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

"Welcome... what's the matter?"

I was alert and quickly entered the armor shop to get out of the sword and laser gun at any time, but of course I was blamed by the elderly store manager who dealt with me before.

"My lord, it doesn't look like this building."

Sniffing, Kugi whispered to me.

"I see. No, nothing--it's not like I don't have anything." She said that she felt the smell of blood outside. I thought it might be a problem in this shop, so I was vigilant. "

"Is it the smell of blood? That's a noisy thing. There should be good security around here... but just in case, I'll call security. Even if it wasn't blood, it was important to just feel the unpleasant smell."

That's right.

Needless to say, the colony is completely enclosed. Poisonous gases and plagues can cause the destruction of the colony itself, and it is out of the question to leave the body that is the source of the plague and strange smell. Of course, air-conditioning is also firm, and if an abnormality is found, the security and decontamination teams will fly out. The colony's hygiene is a big problem at a time when Kugi is sniffing the smell of blood.

“Yes, yes, because the customer felt the smell of blood around him. Yes, I'll see you then."

The shopkeeper immediately contacted security by manipulating the holo display on the counter, and the security and decontamination teams were immediately dispatched to the area. I don't think the report alone will send personnel immediately, so I think there was something wrong with the air monitoring data. Maybe the surveillance cameras showed something.

“There's nothing we can do. Let's talk business.”

You're a merchant, aren't you?

"It's a pleasure to take your compliments." I've prepared it for you, so please come here. "

That's why the shopkeeper invites us to the back of the store. Just in case, when I turned my gaze to Kugi, she was holding her eyebrows together and moving her ears twitching.

Are you okay?

"Yes, it seems that the ominous sign has been avoided for the time being."

"It's an ominous sign..."

I don't know what the ominous attention is attributed to. Well, isn't that what you're asking now? I'm not talking to the shopkeeper.

"I don't know what that is, but just be vigilant." I'd love to hear more about it later. "

Yes, please leave vigilance to me.

Kugi nodded with an extremely serious expression. Well, I hope I don't get caught up in this... well, I guess I can't. I don't think so. I don't think so, based on previous trends. Even if I tried to avoid it, it must have come from the other side.

“This is it. I think it's as designed, but what do you think?”

“Yeah, that's good. It's on order.”

The room in which I was guided - the one where I recorded the motion data I had with Colonel Serena - was provided with the lightweight power armor as ordered. It is a piece with an overall ninja-like design based on black. When you look at it this way, it feels about twice smaller than RIKISHI. That's what it means to be smart, isn't it?

The visor part is still dark because the power is dropping now, but when it starts up, it glows red. Of course, I was able to turn off my stealth, so I could turn it off. It also has a chameleon function when it comes to armor colors, so it can actually be any color.

Although the armor is thinner than Rikishi, it is still more defensive and environmentally adaptable than the commercially available Combat Armor. They don't have fixed weapons, so they have low firepower, but they can also use heavy weapons for power armor, as well as regular infantry weapons. Best of all, since you can use your sword, your firepower will not be inferior to Rikishi in terms of attack power. Of course, it also had a power assist function, so it also improved melee fighting ability.

Kugi, I need a sword and a laser gun.

Yes, I'll take care of it.

With each belt that doubles as a gun belt and a sword belt, I take it off my waist and deposit it in the cradle, and turn around behind the new armor that is free-standing while wearing a jacket. My biometrics are automatically opening the back of my armor.

"It's lightweight." It feels like a normal dress. "

"It's an armor made to fit the customer's body." We also work with feedback systems that use your motion data, so you should be more comfortable than you are. ”

"I see... this is a big deal." Kugi, give me a sword and a gun. "

Yes, my lord.

The sword I received from Kugi was attached to a hard point on my waist, shoulder, and back, and I repeatedly used my sword and sword to check the feeling. Hmm, that's good. When you try to scrape a sword, the Hard Point automatically moves to help you draw a sword. The laser gun can be mounted on the left and right hips, or around the thighs.

“Hmm. If you think about using optical camos, it might be better to use hard points on both shoulders.”

“I see. I think it would be better to use the hard points on both shoulders instead of wearing additional heavy weapons, etc.”

It was a hard point on both shoulders or around the shoulder blades. When you try to draw a sword, the arm-shaped hard point moves and brings the handle to a position where it is easy to draw a sword. This is convenient.

Thinking of it as something like that, Kugi's ears twitched.

My lord, an ominous sign is approaching us.

"Ah, yes... well, I didn't expect it to be free of charge." Is it convenient in a sense? "

Immediately after the basic operation confirmation is completed, this is also a good fit. The shopkeeper tilts his head when he hears our conversation like that.

“What the hell are you talking about? I have a feeling of some kind of noise."

I'll tell you what, it's not my fault.

At the same time that I said that, a green light blinked in the corner of the room and the structure material disappeared. I don't feel like I'm wearing power armor, but as far as I can see, there's a heat wave coming in from that direction.

"W-what...!?"

A plasma grenade or a plasma launcher… We need to get to the center of the building before it's too dangerous.

As soon as I say that, something jumps from an empty hole in the wall into the room.

"Nahhhhh..."

It was a black sphere. It can be seen from the gloss that it is some kind of metallic material, but it is completely unknown. The size... it's quite big. It is a sphere close to a true sphere with a diameter of about 1.5 m. I'm getting reports that the power armor's sensors are quite hot.

"My lord, that's the ominous sign."

I don't know if that's the case, but how do you interpret it?

The black sphere that's sitting on the ground doesn't move - no, it did. The black sphere deformed, and a multitude of elongated leg-like things grew like spiders. No, it could be a spider. A spider made of pitch-black metal.

Is it a battle bot from some manufacturer or something?

The Windstellthius Colony is the largest Shipyard Colony in the Empire. Naturally, along with this, there are also a variety of weapons manufacturers, large and small. Some manufacturers were dealing with combat bots.

"No, that's... I think that's a creature."

"Is that a creature? Is that a lie?"

I feel the fluctuation in my mind, so I'm sure it's true.

In that case, it would be a demonic creature that was pinned down by a plasma grenade or a direct hit by a plasma launcher.

"My lord, I'm coming."

"Ahhhh, get back!"

Kashakasha and I closed the gap as I pulled out my sword towards the iron spider, which was rapidly closing the gap. Sounds sturdy, but does the sword go through? I don't know, but it's stupid of me to slap you straight in the face.

The iron spider shakes its sharp forelimb and swings its claws down on me.

I'm cumming!

I swung my sword down at the joint of the forelimb. There was still hope for more than the sharp cutting edge and thick armor.

……

Yay!

Although it was quite responsive, it succeeded in slashing the forelimb from the joint part. Judging by the sharpness of this sword, his body is as strong as or stronger than the armor of a Starfleet vessel. It looked like it would be difficult to slash my torso because it was so sloppy and it was difficult to raise the blade.

……

You see me as a threat, an iron spider rising up and chipping me to pieces with five legs. You're fast! But you're not so fast as an advantage against me.

"---!"

Hold your breath and slow the world down. Come on, I'll tear you apart in one breath.