I Got a Monster Spaceship from the Tutorial Tower - Chapter 30

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Episode 30
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The maintenance warehouse belonging to the Fierce Tiger Clan.
Originally it had served various purposes, but with so many other storage facilities available and Jin-yong’s special instructions this time, it had been cleared out completely.
Yeon-woo’s request to restrict access to anyone else had been readily accepted as well.
“Still, I’m grateful you approved it.”
Jin-yong had seemed startled when he first heard the proposal, but soon enough he nodded readily enough.
He’d said they’d need to see it in person to know if repair was possible, but what did failure matter anyway?
It was only one more disappointment among the countless he’d endured so far.
More importantly, he’d confirmed the goodwill the Space Battleship’s owner held toward him and the Fierce Tiger Clan.
That was the spirit in which permission had been granted.
And yet.
“Ehehe.”
“Hoho.”
Yeon-woo and Hwa-ryeon, stepping into the warehouse, let out dark chuckles.
True, they’d only told Jin-yong there was a possibility.
But the video analysis had made it almost certain the repair could be done.
Yeon-woo opened his inventory at once and withdrew the Fighter Aircraft Core.
Thud!
With a heavy metallic sound, the metal core settled onto the floor.
“Wow, I learned about these in school, but it’s been ages since I’ve seen one. You don’t see Fighter Aircraft Cores except in factories—never in maintenance shops.”
Hwa-ryeon circled the core with an expression of wonder, examining it from every angle.
The nine tails swayed with contentment, a sign that her motivation as a Certified Mechanic was burning bright.
And this facility was originally designed for fighter aircraft maintenance.
Unlike the battleship hangar, where everything had to be solved through force and technique, this place was equipped with various heavy machinery used for aircraft repairs.
Cranes, maintenance robots, assorted tools…
“Hmm~.”
As Hwa-ryeon examined the core, her attention soon turned to the Earth equipment here; she walked about with her hands clasped behind her back, curiously inspecting this and that.
Yeon-woo asked in an offhand tone.
“What do you think? Will this do?”
Still, being Fierce Tiger Clan equipment, it was fitted with facilities from reasonably renowned Earth companies.
Earth’s technology hadn’t yet reached Hwa-ryeon’s level, but he couldn’t help but hope a little.
Tap, tap.
Hwa-ryeon, holding a wrench just as she had when first summoned to the Space Battleship, tapped the facilities here and there.
“…….”
Yeon-woo felt a twinge of unease.
Hwa-ryeon turned to him with a slight smile and spoke.
“Stone Age equipment, really, but it’ll do!”
“……Right.”
Earth still seemed to have a long way to go.
Hwa-ryeon gave a nod, carefully testing the robot arm that moved as a technician operated it.
“Mm!”
“That one’s okay?”
“It wastes tremendous energy and has unnecessary components, and the operating system is inconvenient, but it’s still quite fascinating.”
Like an interesting toy, one might say.
Whirr! Whirr!
Hwa-ryeon playfully swung the robot arm this way and that, getting a feel for it.
Yeon-woo watched, feeling rather taken aback.
‘Isn’t this the kind of thing that normally requires a maintenance technician’s license?’
Of course, being a System-certified Certified Mechanic, Hwa-ryeon would have sufficient knowledge.
Still, for someone handling Earth heavy machinery for the first time to control it so naturally was no simple feat.
Since they’d need extra hands during the repairs anyway, Yeon-woo summoned Hwa-ryeon’s assistant, Su-ri-ka, and showed her how to operate the robot arm.
“Su-ri-ka, can you handle that?”
“Captain, I would gladly give my life for you!”
Su-ri-ka charged eagerly toward the robot arm.
Hwa-ryeon stepped back to give her room, her expression playful.
If Su-ri-ka could operate it skillfully as well, it would only prove how primitive Earth technology was.
Buzz…… Clank. Buzz! Screech!
“Um, this is difficult, Captain…….”
“So Hwa-ryeon really is exceptional.”
Regrettably(?), Su-ri-ka’s manipulation was nowhere near as adept as Hwa-ryeon’s—it looked as though she’d snap a joint at any moment.
