Black Killer Whale Baby [EN]: Chapter 62

The Orca Villain Baby (62)

Episode 62

Next day, morning.

Finally, the day has come!

It was the day to depart for the Dragon Duke’s place to participate in the festival.

Like a child anticipating a picnic, my heart was pounding so much that I couldn’t sleep.

‘Hehe, the day to fulfill my grand plan is finally approaching rapidly! Even faster than expected!’

Moreover, the punishment for Lymue, the maid who abused me, was decided yesterday.

It felt like a bothersome tooth had been pulled.

‘Hoo, now I have no regrets.’

There was only one thing that bothered me.

‘I wanted to meet that dolphin bastard before leaving.’

It was just a burden on my mind… I’m sorry, but my mental debt couldn’t take precedence over the Dragon Festival.

Are you listening, Suha? I’m sorry.

I’ll pray for your success in my heart!

Since the departure was scheduled for noon today, there was no need to go to the educational institution in the morning, but I insisted on going to school.

‘I should still say goodbye to the kids I’ve grown fond of. It might be the last time.’

After saying goodbye to each of the children, the last ones I met in the class were the Luga Ruba twins.

“Gongnyo-nim [a respectful title for a young lady], are you weally going to the festival?”

“Going to the Dragon Festival?”

“Really.”

The twins asked several times as if they couldn’t believe I was going there.

I answered each one without getting annoyed.

Among the twins, Luga tilted his head as if he thought I was strange.

“Gongnyo-nim, why do you keep asking the same question today? Stop it! Won’t you do it anymore?”

“There’s a reason.”

Would it be okay to be cold until the end?

I’m very generous today.

The Luga Ruba twins were sad that they wouldn’t see me for a while.

When it was time, I got up from my seat.

The Luga Rubas were the last, so there were no more children to greet.

I was also glad that these children, whom I had become particularly fond of, were the last.

‘With my current mood, I could even greet that Caron with a hahaha and be merciful.’

As I was leaving through the door, the Luga Ruba twins followed me.

“Aren’t you guys eating lunch?”

“What about Gongnyo-nim?”

“About?”

“I told you I have to go now.”

When I raised my hand, the twins lowered their heads as if they had been waiting.

I stood on tiptoe and stroked them diligently.

Maybe this soft hair is the last time. That’s a bit of a shame.

“Gongnyo-nim?”

The moment Luga tilted his head, Ruba raised his hand.

“Gongnyo-nim! My mom told me to come over and play. Can’t you come over and play after you come back?”

“Take care. Don’t get sick.”

“Gongnyo-nim.”

“Well, I’ll think about it when I come back.”

I let go of their heads and turned around.

It had been a long time since I told them that I didn’t need their palanquins [covered stretchers carried by people] today.

As I was about to take a step, a slightly larger hand grabbed me.

When I turned around, it was Luga.

“Gongnyo-nim, aren’t you coming?”

The bandage still on his cheek bothered me, but.

Kids have good recovery, so they’ll get better soon, right?

‘Smart kids are quick to catch on.’

Instead of answering, I smiled.

Then I turned around.

Behind me, I heard a ‘Waaaaah!’ crying sound.

I heard the teacher coming out, but I didn’t turn around this time.

Goodbye, Luga. Ruba. It was fun!

* * *

Dragon City, Ekina.

It was a city named after the first dragon to appear in the empire and become the empire’s guardian deity.

The fact that the guardian deity, the Blue Dragon, married the empire’s first emperor was very famous.

Of the two children born between them, the child who resembled the father and was a lion beastkin [humanoid with animal features] became the emperor, and the child who resembled the dragon became the Dragon Duke.

The Dragon Duke of later generations meant that they were of imperial blood.

The imperial citizens thought that the Dragon Duke would live a splendid life and eat luxurious food befitting it, but…….

‘Ugh, it’s eerie.’

Marie, a maid working in the Dragon Duke’s castle, thought differently.

She was a mouse beastkin, the most common among the land animal beastkins in this empire, and had the special ability to find places to escape and be quick on her feet, but.

