I Became a Commander in a Crappy SF Game.

Ch.431The Birth of the Central District’s Guardian, Deathsung. (1)

by fnovelpia

Of course, right now I didn’t have time to care about what other users were saying about my “triangular pyramid.”

After all, when I verified that I had consumed the Spiralis, I wasn’t trying to prove that my territory had become a three-dimensional triangular pyramid.

I had simply posted without much thought, thinking, “Oh, the base is empty? These jerks from other zones keep trying to eat here, so I should teach them a little lesson!”

After posting the verification, I completely closed the gallery window, so I had no idea what people were saying about it.

Of course, if I didn’t have anything else to do, I would have reopened the gallery soon after…

Unfortunately, what I was doing after closing the gallery window was discussing something quite important related to territorial power.

Compared to that, the verification post I had uploaded to the gallery was pushed very, very far back in my list of priorities.

Anyway, so who am I talking to right now…

“Icarus, I’ve heard that the Earth Federation’s artillery ship and its fleet have recently sought refuge with you!”

“Ah, yes, well.”

It was Princess Luca, who had arrived while being embraced by Oxianor, apparently having heard about Leviathan and her friends.

Seeing the “representative” of the monster faction, Princess Luca, I suddenly found myself missing Marian, who was still in seclusion.

However, since this wasn’t the time to indulge in such nostalgia, I pushed those thoughts to a corner of my mind.

Instead, I focused on responding to Princess Luca’s vibrant attitude right in front of me.

After various conversations, following the principle of coming full circle, the topic of the Leviathan Fleet came up…

“By the way, Princess Luca.”

“Hmm? What is it?”

“Isn’t this area essentially a joint zone between the Pirate Alliance and Space Monsters?”

“Strictly speaking, it’s not, but in a way, it is!”

“But in such a situation, wouldn’t it be uncomfortable to have the Earth Federation’s artillery ship and escort fleet here?”

“Huh?”

Of course, I was the one who brought this up first.

Despite the fact that she had mentioned Leviathan from the start, she was responding in a strangely roundabout way.

Thinking she might be using diplomatic rhetoric even in the game, I decided to speak directly to her in response.

And out of concern that she might be planning something suspicious behind the scenes, I decided to get straight to the point.

But in response to my words, baby Princess Luca said:

“The Leviathan Fleet… Earth Federation artillery ship? Why would we worry about that?”

“Excuse me?”

“Although Leviathan is indeed a very powerful ship, and its subordinate fleets are very threatening entities… isn’t it just a single fleet after all?”

“Wow.”

No matter how strong it might be, it’s ultimately just one fleet, she said.

She confidently claimed that the Leviathan Fleet, which had lost its vast backing of the “Earth Federation,” supply bases, and rear support forces, could be crushed at any time.

“Indeed, Your Highness’s words are absolutely correct.”

“Is that so?”

“To begin with, those who rely on a tiny number of large ships like the Leviathan Fleet cannot withstand our or the pirates’ mass offensive.”

“Hmm… that’s true.”

Beside her, even Oxianor kept agreeing with Princess Luca’s words, saying, “Oh, if forces like ours charge in, we can immediately crush them!”

“Rather than that, how do you like the battleship of my diligently cultivated hobby… I mean, royal guard fleet? I really worked hard on it this time!”

“It’s impressive.”

Princess Luca completely lost interest in the Leviathan Fleet, as if to prove her point.

Instead, she showed off her royal guard (hobby) fleet that she had been cultivating like houseplants or pets.

Convinced that I didn’t need to worry anymore and confirming that she wouldn’t do anything strange toward the Leviathan Fleet:

“Then I’ll make good use of the hobby fleet Princess Luca created later.”

“What.”

I resolved to put the royal guard-hobby fleet, which had grown to about 100 ships including battleships, to good use.

Of course, this action of mine caused Princess Luca, who had been proudly showing off her hobby fleet, to have tiny tears forming in her large eyes, but that was a minor issue.

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Anyway, now that those miscellaneous conversations were over.

“Commander, today’s daily quests are all completed.”

“Taking it easy, we’ve finally finished them.”

Hearing that the daily quests were all done, I figured there wasn’t much else to do.

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-<Dock #1>

-<Dock #2>

-<Dock #3> (Fortress provided facility)

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After deciding to start building a new Dreadnought #2 to replace #1 which had become a dre-,

I opened the community window that I had set aside, intending to process the pile of reports as usual.

Or maybe check the comments on the verification post I had uploaded earlier.

But the moment I opened the gallery, what I saw was…

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Title: Current status of the Central Zone.txt

Author: Anonymous

Content: [Central Zone modeling that looks like a rotting tangerine.jpg], [Actually rotting tangerine.jpg]

The two barely look different

Comments:

-[Hey, at least there’s a safe zone in the center]

-˪[Where? The triangular zone?](Author)

-˪[It’s a triangular pyramid now]

-˪[When did it become three-dimensional?]

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Title: The only sanctuary in the chaotic Central Zone.jpg

Author: Anonymous

Content: [Image of Icarus’s territory reborn as a truly three-dimensional triangular zone after consuming Spiralis.jpg]

[Image of a toad removing sunglasses in surprise]

That’s the Icarus Triangular Pyramid!

If you go there, you can stay safe without suffering in this shitty neighborhood?

Comments:

-[LOLOLOLOLOLOL]

-[LMFAO]

-[But for real, now the Leviathan Fleet that Humanity lost is stationed there]

-˪[So at least within the Central Zone, no one dares to invade that place LOL]

-˪[Oh shit, that’s true]

-[Not just the Leviathan Fleet, but there’s also an unlimited mercenary group that can spawn 1 million ships in an instant if needed!]

-˪[Looking at it this way, it’s truly insane]

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I could see a bunch of inexplicable praise posts about me and my territory popping up out of nowhere.

At least these posts weren’t physically untrue.

In reality, unlike other places, this area had a thoroughly organized patrol route consisting of level 7 and level 5 bases.

Compared to other places, it was definitely safer and more “stable,” so I could accept that much.

But I could only accept it up to that point…

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Title: Joint declaration from users controlling level 4+ bases in the Central Zone.txt

Author: Anonymous

Content: [Screenshot of the “Central Zone Base Alliance” users’ joint statement uploaded to the general chat.jpg]

See the detailed full text in the image

To summarize, “We will appoint Icarus as the clan leader of a single clan exclusive to the Central Zone”

Note that they didn’t ask for Icarus’s opinion

Comments:

-[???]

-[Forced to become clan leader against his will LOL]

-[LOLOLOLOLOL]

-[Icarus, who was just scratching his balls at his base, is now suddenly getting an armband, becoming the Central Zone boss, and forced to be a clan leader?]

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“What the fuck is this.”

“Wow.”

Seeing the post about appointing me as clan leader out of nowhere, I felt my common sense simply evaporate.

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