As Mari covered Shiyeon’s eyes, sacrificing her own dinner…
At the same time, on the monsters’ spaceship.
When the operation to build the Arctic forward base was completely overturned, the Earth’s spaceship was tagged with the dishonorable label of operational failure.
The higher-ups would feel the brunt of that impact.
The honor of the spaceship was something that instilled pride not just in officers of certain ranks, but even in lowly combatants…
“Hey, didn’t I say it would fail? My foresight was spot on.”
“But honestly, if the Sun hadn’t come, it might have worked out. Agreed?”
“Yeah, totally agreed—”
Instead of feeling gloomy or frustrated about the failed operation, the combatants accepted it as if it were a matter of course.
In fact, they had been labeled as defeated in battle almost every day.
Now, the tag of operational failure hardly bothered them.
Rather, they joked about it cheerfully, as if they had hoped for such an outcome.
However, amidst that cheerful atmosphere created by the combatants, there was one monster officer who couldn’t smile at all…
“Ah! This is so annoying!”
The recovery room officer, Yellow Eye.
Without any sign of hiding her feelings, she flailed her smooth, unblemished arm with three fingers, expressing her frustration.
She was supposed to leave the isolated star’s spaceship to her father’s spaceship in the headquarters.
But the failure of the operation in the Arctic meant she had to bear the consequences of something that had been in progress long before she took her position as an officer.
Changing positions from the headquarters’ spaceship to a subordinate spaceship signified a promotion.
However, for her, who had failed spectacularly in the operation, it was something that could not be tolerated, no matter how much backing she had.
Feeling wronged is one thing, but expressing that anger in a workplace, not a personal space, made the other recovery room combatants rather uncomfortable.
Moreover, having grown up without ever hearing a harsh word, her rage began to spill over onto those around her.
“Ugh, I can’t just turn off all these recovery devices… This is why everyone is so lax and lacks a sense of urgency, you know?”
“Yes… That’s right, I guess.”
In response to her anger, the recovery room monster agreed somewhat.
But even the monsters in the recovery room secretly thought, ‘That crazy woman is at it again.’
Sighing briefly, they missed the times when Medik Tenkl was around…
What would an officer who didn’t care about the situation even know? Already, she had become a high-ranking tin can in the recovery room.
With no responsibilities, just an empty title and name.
However, she couldn’t read the atmosphere or grasp the situation.
Thinking that someone sympathized with her, Yellow Eye became emboldened, believing everyone there shared her opinion.
“Right, next time I’ll just turn off this device entirely when we send them out. Someone will definitely win.”
Starting to take the first step into crossing the line, she broke the self-imposed rule of ‘No Feeding the Idiot’ of the monsters in the recovery room…
With parachutes, favoritism, the headquarters spaceship, and all sorts of ominous words intertwined, it seemed there was no immediate obstacle to her.
“Take it easy.”
“What?”
However, a voice that clearly came from the recovery room interrupted her.
The owner of the voice was one of the monsters who usually focused solely on their duties, seldom speaking.
Others who typically ignored and mocked Yellow Eye from behind were taken aback when he suddenly took action.
A chilly atmosphere and tense silence swept over.
“Hey, what’s wrong with you?”
“You never even think about stepping out into the field while only voicing complaints, and instead of doing your job, you’re just tidying yourself up—what’s with your talk about a sense of urgency, huh?”
The monster’s words continued despite the protests from the fellow colleagues.
Naturally, Yellow Eye felt pricked by the criticisms aimed at her.
But with no logical way to retort, she attempted to suppress him with her professional rank and subtly mentioned backing.
“Did you say everything? Do you even know who I am?!”
“Recovery room officer, nothing more, nothing less.”
In response, he focused solely on the fact that she wasn’t doing her job, completely ignoring any connections they had.
Furrowing her one eye, she pondered for a moment, trying hard to recall any punitive measures she could take within her rank to retaliate.
“This is insubordination! Do you want to quit?!”
“Yes, I might just do that.”
With that, the monster stood up, openly declaring he would quit and left the recovery room.
