Hundred - Volume 11 - Chapter Pr

Prologue: Approximately 1 million years ago

Truly, that this would be such a thing——. 

About going back a million years from now. 

She transferred to an escape pod, to a small spaceship while pressing down the injury of her shoulder. 

Planet Notre Dame. 

That’s the name of the planet where she was born and raised. 

Compared with the Earth, it’s around 1/3 of its size, but the population exceeds 1 billion people. 

Only that, there were various frequent problems such as air pollution and food. 

Therefore, in Planet Notre Dame, an outer space advancement plan was planned to investigate new planets that its inhabitants can colonize. 

That was called “Frontier Plan” and the scientists of Notre Dame began to develop space probes and investigations of planets where their people can live. 

The young space engineer, PhD. Glenn Harber, is one of them. 

Eventually, he built one spaceship with his colleagues. 

Maria Florence was chosen to be the pilot to board that spaceship. 

She’s Glenn Harber’s girlfriend. 

And, that is half a year ago when Maria was selected as astronaut. 

And after Glen and Maria had a passionate moment on the bed. 

– Hey, Glenn. We’ve been together for five years now, right? 

Glenn immediately understood what her words meant. 

It was because he was thinking that it wouldn’t be strange to begin to talk soon. 

Glenn answers with a troubled look. 

– … Maria, can you wait for a bit longer? If it’s a bit longer, I expect to be able to repay all the debts. In that case, then I absolutely—— 

– … 

Maria showed a somewhat lonely expression. 

She can comprehend what Glenn is saying. 

His father failed in the business. 

Because Maria knows that there’s a lot of debt, some of that debt have fallen onto him. Even if Maria and Glenn work for the rest of their lives, that amount can’t easily be repaid. 

Even if they start a second——no, a third life, they can’t repay it normally. 

– Maria, please don’t put a face like that. If Frontier Plan succeeds, we’ll absolutely be able to manage somehow or other. I guarantee it. 

– When will that be ready? How soon for it to succeed? 

– It maybe soon, or maybe not. 

Glenn talked about the Frontier Plan he is engaged in. 

The spaceship for exploring new planets has already been completed. 

It’s powered by a strong energy ore called Energy Stone. 

Thanks to that ore, the people of Planet Notre Dame were able to open the doors of space-time with long-term space travel. Warp navigation of spaceships and time travel became possible. 

Those were his research results. 

… however, it doesn’t mean that they can do warp and time travel as much as they want and, they don’t know well what kind of dangers come with them. The risk of failure is also too great. 

Besides, the energy stones were very precious things. 

Those can barely be found in Planet Notre Dame and from the stratum of the surrounding planets. 

So, to get the energy stones needed for warp and time travel, they cost as much money as to build many huge buildings. 

Besides, the astronaut can’t be anyone. 

It must be suitable for space adaptive procedures and of course a person who is mentally stable and when it comes to minimum requirements they must excel more than a certain amount of knowledge and science and technology. 

If there’s a time where manual operation is not possible, or if they discover a new planet, they can’t judge whether the place is really safe or not. 

– If Maria gets on the spaceship and discovers a new planet where we can live, we may be able to solve everything soon. 

Glenn said that as a joke, but Maria didn’t hear that as such. 

– If so, I’ll embark. 

– Huh? 

Glenn looked surprised. 

– Maria. That’s, are you seriously saying that? 

– Yes, I’m serious. 

Nodding with a serious expression, Maria continued. 

– If I get on it, then everything will settle, isn’t it? Then, for our future, I’ll board the spaceship. 

Maria and Glenn are in the same university, though the faculties were different. 

Glenn is in the Faculty of Space Engineering and Maria is in the Faculty of Medicine. 

And now, Maria is a doctor. 

Even though she’s not as good as Glenn, if it’s the high intellectual Maria, she should be able to learn what she needs as an astronaut soon and pass through the aptitude test. 

Unlike an ordinary researcher, there’s nothing to criticize about her stamina because she’s a doctor and her fingers are nimble as well. 

– Understood. I’ll consider it if you say so. I also want to be just with you soon. 

– Glenn… 

Being hugged by Glenn, Maria was truly happy. 

Naturally, she hadn’t noticed yet. 

The few words of this night will be the beginning of the revenge for about a million years. 

Mary decided to undergo the aptitude test. 

It’s about how much aptitude ability regarding space adaptive operation she has. 

Maria passed it magnificently. 

Subsequently, she decided to take the space adaptation operation. 

The spaceship has a suspended animation mode, nonetheless, that alone puts a heavy burden on the body. 

For that reason, it’s necessary to raise her resistances by pouring a special virus collected from space organisms with self-repairing functions into the body of Maria. 

Although she passed the aptitude examination, and in the case a rejection comes out, there’s a possibility that she will lose her life with suffering. 

However, Maria overcame that without problems. 

And then, the day she was discharged from the hospital. 

Maria, splurging with Glenn and two people, went to eat to a high-class restaurant. 

There’s no need to think about debt anymore. 

After that, they spent a hot night. 

Their heads were filled with the presentiment of a happy future. 

Receiving training for a while after that, the day to begin the trip came. 

They are at the universe port of Planet Notre Dame. 

– May you receive this? 

– This is? 

Glenn was holding out a red colored ore. A string is attached so that it can hang form the neck. 

