Black Orca Baby Lord, Chapter 82
“You and I can help each other.”
“You get out of this place, and I’ll help you too.”
-Toos likes Calypso. Calypso is a good humanoid.
“Yes, thank you. So, what do you think of my offer?”
-Calypso is right. Toos found someone to help. Calypso is good. Okay. But…….”
“But?”
Toos seemed to hesitate, then shook his head.
-When is Calypso leaving here?
I pondered for a moment before speaking.
“If you want, I can go back right away.”
After all, I came here to see Duke Yong.
It’s a little disappointing that I won’t be able to see the festival, but judging from the conversation of the guards earlier, the festival won’t be held anyway. So, there’s nothing to be disappointed about.
-Really? Leaving right away?
Toos’s face brightened.
It seemed he was worried about when to leave.
-Then good, Duke Yong must learn in a good place. Good!
His excited voice was full of loyalty and affection for Duke Yong.
I glanced at the child for a moment.
‘Isn’t there a difference between not learning emotions and not feeling them?’
There is a being next to him who is expressing affection with his whole body.
Perhaps in the previous iterations, Duke Yong was able to become the person described in the original story because he had Toos?
But I can’t leave him in this environment as it is.
“Okay, if we’ve decided, let’s move quickly.”
Come to think of it, I suddenly realized that I was still holding Duke Yong’s hand.
I was about to let go, but this time, he grabbed my hand tightly.
I immediately realized.
‘He’s copying exactly what I did.’
I blinked and smiled.
“What’s your name?”
“…What’s your name?”
“I’m Calypso Aquasiadel.”
“Calypso Aquasiadel.”
“That’s right.”
“…….”
The hand holding mine gently touched me. My name came out of his small lips once more, and I affirmed.
“Calypso Aquasiadel.”
“Yes. Calypso.”
“Calypso.”
Repeatedly.
Hoping that Duke Yong would remember my name first.
I thought about raising him well and returning home.
“Okay, now that it’s decided, we should move.”
Instead of speaking the hope I secretly harbored, I dusted off my hands.
There will be a moment to talk about this with Duke Yong again.
‘For now, I can’t take Duke Yong with me right now.’
I feel like I want to grab his hand and spirit him away right away.
But haven’t I already seen it? Outside, there are hyena and chameleon humanoids, the top predators, standing guard. I couldn’t ignore them, grouped together in a combination perfect for surveillance.
‘Besides, that hyena is not an ordinary force.’
I could vaguely feel it just by looking at him.
In my current state, I can’t even guarantee that I can escape alone.
Moreover, as I said before, Duke Yong is a little bigger than me. So, I don’t know if he can get out of the hole I came through.
There are so many unclear variables that I can’t just take him out.
‘I have to think of this chance as the only one.’
If the guy outside, the imperial family, finds out that I’m going to run away with Duke Yong, I should consider that this opportunity will never come again.
“Toos, you’re going to stay here, right?”
-Yes! Toos will be next to the Duke.
I nodded.
It would be better if Toos came with us, but I can’t separate that baby snake, who seems happy to have reunited with his master, again.
Besides, nothing special will happen even if Toos goes with us.
“Toos, I want to ask you just one thing, if I come near this building, will you be able to tell? For example, I’m curious if you can hear me if I talk in my head like I did earlier.”
-I can hear you! It will be possible! Because this castle is the dragon’s territory. Toos can sense it!
“Really?”
I stroked my chin.
I came to a conclusion.
‘Yeah, I can’t do this alone.’
…The scale is too big to handle alone.
‘I absolutely can’t do it alone.’
Besides, even if I somehow managed to bring Duke Yong alone with one in ten million luck, there’s another problem.
What am I going to say if I run into Dad and that Velos in the dorm?
I sighed, but I was still racking my brains to figure out how to persuade Dad.
‘Once I persuade Dad, Velos…….’
I can tell Dad to threaten him with force. Good.
