Mob No.99: “I just recently became a mercenary. So pleased to meet you and I look forward to working with you.”
The day after going to Gonzalez’s place, after dropping off my ship for maintenance at oyaji’s, I decided to take care of various things around the house.
First is cleaning I absolutely have to do, but since I’m away often, I should get cleaning robots, but to feel a sense of normal daily life when I get home, I deliberately don’t have any.
So trash piles up while I’m away for work, take it out on days I go to work I guess.
For laundry, if I’m away on the ship for over a week, I wash clothes on the ship shower or at a coin laundry if there’s an inhabited planet or colony nearby.
This job took over a week and there was a coin laundry, so I did laundry there once, just 2 days worth now, but no harm washing it.
After that is shopping.
I have to buy groceries for today at least, but be careful about quantities. Wasteful if there’s leftovers.
When I got home after finishing that, it was past noon, so I started preparing lunch.
I say cooking, but easy guy food, lots of ready-made sides too.
After that is finally hobby time.
Lazily browsing chatter sites, official anime sites, video sharing sites.
I enjoyed that lifestyle for about 2 days, then on the 3rd day started preparations to go back to work.
First laundry, cleaning, taking out trash, using up fridge food for breakfast and lunch.
After that, pack clothes, light novels, manga etc. to take on the ship, and pay the landlord the rent.
Eat out for dinner, minimize trash. Take out anything that comes up.
That night, no net etc., sleep early.
The next morning, get ready and leave home right away, eat out for breakfast at a cafe or fast food place.
Get my ship from oyaji then head to the merc guild.
Arriving at the guild, first I top off fuel at the port gas stand.
Only after that can I finally go to the counter.
Of course I go to Mr. Loans’ spot.
“Yo, enjoy your time off?”
“Well, nothing really novel about the break.”
“With lots of fallen nobles arrested, your kind of work should be coming back some.”
Mr. Loans showed request after request, selecting ones for me.
“Oh this one’s good.”
The one that caught my eye:
- Job: Guarding colony disassembly work site.
- Term: About 15 days by galactic standard time.
- 3 shifts 8 hour continuous work, 16 hours standby break.
- Conditions: Free use of lodging facilities in administration colony (capsule hotel style) – free meals provided.
Free spacecraft fuel.
- Must provide own spacecraft.
Repair costs for any damage are self-pay.
- Respond and sortie even during standby break for emergencies.
Therefore, cannot leave colony during standby break.
- Pay: Fixed 300,000 credits
A typical security job. May get some extra debris work income too.
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“Alright, I’ll take this one.”
“Guarding a colony disassembly site huh. Just like you.”
Mr. Loans snidely smiled while processing it for me.
The former Setark viscounty, now Baron Datles’ territory, Planet Sanomelkota, was habitable by humans in atmospheric composition and gravity, but with far too many enormous, ferocious, and rare native organisms, so was developed as a sightseeing rather than residential planet.
The colony being disassembled now was the base for that tourism, finished its role due to aging facilities, but former Viscount Setark embezzled the dismantling funds for personal gain, unable to even dispose of it by crashing into the sun.
However, that Viscount Setark directly participated in the recent rebellion and was ruined, with Baron Datles now governing the territory.
Baron Datles then invested his personal assets to sell off all internal colony items for reuse, and sell off the entire colony structure for resources, recovering investment, restoring finances, and creating temporary employment.
Of course to improve the work environment, an administration colony – facility concentration work base colony was also established.
This facility concentration work base colony was slightly shorter than a normal cylindrical colony, with 2 of 3 sections the docks, and the last section had a massive building taking up half the land with lodging, dining, relaxation, sports, multi-purpose halls and more, then a park and goods warehouses taking the other half, where we would stay for the term.
And unfortunately no debris work help.
After getting briefed on precautions and shifts at the admin colony, I promptly began working.
The first 2 days were uneventful.
For me, the incident occurred on the 3rd day after my shift ended.
My shift finished, after dinner and a bath, on my way back to my room,
“Excuse me a moment.”
Someone called out to me in the hall.
“Uh, yes? What is it?”
The one who called out to me was a girl who looked high school age, wearing a moss green pilot suit, tanned skin, gold eyes, black hair in a ponytail, a little shorter than me.
When I stopped, she took a stiff stance and asked solemnly,
“You are John Uzos, correct?”
I had a terribly bad feeling, but trying to avoid it seemed pointless so I answered honestly. No point lying when she could check the roster.
“Yes…but what business do you have?”
“I see. I am Shiora Dilopers. I was looking for you.”
“What business do you have with me?”
“In the recent rebellion suppression battle, I fought in place of my bedridden father, Baron Austin Dilopers, with the rebels, and was shot down by you. Fortunately I escaped and survived.”
With a composed expression, she informed me of the shocking facts.
Well, a girl looking for me was never going to be a simple story.
“I…see…”
I slowly moved my hand to the gun at my waist without her noticing.
[No hard feelings for the battlefield] they say, but some resentment is inevitable.
Especially nobles tend strongly that way.
I don’t want to be killed though, so I dislike gunfights, but no choice here.
While thinking that,
“However, thanks to you I avoided the red beam from the silver and black lined fighter, so I have no reason to resent you. I was shot down simply because I was inexperienced.”
She calmly relayed she held no hostile intent.
Well…better than being hit by Ms. Gerhilde’s [Prominence Arrow] I guess?
Anyway, she seems to hold no hostility, so I moved my hand from the gun.
“So what do you want with me exactly?”
I asked. If not hostile over being shot down, what business could she have with me?
“Luckily thanks to His Majesty’s pardon I’m free, and Father recovered from his sickbed too. I was supposed to graduate from the Rutram Academy national high school space fighter combat course and join the military, but I was expelled for participating this time, so feeling bad about re-enrolling or enlisting, so I want to contribute by being a mercenary maintaining imperial order.”
I guess she was told to quit if participating?
Well it was forced, and no issue with wanting to re-enroll or enlist I’d think, but as the person herself it’s a matter of conviction probably.
I thought ‘she’s got it rough too’ when she said something that left me totally confused.
“So, I thought that since I have this chance, I should see what kind of person the [Dusty] who shot me down is, hence calling out to you now.”
Huh? Why? Normally you wouldn’t want to meet who shot you down right?
Or is this declaring social retaliation or something?
Remembering your shooter’s ship color as a nickname and specifically tracking them down means serious resentment right?
While completely confused with such thoughts,
“I just recently became a mercenary. So pleased to meet you and I look forward to working with you.”
She greeted me with a splendid salute and beaming smile.
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