Chapter 30: The Hardships of a Single-Parent
Ex's POV
I waited for Yui to come back during that night, which she finally did. At this point, Ms. Accord, Rulue, and Witch all left. "Father!" She called to me. "! Yui! You got your stuff, I take it?" I looked at her. "Yeah, so where do you live?" Yui wondered. "Oh, I think you'll quite enjoy this… follow me." I turned around. She stayed close behind me, then we see the Tetra. "That right there, is your new place of residence, Yui." I showed her. "That ship?" "Yup, and it's coming down for us." The Tetra opened its hatch and we entered. "Take a look at this, Yui… isn't she a beauty on the inside?" I smiled. "Sure is… wow." She was stunned. "I'm the proud captain of this space vessel. My crew is all like a family to me, but Ess was my only true family for a long time. Anyway, you'll see them move around the ship's layout periodically for most days. It's so that they can perform their daily duties. I would take you to Tee so that you can learn more about him, but he's… preoccupied with something else. So, I'll just show you to the other members." I made it clear to her. She nodded and we went on with introductions. "Hey O, we have a new resident on the ship." I called him out. "Pipi? … Pi pipipi!" He prattled on. "What's he saying?" Yui questioned. "He's basically going, "Nice to meet you!", or… something along those lines. I dunno... I don't understand his exclusive language too much. I usually consult Tee whenever I need an accurate translation from O." I admitted. "Either way, he's adorable…" Yui gushed. "He's adorable, yes. But, his job is quite a burden on him too. He's a communications officer, relaying information back and forth at incredible speeds. Heading over here... we have the ship's engineer, Ai." The dog heard my voice. "Ah! C-Captain, you're back?" He looked surprised. "With a new person living here, Ai." I said to him. "Huh? This girl, here...?" He observed her. "He talks, walks on two legs, and does machinery stuff… that is just wack…" She commented.
The reliable engineer looked Yui before asking. "Captain Ex, who is this young lady?" Ai wanted to know. "This is Yui, I took her in as a second daughter." I told him. "Wh-what? Uuuuh… Don't you know what might happen if Ess hears of this? It could be dreadful… YIP!" He was frightened. "Relax, Ai… I'll just explain it to her like any good parent would." I assured him. "Well, I hope that doesn't come with a come with a death contract signed with your name." The dog scurried off. "He's a… peculiar individual." Yui described. " *sigh* That's Ai for you… he does some questionable things at times. No doubt that he's intelligent, but fear of the unknown is a thorn in his side. Moving along… Ah, here's Jay and Elle!" I found them sitting down, reading books. "Captain!" They both looked up. "Meet Jay and Elle, the twins on board." We came up to. "T-twins?" Yui paid attention. "Who's this girl?" Jay got curious. "This is Yui, Jay and Elle. She'll be living here from now on as my second daughter." They seemed to be excited about this. "Jay, she looks one hundred times more approachable than Ess is." Elle spoke to him. "Yeah, she seems much nicer by comparison." Jay agreed. "Wh-what kind of person is Ess?" Yui got a bit shaken up. "As her new sister, you'll need to watch out for that nasty temper she has." Jay warned her. "We know it all too well, Yui. Just look at these scars and bruises." Elle continued speaking for Jay. They showed their proof of abuse to her. "No way… she's abusing you two?" She felt sorry for them… I did too. "Yep." Jay nodded. "Hold on… those marks look like they're very recent… D-did she beat you two today?" I asked them. "Yeah, she did. She was apparently so infuriated with you because Zed became scrap metal. She found this out when Tee was lamenting out-loud, this was how we discovered the truth too. The crushing of Zed was… a bit much for us to take in. This tipped Ess over the edge so much... that she felt like she had to lash out against someone. We were unfortunate to be caught under her ultra-cranky side." Elle frowned. Hm… looks like I'll want to have a talk with her after I introduce her to Yui. I thought. "Thanks for the insight Jay and Elle, we'll be going now." I told them. The twins nodded and waved to Yui.