“First of all, Toos, I’ll come back tomorrow. When I come back, I’ll be ready to take the Duke with me.”
I don’t know if I can persuade Dad in a day, but I decided to try it anyway.
If it’s certain that the Dragon Festival won’t be held anyway, there’s no reason for the Orca family to stay here any longer.
“Just in case, if I’m not ready tomorrow, do you remember the hole we came in through today?”
-Yes! I remember!
“I’ll call you there, call you and explain the situation. When and how to take Duke Yong.”
-Yes! Toos likes it!
Toos wagged his tail while sitting on Duke Yong’s hand.
He looks so happy.
I chuckled and turned my head.
“…….”
I don’t know how long he had been watching, but Duke Yong was staring at me intently.
A hazy, blurry gaze. It was a little cute to see him tilting his head as he felt my gaze.
“Let’s go with me.”
“……Let’s go with me.”
“Let’s go.”
“Let’s go?”
I shared my impressions with a short laugh.
“You’re like a parrot.”
Since he’s so small, is he a baby parrot? It didn’t suit a dragon.
‘I don’t have time, so I have to go back.’
I have to get back to my bedroom before night passes.
I was about to turn around when one of my hands was grabbed.
At first, it was a very weak force, but I could feel it gradually getting stronger.
Duke Yong moved his lips.
“Calypso.”
“Huh?”
I blinked.
Then I smiled.
“Yes. That’s right, it’s Calypso. And I’ll be back.”
I gently took Duke Yong’s hand away and, instead of putting it down as it was, held it tightly.
It’s a different case from Duke Yong, but… I had a subordinate who was very emotionally deprived.
“The situation itself, where you can feel the warmth of the other person, seemed amazing.”
“Master, someone’s warmth sometimes brings more than you think.”
I waved my hand and opened Duke Yong’s door.
The door was heavy.
I thought that Duke opened it very easily earlier, was it a misunderstanding?
“So be careful.”
“Master is sometimes too kind.”
For some reason, my subordinate’s voice flashed through my mind, but I didn’t care.
I finally met him!
I hummed inwardly as I walked down the hallway.
Of course, I didn’t forget to be careful and look around in case I met the maid again.
‘Let’s go back quickly.’
Fortunately, I returned without encountering the hyena and chameleon humanoids.
* * *
The next morning.
‘Ugh, I’m sleepy.’
It was almost dawn when I returned to my room.
First of all, it took time to enter the castle where Duke Yong lived, and I spent quite a bit of time inside, and the time to return was longer than I thought.
I was lucky enough not to run into the hyena and chameleon humanoids on the way back.
‘When I came out a little, there were a lot of guards, right?’
There were quite a few ordinary guards that weren’t there when I went in, so it was late because I had to avoid them while returning.
As far as I could tell on the way, the surveillance was strict not near the building where Duke Yong was, but from a little distance away.
‘First of all, they don’t want it to be known where Duke Yong lives.’
And they wouldn’t want to get close to the territory to hide Duke Yong’s condition.
I was a little tired because I moved quite a bit.
In fact, even after returning home, I couldn’t sleep because I was worried about what to say to Dad before breakfast.
‘Honestly, I think I spent the most energy on this.’
If I eat well, this level of fatigue will disappear quickly.
What are the advantages of children? This tremendous recovery power!
Velos was not at the breakfast table.
Naturally, only Dad and I were eating diligently.
I thought it was better.
‘I have to talk to Dad. The story of Duke Yong…….’
Compared to the meals of aquatic animal humanoids, which are mostly fish, the food provided in Duke Yong’s castle was mostly meat.
Perhaps because Dad set the discipline properly on the first day, the butler didn’t play tricks with the food or service.
If he had, he might have experienced how an orca bites and kills a humanoid this time.
I was looking for a gap while eating hard.
The sooner the story, the better.
‘It’s just that the knights and maids have been sent out to eat.’