I Became an Evolving Space Monster

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Corman, the leader of the Shinoroku Cartel, has been having trouble sleeping for several months.

Cyborgs are insomniacs. It was a dull joke, but it was true.

It all started the day his ship was replaced by a Megacorp mining ship.

A few months ago now. As usual, while taking the designated route, I happened to spot a passing mining ship.

I was happy to earn some credit for a while, but then a monster appeared and ruined everything. The monster destroyed the pirate ship, planted something on the heads of the survivors, including him, and then left.

At the time, I thought I was lucky to be alive, but I was wrong. ‘Something’ that entered my head began to cause me pain periodically. Daily life was almost impossible because of the pain that came at any time.

Moreover, when I tried to get rid of ‘something’ or tried to talk about it with others, it caused even more pain. It’s like telling yourself not to even dream.

After the day he encountered the monster, Corman’s life quickly deteriorated. I was just forced to live in a prison created inside my body.

Fortunately, he was able to survive because he was a cyborg, but the others were not. Except for him, everyone else went crazy and ran out of space to end their lives.

Is it because every day feels like hell? Even though I received a summons from the head of the Shino Group, I was not particularly happy.

Until now, operations planned directly by the commander-in-chief have always brought great profits. It would happen again this time, but Corman couldn’t be happier. Because credit doesn’t cure the pain.

Of course, it is nonsense to disobey the leader’s call. Immediately after receiving the call, the Shinoroku Cartel took immediate action.

And today marks one week since Corman joined the Shino Group’s fleet.

“Boss, we will arrive in 10 minutes.”
“….”
“Boss?”

Corman, who had his eyes closed, came to his senses when he heard a voice calling him.

“They say there are 10 minutes left to arrive at the destination.”
“destination?”

Corman opened his eyes and looked around. Pirates wearing reinforced suits were seen sitting in a row inside a large transport ship.

Only then did he realize what he had been doing.

“Are you okay?”
“Uh, uhh. “I have something to think about for a moment.”
“yes?”
“I understand first. Everyone, be ready to move as soon as we land.”
“yep.”

Tens of minutes ago, the leader of the Shinoichi Cartel gave him an order. There’s a problem with the terraforming facility that manages standby conditions in AG-01. Go and fix it.

So, while I was traveling on a transport ship with my subordinates, I fell asleep.

‘I took a nap?’

Before coming here, he had never slept comfortably. It was because of the damn intruder inside my head.

But after landing on this planet, the headache completely disappeared.

It’s not that ‘something’ is dead or missing. For some reason, it became inactive after landing on AG-01. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to fall into such a deep sleep.

‘Fuck, I don’t mind the reason.’

Now is an opportunity when ‘something’ is quietly present. Once this is over, we have to get rid of him right away.

I heard that this planet was once a Hulk mutant testing ground. If so, there would also be high-performance surgical equipment. If you ask the vice-minister of the Shinoni side who came here first, you will get the answer you want.

｢What should I do?｣
‘Huh?’

The subordinate’s voice mixed with mechanical sounds woke him up again.

‘uh?’

When he came to his senses, there were pirates wearing helmets in front of him. The space he was standing in was not a transport ship either.

A lot of water on the floor, a dark space where the only light was the headlights on the pirates’ helmets, and the sound of the fierce wind outside.

Where they were was inside a broken terraforming facility.

‘When did you get here…?’

As I asked myself, what happened just a moment ago slowly came to mind.

Despite the rough weather, the transport ship landed safely in front of the terraforming facility. As soon as Shinoroku’s members got off, they quickly ran inside the facility.

On the way, one of his subordinates was unluckily struck by lightning and oxidized, but the rest entered the first floor of the facility safely.

These are all powerful memories that cannot be easily forgotten. It wasn’t even a long time ago, it just happened.

It’s absolutely not normal to forget that.

｢Where should I start repairing?｣
｢….｣
｢Boss?｣
｢Are you okay?｣

But I couldn’t give up here.

It was obvious that if things continued like this, rather than extracting the entity inside his head, he would be reprimanded by the Shinoichi leader. If he even relays this to the head of Shino Group, the situation will get worse. If you’re unlucky, the Shinoroku Cartel may be kicked out of the group.

‘That’s just not possible!’

In order to extract ‘something’, repairs must be completed.

｢…You guys, go down to the basement and check if the reactor and facilities are okay.｣
｢Yep!｣
｢The rest go to the situation room above.｣

The pirates who received the order moved quickly. The lights attached to the helmet quickly moved away. He ran up the stairs with the remaining men, including Corman.

The stairs were so dark that I couldn’t see anything in front of me. Even with the headlights on, everything looked black, so it was difficult to tell what the stairs were.

Is it because of the added wind noise coming from outside the building? The atmosphere was very gloomy.

Even if you are a vicious criminal without a conscience, that doesn’t mean you can’t feel fear. This dark space stimulated the primal fear of living things. The backs of the pirates climbing the stairs instantly became damp with cold sweat.

‘…Damn it.’