Going into Ess' room, we had to be cautious. "Hey, Ess." I went in alone. "Oh, Papa!" She looked. Huh, she doesn't seem to be mad now… how did she calm herself down? I wondered in my mind. "Ess, I have a surprise for you~." "Wh-what surprise?" "Say hello... to your new sister!" I showed her. "Uh, hi Ess." She waved to her. "... … Papa… what is this debauchery?!" Her anger was reignited. "Um… what…? I think you meant… debacle? *sigh* Nevermind. Why are you so angry, Ess?" I lost my enthusiasm. "Papa, I thought I was the daughter you dearly loved… then you go ahead and accept this STRANGER as your new daughter!" She yelled at me. "L-look, Ess. I still dearly love you. No one will ever replace you as my true daughter. It's just that Yui did not have parents originally… it's complicated. I wanted her to have a loving parent, and I felt obligated to take her in. Especially after we… lost Zed today." I tried explaining to her. "Don't remind me of that…! It was bad enough, listening to Tee go on and on about Zed being gone! It's all your fault that he was there with you, only to be destroyed! And I just wanted to unleash my frustration on something, so I used Jay and Elle as pain dummies!" She continued.
I kind of lost my composure and wanted to scream at her. "Yui, could you please leave and close the door behind you? Things… could get messy here. In the meantime, how about you go to Tee and cheer him up. I know this conflicts with what I said earlier, but I think he needs some motivation. Ask around if you can't find him." I told her. "A-alright…" She left. "Okay, now we have the privacy necessary…" I breathed deeply in and out. "EEEEEEEEESS!" I screamed. "H-Huh?!" "I might be an easy-going parent, but it sure as hell doesn't mean that I'm not strict! And, I'm going to drill what you need to know in that head of yours! You know why I'M yelling now?! Because NONE of that was my fault! Zed came with Tee to help me in my time of need. The robot that you love SAVED me from dying! Then, he protected Yui at the cost of his metallic body. He jumped in to save her under his OWN volition, even though he never really knew who she was! And don't think for a second that I didn't care about Zed's destruction, because I did! I WISHED that he was still here! I WISHED that he can still be a brother to me! Finally, I wished that he could still provide support to this crew… He was as much of a family member to me as he was to you, Ess. Please understand that I'm telling the truth and nothing but the truth." I frowned. "Papa…" She stood up and hugged me. "E-Ess?" "I-I get it now, it must've been rough for you too. I'm… sorry. Also, I-I regret abusing the twins like that. It was... uncalled for from me." She apologized. "Thank you, Ess… Do you think you can be nice to Yui as your sister?" I smiled. "I'll… try, Papa." "Good…" I was glad that she understood my side of things. It took quite a bit of yelling, but it paid off.
Yui's POV
I asked around, not getting results from O or Ai. I decided to go back to where the twins were. "Hey, Jay and Elle. Do you know where Tee is? I want to talk to him about stuff." I came to them. "He should be in… the mechanical room." Jay answered. "I… don't know where that is." I said. "We'll take you there, then." Elle smiled. "Thanks." I smiled back. They led me to this mechanical room. Sure enough, there he was. "Alright, we'll be going now. We don't wanna ruin the moment for you." Jay whispered. "Okay." I nodded. They left me alone with the guy himself. I quietly entered inside, to which he didn't see me right away. I decided it would be best to say something. "U-um, Tee?" I spoke. He turned around in surprise. "Oh, Yui. What are you doing here?" He asked me. "I'm your captain's daughter now, he took me in since I didn't have any parents." "I-I see… So Ex has a second daughter..." "What are you doing in this room?" "Well, I tried fixing up Zed, however his parts are too smashed up. Even if they weren't, the memory chip from him is no more. Zed… he was a valuable member of the crew… We will all miss him dearly." "So, does that mean there's no point in trying to fix him? Tee, I think you need to move on. This is exactly like when a real family member dies. The family laments for like a day at most, then they carry on with their own lives. I know that kind of thing, since I used to be two ghosts. Honestly, you should look toward the future and keep a positive attitude!" I lightened his mood. "Y-you think so, Yui?" "I should, I was formerly Yu and Rei before this new life came to me." "Yeah. I should, really. Thank you. I should be doing my things as the assistant captain, and not sulking. Anyway, it will be good to have you on board." He said. "Mhm." I nodded to him. "I'll go back to my father now, bye!" I waved to him. "See you." He smiled. I left to return to my father. "Huh… the door's still closed. But, I don't hear a peep inside." I said to myself.
