I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship, so I Became a Space Mercenary

g behind her transparent full-face helmet.
Well, the imperial military probably has a gadget or two used to transport dangerous creatures, right? I’m not sure though.
I ain’t never gonna transport such a thing, and I won’t help with this one either.
I will firmly refuse such a request.

“Uh, this just hit me right now.
Wouldn’t these swords serve as proof as well?”

“Yes, you’re right.
We might be able to trace the owner of the swords if we check their inscriptions, manufacturer, and serial numbers.”

Lt.
Col.
Serena nodded as she ordered the marines around.
They were probably gonna prepare to transport this creature that’s presumed to be Geritz back.

However, there were four swords with the creature.
Even if Geritz was originally a dual wielder, just where did the extra two swords come from then? Or rather, just how many people were actually on board that suppression ship?

“Do you really think this guy is Geritz?”

“We can’t test his DNA pattern here, so I’m not sure.
However, it’s possible that the real one is actually hiding and using this guy as a cover.”

It looks like Lt.
Col.
Serena also had misgivings about whether or not this big guy was actually Geritz.
At least, judging from the four swords, this thing was probably a composite creature made up of a noble (or nobles) and a Twisted.

“Let’s look at the time frame of this incident as well.
Even if they didn’t suffer attacks from the Twisted when they arrived here, there was definitely no space inside the suppression ship to cram transport vehicles to traverse the planet’s terrain quickly after getting off, and it’s also doubtful if they had the equipment to function normally in Comatt IV’s extreme environment in the first place.
It would have taken them quite some time to reach this structure and even further time to go all the way to this secret underground facility.
But if they truly possessed a way to completely control the Twisted, then the possibility of them making use of Grapplers and Bulls in order to travel rapidly can’t be dismissed as well.”

“Physical and time constraints huh…… If you factor them in, it certainly seems possible that Geritz is still lurking about freely.”

“Perhaps.
Of course, if that’s the case, then we have to plan on continuing to explore further as well.”

Well, of course, that would be the logical next step.
The moment I reached this conclusion, I had a really bad premonition come over me.
No, it can’t be.
Ugh.
I have to confirm it, at least.

“……It’s okay for me to return to my original post, right?”

“No.
There’s a possibility Geritz is still out there after all.”

After saying so, Lt.
Col.
Serena flashed me an angelic smile.
In other words, that means I won’t be released from this hell anytime soon huh? It would have been better if I didn’t ask.

Afterward, we performed a thorough sweep of the secret underground facility and confirmed that Geritz wasn’t hiding anywhere inside it.
Well, we did manage to find the Twisted production plant behind the place we fought the four-armed abomination earlier.
We also discovered data regarding how to gain control over them.
We’re still in the middle of analyzing the data, but if it all goes well, it might be possible to forcibly ‘shut down’ all Twisteds present on this planet.
In other words, we can order them to self-terminate.

If that four-armed monster wasn’t Geritz, then we need to consider the possibility of him escaping into other facilities, but the ones that would be responsible for searching for the guy would be the combat bots.
Lt.
Col.
Serena said that, depending on the circumstances, I might get called in once again to help deal with Geritz.
Honestly, I didn’t wanna come back to the surface of a planet that’s under terraforming anymore.

We spent a total of three days on Comatt IV until the investigation of all hidden facilities was completed.
After that, I was finally released from the clutches of Lt.
Col.
Serena and returned to my original post – Krishna.