My Children Swarm the Cosmos – Chapter 51.1

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟓𝟏: 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐞 (1)

The CEO of the mega-corporation Mirnyy, Vincent Serlyn, arrived at the Small Magellanic Cloud with a fleet of 6 divisions.

She met Oaaa, a First-class diplomat, in the embassy set up on the capital planet, under the pretense of trade.

“I’ve heard the news. I wanted to solve the famine issue, but the Crolr got in the way again.”

Mirnyy is a corporation much larger than the Whitehole Group. Oaaa knows this fact and is polite to Serlyn.

【That is correct. We had already created three self-reproducing protein satellites. However, the Crolr seized them. Therefore, our famine issue remains unsolved.】

“I thought that I should help the Aooa. Humanity can’t move because the opponent is the Crolr, but a corporation like us can help sufficiently. Through a trade deal.”

【Thank you for thinking of us.】

“Mirnyy always collects a lot of gold. It’s both a real asset and a safe asset that can replace Cret. How about if we buy a lot of them at a generous price?”

【There is no reason to refuse. Humans like gold, but the Aooa doesn’t care much for gold, and the Aooa needs more Cret to trade with humans. If I make a request to the Council of Elders, we will be able to sell 30,000 tons of gold.】

She quickly used the calculator in her head.

“It’s normally 7 million Cret per ton, but we’ll raise it to 8 million. So. . . 30,000 tons would be 240 billion Cret.”

This showed the financial capability of Mirnyy, which handled this enormous amount of money without batting an eye. Oaaa and the surrounding Aooa eyes opened wide at her generous intentions.

【Is it alright to trade with those conditions right away? I feel uneasy because it seems like we’re benefiting too much.】

“When you consider the costs of building the facility, deploying personnel, and spending time mining for gold, obtaining 30,000 tons right away isn’t bad for Mirnyy either. Especially during dangerous times like these.”

【Is there a power that can threaten a corporation on the scale of Mirnyy?】

The topic had naturally flowed to this point.

She expressed anger on her face in a way that seemed suspicious but not completely obvious.

“Lately, the Chimeraz has been running wild in our galaxy and we’ve lost a lot of mining planets and plants.”

Oaaa paused briefly after the mention of the Chimeraz and then continued speaking.

【If it’s the Chimeraz, it is possible. We also believe they are a powerful race.】

“Why do you think the Chimeraz is powerful?”

【?】

“Do you know of the race called Chimeraz? They’ve never appeared on the diplomatic stage.”

The innocent Oaaa realized that he had made a slip of the tongue.

He had to make an excuse somehow.

【I heard stories through the people from Whitehole.】

“Mr. Rittan said that he’s never told such a story. Himself and his employees. The people of Whitehole have never mentioned the Chimeraz to the Aooa.”

【To be exact, we were introduced to Darwin Foundation through Whitehole, and it was through Darwin Foundation that we learned of the existence of the Chimeraz in the first place. Recently, we learned of Chimeraz’s strength after encountering their activity in the Human Galaxy.】

“The Nemea invasion?”

【Yes. We learned about it through the news from the Human Galaxy. Other races also know this news.】

“How did you get the materials for the self-reproducing protein satellites? You got them from the Human Galaxy, right?”

Mirnyy’s Serlyn and Whitehole’s Rittan knew each other.

【Mr. Rittan recommended Darwin Foundation to us. The material for those protein satellites was obtained with the help of Darwin Foundation.】

“Chief Francis Darwin says that there’s no such thing. What kind of help was it?”

Oaaa was perplexed.

Serlyn also knew Darwin.

【As I explained earlier, it was thanks to Mr. Darwin that we first learned of the existence of Chimeraz.】

Thanks to that.

Serlyn was convinced by those translated words.

“So you abandoned the Foundation and traded with Chimeraz?”

【No. We attacked them and seized them. They were originally resources that we were supposed to receive from Darwin Foundation after annihilating them, but even then, Chimeraz was strong. So after we raided Chimeraz, we quickly seized the resources and returned.】

“The people from the embassy said that Diplomat Aooa’s fleet returned without any damage or loss of numbers. Is that possible against Chimeraz?”

What kind of connections did she have? Serlyn also had a connection with the humans from the embassy.

“Diplomat. You traded with Chimeraz without telling Darwin Foundation anything. That’s not right.”

Before Oaaa could say anything, she took the initiative.

【Did you already know and then pursue this?】

“Apoptology was destroyed because of those Chimeraz. Do you know how many people died? At that time, if you had at least informed the Foundation of what your fleet saw and what happened, such a tragedy wouldn’t have happened.”

【. . .】

“As a human, I can’t help but feel betrayed by the Aooa. What do you think, Diplomat?”

【I apologize. It was a choice for our race. I lacked the ability, so I was unable to find another way at that time.】

“Chief Darwin is living in hiding like a criminal. He took on an enormous responsibility and guilt. So he can’t even say that he feels wronged. In short, people don’t know the true cause of that incident.”

As if the cause of the ordeal that humans were going through was the Aooa. The sense of guilt would be multiplied because she had made him feel grateful by offering to buy the gold.

She pressured Oaaa.

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