Chapter 20: Crewmates

Chapter 20: Crewmates

"Umm... Commander, are you sure about this-"

"I am." Roka interrupted. "Got a problem with it?"

"Uh... No, it's just that... Well..." Kris had trouble expressing himself so,

"Going back there is too dangerous." El said sternly. "Those creatures almost destroyed our ship. They killed dozens of us. We can't just-"

"It's the closest place to get more fuel. We can't waste any more time than we already have."

"But..." Kris started.

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"There's no need to talk to him this way, Commander!"

"Ugh, give me a break. If I knew he was going to spend his time crying instead of helping, I wouldn't have bothered bringing him along" Roka replied coldly as she walked away. "We're going back to that hellhole. We just need a bit of luck."

"Then what was the point of going this planet?? We barely obtained the fuel it took to go there! It was a wasted trip that cost us lives!"

"And there's nothing I can about that. Being surrounded by strong creatures is better than invisible ones. We can see the former come at us, at least. Now, stop crying around. Get some work done."

The invisible Paru watched silently from the corner of room.

'Damn... Putting the subordinates in their place. Hot.'

"At least admit it was a terrible idea to-"

"It wasn't. And it was agreed upon by everyone. Don't start crying just because the result isn't what we wanted it to be. Do you have a better idea?"

"I..."

"Ha? You're obviously saying that because I'm-"

"None of this matters now." Kris whispered as he wiped his tears. "It's all to solve the energy crisis. As long as we manage to bring that Tsero Crystal to the people... As long as we manage to do that..."

They all remained silent for a moment, each for different reasons, before nodding.

By this time, the Paru had managed to eat every bit of the spiderweb he had used to lock himself in place.

'It wasn't useless, but...' Rei shrugged internally.

As one of the crewmates was about to exit the room, the Paru decided to follow.

'Guess I'll look around for a bit.'

Rei followed, but the instant he passed through the door,

'Tsero Crystal... That sounds familiar.'

He stopped suddenly.

"Mm?" The crewmate turned around. "Whatever..." He shrugged.

It seemed like the door had some kind of glitch.

'Tsero Crystal, huh?' The Paru thought as it walked, not even caring about the doors that had collided with its body. 'Mmm...' The Paru scratched its head. 'Mmm...'

None of this matters now. It's all to solve the energy crisis. As long as we manage to bring the Tsero Crystal to the people-

Rei shrugged.

'Sucks to be them, I guess.'