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

It would be nice to start hunting in a hurry as a corner prey, but after eating the fourth ship, the enemy's movements changed.

"These guys are getting away, aren't they?"

"You can get away with this."

Three of the eight remaining ships are heading our way, and five are steering away from the battlefield.The path to other systems has been blocked from this battlefield, but the system blockade will not last forever.We'll have plenty of eyes to escape if we hide somewhere rare until the system lockdown is lifted.

"What are you going to do?"

"Unfortunately, there's nothing I can do about it.If we ignore the incoming convoys, we may be able to take down some of them trying to escape, but we'll be in trouble if their ass throws an anti-ship torpedo. "

Krishna the Stray Stone will not be safe if she is caught in the explosion of a reaction warhead without a shield.

That's not good enough.

"This isn't going to be in time for reinforcements..."

One of the three Starfleet vessels approaching while listening to Mimi and Elma's conversation is pointing at it - pretending to evade quickly.

"Wow!?"

"Ahhhhhh....!"

Pass between anti-ship torpedo projectiles that flew in three directions, including one in the front.Yeah, these guys are pretty good.It works well together. It looks like a group fight, and this is an army-style battle.

"Perhaps the Red Flag's operatives or the fighting forces have Imperial Army personnel."

"Eh? That's..."

"Maybe a veteran or a deserter."

I wonder if there is anything involved in the case where Commander Serena told me to forget.Well, either way. We need to knock down the enemy in front of us.

Oh, my God.

Turn off the navigation assist function during avoidance manoeuvres, and turn the aircraft upside down while moving to slip in the avoidance direction.Shotgun the Starfleet that was about to chase, immediately turn on navigation assistance and ignite the afterburner.Move the ship in the opposite direction to what it used to be.

Ugh!

Kh!

Mimi and Elma moan at the sudden G, but I can't afford to be considerate if the opponent works together to knock down the anti-ship torpedo.Looks like the Starfleet that was hit by the shotgun is disabled.Did you hit the cockpit?

The other two ships, which lost one of their people in an instant, look upset, but I'm not here to slow down the offensive.It's a dogfight close to the corner, so don't hesitate to shoot in the shotgun.

The shotgun fired at this distance is extremely powerful.Piercing through shields and relentlessly destroying armor and hulls.If we go a little further, we lose shield penetration and become a shameful weapon that can easily be blocked by our shields.It can only be used to intercept Explorer missiles at close range.Well, it's good enough for space monsters without shields.

"Two or three. I guess the rest of them got away."

Five Starfleet vessels were fleeing with the roar when three of them were destroyed.Did you start the hyperdrive?There's a way to track the tracks, but that's not what I'm supposed to do now.

"Mimi, mark the tracks on the hypervelocity drive.I'll report to Lieutenant-Colonel Serena later.If she thinks she needs it, she'll come after her. "

Eisa!

The tracks of the hypervelocity drive can be tracked.The SOL was able to scan the tracks - the FTL leak - and by doing so, it was possible to track the ship's course over a fairly wide area.The same technology still exists in this world.

What's the status of the war?

"Looks like the space power of the Space Bandits has been almost wiped out."

"Those guys who broke in.You almost got it, didn't you? "

It seems so. Ah, a message from Lesterias. "

Put me through.

When I said that, Mimi nodded and immediately saw Lieutenant-Colonel Serena on Krishna's main screen.I can see Captain Robertson right next door.

Looks like you intercepted the ambush.

"I have to work for my salary.There's only one ship left, but don't explode flashy. "

Can I take it from here?

"If you can afford it, please do as you please."

Commander Serena smiled bitterly as he made a ring with his thumb and index finger.

Alright, can you submit your battle data later?

"Of course it's within the scope of the contract."

The contract to provide combat data and operational logs during the operation to the Imperial Space Force is based on this, so it is okay.

"For the record, these guys were moving like an army."

...... I see. I'll send a collection team later.

Copy that. Mark the target.

I can't get through. Hmm, were you a little upset when you said you were moving like an army?Maybe Red Flag has something to do with the Army.

"Hiro, wouldn't it be strange if I didn't stick my neck in?"

"That's true, but when I see it, I want to poke it."

I'm worried about that strange plane, but the only ship that will be handed over will be rendered inoperable without explosion.Our share of the other five ships is ours, so I'll definitely take them home and show them to Tina.



Hmm, this is an unusual ship.

Tina looked up at the wreckage of a relatively good red Starfleet bandit that Krishna had towed back.It's an atmosphere that I know is unusual.

"I've never seen anything like it, do you know it?"

"This is a ship made by a shipmaker operating in the Federation of Bill Guinean Systems.I'm sure it was a Lutera Company. "

Bill Guinean System Federation?

"You're an ally of the Federation of Belém.Because we don't share borders with the Empire, and because we are a galactic union that controls the other side of the universe across the Federation, we don't usually have much contact. "

"As an ally of the Federation, it is not easy to negotiate with the Empire.There's not always any information coming in. "

That said, Teena operated her tablet device and asked her work bots and drones to begin analysis.

"You still have the wreckage, right?Could you scratch it up for me, please? Maybe we can scratch the pieces and restore the ship. "

"Hmm? Is it worth it?"

"Anyway, since the manufacturer is far away and there is hardly any national transportation, it's hard to get things in.If we gather enough data to restore it, this could be a small achievement. "

I see?

"Perhaps Space Dwelg will buy the restored aircraft at a high price....."

"That's good. Let's try it."

What about copyrights? What about patents?There are some areas of concern, but if there is a company like Space Dwelg, there is a way out.

"But it stinks..."

"I see... a battleship that appears to have entered from an enemy alliance, possibly involving an army... a battleship, right?"

"I forgot the model number, but it should have been a clean battleship.It's a completely different mon from what ordinary space bandits used to do when they forcibly retrofitted civilian ships. "

Tina nodded to confirm Mimi.Next to that, Whiska had a subtle expression.

"Um, the military has something to do with... the Empire?"

"I don't have any confirmation. Listen to me."

"I will... because my stomach is going to hurt.This can be repaired, right? "

"Unless there's something special, the loot from the destroyed Space Bandit belongs to the mercenary, and what to do with it is up to the mercenary.If there seems to be a problem, they will say something from the other side, and I don't care. "

"I wonder if it's really okay...."

Whiska is anxious.Well, as Lieutenant-Colonel Serena, would it be safer to bury him from darkness to darkness at Space Dwelg?When Space Dwelg talks about using reverse engineering technology from this airframe, it will be impossible to make a big deal about the existence of Pakley's original airframe.

It seemed like a well-balanced, small, high-speed battleship.It seems that Space Dwelg was trying to develop the same small high-speed battleship, which would be very helpful.

"Let me know if you know about the armor, the functions, the overall specs."

"Leave it to me."

"Leave it to me."

The two of them raised their thumbs slightly while saying so.Yeah, you're sisters, right?

"Well, I pulled it up a long time ago, but what's the end of the fight?"

"Our turn.By now, there will be a battlefield where lasers fly inside the Starband base. "

"Ah, suppression. Even so, I wish I'd blown up a Starband base."

"I don't know if there's a reason why that's not the case, or not."

Red Flag Space Bandits - This is a huge problem if the Red Flag involved the Imperial Space Force, which is connected to the enemy state, the Federation of Belém.It's two out. Maybe something's still coming out.Such a thing would be a big deal.

Well, the soldiers are tough, but let's slow them down.

"Even if I say slow, I need to be able to get out at all times."

He answered Elma's whisper with his shoulders crossed and headed for Krishna.Whatever it is, we need to pull the wreckage of the destroyed Starfleet.