I Reincarnated as the Captain of a Battleship in a Robot Anime, but at This Rate, I’m Going to Be Assassinated – Chapter 3

Chapter 3: I Have No Intention of Taking Any Responsibility for This Matter
[space_man][space_man]”……!?”
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[space_man][space_man]At Shougo’s statement, Mark’s face showed surprise.
[space_man][space_man]The Jowain that Mark knew was the type of man who would keep such cowardly things hidden and, even if it was blatant, would feign ignorance with a thick face.
[space_man][space_man]In fact, that assessment is correct. The man named Jowain was exactly that kind of vulgar human being.
[space_man][space_man]However, that was the case with the original Jowain. The current him is Shougo, a different person with a concept that even Mark could not predict.
[space_man][space_man]Moreover, there’s no way he would openly consider the possibility that the man in front of him knows the future to some extent.
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[space_man][space_man]”Planet Killer, huh? You’ve brought quite a large-scale thing again, haven’t you, Lieutenant Commander-dono?”
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[space_man][space_man]It was as if he was testing Shougo. It’s Mark’s cleverness that he doesn’t get furious here. He’s an extremist, but he’s not the type to solve everything with violence. He’s a man who keeps silent when it benefits him and resorts to violence when necessary.
[space_man][space_man]Mark likes to fight, but he doesn’t like massacres. However, he shows no mercy to those who get in his way. In a sense, he was a beast with a contradictory mentality.
[space_man][space_man]Therefore, Shougo couldn’t let his guard down yet. His liver runs cold when he thinks that his every move from now on might make him seen as prey by the beast named Mark.
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[space_man][space_man]”Phew…… When did you notice?”
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[space_man][space_man]Making it seem like he’s sighing, Shougo takes a deep breath.
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[space_man][space_man]”If it’s a new model being developed by the military, there’s no way we pilots wouldn’t know about it. Leaving aside unmanned aircraft, the unit needs a pilot. Then this line of thought is weak. If so, it must be some kind of weapon. Since it’s classified, it’s something they don’t want leaked out too much, right? Then what comes to mind is the Planet Killer or a similar new weapon…… Even a non-commissioned officer can imagine that. Above all, we’re the infamous New Balance, aren’t we?”
[space_man][space_man]”As expected of the Wild Boar who survived the battlefield on intuition alone.”
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[space_man][space_man]These words are true. Mark gained conviction from almost zero information.
[space_man][space_man]And he probably tried to shake Jowain with that. Shougo doesn’t know what kind of exchange took place in the original work. It’s an interaction that wasn’t depicted in the anime.
[space_man][space_man]However, in the first episode, Jowain dropped the Planet Killer on the planet and massacred the protagonist’s family and friends.
[space_man][space_man]At that time, Jowain made false statements to Mark and somehow managed to gloss over it.
[space_man][space_man]But at this moment, that development has vanished.
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[space_man][space_man]”Our mission is to destroy or seize the new weapon that the terrorists are secretly building on the colony planet Byblos. Is it something that requires the use of the Planet Killer?”
[space_man][space_man]”That’s what Colonel-dono thinks.”
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[space_man][space_man]The Planet Killer, as its name suggests, is an anti-planetary weapon, but in reality, its effective range is extremely narrow. Even if it hits, the planet won’t be destroyed, and the affected area is about 200 kilometers in radius. It might be expensive as a strategic weapon, but it’s very narrow if it’s called anti-planetary.
[space_man][space_man]However, the Planet Killer causes anomalies that are incomparable to nuclear radiation contamination.
[space_man][space_man]This is because the weapon is a gravity weapon, and if it hits the surface, it will cause severe gravitational anomalies semi-permanently. The magnetic field and the Earth’s magnetic field are disturbed. Furthermore, the Planet Killer is a terrifying weapon because it is very cheap to manufacture and small.
[space_man][space_man]In other words, if this weapon is thrown onto countless planets, the planets’ magnetic fields will go haywire, and it is said that even their rotation will be disrupted depending on the planet.
[space_man][space_man]The military organization New Balance possesses countless Planet Killers and has no qualms about launching them at hostile forces.
[space_man][space_man]However, most of the time, they are used in outer space. First of all, they don’t use it on planets.
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[space_man][space_man]”So you’re saying you don’t trust us pilots? You’re saying you’re going to rely on a bomb like that?”
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[space_man][space_man]Mark is hiding it, but his voice is laced with anger. Depending on the situation, he’s even considering assassinating Shougo in the next sortie.
[space_man][space_man]Shougo could sense that too.
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[space_man][space_man]”Colonel-dono thinks so. But, Lieutenant, I have no intention of using that.”
[space_man][space_man]”Oh?”
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[space_man][space_man]Perhaps it was an unexpected statement for Mark, as he makes a surprised face once again.
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[space_man][space_man]”Think about it calmly. If we use that and international public opinion condemns us, who will be the one to take responsibility and face the consequences? It’s me. No, to be more precise, it’s all of you.”
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[space_man][space_man]That’s not a lie, but at the same time, it’s not the truth either.
[space_man][space_man]In the anime, they are saved by the Colonel’s scheme. He announced that it was the terrorists, in other words, the protagonists, who used the Planet Killer.
[space_man][space_man]Naturally, most people didn’t believe it, but there was a reason for announcing it that way.
[space_man][space_man]However, at this moment, only Shougo knows that this will happen. Because it’s a story of the future.
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[space_man][space_man]”You see, Lieutenant, I’m a villain, but I have no intention of becoming a slave. The collar that comes with doing something like this is worse than a slave’s. I refuse to be forced to obey through threats. Colonel Anferu might do something like that, wouldn’t he?”
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[space_man][space_man]Colonel-dono. His name is Anferu Publius. A giant of a man, standing nearly two meters tall, bald, and ambitious. At the same time, he was undoubtedly a sharp man, and while he showed incompetence in military operations, his political sense regarding consolidating his own power base was exceptional.
[space_man][space_man]From a meta perspective, it’s just for the sake of the anime’s villain, but now it’s something to be wary of as the truth.
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[space_man][space_man]”Lieutenant Commander-dono, that’s……”
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[space_man][space_man]Mark is surprised for the third time. The Jowain he knows would never badmouth or speak ill of his boss, Colonel Anferu.
[space_man][space_man]It was unthinkable that he would criticize him in this way, even if it was indirect.
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[space_man][space_man]”Besides, that new model that the terrorists developed…… Don’t you think it’s strange?”
[space_man][space_man]”What do you mean?”
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[space_man][space_man]And what Shougo is about to say is a fact that the New Balance upper echelon, not just Jowain, wants to hide. No, it’s a blunder.
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[space_man][space_man]”They don’t have the factory to develop something like that. No, even if they did, there’s no way our military would overlook such a large-scale development. Listen, Lieutenant. Trismegistus is a new model developed by New Balance, and it was stolen.”
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[space_man][space_man]In the anime, the robot weapon ‘Trismegistus’ that the protagonist pilots.
[space_man][space_man]It was developed by none other than New Balance.
[space_man][space_man]They authorized the use of the Planet Killer to cover up the evidence.