I Got a Monster Spaceship from the Tutorial Tower - Chapter 34

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Episode 34
Episode 34
“???”
The unexpected invitation to observe a summoning left Ha Yoon flustered—even she, whom Yeon Woo regularly praised for possessing the clarity of a Mirror-like Clarity sage, could not hide her confusion.
The feeling persisted all the way up from the Hangar to the Summoning Chamber.
‘I was only meaning to apologize for last time…’
Several days had passed since Yeon Woo formally joined the Maenho Clan.
In that time, Ha Yoon had continued her raids steadily, though she’d also spent considerable effort wrestling with her thoughts.
Anger had consumed her—over the Raid Portal and the past entangled with her parents.
Even now, Ha Yoon believed her reaction had been entirely justified given her circumstances.
‘But one doesn’t choose one’s awakening.’
Yeon Woo hadn’t selected this Space Battleship of his own volition any more than she had.
Just as she hadn’t awakened to Hades by desire alone.
And hadn’t Yeon Woo and his companions saved her life—more than once, for that matter?
Without the intervention of the Space Battleship and its carrier aircraft, she couldn’t know what fate would have befallen that last Raid Portal.
If Markros and Gudru truly harbored malice toward humanity, they wouldn’t have fought so fiercely.
Ha Yoon had even learned that Yeon Woo and Hwa Ryeon were currently repairing Yeon Woo’s fighter.
Which meant Yeon Woo was doing his very best within his circumstances.
Still, Yeon Woo had his own thoughts on the matter.
He’d gathered some notion of what it meant for Ha Yoon to board the Space Battleship so uncharacteristically.
But did he truly need to dwell on questions of right and wrong?
‘There’s no point in it anyway.’
Rather, he needed to show Ha Yoon, as clearly as possible, what this Space Battleship truly was.
What power it wielded and what possibilities it held.
And what kind of potential lay dormant within it.
The Summoning System was the perfect means to demonstrate that.
Even as Yeon Woo introduced Ha Yoon to Gudru and Goblin—siblings she hadn’t encountered before—they arrived.
“We’re here.”
Whirrrr.
The Summoning Chamber doors appeared before them.
The doors slid open smoothly.
Seeing the interior of the Space Battleship for the first time, Ha Yoon’s eyes sparkled with wonder at everything.
“It’s so vast…”
Admittedly, even from the outside, the Space Battleship was impressively large.
And Hades itself was praised for maintaining generous interior space compared to other fighters.
Yet a Space Battleship boasting not just long corridors and a Hangar, but an entirely separate chamber dedicated to Summoning—that was in a league of its own.
Still, the interior of the Summoning Chamber differed slightly from what Ha Yoon had imagined.
“There’s nothing here…”
“Summoning operates through the System. All we need is space.”
She’d expected the chamber to be packed with intricate machinery and massive installations—whatever was to be summoned must surely require such apparatus.
Instead, it was simply empty.
Seeing is believing.
Yeon Woo immediately began the summoning.
“Commencing now.”
“Understood, Captain.”
“Pilot! Pilot!”
The crew responded to Yeon Woo’s words with palpable excitement, their voices rising in encouragement.
To Ha Yoon, the exact mechanics remained a mystery.
Whirrrrr!
Then, as a portal bloomed open before them in the empty air, she gasped involuntarily.
‘What… what is this?’
So this was what summoning truly meant?
‘Of course it’s called summoning, but…!’
The extraordinary events unfolding so rapidly had left her unable to fully process what was happening.
A brilliant golden portal rippled before Yeon Woo and Ha Yoon.
“A+ Grade!”
“A+ Grade!”
“Congratulations, Captain!”
Yeon Woo and his crew erupted in unified cheers.
“A+… Grade?”
Ha Yoon tilted her head, as if she’d stumbled into another world for the very first time.
Grade A?
At least, she knew only one grade system.
And if what they were shouting—this Grade A—was that system….
Squelch.
Then came a strange sound from behind the portal.
“?????”
Ha Yoon’s pale skin drained to an even whiter shade.
* * *
「Commencing Grade B and above crew summoning.」
‘What on earth is going to appear?’
A Grade B and above summoning right he’d never anticipated.
And it was crew summoning at that—the good stuff.
‘With something like this, I could take down a named vessel!’
Though he’d gone through considerable trouble thanks to that unexpected hidden condition, something of this caliber was more than welcome.
And Yeon Woo’s anticipation was rewarded by the golden portal symbolizing Grade A.
Squelch!
“?”
But the sound that followed was a bit strange.
‘Squelch? What’s that?’
Normally it would be heavy or light footsteps.
This was an effect he hadn’t expected.
Not just Yeon Woo, but the other crew members all seemed puzzled.
