I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 693

The languages I knew were Korean, English, the Holy Kingdom language, the Central Plains language, and finally, the Messiah Empire language.

Even putting aside Korean and English, I was only capable of basic conversation in the others; I couldn’t use advanced language or complex sentences.

When I asked Starlight Lady before, she said there were high-class languages and sentences used only by nobles, but told me I didn’t need to worry about them.

Since anyone who wanted to talk to me would have to adjust to my standards anyway. Besides, she said outsiders, not me, should learn Korean, or something like that.

Anyway, due to these circumstances, I had no choice but to be completely ignorant of Alfheim’s language. Still, seeing her kneel and clasp her hands, I could tell she was deeply moved.

Well, after staying in this hellish forest, she must be reacting like that because someone—and an experienced one at that—was rescuing her.

’Though she seemed to be living reasonably well for someone in that situation.’

The Elf Queen, Elia, who practiced tree planting even in the Forest of the Four Seasons.

I thought it was just a concept like the Heavenly Demon, but far from a concept, it turned out to be genuine madness.

Well, apart from that, the fact that the Forest of the Four Seasons was not a livable place remained unchanged.

Furthermore, since the reason I was saving her was my wish for my friend to be safe, it didn’t matter whether her madness was real or not.

Uuuung—

More importantly, the key was that Ghost Ship. The vessel that had forcibly dragged Elia and entered the Forest of the Four Seasons.

I hadn’t realized it when only looking at videos and photos, but it was an incredibly massive vessel.

Even though it was clearly not for combat but for mining and various industrial purposes, it was at an impressive level.

Well, maybe it was that size to maximize storage space.

After all, didn’t the Mothership—that is, the Mechanical Kraken—also show an appearance somewhat distant from combat?

[$#$$% ##% $%]

It was when we had closed the distance to the Elf Queen to some extent. The Ghost Ship spoke in its characteristic mechanical voice.

Since it was in Alfheim’s language, I couldn’t understand what it said. But it would surely understand Korean or English.

"I don’t know that language. Use another language. Korean or English."

[Understood. State your purpose of approach.]

How polite. Hearing the fluent Korean, I glanced down.

The Elf Queen was looking back and forth between me and the Ghost Ship with an expression half-tense and half-expectant.

Rescuing her was already a decided matter, but there was another issue. I planned to take this opportunity to completely put an end to the Mothership.

Currently, the Mothership appeared to be deactivated, but if the Ghost Ship helped, there was a high probability it would revive.

If that happened, it would come to our region again and cause trouble. At this point, having become much stronger than before, I could easily defeat it.

But the problem was that in the process, my home and the surrounding forest would be turned into a wasteland.

"My purpose is that Elf over there. I came to take her."

[The Contractor is currently bound to me by a contract. Unless there is a valid reason, I cannot let her go.]

"Contract?"

I tilted my head at the word ’contract’ and looked at Elia.

Since we were conversing in Korean, Elia wouldn’t understand. Still, she would realize we were talking about her.

"What kind of contract?"

[The Contractor wished to plant trees in each country and region until I located the Mothership’s signal.]

"Then isn’t the contract over? You found the Mothership."

[Under the principle that her own contract is not over, the contract is still valid.]

"Ha..."

There is a saying that phrasing is everything.

Elia had seen through even the intelligence of the Ghost Ship’s AI to conclude a contract advantageous to herself.

I didn’t know whether to call her amazing or say she possessed a vessel worthy of a queen.

Of course, she was probably alive until now thanks to that contract, but now was the time to terminate it.

"If that Elf wants to terminate the contract, will you release her quietly?"

[Negative.]

"Why?"

[The Elf Queen, Elia, inserted this clause into the breach of contract terms during the drafting of the contract: In the event of contract termination, a special provision was added making the party that first caused or requested the termination disadvantaged.]

"..."

[And I intend to place the Contractor as the pilot of the Mothership using that clause.]

"Wow."

A pilot of the Mothership—what an admirable clause. Lackey had barely learned to pilot a helicopter, but this was even grander.

Since she would be directly piloting a legacy of the gods, in terms of status(?), wouldn’t she be even higher than the leader of a nation?

Of course, since it would be equipped with a high-performance AI, her role would likely be closer to a figurehead rather than an actual pilot.

In any case, now that I realized she couldn’t be released quietly, only one option remained.

Instead of words, I signaled Lackey and Cain to prepare for battle with a glance.

