I Got a Monster Spaceship from the Tutorial Tower - Chapter 18

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Episode 18
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The sprawling expanse of the Summoning Chamber.
Everyone understood the importance of summoning and had come along with Yeon Woo to watch.
With Urelka, Macross, Gudru, and Hwalyeon added to the mix, it felt as though the crew manning the Space Battleship had finally assembled in proper form.
“Directional Points first.”
Advanced summoning was fine, but the priority was allocating Directional Points.
Since he’d invested in Algorithm Enhancement 2 last time, only one point remained from what he’d earned this round.
Fortunately, there was one useful option that could be unlocked with a single point.
「Skill direction: Battleship Barrier Activation 1 applied.」
“Now the Captain will have considerably more protection.”
It was the Space Battleship’s own barrier system.
The massive main cannon ensured powerful offensive capability, but truthfully, the Space Battleship remained defenseless against enemy attacks.
Whenever a few enemies managed to slip past the carrier aircraft and strike at the ship itself, there was no effective means of protection.
“With the battleship secure, Macross and Gudru can fight without holding back.”
Now that a barrier surrounded them, peace of mind had arrived.
Macross and Gudru voiced their agreement with Yeon Woo’s assessment.
“Well said, Captain!”
“Battleship strong. Gudru fight well.”
But curiosity lingered.
Since Barrier Activation also carried a number—’1’—it clearly indicated a growth-type ability.
“How strong is this barrier, exactly?”
Yet its actual performance remained completely unknown.
When Yeon Woo turned to Urelka, she wore an expression of mild discomfort.
“I could give you a rough explanation of the specifications, but the units would be unfamiliar to you, Captain……”
Then Hwalyeon interjected brightly from beside them.
“As it happens, I spotted the Barrier Engine yesterday while exploring the battleship, Captain!”
“Oh, really? ……Engine?”
If the maintenance technician Hwalyeon explained it, the details would certainly be reliable.
But Yeon Woo paused at the unfamiliar terminology.
Usually, components that went into fighter craft were called ‘Modules.’
But an engine.
“Is that different from a Module?”
Hwalyeon answered as though Yeon Woo had asked something obvious.
“Of course! Compared to an Engine, a Module is child’s play. The size is enormous, you see. Since we’re only at Stage 1 activation right now……”
Hwalyeon hesitated for a moment, her nine tails fluttering as she searched for words, before finally giving a rough explanation of the barrier’s performance.
“If the angle is just right, it could barely deflect even the battleship’s main cannon?”
……
Yeon Woo fell silent.
‘What exactly did I just hear?’
The battleship’s main cannon?
So it could barely deflect the same cannon that had torn apart an Orc Cruiser like tissue paper?
Of course, there was the limitation that the angle had to be perfectly aligned.
“I, I see.”
Yeon Woo decided that was enough detail for now.
With just Stage 1 activated, it seemed he wouldn’t have to worry about the barrier being breached for quite some time.
Though there was one restriction.
“For now, while the Barrier Engine is active, launching carrier aircraft or firing the main cannon will be difficult, so just keep that in mind.”
“That’s hardly a concern.”
Yeon Woo nodded.
If what Hwalyeon said about the performance was true, it was a negligible drawback.
The time required to launch the carrier aircraft was short, and after that, if they deployed the barrier, there would be no problem.
All things considered, investing a single Directional Point yielded a remarkably satisfying reward.
And what appeared after the barrier was activated proved to be the best part.
「Algorithm Enhancement 3.
Effect: Adjusts summoning probability slightly in your favor.
Required Points: 4」
‘Now this is a Space Battleship.’
Though he couldn’t unlock it until after clearing Floor 14, Algorithm Enhancement was always welcome.
His next objective had solidified nicely.
Yeon Woo turned to face the crew members and spoke.
“All right, then. This is the real summoning.”
「Random Advanced Summoning — Remaining Chances: 1」
The summoning chance had been properly added to his account.
“Please, a Grade A or higher pilot!”
Macross pressed his two wings together in fervent prayer.
“…Why?”
“Huh? Hehe, well, that way I wouldn’t have to sortie.”
The answer came exactly as expected, and Yeon Woo smiled brightly in return.
“Macross.”
“Yes, Captain.”
“I appreciate your consistency.”
“Hehehehe, you’re too kind.”
He knew the type well enough.
Hwalyeon spoke to Macross, who was scratching the back of his head with his feathers ruffled in embarrassment.
“A winged creature afraid of flying—there’s no sense in it. Captain, why not summon an excellent pilot as this ridiculous flyer suggests, then simply reverse-summon him afterward?”
The wind knocked right out of him.
“C-cough… Reverse-summon…”
Macross sagged backward, his shoulders drooping.
In any case, there seemed no point in pressing further when all he wanted was a favorable outcome.
