I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship, so I Became a Space Mercenary

"Wow ... it's big!" "It's big ... how many times the size of the turkey prime colony?" "Um, couldn't the staff be accommodated about five times more? I don't know how big it is. "

What we saw was a giant cubo-octahedral colony. It appears to be rotating slowly, but if you think of it as an object of that size, its rotation speed may be quite fast. Is that rotation causing pseudo gravity? Anyway it's a huge size. The name of this supermassive object is the Alléintítius Colony. Our destination in the Allein system, the third colony built in this system.

"Mimi, docking request." "Oh, yes! I'll send you a docking request."

Mimi controls the console at the operator's seat and issues a docking request to the Alléintítius Colony-a landing request. After a boilerplate exchange of the ship's name, my captain's name, and the purpose of the port call, it seemed that the ship's landing clearance was granted immediately.

"I've got permission to land! It's the 72nd hanger!"

Follow the guide beacon displayed on the screen to the designated hanger. As expected, there is only a large colony, so traffic is very large. It's a catastrophe on the day of a contact accident. I use the auto-docking function because I don't want to use nerves for this.

"Auto docking is evil ..." "I'd rather be comfortable."

Elma has a subtle face, but I cut it off in one word and throw it away. Certainly it's fun to get the perfect landing while nervous, but I take it easier. The docking computer that enables auto-docking requires the installation of a dedicated module, but it is basically very safe and surely docks the ship to the designated hanger bay. There's nothing like a runaway spaceship that suddenly plunges into this place. Shortly after docking was completed, the generator output was dropped to anchor mode. Not only in combat mode, but also in cruise mode, the power supply is too much to spend on board.

"Oh, I arrived. Now, what do you do? Do you want to do it right away?" "Isn't it a little early? Isn't it better to finish the chores before then?" "Sold booty and Inagawa Contact with technology, then receive the prize money at the window of the star system military? "" I will do the sale of loot "

Mimi grabs both fists and roughens her huns and breath. With regard to the sale of loot, Mimi can respond satisfactorily because it can be sold to the market via a terminal. The price varies slightly depending on the seller, but I'm good at checking that area, Mimi.

"Then I'll leave Mimi to sell the loot. Next is Inakawa Technology ..." "Is it possible that Inakawa Technology will wait for contact from the other side. It's not such a rush project."

He says this while tilting his head as if Elma thought. Certainly, the contact information and affiliation here are also given. There will be a calculation of the reward amount there, and there is no quick contact.

"Would you like to go to the stakes of the NJs to get your prize?" "I'm gonna go?" "No, it's better for me to be the captain."

Elma would be okay to go, but it would be easier for me to go. I'm the captain.

"I'm going too. Walking alone is dangerous." "I'm not a child ..."

But, as Elma says, walking alone in unknown places may be dangerous. Two will be more secure than one. Will you follow me?

"But, yes, are two people safer than one? In addition, I'll see the city, so Mimi is on the boat. This is the safest place." No, it seems like the security level is high, so you can't tell if you don't actually walk? Given the number of boats, there will be many strangers like us. "" Yes, especially around Hangar Bay and in areas with many strangers Security is also often disturbed, so we need to collect information including that. "" I see ... "

Mimi nods with a mysterious face. Aside from me and Elma who can protect themselves to some extent, Mimi is a small girl and she doesn't have enough power to protect herself. I have a laser gun, but it's a bit suspicious if I can use it immediately.

"That's why I and Elma come over a bit. I'll contact you if it's going to be late, but if it's too late I can eat the food first." "Yes, I see. Hiro, Elma-san "Be careful," "Oh," "Yeah, later."

So I and Elma got ready to go out and got off the boat.

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"Hahhh, it's somewhat different from the atmosphere." "This is a bigger city than a prime prime colony."

I look around while walking beside Elma, who looks like this. The interior of the Arenottius Colony is like a skyscraper jungle. High-rise buildings are densely lined up in the vast interior space inside the colony, and the street illuminates a dark alley like a night road. The colony seems to have no mechanism to capture light from the outside, and all the lighting inside the colony seems to be covered by these artificial lights. It is a city of eternal darkness.

"But it's bad for your health if it's always dark like this." "It seems that you regularly sunbathe in an artificial way." "It's hard-no, we're doing it every day. In a medical pod. "

Speaking of which, such a function was added to the simple medical pod. Sailor mercenaries like us have nothing to do with so-called sunbathing, so we can get the same effect as sunbathing during vital checks. I don't know the details. Is it necessary to be exposed to ultraviolet rays?

"Walking on foot is awkward, but how do you move in this colony?"

Elma turned her gaze to something like a subway entrance.

"The underground transportation network is in place so that you can move around the colony. You can see that there was also a prime prime colony? Logistics system. That is a large version." I didn't know how it worked, but it always delivered the ship faster than I used to. I am interested in what kind of vehicle it is. "And you don't have to use it this time ..." "No, the garrison for the Stars is right there." "I see.