‘I didn’t know I’d be working here because of this special ability!’

Unfortunately, due to her special abilities, she was also a maid who ended up working in this gloomy and eerie castle.

In the first place, she was told that she would be working for a small but decent beastkin noble family when she was introduced.

The workplace she was guided to was a completely different place.

‘Besides, once you come in, you can’t leave until you get permission, what’s that about?’

But there was no choice.

“It’s best not to divulge what you see and hear here to anyone.”

“Unless you want to be bitten to death.”

When she recalled the situation at the time, Marie shuddered and trembled, trying to straighten her shoulders.

On the first day she came to this castle, she met a very high-ranking person.

That too, the top predator.

It was a beastkin with terrifying teeth and strength that could tear apart a weak beastkin like herself in an instant.

“Keep that in mind.”

Even thinking about it now, it was a chilling and shrinking experience.

The fear of that day still gripped Marie’s ankles.

“All the servants and maids here are humans who exist, but don’t exist.”

That’s why Marie was moving while trembling with the tableware in her hands.

‘Ugh, scary.’

She felt like her tail or ears would pop out from fear.

Marie swallowed her breath and finally arrived at her destination.

The Dragon Duke’s castle.

That name that most of the empire’s beastkins revered and respected.

But the reality was a bleak, unmanaged, and extremely cold space.

‘Who would know that only the appearance is glossy?’

Moreover, the Dragon Duke does not live in the outwardly splendid castle.

The current Dragon Duke is right here.

Because he lives in this cold place where no one can approach easily, and at the same time, there are no people.

Marie stopped in front of the huge door.

‘Ugh, I’ve come here again today.’

Surprisingly, there are only three maids and servants in this huge castle.

Does that make sense, only three to serve the Dragon Duke!

Moreover, one was a cow beastkin, a servant in charge of various strength-related tasks, and the other was a pelican beastkin in charge of cooking.

She was a mouse beastkin in charge of odd jobs.

‘Ugh, why did I lose the lottery?’

Marie had a stiff expression on her face with a plate in one hand.

This was the room where the Dragon Duke lived.

She took a deep breath and pulled the string attached to the dragon head decoration next to the door.

Clang, clang, the bell attached to the string rang, and the clear sound of the bell echoed.

Kiyaaaaaaak!!

Marie’s round ears perked up.

A long tail like a rope also appeared and stuck out.

‘Hiiiik!’

She barely endured until here, but this was not the end……!

Thump! Thump! Thump!

The approaching large footsteps were truly reminiscent of a beast as huge as this door.

Clang!

Trembling, Marie ended up dropping the tray again today and running away.

“Kyaaaaak!!!”

It was okay.

Because there was no one here to blame Marie.

This was a castle with no one.

Except for one person, the Dragon Duke.

Three months after working here, Marie had never seen the Dragon Duke even once.

Will she be able to see him at the upcoming Dragon Festival?

It was a luxury even to think for Marie, who couldn’t control her trembling body.

Soon, even that thought was forgotten in her head.

If she didn’t stop her feet, it felt like a terrifying monster with huge footsteps would chase after her.

As Marie disappeared, the hallway became quiet.

The large door opened silently.

A shadow fell over the overturned food.

It was clearly a very large shadow, but for some reason, a strange phenomenon occurred where it gradually became smaller.

Finally, the shadow that completely covered the food was a very small shadow for a being that made the footsteps that made Marie tremble in fear.

“…….”

The small back bent over as it was.

Soon, a small hand grabbed the scattered meat with its bare hands.

Only the decorations adorning the old hallway watched all of this.

* * *

Rumble, rumble.

I listened to the fairly quiet sound of the wheels rolling and pondered seriously.

‘Even if it’s me, I’d die if I jumped out of a moving carriage.’

Then I’d regress and start a new round, and I’d have to repeat the same thing again.

This is a waste. Of course, I have no intention of actually jumping out.

I pondered seriously.

‘How can I get out of here?’

This was a really serious concern.

That’s because.

‘This carriage is suffocating, damn it!’