In the vast, lonely depths of space, distant stars shimmered with a faint silver glow.
The magnificent cosmic vista before him left Lin Chen, deep in his dreams,
feeling reluctant to leave.
On the enormous ship's Island Bridge,
a girl with pink twin tails sat in the pilot's seat.
Her clear, lake-blue eyes held a focused, earnest gaze.
"Destination! South of the spiral arm in the galaxy's central region, the diffuse nebula belt at right ascension 82 degrees."
"Pilot Asta, activate the Curvature Drive Engine."
"Prepare to pass through the Folded-Space Relay Belt ahead..."
The young captain stood tall with his arms crossed and issued his orders.
The Starry Sky Exploration was a deep-space transit ship.
Because it was carrying out a special mission,
only he, the captain, remained on its vast Island Bridge,
along with the adorable young pilot.
"Captain, you're such a jerk..."
"You dumped all the hard work of piloting this ship on me."
"Hmph... I don't actually have much experience, you know."
Her cherry-pink lips curled up slightly.
A trace of displeasure also appeared on the twin-tailed girl's flawless, pale face.
"Hmm? Pilot Asta, don't tell me you're flying without a license?"
"Then how do you explain what your résumé says?"
"Graduated with top honors in the Galactic United Fleet's pilot assessment?"
His sharp brows furrowed slightly as his gaze fell on the beautiful girl beside him.
The captain, Lin Chen, looked somewhat surprised.
The folded-space ring was right before them, and the ship's resonance field had already deployed.
If Pilot Asta started pressing things at random,
they might end up dead aboard a wrecked ship before the space jump was even complete.
"I... I made it all up."
"With my money, getting a perfectly valid pilot's license wasn't exactly difficult."
"Actually... this is my first