Chapter 253

Chapter 253. Checking the Situation After a Long Time! (1)

Anyway, the chaotic situations that happened right after the event have now become just a thing of the past as time has passed.

After receiving a “reward” (?) from Betelgeuse and teleporting the three superhumans who were detained at the base directly to the Loki Clan’s headquarters…

Time passed and passed…

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<<<Special Design Management Bureau Construction Complete>>>

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“Oh.”

The moment I saw that the <Special Design Management Bureau>, which I had constructed right after the event ended, was just completed.

I was surprised to realize that the “comfortable and peaceful” life I had been living recently had already been going on for over two weeks.

Of course, that “comfortable and peaceful” life wasn’t the forced peace through the area-shield right after the event.

It was just the standard, ordinary gameplay…

-*Beep beep beep, beep beep beep!*

“Commander, another unaffiliated pirate group is crawling into our area right now.”

“Seems like there are more than usual today. Tell Tiamat to go and handle it quickly.”

“Got it.”

Every day, neutral mobs would casually wander into the area like that.

Anyway, the important thing is, excluding the occasional appearance of those everyday mobs…

It’s safe to say that there hasn’t been anything particularly memorable since that damn spy event (?).

…Well, actually, there was one thing.

“By the way, Commander, didn’t the Justice Clan come by a few days ago too?”

“Yeah, they did.”

As Jessica mentioned, maybe because Humanity and Loki had contacted me…

The Justice Clan, not wanting to fall behind, naturally tried to make contact with me as well.

However, unlike the Humanity Clan, which sent a representative, or the Loki Clan, which sent a spy (?) or only contacted me via communication…

What was unique was that the Justice Clan’s leader, Arcadia, came in person.

But the fact that I pointed out Arcadia coming in person as the only unique thing should tell you something…

Arcadia, who came in the “Hood”-class cruiser battleship that was so useful during the event, didn’t really have any constructive discussions.

Instead, it felt more like they were just… kinda scatterbrained.

No, more than just scatterbrained…

“That was so weird, Commander, when the Clan Leader revealed they were your fan.”

“Hmm…”

As Jessica said, Arcadia, who came to see me, suddenly declared, “I’m your fan!” in a very unexpected way.

I remember being really flustered by Arcadia’s reaction.

But then again, thinking about it differently, maybe they were trying to catch me off guard to gain some advantage?

Unlike Betelgeuse or Humanity…

This side really came at me in an unexpected way, subtly probing me about this and that.

Thinking about how I let my guard down because they seemed so clueless, I started to feel like Arcadia might actually be someone you can’t let your guard down around.

‘They say the clueless-looking characters are the real powerhouses… and it turns out that’s true!’

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Meanwhile, Marian and Jessica, who had been distracted by random chatter for a while…

Upon seeing Icarus react to the story about Arcadia, they shook their heads in disbelief.

“Commander Arcadia seems to have chosen a tough love.”

“Yeah, it’s not that Oppa is insensitive or anything…”

“Honestly, I think they just have zero interest in things like feminine emotions.”

Of course, if Icarus heard this, the atmosphere would definitely get awkward…

So they whispered as quietly as possible, offering their condolences (?) to Arcadia, who had shown such pure love.

And while those two were having their girl talk…

What was our Icarus up to?

“Let’s gooooo!”

“Huh? What are you trying to build?”

“Isn’t it obvious? An Air Command Headquarters, of course!”

They were trying to resurrect the large aircraft carrier that had been sitting idle in the docking facility for over two weeks, unused despite being a reward.

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“Let’s gooooooo!”

Of course, despite my enthusiastic shouting…

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<Air Command Center under construction...>

<Time remaining until construction completion: 22 days 1 hour 5 minutes 31 seconds>

Given its high-tier nature, our <Air Command Center> is taking more time to build than expected.

Unfortunately, the resurrection of what is essentially a corpse-like large aircraft carrier still requires another 22 days and 1 hour.

Anyway, after confirming that our large aircraft carrier needs more time to get out of bed, my attention has now shifted to Tiamat’s leveling and performance.

And Tiamat, who already showed surprisingly excellent aircraft buff abilities at level 1, has now reached level 30.

<‘Black Baron’ Pirate Group Attack Cleared!>

<Battle Result: 13 out of 15 ships sunk, 2 surrendered>

“Hoh.”

“Using just aircraft, it’s like flying around.”

“Impressive, no wonder Oppa was so happy.”

It hadn’t even been 10 minutes since the pirates invaded and we were ordered to intercept them.

Yet, with such outstanding air control and command abilities, we managed to sink 13 out of 15 pirate ships and force the remaining 2 to surrender.

As my first superhuman from the gacha, I couldn’t help but nod in satisfaction.

-“How was it, Commander? My excellent air control skills!”

“Well done, Tiamat. Now, come back and rest.”

-“Yes!”

Despite her performance, her appearance gives off a serious vibe like Belial, or a sly succubus like Pashtira or Gryanarr.

But as the wiki tab described, Tiamat is… well, how should I put it?

It’s no exaggeration to say that beneath her dark, scheming appearance lies a mix of goofiness and innocence.

Just now, as she struck a victory pose, her coat and skirt fluttered up due to her design that doesn’t include pants, revealing a glimpse of something pink beneath the communication screen.

Yet, she didn’t seem to care at all, proudly lifting her chin, making it all the more perplexing.

And there’s more to her clumsiness.

Being the superhuman with the longest hair, she often gets it caught on things, whining about it.

She uses her tail like a third hand, but sometimes it gets tangled with her actual hands, leading to strange situations.

She often tucks a drink cup between her massive breasts, which are too big for her uniform to close, and when called, she moves, only to crush the cup under the pressure, causing the drink to erupt like lava all over her face and hair.

In every aspect except commanding aircraft squadrons in battle, she exudes a strangely clumsy vibe, leaving me with mixed feelings.

But above all, there’s one major characteristic…

<Tiamat>

<Level 30>

<Type: Large Army Close-Range>

<Traits: Air Control, Command, Focus, Clumsy in Daily Life>

<Stats>

Health: B-

Attack Power: B+

Physical Defense: B+

Magic Power: SSS

Magic Defense: SSS

Mobility: D>

For some reason, as she levels up, her physical stats like Health, Attack Power, and Physical Defense seem to drop.

‘Why on earth…’