episode_0077

Space pirate.

Everyone will be familiar with them to some extent since they have already dealt with them in the Artemis Colony, but if you really want to be specific, they can be said to be a ‘small and medium-sized company’.

‘It’s a good place to be in a rural area, even among small and medium-sized businesses.’

A pirate is not a business, but in terms of scale, it is good that all sales occur within the local shabby warehouse.

Compared to those people, those bandits who are now slowly approaching from the outskirts of our colony are-

“You could say it is a small but strong company.”

“…What is that?”

Lavender, who boarded her Harkon in a pilot suit, looked at me standing right in front of the cockpit and asked.

“Instructor?”

“Just talking to myself. It reminds me of a time when I tried to get a job at a company.”

“Umm…?”

“To put it bluntly, they are an advance team subcontracted by one of the 12 colonies. They are sacrificial lambs trying to see the situation before they touch it first.”

“Scapegoat….”

Underneath the helmet, Lavender’s eyes trembled slightly.

“Should I kill him?”

“Under normal circumstances, that would be the case. But life and death are entirely up to you.”

I pointed to the inside of Harkon, to an empty monitor.

“If you shoot with murderous intent, the enemy’s aircraft will explode and become dust in space, and if you shoot with mercy, the enemy’s aircraft will shut down as if it had been hit by an EMP.”

“Is that possible?”

“It is possible. Because you are the owner of the Creation Tree.”

The transition between lethal and non-lethal modes occurs in real time.

Even the change is not made by the pilot clicking and pressing a switch, but the super AI that analyzes the brain waves right before pressing the button automatically adjusts the output and firepower of the beam bombardment.

“Fenrir will not kill enemies arbitrarily. Instead, Fenrir will read your will and adjust the level of firepower.”

“That is….”

“Do you intend to kill your enemy, Lavender Whiteley?”

“…I don’t know.”

Lavender grabs the control stick.

“Even if the opponent is a space pirate, I’m not sure about killing people.”

“…….”

“It was the same in the attack on Titan. I may be disqualified as a pilot.”

Lavender has practical experience.

However, unlike fighting and dealing with people in extreme situations, the current situation has a slightly different meaning.

“At that time, if you didn’t kill them, your life would be taken away, so is this also the case?”

“Well.”

“Yes?”

“We should be able to capture the opponent without killing him and make his aircraft ours.”

The aircraft is Harkon, but with the power of Fenrir, nothing is impossible.

“Opponent pilot? It must be difficult to feed and take care of them. Even space pirates. If they get hurt because of what they say, it might be cleaner to kill them.”

“…….”

“But, know one thing.”

I took out an item I had prepared in advance.

“This is…!”

“As long as the Genesis Tree card is revealed, people will not starve to death due to lack of resources.”

“Ah…!”

I handed the items I took out to Lavender and then stepped out of the cockpit.

“The choice is up to you, and this instructor respects your choice.”

“…….”

“Don’t worry about what happens next.”

“Instructor, don’t you like having to take care of everything?”

“That’s right.”

Pilots only have to do well in combat, but the subsequent capture, resource organization, repairs, and repairs are the responsibility of the maintenance team or bridge.

“But I am not a pilot, and my role is to assist the pilot right now. And….”

“And?”

“It’s for the sake of my lovely ‘disciple’, so I have to be willing to endure it.”

“‘Lovely’….”

Lavender lowered her head.

“Yes. all right. I will do that…!”

“Okay. Please.”

“Instead…!”

Clap.

[I will make sure that Instructor Aria does not step forward. Please watch, my sortie…!]

As soon as Lavender pressed Harkon’s start button, the hangar began to move.

[warning. Work crews on site go to location. warning. A moment later, the hatch leading to space opens.]

“Move quickly!! Check the safety devicesㅡㅡ!!”

Starlight Academy’s maintenance team hurriedly checked the spacesuit helmet and immediately pulled the anchor hanging on the wall to connect it to the spacesuit.

[Instructor?]

“I don’t have to worry.”

Weeing.

When I knocked on the side of the visual aid visor, an etheric helmet immediately appeared on top of the visor.

[Is there such a function?]

“Because we don’t know what will happen in space.”

[Are you okay from the neck down?]

“Surprisingly, humans can endure being naked from the neck down as long as they can breathe and protect only their heads. If you are an experienced pilot.”

[I think almost everyone will die…]

“So be careful.”

I placed my hand on the wall and reached for the button that opened the hatch.

“Opponents, the habits of space pirates.”

[yes…!]

For the space pirates, it is not the end just because the aircraft is destroyed.

