I Got a Monster Spaceship from the Tutorial Tower - Chapter 12

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Episode 12
Episode 12
The moment the Space Battleship’s main cannon pierced through the Orc Cruiser.
In truth, Ha Yun’s Hades had barely finished deploying Death Side within the time limit.
The return backlash left it immobilized.
Frozen in place, it couldn’t move an inch.
That’s why she’d saved Death Side for the final moment—and while her choice had yielded the best possible result,
Boom-boom-boom-boom!
“…….”
she’d nearly been swept up in the main cannon’s blast radius.
Ha Yun had watched clearance videos of the Space Battleship before, it’s true.
Quite a few of them, in fact.
He’d found the main cannon’s power impressive as it annihilated unmanned machines on screen.
But seeing it here on Earth, this close and in person, was something else entirely.
Directly below Ha Yun, a towering wall of water was crashing toward the Coastline.
‘So that’s why…… they told me to run so far.’
He’d thought it absurd at first—where exactly was he supposed to flee to?
Hitting the Orc Cruiser was a given; it seemed Yeon Woo had wanted to keep Ha Yun out of the blast altogether.
Logically speaking, from Yeon Woo’s perspective, there’d been no real need to concern himself that much.
“……Ah.”
The comm link with the Space Battleship was still open.
Yeon Woo wore a bright smile, no doubt thrilled by the successful boss clear.
……Though in truth, he’d just seen the Best Pilot Award notification.
Ha Yun instinctively tried to say something to Yeon Woo.
“Hey there.”
But Yeon Woo opened his mouth almost immediately.
— Good work.
Click.
And the comm went dead.
“???”
Even Ha Yun’s usual composure couldn’t quite process that ending.
* * *
Click.
Urelka reacted with shock the moment Ha Yun tried to respond and the comm cut out.
If he’d simply disconnected without saying anything, Urelka could’ve written it off as some kind of mysterious persona.
‘Just saying “Good work” and then hanging up—doesn’t that come across as awfully rude?’
Besides, while Yeon Woo had earned the Best Pilot Award for downing the boss,
‘In reality, Hades did all the heavy lifting.’
Ha Yun had carried the burden of this Raid Portal entirely on her shoulders.
She’d single-handedly maintained the battle line in the early stages, preventing the pilots from collapsing.
And without her, the Orc Cruiser could never have been destroyed by the main cannon.
No question about it—an interview headlined “The Space Battleship Pilot’s Personality Turned Out Terrible” was practically guaranteed.
Yeon Woo fixed Urelka with a sharp stare.
“Why’d you cut the comm right there?”
Urelka tilted his head curiously. “We’d covered all the necessary conversation, or so I thought?”
The raid was cleared successfully.
I saved him from nearly getting caught in the main cannon blast.
Isn’t everything taken care of?
Yeon Woo found himself at a loss, faced with such goblin-like logic.
“Still, you should exchange proper farewells before ending a call.”
“No sir. We’re not an official squadron, and aren’t you currently concealing your identity? It’s better to minimize information exposure.”
“Ugh…….”
The logic was too sound for Yeon Woo to argue against.
Still, it would’ve been nice to exchange warm words with Ha Yun—words of encouragement, praise for exceptional performance.
After all, Ha Yun was Korea’s highest-ranked pilot, and they’d likely be clearing similar-tier Raids together going forward.
Building good rapport seemed worthwhile.
But reconnecting now would just be awkward.
“You’re right, my Second-in-Command. Well done out there.”
“Haha, I always serve you with complete loyalty, Captain.”

Urelka laughed with a clear, satisfied ring, as if to say ‘See?’
“Phew… I thought I was done for.”
“Macross, you handle the controls well. Gudru acknowledges this.”
“I don’t need your acknowledgment!”
Macross and Gudru returned just in time.
Yeon Woo, having watched the full scope of their performance, welcomed them with genuine warmth.
“You both did great work. I think it would’ve been brutal without the two of you.”
“Oh, don’t mention it. Gulp. It was scary, I won’t lie. Cluck cluck! Look at this, Captain—my feathers are still standing on end from the fear.”
“Gudru does what must be done.”
Macross chattering away, Gudru speaking only what needed to be said.
Yeon Woo, by now accustomed to their dynamic, let out a soft chuckle and spoke.
“We were just about to head up and clear Floor 5, but then a Raid Portal tore open…”
As Yeon Woo let his sentence trail off, Macross’s face drained of color.
“Captain, surely you don’t mean…!”
‘How does a new recruit’s face turn that pale?’
It was a marvel of nature, really.
Yeon Woo had no intention of pushing through Floor 5 recklessly.
Both pilots had just come through a massive engagement.
But then Urelka answered readily.
“Let’s go. What’s there to hesitate about?”
“First Officer!”
Macross let out a squawk, calling out to Urelka.
