Chapter 1 - Amagi

 In this empty room that seemed dimly lit, I pondered over the words uttered by Shinano-chan.

 The words about saving the world from the Destruction Event seemed very heavy for me to feel.

 Usually, I don't care too much about this kind of thing because my perception of the world is different from theirs.

 This world is a reality created in the background of the Azur Lane main story but it is not known which timeline it is in.

 The peaceful situation between the Azur Lane faction and the Crimson Axis is much more accurate than what should have happened.

 I asked for some time alone and gathered my strength over this body that felt weak.

 My old smartphone, which had drowned, was now in my hand, along with my other personal equipment. Somehow, and what had happened, all the equipment that came with me was sent into this Azur Lane world.

 "What exactly happened?"

 There was no logical explanation for this.

 All my memories had vaguely returned and all that was left was my regret that drowned.

 Staring at my smartphone screen that was emitting a dazzling light, I immediately entered the main menu of my smartphone which contained various applications that required an internet connection.

 There was no cellular signal.

 There was no communication network that I could connect to, so I automatically deleted all phone contacts that were synchronized with the internet in my old world.

 There was no point in keeping phone contacts in a world that had no recipients. At least it had freed up 10GB of my phone's memory data storage.

 Gathering the remaining data memories that were not too important, I immediately pressed the chat application icon and deleted the chat logs that took up half of my phone's memory while sorting out important documents that I would not be able to get back if they were accidentally deleted.

 I would get bored when deleting journals, novels, and other e-books. So I kept them all to satisfy my boredom while playing with my smartphone.

 I kept some animated videos and adult videos for more urgent needs.

 "Well, I will cry when this is accidentally deleted. So let's hide this further in my memory card folder."

 I looked like a loser when I felt reluctant to delete such important files.

 I deleted several applications that required an internet connection and useless game applications. However, there was one game application that remained. The icon of the game application was the USS Enterprise.

 "Should I delete the data of this game application that has taken up a lot of memory space?"

 Tapp...

 Tapp...

 When my finger accidentally pressed the application icon, something happened on my smartphone screen.

 Puusssttt...

 My smartphone suddenly emitted a static electric shock that spread throughout my body.

 I bit my lip and left a deep bite mark.

 "What happened? Is my smartphone damaged by a short circuit?"

 "Don't tell me my smartphone is damaged!"

 I was a little worried about this one thing before my smartphone screen emitted a dazzling white light again. The display on my smartphone screen showed a view of the Azur Lane military base from above.

 "Huh? This... isn't this a view of the Azur Lane military base from above?"

 "But… why is it shaped like a three-dimensional map display? I didn't press the wrong app icon, right?"

 My fingers moved to navigate the various settings and small icons displayed on my smartphone screen.

 When my hand pressed a symbol containing a pointer arrow, I saw my current position in the Sakura Empire territory.

 "Wait a minute, if my smartphone can't get an internet connection. How could this be possible?"

 My Azur Lane game application had changed from usual. It looked like I was controlling all the activities of the ship girls and the Admirals on duty. Several new menus appeared and it looked like they were running in a real timeline.

 While I was lost in confusion, several names I knew were moving around the hilly area of ​​the main military base.

 "Sofia and Jimmy Carter, huh?"

 "What are you guys doing in a place like that?"

 Familiar names appeared again. It was the remnants of the Seawolf unit that had successfully returned to the Azur Lane main base along with their ship bodies neatly lined up at the submarine dock.

 "I need to go out to observe the situation further."

 I realized that my body and Seawolf's body were two different things.

 Walking around with my old body and pretending to be familiar with them would be as scary as a stalker knowing some information just by following them all day.

 I immediately got up from my bed lying on the futon.

 My body felt very sore but I didn't care about all that.

 It was 15:00 and it wasn't too hot to be out in a weak body like this. I forced out the remaining strength in my body which still felt weak and turned on the bedroom light until it was bright.

 The small mirror left by Shinano-chan showed my pale face as if I had managed to crawl back from the brink of death. The shivering and limp body looked unkempt like a homeless person.

 Even when my body was standing, I felt an extraordinary feeling of weakness, like paralysis. My hand accidentally grabbed the bedroom wall and dragged my body along the rough rhythm of the bedroom wall.

