary Orca.

Though from a collateral branch of the family, she was a skilled strategist and excelled in personal combat.

Moreover, she had revealed the ability to wield the power of water through her rebellion.

Perhaps if she had been born into the direct line, she could have vied for the successor position.

However, after losing the child she had been pushing as the successor and after the rebellion she participated in failed, she fled far away.

Calypso had ordered Lilibel to track her down.

“It’s been a long fight,” Whale said calmly.

“Yeah, a fight that has nothing to do with you, right?”

“How could you say that? Isn’t it because this fight benefits Calypso that I’ve been diligently treating you?”

Lilibel chuckled.

“Funny. You speak so politely to me, yet you address the head of the family so casually.”

“…….”

Lilibel sincerely respected Calypso, but sometimes she felt that Calypso was too lenient in certain situations.

“Well, are you also in the middle of a long fight?”

Lilibel, who had finished dressing, stood up with an elegant gesture.

Though her tone was typically cold and cynical, Lilibel liked this kind and gentle White Whale.

“How’s your fight going? Any progress in that unrequited love?”

Whale offered a slight, bitter smile.

“It’s at a standstill.”

“Really? I’m rooting for you. If the head of the family must have a partner by her side, I’d prefer it to be you.”

“…….”

“The head of the family getting hurt is practically unimaginable, but… if she were to get hurt, it feels like it would be a huge deal.”

Calypso falling into a long sleep had been a great shock not only to her family but also to her subordinates like Lilibel.

Thinking this far, Lilibel suddenly recalled unfamiliar faces.

That guy Hauser, whom Calypso had picked up from the wasteland.

After Hauser appeared, Calypso had become a little strange somehow.

It wasn’t that she wasn’t fulfilling her duties. It’s just that she was showing a side of herself that she hadn’t shown before.

Strangely enough, she seemed to act that way especially in front of that man Hauser.

Like this, Calypso herself unknowingly revealing her 3rd life self was creating a sense of alienation among her current subordinates.

“Well, I don’t have any romantic feelings, but…”

Lilibel opened her thin lips, thinking that the White Whale in front of her must have been quite disappointed.

“I didn’t sense that it was love, even if it was affection. What about you?”

Calypso showed affection towards Hauser.

But Lilibel felt that it wasn’t much different from how she treated Lilibel herself or Agenor.

Of course, it was strange to show deep affection to someone she had just met.

At least, it seemed far from the story that the family was making a fuss about, ‘The head of the family has someone she likes.’

“More than anything, when the head of the family is with you or that taciturn Dragon Duke…”

Lilibel trailed off and shook her head.

“Never mind.”

She shrugged her shoulders.

“Anyway, it’s not something I have a vote on. If someone asks me for my opinion, I think you’re the best.”

“That’s very kind of you to say.”

“Yeah, so try to seduce the head of the family. I don’t want to serve some suddenly appeared guy as the head of the family’s partner.”

Lilibel stared at the door for a moment.

“Don’t you think so too? You or that Dragon Duke have been with her for decades, and then some thug comes along and snatches the position away.”

Lilibel created a stream of water to open the doorknob.

“By the way, is that Dragon Duke’s memory still the same?”

Whale paused for a moment before answering.

“…Yes, I believe so.”

“Yeah, that’s what it is.”

Lilibel, who had a slight case of cleanliness, would open doorknobs like this, which many people touched.

“It’s a funny thing. If it weren’t for you, I thought I’d be seeing a Dragon become the Orca family head’s partner for the first time.”

“…….”

“I’m going.”

Whale bowed his head. When he raised his head again, Lilibel was nowhere to be seen.

Moving silently must be easier for an Orca like her than breathing.

Whale stared at the door for a long time. Whale’s eyes sank darkly like the deep sea, but.

Strangely enough, even though it had darkened, there was a corner that sparkled like a star in the night sky.

Soon, Whale also opened the door and headed somewhere.

A little later, he arrived at the room where the Dragon Duke resided.

Fortunately, the owner of the room was there when he opened the door.

Even though he had suddenly entered without knocking, the Dragon Duke calmly and taciturnly stared at Whale.

Whale walked in with heavy steps.

Whale’s expression was unusually serious, even hinting at anger.

“Ecion. I’m really curious…”

Then, in that state, he dropped a bombshell.

“How long are you going to pretend you haven’t regained your memory?”