“Emergency Measures”
After doing that, Lainey entered the destroyer and informed me of the situation with the space frigate.
“We couldn’t find any pirates on the other ship. We successfully occupied the bridge, but an abnormal alert is ongoing, and we can’t assess the situation. Anyway, we need to stop the bridge’s alert to understand the situation. According to Ms. Meyrica, Maria’s team needs to handle it; otherwise, it’s uncontrollable.”
Upon hearing this, Maria asked me,
“Captain, what should we do?”
“We have no choice but to go. However…”
After thinking for a while, I asked Maria,
“Maria, can we establish communication between this ship and that ship?”
“Huh? That’s a bit… it might be impossible. I don’t think we’re going to be able to have optical communication with this ship as well.”
“If not optical, what about something else? I remember Lainey and the others used a wired device to get there. I’ve heard that wired communication is used in rescue operations. This idea has been around for a while, so this ship should have the equipment. What do you think?”
“Maria-san, I saw it. In the airlock area, there was indeed emergency evacuation equipment.”
“Then it should be fine.”
“Okay, in that case, it’s enough for me and two others to be on this ship. The rest should move over there to help Ms. Meyrica.”
“In that case, I’ll stay.”
Kasumi, who often remains in Maria’s shadow but serves as an assistant squad leader in Maria’s team, spoke up.
“Huh? If Kasumi stays, I’ll feel relieved. But I’m a bit worried about the other side. We won’t know until we go.”
“Right, then Kasumi, sorry, but stay here with me. The rest, let’s start moving. Oh, make sure the wire transfer device is always ready. If something happens, we need to be able to escape here immediately.”
“Understood. We’ll leave someone in the airlock area as well.”
“Yeah, that would be good. Oh, and I want everyone to stay in contact. Stay by the phone.”
“I understand.”
One hour after Meyrica and the others boarded the abandoned space frigate left by the pirates, Maria and the others moved to support Meyrica’s team from the space destroyer we had occupied.
As soon as Maria’s team entered the bridge, they successfully silenced the alarm that had been ringing incessantly.
Afterward, Maria’s team, all together, began analyzing the alarm and taking measures.
By the way, considering the possibility of going into space, we ultimately had the emergency evacuation suits brought from the other frigate.
The suits over there are significantly newer, and these emergency suits are the same as the ones currently used by the military.
Honestly, I couldn’t go outside with those old suits; they were too scary.
According to Nina, there were many unused items stored in the lockers next to the airlock area over there.
It’s intriguing how the pirates obtained this ship.
After Maria’s team stopped the alarm in the bridge and carefully investigated the cause, they discovered something shocking.
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“Captain, it’s urgent, very urgent.”
I received a call from Maria.
“What is it, Maria? Why are you making such a fuss again? Did the main pirate force return?”
Now, I can also talk to Meyrica on the phone.
Ah, just having contact is reassuring even when we’re apart.
No, no, it’s still not okay.
Again, Maria contacted me as if she had found something.
“Ms. Meyrica, don’t joke about such scary things. Oh, that’s not it. This ship is in danger.”
“So what’s the danger?”
“The life support system and artificial gravity generator of this ship are running on batteries alone. Those batteries are also issuing warnings. The charging level is in the warning range.”
“How much time do we have?”
“I don’t know. But considering this ship is still new, based on the specifications of the current military, it should last a few more hours.”
“A few more hours, huh. According to the catalog, it should last about five to six hours. Anyway, we need to get the auxiliary power running. It’s crucial.”
“Yes, this bridge alone won’t be enough at this rate. And there doesn’t seem to be much we can do.”
“Maria, can we manage somehow?”
“I don’t know. We need to go to the power unit and check it once.”
“We can’t leave the bridge unmanned either. We’ll have to divide the tasks.”
“The power is still supplied here, so the internal phone can be used.”
“Understood. If we can communicate, let’s divide the tasks. Leave a couple of people from Maria’s team who are knowledgeable about navigation on the bridge, and the rest can go to the power unit for vigilance, and take half from Ms. Meyrica’s team for that.”
“That sounds good. I’ll stay here. Kate, take half and protect Maria.”
“Understood, Ms. Meyrica.”
Maria’s team, after moving to the frigate used by the pirates, except for the two who remained on the bridge, everyone else moved to the engine room where the power unit of this ship is housed.
“Oh no, this is bad. Let’s divide the tasks for now; we need to stop the alarm first. Did you find the manual?”
As soon as Maria entered the engine room, she immediately spoke to her team.
“Maria-san, we found it. Properly stored next to the engine control panel, in accordance with regulations. I’ll unseal it now.”
This locker adheres to the Basic Spacecraft Law, which has been followed since the time when the entire universe was united as one country. It mandates that manuals for engine-related operations be stored so that rescue teams can operate the engines in case of distress.
Normally, this manual is never used and is securely sealed.
The seal can only be broken physically.
In simple terms, you break the lock with the axe right next to it.
The reason for this strict security is that, during engine control, there is a key to identify the person controlling it. Even if someone other than the assigned personnel, in this case, assumed to be a rescue team, has the ability to operate critical functions like the engine, an encrypted card is included.
Without this card, even someone with knowledge cannot operate engines without proper qualifications.
Well, hackers and the like argue that this security lock is laughable, but even so, it can unlock restrictions other than weapons-related attacks.
So, in emergencies like this, securing this manual is the first thing to do.
When Maria and her team entered here, that’s the first thing they searched for.
“Thank you. Now, using this, let’s stop the engine according to the manual. Um, first, switch this from Auto mode to Manual mode…”
[Maria, how’s it going?]
Meyrica called through the ship’s internal phone from the bridge.
“Oh, Ms. Meyrica. We’ve just started. We’re going to stop the engine now.”
[Wait, wasn’t the engine already stopped?]
Actually, the engine isn’t running. But system-wise, the engine is operational… Uh, um…
[What’s wrong, Maria? Did something happen?]
“The output control of the engine is strange. The output is at 148 percent. With this, it’s no wonder it might break. What on earth are the pirates doing? I’ll stop it right away. Kaori, shut down the fuel control valves from the first one in order.”
“Yes, Maria-san. I’ll stop the first one. Then the second… Eighth, all valves are closed now.”
“Thank you, Kaori. I’ll stop the engine. Turning off the main switch. Meyrica, Captain, can you hear me? We successfully stopped the engine. Now we can investigate the real cause.”
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such dependable waifu’s the mc has lol
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