23
“Hey, hey, hey. Look at that child—no, look at her hair.”
“What? What’s wrong with a brat’s hair… Ah.”
All the boys checked my hair.
It was hair that was exceptionally vivid, making the vassals expect that a great power of water would manifest in me.
Though that’s a story that passed by in the previous cycles.
“……She’s a direct line, right?”
“I’ve heard of her. You know, under Lord Pierre, three years ago, a daughter was born… There was talk about it not too long ago, too!”
“Ah, that’s her? How bothersome……”
“Hey, hey, let’s back off. Anyway, she—no, she is in the elementary institution, so we can deal with it later.”
“……Talk about bad luck.”
The boys hesitated just by seeing me, then glared at Agenor and retreated falteringly.
“Consider yourself lucky!”
I watched the boys retreat and then turned my head.
Before I knew it, Agenor was staring at me blankly.
I admired him slightly.
‘Wow, as expected of Pierre’s son, he’s a carbon copy. No, is he even prettier?’
As I said, since facing my brothers in previous cycles was a story from when they were near adulthood, seeing a young version of my brother was a bit fascinating.
‘Most aquatic animal shifters have fair skin, except for certain types.’
Furthermore, shifters commonly possess a beautiful appearance the stronger their power is.
It was a sparkling beauty.
However, how should I put it? Should I call it “for display only”?
To me now, there was absolutely no room for it to provide any stimulation.
It didn’t take more than a few seconds for resentment to dwell in Agenor’s eyes as he glared at me.
“Why did you interfere?”
It was a clear voice, unlike the voice he used a moment ago when pretending to tremble.
Moreover, seeing as he did not reveal his hair color even while angry, he still had a thorough temperament.
I clicked my tongue inwardly.
To think the first words he says to a sister he’s seeing for the first time in his life are like this.
‘As expected, this house is hopeless when it comes to being a childcare-story family.’
Of course, I also have no intention of acting all happy and harmonious; I plan to survive moderately and then leave to meet the dragon.
But until then, I should try having a conversation, right?
I had no intention of cutting off communication entirely.
I smiled brightly.
“Don’t you know me?”
Agenor only glared at me without any answer.
Fine, if you won’t communicate. I’ll have to change the method on my end.
I pointed at Agenor with my short index finger.
“Older brother. Right?”
At that moment, Agenor’s eyes grew slightly larger before returning to normal. It was instantaneous.
This killer whale brat probably feels he managed his expression well to this extent.
But the opponent is a regressor. Do you think I have ordinary intuition, you punk?
Moreover, I was also a person who knew the whole truth.
“……What are you talking about? Get lost.”
“I’ll decide whether to get lost or not. More importantly, you speak well, don’t you?”
As if proving he was indeed not a childcare-story brother, he had a “so what” expression.
When someone says “Older brother. Right?” with such a cute face, isn’t it only right to show at least a flinch?
Tsk tsk, this is why they say this family is desolate.
What a crazy killer whale family.
“No, I’m just saying it because it doesn’t match the way you were timidly muttering over there until a moment ago.”
“What does that have to do with you? Is it any of your business? Get lost right now.”
Agenor dusted himself off and stood up.
His build, which seemed to be about nine years old, was excessively large.
It was to the point where someone like Karon in our class couldn’t even be compared.
Yes, one should be at least this much to brag about using some strength.
I laughed contentedly inside and crossed my short arms.
No, I struggled and made an effort to cross them.
This body of mine really is no help when it comes to striking a pose.
Regardless of whether an “Exactly what kind of brat is this?” expression appeared on Agenor’s face or not.
I shamelessly blocked his path and asked.
“Aren’t you going to say hello?”
“……Why would I say hello to you?”
“I saved you just now, didn’t I?”
“……What? Saved me?”
I nodded.
“Yes, weren’t you about to kill those collateral members just now? Killing without a clear reason can be a cause for expulsion, even if you are a direct line.”
The three psychos of the direct line of this house.
These baby killer whales are each broken in one way or another.
“What’s wrong with that?”
Agenor glared at me.
“I could have done it well without getting caught……. You ruined it.”
Look at this. Look at this.
The common point of the three is that they cannot empathize well with others’ emotions.
Should I say they are the type who have to memorize emotions rather than feel them with their hearts?
But the one who was twisted because he wanted to receive attention was precisely this third one.