Yeon Woo wasted no time and activated the advanced summoning chance immediately.
「Initiating Random Advanced Summoning.」
A notification window appeared, and a portal opened at once.
But the portal’s color was unusual.
“That’s… gold!”
Yeon Woo and the crew gasped at the sight of that brilliant hue—the symbol of Grade A.
‘This is why high-grade summoning is the best!’
After all, whatever emerged from Grade A—and Macross’s combat prowess was certainly nothing to scoff at—
there should be no room for doubt.
“…Hmm.”
Yeon Woo, who had gasped at the color, found his disappointment unavoidable when he saw the portal’s size.
‘Even so, isn’t this a bit too small?’
Whether it was a crew member, a fighter, or an item,
the portals so far had been at least large enough for a person to pass through.
This one was small enough to rest in the palm of a hand.
The time it took for the result to emerge was correspondingly brief.
Pop!
Something fell from the portal to the floor.
At first glance, it looked like a card key used to unlock locked doors.
Urelka picked it up on Yeon Woo’s behalf.
“This is…!”
Her already large eyes widened even further as Urelka marveled at it.
“What is it?”
Yeon Woo asked out of curiosity, wondering why Urelka—who knew everything about the battleship—would react so.
At that, Urelka looked up at Yeon Woo, the card key still in hand, and spoke.
“It’s a key to unlock somewhere!”
“…”
That was quite the satisfying answer to his curiosity.
Yeon Woo decided to check the system information instead.
After all, the summoning result had already appeared.
「Fitness Training Chamber Card Key
Grade: A
Description: A card key allowing access to the Fitness Training Chamber aboard the battleship.」
“A Fitness Training Chamber Card Key?”
Yeon Woo’s expression suggested something unpleasant had surfaced in his memory.
But when Macross heard the mention of a Fitness Training Chamber, he was startled.
“The Fitness Training Chamber you say, Captain!?!?!”
“Do you know what it is?”
Yeon Woo asked, wondering if Macross had found some use beyond combat.
Macross then shook his beak vigorously up and down as he answered.
“Of course! This is a training facility for building strength, isn’t it?!”
“……Tsk.”
Yeon Woo clicked his tongue.
Doing something once was fine, but twice was a crime.
Besides, he should have dialed back the theatrics.
Whoosh.
Urelka immediately pulled a Combat Hammer from her waistband.
“Eek! No, wait—you just said something similar a moment ago!”
“I’m the vice-captain.”
“Come on! Let’s handle this democratically! Nonviolence!”
But this time, it wasn’t just Urelka.
“Happy, you’re an idiot. Dumber than poultry.”
Swoosh!
“Do you truly wish to die?”
How reassuring it was to have crew members angry on his behalf instead of him doing the work.
After Macross was chased off into the distance, Gudru spoke to Yeon Woo.
“Training at Fitness Training Chamber. Become strong.”
“Become strong?”
“Yes. Captain, become very strong quickly. Very good.”
The way Gudru put it made it seem like a reward worthy of an A-Grade truly was waiting.
“Captain, it would be best if you saw for yourself. I’ll guide you.”
“All right, let’s take a look.”
“Hehe, it’s been a while since I’ve seen the Fitness Training Chamber myself.”
None of them went into detail, but it was clear they all knew the Fitness Training Chamber existed well enough.
Yeon Woo and the crew members left, laughing and chattering.
Behind them, Macross grumbled, “What’s different about what I said and…,” but no one paid any attention.
* * *
Given the vast scale of the Space Battleship, the Fitness Training Chamber was closer than expected.
‘Though really, it’s not so much close as it feels close.’
When Yeon Woo asked about this, Urelka nodded and explained.
“Spaces are filled starting from the nearest ones, and the Space Battleship’s corridors assist movement by folding space in response to intent.”
“That’s incredible…….”
In any case, there wasn’t a single thing about the Space Battleship that wasn’t impressive.
Though right now he only needed to go back and forth between the Battleship Bridge and the Summoning Chamber.
Later, once the interior of the battleship filled with facilities, such a function would be essential.
And so they arrived at the Fitness Training Chamber.
Urelka pressed the Fitness Training Chamber Card Key against the lock on the door.
Beep!
The door slid open with a smooth sound, somehow familiar.
What emerged beyond was:
“Is this actually a gym?”
Exercise equipment similar to those in Earth gyms.
Of course, the space was far vaster than any gym could compare to.
It seemed the equipment Yeon Woo recognized was concentrated near the entrance.
‘……Is this exercise equipment or torture devices?’
The further back he went, the more bizarre contraptions appeared whose purpose he couldn’t begin to fathom.
Returning to the entrance, Yeon Woo picked up what seemed like the most manageable item—a Dumbbell.
Despite its small size, whatever it was made of gave it considerable weight.
“Hmm…… This doesn’t seem all that different from a regular gym, does it?”
