I was isekaied to a different universe where space travel is commonplace. Sounds awesome, right? The only problem is that I was reborn as a small alien bug. Doesn’t sound impressive, huh? But the good news is that I’ve been given a system that lets me gain XP, level up, and evolve from one stage to another.

I underwent my first evolution soon after my rebirth as an alien bug. Soon after, I got trapped on a spaceship that was controlled by pirates. But as it turned out, being a stowaway on a pirate space vessel was a stroke of luck.

Being pirates, the team is constantly searching for profit, not caring how many laws they break in the process. They are always on the move to make it as hard for the authorities to hunt them down as possible. As a result, they visit plenty of systems and land on all types of exotic and uncolonized planets, and that suits me just fine.

You see, in order to evolve, get stronger, and gain new abilities, I need genetic material, which can only be harvested from various lifeforms. Their endless journey takes them to countless worlds with all kinds of various ecosystems. Thanks to that, I have an opportunity to get all sorts of genetic material from various lifeforms.

With each cycle of evolution, I grow bigger, stronger, badder and gain all kinds of useful abilities. Best of all, the pirates have no idea about the stowaway on their ship. The longer they stay unaware of me, the more time I have to become a force to be reckoned with. I have even established my own lair in the abandoned section of their ship, where I store resources, cultivate my growing powers, and plan for the future.

Everyone sees me for what I am, just a small disgusting pest that brings nothing but trouble, spreading infestation wherever it goes. Because of that, any intelligent beings that come across me try to eradicate me on sight. I am all alone. I have no allies, no friends, and no one willing to protect me. If I want to survive, I must rely entirely on myself. In order to properly defend myself, I need to become as big and powerful as possible. My ultimate goal is to become the most fearsome creature in the whole galaxy!

The only problem is that as I grow bigger, I need more space for my lair, and it becomes harder and harder for me to move around the pirate spaceship unnoticed. One day, they will learn about me hiding away on their ship.

When that day comes, they will stop at nothing to purge their vessel of my presence.

And the day of my inevitable showdown with the pirates is rapidly approaching.