Another Side Of The Universe

Chapter 82 : Reassemble

Kaizo and Ramenman followed the map. Trying to reach the server station without getting caught.

"So," Ramenman whispered. "What's up with you and Axion?"

"This is not the right time to talk about it," said Kaizo as he watched two soldiers pass by. "Besides, she already tells you the story."

"Well, from the sound of your argument with her earlier. Looks like you're too obsessive over her," said Ramenman.

"Just shut up and do your job," Kaizo replied, annoyed.

They move to another tent as soon as there are no soldiers in their vicinity.

"A little advice. Girls don't like to be controlled," said Ramenman.

"I'm a captain. Of course, I need to control my crew," said Kaizo.

"You need to know boundaries, my man. Give her some space to breathe. If you cage her too much, she might fly away someday, you know?"

Kaizo looked at him in confusion. "I have no idea what you're talking about."

Ramenman chuckled. "Looks like you still have a lot to learn when it comes to girls."

They move closer to the tent where the server computer is placed. Few Sveratian people roam the area. Most of them are technicians and engineers in charge of the server computer.

"Just one more block and we reach the server," Kaizo whispered.

Suddenly, the lamp around them turned off. Ramenman and Kaizo look around in confusion.

"What's going on?" asked one of the Sveratian.

"Must be the generator, again," said another.

"Again?! This is the 5th time the generator malfunctioned this week."

"It can't be helped. We don't have enough funds to afford a better generator."

"Just go fix that thing," said a Sveratian in frustration.

"Well... lucky us?" Ramenman mumbled.

"Could be Axion and Rum. Let's go," said Kaizo.

They slipped through the dark and sneaked into the server room. Kaizo quickly tampers with the servers.

"Well, this place is messy," said Ramenman. He checks another server not far from Kaizo.

"Huh, something feels strange..." said Ramenman. "For the 1st son of a chancellor, he's not managing this camp quite well, isn't he?"

"Or maybe this is just how bad the situation is here," Kaizo mumbled.

Suddenly, the lamp inside the tent turned back on.

"Well, I guess that's our cue to get out," said Ramenman.

Kaizo hurriedly finishes his job. "We're done. Let's go!"

Just when they're about to go out, they heard the voices of Sveratian soldiers. They run to the corner of the tent and hide behind a server.

"Reboot the server fast. Lord Flavius wants the system to run again asap," said a voice from outside the tent.

"Got it. Give me a minute," said an engineer.

Kaizo and Ramenman watched as the Sveratis engineer entered the tent and started the reboot process. The server makes buzzing sounds and begins to load.

Ramenman looked at Kaizo, wondering if he had a plan. Kaizo looked back at him and slowly shook his head.

There's only one way in and one way out of this tent. Unless they have a way to make a hole somewhere, they can only wait until the engineer is gone.

Five minutes later another engineer comes in.

"Hey, what took you so long?"

"Ahhh... you know this server is a mess. They're at max capacity and they're barely functioning. And these computers aren't high quality either. It's gonna take a long time to reboot the whole server with these standard computers."

"Forget it. We need to check the generators first. I heard one of the generators got fried."

"Alright."

The two engineers leave the tent. Kaizo and Ramenman nod at each other. They swiftly sneak out of the tent and make their way to the spaceship.

"Should we wait for Axion and Rum or do we run straight to the ship?" Ramenman asks.

"We should head straight to the ship. If they get in trouble we'll come back later. Besides, it's Axion we're talking about," said Kaizo.

"Huh, you're not the slightest bit worried about her."

Kaizo looked at Ramenman. He raised an eyebrow. "She freezes an entire circus, remember?"

"You got a point there."

They reach the spaceship and climb up to the hangar. At the spaceship, Axion and Rum are waiting.

"You're here. How did it go?" Axion asked.

"I set a hacking device on the server. We should be able to hack in once they're done rebooting," said Kaizo.

"Did you get it? Did you get my bag?" Ramenman asks.

Rum lifts his bag with an unimpressed look.

"YES!" Ramenman exclaimed. He snatches the bag and jumps around. He hurriedly opened his bag and found two CupNoodles. "My babies!" he exclaimed.

"You're lucky I care enough not to leave your bag there," said Rum.

"Thank you. I am forever in your debt," said Ramenman.

"Please. J-just... just stop. Stop being stupid," Rum replied.

"Lahap should be able to start hacking the server, make an opening. I need to refresh myself," said Axion.

"I agree. I need to heat my babies up," said Ramenman as he rubs his CupNoodles.

Rum gives him a weird look.

"We make plans over dinner?" Axion asked.

"... sure. Dinner would be nice," Kaizo replied.