Hwa-ryeon spread her tails like a fan as she spoke.
“I’ll teach you well, Captain. We’ll be staying on this planet for a while anyway, so it won’t hurt to familiarize yourself with the facilities here.”
“Sure, I’m counting on you.”
Yeon-woo nodded with a pleased expression.
He then moved deeper into the hangar.
At its far end, Jin-yong’s fighter aircraft lay draped beneath a large waterproof tarp.
Hwa-ryeon and Su-ri-ka worked together to pull the covering away.
“Mmm…….”
“The condition is worse than I expected…….”
What he’d seen in footage paled in comparison.
One wing was completely torn off, and the fuselage bore several gaping holes—the Hexagon lay revealed in all its damage.
Yeon-woo, who knew nothing of mechanics, asked carefully.
“Even with the core, it’ll be tough?”
Tap, tap.
Hwa-ryeon, who had been lightly tapping various points on the aircraft with a wrench, turned to face him with a grave expression.
Gulp.
Whenever Hwa-ryeon tapped with her wrench, bad news followed—so Yeon-woo felt a flutter of tension.
He’d made bold promises to Jin-yong and even borrowed this space; he couldn’t very well say now, ‘Well, seeing it in person, I’m not sure we can…’
“The outer damage doesn’t matter at all! As long as we have the core, we can bring her back to life!”
“Phew!”
Relief washed over him.
Yeon-woo gave Hwa-ryeon a thumbs-up.
Delighted, she swished her tails and turned to Su-ri-ka.
“Go check if there’s anything like a makeshift furnace around here, would you? We’re going to need to melt down quite a lot of scrap.”
“Yes, Chief!”
Su-ri-ka, having received her orders, darted off and began rapidly searching every corner of the hangar.
Watching her work, Yeon-woo turned to Hwa-ryeon.
“How many days do you think it’ll take?”
“Well~ the situation is worse than expected…….”
A week?
Two weeks?
Even if the fighter was declared a total loss, repairs typically took that long at minimum.
Jin-yong had said he didn’t care about time as long as it could be fixed.
No matter how skilled a Certified Mechanic Hwa-ryeon was, repairing a completely destroyed aircraft would take roughly a month…….
“Four days?”
“?”
Yeon-woo’s head tilted in confusion for a moment.
“How many days?”
“Four days should be enough. We have the core, after all. Of course, we can proceed smoothly with repairs even after clearing the dungeon.”
Earth’s technological development clearly had a long way to go.
Hwa-ryeon, who’d proposed a timeline far exceeding his expectations, added somewhat apologetically.
“Ah, I think it would be good to borrow Gu-deu-ru’s strength as well.”
It wasn’t a difficult request.
Gu-deu-ru?
“Just say the word. I’ll assign Urel-ka, Su-re-ka, and Makros too.”
“That stupid bird brain isn’t necessary, Captain.”
“…….”
Makros would be hurt by this.
He’d been looking increasingly dejected lately, already taking a lot of criticism.
“If we call the Makros pilot here, all we’ll get is loud squawking, endless complaints, and the risk of him breaking several machines through poor handling.”
Hwa-ryeon’s tone had shifted unexpectedly—sharp, businesslike, almost mechanical.
‘……Well, he had it coming.’
Yet hearing her out, Yeon-woo found her words entirely fair, and he too had to nod in agreement.
Her explanation painted a vivid picture in his mind.
Seeing his reaction, Hwa-ryeon smiled slightly and added.
“Of course, the others lack specialized knowledge either, so they’re fine. We only need Gu-deu-ru’s strength.”
“Well then…….”
Yeon-woo nodded and summoned Gu-deu-ru.
“Captain, you called.”
“Yeah, Gu-deu-ru. Help Hwa-ryeon and Su-re-ka out here for a bit. They say they need your strength.”
Gu-deu-ru answered without hesitation, as if it were nothing difficult.
“Troll strong. Troll like work.”
“Oh my, truly the gentleman’s race, trolls are.”
Hwa-ryeon laughed warmly and took hold of one of Gu-deu-ru’s arms, leading him toward the fighter aircraft.