Perhaps because they had fought alongside me all this time, they quietly readied their weapons at just a glance.

[Behavioral change detected. Mana circulation detected. Facial expression change detected.]

But the Ghost Ship was quick-witted. Before the fellow could finish its analysis, I quickly pulled out my bow.Enjoying the story? Read on at novelpi‌ng.com.

Immediately, I fired the arrow notched on the bowstring straight at the fellow as it was conducting its analysis.

Since it was a surprise attack, I hadn’t fully charged it with mana, but it was fine.

Kwagagak!

Because there was no difficulty in piercing straight through the center of the Ghost Ship.

To mention it again, the Mothership and the Ghost Ship were for industrial use, not combat.

Furthermore, their durability wasn’t that high, so even outsiders could sufficiently bring them down.

Hadn’t Mephisto and Setan done just that? In fact, while Setan used various military weapons, Mephisto’s Demon Race simply beat it down.

The reason for that was also hilarious: apparently, during a baseball game, someone hit a home run, but the ball hit the Ghost Ship and fell back down, resulting in an out.

[Warning. Warning. Warning. Hull damage...]

Kwaang! Kwagagang!

The Ghost Ship, dazed after being struck by my arrow, suffered even greater damage from Lackey’s subsequent magic.

[Hold on tight.]

"Kya, kyaaa!"

Meanwhile, Cain rescued the Elf Queen to prepare for any unforeseen circumstances. Now, all that was left was to destroy that Ghost Ship.

If possible, I wanted to converse more and even use it usefully when returning, but...

’Considering it prioritized the Mothership above all else, it wouldn’t have listened to a word anyway.’

Above all, the Ghost Ship was bound to enter a hostile relationship with me.

Because if it were revealed in the future that I was the one who half-destroyed the Mothership, it would attack immediately.

Jiiiing!

While launching attacks, a powerful laser was discharged from the Ghost Ship.

The laser narrowly grazed where I stood, then shot beyond the horizon.

It didn’t slice the snowy mountains beyond the horizon or anything, but the power itself was incredibly terrifying.

’How is the stone ground being sliced like tofu?’

As expected of a mining vessel, it was a laser cutter worthy of its reputation.

I could probably detach that thing and sever limbs with it. What’s scarier is that, jokes aside, it actually seemed possible.

In any case, as long as I avoided the laser attacks, defeating it wasn’t particularly difficult.

[Severe hull damage. Mothership currently inoperable. Emergency retreat.]

Ultimately, unable to withstand the firepower of Lackey and me, the Ghost Ship decided to retreat.

Even though it was in tatters, it seemed its flight capability remained as it moved with difficulty.

As soon as I saw that, I pulled out Mistilteinn. Mistilteinn was still tied with a rope.

"Hup!"

Subsequently, I hurled Mistilteinn with all my might, destroying the bottom of the fleeing Ghost Ship.

The bottom of the ship wasn’t completely shattered, but rather, a hole was pierced through it by Mistilteinn.

The reason I did this was simple: to bind the Ghost Ship’s feet.

Kwaaaaak!!!

Even as the rope became taut, Mistilteinn, which had pierced through the bottom of the ship, did not slip out.

It was firmly hooked, just like a fishhook caught in a fish’s mouth. Now, only a contest of strength remained.

Lest I lose the Ghost Ship, I exerted every muscle in my body. Consequently, the Ghost Ship could not escape.

Kwak! Kwak!

Rather, as I pulled the rope, it was slowly dragged in. The Ghost Ship, perhaps quite flustered, flailed around without offering any proper resistance.

But perhaps because the thought of escaping consumed its processing unit, powerful flames erupted from the rear of the Ghost Ship.

As if it were a final resistance, it seemed to squeeze out every bit of remaining energy.

Because of that, I almost lost my grip on the rope, but managed to hold on.

Unlike the floating island that just drifted in the sky and stayed still, the Ghost Ship was thrashing about. Thus, even maintaining balance was difficult.

Kwagang! Kwang!

It would have been even more so if there had been no intervention in this contest of strength.

Lackey bombarded the rear of the Ghost Ship, where the flames were spewing, with various spells.

Perhaps because the rear was damaged by the impact, the raging flames from earlier no longer erupted.

Nevertheless, hearing occasional clicking sounds, it seemed to be resisting as much as possible.

Ujigeun!

But that acted as a poison.

Kwajijik! Kwadeuk!

The already severe damage to the hull combined with the extreme energy consumption of the emergency escape.

