Williams POV
Two weeks after the ship was captured by the pirates, I, Williams, became the vice leader of the space pirate troop called Freedom. We were small compared to the larger-scale space pirates, originally simple citizens pushed into this life by poverty.
Initially, we were only twelve, but now we are 300. The operation to acquire a commoner's ship had been successful, and it would be valuable when sold. However, we faced a problem.
"We're in the middle of a two-week process, and we need to fulfill our contract, but first we need to remove the tracker of the ship from the main server of the satellite."
As I am sad, all the members move like a wind, and we do the next part!
"The contract was only for two months, with a month's travel from our location to the buyer's destination. We have one week left. We need to release them as freebies."
In today's world, it's normal for passengers to be sold to buyers, who are pleased to receive a free slave.
"I can steal, but I can't ruin someone else's life. Do you know why we steal?"
You need to understand the reason the group was formed.
"Sir, I don't know," he said, "but many of us have forgotten."
"Sir, me, sir. I know," as he waved his hand, wanting to answer. I was impressed.
"So, what's that?"
"Sir, there's a lot of money to be found!"
I gathered them in the control center to remind them of our true purpose when we formed the group.
"So we steal to save ourselves from hunger. We have no hope in normal work, as we were not born rich or talented. We are here to save ourselves, forced to etch it into our hearts and minds! Furthermore, we're here to save ourselves, not to destroy the lives of others; we just loot!"
A voice echoed in the room, and some people cried while others knelt and fell.
"Yes, leader!"
"There's a planet nearby; we have to leave them there."
"Get up and go back to work! There's a planet nearby. Let's drop them off, and we'll stick to our timeline mission in contract with our operation. Move!"
"Leader! Leader! Leader! Leader!" could be heard cheerfully throughout the room.
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METIS POV
'I just celebrated my 12th birthday and got my 13th! But this is the kind of experience I receive; it's a bit traumatic! I know I'm going to run.'
"Wow!!! Run, there's a shark!"
Splash
"Mama!"
splash
"Help!"
splash splash
"Don't hold on to my shorts; I'm stripped!"
"NEMO?! Where are you?"
splash splash
"Please help me! I can't swim!"
splash splash splash splash splash splash splash splash
(Various shouts from children, adults, women, men, and different cries for help are heard, each person trying to save themselves.)
I know how to swim like a dog, and on my way to the coastline, I was already exhausted. Planting with my father was a big help; now I'm grateful because I have high stamina.
"I won't change anything by sulking." I gulped down the two cups of rice porridge next to me given by the government people but was almost unable to swallow.
but I can't forget the memory; it was very fresh.
[Metis is imagining at this point.]
ueeeeeeeeeeeek!
Suddenly, I saw, beside me, an ocean about 10 meters high from the water and about 50 meters away from the coastline. "Woah! Woah! Woah!"
The place I ate returned to my body, and the heat! I dropped my gear, and it slid down the slope of the floor. People slipped, and the bag fell into the water.
People fell and screamed, and I was among them! In just 10 minutes, a thousand fell, and the ship left immediately!
'Is this really how to ride a spacecraft? It's very weird! 'Help came from the local government, picking up adults and children, but teenagers like me who could swim were ignored.
"Help!" No matter how much I screamed, I was ignored. So, I decided to swim to the coastline.
'Floating! ' Before I got tired, I needed a trigger to go to bed. I immediately grabbed the closest floating thing to me—a float! I hugged it.
Squish! When I hugged it, five adult diapers full of poop came out and stuck to my arm.
In my angry emotion, I throw it!
I immediately moved away and looked for another float, but the one I was holding was taken by someone else.
'Thank me that I was able to help you; I saved you.'
'Sorry, it was disgusting.'
I saw a wooden chair floating, and that became my float! When I reached the coastal area,
I immediately rested from fatigue.
But the local people asked me and told me everything that happened.
"Good thing you weren't killed!" This was the repeated reply to my repeated stories.
I watched the local rescue teams come to help, and there were so many people on the sand now, and even the residents started to help.
"We can't help you, sorry."
As I requested to get back to my planet, the government denied my request because they have neither a vehicle to operate nor the ability to do so.
"Will I start a new life?"
'I feel like my dream is coming true; I don't know how to swim, and I've never been in seawater.'