“Will it really be all right?”
“Floor 5 is good. Gudru finds it fun.”
Gudru grinned, utterly unbothered by the prospect.
It seemed there would be no real problem pressing ahead.
He’d had no intention of forcing his way up Floor 5, but if it wasn’t actually a strain, then so be it.
“If it gets rough, Macross can rest. But Gudru won’t.”
At Yeon Woo’s taunting words, Macross began ruffling her feathers indignantly, then spoke up.
“If this troll’s going, then so am I!”
“Very good.”
He’d chosen his crew well, truly.
Each of them worked so hard for their captain like this.
After receiving everyone’s consent, Yeon Woo immediately summoned the system window.
「Entering Tutorial Tower Floor 5.」
* * *
Tutorial Tower Floor 5.
The branching point that extends up through Floor 10.
Its reputation was equally notorious.
As many as sixteen Unmanned Machines could appear, and among them, one was the debut of a Medium Unmanned Machine.
More critically still, the defining characteristic of that Medium Unmanned Machine was a pilot’s nightmare.
“It had Stealth, right?”
“Yes, Captain.”
Stealth, precisely.
An assassin that evaded not only the naked eye but also the radar of combat aircraft.
It remained invisible from the moment of entry, and then at the decisive instant before striking—
—it materialized from a blind spot, unleashing attacks of an entirely different dimension from the Small Unmanned Machines, which could only inspire terror.
Yet to focus solely on that one threat was impossible when fifteen Small Unmanned Machines bore down with relentless pressure.
Yeon Woo entered Floor 5 in a flash through the Platform, furrowing his brow as he spoke.
“I really can’t see it…”
Even through the senses granted by the Master Ball, the same held true.
The Master Ball merely replaced the interface; it had no auxiliary functions like Stealth Detection.
The original plan was for Gudru’s Full Mail to draw out the Medium Unmanned Machine’s attack, then Macross would shoot it down.
However, according to Urelka, given that Grades were determined by relative evaluation, there was a real possibility of not achieving S+ rank.
If the Space Battleship didn’t directly intervene and even if it did secure S+ Grade, losing the Full Mail would be catastrophic.
Had the first true crisis finally arrived for Yeon Woo, commander of a Space Battleship?
But then.
“Hehehehe…”
A dark smile spread across Yeon Woo’s face.
“Killkillkill…”
The goblin vice-captain Urelka was no exception.
“Hee-hee-hee…….”
Macross, standing to Yeon Woo’s left, and
“Koo-koo-koo…….”
Gudru, on his right, both laughed in a kind of eerie resonance.
“Gudru, please restrain yourself. You’re making it frightening, standing right there like that.”
He laughed as though he’d just discovered something delicious.
At Yeon Woo’s words, Gudru’s shoulders sagged.
“Gudru, I’m sorry.”
But there’s nothing to be done about it.
Not until you become more accustomed to things.
“And stop crowding in so close on either side of me.”
“That’s disappointing, Captain.”
With both sides now clear, Yeon Woo summoned his Inventory.
The time had come to use the Best Pilot Award reward.
「Intermediate Stealth Detection Module
Grade: C
Description: Can detect intermediate-level Stealth craft. Upon detection, there exists a probability of causing Overload in intermediate-grade or lower Stealth craft.」
“Excellent.”
The more he looked at it, the more admiration welled up.
How could the system have given him precisely the item needed for clearing Floor 5?
An A-Grade reward from a level-10 Raid Portal targeting beginners—this result was possible because of that rank.
The kind of rare item that occasionally dropped from clearing the Tutorial Tower or Raid Portals.
Usually, the maximum number of items a craft could use simultaneously was fixed.
That’s why pilots struggled frantically switching items as they ascended higher floors.
“How many simultaneous active items does the Space Battleship support?”
“You need not worry, sir.”
According to Urelka, since the concept was installation in empty space within the fighter itself, the Space Battleship was completely unaffected by such limitations.
When there was nothing but empty space to spare, what else mattered?
“The Space Battleship truly is the best.”
Yeon Woo nodded in satisfaction and activated the detection module.
Whiiiing!
A subtle wave of energy rippled outward from the Space Battleship in all directions, and then—
Slide.
“Ah!”
Among the fifteen Unmanned Machines, a notably larger Medium Unmanned Machine abruptly revealed itself.
Crackle! Crackle!
It seemed to have taken the probabilistic Overload hit—bizarre sparks erupted in streams across its frame.
“It seems primitive Stealth technology simply cannot withstand this.”
Urelka’s assessment was matter-of-fact.
Meanwhile, Yeon Woo, watching the two pilots already aboard the Carrier Aircraft on screen, barked out his order.
“Launch!”
— Kyieeeeeoooow! S-s-scarrrrrred!!!!
— Macross, shut up. Cutting comms.
* * *
「Tutorial Tower Floor 5.