Because of these two factors combining, a severe crack developed in the center of the hull.

Kwadudeudeuk!

Ultimately, unable to endure, the Ghost Ship literally split in two.

Subsequently, the bow and stern completely separated and crashed to the ground.Read this novel at novelping dot com for the best experience.

Kukwakang! Kwaang!

Due to its massive size, not only did a tremor like an earthquake echo, but a powerful gust of dust also spread.

Although my vision was temporarily obscured by the billowing dust, it cleared rapidly.

Soon, what came into view was the Ghost Ship, broken in half and completely deactivated.

Just in case, I checked to see if there was any movement, but fortunately, none was visible.

Now, there would be no problem taking the Elf Queen. However, one piece of remaining work was left.

Although its scale was quite large to be called ’remaining work,’ it was something that had to be finished to prevent future trouble.

’While exploring the inside of the Mothership, I should check if I can retrieve the core as well.’

Lucas had said before. There are two things needed to operate the Mothership.

The first was the core responsible for the Mothership’s various functions, and the second was energy.

If there was no core, a human would have to operate the functions that the core was responsible for instead.

He had even explained that even that core was not perfect, so it had to undergo regular inspections.

’In other words, this means someone inspected this Mothership...’

I didn’t know if the source was nearby. Therefore, I planned to enter the Mothership and investigate.

Before that, I had to check the Elf Queen’s condition. Cain must have taken her to a safe area.

After roughly checking the Ghost Ship, I headed toward where Cain and the Elf Queen were.

Perhaps knowing that the commotion was over, Cain and the Elf Queen were walking toward this direction from afar.

’But she really is beautiful.’

It was when the distance allowed me to discern her overall appearance. Naturally, my eyes fell upon the Elf Queen’s looks.

Golden hair that shone brilliantly, as if it had fully absorbed the sunlight.

Letting that hair hang long down to her waist, she boasted a figure like golden silk.

Her appearance was also highly outstanding, as expected of an Elf, the race of beauty. Her sharp nose, of course, and her eyes that looked somewhat languid yet sensual were impressive.

Just looking at her face made the word ’beautiful’ come out naturally, and even her body was at an exquisite level.

Despite having the typically slender build of an Elf, the curves of her chest were enough to shake any man’s heart.

Since the dress she wore as the Elf Queen was of a flowing style, it felt even more pronounced.

Ah, of course, just because I describe her like this doesn’t mean the other women’s appearances were lacking.

They each had their own unique charm and were by no means inferior to the Elf Queen.

In the first place, except for the Hero, Asella, I hadn’t even properly met them. Comparing them would be rude.

It was just that they were pure humans, whereas the Elf Queen was the first ’different race’ I had met in this world, which is why it felt that way.

Isn’t Lackey a different race? Let’s treat him not as an animal or beastfolk, but just as a human.

In any case, the Elf Queen smiled brightly upon seeing me. Her smile seemed to brighten up the surroundings.

"#$$ %%#$!"

Approaching me, the Elf Queen knelt on one knee and placed her hand over her chest.

Since a figure as grand as the Elf Queen was showing such respect, I felt even more awkward.

Although I couldn’t understand her words, I clearly caught the name ’Grylls.’

At this, I spoke with a bitter smile. First of all, we had to be able to communicate to do anything.

"Excuse me, but is it possible for you to speak a language other than Alfheim’s? Even the Holy Kingdom language would be fine."

"I can speak the Holy Kingdom language! Chief God-isiyeo!"

"Oh."

This changes things. I heard the Holy Kingdom language serves as a sort of lingua franca in international society, so it was perfect timing.

It seemed I would have to speak in the Holy Kingdom language when conversing with the Elf Queen from now on.

Naturally, I would have to make her learn Korean. Since she would be living at our house from now on, that much was basic courtesy.

"Since the Ghost Ship is gone, the contract is also void. By any chance, would you like to come to our house?"

"If it is a command from the Chief God-nim, I will gladly follow!"

Up to here, it was good.

"B-but did the Chief God-nim come to rescue me?!"

"Yes. I searched for you directly because there was a reason."

"Ah...! As expected...!"

As everyone knew, the Elf Queen was a genuine madwoman who planted trees even after entering the Forest of the Four Seasons.

The Elf Queen cried out, her blue eyes sparkling behind her sensual gaze.

"The Chief God-nim also truly loves planting trees!"

"..."

I was momentarily speechless at those words.

’...Should I just leave her behind?’

I even had a bad thought for a brief moment.