Soul Shard CaptorCh42 - My baby’s first kiss!!

Noah covered his still very itchy and sensitive belly with his hands protectively.

“Brother, you are too much!” he indignantly splashed some more water towards Levi. “You can’t do this kind of thing! I’m no longer a child!” GYfuFs

However, to Levi, his mewling sounded coquettish instead of reprimanding.

“Mn. I know,” Levi lightly sprinkled back.

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Seeing that the only reaction he got back was a purr-like admission of guilt, followed by a doting smile and a superfluous sprinkle, Noah’s fighting spirit got extinguished.

‘Ah, forget it…’ am sZT

His brother-in-law must have really wanted a younger brother all these years. As an only child, he had grown up all alone without having anyone to dote on. He didn’t even have any younger cousins. Astars, to avoid fights for succession, only had a single child every generation. Thus, Levi’s father was also an only child, while his mother’s side of the family… well, it was complicated.

In his heart, this brother-in-law must have always felt lonely, wishing for a sibling to be close to. It’s not that this imposing brother-in-law disliked company; it’s just that he couldn’t stand superfluous relationships. He was looking for heartfelt care and real intimacy.

Loner wolf Levi: (・―・)

Blackie: (◞‸ლ)

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Levi: ಠ‿ಠ  ‘Yes, yes, I’m very lonely! Baby, come comfort me!’

Blackie: (눈_눈) ‘…’

To sum it up, it seemed like Noah would need to slowly reeducate Levi about what was appropriate and what wasn’t considering their respective ages.

Noah let out a heavy sigh, shot Levi an exasperated look, and then… VA5cm8

…tossed the entire matter to the back of his head, because his attention was grabbed by the change in the calm waters around them.

We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.

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One fin, two fins, three fins. Fins kept appearing one after the other. In mere seconds more than half a dozen fins were gliding through the waters towards them. DbMiBL

Noah, who had just gotten out of Levi’s hold, was once again pulled into a protective embrace by the latter. Levi knew that the aquarium shouldn’t contain anything dangerous. Still, the sight, which looked like it had been pulled straight out of a shark horror movie, was too alarming to just ignore.

Trey, who had moved to do the same, was forced to awkwardly lower his raised arms back down. ‘Bro, are you trying to put me out of a job? QAQ Why must you fight with me over everything?!?’

Levi responded with a derisive sneer, ‘Oh? Why are you not using your energy shield, “bro”? What- you think your flesh would be better protection? Or is it that you want to be paid for eating my baby’s tofu? Heh heh, then come here, and I’ll definitely “pay” you in full.’

Trey faltered. What could he possibly retort with? The other had hit the nail on the head. xiRNSM

Noah’s fluffy head wiggled out of Levi’s bosom to reveal his curved eyes, sparkling with amusement. This tall brother-in-law of his was really cute at times.

“Don’t worry, brother. They are friendly.” Noah patted Levi’s arms, signaling the other to unwrap them and let him out.

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Levi pretended not to have understood his meaning, ‘Are you kidding me?’ Unidentified shark-like creatures were approaching them, no way is he going to let his baby out of his arms! He, Levi, was the only one allowed to take a bite out of his darling!

Noah could no longer hold in a chuckle, “Ah, brother, they are the reason why I wanted to bring you here in the first place. Just watch.” zbfBm8

“Eekekekekekekeke!” A piercing cry tore through the air, followed by several others joining in as if laughing joyously.

The owners of the fins finally surfaced, jumping through the air very gracefully. It was a pod of lively dolphins – massive lively dolphins! The biggest among them was closer to the size of an orca than a dolphin!

“The dolphins in the resort are several times larger than their compatriots in the wild,” Noah finally managed to wiggle out of Levi’s arms, “It’s because they have been raised in a safe environment abundant with food for many generations.”

The dolphins surrounded Noah and Levi, ‘kekeke’-ing with great excitement. They pushed one another around as they struggled to get a better spot around Noah. And those with a good enough spot kept shoving their smooth heads towards Noah’s bosom, asking for a rub. I2P3Bd

“We made this beach into a private beach of our own precisely because the dolphins have made this area their home.” Noah giggled like a little kid, rubbing one head after the other, “They are especially sensitive to the presence of Soothers.”

One dolphin rose his nose high in the air in front of Noah, as if trying to give him a kiss. Noah laughed and dropped a quick peck on its nose, much to its delight.

Levi’s mouth twitched, and abruptly all dolphins in his vicinity scattered away.

Levi’s heart was bleeding, ‘My baby’s first kiss!! Taken, right in front of me!!! Stinking fish! Watch how I’ll grill you for lunch!’ uD2lfZ

Dolphins: QAQ!!! ‘Wu-wu-wuuu, what kind of scary human is this??’

