Black Killer Whale Baby [EN]: Chapter 9

Episode 9

‘Ugh, I’m so tired……’

How long had I been riding in the carriage?

When I opened my eyes, I was standing in front of a new building.

A gray-haired woman with a stern look was standing before me.

‘Gray hair with no pattern… A member of the Orca cadet branch [a less prestigious lineage within the Orca clan].’

A servant handed me over to the woman.

“Please take good care of the Princess.”

“Yes, we will educate her well in our class.”

I saw the servant bowing and turning away.

Just before leaving, he said he would return when the education was finished.

The woman walked a bit, then soon set me down in the hallway.

‘I’m entering this place.’

I had only come here once in my previous three lives.

In my 1st and 2nd lives, Grandma deemed me not even worth educating from the start.

I was branded as a discardable piece, living in confinement before being sold off.

In my 3rd life, I managed to step through the doors of the educational institution, but…….

‘I was only met with neglect and ridicule before quickly being dismissed.’

For an Orca, especially a direct descendant, being dismissed was a great disgrace.

Because they were the masters of this land.

However, I looked around without much regret.

It doesn’t look much different from my 3rd life.

“Princess, I’ve heard a lot about you.”

I turned my gaze to the woman who spoke to me. Still a stern impression.

I had met this woman in my previous life as well.

“I am Laila, the general manager in charge of this entire elementary education institution.”

As she introduced herself, this woman was the manager of the elementary education institution.

A kind of principal or chairwoman.

‘She was a cold person……’

I didn’t have any particular ill feelings towards this woman.

Because of what happened in the previous life.

There was a time when I was caught up in the pranks of the worst of the cadet branch.

When I came to my senses, I was framed as a thief who stole someone else’s belongings, a truly disgraceful thing for a direct descendant.

“That Princess stole my precious jewel! It’s a family treasure!”

“That’s right, it came out of her bag!”

As the matter grew, a meeting was held with all the managers of the elementary institution present.

The meeting, of course, turned out unfavorably for me. No one took my side.

“It was an empty classroom, I understand. Is there anyone who witnessed Calypso stealing it?”

“Yes? Ms. Laila, but it came out of Calypso’s bag!”

“This is an educational institution, so it is only right to address her as Princess Calypso. Mr. Alphonso.”

“……Eek!”

That’s when I first met this woman.

“There is no evidence that Princess Calypso did it, but there is also no evidence that she didn’t. It has also been proven that anyone could have put the item in Princess Calypso’s bag, as the door was open.”

A stern and cold gaze.

It wasn’t the face of someone taking my side.

“We cannot issue a disciplinary action on a matter with insufficient evidence. The meeting is adjourned.”

Just an objective face listing the facts.

It left a deep impression on me, but when I returned to become the head of the family in the future, this woman was no longer there.

“Nice to meet you, Laila.”

When I greeted her clearly, Laila’s black eyes widened slightly before returning to normal.

“I’ve heard, but…… it’s surprising. To speak and use perfect pronunciation at the young age of three.”

However, the admiration ended there.

“Follow me. I will guide you to your assigned class. I will be observing your education today, so please keep that in mind.”

Laila turned around, and I followed.

‘……Huh? The pace……’

The height difference between Laila and me was like that of an adult and a baby.

But it wasn’t difficult to keep up. With a rational face, she was matching my stride.

‘Come to think of it…… I never got to thank her in my past life.’

Why was she kicked out?

I guess she wasn’t the type of person the higher-ups would like. Maybe she was pushed out.

“This is it.”

After walking a short distance, we arrived at the class I was assigned to.

* * *

That afternoon.

Laila, the owner of this elementary education institution for aquatic creatures, couldn’t hide her surprise.

‘Just who is this person……’

The purpose of the elementary education institution for aquatic creatures was clear.

It was to gather young aquatic creature humanoids and select outstanding talents.

These individuals would greatly contribute to the revival of aquatic creatures in the future.

As the one in charge of the first gateway to distinguish the gems from the rough stones, Laila had a strong sense of pride in her work.

The most important task here was managing the whale humanoid children, who were the masters of the aquatic creatures.

In particular, the children of the Orca family who entered this place according to the wishes of the Orca family, the masters of this land, received systematic management regardless of whether they were direct or cadet branches.

