“….”
The attendant came out with a contemplative expression, alternating glances between me and Grandmother.
It almost seemed like they pitied me as if I were already a lifeless soul.
I didn’t care at all. Since I was at it, I thought about pulling out some hair too.
Thoughts need to be put into action.
It was when my adorable hand reached out. That hand was blocked by a large hand.
Oh no, did the hair get caught? Or is she angry? That’s what I thought in that moment.
“Ha, hahahaha!”
Grandmother was laughing heartily as if she found it incredibly amusing.
At the end of her laughter, her twinkling eyes turned towards me. It was a gaze filled with a satisfied sense of childishness.
“Pierre, is this what came out from under that crazy fool who gave up on life?”
However, her sharp eyes kept examining me, as if she found me intriguing.
Suddenly, a wrinkled and fine-looking face came close in front of me.
It was so close that the wrinkles were clearly visible.
The Killer whale family had the ability to convey life through their eyes.
The twinkling eyes were clearly not filled with kindness alone.
“You’re the first descendant to pull out my own hair, little one.”
“…Huh?”
Grandmother abruptly dropped me onto the bed.
Of course, it wasn’t something you would do to a baby, but the bed was soft, so it didn’t hurt much.
“Fine, I’ll hold off on disposing of this.”
The first thing that happened to me as soon as I regressed in previous cycles was being chased out of the main building, the farthest one from the main family.
“Put it in an educational institution this summer.”
“…Yes, Lord.”
The torn eyes gazed at me for a long time.
Beneath the jagged hair, like the skin of a Killer whale, the eyes were alive and flickering.
“Listen, you pitiful little thing. If you don’t show results at the educational institution, you’ll be immediately expelled and banished. Do you understand?”
Because I was weak and couldn’t awaken the power of water. It was always my situation to be driven away.
‘Come on, let’s see. I’ll grow up quickly and get out of this family.’
But before that, I should probably see that old hag’s face twist in pain.
‘I’ll become strong enough to make you drool, then disappear as the dragon’s bride.’
I will become the best. I will only become the greatest.
That’s how this life began with a change.
* * *
You can be sold as a bride of the dragon at the age of 10.
However, before that, I was often sold to different families.
No matter how many times I rebelled, threw tantrums, and tried to escape.
With a powerless body, devoid of any strength despite having memories of the original work, I couldn’t do anything here.
‘I was able to escape in the previous cycle because I risked my life.’
But now, thanks to finally acquiring the knack for speaking eloquently, I bought myself some time.
Now I had one task.
‘For now, the goal is to survive safely until the age of 10.’
And not be sold to a family related to the original story before that.
Although I seemed to have exceptional brainpower, it was not enough.
‘I need a guardian until I turn 10.’
Abilities can be developed over time, but until then, I needed someone reliable to support me.
‘My physical abilities are too weak. It can’t be helped; it’s inherited from my father.’
My three older brothers, who had outstanding comforting abilities and were impressive vessels even without any guardians, were not the same as me now.
‘It would have been great if I still had the power of water.’
If that were the case, who could help me until I grew stronger?
Most adults would not want to become my guardian.
No matter how intelligent they may be, this family preferred overwhelming force over intelligence.
‘I need an adult with unique tastes who will also act as a bystander.’
And I knew someone like that.
‘My father, Pierre Aquasciadelle.’
My father was a peculiar individual in this Killer Whale family.
The head of the household, my grandmother, had three sons. The eldest and the second-born boasted rivaling abilities from a young age, earning them the nickname of rivals… but the third son, Pierre, was different from the beginning.
His body was extremely frail.
However, unlike me, who was disregarded due to my weakness, my father was not subjected to neglect and contempt. It was because he possessed an incredible power called ‘the power of water.’
‘The problem was that his weak body imposed limitations on using his power.’
That’s how my father could be described.
He possessed power that everyone would fear, but it was a weapon with limited use.
Even my grandmother treated him as a disappointing and useless person, and my father retreated into seclusion.
Amidst this, he had a child through a strategic marriage, but he didn’t even bother to take care of his own child like his brothers.
