The Life Of Normal-Taro

Chapter 119: Double-edged sword

It took another three hours for Taro to complete his quota of a hundred translators. It thrilled Ajish when he saw a hundred high-quality translators before his eyes. The bargain wasn't cheap for him, however, he certainly didn't regret it.

Originally, Ajish had planned to ask Taro to build the hundred translators by a month or somewhere around that time range. However, before he got a chance to clear that out, Taro took in the work and actually made a hundred in a single day. Ajish was kinda happy that he didn't actually mention the one month time limit.

Although he was initially worried about the quality of the translators since those were made in bulk, after careful inspection, he felt like he was worrying for no reason. The translators were identical to one another, as if those were machine made. Ajish's trust towards Taro increased by leaps and bounds because of this event. Even though he knew about certain experts in this field, he still believed that Taro was the best since he didn't have the arrogance that those masters possessed.

Anyhow, the time finally came for them to send the SOS pod to space. "So, how are we gonna do this?" Thankappan asked.

"You see, the SOS pod requires a little elevation before it could actually begin its flight. The mechanism is a bit weird. However, they were somewhat deliberate, if you ask me. The normal engines are all recorded in the main intergalactic system so that in an off chance that you get lost, they can track you down." Taro explained.

"What? They got a tracking chip or something?" Thankappan questioned.

"Yup. With that, they can find the missing person. So, if the SOS pod had that, there was a chance that people could actually track it. However, the patentees of this machine asked not to place a traceable engine in this because the pod isn't a species driven ship. The masses agreed with it, although it was a double-edged sword." Taro answered.

"Double-edged sword?"

"Although it helps in SOS situations if you're stuck in some place against your will. However, it can't be used as a medium to share top secrets, because if someone ever intercepts it, the senders would have no idea about it since they can't track it." Taro replied.

"I see." Thankappan nodded his head as he processed the information. "But wait a minute. How come no one took action when we confiscated your ships? The intergalactic system should be able to track it, right?" He asked.

"Glomerans have a major hold in the system. They're pretty powerful, you know? So, I believe what they did is that they registered the ships that crash landed here as if the people in those ships were having their vacations on Earth." Taro replied.

"Wait, why are the Glomerans even doing this? What's the point of keeping a few aliens on hold? I'll never get it." Thankappan sighed as he thought about it.

"Hmm, the point of doing this, huh? Well, there are two things that I see when I think about it. One would be the person in itself. Imagine if the person trapped here is some big shot of a planet. They could extort money from them in exchange to that man. Second, the ships. Even if the said person isn't a big shot, his ship has to be from his home planet, right? That means, the Glomerans could learn about their technology as well." Taro explained.

"I see. By the way, does this system accept a missing person complaint?" The MIB agent asked.

"They do. However, they don't respond to any unless the missing person is a massive person. I mean, they have no use bringing in some random person who might not even cover their travel cost to the said planet." The Wadorian replied.

"Ha, only if I was the Galaxy's hope or something! They would've swarmed in to let me get away from this planet." M'Baku sighed as he wished for the impossible.

"Galaxy's hope?" Thankappan was curious about it.

"The name given to one of the most powerful people of all the galaxies. They named it galaxy's hope since inter-galaxy's hope doesn't sound that cool." M'Baku replied.

"Makes sense. So, who's this person?" Thankappan asked.

"Emilia." Taro was the one who answered.

"Ah, yea. Kinda forgot for a moment that you were Wadorian as well." M'Baku sighed.

"Wait, she's Wadorian as well?" Thankappan asked in surprise.

"Yup. One of the strongest of the Wadorians." M'Baku replied.

"Hmm. Weird." Thankappan mumbled all of a sudden.

"What's weird?" Taro asked.

"Oh, it's nothing. So, about Emilia" Thankappan tried continuing the conversation. However, he looked as if he was hiding something from them.

But Taro didn't probe any further since he didn't want to hear something unnecessary from him. "Emilia She's a brat who gives off this disgusting feeling. So, it's wonderful that you actually aren't her. Because if that was the case, I would've ditched the Holy Land from the moment I met you." Taro looked disgusted as he talked about the Galaxy's hope.

"Man, you're the first one that I've seen talk trash about Emilia. I mean, the person who the masses see on their screens is completely opposite to what you just said. How come you got such a negative opinion on her? You got a grudge to settle with her or something?" M'Baku asked. Ajish, who was silently listening during this entire ordeal, was curious about it as well.

"Ha, she's kinda like my classmate. At least, I had plenty of chances to hold a conversation with her. And that's why I'm aware about how she's one of the most self-centered people in the entire galaxy. She is kinda like a bully as well. The facade she's showing before the world, it's fake as hell." Taro explained.

"I don't know, man! You kinda sound like a jealous ex who broke up with her back in the day and now that she's successful, you regret it. However, now that you asked her out again, and she rejected you after learning your truth, you're badmouthing her now." M'Baku weaved in a story of his own.

"Damn, what's up with the detailed story?" Taro sighed. "Anyhow, I'd rather die than get in a relationship with that woman, But, I know about a person who did like her. Wonder how he's doing." He looked at the clear sky as he was once again reminded of his best friend.

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