Chapter 26
The White Beluga Shifter family, otherwise known as the Beluga family.
As I mentioned before, this was a place that had absolutely no connection to my previous lives.
They were children as intelligent as the dolphin shifters, but by the time I had returned to the family in my third life, the family had already disappeared.
The main culprit who destroyed the family was none other than ‘Lord Bayan’.
He is the eldest son of my eldest uncle.
In the case of that fellow Bayan, he could be said to be the one closest to being the successor candidate at present.
To speak about this, a brief explanation of the current direct line of the Killer Whale family is necessary.
‘Originally, the Killer Whale family is a family that is passed down from grandmother to daughter, or to granddaughter.’
However, although the current grandmother, Ocula Aquasiadel, was famous for being an incredibly strong individual, she had exactly one flaw.
It was the fact that she could not give birth to a daughter.
Having given birth to three sons in a row like that, Grandmother suddenly declared this:
“I will choose my successor from among my grandsons.”
Naturally, the eldest uncle and the younger uncle, excluding Pierre, protested, but what could they do?
The big boss had declared she would do so.
The change in attitude of my paternal uncles, who thought they might be deprived of even the existing opportunity if they were not careful, was quick.
They immediately turned their eyes to their own children.
‘In fact, even if she said she would pass it down among the sons, they wouldn’t have had the confidence to beat Pierre anyway.’
Furthermore, Grandmother reportedly spoke generously like this:
“If someone is truly outstanding, I will consider passing it down even if he is a grandson!”
This was likely unavoidable.
It was because her sons had given birth to nothing but dark grandsons, one after another.
Since the current direct line of the Killer Whale family was in a situation overflowing with grandsons like never before, she had no choice.
In this situation, the fellow running in first place in the race is the eldest uncle’s first son, ‘Lord Bayan’.
The problem is that fellow Bayan is also not a decent person…
‘He was a cruel and fiery guy, right?’
Even considering the characteristics of this family where anything is accepted as long as one is strong, many of the things he did were too cruel to be considered the work of a child before reaching adulthood.
It was to the extent that even my brothers, who are known for being quite violent, shook their heads saying that his methods were dirty.
‘It is even more so in the sense that all his actions are directed toward the weak.’
He pretended otherwise, but he was a guy who liked blood very much.
So, although he reportedly played innocent to some extent in front of Grandmother, he was busy being two-faced behind her back.
His targets were always vassals like the Beluga Shifters.
‘The memories are starting to come back.’
In my previous life, I remembered collecting information indiscriminately to grasp the situation of this family just after returning to it.
I had forgotten it for a while because it was completely unnecessary until now, but thinking back, there were quite a few things I remembered.
‘Including what kind of tragedy occurred in the Beluga family.’
While lost in various thoughts, the education had ended before I knew it.
“Princess, please go safely!”
“Please go!”
Today as well, the Luga and Luba twin brothers, who carried and moved me as if they were a palanquin as if it were their own job, waved their hands.
While waving back, my eyes met a man with pure white hair behind the Luga and Luba brothers.
‘Hmm? He looks exactly like the twins.’
Whether the man also saw me, he smiled softly and tilted his head.
Thinking he was probably a relative of the twins, I also nodded my head in return.
“Papa!”
“Father!”
However, I was quite appalled by the titles I heard immediately after.
…No, even considering he is a shifter, isn’t he incredibly young-looking?
‘I would believe it even if they said he was an older brother with a large age gap.’
I stroked my neck in surprise.
‘Come to think of it, in this world, the whale shifters also had their own specialties, right?’
Just as we Killer Whale shifters have the ‘power of water’.
The whale shifters, and further, the underwater animal shifters, all had one specialty each.
This did not stop at underwater animals but applied to the characters of the original work.
That is, the female protagonist, the male protagonist, and the sub-male leads were also like that.
In particular, in the case of the female protagonist, she possessed a very special ‘healing power’, so she naturally became the center of the story as it developed.
Anyway, returning to the underwater animals, I thought about the specialties the Belugas possessed.
‘It’s a bit fuzzy, but…’
It was when I was watching the backs of the father and sons moving far away.
