Black Killer Whale Baby [EN]: Chapter 248

Chapter 248

This was something I couldn’t calculate, but as someone who had met dozens, hundreds of Whale Therians [Therians are individuals who identify as non-human animals on a spiritual or psychological level],

It was an instinct I felt as the leader and former leader of all whales.

The child was now overly frightened. Damn it.

To calm the child who looked like he would run away any second, I softened my voice.

“I’m sorry for startling you again.”

I lowered myself, kneeling on one knee to match his eye level. Seeing him like this, I really felt how young he was.

I lifted the robe that covered my face to show my appearance, and I could see the fear in the child’s eyes lessen, even if only a little.

“Are you a Whale Therian?”

Hesitation flickered across his small face, but soon a nod followed.

I barely managed not to frown.

Instead, an indescribable emotion sparked within me—a spark that could become a huge fire.

‘Damn, he’s going to run away.’

Looking at the child who was wary again, I rummaged through my pocket and held something out.

“Why are you here?”

The child looked back and forth between the candy and me before cautiously reaching out.

Judging by his emaciated appearance, he must have been starving for a long time.

“I’m, I’m not useful anymore……”

I felt the presence of my group who had followed me from behind.

The child saw the group and became wary again.

“Were you perhaps over there?”

When I nonchalantly pointed to the center of the city, the child looked back and forth between the research lab and me before nodding again.

“Were you alone?”

“No, with Mom and, Dad… and my sibling…”

The child’s voice grew fainter and fainter. I had to control myself so that my hands wouldn’t be crushed from clenching my fists too tightly.

I felt like I wouldn’t be satisfied even if I destroyed a lot of things.

“Do you know who brought you here?”

“……”

The child shook his head.

I had to be careful.

“Then suddenly, you opened your eyes and you were in this city?”

When the child didn’t open his mouth, I took out another candy from my pocket.

The child was scared but hesitated before taking the candy.

“G, Grandpa… told me to go to a good place…”

“Grandpa. Do you know his name?”

However, at this point, the child pursed his lips tightly.

After that, I coaxed and soothed the child for a long time before I could hear one name.

The moment I heard it, a laugh escaped me.

At the end of the conversation, I called someone.

“Hauser.”

The child glanced around and hurriedly unwrapped a candy and ate it because I had told him it was okay to eat.

“…Yes, Master.”

“What does it look like to you?”

Even though it was a missing tooth, Hauser answered calmly as if he had heard the whole story.

“It’s a Gray Whale.”

Distinguishing Whale Therians wasn’t easy for ordinary people.

But at least it was easy for Hauser here.

“Is ‘Keron’ currently the Gray Whale leader?”

“No, he is the former leader. He died during the Second Rebellion, and his second son took over.”

Lilibel flinched at the mention of the Second Rebellion.

Of course. The Second Rebellion was started by her mother, Haila.

“No wonder, I thought they were holding on quite well for having such a disorganized group.”

I thought their potential was quite great, but it seemed like it was buried here as well.

Filthy Imperial bastards.

“I’m sorry.”

“Why are you sorry? Can we know everything in the world?”

Just because you’re a regressor doesn’t mean you become an omnipotent god.

Besides, I didn’t even know that the lion cub remembered.

‘Ah. I should have just sold him to the Black Panther family and brought him back.’

Then I might have known something. Well, it’s a meaningless assumption.

Seeing the child trembling, my mouth felt bitter.

That I was having such irrational thoughts.

It must be because I feel responsible for them.

‘If I had only thought about taking down the Imperial bastards from the beginning instead of thinking about returning to Korea……’

Just as the silence was about to lengthen, someone’s voice was heard.

“It’s not your fault, Master.”

“It’s not Calypso’s fault.”

The voices overlapped, but it wasn’t difficult to distinguish whose voice was whose.

“No, it’s my fault.”

I’ll think I’m responsible. That will be more helpful for the future.

Instead of getting up from my seat, I turned to the child again.

“I’m changing the plan.”

“…Yes?”

“Whale, can you take care of this child?”

“……”

Someone’s murmur continued, and Whale answered gently in between. He would.

“It seems that our city, which was only supposed to be noble, had a nasty secret buried in it without anyone knowing.”

I know. If you kill someone and clean it up in an ordinary room,

Even if it looks clean, very small blood particles are scattered on the floor, on the carpet.

The stains that couldn’t be erased catch the eye of the investigator. They play the role of a piece that allows you to see the whole picture.