When going to Inakawa Technology. Do you buy ingredients and do you have a chance to ride at that time? I'm going to stay in this colony for a while.

"Over there"

In front of Elma's gaze was a building displaying the Imperial flag and the Imperial military flag. It doesn't look like a garrison. It's more like an office building.

"It doesn't look like a garrison too much."

No one sentry stands at the entrance. No, there is a sentry laser turret that doubles as a surveillance camera instead of a sentry. What can be automated is the style of automation, the Imperial Army. Upon entering the garrison building, a security gate was immediately installed at the entrance. There seems to be a person here. A strong macho man with a strong body. Other than the staff seemed to be mechanized. A laser turret is also deployed here.

"We are not allowed to bring weapons into the garrison. We will keep it here." "Yes" "I know"

I and Elma bother me with an energy pack instead of a laser gun, and take a full-body scan to see if anything else is stashed. At that time, it seems that the status registered in the portable information terminal is also checked.

"Yes, the check is complete. If you want to receive a prize, it is there, and if you are doing other business, it is the window next to it."

Thanks to the muscular Morimori Machoman staff and heads to the prize collection counter. The flow itself was familiar with the Turmeric Prime Colony, as it did well. The atmosphere is totally different. The garrison of the Turmaine Prime Colony had a sentry with a laser rifle at the doorway and more staff at the security gate. If this changes, this will change.

"Welcome to the Arenottius Colony. Is it a new face?"

The staff at the prize collection counter was a gentle man. I'm older than me, probably in my mid-thirties or early forties.

"Oh, I just arrived. I'm Captain Hiro. This is Elma, the crew. There's another girl on the ship." "Hilo, Elma. I'm Sergeant Daniel, you mercenaries. I don't care about the rank, so call me Daniel and Danny as much as you like. "" No, I'll be called Daniel Sergeant. I won't be polite enough to use the wording. " I'll call you Sergeant Daniel.

I shook my head and decided not to abandon or nickname. Elma seems to follow me.

"Okay? I'm okay, of course. By the way, if you come to this window, you will receive a prize. Even if you come to this star system today, it is eager to work." Look for the rescue signal while you are on your way. When you go to the source, the cruise ship of Inakawa Technology was attacked by a pirate. You can't afford to abandon it. " "Is it safe?" "I managed to make it in time. I couldn't tow with my ship, so I called for an Imperial ship and towed. "Well, if we're together, we're safe. Hiro did a good job."

After hearing my story, Sergeant Daniel showed a worried expression and smiled with a good smile. Somehow, this sergeant is a person who has the kind of speech that comes straight into his heart.

"Oh, I'm glad I was able to save someone. So it's a prize." "Oh, yeah. Wait a minute ... two hundred fifty-five energy." "These four were attacking a number of civilian ships lately. Their work and escape were fast and they weren't caught. Probably "" I see ... "

While listening to the story, I tilt my inner mind. The cargo was salty despite the fact that it was attacking several ships. It seemed that he only had food and alcohol. Are you building a base somewhere?

"Yes, this is the end of the prize transfer. For a while?" "Oh, that's going to happen. There are likely to be many places to see if this is a prosperous colony." There are many companies and merchants often come here so there are plenty of recreational facilities. "" Well, I'm looking forward to it. So we are here. "" Oh, have a good trip. "

We exchanged greetings with Sergeant Daniel and collected equipment such as laser guns deposited at the security gate, and left the Star Military Office.

"She was kind of easy to talk to." "I didn't look like a soldier. Isn't she a person who was educated from the beginning to take on that sort of job rather than a soldier?" Do you have that kind of personnel? "

I have no idea what the Imperial Army is all about, so I have no choice but to wonder if there are such personnel. From the point of view of amateurs, the formation or organization of the army is complicated and strange, and I do not understand it. Moreover, in this world, it is not just the land, sea, and air forces that are integrated into the space force, and imagine how the military organization that fights on the stage of space has been transformed and organized. Don't stick. If you look it up, you know, but it doesn't really matter.

"But he said he was going to be a sergeant." "Oh, it's the pirate who got it. I thought the cargo was salty despite the attack," I said. Yeah, it seems to be stored somewhere. "" Well, but it's not four ... ...... "

Elma shrugs with a grin. It may still be easy to find a modified base of some asteroid, but it's also possible that the loot is stored in a rugged container and thrown away somewhere in a vast space. Then it is impossible to find out without knowing the coordinates.

"Let's forget, we'll meet again if we have a meeting." "I'll miss you next time." "It's cheeky. Let's go back and eat.

Nod, we start walking together. When you come back, eat some food and rest afterwards. If you don't work hard, you won't be in a biting state. Let's say that today and tomorrow will start moving slowly from the day after tomorrow.