I Got a Monster Spaceship from the Tutorial Tower - Chapter 55

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Episode 55
Episode 55
“This is the worst.”
Yeon-u’s jaw tightened as he watched the footage.
Two fighter jets were touching down at the Airport just as Urelka had reported.
Dozens of Orcs would emerge from them in a menacing wave.
The aerial combat between fighters happened high above—limited collateral damage, if any.
But Orcs on the ground were a force no civilian could withstand.
Military deployment might change that calculation, but the armed forces hadn’t been cleared to approach the Airport vicinity.
And there was something worse.
“The President’s probably in that building.”
The Orcs had landed near a structure Yeon-u recognized from the news—a grim coincidence.
She’d have taken shelter in what seemed like the safest place available after the Named Portal erupted.
If the Orcs breached that building—
It would be catastrophic for the nation, and it would strip much of the meaning from Yeon-u’s intervention.
“What about deploying more fighter jets?”
“Precise maneuvering inside the building would be too difficult. The Hammer of Valor is within reach, but… frankly, we have pressure points everywhere else.”
Yeon-u nodded at Urelka’s assessment.
The Hades was already in full retreat to the Space Battleship, chasing down a Void Sphere.
Even if they neutralized the Hammer of Valor, Torca and the other pilots needed to focus on stabilizing the zone around the Airport.
Otherwise, more fighter jets would keep landing.
Yeon-u’s face had gone pale.
“Could I… go down myself?”
His time in the Physical Training Chamber had pushed his physiology beyond normal human limits.
Whether that would make him a match for Orcs was unclear—but with hands stretched so thin, it seemed like a consideration.
“Absolutely not, sir!”
Urelka’s reaction was explosive.
Her usual deference to Yeon-u evaporated into something closer to fury.
“Unless your Ability Scores exceed 50, going down there alone would be suicide!”
“I… suppose you’re right.”
“Yes, Captain. I agree—that’s impossible. Why would you even—?”
Both Urelka and Ha-yun shut the idea down immediately.
Ha-yun especially had no knowledge of Yeon-u’s physical training, so the suggestion sounded absurd to her.
‘Thank goodness.’
Not that Yeon-u was eager to go down there anyway.
Strength and durability aside, a single human couldn’t brawl with dozens of Orcs and hope to win.
But Yeon-u did have a Plan B in mind.
He called for Torca.
“Torca.”
— Yes, Ship Captain.
“We’ve confirmed Orcs have landed in the operational zone.”
— … Will it be difficult to wait until we finish dealing with the Hammer of Valor?
“I’m afraid so. But…”
Yeon-u looked across the communication grid at one of the active pilots.
“We could pull one pilot from the rotation. That’s doable, right?”
— That’s possible. Cleanup might slow down slightly, but the objective takes priority.
A relief to hear.
Yeon-u nodded.
“Good. Then I’m borrowing one. Gudru.”
— I’m here, Ship Captain.
“Sorry, but I need you to step up.”
An unforeseen Named Portal.
The Orcs pouring from it never could have anticipated—
That on a planet teeming with humans, they’d encounter a Troll.
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“Aaahhh!”
A sharp scream tore through the disarray inside the concrete structure.
This was the building where President Yun Seong-a had taken emergency shelter right after the Named Portal appeared.
Though there had been reporters and crowds earlier, the chaos had scattered them; only a handful of aides and security personnel remained, clustered around Yun Seong-a.
The reason for the scream was simple.
Yun Seong-a had been gazing out the window just as intently, and she watched clearly as the Orc fighter touched down and their forces poured out in waves.
But screaming would solve nothing.
Yun Seong-a forced herself to maintain composure and steadied the staff.
“Let’s not cause unnecessary panic. We might draw them toward us.”
“Yes… yes… Madam President.”
Those who had never imagined such a thing could happen were completely overwhelmed by panic.
Only the trained security personnel and Yun Seong-a herself could be said to have kept their wits about them.
“Security Team Leader.”
“Yes, Madam President.”
Yet even the most experienced among them couldn’t hide the tension etched across his face.
“What of reinforcements?”
