Bodacious Space Pirates (モーレツ宇宙海賊)

Space has laws, but no rules.

Out there, playing by the book can get you killed.

Although manuals exist for things like

piracy, electronic warfare, and FTL jumps,

in a pinch, the crew's decisions,

especially those of the captain, will determine the ship's fate.

With the yacht club aboard the Bentenmaru,

are Kato Marika's skills up to the task?

It's impossible...

We launched at low propulsion, so the propellant hasn't stabilized.

Marika...

We'll jump.

We're so far yet sometimes so close,

I'll give it all I have and

rampage, explode, burn, detonate, erupt,

Even if I end up blown to stardust,

My heart is burning for you,

The children of the stars will keep protecting you

Let's eat!

This is great.

I was worried for a little while, but I'm glad everything worked out.

It's too early to lower your guard.

We're just getting started.

That's true, but...

Well, we should at least relax during dinner.

Curry is delicious, isn't it?

I've never had it before.

Haramaki really is a good cook.

I love it too.

Who wants seconds?

I'll have some.

Haramaki, me too.

On it.

We can do FTL jumps now.

Tomorrow, we should start practicing our piracy.

We're done for today though, right?

No, we aren't.

D-Did I forget something?

Room assignments.

Where is everyone going to sleep?

Oh yeah...

I forgot.

Thanks for the food!

As harsh as ever, Chiaki.

You think so?

As a fellow pirate,

you want Marika to improve as fast as she can, right?

That's not it.

Wouldn't you guys be upset if you had nowhere to sleep?

capsaicin.

I bet the Bentenmaru's serving dinner now.

Can Marika cook?

One of the yacht club members can.

So it'll be fine.

Still, is this really okay?

They can FTL jump, but they can't tune the converter reactors.

And it isn't a good idea to work the alpha reactor too hard.

I can't see anything.

I hope they can keep it running.

If you're worried, I can turn on another on-board camera.

There are others besides the one that the Kurihara girl destroyed.

Let's let them to try to handle things themselves for now.

Is everything okay?

Just fine.

Goodnight.

Goodnight.

Looks fine in here.

Goodnight.

Is everything oka-

Sorry...

We're fine.

Goodnight!

Goodnight...

President, it's almost lights out.

Oh, roger.

Will you be all right up here alone?

Yeah, I'll have someone take over later.

Besides, there's a lot I want to review.

Okay then.

Night.

Goodnight.

So tired...

You should get to sleep or you'll have a hard time tomorrow.

That fast?

Why?

Yeah...

I see.

Got it.

I'll talk to you later.

Yeah, I'll handle it.

Bye.

President?

It's time to change shifts.

Got it.

Thanks.

I overslept!

Marika, good morning.

Morning.

S-Sorry.

You should have woken me up.

You were out cold.

And Gruier did try to wake you.

I did.

Slaps, pinches... I tried everything.

I'm in despair...

You must have been really tired after yesterday.

Y-Yeah...

Go on, get changed.

Captain Marika of the Bentenmaru has arrived.

We've been waiting for this!

You look so cool.

You look wonderful in that outfit.

Marika really is a pirate.

It suits her.

It's really great.

Um, that's enough clapping.

Okay. I'll go over our pirate job.

This is the luxury liner, Princess Apricot.

It's our target this time.

But they are also regular customers.

They have provided us with information, and they trust us.

You can think of piracy as a stage show for a luxury liner.

The whole thing is planned, so it isn't too dangerous.

And you don't need to worry about any unplanned accidents.

Oh.

This might be easier than I expected.

It isn't that simple.

Chiaki's right.

There's more to piracy than simply flying the ship.

There are procedures.

Procedures?

Yes.

First, we FTL jump in front of the Princess Apricot,

and we ambush them.

Captain, about that...

I realized this during our last jump...

Relying on the alpha reactor alone is a little dangerous.

She's right. Otherwise, why have two?

So I thought about it, and I wondered if we could use the alpha and beta together.

Raise the alpha output a little, then make minor stabilization adjustments to beta,

and it should work.

Or maybe we shouldn't?

No, that's really smart!

My family's cruiser is a two-engine too.

And sometimes, when one is out-of-whack,

that's how we do it.

I'll leave it to you.

Yayoi can oversee the engine.

Thank you.

Once we have a visual on the cruise ship, we'll initiate electronic warfare.

We'll take over their controls and announce ourselves.

President?

Y-Yeah?

That's my job, right?

Don't overdo it.

Yeah... I know.

Then it gets hard again.

After touchdown, we have to get in close to the liner.

We need to keep the customers entertained,

so we'll have to dock by force at a range visible from the windows.

Keep them entertained?

For how long?

Two or three minutes, I guess?

Even entering port takes longer than that...

We can't keep the customers waiting.

Not only can we not keep them waiting, if we mess up the docking and damage their ship,

we'll have to pay a penalty.

R-Really?

Come on, Chiaki.

Don't scare them.

And once you've boarded their ship, you do your piracy duties,

then return to the Bentenmaru, and you're done.

Will I be able to do something that hard?

Didn't you win the middle school tournament?

Yeah, but that was in a yacht.

But I don't know if I can pilot a spaceship through

complex maneuvers when I've never been on one before.

We are beginners, after all.

You can't start complaining now.

You must do it.

I'm sorry for being so harsh.

But we can't back out now.

I know it's my fault that you're all involved,

but I will not let you fail.

So I want you to believe in and follow me.

I'll go with you.

What about you guys?

Of course.

I'm sorry for saying something so strange.

Sorry, Marika.

I'll help with the helm as much as I can.

Thank you!

I shall also help, Captain.