Balian casually brushed off his hand, pushing the gangway kids aside.
“Oh, it’s fine. Where would I get tooth marks from a shrimp like this?”
“Oh my, would a shrimp like him even dare to bite? I’m curious.”
“…”
Balian smiled briefly as he laughed.
His hand reached out again, but this time I easily evaded it.
‘He’s gotten faster.’
I thought to myself.
I had already dealt with Agenor, but would my abilities be enough to handle someone like Balian, especially considering his age and physical condition?
‘If it doesn’t work, what will I do? I have to make it work.’
Furthermore, I wasn’t alone. From behind came the sound of “Young Master” as a hand reached out and grabbed me.
“Oh? Alright, fine. You’re not Pierre’s kid, after all.”
I pursed my lips.
“Don’t call our dad so casually. Is your house’s dad named after a dog? Should I call you Rodesen’s bastard too?”
“What?”
Rodesen. That was our big father’s name.
Balian’s eyes narrowed with anger and then quickly softened.
“That’s right. You got it.”
Balian reached out his hand again.
I easily avoided it, but soon a disastrous expression covered my face.
Damn it, I’m not the target here!
“Aaaah!”
“Ugh, ugh, agh, ugh, agh!”
Ruga’s head was grabbed, and he was dragged toward Balian.
I struck Balian’s arm with all my might while gripping my fist.
There was definitely a sound of tearing, but Balian didn’t let go!
“Damn it, this is really pissing me off!”
Balian laughed cruelly while still holding onto Ruga.
“Yeah, our little cousin seems to be quite the nuisance. Not very whale-like.”
“The real nuisance is probably your age. Do you even know how old the kid you caught is?”
Ruben wailed as he clung to me.
I held onto Ruben’s hand and rolled my eyes in various directions.
“Trapped without a chance to escape. They’re doing this on purpose.”
Ruga held back his tears instead of crying, probably because he felt forced to endure it because of me.
“I want to pee!”
…Please don’t say that. I don’t want to see a kid trying to hold it in.
“Hah, who would have thought that Laila’s warning would come true like this.”
I couldn’t have imagined that it would happen like this.
Surely this was their way of letting me know that even if I got caught, there was no need to worry.
Of course, if I were alone, it wouldn’t be a problem.
“What do you want from me?”
“Ah, it’s nice to have a talkative little cousin. Oh, is intelligence a good thing at times like this?”
This wasn’t something Balian would come up with on his own.
I knew for a fact that he couldn’t have thought of it alone.
That’s how ruthless and brutal he was. He might be vicious and violent, but he wasn’t one to come up with clever ideas.
And he didn’t listen to advice from anyone weaker than him on such matters.
‘It’s probably a joint operation with Sorete.’
Their goal was probably one.
To make sure their rivals didn’t increase in number.
Even if it was a very young and insignificant existence, they didn’t like it.
I couldn’t see the mirror, but I was sure that there must have been a glint of light in my eyes.
“Hit me harder.”
“What?”
“Just hit me harder.”
A wry smile crossed my face.
“While you’re holding me hostage, you seem to have forgotten something. My father is Pierre Acquasadel.”
“Huh? What? Are women nothing without their fathers?”
“No, it’s just that I’ve inherited the most talent, and you’ll remember that clearly.”
Balian, who had been staring at me, remained expressionless for just a moment.
“Now’s the time!”
It was the moment. I turned my head and grabbed Ruba’s shoulder.
“Ruga! Ruba! Can you make some noise?!”
My voice was very fast and firm.
It didn’t matter if it was Ruga or Ruba. But Ruba reacted faster than Ruga, who was still in a daze.
“I-I can!”
“Hurry!”
“What are you trying to do, you insignificant…”
Balian, the guy, was drunk with his power and couldn’t think of anything else.
Whales are undoubtedly strong enough to face any single opponent.
But there is always a balance in every force.
Every marine animal has evolved with the right “weapon” for themselves!
Kiiiiyaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!!!
“W-what’s going on?”
“Ugh, ugh!”
And the BeRuga whales.
These marine animals, which communicate using ultrasound, have developed a special skill as they evolved into humans: ultrasonic waves!
If you come into contact with them unprepared, you can’t avoid getting hurt.
In front of the whales, even Balian couldn’t do anything, as someone took advantage of the moment to grab Ruga.
After briefly checking the familiar face, I nodded quickly.
“Take Ruba with you!”
The person who appeared took Ruba and stepped back.
When the whales regained their senses, it had been a long time since they were surrounded.
“These insignificant pests…”
“Okay, so how does it feel to be beaten by those insignificant pests?”
Balian was the first to regain his composure.
Perhaps due to his robust physique, he seemed to have shrugged off the damage the quickest.
The anger seemed to be ignited by the clumsy attack, and his expression contorted with rage as he glared at me.
“Fine, I won’t let you escape without experiencing more pain. What do you think? You can’t run away, anyway.”
I chuckled.
From the beginning, I had no intention of running away.
“Do you believe that Agenor is the one you should trust? He won’t work against me.”
The one who had taken Ruga and Ruba away was none other than Agenor.
I didn’t know how he found out, but the timing was just right.
It would have been better if he had arrived a bit sooner, but situations never unfold as we want them to.
“No, who said our big brother is going to face you?”
I stood firmly on the ground.
“Agenor, protect the twins no matter what.”
“Can I not help?”
“Of course.”
I clenched my fist.
“Who do you think I am?”
I was the one who had stood alone in the Gaju position with just my body.
As time passed and the rounds changed, my body became young again.
But my time was never uneventful.
“Come at me.”
A feeling of boiling blood. I, too, was undoubtedly a whale.
As I leaped lightly, the battle began.
* * *
Agenor swallowed hard.
“Um, should I call this a battle?”
Yes, that was what it was. Usually, battles between direct whales started gracefully.
Both sides could use the power of water.
However, the battle unfolding before him was neither graceful nor polite.
Agenor even had trouble thinking about what to call it. It was similar to Pyrrania’s battles.
However, Calypso was as indifferent as ever, not paying any attention to Kallipso, who was much younger.
“Surely they’re using the power of water, but…”
Originally, the power of water grew stronger and more powerful as whales aged.
That’s why young whales couldn’t create many water streams.
“He’s avoiding them all. Wow.”
And Calypso easily avoided them as if she could see the trajectory of every water stream.
“Hit him! I said hit him! You’re using the power of water, aren’t you, you brats!”
“We’re using it, but… that’s right! Ugh!”
Agenor was more amazed than he could express.
“Is he really enduring it with his body?”
Agenor didn’t know, but Calypso was already used to Pierre’s powerful water abilities.
“Hmph, these kids are no better than their father…!”
During training, Calypso had to deal with countless water streams simultaneously.
To Calypso, the water streams from these young whales were nothing more than tickles.
Without knowing Calypso’s thoughts and training, Agenor stared at her with wide eyes.
A tiny finger pierced her eyes, and she fearlessly bit into his neck with her tiny body.
No matter how nimble he was, he couldn’t escape her with his small body.
Then she rushed at him, targeting his most vulnerable spot.
If we were to compare it to land animals, it was really a dogfight.
Agenor swallowed hard.
“Really, what is this frenzy?”
What does this mean?
His body tingled involuntarily. It seemed that he was undoubtedly in the wrong about whether or not he had ridden a bull…!
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Translator Note:
This chapter was translated by Bree.
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