 "Damn, even walking feels so hard. Do I have to undergo rehabilitation after being in a coma?" I grumbled a little while lamenting my weak body.

 Biting my lip trying to walk with all my might, I could only manage twelve steps before falling.

 Buagghh...

 "Kuh! So pathetic..."

 This weak body is so annoying.

 Even with all my might, I can't reach for the door to get out.

 Kraakkk...

 The door to the room suddenly opened wide.

 "Shinano-chan, are you in there?"

 From behind the door, I could see a fox girl who had a blackish brown hair pattern with a tail Her bushy foxtail hung high.

 The typical attire of the Sakura Empire showed a red and black kimono pattern. Her calm facial expression was like a little girl looking for a playmate. Even from my body that had fallen on the wooden floor, I could see her black stockings that covered her panties white.

 "Un, who are you? Why are you in Shinano-chan's room?" the little fox girl asked while keeping a safe distance from me.

 I looked at her with a wary expression.

 "Should I report this to the Admiral?"

 This felt very awkward like a criminal who had just been caught red-handed committing a crime.

 "Before you report me, can you help me stand up?" I replied while looking at her panties which had a white pattern of a head manjuu.

 "I can't walk normally right now," I continued with a hurried breath because I felt tight.

 Seeing such cute panties almost made me forget to breathe.

 To calm my overwhelming excitement, I needed to realize if my position was a stranger in this world and military base.

 Tapp... Tapp...

 I saw the little fox girl enter the door of the room in a wary state. Her small hands grabbed my shoulders and helped my body to sit up.

 "That's a relief, thank you... Umm... what's your name?" looking inside the game app and seeing it in person seemed different. From a two-dimensional graphic to a graphic in reality it was very different.

 The appearance of the little fox girl was very similar to Amagi-chan but I had to hold back my familiarity so as not to surprise her.

 Just imagine a grown man suddenly being friendly with a little girl who doesn't know him. It feels so weird and makes the body reflexively call 911, right?

 "Amagi-chan," replied the little fox girl with her little wary gaze at every small movement.

 "Are you looking for Shinano-chan? It seems like she went to look for medicine to treat me. It seems like my drowning has caused you all trouble. Please forgive me for being a burden," those words filled with sad emotions came out of my mouth.

 Whether it's a habit or a hidden talent of mine, I'm very good at using situations to get into structured acting. This art of speaking makes me look like a pitiful patient waking up from a coma after drowning.

 Even though I don't know where Shinano-chan has disappeared, I have to use this little fox girl to see the situation.

 "It seems so, the military base today seems more crowded than usual. The appearance of the new unit from Eagle Union and the special patient who is occupying Shinano-chan's room. This will be troublesome for the Admiral if it is reported…" Amagi-chan muttered in a small tone that was audible near my ear.

 "Please forgive me for troubling you," I replied in a soft tone.

 Twiitch…

 The little girl's fox ears trembled after hearing my reply.

 "I-It's okay, we don't feel inconvenienced by having one or two more patients personally handled by one of the Sakura Empire ship girls!" Amagi-chan replied hesitantly.

 "Thank you, Amagi-chan ."

 I could see her little fox tail wagging in guilt. Exploitation of vulnerability had been seen.

 "Can you help me walk around? Is there a wheelchair around here?" I asked in a friendly tone.

 "Wheelchair? What kind of thing is that?"

 "Oh, it's like a chair that is often used by patients who have difficulty walking to get around more efficiently."

 "I-I'm sorry, but I don't understand things like that," her little fox ears drooped down as she didn't know what my little request was.

 "It's okay, maybe I should wait for the right time to force my body to walk again. It's rare to force yourself with my strange requests like that, Amagi-chan."

 It felt a little sad that an adult like me would make a little fox girl this depressed.

 Shaking off my guilt, I wanted to change the topic to something else. However, the unexpected encounter surprised me greatly.

 "Amagi-chan, who are you talking to? Eh? Why is there a man in Shinano-chan's room?"

 Right behind Shinano-chan's door, Amagi-chan's adult body was visible.

 Ah, no! It was Amagi without the "-chan" suffix.

 Amagi and Amagi-chan looked at each other in silence. It seemed that my presence would become the talk of the town throughout the Sakura Empire.