“We’re having difficulty reaching the outside, but thanks to the Space Battleship, the situation is improving rapidly. If we had just a little more time, we might even attempt an escape…”
The Security Team Leader lowered his head with a look of remorse.
Yun Seong-a had been watching the Space Battleship’s exploits in fragments from here.
She’d thought they were done for until the Hammer of Valor was summoned.
When fighters she recognized—the Hades, the Silver Edge—had turned the tables and destroyed the Hammer of Valor instead, the mood here had briefly flickered back to life.
But even so, there were far too many enemies surrounding them.
There simply wasn’t enough time to secure an exit through the ground.
The Orcs that had landed were drawing closer by the minute.
“I see…”
At her somber tone, the Security Team Leader’s eyes hardened with resolve.
“We will hold them back at the cost of our lives. In the meantime, find any way out—the roof, the vents, the emergency exits, anything—”
“Don’t talk like that.”
Yun Seong-a cut off the Security Team Leader and the few officers who stood willing to lay down their lives.
The security detail’s weapons amounted to little more than pistols and perhaps a submachine gun or two.
With ammunition running low, any attempt to face the Orcs would only end in meaningless slaughter.
Evacuate panicked civilian staff in the meantime?
Impossible, except in movies.
“A president can be replaced if she dies, but none of you can be brought back. The situation is dire, but let’s think of how to save as many people as possible.”
“Madam President…”
The Security Team Leader’s eyes glistened briefly with tears before he nodded firmly.
Then he gathered the surrounding officers and issued orders.
“Check the barricade at the entrance again. When they try to break through, we throw our bodies in front of them if we have to.”
“Yes, sir!”
Heavy furniture that could be spared had already been mobilized to block the entrance, and the officers reinforced the barricade once more.
They even tore cloth to lash the furniture and doors together.
Just then, an aide urgently called out to Yun Seong-a.
“Madam President, look!”
“What is it?”
“The Orcs… they’re trying to break into the building…”
Gulp.
He was right.
Even Yun Seong-a, always composed, couldn’t help but swallow hard.
Well.
She wore a mask of calm, but her fingers had been visibly trembling for some time now.
How long could the barricade the officers had built withstand the Orcs’ massive axes, clubs, and spears?
Ten minutes? Five? Three?
Click. Click.
The Security Team Leader and his officers checked their weapons one last time.
Yet none of them harbored any hope of escaping this place.
There was only the resolve to take at least one more with them, come what may.
Just as a spirit of grim determination and despair began filling the space in waves—
Whoom-whoom-whoom-whoom! Vroooom!
“?!”
“What—what was that?”
A sudden turn of events.
A fighter suddenly descended from the sky at tremendous speed and touched down.
At first she thought it was crashing, but no fighter could plummet in such a controlled, upright manner.
To her eyes, there seemed to be nothing wrong with it.
“Why did the Fullmail suddenly come here?”
But why would a perfectly intact allied aircraft land at the very spot where the Orcs touched down—an enemy position?
Yun Seong-a tilted her head, unable to make sense of the situation.
Part of her worried about the pilot who had to be inside the Fullmail.
The Orcs, who had been about to scatter in all directions, were now converging on the problem aircraft instead.
Hisssss!
The side hatch of the Fullmail began to open, steam billowing out.
The Security Team Leader spoke, his voice rising.
“Could the aircraft have malfunctioned and crash-landed here?”
“I suppose that’s…”
Yun Seong-a could only think of that possibility as well.
It would’ve been better to hold out inside the fighter jet.
Was the pilot attempting an emergency evacuation, knowing an explosion was imminent, even though the craft looked fine on the outside?
But from the now-fully-opened hatch of the Fullmail—
Thud!
“??????”
Out descended a pilot no one could have imagined.
In fact, it wasn’t just that he was unimaginable—Yun Seong-a and everyone watching momentarily wondered if they had already died and crossed into the afterlife.
Otherwise, how could a Troll possibly squeeze out of the Fullmail’s hatch and leap to the ground?
“Oh, merciful heavens…”
Someone began to pray.
“The pilot must have been killed by the Troll!”
Someone else struggled to fit the impossible into reality.
