Can Even the Disabled Pilot Mecha?!

Coming soon: Becoming the Worthless Spirit Companion of a Black-Bellied Prince. Blurb at the bottom!

Blurb

Xu Rong had always thought he was just an unremarkable undocumented resident on a backwater garbage planet.

Even after enrolling in a military academy full of exceptional talents, he was still just an unremarkable passerby.

So why did his classmates all seem to be imagining the strangest things?

"...Huh?"

He accidentally ate too much at dinner, so he went for a run on the training field to walk it off.

Classmates: Training this late at night? Terrifying!

And so, for no apparent reason, a whole crowd of students started pushing themselves harder.

During a break between classes, Xu Rong leaned by the window, daydreaming as he gazed toward the training field.

The top mecha pilot straightened up under his gaze, pondering: Is he predicting the mechas' parameters on the training field? Or analyzing the terrain for weaknesses?

Even when he accidentally dozed off in class, the professor tapped his desk.

The instant he looked up in confusion, the entire class held its breath.

Xu Rong didn't understand. He was troubled.

He looked at the wary eyes surrounding him and at the sweet drink he'd just bought in his hand, utterly baffled.

What on earth were these people thinking?

There was a legendary figure at the military academy.

Rumor had it this person could crush a mecha with their bare hands and held themselves to absolutely punishing standards in every training session.

On top of that, they were disciplined, humble, and an exemplary student.

Most importantly, this person was a mental-power support specialist.

A student from another school scoffed in disbelief. "How's that possible? Don't joke around. Could someone like that even exist?"

The students from this school said nothing, remaining stubbornly silent.

Then came the most anticipated competition in the entire galaxy. Everyone thought they would see a group of young, spirited people showing off their talents.

But this year's scene seemed a little off.

At a moment of life and death, the mental-power support specialist, supposedly the most useless profession in the Federation, stood at the very front.

In front of tens of millions of viewers, he flexed his mechanical hand and single-handedly cut down a gigantic mutated star beast with his sword.

He tilted his head. "Huh? Is this supposed to be hard?"

The boy was cool and aloof, yet brimming with youthful confidence.

Students from other schools: ...No, seriously, bro!

**

As a scavenger living on a remote garbage planet, Xu Rong felt like this year was cursed from the start.

His caretaker had left him a tavern.

It went bankrupt.

He had a companion he'd relied on for years.

It was an artificial idiot.

After finally finding a damaged warship, Xu Rong was just about to fix it up and sell it when black market thugs came after him.

He barely escaped, badly injured, only for the man he'd kicked off the warship to wake up and find his way to Xu Rong's door.

But Xu Rong put up with all that.

But could someone tell him why a star beast tide, one seen only once in a century, had suddenly descended on this garbage planet?

At last, Xu Rong escaped the planet full of danger and boarded a starship bound for the depths of the universe.

Only to be told, "Hello. It turns out space pirates have their eyes on this starship."

"..."

With no other choice, Xu Rong grabbed the artificial idiot, took the uncle he'd just met by the hand, and charged at the space pirates.

*

Xia Shiheng's warship crashed on that remote garbage planet.

A scavenger boy stole his warship to sell it for money

and kicked him out of it while he was unconscious.

"Get lost!"

Xia Shiheng never expected to find a pearl in that wasteland.

[Note: This novel has very little romance. The leads won't truly get together until much later, and they won't confess until near the end!!!]

The next upcoming novel: Roland is the heir to the Kingdom of Loseran, and has been the center of attention since childhood.

At seventeen, he is about to undergo a ritual of vital importance to both himself and the entire Kingdom of Loseran.

The awakening of his spirit companion.

Everyone is convinced that their prince will awaken a spirit companion of legendary power.

Roland thinks so too.

He's always been the most outstanding prodigy.

But when the blinding light fades, out walks a...

white crow?!

And it's a white crow standing there with its chest puffed out.

Roland and the crow stare at each other.

Roland: ???

*

Zhu Yuan transmigrated in glorious fashion.

In an interstellar age where spirit companions were usually tigers, leopards, hawks, or even legendary mythical beasts,

he became a spirit companion.

A crow.

...Huh?

His keeper, Roland, was the heir to the Loseran Empire.

He was gentle, courteous, and charming, and everyone praised and admired him.

The other spirit companions were very jealous of Zhu Yuan. "Prince Roland must treat you so well. You're so lucky!"

Zhu Yuan: Heh.

A story about a scatterbrain and a grump.

Mistaking your ancestor for someone else doesn't always make you an ugly duckling. You might turn out to be a crow instead.

Theme: Even if you're stuck in the mud, you'll eventually shine with a light all your own