Black Killer Whale Baby [EN]: Chapter 242

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“Cough, cough!”

I coughed dryly and groggily got up.

Ugh, I feel so sluggish. I checked my body, but there were no injuries.

‘It’s good to have such a damn sturdy body at times like this.’

I recalled what had happened last.

When the hyena beastman threw something unidentified towards Duke Yong.

I felt a sense of foreboding.

A familiar foreboding. For some reason, it stirred up a similar fear to when I faced Duke Yong’s rampage in the 3rd regression.

Without thinking, my body moved first. Thanks to the water stream, I arrived before Duke Yong could be reached.

After that, it was darkness.

‘I felt the sensation of the floor collapsing.’

After that, a massive chunk of rock fell from the sky.

Moreover, shadow tendrils stretched out from all directions, binding my body.

It was an attack that would have killed me miserably if I had been caught off guard.

‘Tch, that Crown Prince bastard. He came more prepared than usual.’

I felt a familiar murderous intent from the attacks directed at me. A vile determination to win at all costs, by any means necessary.

It was the feeling I had felt every time from the earth power he used.

In fact, I managed to fend off the shadow tendrils with my water stream, so the effective attack was the rock falling from the sky.

But even that, I managed to endure thanks to the power of water and my sturdy body.

‘What about Duke Yong?’

I protected him first, so he must be safe. But why, I couldn’t see him.

‘Ah, at the end…….’

I remembered pushing Duke Yong back to block the final attack.

I coughed lightly and looked around. I couldn’t have pushed him that hard; he should be nearby.

‘What the hell is the principle behind this?’

It was still dark all around, as if trapped in a giant dome.

I could feel the power of earth, but it was a form I had never seen before, so I couldn’t jump to conclusions.

‘Haha, so you’re a regressor too.’

The earth power felt from all directions contained a determination not to be defeated like in the previous life.

A competitive spirit arose.

‘Besides, I can’t sense presences well here. Is that what he was aiming for too?’

As I thought this, something pierced my waist.

I was surprised, but I didn’t push it away because it was someone familiar.

“Duke Yong?”

The large body covered me. I blinked, suddenly embraced.

He seems to be safe.

My head was touching Duke Yong’s chest. I felt anew how much of a size difference we had, meanwhile.

Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump.

The man’s chest was beating rapidly.

I reached out and patted his back.

“Oh dear, were you very surprised?”

The man flinched at my gentle tone, and then his head fell onto my shoulder.

“……Calypso.”

A low but clear tone flowed right next to my ear, causing me to pause for a moment.

The voice, stretched out like a thin thread, was desperate. And also…….

I don’t know if I should say this, but it was quite dizzying, as if seducing me.

“It’s okay now. I don’t know what’s going on, but it seems we’re still trapped. I’ll find a way somehow……”

“……Don’t die, Calypso.”

“……A way, yes. I’ll find a way. So.”

“……You promised not to die in front of me.”

At that moment, I had no choice but to stop all actions and words.

I had no choice because of the words I said to this man.

No, the words I said to Ekion were in a place where it was just the two of us.

I hesitated for a moment, then wet my lips with my tongue. I didn’t know why I was so nervous.

“……Ekion?”

That I would hesitate to call your name.

“Is that you?”

I clearly heard that you had lost your memories.

Come to think of it, there was a sense of alienation and discomfort as I looked at the man who had lost his memories, constantly feeling like a stranger, and at some point, that feeling disappeared.

I just thought I had gotten used to the discomfort.

“Have your memories returned?”

Ekion didn’t answer the hesitant question.

Silence was always affirmation.

That’s why I bit my lip for a moment, and at the same time, I felt resentful.

“I’m asking you, you son of a bitch!”

My hand went out first, well, that is. Hmm. I couldn’t help it.

I felt like I was grasping something, but I was frustrated because he wouldn’t give me a clear answer.

I also felt resentment.

Thwack!

I came to my senses only after feeling a considerable impact.

“Gasp, Ekion. Are you okay?”

“…….”

“……Are you alive?”

