“Ok, I am ready.” One day I notified the God that I am ready to give it another try.

“Great, now close your eyes.” I did as he ordered. I felt chilly and then lost my consciousness.

What greeted me was that God.

“You did a good job, kid. To fight against a wolf with your bare hands. Commendable achievement for a little girl.”

[Weird… why…? When did I do that…?]

“It is time?”

“Yes.”

I felt confused. I have no idea what will happen. As if I expect both my death, and something else.

“You can decide what kind of ship you will become.”

[Weird…]

Whatever. I have a chance and I shall use it.

“I want to be fast and furious ship!”

“Understood, kid. If you find that your choice is too much for you, I might change your ship.”

“I doubt it w…” It feels off…?

“Farewell. Don’t die again.”

Before I could ask what is going on, I was engulfed by darkness.

I opened my eyes somewhere in a forest. Might be even the same forest where I was… What was I doing in a forest…?

I looked around and confirmed there are no uninvited visitors nearby.

After I was satisfied with my location, I checked myself. The first thing that attracted my attention was… a tail. A black tail of a cat. Immediately I touched my head and there were cat ears. Which are VERY sensitive. I have a slim body, with small chest and butt. But, I made a backflip with no effort. The only problem with that is my hair that covered my eyes afterwards. It is somewhat short and wavy. At least it reaches my shoulders, so it should be fine.

I am wearing a black sailor uniform with long sleeves and red edging. I even have knee socks of black color. The only thing that does not follow the same color scheme is white and is barely visible from under the skirt.

What do I have with me?

The same lunchbox I had before. With a sticker on top of it.

‘Meals refresh every 6 hours. They should be enough for you not to die of starvation. Don’t expect too much.’

[Thank you?]

And finally comes my gear.

On the place I was lying I saw a scabbard, with a long curved blade in it. It was a katana, with the length of almost a meter. I tried swinging it, and my muscle memory performed such swings that I feel like a samurai. I sheathed it and attached the scabbard to my skirt belt.

I summoned the gear, and out of nowhere I had three gun turrets show on my sides, and torpedo mounts appeared near my waist.

[How do I check what I have…?]

‘Stats’

IJN Kuronami – DDL. Upgrade points – 0.

Upgrade points are received for firing any weapons during the battles. Hits give 10 times more points.

Torpedoes – 3/3.

Torpedoes are replenished on a base. The amount increases with the mount improvements.

Health points – 3700.

HP shows how much damage you can survive.

Evasion – 105.

EV shows the chances of evading attacks. Affected by the outside conditions. Does not guarantee evasion.

Hull integrity – 100%.

HI shows the status of the hull. When the ship is burning, the HI decreases. It kills you, even if the HP is still there!

Autonomy – 100%.

The amount of fuel and ammunition. It should be enough to steam at full speed for 3000 nm. Just don’t forget to return to your base to resupply.

[Are there any consumables?]

[Hello…?]

[Hey! A****i!]

I test fired the guns.

Bang Bang Bang

The combined salvo of 3 guns managed to cut down a tree. A small tree.

I felt that it would be better not to hope that it will be my main armament in the near future.

I decided that is it better for me to start moving. One way or another I will not achieve anything if I keep standing here, so I headed out to find anything that can be of use to me.

Soon I heard something and ran there. I ran out of the forest and saw a beach. And an endless tide of an ocean.

Let the adventures of a cat girl begin!