I staggered for a moment from a weight that bumped into me and passed by, then quickly regained my posture.
‘I felt the presence approaching.’
I was momentarily careless because I was lost in too deep a thought.
When I turned my head, I saw Karon with a triumphant expression.
What is this guy? Is he feeling brave?
“…….”
When I stared at him silently with a reluctant face, his triumphant expression clouded slightly and his smile became awkward.
Even though his cold sweat was visible at a glance, I became curious all over again about the reason he committed such an act.
‘Come to think of it, he was smirking with a few guys during class earlier, wasn’t he? Even though our eyes met, he didn’t care.’
I know that kind of smile.
And I know the psychology of guys like that Karon well.
‘The faces of low-life guys who have gained a reliable background look exactly like that.’
Moving my neck slightly here and there, I opened my mouth.
“If you’re going to be that intimidated after picking a fight, don’t do it at all.”
“Wha, what?!”
“Because you look pathetic.”
“……!”
At my words, Karon’s face flushed red.
Then, he glares at me while huffing.
“You must have been so happy acting all high and mighty, right? That’s going to e, end soon!”
“Happy? Do you think I’d be happy just by knocking down someone like you? It doesn’t even count as post-meal exercise.”
“……Ugh!”
No matter how I look at it, that guy is useless.
It’s not that his strength is great.
He’s stupid to the point that his size is a waste, he gets excited easily, and his inner thoughts are clearly revealed.
‘He’s a guy who will die young.’
It’s not for nothing that I didn’t know that name.
“You acting so conceited is only for now! Soon, huh? The day you get kicked out isn’t far off!”
…Kicked out?
‘What kind of talk is this again.’
I knit my brows slightly at the nonsensical words.
‘…If I’m kicked out, it’s a thank you for me?’
If I can leave safely without doing anything, there’s no need to suffer. It’s an exciting thing just to think about.
However, how did he interpret my expression?
Perhaps guessing that I was terrified, a smirk appeared on the fellow’s face that had turned red.
“I mean, who told you to knock down Lord Bayan’s subordinates? No matter how outstanding you are, you are under his feet!”
I knocked down Bayan’s subordinates? When on earth?
After tilting my head for a moment, I recalled a certain memory.
Ah, no way.
“How could the Head of the Family have recognized you? Surely, leaving you alive will be a hindrance to Lord Bayan’s path.”
There certainly were collateral line killer whale guys who came all the way to where I lived.
‘The guys who tried to kill me while saying with their own mouths that they follow Bayan.’
It seemed he was talking about them.
Because the only ones I had knocked down other than them were that Karon and my third brother, Agenor.
‘Look at this. I am a pacifist who loves peace.’
When I realized what was going on, I lost interest.
I just let out a smirk and waved my hand lightly.
“Ah, right. Go and tell him quickly. Tell him to kick me out a bit faster.”
“Wha, what? You think I’m joking? It’s for real!”
“Sure, sure. At least speak properly. Don’t stutter. Ah, is that difficult for you?”
“Ugh……!”
Since all the children had already left school, the hallway was only silent.
I thought that Karon guy would run away with his tail between his legs like this, but what do you know.
With a bright red face, isn’t he moving hesitantly?
Then, he ended up running toward the display cabinet placed in the hallway.
I don’t know if this building is Laila’s taste or Grandmother’s taste.
Old-fashioned decorations are placed here and there.
Among them, there was a real sword, a prop that I didn’t know why they placed the real thing instead of a model, and that is exactly what that Karon guy held in his hand.
‘Hah, does he think he’ll win if he holds a weapon? I really wonder what’s in his head.’
Even while thinking this, I became cautious.
No matter how much my strength increased and my agility improved, my body was that of a baby.
If cut by a sword, I get wounded.
Furthermore, to fall into the hands of a guy like him who is only mindlessly strong. It would be nothing but a blind sword.
“I, I won’t leave you alone……!”
“You’re noisy, so just attack. Talking like a third-rate villain.”
“You!!!”
Aaaaaah!
No matter how I look at it, one ugly killer whale, who didn’t want to be embarrassed and yet didn’t want to back down, came rushing forward frantically.
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