Misfortune Doom
Misfortune Doom
The year is 2049.
A spaceship carrying a young man has launched.
Seeking resources from a planet 3000 light-years away...
The name of the young pilot is Misfortune Doom.
He has always been the tragic hero.
Terrible at studying!
Terrible at sports!
Naturally, he had no luck with girls either...
His misfortune was beyond imagination.
Despite all this, he passed the pilot exam for the Public Space Resource Exploration Team.
Space Resource Exploration Pilot Exam Venue
But it was the first stroke of luck in his life...
The examiner accidentally...
Mixed up his score with the candidate before him, Misfortune Fortune.
You have been chosen as the pilot.
What a coincidence with the names.
Unaware of the mix-up...
He remained clueless.
How many years have passed since then...
Hmm...
No matter how many times I do cold sleep, it always feels refreshing.
Now, why do we do cold sleep again?
I think I brought the textbook from when I took the exam.
I've only been using it for sleep...
Ouch!
What the...?! Due to the long duration required for interstellar travel, it's impossible with a human lifespan.
So by keeping the body temperature below 0°C and putting them to sleep, it slows down the metabolism and prevents growth or aging?
You kidding me, right?!
Hey, computer! Why did you wake me up?
Yes, we are approaching the target planet.
What the heck, didn’t they say it would take 3000 years at light speed? That was fast!
Oh, is that it?
Hey, do some research wherever you want!
Hehehe...
Once I return to Earth, I'll be a hero...
The hero, Misfortune Doom, who went to investigate a planet, has finally returned! Just kidding.
Going back immediately would be boring. To keep everyone on their toes, I'll just stay here and sleep a little longer. Alright, time for a celebratory cold sleep!
Warp complete.
Hmm? Hey, there's a spaceship 3 million kilometers ahead.
What?!
It's coming at us at 300,000 kilometers per second.
It's going to hit us in about 10 seconds!
What?! That’s one rude spaceship. Could it be from outer space?
Shut down their energy source!
OK!
Huh?!
Hey, computer!
What do you mean, wake me up again?!
All electrical systems have been shut down. All functions are ceasing.
What?! What's causing it?
The ship has been locked by an external entity.
What?!
Gah!
Hey! I don't know what spaceship you are, but this is a one-way lane! What if we crash?
H-huh?
It's an alien!
Don't mess with me! I'm from the Earth Federation. Who the heck are you?!
E-earth Federation?!
I-I'm from Earth.
I'm on a mission to investigate resources on a planet.
W-what? Earth?!
Hey, didn't we learn about that back in elementary school in space rocket history?
Something about a rocket launched in 2049 to investigate a planet 3000 light years away...
But it was actually an experiment to see if it could ever return.
2049? It's 7451 now.
So it's a spaceship from the era of cold sleep before warp navigation was discovered?
Probably.
I see... According to Einstein's theory of relativity, time flows slower inside the rocket than outside when approaching the speed of light, creating a 5000-year gap...
In the span of those 5000 years, Earth's science has advanced immensely. A trip of 3000 light years now takes 5 minutes. What a tragedy!
Even if he returns to Earth, no one will recognize him.
Alright! Out of sheer pity, we'll take you back to Earth on our spaceship!
No thanks. Who wants help from aliens?!
Hey, do you realize if you go back in that rocket, another few thousand years will pass?
Who’d believe such a comic book story?! I want to sleep!
Hey! Wait!
Brother, maybe he doesn't know about relativity?
Hard to believe he became a pilot...
Hey, computer, did you record that?
Yes.
Good, hehe...
Hehe...
Space pilot Misfortune Doom encounters aliens!
And then..
Hahaha, we've finally made it to Earth. The sun is bigger and brighter than before, welcoming us with its dazzling rays. This is going to be a grand celebration.
What!?
The year is A.D. 5,000,002. Humanity no longer existed on Earth. They had colonized new planets and moved into space.
Misfortune Doom had overused cold sleep, causing a 5 billion year time gap between him and Earth, without realizing it. Unfortunately, just three days later, the sun, reaching its 10 billion year lifespan, expanded into a red giant and exploded. Misfortune Doom, the tragic hero, vanished into space along with Earth, unnoticed by anyone.
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