And just as the portal began to shrink—
Pop!
Something round and gelatinous burst forth from behind the golden portal.
“Huh?”
“This… this is….”
Even after understanding its true nature, Yeon Woo and the crew’s confusion didn’t fade.
If anything, it only deepened.
「Grade A+ Navigator, Blue Slime, summoned.」
“A, a slime?”
Not even just Grade A.
Grade A+.
Moreover, if it was a slime, the green ones they’d seen before were as good as its symbol.
But this newly summoned slime was a deep blue color reminiscent of the sea, just as its name suggested.
‘A navigator? There’s such a thing?’
Pop!
Then the slime that had been squirming on the floor suddenly bounced up—
Plop!
“Huh?”
—and hurled itself directly into Yeon Woo’s arms.
Caught off guard, Yeon Woo held the slime and looked around at everyone.
“It’s warmer and softer than I expected, but….”
His expression clearly asked if anyone could explain.
But the crew’s reaction, starting with Urelka, was odd.
They didn’t seem unfamiliar with Blue Slimes, yet their expressions suggested they couldn’t quite bring themselves to speak freely.
Surika turned to Urelka.
“Vice-Captain, that is a Blue Slime, isn’t it?”
“It… appears to be.”
Sureka continued.
“B, but Blue Slimes still exist?”
“Y, yes indeed.”
Dab-dab.
So flustered was Urelka that he drew a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped his brow and temples.
“What’s the deal with Blue Slimes anyway? At least it’s Grade A+, and supposedly a navigator.”
“C-cluck cluck…. A navigator? A Blue Slime?”
Hearing Yeon Woo’s words, an even more startled Markros took a step backward.
‘Is that… not supposed to be?’
Yeon Woo, naturally,
Confronted by the crew’s ambiguous reactions, Ha Yoon found herself descending deeper into a maze of unanswered questions.
When people thought of slimes, they usually pictured green ones, but was it really so strange that a blue slime might exist somewhere in that vast cosmos?
It was Hwa Ryeon who drew them out of that labyrinth of confusion.
“We stand in the presence of the vanished royal bloodline of the slimes.”
Hwa Ryeon lowered herself onto one knee, her posture perfectly composed and reverent.
“?!”
Yeon Woo had never seen Hwa Ryeon conduct herself with such deference—not to anyone but him.
And her subject was nothing more than a slime, that most iconic of lower-tier monsters.
Moreover, the other creatures were following Hwa Ryeon’s lead, each paying their own respects.
The goblins placed one hand over their chests and bowed deeply at the waist.
Markros folded his wings across his opposite hip and bent his knees in kind.
Thump! Thump!
Even Gudru struck his massive fist against his chest twice in a show of reverence.
The atmosphere had grown so charged that Ha Yoon, standing motionless and bewildered, began to wonder if perhaps she was the one out of place.
Glub-glub.
Whether by coincidence or not, the Blue Slime generated bubbles within itself.
Urelka, who had maintained his formal bow, began to explain in a tone that suggested even he was still struggling to accept what he was saying.
“The Blue Slime is… the royal bloodline of the slime species, thought to have been completely exterminated.”
“You’re… serious?”
Ha Yoon had caught fragments of this before, but hearing it fully stated now was genuinely astonishing.
The very idea that slimes could have royalty was difficult to fathom.
“Originally, the slime species were known as the Sage of Silence.”
“Hmm.”
Yeon Woo gazed down at the Blue Slime nestled in his arms.
It made sense that they couldn’t speak—hence the silence—but sage? That was another matter entirely.
“Moreover, their Navigation and Piloting abilities are exceptional. A Blue Slime navigator would be… almost insulted by an A+ Grade designation.”
“To that degree?”
“Yes, judging by its size, this appears to be a juvenile specimen, so its grade has likely been adjusted downward.”
Glub-glub!
At Urelka’s words, bubbles rose through the Blue Slime’s body once more.
It clearly understood what was being discussed.
Still, Ha Yoon struggled to wrap her mind around talk of slime royalty and exceptional navigation and piloting prowess.
“Wait… wait a moment.”
Ha Yoon interjected then, her expression clouded with confusion.
She furrowed her brow and directed her question at both Yeon Woo and Urelka.
“So, using this thing called Summoning, you… summoned that slime?”
“Yes.”
“Don’t tell me the other monsters too?”
“Well… the fighters as well. Ah, but Vice-Captain Urelka was already here, so he doesn’t count.”
“Ah…”
As her suspicion became undeniable reality, the floor seemed to tilt beneath Ha Yoon’s feet.
“Oh my, forgive me.”
Hwa Ryeon caught Ha Yoon’s arm as her legs gave way beneath her.
