On the surface of an unnamed planet.
"Hey, I told you to stay down!" Wilkes thundered while his face showed his frustration.
The recipients of his ill-tempered bellow were a group of six humans, four males, and two females. Wearing a grayish-silver-colored uniform, their faces were colored with surprise and confusion.
『What are you, creatures?! Let us go! We have something important to do!』
One of the male humans who seemed to be the leader of the group tried to speak up.
"Ah shit, does anyone here understand what he's saying?" Wilkes asked his team, which replied by shaking their heads.
Mankind, which resided in an unknown corner of the Universe, was not familiar with the common tongue of the Universe. Neither did they have tools or external gadgets that could help them.
With both knowledge and tools lacking on both sides, communication was impossible.