I chose to go ahead and open the door. He and Ess were hugging each other silently. "F-Father?" I came in. "Oh, Yui. Don't worry, everything's fine now." He assured me. "That's… great." I was glad. "So Ess, continuing this thing… Yui will bunk here with you since there isn't a spare room for her." He furthered discussion. "Are you sure this is a good idea, Papa?" Ess questioned him. "It'll be fine, I can see this turn as a positive influence for you. Think about it, you'll get to know your her better if you share this place." "If you say so, Papa." I imagined, being in this room with Ess. I looked forward to potentially sisterly things. "Good. I'll leave you girls to be alone, then. I'm bushed. I'll bathe, and go to bed after that." He left. "So uh… Yui, right?" "Yeah, that's my name." "We should bathe too. There's a bathhouse in this ship for the crew to use. It's separated into men and women, which I'm thankful for." "Why is that, Ess?" "Because, Tee often looks at me during duty time, and he becomes COMPLETELY mesmerized by my features. It's disgusting! I dunno what goes on in his head, but I know for a FACT that he imagines provocative shit. And then, he takes breaks at the most bizarre times. I could think of ONE reason why he does this…" She paused. I thought about what Tee would do, given what Ess said. "...! Would it be because… he goes to masturbate to your image in his head?!" My eyes widened. "Eeeew! I hope that's not the case!" She grimaced. "If he is perverted, then I don't wanna have him masturbating from MY look!" I panicked. "Don't worry, if he tries any of that… you just leave him me." She places her hand on my shoulder. "Well, that is what a good sister does for the other. I'm glad to be your sister, then." I told her. "Let's just go wash up before it's too late." Ess urged. We grab clean clothes and a towel to dry off with. We left for the bathhouse shortly after. "I do like living in the Tetra. it just feels like a nice home, Ess." "Not to mention, it's mobile too. So, if we want to go to a different location, then we just fly off." "Yeah, it's convenient. How big is this bathhouse anyway?" "It's… decent in size, I'll say it that much." As we continued walking, we ran into Elle. "Oh hey, Elle!" I noticed. "Hi, Yui! Are you two heading to the bath as well?" She asked us. "Yes." I answered. "Elle, I'm sorry to you and your brother about the abuse that I did." Ess apologized. "Wow, you're really apologizing? I accept it then! I'll tell Jay that you did so after I come back to him later." She seemed happy. We all paced together to our destination. "There it is…" Ess looked forward.
We went into the women's section, which it was just us. Everyone else in the ship was male. "Wow, this looks great!" I stepped inside. "What's even better… once this area recognizes that everyone authorized to come here is present, the door automatically locks itself from the outside. Now, you haven't been placed into the Tetra's system yet. Until you are, you'll have to enter here first before me and Elle both do so. It's not anything too complicated… you'll just want the thing to scan and remember your DNA. A strand of hair will do for that, which you'll give it tomorrow." Ess went on. "With this place as it is, you don't have to worry about peepers." Elle added. "Namely, Tee." Ess grimaced once more. We started bathing after taking off our clothes. "God, I didn't notice this before, but you're… elegant." Ess realized. "That's just how I was made." I said. "What do you mean by that, Yui?" She raised an eyebrow. "I wasn't… born exactly. I was just brought into the world as a seventeen year-old girl. This body of mine was incarnated from a ritual… made to look like an older version of a ghost." I explained. "Whatever… It sounds like a bunch of mumbo jumbo to me." She didn't really care about that. "It makes me wish that I can grow these things a size or a couple…" Elle wanted. "Jeez, there's like no breasts on that chest at all. I've seen flat chests before, but that takes the cake." I placed my hand on my cheek. "Meh, it's not all bad, Yui. If I want or need to, I could disguise myself as a boy with the proper clothes. I don't know why it COULD be useful... but I don't mind it too much that my chest is flat as a pancake." She embraced. "Crossdressing, huh? I mean, if you need to do that in the near future… I guess you could get away with it and not get caught. I'd doubt the opportunity will come up one of these days." Ess was torn. "Just remember that you are who you are, Elle." I reminded her. "Sure, I'm the twin sister of Jay, first and foremost. I love my brother and never cherish anything else more than him. He protects me and is my knight in shining armor. Just… don't think of it as romantic love, because that's obviously wrong for siblings." She looked back.