He was still uncertain.
Though there was nothing wrong with having a space where monster crew members who were hard to let outside could exercise.
But the crew members watched Yeon Woo holding the Dumbbell with expressions full of anticipation.
“……Could you stop looking at me like that?”
It was unnerving.
Surrounded by monsters with only a single Dumbbell in hand—
No matter how accustomed Yeon Woo had become, this was still unsettling.
Even as he said this, he bent his arm slightly, the one holding the Dumbbell.
「Strength Training in progress.
1/30」
“?”
An alert window suddenly materialized before Yeon Woo’s eyes.
Strength Training in progress?
Whoosh.
Yeon Woo extended his arms again, then bent them.
「Strength Training in progress.
2/30」
Remarkably, each time Yeon Woo lifted the dumbbell, the number climbed by one.
‘Is this some kind of system integration?’
It seemed better than a gym.
Whoosh. Whoosh. Whoosh.
It wasn’t particularly heavy, so he decided to humor it and completed all thirty repetitions — at which point the alert window’s content changed.
He’d learned quickly that half-hearted effort wouldn’t advance the count; later sets required genuine focus to complete.
「Strength Training complete.
Strength stat increased by 1.」
「Personal Stat System activated.」
“?!”
For a moment, Yeon Woo doubted his own eyes.
‘Wait—what just activated?’
So it wasn’t just counting his exercise reps?
‘I mean… it was an A-Grade item, after all….’
Yeon Woo immediately pulled up his newly activated Personal Stat System.
It was exactly as the name suggested.
「Yeon Woo
Strength : 1
Reaction Speed : 0
Cardiopulmonary Endurance : 0」
“Insane….”
Yeon Woo found himself at a loss for words.
The stats were simple — just three categories.
But the number of stat types wasn’t what mattered.
Pilots who awakened upon obtaining a fighter craft.
Though the fighter’s level rose each time they cleared a floor, the actual impact on the pilot was minimal.
It was the fighter’s performance that improved; the pilot merely achieved deeper synchronization with their machine.
But if there existed a Personal Stat System?
If lifting this dumbbell thirty times alone had raised his Strength stat by one?
Urelka, noticing the shift in Yeon Woo’s expression, smiled faintly and spoke.
“The Fitness Training Chamber is a product of extraordinary technology. Achievements earned here are reflected directly in your body through the system.”
“So… just by exercising, my stats go up?”
“Certainly, though there are conditions.”
Urelka shook her head.
First, each stat has a ceiling equivalent to the highest floor you’ve currently cleared.
In other words, the maximum Strength stat Yeon Woo could raise right now was ten.
“And as your stats increase, the volume and types of exercise required will adjust accordingly.”
“That’s still incredible.”
Only now did Yeon Woo grasp the meaning behind all the equipment filling this vast training chamber.
As his stats grew higher, he’d likely need to use those bizarre contraptions as well.
But what did it matter?
The important thing was that he could actually improve.
The limit of a pilot outside his fighter — no different from an ordinary person.
But Yeon Woo was different.
“So if I just train hard here… I can actually get stronger?”
“Of course, Captain. It’s entirely possible to develop a body stronger than the enemy.”
“Stronger than a goblin?”
“Absolutely.”
“Stronger than a harpy?”
“Yes.”
“Stronger than a troll?”
“You’re being remarkably specific, it seems….”
“Ahem.”
Well, those were the only monsters he’d encountered so far, so what else was he supposed to compare himself to?
Yeon Woo cleared his throat and moved on to the next exercise.
Still, he might as well raise every stat he had, one by one.
「Cardiopulmonary Endurance Training complete.
Cardiopulmonary Endurance Stat has increased by 1.」
He tackled Cardiopulmonary Endurance on the Treadmill.
「Reaction Speed Training complete.
Reaction Speed Stat has increased by 1.」
Reaction Speed improved after he batted a ball back and forth on the Unmanned Ping-Pong Machine a few times.
Yeon Woo had spent most of his life keeping exercise at arm’s length, but seeing tangible results made hesitation melt away.
“Oh! I feel stronger somehow. My body’s got more energy in it.”
Yeon Woo threw a few idle punches at the air with a grin.
That’s when Macross spoke up.
“Most humans start at a Stat of 1, Captain.”
…….
Yeon Woo, confronted with this grim truth, fixed Macross with a glare, fists still raised from his shadowboxing.
“W-well, that’s just how it is. But isn’t the important part that we can get even stronger than that?!”
Macross, belatedly sensing the danger, scrambled to smooth things over.
Yeon Woo asked, “What’s your Stat, anyway?”
“Um…… training here wouldn’t raise my Stat as much as yours, Captain, but if I had to guess…… around 40?”
Forty floors to go.
A new target had just crystallized in Yeon Woo’s mind.

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