– It’s a special ore that is also used as the motive power of the spaceship. It’s an amulet. 

– Thank you. 

Receiving it, Maria hung it on the neck. 

– Well then, I’m off. 

– I’ll be waiting for your return. 

Just before boarding the spaceship. 

Maria and Glenn kissed, wishing to resume it. 

——A week passed after that. 

Maria took off from Planet Notre Dame successfully and was in the middle of the space travel. 

Although gradually arriving late, Glenn also sent video letters. 

If there’s nothing wrong in the next three days, the spaceship, using the power of the power stone, will open a wormhole so that it can move to a distant place. 

Now it’s moving to a place where the wormhole is easy to open. 

After she went through the wormhole, Maria entered in suspended animation state. 

The next time she woke up, she found a new environment, it’s because she finally arrived. 

After finishing the investigation for about a month, and using all the remaining energy, she would do a time travel to the past. 

Returning to Planet Notre Dame at the time of departure, that would mean that she can obtain maximum happiness. 

However——. 

– …eh? 

It was all of a sudden. 

With a bump, the spaceship shook without warning. 

The inside of the spaceship is dyed red with the emergency lights and an emergency alarm resounds. 

– What the hell is it happening!? 

She touches the screen to check the situation outside. 

——And, creatures that looked like beetles appeared on the monitor. 

– Are those, no way… 

The invaders drifting in the universe——. 

Their existence it’s rumored to be a biological weapon that destroyed every single creature of the planets they landed. 

They are the Savages. 

She had heard of them in rumors, but it was her first time seeing their true form. 

(… impossible, to encounter a Savage in such a place…) 

The Savages adhere and coil around the spaceship and swung downward the pincers. 

She tried to dodge them, operating the spaceship, but she couldn’t do so. 

The pincers destroy the exterior. 

On the contrary, the pincers also touched the body of Maria. 

– Kyaah! 

The spaceship shakes. 

Maria ends up falling on the floor. 

Moreover, she was injured on the top of her shoulder. 

It cannot be helped anymore. 

As things are, the spaceship will be destroyed. The air in the spaceship was disturbed due to the opened hole. Papers and food whirl up and flew out to the outer space. 

The panicking Maria moved with an unsteady walk inside the spaceship that was dyed red with the emergency lights and headed to the escape pod——to the evacuation spaceship. 

The body of a person barely fits in, it’s really small. 

– Haa, haa…! 

It hurts so much that the opening of the wound burns. 

Still, she was able to move to the escape pod somehow. 

Because she has nothing but a small power stone, and aside from warp, she can’t do time travel. 

But, it’s better than dying. 

Touching the monitor, she starts the main system of the escape pod. 

She gives instructions to separate from the spaceship. 

(Phew…) 

The separation succeeded somehow. 

But, it doesn’t mean that she’s safe with this. 

(Please! Don’t come over here…) 

What is displayed on the monitor in front of her is the figure of the destroyed spaceship by the pincers of two Savages. 

If she was a little bit late, Maria would have become trash of the space with it. 

– Ah… 

*Shivers*, the spine of Maria shivered. 

It’s because the sense of touch of the Savages is directed to the escape pod in which Maria got in. 

(I have to escape from this place quickly!) 

Maria touches the monitor. 

Anywhere is fine. 

For the time being, she warps to a place that was distant from here. 

(But, if I do a warp, the energy enough to return to my planet may be reduced to zero) 

The warps require that much energy. 

At that time, one of the Savages started moving, aiming at the escape pod. 

– Guuh!! 

The Savage accelerates, deploying a pair of shining feathers. 

It crashed into the escape pod. 

The alarm sound that has been sounding intensifies. 

The damage rate of the spaceship displayed on the monitor is 55%. 

If it takes another hit, it will be destroyed just like the main spaceship. 

(This is not the time to hesitate) 

If she’s alive, she’ll surely manage somehow. 

It should be connected to the future. 

Believing so, Maria touched the screen. 

The escape pod emits a strong light and opens a space-time gate. 

There, the Savages started to pursuit her. 

And charged once again. 

(——make it in time!!) 

It was at the very last moment. 

Before the Savages crashed into it, the escape pod was able to warp. 

(Somehow, I survived…) 

Still, because of the wounds received from the Savage, her consciousness is vague. 

She tried to put her rough breathing in order, but she couldn’t do so. 

(Protect me, Glenn…) 

While wishing so, Maria grasped tightly the?amulet?hanging from her neck. 

The machine parts before her eyes became blurred. 

They were fading slowly——. 

The consciousness of Maria——was interrupted. 

Immediately after that. 

Spontaneous characters start to appear on the monitor. 

Sensing risk of life? 

Pilot mode was changed from manual to auto? 

Changed the inboard environment to life support mode? 

Instructions to return? 

Place of destination established to Planet Notre Dame? 

ERROR?There is not enough energy to reach the destination? 

New place of destination?Searching for planets where life activities are possible? 

Search results: 1 coincidence? 

Changed the new place of destination to 0832•31342•134141? 

Taking approximately half a year, the escape pod finally reached the vicinity of the place of destination. 

The escape pod comes down so that it can be pulled by gravity. 

Elapsing dozens of thousands of years after that——. 

Maria becomes the God of that planet that later would be called the Earth and leads the earthlings, who are existences similar to herself, to further evolution.