We continued washing and talking for a while. However, we… heard something out of place. *inaudible noise* "The hell? What is that sound?" I listened in. "What sound?" Ess asked me. "Shh- listen, Ess. You too, Elle." I whispered. We listened for a minute as the noise kept going. "I-is that… moaning?" Elle guessed. "Yeah, it's coming from here too… but where?" Ess was confused. "I dunno, girls. Let's search." I said to them. They nodded and we scoured around the women's side of the bathhouse. Soon, I discovered this anomaly getting louder. Am I closer to whatever is making this? I questioned myself. I silently signaled the other two to come by me. Grouping up again, we nodded to take one step at a time. We saw a shadow of a person sitting down. What? How is there another person here? I thought. "Wh-who's there?!" I alerted them. "!" We no longer heard that noise from before. The figure attempted running for it before we could do anything. I stopped them, using psychokinesis to move the bath water to surround them. We lit up the place, revealing the mystery person. "GYAAAAAH!" I was disturbed. "T-Tee?! What are you-?! How the FUCK did you get in here?!" Ess started interrogated him. Tee was wearing nothing but underwear. "I'm… the assistant captain. I have the authority to turn off sensors to places. Normally, that one by this bathhouse's door would have kicked me out in an instant. I just disabled it before you got in, yourselves. Then, I reengaged it, so that you would not become suspicious of it." He said. "That still doesn't explain the what, Tee!" I yelled. "Hey, what's this?" Elle snatched something from Tee.
That made him panic as he tried to snatch the thing back. "Ah-! No, give it back, Elle!" He demanded. "... What's with you, man?" She looked at him and showed me what it was. "A-a picture of me? This was when I was leaving the mechanical room! Why do you have this?" I asked him. "Uuuuuh…" He stood there. "*sniff* I smell something odd in the air… do you smell it, girls?" Ess wondered. "*sniff* Yeah, I do too…" I smelled. "Whatever it is, it's a strange aroma… I don't like it." Elle covered her nose. "I-I'm sure that it's just one of you." Tee claimed. Bullshit. I could TELL that he was lying about that. He's hiding something from us. "Tee… why is your underwear like that?" I pointed out. "Yeah, it's not on all the way… what is up with that?!" Ess pressed him further. I decided to use my nose, closer to him. "! Girls, the smell is coming from HIM! More specifically, his only piece of clothing right now!" I uncovered. "And… what's that white goop on his hand?" Elle squinted. "Uuuuuh… I don't know what you're talking about." He replied to her question. "! No-! So he WAS mast-!" Ess was disgusted. I became livid from all of this. "YOU ARE SO REVOLTING, TEE!" We both screamed. "N-no, you have it all wrong!" He covered himself. We slapped him to kingdom come until he ran out of there. "And STAY out!" I shook my fist.
Ex's POV
I felt great in the bathhouse, recovering from the harsh day I had. Jay and Ai were there with me. I was talking to the latter about what had happened, in full. "Ough… That's something I'm sure anyone would be emotionally scarred by. YIP! *cough* Anyway, quite peculiar indeed, Captain." He said. "Ai, words could not fully describe that atmosphere. I'm not usually ever scared of anything, really… but that one scene did made me feel that way." I emphasized. "Really? I think the idea of being a dragon is cool! But… I do understand that with massive power, it requires control…" Jay quickly lost his enthusiasm. "Yes. I think that it's awesome too, but after seeing Dave lose control over himself… I'm still having second thoughts about getting any stronger than I already am." I frowned. "Hey, where's Tee?" Jay wondered. "I don't know where he could be, Jay…" Ai thought about it. "And STAY out!" We heard somebody yell. "YIP! Captain, what in the universe was that?!" The dog reacted. "I dunno, Ai… but we need to check it out!" I got up. We all dressed in fresh clothes, then left the bathhouse. I looked around to see if there was anyone nearby. Yui, Ess, and Elle came out of the women's side. "Alright, where is that little prick?!" Ess looked like a raging bull. Yui seemed to be just as pissed as her.
