Black Killer Whale Baby [EN]: Chapter 57

Chapter 57

Even Agenor, who doesn’t particularly care for Dad, at least calls him ‘Father.’

Bellus tilted his head.

“I don’t have a dad.”

Oh.

…That little rascal is incredibly impudent.

‘But I understand.’

Dad hasn’t done anything for us.

What were the other uncles and aunts doing when they were supposed to be protecting their children and building their power?

They ignored us from the moment we were born and disregarded everything we did.

As the eldest, he’s naturally older than us, so he’s been neglected for even longer.

“Since it feels like we’re just beating around the bush and time is passing, I’ll just say it.”

“…”

“I want to observe you.”

“Why?”

“Just because.”

For the first time, something like vitality flickered across Bellus’s face.

“Because I want to support you, depending on the situation.”

“What?”

For a moment, I saw something like goodness rising along with Bellus’s cold impression.

‘What am I imagining right now?’

Am I blind? Bellus and goodness? Even a passing anchovy would laugh.

“I was quite impressed with you at the family council. At least, I don’t think I could have done that much when I was your age. So, I came to see you again. To see if you’re someone I can support.”

That’s a lie, a blatant lie.

‘That little bastard is going to support me?’

I’d sooner believe a seahorse doing a somersault.

For reference, this guy was the one who wouldn’t surrender even when his face was getting smashed in during a fight with me in the previous timeline.

His surrender wasn’t out of acceptance either.

It was closer to a sudden change of heart after being beaten and beaten again.

I remember very well Bellus’s tremendous obsession with becoming the head of the family.

He’s usually the calmest and most collected person, but once he loses it, he’s crazy enough to overwhelm even me.

He was the perfect example of someone who’s scarier when they lose it because they’re usually quiet.

Instead of being flustered, I smiled slightly. I had a lot to say, but I calmly organized my thoughts.

“I see, Oppa [term of endearment used by a younger female to an older male].”

I replied nonchalantly and stepped forward.

Then, I grabbed Bellus’s hand.

He flinched but didn’t shake me off.

“Actually.”

I smiled as brightly as I could.

“I want to get close to you too, Oppa.”

My voice was soft and gentle.

For a brief moment, the hand of the eldest I was holding trembled slightly.

His expression also turned strange for a moment.

“And, you know, I have something to say, so can you lend me your ear for a moment?”

Bellus frowned but slowly bent down to lend me his ear.

I stood on tiptoe, put my lips close to his ear, and grinned for a moment.

“What kind of obvious trickery is that, Firstborn.”

I lowered my feet, took a step back from him, and looked up with a bright smile.

Firstborn, do you think I don’t know your intentions?

“You’ll support me depending on the situation? Is that true?”

I tried to cross my arms with my chubby arms and sneered.

You can’t, can you? You little punk.

Who’s spouting nonsense that no one would believe?

“…You’re cunning.”

“What are you talking about? Who was the one trying to pull a useless trick?”

At that moment, a fist flew towards me, and I dodged it as if I had been waiting for it, then grabbed his wrist.

“That’s just saying your trick is shallow. Like this attack right now.”

“It’s not an attack. I was just trying to pat my little sister.”

“How ridiculous.”

However, Bellus was different from Bian.

As soon as I grabbed his wrist, he smoothly released his strength and slipped away.

I clicked my tongue inwardly.

Seeing him speak calmly and carefully before throwing a punch, I realized that he was still a child.

The ‘Bellus’ I knew was a more thorough and ascetic person.

But still…….

‘The age gap is the problem. The age gap!’

There was a huge difference in reach between me and the eldest. A huge difference.

I frowned and stepped back slightly.

A stream of water scattered where I had been standing.

As if it wasn’t an attack, the stream of water created a puddle and then disappeared.

“That’s true. It must have seemed like a useless trick.”

Bellus readily agreed.

“But I really came here to talk today. It would have been nice if there was a chance to fight, but if you were weaker than me, it would have ended there. I’m not interested in one-sided violence.”

“…….”

“However, I’ve become a little genuinely curious now.”