S+ Grade Clear.」
“Excellent.”
Right on schedule—another S+ Grade clear.
This brought him to five consecutive S+ Grade clears, the condition needed to secure an advanced summon.
The combination of Macross and Gudru had produced a synergy that transcended grade itself.
Macross, already proven, needed no introduction.
Except for being somewhat loud, perfection.
But Gudru had exceeded all expectations.
‘Even at the Raid Portal, I thought he was impressive…….’
At that time, Gudru’s role had been to protect Hades.
So it hadn’t been fully visible, but Gudru, deploying Full Mail aggressively against Unmanned Machines, was a troll incarnate from his imagination.
Like a massive form traversing a battlefield, when needed, he crushed enemy craft with barriers and shields while racking up kills.
The way he moved—so agile, so unlike his bulk.
“That is a trait of troll pilots. They’re somewhat slower, but destructive and nimble in equal measure.”
“Do monsters all know each other?”
“Not exactly…….”
It would have been satisfying for Yeon Woo to destroy the last remaining medium unmanned machine with his main cannon himself, but unfortunately it was already spent from the Raid Portal, so it wasn’t an option.
‘A bit of a shame.’
There was something subtly addictive about it.
“All right, everyone back to base!”
— F-faster, we need to get back to the battleship…….
— Captain, well done. Impressive.
At the retreat order, the two pilots returned to the battleship without delay.
But there was one thing that had been nagging at Yeon Woo ever since the Raid Portal.
“By the way, Gudru.”
— I’m listening.
“……Isn’t it cramped in there?”
Even though Full Mail was only C Grade, the cockpit was cramped enough to fit exactly one human pilot.
So for Gudru, who was a troll…….
Squish.
It looked almost mercilessly packed.
On the monitor connected to the bridge, only Gudru’s jaw and chest were barely visible, which said everything.
— Hmm.
Gudru, who’d been thinking for a moment, spoke.
— Now that you mention it, it is cramped.
“W-well, I shouldn’t have said anything. Sorry.”
Yeon Woo felt apologetic for no reason.
— It’s fine. Trolls are cramped in anything.
Fortunately, Gudru said so with a grin, baring his sparse, uneven tusks.
* * *
The Control Bureau’s situation room, having successfully managed an emergency of a Raid Portal restricted to Level 10 and Grade A.
“Situation concluded!”
“Waaaaah!”
The staff members who had been keeping watch over the situation room with nervous hearts all jumped to their feet and cheered as one.
“Phew…….”
Tae Geun was also breathing a sigh of relief.
Though the pilots from each clan sent out by the Control Bureau hadn’t shown any remarkable performances.
Still, simply proving Ha Yun’s capabilities was achievement enough.
Of course, the help from that unexpected genius, Yeon Woo, and his space battleship had been enormous.
Then it happened.
Beep-beep-beep.
Tae Geun’s phone burst with a ringtone.
— Cheongwadae, Space Age Secretary —
It was the Cheongwadae secretary, most closely linked to the Control Bureau.
Tae Geun answered the phone with a pleased voice.
“Ah, Secretary. Fortunately, the situation concluded safely. Civilian casualties are virtually nonexistent, and property damage is far below our initial estimates. This is all…….”
— Ah, Chief. We’ve received full reports on that from the situation room.
The secretary’s voice was equally pleased, so there was no awkwardness.
‘Was this just an encouraging call?’
Then why call at this busy moment.
While Tae Geun was puzzled.
— Rather, if things have gone this way, it’s certain that the space battleship belongs to Korea, yes?
What?
It was unexpected, but still a natural question, so Tae Geun paused to think before answering.
“Yes. It does seem to be confirmed. I’ll contact you again after further verification.”
— I see. Thank you for your hard work at the Control Bureau. The President is quite pleased as well……. And since he’s very interested in this matter, please do contact us with anything that comes up.
“Yes!”
— Right, then I’ll end the call. Please let us know if you need anything.
The call ended there.
It was certainly pleasing as director to know the willingness to support the Control Bureau was genuine.
“……Is this right?”
After hanging up, something felt off about the whole exchange, and Tae Geun tilted his head in confusion.
And before he could even leave the situation room, he was reviewing a few documents that needed immediate approval as director.
“D-Director!”
“What’s wrong?”
“A Space Battleship has appeared on the Platform, sir! Urgent report!”
“???”
The news hit like a thunderclap.
It hadn’t vanished right after clearing the Raid Portal to hide its identity.
It had gone straight to the Tutorial Tower instead?
And after he finished the remaining paperwork, an even more startling report followed.
“The Space Battleship cleared Floor 5 of the Tutorial Tower with an S+ Grade, sir!”
“……Floor 5? How long has it been?”
Tae Geun glanced at the control room clock.
The numbers hadn’t changed much at all.
How was any of this possible?

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