Elle rejoined her brother, clutching his hand with her own. "What is going on here?!" I exclaimed. "It's. Tee!" Yui told me. "Huh?" I was bewildered, then Elle handed me something. "Wh-What's this?" I looked. It was a picture of Yui closing a door behind her. "That was Yui when she left the mechanical room. It was taken by none other than Tee." She explained. "Why would he take this?" I wondered. Yui came close and whispered to me. "... …" I became furious soon after. "SAY WHAAAAAAT?! When I get a hold of him-! *sigh* Let's find O, and then tell him what's going on. After that, we split up to search this ship." I ordered. We kept running for a while, then found O by the Tetra's cockpit. "O!" I called to him. "Pi?" "O, we need your help in searching for Tee, he's done something bad!" I told him. "PIPI PI!" He floated to us. "Alright, there's seven of us, and only one of him. He's bound to run into one of us eventually. When he does, we grab and restrain him. That's the plan anyway... All of us will go on our separate ways, except for Jay and Elle. You two will be together, since you feel better that way, right?" I pointed to them. "Y-yes, Captain!" They nodded. "We'll be able to cover just about everything like this. Any questions?" I stopped briefly. "..." "Okay. I'm assuming no one has a question or two, then…" I continued. I directed everybody where they will search. I told them that I decided to search around the captain's quarters. "Without anything else left, let's go find Tee." I spoke sternly. We then split up for the search.
Ai's POV
I looked about near the mechanical room that Tee was in earlier. Now… if I was Tee, where would I be? I thought. "Hm…" *clanking metal* "Y-! Wh-who's there?" I shivered. I veered my head slowly to where the sound came from. *squeak* "*sigh* It was only a mouse…" I calmed myself and continued looking.
Jay's POV
Elle was telling me what had been going on while we went about looking for Tee. "That's just so weird of him to do that, Elle…" I told her. "Yeah, it just didn't seem like him… but lo and behold, the picture of Yui is what ties this whole thing together. It's solid proof of him doing that." She said to me. We heard a door open close to us. "! Elle, what opened that door over there?" I asked her. "I don't know, let's see for ourselves, Jay!" She insisted. We came over there, only to see Yui. "Y-Yui?" We made our presence known to her. "Oh, Jay and Elle. I'm guessing you haven't made much progress either." She assumed. "Nope. Where could he be hiding?" I sighed. We decided it would be best to stick together for the time being, realizing that our search areas were next to each other.
Ess' POV
"Where is that son of a bitch, tee? *sigh* Seriously, what kind of sick bastard is he for jerking off to a photo of Yui? She only just came here tonight…" My mood was killed. I saw O going about his section. "O, how are things on your end?" I asked him. "Pi pi pi…" He sadly said. "I guess no luck then… Damn! If only we had caught him before he left." I went away from O to continue my end.
Ex's POV
Like I mentioned to the crew and Yui, I came to the captain's quarters. Unfortunately, I didn't find anything hinting to his presence. Because of this, I didn't stay around for too long and returned to the cockpit. When I got there, though... I noticed something was… off. "Hm? What is that smell? It wasn't here before. Whatever it is, it's peculiar… Where have I smelled it before?" I went on. I thought about the times, right about when my wife was still with me. "! This is-! … Semen! How does it have such a strong scent right now?" I spun around, hoping to find what I was looking for. I found him. I found him hiding away in a dark corner. "Tee…! Come out from there, this instant!" I ordered him. "E-Ex…" He shook. "This is unlike you, Tee! Why? Why would you do this? Yui became a daughter of mine tonight and you're already getting turned on by her?! You're not the kind of person that looks for this specific pleasure. Tell me why, Tee." I stared him down. "This… is something I've been hiding for a while… I jerk off quite a bit, ever noticed the weird breaks that I take during duty? It comes with being a young adult, Captain. And, I just found her attractive..." He answered. "Then you should be thinking and acting like an adult, and NOT as an adolescent! If you truly did like her, then you should've tried asking her out on a date instead. ... Those breaks you've been having are unauthorized. Anytime that YOU decided to take a break these days... was technically going against my orders. You'd rather skip out on your duty to do things like that. Then, you made convincing excuses as to why you couldn't complete certain tasks. Lying to me is a no-go around here. To think that I had respect for you these past few years, Tee… Stay here and do not scurry off, like you did before." I warned him.
