Black Killer Whale Baby [EN]: Chapter 275

Epilogue

Part 2

“Mom, Dad.”

Calypso quietly called out.

“Oh my goodness. Ji-eun, why are you crying? What happened?”

“Did she touch something dangerous? Is she hurt anywhere?”

Unfortunately, her parents, Su-chan and Ji-hyun, couldn’t see Calypso, just like before.

She didn’t know how Ji-eun could see her. It seemed to be a special case.

“Onni [older sister in Korean]… Mom, Onni is here. She’s home!”

“What…?”

The two of them looked around in surprise. Si-eun, their firstborn, had finally returned?

But where?

However, they couldn’t see Calypso right in front of them.

Calypso quietly looked down, not wiping away her flowing tears.

You can’t have everything.

Calypso already had a family and had finally obtained a happy life.

So, this was a farewell she thought she would never have.

Calypso’s face contorted with tears.

“Mom, Mom. Hwaaa [crying sound], Onni is crying…”

Ji-eun cried bitterly on behalf of ‘Si-eun.’ They were sisters who had never met, but Calypso felt a deep affection.

“Ji-eun.”

I never thought I’d be able to call you that.

“Don’t cry. Stop.”

Ji-eun hugged her mom and barely held back her tears. She was a truly smart and clever child.

“Will you tell them for me?”

So, something like this might be possible.

Calypso smiled faintly with a clouded face.

“Mom, I’m Si-eun.”

“Mom, Mom. Onni said…”

The two knew that their daughter Ji-eun was acting strange, but they couldn’t bring themselves to stop her.

The longing became thorns and pierced their hearts. Their missing daughter lived on in their hearts, never aging.

Even if they said harsh words to each other and tried to forget, they couldn’t erase her.

A missing child always lived and breathed in their minds, even when buried in their hearts.

“I’m sorry.”

“Onni said, she’s sorry…”

“Si, Si-eun? Really, is it really Si-eun?”

The two could think that ‘Si-eun’ had died and come back as a ghost.

No, that might be better. For each other.

“Don’t, don’t forget me.”

“Onni said, don’t forget her…”

“Si, Si-eun. It’s Dad. Dad! Dad hasn’t forgotten our Si-eun!”

“And, tell them to live happily ever after?”

Even if they don’t forget, I hope they become happy. Even though I can no longer belong to this family.

Because I will live happily elsewhere.

“Onni said, she’s going to live happily from now on, tell them.”

Ji-eun conveyed ‘Si-eun’s’ message while sobbing. There were words she knew and words she didn’t know. Either way, it was sad.

Because she felt like she would never see her sister again.

“Ah, ah, aaaaaah!”

“Honey, honey!”

“Si-eun, Si-eun!”

Su-chan and Ji-hyun knew this was the end. They thought that ‘Si-eun’ had come to visit after their daughter’s death, as she had intended.

Su-chan hugged the wailing Ji-hyun and asked Ji-eun.

“…Ji-eun, where is Onni standing?”

“Sniff, over there…”

Then Dad saw Calypso exactly. So much so that Calypso flinched for a moment.

“Si-eun. Dad really cherished Si-eun.”

“…”

“I still remember the day baby Si-eun came into our arms.”

You were like an angel.

It didn’t seem like these tears would stop here. But Calypso smiled. Brightly.

“Onni smiled…”

“Yes, Si-eun. Go with a smile. Dad will remember our Si-eun until the day he dies.”

“Ah, Si-eun. Si-eun…!”

“Mom is just a little sad. You understand, right?”

Calypso nodded slowly.

“Si-eun, our daughter. Dad will always leave the door open.”

“…”

“Come back anytime.”

No, there will be no day to return.

But.

“Mom, Dad.”

“Si-eun.”

“…I love you.”

“I’m sorry. For being a bad dad.”

“…”

It’s inevitable to think about what you didn’t do well before parting.

Calypso, or rather ‘Si-eun,’ also recalled the times she had troubled her parents while living.

“Dad really loves our Si-eun too.”

Did you hear that I love you?

Tears fell to the floor. Surprisingly, Dad swept the floor with his hand.

“Don’t cry.”

As if he felt the tears.

“Wherever you are, eat well and be happy.”

Su-chan smiled brightly while crying.

“Until we meet again.”

The front of her eyes gradually blurred.

The time of farewell was short.

Calypso thought it was better to be short.

At the same time, the last lingering attachment that had been placed like an anchor in her heart fell out and into the sea.

She will never find this anchor again.

