I died and was reincarnated as Warship in a fantasy world

I have no idea how Fairy managed to repair the broken hull but she did it. I didn’t have to pay for repair and resupply, yet my ship was now seaworthy.

After I transferred the crew to my ship, two ships set sail.

Ten minutes later Fairy started lagging behind.

“Kuronami to Fairy, what is going on? Why are you lagging behind?”

“This is Fairy, do you know that I can’t sail faster than 18 knots? You are 2 times faster.” I smiled wryly.

“S-sorry, we’ll wait for you…”

“It is unrequired. You just need to stay in range to return to me when you need fuel. I am not a warship, I am but a transport. I will be sending my coordinates every 12 hours. I will stay on my current course, until ordered otherwise. Fairy, out.” (F)

I wondered if Fairy will be alright: monsters, pirates, Benezian fleet…

‘Intense stare’

Patricia was drilling holes in me. When I looked at her, she continued staring at me. I expected her to be nagging and glaring with murderous intent, however, she was looking like a child who saw a cool new toy.

“Ask away.”

“How does it work? How can you talk to other ship from here? Does it use light signals? Or maybe flags? Come on, show me!” In a split second her face approached from 1 m to 1 mm.

“Can you move away a bit…?” Her eyes shone with curiosity.

“So, will you show? Will you? Will you?!” Instead of moving away, she closed the distance even more, and pushed her forehead against mine.

‘Chu’

I have no idea why the hell I kissed her but now I was dangerously close to a maiden with a sword. The maiden who can clear a square kilometer of thick ice with a single swing.

I slowly moved my face away from her and prepared to dogeza.

Patricia remained in place. Curiosity kills the cat but I just had to look at her face.

I looked from below, because she tilted her head down.

Instead of righteous maidenly fury I was seeing a tomato maiden.

[The deed is done, so I better retreat before her OS reinitializes and she kills me on the spot.]

I went to the stern and started fishing. The seagulls were there the next second.

Yuriko came too, and sat down near me.

“Where are you sailing to?” (Y)

“We were asked to sail to the West. Your ‘children’ changed our plans but now it is time to get back to work.”

“I see. I might as well look at what happened to those who abandoned mine shrines the first.” (Y)

“Do you happen to know about the seas there? I heard only few ships return from sailing between Benezio and the West.”

“I have no idea what Benezio is, but I know that there lies the Abyss. It crosses the ocean, dividing the Western half from the Eastern half. Thousands of years ago all of the gods decided that the humankind must not be let sail across the ocean before they are ready, and so the world was split in half by a deep rift, later known as the Abyss.” For a second I thought that Yuriko may be a goddess. I laughed at myself for thinking this rusty woman may be a god, and then proceeded with asking.

“Still, a deep water wouldn’t stop the ships.”

“The terrors like the deep. Since there was a lot of space, the sea monsters could inhabit the rift, and grow bigger. Even I have no idea how large they became.” (Y)

“Where do you know this from? I thought the seagulls don’t tell you everything. Or do they…?” I pointed at the Divine sword, of which she ‘did not know’.

“Foolish Doll. I knew what was going in this world. It was a long ago, when people used my shrines, and when they were talking to me. When they were believing in me, and telling me what they encountered. Now, I am worshipped by less than a hundred souls. You bet they did not wander further than from the vicinity of my home.” I patted the forgotten woman, and continued trying to catch something from the fast moving ship.

Meanwhile, Patricia locked herself in one of the cabins, and went crazy. There were weird sounds and giggling. Also, the bed was shaking for no reason.