Blackie: ‘And just when I thought you couldn’t sink any lower, you prove me wrong. (◞‸ლ) Now you are even feeling jealous of a fis– uh, dolphin.

‘Hehe, oh how the mighty have fallen!’ (¬‿¬)

The biggest of the dolphins pushed his way through the crowd to dive under Noah. It nudged Noah’s bottom with its head and abruptly plunged upwards, making Noah slide onto its back. Aj8idV

Noah yelped in surprise but very obediently seated himself on top of the dolphin as it started swimming in circles.

His entire being was radiating happiness from every pore, “See? They are very smart and friendly!”

Levi didn’t know how he felt about all this. On the one hand, his baby seemed to be having fun, so by extension, Levi was happy to see his darling in such a good mood. But on the other hand, Levi had to watch his baby riding something that wasn’t him, Levi!

Ah, it was a bittersweet feeling… bT4Ax5

Blackie: ‘Bittersweet? You mean sour?’ (¬‿¬)

“Brother, just approach a dolphin, pet it a little on the head, and they will let you mount them.” Noah patiently explained.

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‘Baby, the only thing I want to mount is you!!’ Levi tried to hide his grouchiness, but not only was he unable to fool the dolphins, he couldn’t even deceive Noah, this perceptive Soother.

Noah eyed him, then glanced around Levi, where it was a dolphin-free zone. In Noah’s point of view, his brother-in-law stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to do. Like a little kid meeting a big horse for the first time, not only was he intimidated by the size, but he didn’t know how to approach it either. Not knowing what to do and afraid of making a mistake, he stood there stiffly. d9YytD

Dolphins must have sensed his reluctance and nervousness and didn’t wish to agitate him.

The more Noah got to know this silly-awkward brother-in-law, the more adorable he found him. But what should he do? He couldn’t just go around, riding a dolphin by himself while the other watched and sulked.

And he definitely couldn’t bring up anything that would wound his brother-in-law’s pride, such as revealing that he saw right through him.

Blackie: ‘Host…’ ( ゚Д゚)’…from where are you pulling out all this crap?!?’ shAPe2


Author has a few things to say:

  1. Thank you so much for all your comments!
    Unfortunately, replying to every comment is an impossibility due to the sheer amount of comments. And CG doesn’t have a comment liking feature so I can’t leave you a like to let you know I’ve read your comment and agree with it/thank you for it. (>︿<)
    Still, I want you guys to know that I read every one of them and I feel all giddy inside whenever I see someone enjoying my work. So thank you so much for firing up this fujoshi with your sweet words. 😘
  2. If you made a typo, want your comment deleted/edited, etc. You can just leave a reply on your own comment about it and I’ll edit/delete it for you. You are welcome 👍
  3. Um, just wanted to point out, since I’ve been receiving thanks for people for “translating” SSC… uh…
    The original author here. Not a translator.〒▽〒
  4. People have been asking what discord channel to discuss the novel in. Discord server will soon be going through some changes due to the increased number of translated novels, while we wait for that to happen, you can use cg-baby-projects channel to discuss SSC. Also, do drop in get-your-roles channel to pick up #SSC role if you want to be notified of new chapter updates.

Lastly…

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11 comments

  1. Thank you for the chapter author-sama~

    ヾ(≧▽≦*)o

    Lol Levi is still swimming in his own vinegar, when are going to finally move ba!! (╯°□°)╯

  2. Lolol in a way 2 of Noah’s firsts have been taken by the dolphins xD And I really should go back to using discord huh… It’s been a while…

    Thanks for the chapter and offering to edit our typo riddled comments! 🙂 <333

  3. I’m sorry for also thinking it was a translated story. Every other story that I have read here was translated so it’s not wrong of most people to assume that this story was also translated. The only way to know it wasn’t is to check on the author on the story page and match the name with the posters. At least I don’t look at every stories page that I read. I would really appreciate that CG would make a separate tab for non translated stories in the future or make a mention of it because I think its quite sad not to be credited for ones one hard work. I really enjoy this story and I thank you for writing it and sharing it with everyone.
    • No, no, it is totally understandable to think so! SSC is the first original on CG, so if you didn’t see the discord announcement it is rather hard to spot it isn’t a translation! That’s why I wanted to explicitly point it out, I wasn’t blaming you guys for the misunderstanding.

  4. This chapter was so cute (≧∀≦) Also Levi being jealous of the dolphin was so funny~ Thanks for the chapter, can’t wait for the next one!

  5. I feel happy that I checked roles to see this novel was an original story; Makes me feel smart!!

    😆😆😆😆Thank you for the chapter!

  6. Autora: de mil amores te regalo un coffe…pero estoy en Colombia se me hace complicado…si me explicas cómo y dónde…de seguro te apoyaré porque dentro de las cosas que agradezco en la vida se encuentra que una buena lectura me haga reir.