Markros, Gudru, Hwa Ryeon, the goblin brothers, plus four fighter aircraft…
While the sheer number had always seemed odd, she’d never imagined it worked like this.
“That can’t possibly make sense.”
Ha Yoon’s voice carried the incredulous tone of someone whose worldview was crumbling.
Yeon Woo sympathized deeply.
“It doesn’t… well, not quite. I mean, there are limitations to it.”
Even by Yeon Woo’s own assessment, it was an overpowered ability.
Other people went their whole lives without acquiring a single fighter; he was getting several every few floors.
And both the pilots and mechanics he obtained were consistently excellent resources.
But summoning opportunities came only once per cleared floor or per Raid Portal conquered.
It wasn’t as though he could produce them en masse like some sort of factory, the way Ha Yoon was imagining.
Furthermore, the battleship’s own combat power amounted to little more than the main cannons, which had only recently increased to two barrels.
Despite Yeon Woo’s earnest explanation laying out these constraints,
“…That still doesn’t make sense.”
Ha Yoon’s confusion remained stubbornly unresolved.
Urelka stepped closer to Yeon Woo and offered a quiet aside.
“The other pilots won’t see the restriction of once per floor as much of a penalty, Captain.”
“Ah, is that so?”
Yeon Woo gave a soft cough, as if clearing his throat.
It seemed he’d grown far too accustomed to the ridiculous power of the Space Battleship.
But what he’d already witnessed with his own eyes remained undeniably real.
Ha Yoon freed herself from Hwa Ryeon’s support and murmured, “At this level… I begin to understand how you grew so strong so quickly.”
‘There’s actually more to it than this.’
Seeing how profoundly shocked she was, Yeon Woo couldn’t bring himself to even mention things like Directional Points or the Physical Training Room.
And what if such a steady, principled woman as Ha Yoon were to turn dark? That would be a disaster.
If she were to abandon the Hades, claiming she couldn’t conquer it, the Space Battleship would become public enemy number one of the entire nation.
It seemed far better to help her understand that the Summoning System itself possessed a kind of balance.
「Commencing random Summoning.」
「Formal Maintenance Set
Grade: E
Description: Formal equipment capable of performing most routine maintenance tasks.」
「Commencing random Summoning.」
「Carrier Aircraft Fuel Tank
Grade: Consumable」
「Commencing random Summoning.」
「Intermediate Defense Armor Plate
Grade: C, Fighter Aircraft
Description: Component that enhances the defensive capabilities of a combat aircraft.」
“See? Plenty of consumables and standard equipment appear as well, more than one might expect.”
Of the four remaining summons, three had yielded modest results.
Hwa Ryeon had at least seemed pleased at the sight of the maintenance set and armor plate, anticipating easier work ahead.
“Yes…”
Ha Yoon nodded with a look in her eyes that suggested, ‘Perhaps Summoning isn’t quite as broken as I thought?’
In truth, with only one chance per floor and given the sheer number of crew and aircraft, the odds seemed fairly low.
“Now for the last one.”
Yeon Woo, having already obtained an A+ Grade Blue Slime, felt that wanting anything more would be greedy, so he went ahead with the final summon without much hesitation.
「Commencing random Summoning.」
「D-Grade Combat Aircraft, Goliath, has been summoned.」
Boom!
“…”
“…Goliath?”
“Heh, indeed. You’ve obtained a solid aircraft. Congratulations, Captain.”
“Wow! Can I pilot that too, Captain?”
But the fighter that refused to launch when ordered to do so suddenly materialized before them.
Of course, its grade was D—identical to Sureka’s gauntlet.
Since it was a balanced-type aircraft, its applications would be quite diverse.
Ha Yoon’s eyes narrowed sharply.
Urelka and Sureka, oblivious to the burning urgency in Yeon Woo’s manner, cheered with delight.
Yeon Woo hastily tried to deflect. “Well, in the end, if no pilots are summoned, the number of aircraft that can sortie is fixed anyway.”
“I suppose…”
Ha Yoon nodded, conceding that she couldn’t really argue the point.
Even if there were a hundred fighters, with only three pilots, only three could ever participate in combat.
So long as Yeon Woo couldn’t adjust that ratio, one couldn’t simply call it broken.
…Ha Yoon was gradually growing numb to the staggering absurdity of the Space Battleship’s Summoning System.
“No, Captain, if the variety of aircraft increases, then the range of tactics you can choose from—”
“Haha! Well then, shall we head to the Bridge? We should also see what sort of abilities the Blue Slime possesses!”
Yeon Woo, alarmed at Urelka’s oblivious interruption, hastily changed the subject.
Since it wasn’t even wrong, Ha Yoon and the crew members followed along to the Bridge without objection.

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