I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship, so I Became a Space Mercenary

"This looks like a good picture to me...."

On the day of the Space Bandit's raid on Ajito, Mr. Wamdo, sitting on the sub-seat at the back of the cockpit, murmured with joy. I'm sure this painting is spectacular. There are forces, Imperial Space Forces, and mercenary battleships trying to infiltrate the home of the Space Bandits who are ravaging this system now.

And now these ships are coming to destroy the bad Space Bandits. The appearance will be higher than ever before.

"You're the one today."

"Yeah, I've been giving it away to other companies."

Nikoniko and Mr. Wamdo have a nice smile on their faces, but here we are, getting into Krishna securely. Perhaps in anticipation of the situation like this, they have relinquished their right of sympathy to Krishna to other companies. In that case, he may be surprisingly cunning, contrary to his good looks.

"What is the procedure for a space bandit raid on Asia?

"It's basically a preemptive shotgun attack by Faction Battleship Class and Cruiser Class. A pre-emptive attack will destroy key facilities in Asia - mainly hangers and docks - to keep space bandits from escaping from Asia. That said, many space bandits don't have hangers or docks in Asia, so they try to escape in scatters."

I see?

"That's where we mercenaries come in. Fast-legged and sneaky, we lurk in places that are likely to be bandits' escape routes before the shelling, hitting the nest and hunting the bandits who fled in a hurry. You're a hunting dog."

"I see. Why leave the front to the army, and the mercenaries will surround and chase?"

Womdo's been talking to me, shooting a couple of shooting drones inside the cockpit and recording our conversations. We'll edit this later and tailor it to the documentary footage.

It's been a long time since the Asian raid.

It's like a festival.

At the festival, the fireworks that rise at the festival are all the dirty fireworks that the space bandits explode.

"May, are you ready?

Yes, master. I'm ready.

Black Lotus, with other media crews on board, will be accompanying the Imperial Space Force this time in a gunshot attack. The range and power of Black Lotus' large bow electromagnetic projectile (EML) exceeds the range and power of the main ship's main cannon employed by the Imperial Space Force. Well, EML is very aggressive, but it's hard to handle, so it's not very popular with the military. After all, unlike laser cannons, bullet velocity is not the same as light velocity.

"Be careful, I'm going to do something else this time."

It's my dialog, to say the least.

Sure. May will be the backbone of the Imperial Space Force and the system forces, as well as the private forces of the Earl of Darainwald, but we'll be on a small battleship with the bandits.

"Well, let's hope we're okay."

Yes, good luck. And please be safe. "

"Thank you. You too."

What does machine intelligence pray for? I don't think so. No, surprisingly, they believe in God and miracles. The fact that they evolved from mere programs to mechanical intelligence may itself be the result of a coincidence stack of miracles.

Waiting that way, the briefing began. The details of the operation are the same as I told Wamdo. I don't see anything special. Well, there's something like this called a steady stone.

Something called a fixed stone or an iron plate tactic has been done as much as possible. Of course, it may sometimes be important to break the mold if necessary, but unless there is much left, it will be effective to fight along the fixed stone path. Especially when there's a lot of fighting power. If you fight many enemies on a single ship like me, you may need a lot of ingenuity and tactics, but that's another story.

At the end of the briefing, Chris appeared in a big picture on the cockpit screen.

This operation will protect not only the Cormat system and its inhabitants, but also all Imperial subjects and travellers operating in the surrounding systems. That said, naturally, my Count Darrenwald family would benefit the most. "

I thought I'd give a speech, and suddenly Chris, who appeared on the screen, started saying strange things.

"Your struggle protects the safety and future of many people. And the interests and honours of Count Darrenwald will be preserved. The Imperial soldiers will receive the Medal of Army, and the Earl of Darainwald will pay the mercenaries a just reward in addition to the bounty that the Empire has placed on the Space Bandits."

That said, Chris had a smile that seemed to bloom nicely on his straight face.

─ To make us all happy, the space bandits scatter throughout the universe. I look forward to your struggle. "

The smile that made him realize that he was pregnant with a fatal danger even though he was poor was like a black Suzuran.

Sent to battle with Chris's pathetic and dangerous smile, we reached a designated quadrant and lurked in the shadow of an asteroid. Naturally, engine power is reduced to a minimum, while life support equipment is kept to a minimum and steady state is maintained.

"Hey, Christina's speech earlier was a little creepy."

"There's no need to lurk another voice. In many ways."

Chris must have done it on purpose. Incidentally, in many ways, it means I'm not willing to tell Chris about that smile, and I don't have to hide my voice until the conversation because I'm in stealth. Any loud noise won't get out of Krishna, and just in case it gets out, Krishna's out of space.

"Ahahah... Chris - Christina is a noble child after all."

"Well, I'm sure it's going well. A lot."

Mimi and Elma also smiled slightly at Chris's transformation, which was pure and innocent. There are words to impress a man if he doesn't see him for three days, but maybe a girl of that age grows faster than that.

"We're almost at the start of the operation... everyone, prepare for battle. Wamud, be careful not to bite, leak or spit on your tongue."

"Hahaha... I'll do my best. I've been wearing diapers, just in case."

This confined space sucks on the day they spit on you in battle. It's not easy to clean, and you'll have to keep fighting the smell of vomit at least until the battle settles down. I'm sorry about the boulder.

"Diapers are a must for new sailors, huh?"

Try not to look at Mimi straight ahead. I feel a strong gaze on my left head, but I'm sure it's my fault. That's what I said, Hora. As a general theory? Mimi has already taken off the diapers, so it's okay.

"Yoshi, Jikanda. Hajmelzo"

"I won't... change to engine output and combat mode. Each system reboot"

"Hmm... sensors, radar system active. You can go."

"Hahaha, it's time. Let the battle begin."

As Krishna jumps out of the shadow of the asteroid, the Starfleet's laser shelling strikes the Thief directly, causing intense glow and explosion. I don't know about the explosion, but the shelling from Black Lotus has landed on a large, remodeled asteroid in the midst of a space bandit.

"Come on, let's make some money."

"Eisa."

Run Krishna to the battlefield while listening to Mimi and Elma respond and maximizing the thruster's output.

Come on, it's been a long time since we've had a big fight. I'll mess you up.