"Everyone, look at ...
...I am the Captain now."
"Wha—" Red Helt was not even done reacting to Riley just suddenly growing taller than her when he was just previously as tall as her knee, and now, he just suddenly blurted out that he now holds her position out of nowhere. Just...
"...What do you think you're doing!?"
Red Helt tried pushing Riley away as he was almost right in front of her and locking her right arm.
"Wh-!?" But as she did so, she found herself the one being pushed back; her waist hitting the fence of the deck and causing her to just flip over it - fortunately for her, she did not fall at all as her foot was caught by Riley,
"Let... Let go! You-Agh!" Red Helt could not even finish her words before Riley just let go of her. It was a good thing she was wearing a helt, because she would have definitely hit the top of her head then, "Why did you just drop !?"
"You told to let you go, Red Helt," Riley just glanced at Red Helt, who was quickly standing up and once again just rushing toward him - but before she could take 3 steps, both Yellow and Blue Helt stopped her.
"R...Red, don't!" Yellow Helt started shaking his head, "He's... there's sothing definitely wrong about him. I think... I think he's so sort of android?"
"An android...?" Red Helt glanced at Yellow Helt, "But the Overseer only one that is allowed to have an android in Everywhere is the Overseer - wait, could it be... He truly is the secret weapon of the Overseer!? Connect us with the Overseer now!"
"No."
"R... Red Helt!?"
Both Yellow Helt and Blue Helt could not help but just raise their voices as Red Helt suddenly started floating into the air even though their gravity generator was turned on. Green Helt also leaped from her seat to grab Red Helt's feet, only to find themselves also being dragged into the air as Red Helt floated toward Riley.
"I am afraid you no longer have the authority to send orders, Red Helt," Riley shook his head, "As I said, I am the Captain now - but since you were the previous captain, I would give you a choice."
"A... a choice!?"
"Be my second-in-command, or be locked in the cargo bay," Riley nodded, "It is not that hard of a choice, no?"
"You-you really think that I would be intimidated by you!?" Red Helt raised her voice as she just struggled to set herself free from Riley's telekinetic hold, "Fuck you and your pink helt! Why would soone who sounds like a fucking AI even be wearing a cute helt like that!? I requested sothing like that from the Nothing Nothing HQ, but they refused since they told that it's showing too much individuality!"
"..." The other Helts could really only look at each other from hearing Red Helt's sudden rant.
"Then I suppose you are going to be locked up in the cargo bay," Riley let out a small but very deep sigh as he reached his hands out and grabbed Red Helt's helt.
"What... what are you doing!?" Red Helt quickly leaned away.
"You are no longer part of the crew, Red," Riley shook his head, "That ans I will be taking your helt and-"
"Then let be your Second!" Red Helt quickly shouted, "Don't... don't take away my helt! Fuck, don't touch it!"
"Hm," Riley just shrugged; tilting his head to the side as he dropped Red Helt and causing her and the others to just hit each other when they fell down, "Now that the hierarchy has been set — it is ti for us to shoot down the people from Order of Nothing. Everyone, to your battle stations."
"..." The other Helts hesitated to move at first, but as Red Helt clicked her tongue and gestured to them that it was alright, they all rushed back to their stations.
"The nearest hostile is-"
"No," Riley shook his head. And before anyone could react, they all just quickly grabbed whatever they could as the ship turned in a way that it shouldn't be able to, "Just fire everything."
"Fire... everything?" Yellow Helt looked at the screen in front of her, only to see several ships flying around in the distance - including allies from everywhere, "But there are friendlies at front and-"
"Fire," Riley pointed his hand forward, "You do not need to aim, just fire."
"We will hit our allies!" Red Helt climbed up to the deck again as she reasoned with Riley, "You're an android, you're supposed to be protecting the people of Everywhere!"
"I am not an android, Red Helt," Riley glanced at Red Helt, "And I am not protecting anyone fire."
"You are going to kill-"
"G...guys!? My... my hands are moving on their own!?" Yellow Helt scread, causing everyone to just turn their attention toward him.
"Y... Yellow!?" Red Helt grabbed the fence of the deck as she leaned over there to look at Yellow Helt, only to see him indeed about to fire at everyone, "What are you-Are you doing this!? Stop... stop it!"
Red Helt could not help it anymore as she just punched Riley straight on his helt; hurting her hand in the process and removing the visor of Riley's pink helt.
"Oh..." Riley blinked a couple of tis, "...Miss Pepondosovich is not going to like that at all." "You-" Red Helt was about to say sothing but then noticed Riley's eyes which seemingly reflected everything, "You said you weren't an android!?"
"I am not," Riley shook his head before raising his hands, causing Red Helt to back away
- contrary to what she expected, however, Riley did not grab her at all... and instead removed his helt.
"Wh-" Red Helt could really only shut her mouth. And it wasn't only her, the rest of the Helts just stared at Riley, none of them could believe how ethereal he looked even though he was already right in front of them.
He then just casually picked up the visor with his hand and reattached it to the helt before wearing it again. And almost as if what happened didn't happen, he just once again turned to
look at Yellow Helt and said,
"Fire."
And without even wanting to, Yellow Helt's hands started firing at all the ships battling in front of her—whether it was an ally or an enemy, it didn't matter.
"N... No!" Red Helt scread, "Tell our allies to raise their shields and-"
"There will be no need for that," Riley raised a finger, and as soon as he did so, all of the blasts that shot out from their ship... changed direction mid-flight... which was impossible since they were actually a type of photon blast. And there, everyone just watched as the blasts flew like fireflies - only targeting the ships of the Order of Nothing.
And in less than a quarter of a minute...
...all of them were gone.
"W... what the f..." Red Helt could really only stand there, almost falling to her butt if she
wasn't holding the railings.
"Good work, everyone," Riley then nodded and turned around, just shrugging a single arm as he stepped down the deck, "Let us salvage what we can from the ships before returning to HQ."
"O...okay?" Green Helt, who was the most composed out of everyone, could not help but stutter as she just instinctively followed Riley's orders - they do not salvage, that wasn't part of their job at all. But the only thing she could really do was follow.
And it wasn't only her, the rest of the crew were just literally staring into the expanse of space.
As for Riley, well, he was making himself ho inside the ship and just started walking around like he belonged there in the first place - of course, he did not actually know where he
was going.
"What... did you do...?" Red Helt followed him.
"Your job, Red Helt," Riley turned around to look at Red Helt, "Just more efficiently.
Also, where is my cabin?"
"Your... cabin? You don't have a cabin here!"
"The Captain's cabin, Red Helt."
"There's no everyone sleeps in the sa room!" Red Helt pointed at Riley, "Who are
you!?"
"I am Mister Rirosonovich... or was it Ririrosonvich..." Riley started looking around. "Stop with the fake nas! And I don't an your na! I am asking who you are, did-did
the Overseer send you!?" Red Helt approached Riley.
"No," Riley shook his head, "I am a refugee rescued by Captain Kuhoo and his crew."
"Who...?"
"Kuhoo."
"Damn it, are you actually just playing with !?" Red Helt could not help it anymore as she just removed her helt, revealing her long black hair that reached almost her waist; the irises of her eyes, shaped like stars as she glared at Riley,
"If you are going to take over my operation, you should at least tell who you are and who sent you to replace ! They can't just fire like that as soon as they find soone else!"
"Why not?" Riley tilted his head to the side,
"You seem replaceable enough, Red Helt."
"y-"
[Nothing Nothing Squad, please report to the Office of the Overseer imdiately.]
"...Are you not going to follow that order?"
"No...
...Continue salvaging."
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