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

"That's that? Elma is nervous, but I'm sick of me!" "Chi, no, I'm wrong! Oh, that's not it!" "That's right." "That's right." "Uh, wow!"

Elma is sucked by Mimi, and her ears are turned red.

"What the rationale is, after all, it's amazing that you can make children with elves and humans. What about chromosomes and genes?"

Elves and humans are very similar in shape and look like relatives, so it's no wonder they can cross. But even if it looks like a close relative to the purpose you saw, it's another entity that has evolved independently on another star in the first place? It is incomprehensible if you think carefully.

"The elf ... that ... mentally, if you accept it, you ...

Elma kept her ears in her hands and kept her face pressed against the dining room table. I see, almost. A space elf is a kind of instinct, or a kind of institution that can be used as a nursery for other races. What that Elov. Maybe there are orcs, goblins and tentacles in the home of the space elf? Is there a survival strategy that will prevent you from being killed by inhabiting the other child even if you are attacked by such a race? And the elf is born by alien inheritance and aims at the survival of the species called elf ...? Is genetic contamination from longevity and hybridization a survival strategy for space elves? If so, in a way, a space elf.

"I understand it somehow. It's a cosmic elf." "I'm very worried about how I'm convinced ..." "I mean, Elma thinks of me as" Shikishiki ♡ "for the time being. "I understand well." "Guh, guh ... uhhh!"

Elma, with her face reddish, snarls with her hands trapped, groaning. Fire engine or something?

"Hiro, it's no use teasing me." "Yes. I'm sorry. Elma is sorry."

I apologize so much for Mimi. Mimi is the youngest among them, but when I do this, I and Elma can't go back for some reason.

"I'm fine. I raised my hand too much." "But I'm glad. Elma thinks so much about me. I also like Elma. It ’s so cute, my personality is so cute, and I ’m not too tired to go out with me. I wonder if it ’s nice to be together …… ”“ Oh, that ’s right? ”“ Oh, yes. "Well, hmm ... oh, well? Me too? I think the same way."

Elma, holding her hands in front of her chest and squeezing her fingertips, says so while deflecting her bright red face. very cute.

"Yes, both are good friends now." "Yeah, good friends."

Elma and I nodded at Mimi smiling.

"Okay, we're going to make it today, but we're going to visit the Sierra Corporation's artificial meat factory." "Oh, artificial meat. I'm really interested in how we make it."

Artificial meat. It's meat, but it's white, not red. The texture is close to cows and pigs, not birdish. Not fishy. It's totally animal meat. However, as described above, it is not lean but white. If you put it in an automatic cooker and cook it, the surface will be browned and fleshy, but when you cut it with a knife, the cross section is white. It is such a strange artificial meat, but it has a strong umami and fat, and it is very delicious to eat. From the term artificial meat, it can be guessed that it is not pure meat but artificially synthesized, but the production process is unimaginable.

"I've never seen an artificial meat manufacturing plant before." "I'm looking forward to it! I'm planning to go to a hydroponic farm and a food processing plant next to it." "What kind of things are being grown?" "Isn't it algae for food cartridges?" "Isn't it?" "I guess so," "I'm going to eat lunch at the food processing plant. It seems that I can eat freshly processed products." It's not that, because I looked into it. "

Mimi nods with her eyes filled with void. That is the contents of the food cartridge used in the automatic cooker. It seems that the specialty of this colony is to drink freshly made like a shake or something. The taste is something like a slightly salty, room temperature mousse ...? It is not very tasty because it has a subtle mixture of blue and fishy odors. My belly swells.

"That's superimposed. Will it come out soon?" "Well ... it might be better to prepare for it, considering the travel time." "Then, prepare yourself and get together again in the cafeteria."

About an hour later, we had reached our destination.

"Well, that's an all-or-nothing. That transport train wasn't a bad ride." "It's quite hard to accelerate and decelerate." It looks like there are people. ''

What we used as a means of transportation was a transportation train that used a freight transportation system underground. It was very inexpensive and could get to the destination quickly, but the car was narrow and relatively cramped. The vehicle felt like a freight transport container with a seat on it, and even though it was packed, it was at most six people. We rode alone, but still a little cramped. It would definitely be packed with six people. I couldn't see the outside scenery at all, but it was a very fun attraction.

"So, here is an example of an artificial meat maker ... place?" "Hmm? What's wrong?"

The one in front of Elma's gaze that looks strange. It was a sign for this factory.

"Sierra Corporation's cultured meat production factory ...?"

Is there anything suspicious?

"I just remembered my errand. I enjoyed it today." "Wait."

He turns his heels and grabs Elma's shoulders about to leave. Look at the sign or why escape? I can't find any suspicious points on the sign.

"Cultured meat? Isn't it artificial meat?"

