Chapter 46

"What is it?"

It was a cold voice, but I didn't care.

I've lived a life where finding a voice that wasn't cold was more difficult.

"The creed and value of the Orca family is that the strong can do whatever they want. In other words, I understand that the strong can do anything. Is that correct?"

"You're talking nonsense."

I smiled and stood up.

'Hmm, the height is insufficient.'

I glanced at Dad. Did he seem a bit more lenient today?

Dad, I need you to help me just this once.

I stepped on Dad's thigh and climbed onto the desk.

Ah, now I can see clearly.

The nobles murmured at my sudden action, but I ignored them.

"Awesome...!"

It seemed that Agnor, who had been silent all along, made a strange comment.

I ignored it.

"If that's the case, Grandma. The biggest issue of the agenda you brought today is ultimately that there was a 'fight.' I was originally supposed to attend this highest disciplinary committee as a 'victim.' You can ask the two people, including Laila, who participated as the chairperson."

"I object, Grandma!"

"Grandma, I listened carefully to what Bayyan had to say."

I shouted loudly enough to drown out Bayyan's voice.

"If Grandma can ensure fairness, I can show you something very interesting."

Bayyan, your turn is over. Now it's my turn.

"I allow it. Bayyan, be quiet."

"But, Grandma—!"

"Hey, Bayyan. Didn't the head of the family tell you to be quiet?"

Grandma, who had been quiet, spoke in a monotonous but firm voice, and Bayyan flinched and retreated.

'If you had just let him talk, Grandma would have scolded him. What a waste.'

I got another chance.

"Well, since Bayyan and I have different opinions, let's focus on the fight. In every fight, there is a winner and a loser. The important thing is, I was the winner of this fight, Grandma."

I placed my hand on my chest proudly.

"Grandma, as you can see, Bayyan didn't come alone that day; he brought over ten companions. About four of them went after Agnor, and the rest came after me."

It was actually a 3:7 split, but I subtly increased the number on Agnor's side.

"I beat them all in this fight, Grandma."

I continued before Bayyan could say anything more.

"Of course, opinions on victory may vary. I'm only three years old, and the fact that I'm alive and well and participating in this meeting is proof that I'm the winner, isn't it? I beat the orcas who were in intermediate institutions at my age."

Everyone fell silent.

They would, wouldn't they? They've just realized my age.

"Didn't Bayyan's witnesses just say that I fought well, like Pierre's daughter? If I'm the winner, and according to the Orca family's creed, the winner can do as they please, what's wrong with that?"

I smiled.

"Even if I insulted them, they couldn't object. I'm the strong one and the winner."

"..."

All the testimonies so far have assumed that I fought on equal terms with them.

Their testimonies now support my argument in the opposite way.

"In this way, I understand very well the ancestors' will and the head of the family's solemn will, which is that only the strong can rule everything."

But this statement alone can't overturn their claim that I was the aggressor and that I started the fight by insulting their parents.

I wasn't prepared to end it here.

"But, Grandma, if only the strong can do as they please, how do the many vassals here survive? Not everyone can be an orca, and the wise Grandma must have established rules for this reason."

"..."

"Orcas have the role of overseeing the aquatic animal humans."

"..."

"In other words, the respected Grandma has already designated that battles should be limited to orcas, and that this is the virtue of the strong."

"...You know too much. For a three-year-old."

Yeah, for a three-year-old. Right?

Living this life for the fourth time at the age of three, I've become like this.

I ignored Grandma's cold sarcasm and spoke clearly.

"I conquered my class in the Alpha class, the best class in the junior whale institution, in just one day. And I know that overseeing the whales is the role of the orcas, as I learned from the head of the family."

"..."

"On that day, I only protected the children in my class. The reason the fight broke out was that Bayyan threatened to capture and kill my classmate just because they were next to me, and I couldn't bear it, so I accepted the fight."

I raised my voice slightly.

"Respected Grandma, where is my fault in all this?"

I'm the winner, the victim, and the one who protected my classmate.

The vassals, who were listening to the new circumstances, murmured for a moment.

Everyone here, except for the orca collateral, is a regular aquatic animal human.

Unlike the orcas, who live as the strong all their lives, regular humans can also be weak at times.

For such humans, the fact that there was an innocent victim in the middle can cause unrest.

They probably ignored the fact that Bayyan and the others cleverly, or intentionally, hurt Luga and Ruba.

"Do you have any witnesses?"

Here it comes. I took a short breath.

'There's no way I have witnesses like him.'

The only ones on my side that day were Luga and Ruba, who were also victims, and Agnor, who fought with me.

I glanced at Agnor.

'Agnor, who fought with me, can't play the role of a witness like the servants they presented.'

Agnor's obsessive eyes sparkled when I nodded at him.

"It's my turn?"

"Stop whispering and come forward."

Agnor raised his hand.

"Respected Grandma. It's been a while since I've seen you."

"Yes, child. I hear you got involved in this fight."

Grandma's voice softened a little.

Agnor nodded and spoke almost the same as what I had said.

"I understand, child. But ultimately, you were also a party to the fight. So, you can't be a witness. Do you have any other witnesses?"

There was no way.

It was impossible to bring Luga and Ruba, who were still being treated, here.

I had no intention of bringing them here.

"I have no witnesses."

"No witnesses?"

But I was confident that I could win this fight even without witnesses...

I was about to speak again, receiving Grandma's icy gaze, when a voice suddenly interrupted.

"Head of the family, may I speak briefly at this meeting?"

I turned my head to the voice and saw a person.

They were standing on the second tier from the bottom.

Very close to the head of the family. A good position.

'Who is this person...?'

I widened my eyes when I saw the person standing up.

It was a woman with white hair.

Her bangs were puffed up like cotton, and she had large pupils compared to her irises.

She had a very cute appearance, but her expression was cold and firm.

I only realized who the woman was when I saw the man sitting next to her.

"You're speaking?"

"I apologize."

Next to the woman sat the father of Luga and Ruba.

He nodded at me when our eyes met.

So, this woman must be the mother of Luga and Ruba.

The head of the Beluga family.

'She doesn't look anything like Mom.'

The mother resembled the beluga whale, her original animal.

Despite her cute appearance, her expression was cold and severe.

"Go on, what do you have to say? If it's nonsense, be prepared."

"Of course not. I'm speaking because my mate and I are not third parties in this incident. The classmate mentioned by the young lady is my twin sons."

The hall murmured at the woman's statement.

I was surprised by something else.

'Beluga whale humans have a family with that much influence to sit in that position?'

I didn't know. It was natural.

As I've said several times, I only returned to this family after they had already been destroyed in the previous cycles.

In the first and second cycles, I was sold before I even had a chance to meet them.

"Respected Head of the family, I wish to attend this agenda as a witness."