It’s been three days since we engaged in a pirate hunt. We didn’t engage in any more pirate hunting after that one time and just spent our time lounging around inside Krishna.
Eh? Will we be okay with not working, you ask? It’s not like we can’t afford to not have any income right now, and when the mothership gets delivered, we’ll perform some joint maneuver drills with Krishna, then get right back into pirate hunting. Krishna’s good to go, judging from its performance on the last sortie.
Well, it’s not like we just spent all of our time staying inside Krishna anyway. I went shopping with Mimi, visited dwarven bars with Elma, and went to the imperial military barracks with May in order to pick up the bounty rewards for the pirates we just exterminated.
The reward for the bandits and the profits from the sale of the plundered loot totaled 135,000 Enels. The bounty reward was 112,000 Enels, and the profit from the loot was 23,000.
Mimi’s salary increased from 0.5% to 1%, so her share of the money is 1,350 Enels. Elma’s salary was still 3%, so her share was 4,050 Enels. After subtracting their salaries, my share amounts to 129,600 Enels.
It may seem that I take a lion’s share of the profit, but that’s not really the case.
The ship was 100% mine, and I also served as the main pilot. I’m also obligated to provide food, clothing, and shelter for the two of them, and I needed to provide fringe benefits as well, so there’s actually a lot on my plate. Considering that, my share wouldn’t seem that unreasonable at all. The Mercenary Guild was the one that set the standard salary, so I don’t think they’d shortchange any party.
If the ship was jointly owned, the percentage of the shares would be quite different. How much one contributed to the purchase of the main ship seems to be a major deciding factor in the calculation of the reward distribution.
“We’re finally going to receive the mothership!”
Mimi squealed in excitement while we were on the way to the private dock where the brand new mothership was moored.
“Yeah. It sure felt like forever. By the way, have you decided on a name for the new ship, Hiro?”
“A name huh…… Right, we should have decided on a name. I kinda forgot.”
What would be good, I wonder. I wasn’t really particular with ship names back when I was playing the game and usually used the default ones.
“Is Skizbrazunil no good?”
“Not really. But, y’know…… I want one with more character.”
Character huh. But Skizbrazunil did sound a bit too plain. And come to think of it, Skizbrazunil was a name derived from Norse mythology while Krishna was the name of a hero in Indian myth. I believe he was one of Vishnu’s incarnations. It’s difficult to think up of a name that will harmonize the two. They’re from completely different mythologies after all. And I only managed to learn about Krishna’s origin when I searched the internet on a whim back when I first got the ship. If I didn’t do so, I wouldn’t have any idea about it at all.
Hmm. Let me try cooking something up using the internet trivia I barely remember. Oh, I think I got one.
“How about Garuda?”
“Garuda?”
“It’s the name of a sacred bird that served as a divine steed. Krishna is named after an incarnation of a god in the first place, and Vishnu, his persona as a god, rode the Garuda; a divine bird that shone as bright as brilliant flames.”
I actually don’t know for sure if Vishnu really rode on Garuda in the first place since I didn’t manage to search it up back then, but who cares anyway.
“A bird huh…… Um, but the ship really doesn’t look much like a bird though.”
“……Hm, you’re right.”
The Skizbrazunil was quite a beefy-looking ship and sported an appearance that was far removed from the grace and elegance associated with birds. It certainly didn’t fit huh.
“Hm. How about Lotus then?”
“Lotus? That’s the name of a plant, right? Or was it a flower?”
“Yep. It’s both the name of the plant and the flower it produces. In my hometown, gods were often depicted sitting on top of lotus flowers.”
I’m talking about the so-called lotus position. Gods and Buddha were often depicted sitting or standing on them in Buddhist murals and sculptures. Since it was a seat used by gods, wouldn’t it fit nicely? There’s a close relationship between Hinduism and Buddhism anyway.
“But lotus flowers range from white to pale pink, right? Our mothership is predominantly black, so it still doesn’t fit.”
“So we’ll just call it Black Lotus. It’s a pretty grand-sounding name. Expensive too.”
“Grand and… expensive……?”
“Nevermind that.”
Mimi tilted her head in bewilderment after hearing my remarks. It’s a name that raises the charm of anything by at least three points. That’s especially true for car nuts.
“Well, at least Black Lotus sounds more appropriate than Garuda.”
“Yes, that’s right. Naming it after a flower is kinda cute as well.”
“Okay then. Are you fine with the name too, May?”
“Yes.”
May, who was following after us, nodded quietly. May’s hair and eyes are black. Her maid uniform was also a mix of white and black. Her piloting a ship called Black Lotus was surprisingly on point.
“We’ve been waiting for you all.”
When we arrived at the private dock, we found Sara waiting for us there. There were others with her, but I only recognized Sara. Well, the male dwarf standing near Sara was kinda familiar, I guess. He may be one of the company bosses who paid us a visit along with her a couple of days back. Honestly speaking, male dwarves all sported dense beards, so it was kinda hard to differentiate them.
“Hey. It’s finally time huh.”
After greeting them, I looked up at the newly minted mothership; the Skizbrazunil – Black Lotus. It was several times larger than Krishna. Krishna was already pretty big despite being classified as a small ship, but even two of it wouldn’t compare to the size of the ship before me.
The overall form was streamlined despite its bulk. Actually, it had a lot of curves, and almost no part of the hull was completely flat. Was this intentional? Did it have to do with structural stability or something?
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