Mimi tilts her head. Cultured meat? Oh, it's definitely written as cultured meat. What is different from artificial meat?

"Elma?" "I don't want to go inside." "But I'm already making a reservation for three people. It's almost time to go." "Hmm? Well, let's take it." "No no no no no ..."

He drags Elma, who looks blatantly disgusted, to the factory grounds. He walked into the building through the front door, and headed to the reception lobby, which was packed with slim men with unhealthy complexions. He admits us and smiles Nita ... smiling. Cute.

"Welcome, are you Hilo who made your reservation?" "Ahai" "Thank you for applying for a tour of our factory. Thank you very much. I'm very excited. "

My eyes are scary though my mouth is very smiling. I don't feel any malice ... but what should I say? Yes, it looks very fun. The eyes are shining brightly, as if aiming for prey ... no, just like a child who got a toy ...

"Okay, here is the route, please follow the navigation!"

A rattling sound is heard and the door indicated by the man's hand opens automatically. Yeah, not surprising. It's nothing more than an automatic door. But why is that door so heavy? Is it safe?

"Let's go, Hiro-sama!"

Mimi does not notice the strange atmosphere of the man at all, and looks excited. I'm about to pull my hand and run into the passage at any moment.

"Wow, I'm not going to ..." "Escaping ... only you are ..." "Cho, I'm so strong! Don't pull!"

While being pulled by Mimi, she pulls Elma's arm and takes her with her. It's kind of a bad atmosphere and I can't just let Mimi go alone. I don't want to let Elma escape here. Hey, it's all about death ...! Upon entering the aisle, the door behind it was closed and locked.

"We will sterilize to maintain the hygiene standards in the factory. After processing, please proceed to the next room. "

The sound of the machine is heard, and the room is filled with white smoke. This seems to have been sterilized.

"Sterilization has been completed. Please proceed to the next room "

The door at the end of the passage opens. It was a small room. There are no windows, no doors, etc.

"What room?" "Hmm? You can't see the door?"

Watch out for me and Mimi leans her head. And Elma is sighing with a resigned expression.

"I'll regret it ..."

The moment Elma said that, the sound of the door that we used when we entered this room closed and locked. At the same time, the ground shakes.

"Is the room moving?"

When I muttered, a voice resounded from the ceiling.

"Thank you for participating in the tour of the Sierra Corporation's cultured meat production plant today. This room is a gondola where you can tour the factory. ”“ This room itself is a vehicle. ”“ I have no chairs. ”

He looks around while checking the feel of the laser gun sitting on his waist. I'm somewhat restless.

"Our cultured meat has been loved by customers for three hundred years. It is used as a high-quality ingredient that distinguishes artificial meat from misleading ones, and its repeat rate is 93%! In this tour, you can see all of the cultured meat, from initial culture to growth process, processing process, shipping process. Please enjoy the situation. "" Is artificial meat different from cultured meat? "

Mimi tilts her head. Elma deposited her back in the corner of the room, closed her eyes and completely cut off the visual information. Eh, what is the response? I have a bad feeling about it.

"First, look at the initial culture."

The wall became transparent and the outside was visible. It was just a factory. Transparent containers are transported on a conveyor, and several types of liquid are injected by machines. The container containing the liquid eventually appeared to be collected in one place, stored in an incubator.

"What is that box?" "I don't know at all."

Mimi tilts her head pointing at something like an incubator, but I have no idea. As the room progresses, you'll see the incubator, which has probably been stored for some time.

"Hey ..." "Oh, what's that ...?"

As we progressed back, we saw something in the transparent container of the incubator. It looks like an earthworm or something. It's a string of meat. It seemed to grow so large that it went to the incubator in the back.

"I have a bad feeling." "Well, maybe cultured meat ..."

Me and Mimi see off the area with the incubator moving away.

"So I hate it."

Elma's words echoed strangely in the calm gondola.

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"Thank you for coming. Thank you for your continued support of our high-quality cultured meat."

We leave the plant for producing cultured meat, following the words of a staff member who may have a sticky smile with Nichaa.

"Uh ..." "I'm not going to eat meat for a while ..." "So I hate it ..."

What did you see after that? I don't want to remember! A pool full of flesh-colored creatures with tentacles, or a place where meat is cut out of a large-sized train, and so on. I hardly remember the announcement, but it seems that the tentacles were all normal animals like cows and pigs. It was genetically modified to be suitable for meat, and the resulting tentacle-finished creature. It grows fast, has high nutritional efficiency, and grows into high quality meat. There is no intelligence that seems to be intellectual, and it can only be said that livestock that feeds and grows only with instinct, care more about appearance.

"I don't know the purpose of that facility ..." "It wasn't an appetizing guide ..." That's good ... "

We showed off mentally and headed for the next tour with heavy steps. No, I really want the next place to be a decent place.