“Why is a Troll coming from an Orc Named Portal…?”
Someone attempted to analyze the situation.
“Mommy! Waahhh!”
And someone chose to escape from reality altogether.
Even though they were both monsters, Orcs and Trolls existed on entirely different scales.
The barricade the guards had frantically stacked in front of the door?
A Troll could obliterate it with a single kick.
Thump.
Even Yun Seong-a, who had maintained composure until now, felt her legs give way at the sight of the Troll.
Her mind went blank, incapable of any coherent thought.
The absurd combination of a Troll emerging from the Fullmail had paralyzed her ability to reason.
But the nightmare did not end there.
“Huh?”
The Security Team Leader, who had been staring blankly out the window, let out an involuntary sound.
“…What is it?”
Was the Troll here to rescue them?
Yun Seong-a let out a hollow laugh and looked up at the Security Team Leader.
The Security Team Leader’s face had gone deathly pale, his voice trembling with disbelief.
“The Troll… it’s attacking the Orcs, Your Excellency.”
“???”
Yun Seong-a thought that perhaps the Security Team Leader had finally lost his mind, yet she forced herself to look out the window again.
There, she saw—
“Orcs run away. Cannot, cannot. Troll eat Orcs. Put down weapon, I let live.”
Boom! Boom! Crash!
A Troll stood before them, overwhelming in its combat prowess, swinging its massive arms and legs without mercy against the gathered Orcs, hurling them aside one after another.
‘I must have finally gone mad.’
What made it worse was that the Troll was actually speaking—simple, crude human words.
Yun Seong-a shook her head in disbelief.
Still, the creature fought with remarkable efficiency.
Could you even call what it was doing “fighting”?
It employed no technique, carried no weapon, simply wielding its overwhelming physical form in raw, unrestrained violence.
Like someone swatting at mosquitoes and flies with nothing but their bare hand.
Regardless, the Troll glanced around once, sweeping its gaze across the surroundings, then—
“Not knowing where to go, Ship Captain.”
—it spoke these words to the empty air, and then—
Flash!
“Kyaahhhhh!”
Its eyes slit wide and gleaming with teeth bared, it looked directly up at the building where Yun Seong-a stood.
The smile was terrible enough to make the faint of heart scream just from looking at it.
“There she is. Chubby.”
‘What’s “chubby” supposed to mean?’
For a moment Yun Seong-a entertained the thought, but the instant she saw the Troll striding toward her with heavy steps, her mind went white.
Thump!
Thump!
Thump!
Thump!
Impossible to hide.
The Troll’s massive footfalls, which seemed to have no intention of concealing itself in the first place, shook the concrete building.
The vibrations drew closer with each step to the room where Yun Seong-a was hiding.
Huff. Huuuuuff…….
When she heard the Troll’s breathing on the other side of the door.
“Uhhhhh…….”
Even the security guards, who had been willing to lay down their lives for Yun Seong-a, wore the hollow expressions of the utterly terrified.
But then.
“Chubby, save you. Open door.”
“……?”
From outside came words, crude perhaps, but unmistakable.
No one dared to answer.
“Chubby, know inside. Open door.”
What the hell is “chubby”?
Yun Seong-a wanted to cry out “There’s no such thing here!” but her voice wouldn’t come.
Siiiigh…….
The Troll, silent for a moment as it breathed, then spoke again.
“No open door, Chubby. Ship Captain ordered.”
Crash!
Just as everyone expected, it tore through the barricade and stepped into view.
It seemed the next moment would bring a massacre, blood and flesh flying everywhere.
The Troll grinned widely and extended a finger toward the nearest person.
“Chubby? Gudru. Ship Captain sent.”
“Uh…….”
Naturally, the security guard facing that massive finger lost consciousness on the spot.
Gudru scratched beneath his chin with his other hand and tilted his head in confusion.
“Ship Captain not faint. Chubby weak.”
Yun Seong-a fought down the sensation of dying from shock and managed to open her mouth.
“You don’t mean…… “Chubby” is the President……?”
At that, Gudru’s mouth split into a grin again as he spoke.
“Chubby found.”
Yun Seong-a truly wished she could die.

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