MegaC

Avery Asteria was far from having anyone's dream job. Family circumstances had him drop out of school and flying around the expanse of space looking for treasure among the discarded trash in an old ship his father had been restoring. It was far from glamorous work, but it was all he could do to earn the money he needed. 

He was not the only one looking for fortune among the stars, though. One day a score that looked too good to be true led to a run in with a band of pirates. With some quick wits and a bit of luck, Avery managed to escape the worst, but he ended up missing out on collecting the valuable salvage he had his sights on.

Having lost a large chunk of his gear in his flight from the pirates, Avery seemed to be truly at the end of his rope. However, a twist of fate led him to discovering an experimental vessel that had been lost to the far reaches of space.

With this new ship in his possession, his prospects were looking up. It had everything and more than what any spacefarer could want. And Avery was going to use it to become the leader of the greatest band of mercenaries in the galaxy.

Path to Becoming the Greatest Space Mercenary

Dorris and Ardesen looked uncomfortable as Avery brought up the investigation into him. Practically giving a silent confirmation that they knew about it.

"Yes, as Storren Corp. is an invested party, we do know about it due to the Alliance Police reaching out to us. Naturally, we were more than willing to assist them in any way as is expected by law. But so far as I know, it was not Storren Corp. that initiated the investigation, but A Deputy Chief Camila from what I remember." Dorris said, maintaining a neutral expression.

When he did not receive the signal for a lie from Kasandra, Avery turned towards her looking confused. But she merely shook her head. Dorris was telling them the truth without trying to hide anything.

'If Storren Corp. isn't the one that used their influence to pressure the Alliance Police into heavily suspecting me as the culprit, then who did?' Avery thought, baffled by this turn of events.

Chapter 65 Everything Settled