She called back over her shoulder to Yeon-woo as she went.
“Captain, you’re free to head back now! I’ll take care of things here!”
To the casual eye, she looked like just another slender university student wandering the streets.
Yet here she was, a Certified Mechanic deftly handling trolls and goblins while repairing a badly damaged fighter aircraft—the dissonance was jarring.
Of course.
Whoooosh!!
One look at the ten Fox Fires blazing and transforming the cavernous hangar’s atmosphere in an instant would naturally change that impression.
As if the entire plan were already mapped out in her mind.
Hwa-ryeon moved the Fox Fires with elegant precision, and yet—
Clang! Boom!
In the blink of an eye, she’d extracted the damaged wing and was methodically disassembling the metal panels from the fuselage.
“Su-ri-ka, haul away the scrap on the cart right away. Gu-deu-ru? Could you move that wing joint section for me?”
“Yes, Chief Mechanic!”
“Troll carry.”
And beneath Hwa-ryeon’s direction, the two monsters moved in perfect coordination.
This had to be the fruit of their steady work in the hangar during Yeon-woo’s absence.
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「Tutorial Tower, 17th Floor.
Clear Grade: S+.」
「Tutorial Tower, 18th Floor.
Clear Grade: S+.」
Once repairs began in earnest, Yeon-woo returned to ascending the Tutorial Tower.
The 17th floor was much like the 16th—unmanned cargo transport.
The ships were slightly larger, and Goblin Reconnaissance Squad attacks had increased to eighteen squadrons total, but—
‘So long as I can fit the cargo ship into the Space Battleship, there’s nothing to worry about.’
Once he’d grasped the pattern, obstacles became trivial.
To put it bluntly, he could activate the Space Battleship’s barriers alone without even launching fighters, and the Goblin Reconnaissance Squads would have no answer.
Though that would tank his clear rating.
The 18th floor presented a different mission entirely.
A fairly substantial asteroid floating in the depths of space.
His task was to protect the mining robots operating on its surface.
From this level onward, some Goblin squadrons underwent compositional changes.
Two reconnaissance craft, three or four fighters, and now the appearance of the Goblin Destroyer—a mid-sized combat aircraft with a respectable complement of capabilities.
Though there was only one Goblin Destroyer, the enemy’s rising quality, combined with numerical superiority, presented a genuine challenge.
Whiiiine… Boom!!
‘Not beyond reach, though.’
The troublesome destroyer fell to the Space Battleship’s primary cannon—a weapon he hadn’t used in some time.
By straightforward tactics, he succeeded in clearing the 18th floor.
And today came the 19th.
As always, Yeon-woo stepped onto the platform and froze in surprise.
— ……Hello.
“Captain! Pilot Ha-yun has returned!”
Ha-yun, whom he hadn’t seen since clearing the 15th floor, was waiting for him on the platform.
Makros and Gu-deu-ru were plainly more delighted than Yeon-woo himself.
It seemed they’d been disappointed at Ha-yun’s absence since his first arrival, more so than Yeon-woo had realized.
“Um…… Yes. Glad to see you.”
Yeon-woo returned an awkward greeting.
Had he truly made peace with things?
He suspected Ha-yun hadn’t easily accepted fighting alongside monsters.
Though Ha-yun’s expression bore faint traces of unease, its meaning remained opaque.
Perhaps Jin-yong’s orders had forced him here against his will.
Or perhaps the coldness Yeon-woo had shown him then still weighed on his mind.
In any case, one thing mattered.
— I’ve come to…… clear the 19th floor together with you, if you’ll have me.
Ha-yun, hesitating, broached the subject carefully.
The ball was now in Yeon-woo’s court.
Urel-ka, Makros, and Gu-deu-ru’s eyes converged on him.
“Hmm…….”
Yeon-woo scratched the back of his head, deliberating for a moment, before finally answering.
“There’s no reason it wouldn’t work.”
The nineteenth floor had always seemed ambiguous to conquer with the Space Battleship’s firepower alone, but if Ha-yun’s Hades were added to the mix?
‘It’s definitely possible.’
It would be an unassailable S+ clear.

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