21st Century Necromancer

Seven ship-girls arrived at the main entrance of the mansion and simultaneously stopped to survey the place that would become their new residence.

It was an ordinary-looking two-story building, not luxurious but very cozy. The walls were constructed of red brick, unadorned, yet not rough. Perhaps because not many people were to live there, the estate, despite being one, seemed quite delicate, with only a ring of lawn and a small flower bed for embellishment.

This architectural style felt somewhat familiar to the three Japanese ship-girls, and even Bismarck and Hood had a liking for it.

It was just Enterprise who kept a cold face, while Lexington next to her seemed more curious about the "comrades" inside the house who were active.

Hood, as the first summoned ship-girl and due to her character, naturally took the lead and walked to the front door, gently knocking on it.

"Ah! The sisters are here! I'll go open the door!" An energetic little girl's voice came from inside, alongside the pitter-patter of running footsteps.

However, it seemed the owner of the voice had knocked something over, followed by a clattering noise, and another girl scolded, "Rai-chan, I've told you not to run around in the house! See, you knocked down the coat rack, didn't you? A mature lady wouldn't be so reckless! Just let me open the door, you just get the coat rack back up!"

Hearing these two young girls' voices, a gentle smile couldn't help but appear on Hood's face. Little girls, huh? It seemed that their so-called new comrades were a bunch of interesting little fellows.

While Hood was musing, she noticed another little girl had already silently appeared at the doorstep.

"Welcome, I am Hibiki. Due to my active role in the war, I am also known as the Phoenix." A white-haired little girl with a black hat stood behind the door, adorned with an anchor insignia and a badge with the Roman numeral III.

Looking at the slightly solemn little girl, Hood smiled, saying gently, "Hello, I am HMS Hood Battlecruiser of the Royal Navy, nice to meet you."

"Please come in." Hibiki wasn't very enthusiastic but was very polite as she opened the door for the seven ship-girls outside to enter.

Upon entering, Hood could finally see the little girls whose voices she had just heard, one with black hair and another with tea-colored hair.

"This is Akatsuki of the 6th Destroyer Squadron, the lead ship of the special type III Akatsuki-class destroyers!" The black-haired little girl stood in front of Hood, pretending to be mature as she introduced herself, yet her speech habit revealed that she was still just a child.

Seeing this, Yamato, who had entered the house with Kaga and Musashi, couldn't help but laugh, "So you are the children of the Sixth Destroyer Fleet. Are you the comrades that the commander mentioned?"

Yamato naturally felt happy inside to hear that Chen Yu's mentioned comrades were the little girls of the Sixth Destroyer Fleet.

"Hi... hi! We were summoned by the commander during the trial summoning before, and we're not as strong as you sisters, so the commander has asked us to take care of the logistics for the dormitory, and Akatsuki, as a lady, has been working very hard indeed! Really, really, it's true! Please take good care of us!" Facing the former flagship of the Combined Fleet, Akatsuki was clearly a bit frightened and spoke somewhat inarticulately.

Even so, Akatsuki still made an effort to maintain proper etiquette.

As for the little girl with tea-colored hair, after she had picked up the clothing rack she had knocked over, she stood beside Akatsuki. Noting Akatsuki's nervous appearance, she suddenly said with great energy, "This won't do, leave it to me!"

After saying this, the tea-colored-haired girl patted her chest confidently and declared, "I am Rai, the third ship of the 6th Destroyer Squadron! At the command of our dear commander, we're preparing a welcome banquet for our sisters! Please head to the dining room, we will be ready with the curry shortly!"

Seeing such a cute display from Rai, the ship-girls, who had been somewhat stiff in the atmosphere, couldn't help but smile.

Thanks to the efforts of the children of the Sixth Destroyer Fleet, their relationships seemed to warm up in an instant.

However, Enterprise, standing to one side, still had an expressionless face, which looked rather intimidating.

But at that moment, another girl came out of the kitchen. Unlike the children of the Sixth Destroyer Fleet who had the stature of elementary school students, she was taller, like a high school student, and dressed in a Taisho period style kimono with a purple ribbon tied on her head.

Upon seeing the seven ship-girls at the entrance, the girl bowed to them before greeting, "Welcome to all of you, I am Shinano, the third ship of the Yamato Grade, though named a battleship, I am actually an aircraft carrier. The commander tried summoning ship-girls earlier as a test, so I, alongside the children of the Sixth Destroyer Fleet, were summoned first. Now, together with them, I am responsible for the logistics of the dormitory.

We've prepared a welcome banquet, and if you don't mind, please join us. Although it's only curry and some simple dishes, they were all made by me and the children of the Sixth Destroyer Fleet, who worked very hard on the preparations. Please don't let the children's efforts be in vain."

Following Shinano's words, the 6th Destroyer Squadron's Akatsuki, Hibiki, and Rai all turned their hopeful gazes to the seven ship-girls.

Given the situation, even Enterprise, who had been keeping a stern face, found it hard to refuse, so the seven of them, guided by Shinano and the Sixth Destroyer Fleet, made their way to the dining room.

In the dining room, a little girl who looked very much like Rai, also with tea-colored hair, was trying hard to place a large pot on the table and had already set out plates and cutlery on the prepared seats.

"Welcome, I'm Dian!" With a personality opposite to Rai's, Dian greeted the seven ship-girls who entered the dining room with a hint of shyness, "The curry is ready, would you like to try some?"

Seeing Dian in this light, Shinano couldn't help but chuckle, walked over to her, and said to the other seven ship-girls, "Please take your seats. Today's curry is Japanese-style curry, I hope everyone likes it."

After speaking, Shinano patted Dian's head and said to her, "You should go sit down too, Dian. Leave the rest to me."

Dian, having heard Shinano, then ran to join her sisters and pulled out a chair to sit down at the dining table.

Seeing this, the other seven ship-girls also pulled out their chairs and sat down. Shinano began to serve the curry they had all worked hard to make from the large pot that Dian had just brought out, filling plates for each of the ship-girls.