Chapter 33

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Translator: Silver Dragon

Chapter: 33

Chapter Title: The Universe's Largest Amusement Park (1)

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A solo event marked as a relic instead of a level.

I tapped the third option.

The moment I selected it...

Orca approached me with new information.

"Captain, an unknown alien signal has been detected. If you'd like, I can play the message on the bridge interface."

"Play it."

The central interface on the bridge rippled to life.

Soon, an alien in circus attire appeared.

"Greetings, intelligent beings of the universe!"

"I'm Waratis, president of Debenna Amusement Park!"

"Hey! Hold on a sec! You weren't planning to just skip this as an ad, were you?"

"Sure, it's an ad, but hear me out. If you're looking for a vacation spot, I know just the place."

"Come on over and take a look! Everyone, come closer! Right this way!"

A planet came into view behind him.

The man ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠bowed at the waist in greeting and stepped aside at an angle.

The planet's full form was revealed.

"Allow me to introduce... the universe's largest amusement park! Debenna Amusement Park!"

The planet itself was a massive amusement park.

The scale was utterly enormous.

"Debenna Amusement Park was designed to accommodate up to 500 billion visitors per day! Every year, 1.5 quadrillion intelligent beings visit us!"

"What? Too many intelligent beings? It'll be crowded? Nonsense! The average wait time for rides is just 5 minutes. Only 5 minutes! Still not impressed?"

"Check the reviews then! We have 30 quadrillion on our website. Average score? 9 points! A solid 9!"

"What? Out of how many? Haha, don't ask too many questions. Debenna employs the galaxy's top legal team!"

The loud-voiced man sure could talk.

'Gotta have that energy to make sales.'

He'd introduced himself as the president earlier.

But he looked more like the top salesman.

He kept rattling on.

"Come on, stay focused a bit longer. We've got more to show. This is where the real fun begins!"

The man snapped his fingers.

The camera view shifted toward the planet.

The screen began zooming in.

"Behold! The largest ride in cosmic history!"

"Introducing..."

"Ahoraatoom Adventure!"

Listening to the video, I tilted my head.

"Ahoraatoom?"

I'd heard that name somewhere before.

Regardless...

The man in the video kept blabbering.

"Newly opening this month, Ahoraatoom Adventure is the largest in history."

"It spans 10 million square kilometers! Incredible, right? Filled with all sorts of sights and rides!"

"Visit Ahoraatoom Adventure and experience ancient galactic history firsthand!"

"Now, here's the coordinates for Debenna Amusement Park!"

The man called out three galactic coordinates.

Finally, the ad ended.

I immediately told Orca.

"Orca, warp jump to those coordinates."

The ship slowly turned.

The engines spat blue flames.

Feeling the ship accelerate gradually...

"Warp drive engaged."

– Whoosh!

We were swallowed into the warp gate.

– Hummm!

Tiny specks of light gathered in empty space.

Energy coalesced around that point.

The point grew by absorbing the energy.

It became an energy storm, swirling fiercely.

– Boom!!!

The energy storm formed a massive warp gate.

A gigantic ship slowly emerged from within.

Soon, it fully exited the gate.

"Debenna star system. A binary system with two main-sequence stars, and one habitable planet in the system."

"No need to guess—the planet's Debenna."

No need to deliberate.

I immediately headed the ship toward Debenna.

The ship docked in orbit around Debenna.

I snapped a photo and uploaded it to the gallery.

Right then, Orca spoke up.

"Captain, a continuous signal from the planet is targeting our ship."

"Play it on screen."

Immediately, the circus-ringmaster alien reappeared.

"Welcome, customer! Thanks for the long trip!"

"I'm Waratis, president of Debenna Amusement Park!"

"Ground parking is full, so please park your ship in orbit!"

"Once parked, contact the planetary AI interface again."

It was an AI modeled after President Waratis.

I followed the instructions and moved to the designated orbit.

"What the hell...?"

Ships were already parked there.

Hundreds—no, thousands of them.

The sight was breathtaking.

I circled slowly without parking.

There were countless ships.

But they all floated silently in orbit.

Observing with me, Orca said...

"These civilian ships appear abandoned for centuries."

Thousands of ships.

Only mine was moving.

If they were abandoned as she said...

Where did all those passengers go?

My gaze turned downward.

The planet boasting over a quadrillion annual visitors looked eerily quiet.

I snapped a photo and posted it.

30 to 40 billion.

Numbers beyond my comprehension.

I looked up at the abandoned ships.

Thousands of them.

And billions missing.

What the hell happened on this planet?

"Customer, driving in the parking lot causes traffic accidents."

"Delaying parking inflicts financial damage on other customers."

"Cease driving and park your ship promptly."

Right then, a voice came from the screen.

The planetary AI from before.

"Park now. Entry denied if not parked within 10 minutes."

"Got it. One sec."

I finally parked as instructed.

Gathered surface exploration gear and loaded it onto the shuttle.

Once ready, I boarded.

The shuttle from the mothership slowly entered the atmosphere.

It raced toward the surface.

The planet began revealing its secrets.

Vast plains stretched to the horizon.

Megacities lined up across them.

Skyscrapers piercing the clouds.

Mage cities floating in the sky.

Galactic safaris to the horizon.

Innumerable attractions filled the surface—enough for lifetimes.

– Whiiiine!

The shuttle slowed.

The planetary AI sent landing coordinates.

The shuttle auto-navigated there.

And softly touched down.

I wrote the post first.