Because her parents told her to be happy.

“…You two, be happy too.”

With Ji-eun.

* * *

When she opened her eyes, Calypso was standing in the ruined hall again.

Right in front of her stood Ekion, looking a little tired.

“I have something to ask, Ekion.”

“Yeah…”

Ekion didn’t know what to do and wiped away Calypso’s tears.

Calypso quietly entrusted herself to his clumsy touch and thought for a moment.

“Earlier, was it because there was a crack in that space-time that I was able to see my parents?”

“…Yeah.”

With Ekion’s current strength, he could no longer show her parents.

Then he discovered a crack in space-time, and he knew this was possible, so he immediately called Calypso.

“Then, you know. When we met at the Dragon’s Castle and went back to Aquasialdel together, you showed me my parents back then too.”

The reason why Ekion’s growth was slow. Was it simply what she knew?

“How much power did you use back then?”

There was no crack in space-time back then.

Somehow, it was strange. She had only seen Ekion go berserk, but.

Ekion, who had grown up together in Aquasialdel, seemed weaker than in the third playthrough.

“Everything.”

Only then could she understand the reason.

“…Could you perhaps let me see my parents one more time?”

“Please, just let me see them one more time…”

“Yeah.”

Even in his days when he didn’t know anything, he had blindly granted her wishes.

“I see.”

From the days when he didn’t even know what emotions were.

He was a boy who had given everything to the girl he met for the first time.

“Responsibility.”

How could she not look at such a person lovingly?

“I’ll have to take responsibility.”

Calypso smiled brightly while shedding tears.

“Thank you. For granting that wish again. For letting me meet my mom and dad and say goodbye for the last time.”

Thanks to you, even the last lingering attachment that remained like a thorn has disappeared.

Thank you so much for letting me know that I was misunderstanding.

“From now on, I’ll be Calypso’s family.”

Calypso laughed out loud.

Instead of answering, Calypso slowly pulled Ekion’s face.

His lips and hers overlapped. The shadows achieved complete unity.

After a long kiss, Calypso replied.

“I like it.”

A stream of water flowed out, splashing water, and a small rainbow was created.

Calypso smiled brightly once again under the rainbow created in the ruins.

“Let’s be together forever.”

My Dragon.

* * *

-7 years later.

Visitors never ceased to come to the capital of the Aquasialdel Kingdom. They were all people hoping to immigrate.

Beastmen who wanted to escape the fighting in the old imperial capital and live in a peaceful land.

The owner of Aquasialdel generously accepted them.

The territory was still empty, having been reclaimed from wasteland, so it didn’t matter how many they accepted.

This place, which was once only inhabited by aquatic animal beastmen, was now coexisting with so many beastmen that it was impossible to distinguish species.

The laws of Aquasialdel strictly prohibited discrimination. Nevertheless, there were still problems.

At least, they thought it was much better than the old empire, which was full of prejudice and discrimination.

“Are you immigrating this time?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

A man wearing a deep robe answered brightly.

“Hmm, a crab beastman?”

“That’s right.”

The man nodded cheerfully.

“The reason for immigration is, hmm. You want to see His Majesty once? That’s quite unique.”

“Ah, I heard that you can definitely see him at least once during the festival.”

“Why do you want to see him?”

“Ah, um, I guess I want to see the Lord enjoying his happiness once?”

“What?”

It’s been a while since he became a king from a Lord. As the examiner frowned, the man hurriedly corrected himself.

“Ah, I misspoke.”

“Be careful!”

“Ah, but I’m still curious. Isn’t he very famous? The story that there is a wise and strong king and three husbands in this Aquasialdel Kingdom.”

“Tsk, what’s so amazing about a story that everyone already knows.”

“It’s amazing enough. Seeing him living like this with his personality.”

If you’ve experienced destruction once.

The man smiled brightly.

“The more you talk, the more you talk as if you know our Majesty? Who are you?”

The examiner’s voice became a little more cautious. The man smiled.

“I am one of the subordinates who respected and was loyal to the Lord. And I am also someone who has recalled memories that are no longer needed.”

“I am a happy person living in a world where I can now live in peace. I really want to live here.”

The man looked at the royal castle far away.

The place ruled by the founding king, Calypso Aquasialdel.

A world where everyone can now live in peace.

Everyone cherishes and loves Calypso, who finally created such a world.

He thought it was a really wonderful world.

And in the royal castle that the man looked at, inside the king’s office, there was Calypso grumbling.

Together with her family, with her lifelong partner, Calypso was smiling brightly.