Ch.361Your Ship’s Name (3)

If there was one fortunate thing, it was that they were trying to select a middle manager.

The representatives of the four major clans who had set up shop in Avalon and then moved their base to Tannhäuser were willing to help me.

Of course, they weren’t trying to help me from the beginning.

“Commander Icarus, we’d like to recommend someone for the central manager position~”

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<Tiara has sent you a chat message.>

-[Commander Icarus]

-[About the recent central manager selection]

-[I know someone quite suitable, may I introduce them to you?](Tiara)

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“Sir, do you perhaps need someone?”

“Icarus, I heard you’ve been quite busy with various things lately.”

Through communications, chat windows, and even direct meetings, they were trying to make “requests” to somehow insert their own people into this central manager position, but…

The moment they contacted me with those bright smiles.

“Teeeeeng, teeeeeeeeng.”

“Oh my.”

“Looks like his mind is crumbling.”

“Ah.”

Since I, the person who needed to discuss this matter, was showing signs of breaking down with a “hoeeeng” due to excessive work.

Forget about requests, they judged that I might lose it if I made a mistake.

So they were trying to help me with this matter ‘for now.’

Of course, since these representative users weren’t pure suckers.

It was obvious that by helping me like this, they were making me “indebted” to them so they could collect compensation later…

“Still, it’s finally becoming manageable.”

“I know, right? I think it’s because the commanders have gathered rather than internal personnel.”

Jessica and I weren’t unaware of this, but since we were on the verge of dying from being swamped with work.

It wouldn’t be wrong to say that thoughts of “anyway, this is good” were bursting from within.

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While our Icarus was somehow managing to conduct the middle manager selection with help from other clan representatives.

Wiridi, who had come as the representative of the Biomass Clan like the other three major clans, was also helping with Icarus’s event(?), but…

“Ah, this is annoying.”

Unlike the three major clans—Humanity, Loki, and Justice.

Since the Biomass Clan hadn’t originally set up in Avalon and Tannhäuser with great expectations from Icarus.

Wiridi, who came as the representative of that clan, wasn’t particularly interested in the selection of village chiefs for Avalon or Barracuda.

As a result, compared to other clans, he was only providing help at the level of ‘saving face’ as a super-large clan.

Of course, this earned him reactions like “What? You’re helping us without any benefit? Hoeeeeeeeng!!!” from Icarus’s side.

But at this time, Wiridi couldn’t understand such talk…

Today, while representatives of other clans were trying to squeeze out even a small benefit, Wiridi had returned to his base and was spending his time leisurely.

But then, out of nowhere, a shuttle requested to dock at Wiridi’s base, which was enjoying an extremely relaxed existence.

And when the vice clan leader of Corruption, who had been doing a poor job after blowing up an SS-class destroyer, appeared from that shuttle…

Wiridi showed a look of confusion, raising many question marks above his head.

But that didn’t last long.

“Aren’t you the vice clan leader of Corruption? Where on earth did you leave your fleet, coming alone on just a shuttle?”

“Sob, well…”

After hearing the vice clan leader of Corruption’s incredibly long story…

“You’ve been through a lot, but how are you able to do that spy activity?”

“Huh? Oh of course, that’s why I was able to come here even on a shuttle.”

“Oh…”

‘Hey, I could use this?’

His listless appearance disappeared, and he began to show a fiery determination in an instant.

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Wiridi’s plan was simple.

“‘Baribari’ (Corruption’s vice clan leader), would you like to join me in a secret plan?”

“Huh?”

To put it simply, it was about cooperation between Baribari and himself… that is, the Biomass Clan.

Having come all this way, they would help those who were trying hard to solve the mission they had given, while also extracting information from Icarus.

And since this could add more intensity to putting Icarus in debt, Wiridi persuaded Baribari that it would be a win-win for both of them.

And befitting his position as a clan representative, his words flowed like a clear stream.

Baribari, who was persuaded by Wiridi in an instant, decided to join Wiridi’s plan.

And accordingly, Wiridi took Baribari to Icarus.

“As you know, I have my own work to do, so it’s difficult for me to help you more.”

“Well, I’m grateful just for the fact that you’re helping.”

“So I was thinking of bringing someone I know to work together, would that be okay?”

“Someone you know?”

“Yes, well… they’re from the same monster faction.”

By naturally introducing Baribari to Icarus, he first eliminated any wariness about ‘first meetings’ that might exist.

Then, using the ‘excuse’ of helping him, he made it possible for Baribari to naturally move around inside Tannhäuser.

Of course, since doing absolutely nothing would raise huge suspicions.

He also included actually helping Icarus to some extent.

And thanks to Wiridi’s help, our Corruption vice clan leader Baribari, who had naturally settled in Tannhäuser…

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<Corruption Clan Official Chat Room (Executive Only)>

<Notice: Share information immediately!>

-[Escape successful](Vice Clan Leader)

-[Currently moving around Tannhäuser](Vice Clan Leader)

-[I’ll spread parasites diligently, remember me!](Vice Clan Leader)

-[I will!]

-[The fact that you went in there alone is already memorable;;;;]

-[Oh is that so]

-[Well, the important thing is that you got in, right? Cheers~]

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While actively communicating with his clan’s chat room, he was thoroughly exploring every corner of Tannhäuser.

And when he confirmed that there were no people around and no surveillance cameras…

“Yoit.”

He was making every effort to collect information by releasing the bio spy wares that he had somehow managed to bring inside his body on the shuttle.

Sometimes, under the pretext of helping Wiridi, he would go to where Icarus was?

Then, with a scheming heart, he would naturally release parasites and prepare for information collection.

He was showing his determination to complete the mission by using everything he could.

But…

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-Chiiiiik!

“Griyanar, what are you doing?”

“Oh Commander? Don’t worry, I’m just spraying some insecticide because there are a lot of bugs.”

“Bugs?”

“Maybe it’s because so many ships from different bases came in at once, but it seems the quarantine facilities malfunctioned.”

“Hmmmm.”

While our Icarus was self-evaluating that “depicting realistic aspects in strange places is indeed our crappy game.”

Griyanar, who was busily spraying insecticide nearby, had already detected ‘bio wares’ with spy functions being spread throughout the base.

To prepare countermeasures, she came to report to Icarus and discovered Baribari spreading “parasites.”

‘Ah, found the cause.’

Having unexpectedly found the culprit who kept spraying things inside the base, she felt a smile forming as she thought about how to deal with this spy commander who had presented something she hadn’t considered.

Of course, Baribari was completely unaware that Griyanar had noticed…

The subsequent unfortunate events could be said to be predetermined.