Space Orc: Barbarian Raider of the Stars, Aiming for the Queen! (Light Novel) Vol. 2

THE PRINCESS'S ROUGH-AND-TUMBLE FIRST TIME

Kartz, warrior orc of the Tone Tekin tribe, is given a new spaceship, but with a catch: The captain is none other than Princess Peeka. With little other choice, Kartz and his team hop on board and blast off for their first mission—attacking a mining base. But while they’re busy battling the mine’s guards, fellow barbarians seize the opportunity to snatch up all the loot! Kartz and Princess Peeka team up to fight them off, barely managing to make it out. But now their ship is in need of repair, and so it’s off to Wanderers’ Galaxy Market, where they find a plethora of goods, services…and more unsavory characters?! Can Kartz and Princess Peeka shake off this series of misfortunes?

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