Published at 20th of November 2020 09:24:13 PM
Chapter 37.3: 37.3
Oh boy . What a mess . Even if the Imperial Ethics Committee isn’t here, I’m still feeling really guilty . Well, we can’t turn back what’s already happened, but this really has got to stop .
(Are you raising any more clones on the ship?)
『No, I am not . 』
(Great . I forbid you from making any more clones henceforth . This is your Captain’s orders . )
『Acknowledged . 』
(So, where is Sharon right now?)
『She’s at the Alois Kingdom, but she’s heading to Captain’s location as we speak . She should arrive in about two hours or so . 』
Guess she’s riding a drone huh . I still have a lot of stuff I wanna ask, but it’s kinda a hassle .
(Please update my database with everything you’ve learned about this planet, including the information on various countries, as well as the overall status of the ship . Please summarize it together in the most coherent way you can . I guess you should be done before I go to sleep . You can update it then . )
『Acknowledged . 』
I cut off the comms .
『Sorry for the wait . 』
『It’s alright . I have also communicated with my colleague as well . 』
“You mean Sharon? When did you manage to reach the surface of the planet?”
“Five days ago, sir . ”
“What equipment did you two bring?”
“We have not brought much equipment with us . We just brought the regular loadout of a pulse rifle, laser gun, and knife . ”
So the same as mine huh . They didn’t bring anything else apart from those?
“How about powered suits?”
“The hangar section seems to have been ejected during the reconstruction of the ship . ”
Oh right . The weapons depot was located in the hangar section . So I guess most of the weapons got scrapped huh . So I can’t get a multi-sensor after all . It seems the only weapons that weren’t stored in the weapons depot were pulse rifles and laser guns . They barely qualify as standard weapons too .
“So what happened to your rifle?”
“I have left my rifle and laser gun inside an inn . Also, the escape pod contains 25 energy packs for rifles and laser guns, 230 pieces of emergency rations, and… spare clothes and uniforms for Alan . But I only managed to bring half of them . The other half of the clothes are with Sharon . ”
“That number of spare energy packs should last us for a while . I’m glad you brought over some spare clothes, but why is half of them with Sharon?”
I don’t think I had that many spare clothes on board to warrant dividing them in half . It would be great if they brought spare underwear as well .
“……Sharon and I contended about who should bring your clothes and… Lieutenant Conrad decided to split them between us in the end . ”
“It would have been better if you brought over all of them though . Well, those clothes stand out a lot over here anyway, so I guess I won’t have many opportunities to wear them after all . Is the escape pod far from here?”
“It should be a three-day walk from here . We did camouflage it thoroughly, and we also secured it . The local inhabitants of this planet shouldn’t be able to open it at all . ”
“I guess so . Let’s go get the supplies at a later date . ”
“Um, Your Exce… Alan . Just who were those women you were with earlier?”
“Ah, I’ll introduce you later . They’re the comrades I met here . You’re familiar with adventurers, right? I’ve made a party with the two of them . ”
“Is that all, sir?”
“Hm? Yeah, that’s it . Why?”
“I see . I’m glad . ”
Selena gave me a really cute smile . It seems she found it pleasant when I said I merely made a party with Cleria and Elna for some reason .
“I haven’t told the two of them about the empire . There’s no point in telling them after all . Please keep that in mind as well, Selena . ”
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“Understood . ”
“By the way, what are your next mission directives, Selena?”
“The one who will decide that is Your Exce… Alan . ”
I see . So I’m the one to decide huh . Iris must have given them the mission to find me . Now that they’ve done so, I guess they have no further orders .
“In that case, I’m thinking of having you both join me, Cleria and Elna, uh, the two girls earlier, and work along with us . I want you all to get along if possible . ”
“…Alright . ”
“Okay then . I’m gonna introduce you to both of them, so come along . ”
We went out of my room and I knocked in front of the door to Cleria’s room .
“It’s Alan . Can I come in?”
The door opened and Elna invited us inside . Come to think of it, this is the first time I’ve entered their room . Apart from having two beds and looking a bit larger than mine, it was mostly the same as my room .
“I want to introduce her to the two of you . She’s from the same country as me, and her name is Selena . ”
“Selena Conrad . Best regards . ”
Man, couldn’t she have introduced herself in a less curt and nicer way? Well, it looks like she hasn’t had the opportunity to interact with other people until now, so I guess it can’t be helped .
“So, Selena, this girl is Cleria, and this is Elna . ”
“My name is Cleria Starvine . I am pleased to make your acquaintance . ”
“I am Elna Norian . Nice to meet you . ”
Hm? Cleria and Elna seem to be giving a different atmosphere than usual .
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“I’m thinking of having Selena work with us . Are you girls fine with that?”
“Alan, just who is Selena?”
And there goes the question .
“I told you about coming to this continent on a ship before, right? That ship has sunk, but she’s one of the crew members of that ship . ”
“Is that all she is, Alan?”
“Hm? Yes . Why?”
“Really?”
Just what else is there? Huh? it feels like I’m having deja vu for some reason…
“The one called Cleria over there . I’ve been thinking about this since earlier, but your conduct is overly familiar . And moreover, to think that you have the gall to doubt His Excellency’s words . ”
“You! Just who do you think you’re speaking to!?” Elna loudly exclaimed in indignation .
“Just who is this Cleria?”
Selena copied Cleria’s earlier questioning tone . She’s pretty good! It sounded very similar… Geh! Now’s not the time for that!
“I’ll have you know that Clerisama is the crown princess of the Starveek Kingdom!”
“Hmph . Compared to His Excellency’s esteemed self, a mere princess of a kingdom is far too…”
“Okay you guys! Hold it right there!”
I got in between them in a fluster . Just why did it turn out like this!?
“Now then, Selena, I think you’re mostly the one at fault here . Please apologize to them . Cleria and Elna’s attitudes weren’t all that pleasant either . Now let’s do this again in a more calm and civil manner, alright?”
I urged Selena to introduce herself again . She didn’t respond so I prodded her further .
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“I’m sorry for my earlier conduct . I’m Selena Conrad . Pleased to meet you both . ”
Next is Cleria . I urged her with my gaze .
“Cleria Starvine . I am pleased to meet you as well . ”
“Elna Norian . My best regards to you . ”
“And there you go! It looks like you managed to introduce yourselves to each other properly this time . Selena’s sister will be coming over later as well, so please welcome her too once she arrives . ”
“There’s actually another one who’s coming!?”
“Yes, that’s right . It seems both of them actually managed to survive when the ship sank . ”
“Alan, I want to ask about the clothes Selena is wearing, but…”
Oh yeah . Come to think of it, Cleria also saw me in full military uniform once back then, didn’t she?
“I guess I didn’t manage to tell you guys earlier . I was part of the military . This is the military uniform of the country I’m from . ”
“A uniform of that sort of make…”
“Selena, and Sharon who will be coming here later, are both from the military as well . I believe they’ll be able to contribute a lot to the overall strength of our party . ”
Which reminds me, can Selena and Sharon actually fight?
(What’s the estimated combat level of Selena and Sharon?)
『Selena’s combat grade is ninety-one, while Sharon’s is ninety-two . 』
Wow! They’re a lot more skilled than me, aren’t they? Mine was just eighty-five or so . I guess that’s just to be expected from ones who hold the genes of an imperial hero . It looks like there are no problems then .
“It looks like Selena booked herself at another inn earlier, so we’re gonna head out for a bit to pay the rest of her booking fees and get her belongings over here . Please wait here for a while in the meantime . ”
I then went out of the inn with Selena to retrieve her baggage .