Management was nothing more than another name for surveillance.

Laila had been in this position for the past 20 years and prided herself on the fact that her eyes had never been wrong.

This was also the case for the newly arrived direct descendant princess, ‘Calypso.’

“Ms. Laila, did you hear? The princess acknowledged by the head of the family is entering our institution.”

“Hmm, is she really acknowledged? Rumor has it that she can’t control the power of water?”

“That’s why she was going to be sold off as the Dragon’s bride.”

For an Orca direct descendant, not being able to control the power of water was no different from being born without a hand or foot.

It was different from the cadet branches who awakened the power of water through effort.

A substandard existence dropped among these proud and arrogant individuals.

Usually, the natural course was to be confined and abandoned somewhere.

In Calypso’s case, she was the Dragon’s bride. An existence to be sent as a sacrifice to the Dragon.

“But they say she’s incredibly smart, is that true?”

“There’s also talk that she speaks accurately? That’s why the head of the family acknowledged her, right?”

“It’s really strange…….”

However, the situation completely changed after Calypso, who had survived to the age of 3, met the head of the family.

Laila thought that the fact that Calypso had been acknowledged by the head of the family was half true and half false.

Speaking perfectly was absurd.

Wales are viviparous animals [giving birth to live young], even among aquatic creatures.

Because of this, their growth was slow before they became powerful beings, especially since all whale children commonly started speaking at the age of 7 or 8.

“Ewoo awoo a?”

“Awoo, awoo!”

That’s right. Children around the age of three or four, like Calypso, could only express their intentions through actions and gazes.

But…….

“Huh? You want to play with blocks? Sorry, but I don’t play such childish games.”

“Ewoo oooo! Oooo!”

“Oh dear, crying won’t do. A great Orca doesn’t cry. Stop it.”

“Hic! Stahp!”

“Yes, yes. You have enough potential.”

The rumor that everyone doubted, or rather, most believed couldn’t possibly be true, was true.

“Nice to meet you, Laila.”

I felt a sense of incongruity when she pronounced my name accurately.

As if to say this wasn’t a lie, Calypso was excessively out of place in this 3-year-old class.

“Um, Ms. Laila…….”

The one who cautiously approached Laila, who was quietly standing in the corner of the classroom, was none other than Hania, the supervising teacher of ‘Whale 3-4 year old Class C.’

“W-what should we do?”

“What’s wrong?”

“As you can see…… we need to do today’s activities, but the children won’t leave the Princess’s side.”

That was right. What Calypso showed wasn’t just amazing language skills.

“When I try to separate them, they cry…….”

“The class isn’t progressing……!”

Calypso, who had confidently entered this morning, walked past the children with dignity and sat down.

However, the children, who were bound to show curiosity about new things, began to approach.

Surprisingly, she instantly used some kind of unbelievable leadership or charisma to keep the children from leaving her side.

“Aboo, abooboo!”

“I don’t eat candy that someone else has left over. You eat it.”

“Booaa! Booang!”

“Oh, is this plankton candy? I’ll gratefully accept it.”

“Kyaaang!”

Calypso stroked the child who had just given her the candy.

Strangely enough, that child was the one who had recently entered and was giving the teachers a hard time because she was very shy.

‘Usually, children also judge by appearance. No, children are even more ruthless.’

Based on this, Calypso’s appearance was certainly very noticeable.

I wondered why she hadn’t awakened the power of water with such beauty. She was so pretty that I would have admitted that she had inherited her father, Pierre’s, power intact.

“……Wow, the new Princess. She’s really pretty.”

Assistant teacher Henny muttered.

“Anyway, it seems like class will be difficult in this situation, what should we do, Ms. Laila?”

The elementary institution isn’t run haphazardly.

Rather, it’s run strictly according to the level of the first education.

There’s a quota that must be completed every day.

‘At this rate, here……’

Was I wrong?

In fact, Laila also thought it was just a rumor or more than 90% exaggerated, and thought that the Princess’s level was sufficient here.

‘I can’t keep her here. At least, definitely not in the 3-4 year old class. But then, which class should I put her in?’

It was the moment Laila narrowed her eyes.

Like a lie, Calypso turned her head sharply and stared at Laila.