Crest of the Stars: Volume 1 by Hiroyuki Morioka

Author:Hiroyuki Morioka [Morioka, Hiroyuki]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2019-06-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6: Raisrïamrhoth (RESREEAHMRROHTH, A State of Emergency)

It was Day 5 since the patrol ship Goslauth’s departure from the Vorlash Countdom.

“Captain.” Deca-commander Reiria’s voice sounded close to her ears.

The patrol ship Goslauth’s captain, Hecto-commander Laicch Üémh Laubér Placïac (LEKSHOO WEF LOHBEHR PLAHKEEA, or “Lexshue”) soon opened her eyes and looked up at her bedside occupant. The hologram of the Vice-Captain floated hazily in the darkness. He was on duty now.

“What?”

“Please come to the bridge right now.” He wore an incongruously grave expression on his miniature face (about a tenth the size of the genuine article). “Unidentified space-time bubbles have been spotted.”

“I’ll be there in no time.” Hecto-commander Lexshue waved a hand to break the telephonic connection and sprung to her feet. Swiftly and skillfully, she threw on her pure-black military uniform, fixed her sleep-tousled dark bluish-gray hair with a comb, and equipped her one-winged circlet. Then she took her decorative sash-belt and command staff in hand, and beat a quick path toward the bridge.

Within the elevator-tube leading to the bridge, she briskly wrapped the belt around her waist and “sheathed” her command staff in it. By the time she arrived at the bridge, she was all clad in a captain’s formal garb.

Lexshue rushed onto the bridge and shouted, “Reiria, your report!”

“Orientation, 78 degrees ahead. Distance, 1,539.17 cédlairh (KEDLEHERR). Direction, 18 degrees ahead. They’re heading for the Lœbehynh Sfagnaumr (LEBUHYOONYUH SFAHGNOHM, Marquessate of Sfagnoff).” After Deca-commander Reiria finished informing her, he offered the captain’s seat in which he’d been sitting (as he’d been on duty in her stead).

But she didn’t take it. “Sfganoff is our next scheduled port of call.”

“That is correct,” Reiria nodded. “I’m certain we’ll reach it before they do, of course.”

“How many did you spot?”

“We’ve confirmed the presence of 120 space-time bubbles. Their total mass is about 90 zesaboc (ZESAHBO). If it’s a fleet, that’s equivalent to four ïadbyrec (YAHDBYOOR, sub-fleets).”

Lexshue gazed at the ïac fadr (YAH FAHD, map of flat space) projected on the floor. At its center, there was a blue blip indicating the patrol ship’s location. A number of gates coiled like dark spirals.

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