‘It’s scarier than the first brother.’
Of course, Agenor wasn’t just fooling around. It was a direct order from his younger sister.
He was slightly, very slightly, looking forward to what kind of punishment he would receive if he disobeyed her.
‘I really shouldn’t get kicked out.’
It wouldn’t do to disappoint her.
Fortunately, Calypso and he were divided roughly 7:3 in this scuffle, making it easy for him.
It was impressive how Calypso handled that number.
‘But…’
Worry crossed Agenor’s face. No matter how impressive Calypso was, there was a clear difference in rank. Moreover, due to the battle with multiple opponents, he could see that he was inevitably getting hurt and accumulating injuries.
However, a moment later, Agenor realized he had nothing to worry about.
“Oh! What’s this?”
Agenor also had his limits. When he momentarily missed one, he saw a whale reaching out to Ruga, who had fainted on the ground. The whale’s hand was faster than Agenor’s.
But instead of touching Ruga, the whale grabbed her ear and sat down, sulking. That wasn’t all.
All the whale attendants near Agenor also grabbed their ears and groaned in pain.
“…Master, I apologize, but what is happening here?”
As Agenor slowly raised his head, he saw a man with white hair.
Even though it was the first time he had seen him, he looked similar enough to Ruga and the others who had fallen to know.
Meanwhile, the remaining twins who were crying ran toward him.
“Father! Father! Hu, Huong! Open your eyes…! Master Gonnyo, Master Gonnyo!”
“Explanations will have to wait.”
Agenor shrugged as he wiped the blood from his shoulder.
Part of him felt peculiar.
He was the only one who was unharmed among the whales who were holding their ears.
“It seems my sister’s side is wrapping things up.”
The man turned his head.
Calypso’s hand struck someone’s throat with a loud thud.
“What is going on?”
At the same time, someone declared the end of the hostilities.
Fortunately, the one who came was Lailla, the director of this beginner institution.
Lailla briefly glanced at all of this with an extremely bewildered expression.
It was a situation where one couldn’t help but choke.
* * *
“What an idiot. Did you hear Sorthe’s words with one ear and let them go out the other?”
When Balian held Ruga as a hostage and threatened, I realized it.
This guy would soon come to regret that he had caused such a fuss here on the first floor.
Whether he knew it or not. Or maybe he knew and ignored it. I don’t know.
There was a strong unspoken rule between the beginner and intermediate institutions here.
“Explain thI couldn’t help it; they led me to the disciplinary room as well.
‘Well, it was a situation I couldn’t just ignore.’
The attendants who had only picked on Balian were all seriously injured or severely wounded. As for me? Am I uninjured?
“Hmm, judging by the feeling, I don’t seem all that uninjured.”
One side of my vision is a bit blurry; it seems my eyes are starting to swell. My cheek hurts, and one leg feels stiff. Every inch of me aches. This is just regular muscle pain that comes when you overexert yourself.
“Well, I’m used to muscle pain, at least.”
I should thank my father for this part. Muscle pain was the first thing my body got used to.
“May I have some time to compose myself?” I said this to give myself some time to think.
“Of course.”
I continued, “I would like to clarify that I summoned the Lady not as an assailant or a victim but to understand the situation.”
Oh, once again, those words sounded fair. However, for just a moment, Lailla, who had been looking at me with a complicated expression, furrowed her brow and added, “But since I am human as well, I can’t say where my bias will lead.”
“Is it okay for the director to say that?”
I chuckled softly.
“Well, she’s the director, but she has followers, and she’s also someone who acts under orders.”
I don’t know why, but those words felt really reassuring.
It reminded me of when I saw Lailla, who had concluded that I hadn’t stolen anything in the previous incident.
“In the previous round, Lailla was already gone when I returned. I wonder why she disappeared. Maybe I’ll find out if I dig through my memories. My subordinates were really chatty.”
“But what’s important now is not that. Do they need treatment? Even if they get treated first, it’s okay.”
“No, I’m fine.”
This was an opportunity. Most likely, Balian and his gang would get treated first and come out here quietly.
“Did Balian and his gang go for treatment?”
“Yes, they did.”
As expected.
“I want to clarify one thing. You were the ones who initiated the attack initially. We were the ones who were attacked.”
“Yes, I’m listening.”
“More precisely, it was the young humpback whale boy who was with me who was the first victim of the violence.”
Before that, I had broken Balian’s hand, but I don’t know anything about that. I know. Balian wouldn’t even tell this even if he died because of his pride.e situation.”
“Do you believe it? The child, who is the white whale human, is only just about seven years old.”
“…”
I lifted my swollen face.
“The fact is, I know very well that our killer whales don’t have much interest in protecting the child.”
In this peaceful world of childcare, the most wicked villain is the killer whale. True to its name, there is no system in place to protect the child.
“But that’s just the story of killer whales and other combat whales, isn’t it?”
“…”
Only those born and surviving within the fair fence enjoy it, and only the strong get it.
“And I know. There are rules that must not be violated between the elementary institution and the intermediate institution. In other words, rules that must be obeyed.”
“…”
I chuckled inwardly.
Did I really start a fight without believing in any corner of my heart?
“Intermediate institution students cannot harm elementary institution students under any circumstances.”
Baiyan, you probably believed in your position like iron, but that was your mistake.
That place was too wide and public.
“I understand this as a rule proclaimed in the name of the killer whale family, equivalent to our grandmother’s name. What do you think? Am I wrong?”
“…”
I exhaled slightly as I wiped my lips.
Oh, my lips felt a little tingly. It seemed like there was blood.
“It’s an old rule that no one pays attention to anymore.”
Suddenly, Laila’s handkerchief appeared in front of me.
Instead of taking the handkerchief, I looked at Laila and said,
“This was a minimal rule to prevent chaos and confusion. Right, Laila?”
And Laila seemed to understand my intention.
“An old story, but…”
A long time ago, when I briefly attended the elementary education institution, something similar happened.
Back then, Baiyan mercilessly tormented and used violence against weak children under the pretext of a hunting game.
At that time, Baiyan thought he could get away with it with his abilities and position.
That’s when Laila stepped in, and a surprising decision was made at the disciplinary committee that was convened.
Grandmother chose to punish Baiyan.
“Everyone was surprised that Grandmother, who preached survival of the fittest more than anyone else, made that decision.”
However, Baiyan’s punishment was not for violence against the weak.
“Violation of the rules.”
That was the reason I learned about this rule.
“This is not something to be overlooked.”
So, I said confidently,
“Convene a disciplinary committee in connection with the intermediate institution.”
I held Laila’s handkerchief and said clearly,
“No, it’s a request in my name as Kalipso Aquasidell, the party directly involved.”
Laila opened her mouth for a moment and then bit her lip.
A complex expression flashed across her face, and for some reason, she seemed troubled.
“First, the disciplinary committee has already been decided, my lady. Moreover, it will be the highest-level disciplinary committee. We have gathered you here for the sake of establishing the facts.”
My face turned pale.
But the next words were enough to push me off the edge of a cliff.
“My lady, as you know, due to the nature of the highest disciplinary committee, it is a rule that underage students must be accompanied by their guardians.”
“But?”
“However, due to the nature of the highest disciplinary committee, there is a rule that underage students must be accompanied by their guardians.”
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