This warning basically told him that if he did, he would get a punishment worse than what he was about to receive. "Everyone... this is Ex, the captain. I have found Tee. Please return to the cockpit to be present." I announced through the intercom. "They'll be here shortly… to see the judgment call made for you, by me." I told him clearly. "Wh-what are you going to do to me?!" He demanded to know. "Patience. All will be known soon enough." I glared at him. The others came rushing in and stopped in a single file line. Even Yui was like that, which I was mildly shocked. "Now that everyone is here… I can go forward with my judgment for Tee's actions." I began to look at him again, then spoke. "Tee, for… masturbating to my precious Yui, disgusting her, Ess, and Elle, then running off to try and avoid comeuppance. And, for also skipping out on your duty repeatedly... for such a petty thing behind my back… as Captain of the SS Tetra; I hereby strip you of your role as Assistant Captain and you are no longer a part of this crew. Just remember, you did this to yourself. If I cannot trust you to maintain this responsibility in the crew, then you do not deserve it. You broke my trust in being a good and reliable person. How can I rely on someone, whose responsible thoughts were secretly clouded by sexual desires, especially for the case of Yui? I hope you understand the decision that has been made for you. After tonight, you exit tomorrow morning with your stuff, and never come back. Do you understand, Tee?" I made it known to him. "... … Yes, Ex." He spoke. "Go and cleanse yourself of that filth, then sleep." I said derisively. He nodded and went ahead. "Yui… and Ess" I came to her. "Th-thank you, Father…" Yui hugged me. "That's what a parent is for..." I patted her. "Yeah. Thanks, Papa." Ess joined in. "No problem." I smiled slightly. Everyone turns in for the night, with me thinking to myself. After Tee is gone, who's gonna be the new assistant captain? ! Maybe… I figured. I fell asleep after going through my mind with that.
Morning came by in no time and I saw Tee pack up, like I told him to. Everybody saw him approach the hatch, but then he turned around with a serious expression. "*sigh* What is it now, Tee?" I wondered. "Ex, I'm only going to say this once. … You're making a huge mistake by kicking me out of the crew. Being part of the Tetra's crew was my passion, ever since we first met. You may not see it at this moment, but you will in the future. I swear that with my life… You won't find another person just as capable for the role of Assistant Captain as I was. When you realized that... don't come crying to me that you want me back, unless if you are sincere." He said to me. "Tee, I have just proved you wrong." I told him. "Wait, what? That's impossible, who could possibly replace-" He was interrupted by me. "Yui." I answered. "Huh?!" She exclaimed. "Ex, that's ridiculous and you know it to be. Yui's just mostly sexual eye candy from her body. If she could do a job... she can be a model, not an assistant captain of a damn starship! I honestly don't know what the hell you are thinking as the captain and her father. She probably doesn't even know the first about how to run things here. She's far too inexperienced with this. At least I had knowledge about this stuff! Yet... you decided it was time for me to kick the bucket... so that you can have Yui take over the role. She'll become a liability to you and the rest of the crew, I guarantee that." He finished.
I decided to show Tee a thing or two by telling him this: "Then I'll teach her how to perform the duty. You think that I'm not going to give her any sort of background beforehand? You're more foolish than I thought, Tee. I knew before this morning that I was going to have to start training Yui the ins and outs. I ultimately went with that choice over keeping you around. This is how much I love her as my second daughter... Remember, I was the captain of this ship before you were. I've been in a situation like this before. So to put it simply: I won't regret this final decision. You are through, Tee... leave already." I emphasized, then told him to skedaddle. "Tch." He walked out with the things he had. I closed the hatch behind him, then fired up the Tetra's engine. It flew into the air and I drove it to a different location. "Father, did you not consider how I am right now?" Yui came up to me. "Trust me, Yui… I know what I'm doing. I looked at you from that day… I saw the gumption you had. Your sense of determination and resolve is strong. You would make for a great assistant captain. I only need to show you the ropes of the job, and I know that you'll do fine. I have faith in you, my angel. You will be a natural at it." I smiled. "Resolve…? I dunno if I have that… but if you have faith in me as your daughter… Alright, show me." She eventually accepted.
Author's Notes: A lot of things went down on the same night Dave went back to Suzuran, after he reverted from an incomplete dragon form. Ex gets Yui settled into the Tetra and she goes into the bathhouse. She finds out that Tee has the hots for her before he books it. Ex hears a commotion outside of the men's part of the bath, then figures out what was going on. He hunted Tee down, then elaborated the punishment he was going to deliver to him, in front of the rest of the crew and Yui. The next morning rolled by, with Ex telling Tee who the new assistant captain was going to be. He disagreed with the man, saying in a nutshell that she was too inexperienced. Ex kicked him out, then closed the hatch to fly away. He promised to Yui that she would get the hang of this new job placed on her. She finally agreed to accept the role as the assistant captain. Next chapter, Chapter 31: Midterms.