As I watched people, I realized I was still luckier than the person who drowned. I was saved by knowing how to swim, and suddenly I literally knew how to swim.
"Come, come and join us; we are glad to help you!" Someone said to me that they are from an orphanage.
"...."
There was no answer, but still, yes, I follow them.
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METIS POV
**Back to the moment, before they ended up in this situation of falling down on the ship.
Almost a month had passed, and we reached the nearby blue planet like an earth, but we saw a pangea-like land instead! As I sat in a corner, unable to move on from what happened to me, I knew Mama and Papa were safe.
'I need to go back! Ah! Yes, I'll go back and stay positive because, due to my extreme stress, I have more vivid memories of my past life.'
The life of a man who grew old with a disease and died alone: no matter how high you achieve, if you're alone in life, you won't be happy and proud if, in the end, you have nothing to show for your achievements and no one to celebrate for you.
a few hours later!
'Firstly, change starts with oneself. I won't be negative; everything will start from the starting point, and I'll eat.'
"There won't be any change if I hope." I ate the rice soup, two cups on the side that I could barely eat.
Ueeeeeeeeeeek! with a creek
*Suddenly, I saw, beside me, that the door of the ship was about 10 meters from the water, and the ship was rotating forcefully to make passengers fall to the water! the height of the spacecraft, and far from the coastline, about 50 meters.
"Woah! Woah! Woah!"
The place I put my other rice soup also i still want to eat but in the end, it slide and it spilled to my face, body, and the heat!!!
I let go of my bag with something so heavy, like metal or something, and it went down the slope of the floor. It hit the people holding inside the ship like me! I'm too scared to let go.
People slid, and the bag sank into the water after falling. People fell, people screamed, and I was among them! In just 10 minutes, a thousand fell, and the ship left immediately!
I also learned that the other bag that is with me is my clothes.
'Is this really how to ride a spacecraft? Very weird system! '
We just got the news that the ship was hijacked. I'm so happy that my father and mother never got on that ship.
Help came from the local government and assisted us, but the teenage girls like me who could swim were ignored.
"Help!" No matter what I screamed, I was ignored. So I decided to swim to the coastline, hanging a bag on me.
When I reached the sand, I immediately rested from fatigue. But the local people asked me and told me everything that happened.
I also saw a man with a diaper on his neck after he emerged from the water and walked to the sand but suddenly fell down when his foot got into a jelly-like substance.
"Good thing you weren't killed!"
This is the repeated reply to my repeated stories. I watched the local rescue teams come to help, and there were so many people on the sand now, and even the residents started to help.
"Will I start a new life?" 'I feel like my dream is coming true; I don't know how to swim, and I've never been in seawater.'
When I watch people, I am still luckier than the person who drowned. I was saved when I dreamed and knew how to swim, and suddenly I literally knew how to swim.
"Come, come and join us; we are glad to help you!"
"..."
There was no answer, so we went. We went to a campus home for the age, and a few days later, I was transferred to an orphanage. In the city when it caught fire, there was a planet that I said had a school on a blue planet, but even though it was a little green, its Pangaea land had shrunk compared to the water in GZ-N11, better known by the name Axel.
Technology here is a bit higher compared to our planet because people here don't use cars, if not drone vehicles. And the guardian of this planet is a space marquise with soldiers and security.
"Monarch! I thought government! Oh! I forgat it was 3 empire space!"
I know how to swim and paddle, and as I was heading towards the coastline, I was already exhausted.
Planting on the farm also proved that wielding martial arts with my dad's training turned out to be a big help, and now I'm grateful for my high stamina.
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METIS POV
Back to the present moment, it was a day before they ended up in this situation. Almost a month had passed since we reached the nearby blue planet, but what we saw was a vast landmass, Pangaea, instead of water.
Sitting in a corner, I couldn't move on from what happened to me. I knew my mother and father were safe.
'I need to go back! Oh yes, I'll go back and stay positive. Due to the extreme stress, I've been having clearer memories of my past life.'
As a man who grew old with an illness and died alone, no matter how high you reach, if you're alone, you won't be happy or proud. In the end, if you don't have someone to share your achievements with, you won't have anything to show for your life's accomplishments.
'Change starts with oneself; I won't achieve anything if I wallow in misery.'