Even my older brothers showed no interest in our father.
‘But right now, that indifference is what I need.’
Currently, I was on my way back to the place where I had been residing, embraced by the arms of the head servant.
Interestingly, the hands holding me were more cautious than when we had set out.
‘Probably because my grandmother noticed something.’
When we arrived at the room, the head servant glanced at me and quietly spoke.
“Miss, in a week, we will be moving your residence. I will come for you then.”
The place where I currently stayed was a shabby room at the western end.
The head servant moved away with the intention of relocating to the end of the building.
‘How great it is to have power. Moving the room as soon as it caught my grandmother’s attention. Anyway, this room is too old and dangerous, so it’s a good thing.’
I was left alone, moving hesitantly and feeling a sense of fear.
In this old building, there was a nanny who took care of babies like me all at once.
One could say she was the person who ensured we didn’t starve to death, at the very least.
The moment the babies of the Killer Whale family showed their abilities, they could leave this building without hesitation.
Babies born with the power of water naturally lived in this building without the need to come here.
I diligently moved my steps.
* * *
After a long walk, Baby Callipso finally arrived at the place she desired.
Callipso turned her chubby-cheeked face around, surveying the location.
‘It should be around here… Ah!’
Her face brightened shortly after.
She had found the person she was looking for.
In Callipso’s large eyes, she saw a man sitting near the fountain, lost in thought.
The fountain in this place was worn out, its gold fading, giving it a shabby appearance as if it were in ruins.
The man sitting there was very tall, with a large frame, but somehow he gave off a lean impression.
His collarbone was visible through the round-necked shirt, and the loosely worn cardigan exuded a languid atmosphere.
His face, with a mature and languid aura, even emitted a hint of decadence, adding to his thin and worn-out appearance.
His pale skin, as if it had never seen the light, amplified this atmosphere.
‘Hmm, he must be a strong killer Whale, handsome too.’
Callipso commented briefly.
The man in front of me was none other than my father, Pierre Aquasidello.
Surprisingly, Callipso hadn’t seen her father, who lived and moved for three lifetimes, very often.
The reason was simple to explain.
Before Callipso was sold in the previous round, she rarely saw his face, and shortly after being sold, he died due to illness.
Although he possessed formidable power, his weak body couldn’t withstand it, leading to his death.
‘In the previous life, I saw him enough through portraits after becoming the head of the family, right?’
But in this life, she hadn’t seen him at all.
She had heard that her father wasn’t even present when she was born.
Callipso hurriedly ran towards him.
Until Callipso got very close, Pierre didn’t turn his head and instead stared somewhere slowly.
“Uncle!”
Finally, when Callipso arrived right in front of him, he slowly turned his head.
“….”
Callipso carefully examined her father’s face.
As expected, Pierre’s face, which moved and lived, was fascinating.
‘He is currently much stronger than Grandma, but he has significant limitations on his power.’
Moreover, he had an early predetermined lifespan.
Although he might not be aware of his own situation, there was a strange atmosphere, reminiscent of a night under a neon sign that didn’t exist here.
“Hi, Uncle.”
Callipso smiled as if she didn’t know anything.
“Do you know where there is an educational institution? i have to go there.”
Of course, this was just an excuse to strike up a conversation, a blatant lie.
Pierre looked at Callipso for a long time.
Strangely, it wasn’t so much that he looked at her, but rather that he simply turned his gaze away, as if to say he couldn’t feel her presence, giving Callipso the feeling that his gaze was passing right through her as if she were transparent.
His eyes were filled with indifference and lethargy.
Callipso’s round eyebrows twitched.
Among her family members, she had the roundest face. It was always her complex.
If we were to look at the image of a killer whale in the world, everyone else had pointed features, but she alone had a round face.
But at this moment, she wanted to lift the corners of her eyes. Hey, I feel uncomfortable!
‘Why don’t you answer?’
She thought this, and only after a long time did a sluggish response come.
“You misunderstood the way, quite a bit.”
Pierre’s voice was low, as if it had been locked away for a long time, not making a sound.
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