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

"Anyway, it's not what I imagined..."

Shoko-sensei murmured as she looked around the spacious and clean Black Lotus cafeteria.

"That's what everybody who comes to our ship says." The press crew that came to interview me, the Imperial serviceman that came to inspect me, and the great man in the Imperial City all responded in the same way. "

"When it comes to mercenary ships, it's a dirty image of murderous landscapes, roughness, and dirty words!" I dared to produce for the opposite. ”

Mimi says that and looks at Doya. True to the past, Mimi's use of Krishna's interior as a high-end luxury passenger ship was a criterion for deciding the interior of the Black Lotus, so Mimi is not mistaken. Of course, I agreed to Mimi's plan thinking that it would be better to be clean, neat and spacious anyway.

So, why did Shoko-sensei come here?

Elma takes a cold beer from a drinks cooler box in the corner of the cafeteria and hits Dr. Shoko with a straightforward question.

"Ahh... that's it. Hmm, it's hard to talk about."

Mr. Shoko, who received a cold bottle containing beer from Elma, gave a bitter expression. Someone who doesn't have the image of saying a lot of things, but it's very difficult to say. I wonder if there are any such circumstances. Money entanglement?

"If it's so hard to talk, I won't force you to listen." If you're in trouble, I'll talk to you. "

"No, it's not like that, but... I mean, I'm trying to help you naturally, right?" Is that what attracts so many girls? "

"Be nice to the beauty and you'll get something later." Well, as a joke, if someone you don't know is in trouble, I will listen. I don't know if I can actually help you at that time. "

"Tell me, brother, I can roughly help you"

"There's almost no pattern that oniisan can't help you, right?"

That's not true. I think there are plenty of patterns I can't help. What exactly is it? When I was told... I couldn't save all the inhabitants from a planet that would explode three days later. I don't think so.

"Ahh... no, I'm not telling you guys because it's unjust. Actually, I'm telling you."

Yeah, actually?

If you don't tell us, I don't know if it's unjust, but I'm interested, so I'll listen to it.

"Well, somehow after you guys left the Alain system, I was curious to find out about the mercenary industry, and while I was reading the book, I was longing for it." I'm a little embarrassed to be a good old man like this, though. "

"... I see?"

The situation is a little unconnected with Dr. Shoko's behavior. Sometimes smart people have this kind of thing. It's like blowing up the process.

Well, after we left the Alain system, Dr. Shawko admired us, the mercenary industry, maybe the cosmos and the way we lived. I get it.

"How did you end up in the Imperial Air Force?"

"It's going to be a long story if we talk about it in detail from the beginning. To summarize, I applied for a temporary job with the Imperial Navy because I was going to be able to get a good job and take a long vacation, so I wanted to do both a career boost and a petite trip. We have people like me who are researchers and doctors in genetic engineering and nanomachine engineering, so we get jobs like that from the military. As a company, you can sell your favor to the army and you can also get a track record of contributing to the Empire. Our personnel on the scene are greatly added to the good salary and the assessment of our achievements at the company. The military can outsource the best doctors and researchers in the military, so it's win-win-win.”

"I see. So I happened to be assigned to Colonel Serena's ship."

"Yeah, well, that's right." I was actually applying for the Ship Doctor's Frame, but it looks like the Army that saw my achievements offered me as a researcher's frame. I'm a doctor, but I'm also a researcher in genetic engineering and nanomachine engineering, right? The military thought they would need knowledge in the field of nanomachine engineering to study this one. Nanomachine engineering also uses knowledge of materials engineering, so it was convenient. "

That said, Shoko-sensei shrugged his shoulders. You were placed in a different workplace than you originally hoped, but you ended up reuniting with us.

”So we're going to meet again, it's a tremendous chance in this vast universe... the world is so small, I guess.”

Well, Hiro.

Hiro-sama.

Why don't you stop saying things like singularities that I do with ultra-low probability events?

”Nah... isn't it hard to deny that?”

Shoko-sensei giggles when he hears what Elma and the others are saying and doing.

"This is how it usually feels, Hiro-kun." So, is it destiny to see me again? "

"I didn't expect words of fate to come out of Sensei Shoko's mouth." Surprisingly romantic? "

A girl who longs for a free life like a mercenary, who jumps out of the company and works for the military.

Knock, don't make fun of me and parry me easily. How tough. How old is the girl you dream of? You can't put in stuff like that. It was a trap. It is taboo to talk to a woman about her age.

"In fact, I wonder how it is." If Dr. Shoko is coming to my house, I'd really like to welcome you. "

"Hmm, that's a fascinating suggestion. This ship is spacious, beautiful, and has a nice interior. It seems more comfortable than our house. However, more than I belong to a company, if I get on this ship, there will be various procedures....."

Mae will help you with the procedures around here.

“I'll take care of it, I promise you the perfect support.”

Mei, who was introduced to Whisker, always raised his voice with a shrill expression. Yes, I know that the expression "crisp expression" is pregnant with contradictions, but even though it is expressionless, somehow it oozes a proud atmosphere. I'm wondering myself why it looks that way even though my voice feels like a flat as usual.

"After the end of the current contract, no matter what." I can't go to work on the way, and I have a brother-in-law and a favor to Yinagawa. It's not going to be that easy. "

Dr. Shoko smiles back at Whisker and May, who are already talking under the premise of coming to our house. Well, the contract is important, and you shouldn't come home and sand on the back leg of your previous job. If Doctor Shawko is going to be our crew, we need to get her all the equipment she needs.

"Then maybe I can stretch my legs to the Alain system after this job." It's not a social gesture, but if Shoko-sensei is willing to be our crew

"No, is that... good?" I'll take it seriously. "

"You can take it seriously." Even simple medical pods can maintain normal health at a minimum, but it would be more reassuring if you had a good ship surgeon. It's not that much trouble. That's what I'm thinking. "

Saying that, I sent a gaze to Mimi and Elma to ask for their consent, and they both nodded. It will be difficult to judge because the mechanic sisters and Kugi will not have been examined by Shoko-sensei, but Mimi and Elma have been examined and advised by Shoko-sensei.

"I really, really mean it, right? It's okay, right?"

"I don't have two words." No, it may happen once in a while, but don't worry, I don't have anything to do with this. ”

When I said that and offered my hand, Shoko-sensei took the hand I offered and grabbed it firmly.

"Well then, I'll take your word for it." In order to do that, we need to clear up the problem we have right now. ”

That's right.

It's a surprise that Professor Shoko decided to become our crew, but first we need to pay close attention to the balls. Well, there's nothing I can do right now, so I just have to wait.