“What are you curious about? Should we just see each other for the last time today?”

I shook my head, no longer wanting to talk, and stepped back further.

However, Bellus opened and closed the hand I had grabbed. Then, he smiled slightly.

“Are you going to the Dragon Festival this year?”

I stopped, searching for an opening. What?

“I’m quite close to Grandma. I was next to her when she was listening to the reports.”

I blinked and then flinched.

Wait a minute, wait a minute. That…….

“Well, I’ve become interested in you. I lost. I genuinely want to follow you.”

Hey, why do you have the same look in your eyes as when we were fighting to the death?

In the previous timeline, from the moment he said that, the eldest became obsessed with me to the point where the third [another sibling] was nothing.

To be exact, with my power.

‘He said he would be the perfect subordinate, so he showed up every day asking to fight.’

Even though there’s no connection now.

I felt a similar discomfort to that time.

Of course, it wasn’t a good sign for me at all.

‘This bastard, could it be.’

“I should go there too. I’ve become curious as to why you want to go there.”

Indeed! His specialty was activated.

Before becoming my subordinate, he was also a persistent saboteur.

I tried to appear calm, pretending not to be shaken, but I was panicking inside.

Hello? Why are you going there?

“Then I’ll go.”

Hey, hey!

‘No, you can’t!’

If I don’t stop him now, it feels like it will get out of hand.

However, before I could say anything, Bellus was already far away.

I blankly watched his retreating figure before covering my face.

“Damn…….”

……I’m screwed.

‘That bastard’s switch is on. Should I have provoked him less?’

Is he going to try to interfere with me?

I started to worry after seeing his slightly crazed look.

But a moment ago, it seemed like he was going to grab me by the scruff of the neck and slice me up.

If I hadn’t intervened and he had gotten hurt, that would have been a bigger problem.

‘Then I might not be able to go to the Dragon Festival.’

Since there’s nothing more important than going to the Dragon Festival right now.

I stood blankly in the hallway for a long time, unable to turn back.

Then, I suddenly came to my senses.

‘Staying here won’t help. Let’s go back and think.’

As I was about to turn back, someone approached me.

I turned my head and saw a servant bowing.

“You were here, Princess.”

The servant, who had greeted me, spoke carefully and respectfully.

“The Head of the Family is calling for you.”

* * *

A little later, I was in a huge room.

The room, decorated in calm black tones, was…….

It was like seeing a textbook example of the crazy interior design that was popular as an internet meme in the past.

Everything is black, and there’s no refrigerator here, but if there was one, it would be full of unlabeled bottles of mineral water.

No, to be exact, it would be mineral water from a specific brand, but I’ll omit the details.

This was a disaster that happened because the colors symbolizing orcas are black and white.

Grandma was truly a human who loved black.

“Hello, Grandma.”

Grandma was sitting in front of a desk that seemed too big to handle.

When I greeted her, she naturally lifted the glasses she was wearing and placed them on her head.

“Good afternoon.”

A blunt answer dropped as I was placing my hand on my chest and greeting her.

“Sit over there.”

Anyway, that old hag doesn’t even accept my greetings.

Well, the weak have no say. I was going to go quietly and sit on the sofa, but.

‘It’s ridiculously big.’

The familiar sofa size greeted me.

In fact, this office wasn’t unfamiliar to me either.

That’s because I used it too after becoming the head of the family.

‘But I didn’t want to keep using the place Grandma used, so I remodeled another place and moved there.’

I even prepared a bigger place because I didn’t like the smaller place Grandma used.

That’s how it was back then.

I hated and resented that grandma, so my competitive spirit was just as strong.

Anyway, I was trying to climb up with a groan, feeling like I was climbing the stairs of an educational institution, but.

My body floated into the air and then was thrown down.

“Tsk, you’re disgustingly small.”

Turning around, I saw Grandma approaching and plopping down on the armchair.

Then, Grandma scanned my body from head to toe.

“You didn’t seem this small at the family council. Rice cake, did you shrink in the meantime?”

……There’s no way that could happen. You old hag.