What Do You Mean I'm The Captain Of A Yandere Mercenary Company?

Chapter 173: Apparently, This Is A Dream Ship

”Iʼm boreeeeeed,” Amber groaned.

I turned from where I was seated in the cockpit to raise an eyebrow at her, ”You can always just go back to sleep like I told you.”

”I already told you Iʼm fine already, Tera! Itʼs been a night! Look, look!!”

She pulled up her shirt to show me the place where she had been shot.

That foam thing really works because thereʼs not even a scar left there after a day and it wasnʼt just her either because the wound on my arm was also gone the next day.

When Amber was showing it off though, Lea looked like there was something she wanted to say but in the end chose to purse her lips before walking off to check on her plants.

Bimic was also with us in the cockpit though he was keeping himself busy by tinkering with some kind of device in his hands.

I asked him what that was the first time I saw it and he said that it was just something he was working on after seeing my Codex. Apparently he was trying to replicate it.

I thought he would ask to inspect my Codex but surprisingly, he did not.

Speaking of which, I already opened the file I got from that data chip and found its contents were similar to the other two.

When I moved it into the same folder, even more images were unlocked though the number did not even reach a tenth of the total files within the folder.

I wonder how many of these data chips were there?

Also, with a galaxy this big, Iʼm surprised weʼve already encountered three of them. Granted, two were from the same place but the third one we had literally obtained through sheer luck and nothing else.

Had someone else responded to Sauloʼs distress beacon, we would not have found it.

Amber got off her seat and came over to me to hug me from behind, ”What are you doing?”

”Just looking through the GalNet for ships that we could buy. Frankly… I have yet to find one that would suit our needs…”

Amber shrugged, ”Iʼm not surprised. We need a ship that has a hangar bay big enough for both of our ships that would also be able to hold its own in a fight. Weʼd at least need a D Class Frigate or Light Cruiser for that. And those ships definitely wonʼt be able to be manned by just the three of us alone. Weʼd need a crew to staff it.”

I laid back in my seat, ”And those ships cost upwards of five hundred million at least… Thatʼs way out of our budget right now… I guess the other way is to sell off my ship and get a C Class ship that has a hangar bay that can house your ship.”

Amber gasped, ”No way! If anything, I should be the one selling my ship instead! You canʼt sell your ship, Tera!”

I raised an eyebrow, ”Why not? Iʼm most likely going to fly the new ship instead of this one after we get it anyway, right?”

”This is a Verlandi, Tera! Do you know how rare this is?”

A loud crash came from behind and the both of us turned to see Bimic had fallen off his chair and was now in the midst of getting back up.

He stared at us with wide eyes, ”Wa… Wait… This is a Verlandi?!”

Amber tilted her head at him, ”You mean you didnʼt know? What ship did you think we were in this entire time?”

”Iʼm a land bound Merc, I donʼt pay that much attention to ships! But seriously, are you joking right now?”

”Does it look like weʼre joking?”

”No… No way… I never thought I would even be able to see a Verlandi, much less fly in one!”

I turned my chair to face him, ”Whatʼs the big deal about a Verlandi? I know that theyʼre rare and all but is it really that big of a deal? Arenʼt they too generalised and also too expensive for their ship class?”

”Thatʼs not the point though! Itʼs… Itʼs a Verlandi! Theyʼre like the ship that pretty much all Mercs dreamed of owning at one point in their lives especially when they just started out! Itʼs got everything a Merc could want! Especially after ʼSpeed of Lightʼ!”

Speed of light? What is he talking about?

I know the ship is quite fast for its class but as far as I know, it is not able to travel at the speed of light.

Amber leaned over, ”ʼSpeed of Lightʼ is a movie that was quite popular a few years ago. The main character used a modded Verlandi and everyone loved it.”

…

Ah… I think I get it… Itʼs basically like the case with the De Lorean car isnʼt it? Now I understand why people reacted like they did when they knew about my ship.

Bimic was looking at me in disbelief, ”Wait, are you really some kind of alien? How do you not even know about this?!”

”I got involved in an anomaly and lost my memories. Does that explain everything?”

Obviously that wasnʼt true but he didnʼt need to know that.

And seeing that Bimic quickly shut his mouth after hearing that, it was good enough.

I turned to Amber, ”Is that why you donʼt want me to sell it either?”

She puffed up her chest, ”Of course!”

…

Bimic jumped back to his feet, ”Hey? Can I take pictures?”

”No,” I answered immediately.

”Wah… What?! Why?!”

”Youʼre stepping over your boundaries. No pictures.”

”But… But…”

”My ship. I said no.”

The guy looked dejected by my rejection but decided not to press the issue and sat back down on his chair. The difference was that he was no longer interested in the device he had been tinkering with and was now looking around the cockpit like he was in some kind of exhibition instead.

I can allow him that much at least, as long as he isnʼt taking recordings of my ship and potentially leaking them outside.

I turned my chair back before picking up my Codex again, ”Anyway… Isnʼt your ship important to you as well, Amber? Are you willing to sell it just like that?”

She shrugged, ”If I had to pick between selling your ship or mine, Iʼd definitely pick selling mine over yours, Tera.”

”Mnn… Well, itʼs not really a priority right now anyway. Weʼre still doing good with our current arrangement so no need to make any big changes. Besides, weʼre still a small team of three and I donʼt exactly want to just hire anyone.”

Amber nodded, ”Mmhmm, mmhmm~ I totally agree! I wouldnʼt accept just anyone random after all!”

Seeing that she had been working alone all this while, I had a feeling she would say something like that. But somehow, I have a feeling that was not what she was referring to.

Anyway, the reason why I didnʼt want to just hire anyone was because of the current relationship I have with my crew mates.

One of them is currently my lover and the other is my slave who… Well… Literally watched me have sex with my lover last night while masturbating by herself…

I could have addressed it and asked her what she wanted but I just felt that I didnʼt want to deal with that while Bimic was still here.

Clearly, Lea has some interest in me, but Iʼm not sure if she was feeling that way just because I had shown her a new side of cooking which sparked her interest, or that she was actually interested in me as a person.

To be honest, itʼs hard for me to tell how she really feels especially when I have grown accustomed to Amberʼs way of showing affection.

Like right now, Amber was practically shoving her boobs in my face without feeling awkward, though I guess the fact that I now have a feminine body might be attributed to some of those actions.

But Lea always remained cool and sometimes even seemed aloof.

To put it simply… I donʼt really want to deal with it right now…

Hey, give me a break ok? Iʼm literally new to this universe and I donʼt even know a lot of what the common sense of this place is! Whatʼs more, Iʼm already in a relationship with a girl who by all rights should have been out of my league yet sheʼs completely smitten with me! All of this is new to me!

Also, Iʼve known all of these people for less than half a year, you know? Everything is just going so fast for me!

So youʼll just have to forgive me if I decide to kick this proverbial can down the road for a future me to deal with instead.

Anyway, as I was saying…

[Warning. High energy readings detected.]

I was brought out of my musings when warnings started sounding out from the console, right before another warning came about an interdiction blast.

Ah… Fuck…