Why did I have to hit his side? I could have avoided hitting a vital point.

This damn instinct. I quickly tried to pull Ekion away, but before that.

Ekion’s arms and head dug in. I felt his breath right next to my neck.

“……I’m sorry, Calypso. I missed you so much.”

The hand that was trying to pull away lost its strength at those words. I made another angry expression, but.

Even this didn’t last long.

I carefully wrapped my arms around Ekion’s back.

“I resented you.”

“…….”

“You didn’t keep your promise. You said you’d show me your growth.”

What if you disappear?

The large back trembled. I also remained silent for a moment, with my hand on his large back.

“When you lost your memories, where were you?”

“……I was trapped.”

“…….”

“……The memories of the first dragon said that I shouldn’t be with Calypso anymore, that I had to go back.”

I realized the identity of the alienation and discomfort. Was it because that ‘first dragon’s’ memories didn’t like me?

“So?”

“I fought.”

“…….”

“I won, and I devoured it.”

I didn’t fully understand what he meant, but I nodded silently.

‘Ah, so that’s why the discomfort disappeared?’

While I was organizing the story, Ekion stirred slightly.

“Then…… there was another me that wasn’t me.”

“What do you mean?”

“It’s me, but it’s not me. So I was worried that Calypso wouldn’t like it……”

“So, because it’s the memories of the first dragon, you’re saying that your essence was somehow damaged by taking someone else’s memories? Is that what you thought?”

“…….”

Again, silence. It seemed to be the correct answer.

“What were you so afraid of? Whatever form you take, it’ll still be you.”

“…….”

“If I die in this life and find you again in the next regression, will you think I’m someone else then?”

Ekion shook his head.

“Yes. That’s what it is, Ekion.”

I closed my eyes tightly.

“As long as I regress, you’ll be the only one who remembers me from now on. And you disappeared in front of me.”

“…….”

“How could you do that?”

Quiet anger sometimes has more power than fierce anger.

I suppressed the surging power of water around me.

“But it’s okay. Because you’re back. Now, no more……”

“I love you.”

“…….”

“Even if you live the next life, even if you go to another world. I’ll chase you.”

My back trembled slightly.

“That’s how much I love you.”

“…….”

Ekion slowly raised his head.

“The dragon’s memories scolded me, saying that I said it didn’t matter if the world was destroyed without you.”

“…….”

“Actually, I feel like it doesn’t matter if the world is destroyed without you.”

I blinked.

It was the first time I truly felt like I was facing the eyes of this grown-up child.

“……You’re more clueless than I thought. Or, was it always like this?”

Even in this darkness, they were beautiful golden eyes that seemed to shine alone.

A brilliant color completely different from the eyes of the dead that I hated and loathed so much.

“I love you.”

“……Can you calm down for a second?”

“I love you so much.”

“…….”

The face with slightly drooping eyelashes came closer. I flinched and stepped back without realizing it, but.

For every half step I took back, his foot came closer.

It wasn’t difficult to shake him off, but the distance closed in an instant.

“I love you, Calypso.”

“……Yeah, I think I’ve heard your confession so much that it comes out in my dreams. I get it, so.”

“I want to be your partner.”

“Wait, wait a minute.”

Can’t you give me some time to adjust, Yongyong [term of endearment]? I just found out that you got your memories back!

‘If you accelerate like this, you’ll have an accident, an accident!’

But sadly, it seemed like the accident happened in my head.

The gaze, so full of affection that it seemed to overflow, was so heavy that it interfered with my thoughts.

It aroused tension and anxiety, as if I would see a side of myself that I didn’t know.

Looking at the face that was desperately looking down at me, shouldn’t I soothe the child first and then think about it? I even had such a terrible thought.

I thought it wouldn’t work and blocked Ekion’s mouth. I thought he would be quiet now, but.

Ekion came even closer without paying attention.

The scent of cool wind, perhaps the refreshing scent of water that I like, wafted.

I realized that this was Ekion’s body scent for a moment.

The hand that was covering Ekion’s mouth touched my lips as it was.

We were kissing with my palm in between.