[We already figured out their cockroach-like habits during the attack on Titan, so we will never be defeated!]

[On the bridge, in the hangar.]

A familiar woman’s voice.

[Vice principal?]

[I took on the role of operator for a while.]

Assistant Principal Stella’s face wearing an earring-type microphone appeared on the front monitor, and a countdown sign appeared next to it.

[Are you ready, Lavender Whiteley?]

[yes!]

[Then, I will leave the timing of the sortie up to you. Hatch, open!]

At the same time that Vice Principal Stella shouted from the control tower, I opened the hatch open panel and pressed the control button.

Weeing-clap.

Double doors that open according to data entered at intersections on the bridge and in the field.

Gooo!!

Everyone at the scene must have been strictly protecting their own lives, so no one flew past the door that opened into outer space and said, ‘Aaaahhh’.

‘It’s not even an urgent situation.’

Although it is said that everyone can survive only by opening the door, in a situation where a cheat called the Genesis Beast is dispatched, no one flies into outer space because safety devices are not used.

me?

Of course, the safety device was already wrapped around my waist before I even touched the button.

For a moment, I felt like my body was going to fly out due to the space opening and the escaping air flow, but that was only for a moment.

[Lavender Fighty!! Wolverine 00!]

I put both feet on the launch rail and watched Harkon’s exterior turn black as he lowered his stance.

[Let’s go!]

I praised the sight of a completely new aircraft, not Harkon, running out.

“Who would think that is Harkon?”

Something that resembles Harkon.

* * *

“Tskcha. Then, shall we go have some Changsei water?”

A blond-haired, green-eyed woman sitting in the aircraft’s cockpit was not wearing a helmet despite being in outer space, and was giggling and operating the panel with a relaxed smile.

[Leader. And then you’re hooked?]

“What? Age?”

[No, that’s not it.]

“It’s okay, it’s okay. Even if Taurus Colony doesn’t know anything else, they’ve definitely made at least one cockpit, right?”

The woman knocked on the cockpit with the back of her hand.

“If this gets pierced, it’s like dying anyway, and it’s the same whether you’re wearing a helmet or not.”

[If a hole is made due to poor maintenance, will you die?]

“That didn’t happen. And those who die like that are just ordinary humans.”

The woman pointed her eyes at the other person beyond the screen.

“A super-soldier like me can swim in outer space?”

[What is a super soldier? You are doing remote control with an android doll.]

“Kihihi, does it look like that in your eyes?”

[…You really didn’t get on it, did you?]

“Just kidding, kidding. Since it’s remote control via a doll, you don’t have to worry that much.”

The woman blinked her eyes, moving like a machine.

“Anyway, we just have to do what we have to do. They drink the water from the window!”

[Is that as easy as it sounds?]

“Hahaha, whether it’s easy or not, give it a try. At least the other person doesn’t kill us, right?”

Despite being a machine, the woman’s eyes were full of confidence.

“That legendary pilot, doesn’t he seem to have the same ideology as [freedom to kill]?”

[But wouldn’t a person like that cut off all his limbs and throw them in outer space?]

“But you lived, right? Then that’s it. At least it’s not the kind of enemy that only targets the cockpit…”

Beep beep.

“Enemy…!”

A red dot appeared on the monitor.

“Huh?”

And then it disappeared.

“Just now, what-”

Kwa-eu-ang!

At the same time, the aircraft following him exploded.

[All members, combat stance–!!]

An urgent voice came from the flagship.

“No, nothing has arrived yet, but we are ready for battle-”

The woman thought something was wrong with the monitor, but soon had to change her mind.

Kwa-eu-ang!

The drone exploded.

He thought he saw something sparkling, like a mixture of dark purple and black, and Harkon, who was right next to him, lost his reaction.

“What…?”

explosion.

The explosion was so loud that the woman was momentarily stunned.

Beyond the smoke of the explosion, something with sharp eyes momentarily passed by.

“What the hell is this…”

Glitter.

The radar that recognized the enemy continued to flash a red light, and each time the light appeared, friendly aircraft disappeared one by one.

Some aircraft have their ether engine signals turned off, while others completely explode.

“Crazy…!”

What’s creepy is that the opponent can accurately distinguish between a drone and a manned aircraft.

“Oh my, such a crazy psycho-”

Crash.

A fleeting moment.

A wolf-like figure pointing sharp claws at the woman passed through the woman’s eyes.

“…bad omen?”

[It’s a chest.]

Pajik.

[Because it’s Fenrir.]

The explosions continued in succession.