So this child was a very small stain that was hidden.

Perhaps the person who committed the crime believes that they will never be caught.

“Sending the rebels to the mines instead of killing them was a very generous measure.”

In fact, the mines in the city, which didn’t really need mines, were an excellent way to effectively torture criminals for life.

But this was also a luxury.

“It’s not someone else’s problem anymore?”

My words ended in a question, but no one answered.

“I’m sorry.”

Someone’s apology followed, but it was meaningless. Even I didn’t know.

I turned to the child and reached out my hand. No, I was about to reach out my hand.

“You know, if it’s okay, would you like to come with us? That brother…”

But my words couldn’t continue. Thud, thud. The sound of footsteps was heard in an instant.

At the same time as I lightly grabbed something that was stretched out in front of me, I opened my mouth.

“Stop.”

“……”

“No one use force.”

In front of me was a man who was hugging the child with one arm and stretching the other arm towards me.

A snarling face. I looked at the hair all over his neck and saw the knife I was holding.

There was hair all over the back of the hand holding the knife.

‘Is he a Gorilla Therian?’

Surely, the leader of the monkeys must be a Gorilla Therian?

The child seemed to be close to him, and the child had a bright face.

“Uncle…!”

“Who are you people? Why are you doing this to this child!”

Because he grabbed the blade with his bare hand, a fishy stream of blood flowed from his hand.

At the same time, a blue haze flickered and lifted the man up.

I clicked my tongue while holding the sword.

“Ecion, don’t do that. Your identity…”

I ordered him not to use force because his identity might be revealed. And this only applies to those who use the power of water.

“I’m okay.”

It didn’t apply to Ecion.

Besides, the aura that was flowing out was unusual. It’s still okay.

“I’m not badly hurt. It’s just a scratch. So…”

Just as I was about to dissuade him with a voice that was neither high nor low and without emotion,

Bang, a fist slammed into the unfamiliar Gorilla Therian.

“…Hauser.”

I held my forehead with a groan.

“Master, even if I use force, it won’t be revealed.”

Hauser said calmly, leaving the Gorilla Therian who had crashed into the wall.

After blowing away that huge human.

I opened my mouth in disbelief.

“Since when have you been so reckless? If that’s the case, you be the leader.”

“…I, no, I stepped in because Ecion looked like he was going to go berserk.”

“Don’t make excuses about Ecion. Do you think I don’t know you stepped up as if you had been waiting for it? Do you want to die?”

I turned my head and glared at Ecion and Hauser at the same time.

“…I was wrong.”

“I will correct it.”

The two people flinched their shoulders like scolded children.

Fortunately, there were still no people on the empty street.

The sound wasn’t very loud, but it could have become noisy.

When I turned my head, the child had already thrown away the candy and was blocking the Gorilla Therian.

The Gorilla Therian was groaning but was trying to hug the child with his hairy arms.

“A, a new subordinate? How do you know about us…”

Look at this. The words are a bit strange.

“Cough, even if you guys are hunters, I know this city better! Cough, besides, this child is already a failure, so it’s useless to take him…”

I looked around and made a decision.

“I want to hear more about that.”

At the same time, I felt my face cool down, and a translucent barrier appeared and surrounded the two people and our group.

And the barrier became transparent. It was only that the appearance was not visible, but it would be doing its job perfectly.

So that our appearance would not be visible from the outside, and so that sound would not leak out.

In return, my face was revealed.

“By any chance, how many of our children are here? Ah, how many of our territory people are there?”

As soon as I took off my hat without regret, the Gorilla Therian’s eyes widened.

“Y, you are…!”

“Just answer the question.”

Looking at him quietly, his face was quite familiar. But it’s not a face I know. Why?

“How many aquatic animal Therians are here?”

The Gorilla Therian was endlessly shocked but quickly recovered his emotions.

The range of changes was by no means ordinary.

The man straightened his posture while staggering and stared at me again.

“Could it be that you came to rescue the captured people? R, really?”

“I didn’t allow questions.”

Even as I said this, a stream of water flowed out and helped the Gorilla Therian to stand up.

As expected of a Gorilla Therian, he was quite large when he straightened his back.

The man stared at the stream of water quietly and then spoke with a determined expression.

“Let me introduce myself first. I’m Loreil.”

“…Loreil?”

I remembered.

Yes, the name of the leader of the monkeys and the bastard that those bastards all called ‘Commander’ was ‘Roland’.

“I am currently the younger brother of the lord of this city and the head of the research lab.”