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

Aylia and the others were still in the rest area, so I closed the door to the cafeteria so that our voices wouldn’t leak out, and then I connected to Hartmut.

“Hey, boss. We’ve got them for sure.”

[Confirmed by star system radar here as well. As one would expect from a top-notch mercenary, you work fast and reliably.]

“I’m very flattered by your compliments. So who was that guy I turned into space debris?”

[Not that you would care to know…simply put, he was a rat who was put in a bad position by information brought back by you and my family’s private army so he tried to escape. He even sabotaged me here and there as he fled… I was too busy dealing with that side of things to pursue him, so I was saved by your work.]

“I see.”

So, in the end, we were dealing with villains without any problems. Well, a guy who could be cornered in this situation with the information we pulled out of Bradys would be like a space pirate regardless. No problem! Alright!

“Were you able to locate any drug factories or warehouses?”

[Yes, everything is under control. My private army will be raiding them tomorrow.]

“Need any help?”

[No need. I wouldn’t bother with them, if I were you.]

“Well… alright. The person who is taking care of the facility is here on the ship right now. Would you like to have a word with them?”

[Hmmm… alright, I’ve got time to spare. If it’s okay with them, let’s do that.]

“Okay, I’ll call them over here.”

Leaving Elma, I opened the door to the cafeteria and went to call Aylia.

“Aylia, can you come over here for a minute?”

“Yes? What’s up?”

She looked at me and tilted her head.

“I’m in communication with the representative. It’s a good opportunity for everyone to get to know each other.”

“What? But I’m dressed like this!”?

Aylia moved her hands around her body at a tremendous speed. Was she checking her appearance or something? That’s….

“It doesn’t matter. It’s not like you have to wear a dress or anything. Hurry, hurry.”

“No, I can’t! I just can’t show myself like this!”

Even while she was waving her hand in denial, I went behind her and pushed her from behind, taking her into the cafeteria.

“Miss, fight!”

“…be careful.”

“‘Do your best!”

“Do you think she’ll be okay?”

“I don’t think so.”

Zeke, Heinz, Tina, Wiska, and Linda had no intention of stopping me. I guess no one wanted to face the representative, even though Hartmut was a nice, good-looking guy.

“Sorry to keep you waiting.”

[I don’t mind, I was just having a little chat with Miss Elma. Are you the one…?]

“This is Aylia, who is taking care of the children at the facility.”

“Ah, yes, I am the person that takes care of the children…?”

She was so nervous that she was totally out of it. If I were to use a cartoonish expression, I would say that her eyes were completely swimming around in circles. I doubt they would be able to have a decent conversation at this point.

“She seems to have gotten nervous in front of His Excellency the Viscount.”

[I am the heir apparent of the Viscount family, but I have not officially succeeded to the position, so when we talk about my status as a noble, Hiro-dono, who is an honorary Viscount, would be higher… Lady, please don’t be so nervous…]

“Yes, but, but, but, even if you say so!”

Hartmut also tried to appease Aylia from behind the holoscreen, but it wasn’t going so well. Could this be the general response, or attitude, of imperial subjects toward aristocrats? Thinking about it, Mimi didn’t move so much in front of Chris and Count Dallainwald… was Mimi a big shot after all?

“Calm down, Aylia, err, He is Lord Magnelli Hartmut. A handsome and righteous man who knows what he’s doing. It’s not like we are in an official meeting, and he won’t blame you if you are a little rude.”

[It is embarrassing to be called a righteous man by Hiro-dono, but rest assured that he is right, and I have no intention of forcing courtesy to nobility in a private meeting.]

“Ah, tha, thank you very much…”

Hartmut also talked to her in a rather calm manner, perhaps to appease Aylia. Since today was their first meeting, they talked about a few things related to the facility, exchanged contact information, and then ended the meeting.

“Umm, if you’ll excuse me then…?”

[Ah, Aylia-dono. Let’s take some time to talk later.]

“Ye, yes…”

Aylia left the cafeteria, shrinking like a small animal. Yeah, she still had a long way to go. I hope it didn’t burn a hole in Aylia’s stomach.

[Hiro-dono]

“Yes?”

[I hear she’s on your ship right now.]

“The bouncer guy is with her, and she’s been having conversations with my female crew members the whole time. We don’t have any relationship other than that.”

[Well… she’s a lovely person, isn’t she?]

“Is she…? Maybe…?”

She was a person who stood out due to the color of her hair, which was quite stunning and almost pink, but she certainly had a charming face. I agree that she was more of a pretty face than a beautiful one. She also had a baby face. I mean, why would he say that?

“Hey, Hartmut, you can’t be.”

[I wonder if there are any men in relationships with her… the difference in status… once she is adopted by Reidius, she can get by with that. He owes me…]

“Communication, communication is still on. I’m going to cut you off, okay? “

[Yeah, that’s right. I got something I got to do. Now if you’ll excuse me…]

A serious-faced Hartmut bowed and disconnected the communication.

“We haven’t heard anything. Okay?”

“Yes.”

Elma nodded, her face like a fox, as if she had lost her mind at the thought of what was to come. We didn’t want to know. We knew nothing of this. We wouldn’t know anything about an heir to an aristocratic family falling in love at first sight with a commoner, or any of those other troublesome landmine cases.