‘At least the third one is the most decent……’
I knew well the fact that in the 3rd cycle, these brothers sincerely accepted me as a comrade and a leader to follow, and in the end, they died for me.
‘Phew, it can’t be helped.’
As if he had no intention of hiding it anymore, the same hair color as mine appeared on top of Agenor’s head.
In his glaring pupils, as expected, there was neither admiration nor affection toward a sister he was seeing for the first time.
Looking at the gaze full of rebellion that I hadn’t seen in a long time, I made up my mind.
‘It would be really great if Karon were here.’
How great it would be if he could personally explain what happened to him with a single punch.
Then again, this institution was originally a place with this kind of purpose.
“Whales, the strong are meant to have everything.”
Even the teacher was saying such things.
“It would be better if you didn’t act up.”
“What?”
At the same time Agenor frowned, his sharpened gaze became thick with bloodlust.
In that touch-and-go moment, I recalled the time I was receiving running training from Dad for a very brief moment.
“Wait a minute, why are you throwing stones while a person is running, Master?!”
“Running is being able to run serenely in any moment.”
“What kind of nonsense—wah!”
“If you can’t dodge, it’s an extra lap.”
I don’t know exactly how far Dad looked ahead, but it seems it will be helpful now.
It was the moment my brother moved.
Thwack! Rising up as high as my height, I hit Agenor on the head with my fist.
“Ack!”
As I mentioned before, my strength is incredibly powerful.
Powerful enough to blow away that guy Karon, who was much larger than my build, in one blow.
‘Though I don’t know why I can’t awaken the power of water despite that……’
I blew on the back of my hand and stared ahead.
I was worried, but it seems this strength was at a level that worked even on my third brother.
“You, you, you! What, what is this strength!”
Dad used to say this serenely while training me.
“If you can’t even do that much wherever you go, you should quit being a disciple.”
I never imagined I would roll enough to the point where it worked even against that out-of-spec brother.
Looking at the dazed Agenor, I stuck my tongue out inwardly.
What else? It’s exactly “Super Munchkin,” you punk.
Agenor stared at me with an unbelievable face.
“You must have seen it, right? I am stronger than you. Older brother. And you shouldn’t kill people.”
“Don’t make me laugh……!”
Every one of these baby killer whales, once they start killing, they get intoxicated by it and neglect their training.
That won’t do.
In this cycle, I hope my brothers become even stronger.
‘It is also the reason I came to find information on these guys.’
I have no intention of becoming the Family Head in this life, but these brothers still had to become strong.
Why? Because this time, someone is needed to stop a guy like the original male lead from absolutely making the Dragon Duke run wild.
My brothers have to become strong enough to suppress those guys.
‘I will be the one in charge of training.’
However, currently, that is still a distant story.
A gaze sharp enough to be stubborn was directed at me.
Instinct is taking the lead.
“I, to something as small as you……!”
These baby killer whales were guys whose spirit of ‘I do not listen to the words of those weaker than me’ was thorough.
‘And for guys like this, the rod is the medicine.’
It’s simple. We are killer whale shifters. We live and die by hierarchy.
I smirked.
“Heng. Someone who got knocked down by a single fist from something so small has a lot to say.”
“……!!”
While my brother was speechless, I held out one hand.
“If one blow wasn’t enough, come at me. You’re going to listen to the strong one, aren’t you?”
“Ik!”
Agenor’s body was certainly agile and light.
I recalled that even in my previous life, Agenor was a guy who was confident in speed battles even among the brothers.
But.
After lightly stomping my foot, I grabbed the hem of his clothes firmly.
“Older brother, have you ever done laundry by any chance?”
“What……?”
Kwang!
Due to the difference in strength, Agenor fell flat on his face in a posture as if he had been subjected to a judo shoulder throw.
Since his body alone is probably sturdy, there’s no worry about him being seriously injured. Only his pride will be quite hurt.
“For laundry, the more you hit it, the better the dirt comes out.”
I smiled brightly while staring at Agenor, who appeared upside down.
“Ack!”
My foot stepped right next to Agenor’s cheek. The ground was gouged out because of it.
‘Wow, so this is what happens when you step on the ground as if stepping on laundry.’
Is this how it feels to be an expert facing a beginner?
I felt my mood gradually becoming elated.