Corman was equally anxious. This was especially true because of the memory loss I experienced one after another.

It seemed like the pitch-black darkness beyond the stairs, where he didn’t know when they would end, would devour his memories.

｢Boss.｣
｢!｣

He was startled by his subordinate’s voice inside his helmet.

“Boss, it looks like a bomb exploded.”
“…I see.”

I wondered if I had lost my mind again, but fortunately not this time.

When I looked in the direction my subordinate pointed, I saw that part of the stairs leading to the upper floor and the exterior wall of the building had collapsed. Looking at the traces, it looked like it had been forcibly torn off by some powerful force.

“hey. “What’s on this floor?”
“Uh, there’s only the administrator’s lounge here and above and below.”

I heard that the reason the problem arose here was because of a surprise attack by separatists. If you are going to carry out a terrorist attack with a bomb, it is reasonable to aim directly at the floor where important facilities are located or the terraforming facility. There is no reason to aim for a place like this.

‘It probably has nothing to do with us.’

It is his job to keep this facility functioning properly. Just as he was about to let it go, someone whispered in Corman’s ear.

‘Come here’.

‘!’

Startled, he looked back.

｢Who
were you just now?｣ ｢Why are you doing that?｣
｢Who spoke to you?｣
｢Yes?｣
｢We didn’t say anything?｣

The only people he brought with him were in the middle of the stairs. Even when I looked down, I couldn’t see the owner of the voice.

｢What is this….｣
‘This way’

A voice is heard again. Corman tilted his head and looked upward.

“It’s over there! There’s someone up there! ｣
｢Yes?｣
｢Boss?｣
｢You stupid bastards! Go up quickly!”

Although the pirates were confused, they followed orders. With my enhanced physical ability, I jumped over the collapsed stairs and went upstairs. Corman also followed his men into the upstairs hallway.

“Why are you doing this all of a sudden?”
“There is an intruder other than us.”

Everyone tensed up at the mention of an intruder.

This building has been empty ever since the separatist terror attack. There is only one person who can sneak into this dangerous place.

｢…Didn’t all those idiots get kicked out?’
｢You damn bastards. “Are you going to make us clean up after it?”

The pirates cursed and searched the rooms connected to the hallway.

This building is filled with facilities and machines for climate and environmental control. The space that facility managers can use privately is extremely limited. When it comes to rest facilities, there are only a few of them.

But there was no trace of the intruder.

“There’s no place here?”
“No, there’s still one place left.”
“Yes?”

Corman pointed to the end of the hallway. There was a large elevator door that was tightly closed.

“It could be hiding in there.”
“No matter what, it’s a little bit over there…”
“Or it could be lying down.”
“No.”

Seeing the leader aiming a plasma rifle at them, the pirates immediately walked towards the elevator.

“open it.”

The personnel who brought the plasma cutter came to the front and began to open the closed elevator door. A green light illuminated the dark hallway for a moment before the thick metal door opened making a noise.

The pirate in the lead checked the inside of the empty elevator shaft.

“I can’t see anything?”
“Did you check properly?”
“Yes. Looking at it again…huh? “I see something!”

The subordinate, who was forced to look down the elevator shaft, bent down inside as if he had noticed something.

｢What is that….｣

Then suddenly something big came out from inside.

Those were pathologically white hands. The hand, which was larger than the elevator, grabbed the pirate and disappeared down the shaft.

“Huh?”
“What was that just now?”

The other pirates who were watching blankly also slowly realized the reality. The fact that a non-human being snatched away my companion.

｢Monster, monster!｣
｢Fuck! I can’t contact you!”
“Boss! How do I do this!”

Screams of fear coming through the speakers inside the helmet. Corman also tried to give orders quickly.

‘You’re here’

If it weren’t for the command I heard in my head.

｢Why again…Ugh?!｣

When he came to his senses, he unconsciously dropped the plasma rifle he was holding on the floor.

The hallway that had been fine until just now suddenly became a ruin. There were traces of melting from plasma on the walls and ceiling, and corpses with their limbs torn off were lined up on the floor.

“Oh, no! What I did….’
‘Come here’

Before he knew it, he was in the elevator. The numbers displayed on the location indicator were seen changing rapidly.

｢Stop it!｣
｢Ding. 4th floor underground. The door opens.”

The elevator door opens with a cheerful alarm. Regardless of his will, his body moved outside on its own.

‘this way’

A hand lost control and removed the helmet from his head. It was hard to believe that it was inside a terraforming facility, so thick moisture and a foul smell covered my face.

There, the owner of the White Hand was waiting for Corman.

“Fuck, fuck! This is my body! “No one can control me!”

The elevator door is about to close. The light also fades out.

It wasn’t hard to guess what would happen when that light went out. Corman muttered frantically.

“This is my body! This is my body! This is my body! “This is my body!”
“It’s been a while.”

The pale being in front whispers to him.

No, to be exact, he is whispering to ‘something’ inside his head.

“This is my body. This is my body…”

The door closed. Cyborg’s voice also went out.

“Watch next episode”