The situation unfolded in a way that surpassed her expectations, creating an awkward atmosphere among the remaining monsters in the recovery room.
“What kind of weird person is that?!”
Despite the incident, Yellow Eye still showed no awareness of who was at fault.
Hoping for sympathy from those around her, she began to vent her anger aloud once more.
This time, she paid no attention to her subordinates who might not come back, continuing to grumble.
While she internally simmered, plotting to wield her father’s power,
The massive storm that would visit the spaceship afterward was something she, and her father, couldn’t even fathom.
“Is he back yet?”
“No one knows what happened.”
Just like any ordinary workday, aside from one monster being absent, it was a typical shift.
Before the officers arrived, the monsters in the recovery room were discussing the tale of a diligent and audacious colleague who had recently left.
“He was a decent guy.”
“Honestly, he spoke the truth.”
“Exactly, we’re just not saying it.”
While sentiment circulated among the recovery room monsters, the hot topic of Yellow Eye entered the room without a word and sat in her spot.
The other monsters, realizing her presence, turned their heads to the side and quickly averted their gazes to the mechanical panel in front of them.
For a moment, the door to the recovery room opened despite no other monsters arriving.
With a mix of confusion, all eyes turned toward the doorway.
Monsters with a grim demeanor, looking quite serious, appeared.
With a deep, booming voice, they shouted for everyone in the recovery room to hear.
“Stop all bodily movements! If anyone moves even a little, we’ll consider it evidence tampering and apprehend you all!”
Caught off guard by the sudden situation, all monsters in the recovery room froze.
Evidence tampering? Apprehend?
While everyone contemplated such thoughts, they felt overwhelmed by the pressure of assertive and intimidating behavior, and for now, they simply followed instructions and stood quiet.
Some of the recovery room’s staff recognized the large symbols on the monsters and quickly sealed their lips.
The Bureau of Rights Investigation.
An agency that audits and investigates various forms of corruption, sometimes even exceeding the authority of the headquarters spaceship.
In an atmosphere that seemed to freeze in time, the monsters from the Bureau of Rights Investigation strode forward.
Looking at one monster who obviously appeared to be working diligently, they spoke in a commanding tone.
“Who is the person in charge here?”
“Uh, that’s Yellow Eye over there…”
“Take her into custody.”
Before the answer could fully unfold, the monster interrupted, as if having received the reply they sought, declaring the reason for their visit to the isolated spaceship.
With meticulous and uniform actions, approximately two monsters emerged from behind him to seize Yellow Eye and forcibly dragged her away.
Though lacking in work capability, her pride soared higher than the skies.
“What are you doing?! Keep your hands off me! Where are you touching?!”
Not knowing why she was being taken away, she merely shouted loudly while being pitifully pulled along.
And shortly thereafter, the truth was revealed to the high-ranking monsters.
“Uh… so she was the daughter of the Bureau of Rights Investigation’s director?”
“That’s what I heard; a close friend told me she’s back as a low-ranking officer in the Bureau of Rights Investigation.”
The monster who had argued with Yellow Eye in the recovery room earlier learned this.
He was indeed the son of the Bureau’s director and had reported Yellow Eye, who rose to her position through favoritism, while also revealing the reality of the isolated spaceship to his father.
Naturally, not only did Yellow Eye, the parachute officer, face disgrace, but also a well-known monster from the headquarters spaceship was reported to have been dishonorably discharged.
After this incident, driven by a great ambition to uproot corruption occurring in the isolated spaceship, he joined the Bureau of Rights Investigation.
“Wow, incredible.”
During this investigation into corruption, all work across the spaceship was brought to a complete halt.
The operational status was nearly paralyzed, with all workspaces inactive.
That leisure didn’t affect only the monsters.
[7 days without detecting any monster appearances globally, have they finally given up?]
[‘It might not be that they can’t detect, don’t let your guard down…’]
[There’s never been a precedent for this, 7 days without monster appearances.]
“What the heck are they causing trouble about now?”
“Right?”
While the media panicked, Mari and her mascot remained unfazed.
Thinking there must be some issue on the spaceship again…they continued munching on snacks in the living room.
