Alex Orr was a military reenactor.

He knew his history, knew his weapons, and had spent years recreating battles from wars long since over.

But he certainly wasn't a real soldier.

Then he won a stupid raffle.

The prize? A chance to take the Commander Aptitude Test.

Alex expected to fail. In fact, he guessed on nearly half of it.

Instead, he somehow scored higher than everyone else.

Now, Alex has been ripped away from his ordinary life and thrown headfirst into a world where legendary warships walk, talk, and fight as women known as Kansen and, for reasons he still doesn't entirely understand, he's been placed in command of them.

There's just one problem.

Alex has absolutely no idea what he's doing.

With nothing but his knowledge of military history, years of reenacting, questionable instincts, and an alarming tendency to improvise, Alex must somehow learn what it truly means to be a Commander.

Reenacting battles was easy.

Commanding the real thing?

That's going to be a hell of a lot harder.

From Reenactor to Commander

Sometimes the least qualified man for the job is exactly the Commander you need.