Kouchuugun Shikan, Boukensha ni Naru

***Kouchuugun Shikan, Boukensha ni Naru*** (航宙軍士官、冒険者になる, The Galactic Navy Officer Becomes an Adventurer / Captain Corinth: The Galactic Navy Officer Becomes an Adventurer) is a Japanese light novel series written by Atsuhiko Ito. It was serialized on August 2017, on the novel posting site "*Shōsetsuka ni Narō*". Following the consultation of making it into a book, publication began on November 2018, at Famitsu Bunko. Even after it was made into a book, it continues to be serialized in "Shōsetsuka ni Narō." Hereafter, unless otherwise specified, the book version will be described, and the "*Shōsetsuka ni Narō*" version will be described as the Web version, which began publishing the series in print with illustrations by Kusaka Kou. A manga adaptation, illustrated by Tomomasa Takuma, began serialization on the ComicWalker-based web manga platform *Dengeki Comic Regulus* in June 2017.

*Kouchuugun Shikan, Boukensha ni Naru* has been published in English as *Captain Corinth: The Galactic Navy Officer Becomes an Adventurer* by One Peace Books since December 13, 2022.

## Synopsis

The spaceship which Imperial Galactic Navy Officer Alan Corinth helms is shot down by a surprise attack during hyper-space navigation. Completely due to freak coincidence, Alan is the only one in the ship to survive. The severely damaged spaceship loses its navigation capabilities and plummets onto a nearby planet.

Using an escape pod, Alan heads toward the planet alone. Thus begins Alan's quest for survival on the underdeveloped planet utilizing the symbiotic nanomachines [Nanom] within his body. Surprisingly, the planet is home to a thriving human civilization whose genetic code closely resemble Alan's own. Even while remaining at a loss due to being thrown into a world of swords and magic, he tries to live as best he can together with his newfound comrades.

What will Alan achieve in this strange world? The sci-fi fantasy story in a medieval setting now begins!

(Source: Shousetsuka ni Narou, translated)

## Book Information

### *Novel*

written by Atsuhiko Ito. It was serialized on August 2017, on the novel posting site "*Shōsetsuka ni Narō*". Following the consultation of making it into a book, publication began on November 2018, at Famitsu Bunko. Even after it was made into a book, it continues to be serialized in "Shōsetsuka ni Narō."

Hereafter, unless otherwise specified, the book version will be described, and the "*Shōsetsuka ni Narō*" version will be described as the Web version, which began publishing the series in print with illustrations by Kusaka Kou.

 *Kouchuugun Shikan, Boukensha ni Naru II* | March 30, 2019
 *Kouchuugun Shikan, Boukensha ni Naru III* | August 30, 2019
 *Kouchuugun Shikan, Boukensha ni Naru IV* | December 27, 2019

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### *Manga*

A manga adaptation, illustrated by Tomomasa Takuma, began serialization on the ComicWalker-based web manga platform *Dengeki Comic Regulus* in June 2017. The "*Kouchuugun Shikan, Boukensha ni Naru"* has been published in English as *Captain Corinth: The Galactic Navy Officer Becomes an Adventurer* by One Peace Books since December 13, 2022.

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## Alan Corinth

### Affiliation:

* Human Galactic Empire
* Adventure Guild
* Kingdom of Berta
* Battleship Iris Konrad
* Shining Star Clan

### Allied:

* Iris Konrad [AI]
* Gloria *(Aid)*
* Mr. Tarus *(Merchant)*
* Elna Norian *(Aid)*

## 「Biographical Information」

### Traits:

Foreigner, Those Who are Connected to Humanity, Anti-Swarm, Conqueror

### Rank:

* Brigadier General of the Air Fleet
* Clan Leader

### Relatives:

* Unnamed Family Member
* Clelia Starvine *(Love Interest)*
* Serena Konrad
* Sharon Konrad

### Occupation:

* Lieutenant to Brigadier General of the Imperial Air Force Space Corps. → Leader of the clan "Shining Star"
* Noble

## 「Physical Description」

### Status:

Active

An officer in the Galactic Space Force. With all of his crew dead, he took over as captain of the Starship Iris and escaped to an unknown planet shortly. A huge nation that spreads over the galaxy by the human race [*people who are connected to humanity*]. It is governed by the Adele government of Adele, the third planet of the AI support system. They settled on planets where humans can live one after another, and the stars inhabited by intelligent life forms discovered in the process are being incorporated as colonies one after another, increasing their power.

 ***Adventurer Edition**** Tarus, who was rescued from a bandit on his way to Gotania, was a leading merchant in Gotania. He arranged his appearance as an adventurer with the support of Tarus and the bounty of bandit capture. Meanwhile, Cleria reunites with Elna, explaining that Cleria is the princess of the exiled country, and she decides to help.
* While spending time as an adventurer, Serena / Sharon's sisters visit Alan. Alan explained to Iris the situation where the airship Iris was placed, the risk that the planet would be attacked by Bugs, and the possibility of joining the Imperial Army. Alan decides to incorporate the planet into the human galactic empire and prepare for the invasion of Bugs.
* On the other hand, Cleria will also join the remnants of Starvine. Wishing for the revival of the Starvine royal family, they looked to Alan as a leader, formed a clan as an adventurer, and eventually planned to revive the country. As the stage, he will move to the fortified city of Gantz.
* After arriving at the fortified city of Gantz, the party made a name for themselves by subduing rare monsters and bandits and obtaining a clan house. The clan will become bigger as it joins with the following friends. He encounters a dragon while responding to a subjugation request by the Adventurer's Guild in preparation for Stanbead. While Alan is fighting a dragon, another dragon appears and it becomes a battle between dragons. After defeating the first dragon, examining the other debilitated dragon reveals that it is closer to an intelligent creature called Satillon. When he treats the dragon, he shows his willingness to Alan, who leads a combat drone under the name of Gloria.
 ***Aristocratic edition**** Alan is appointed Lord Protector to subdue the thieves infesting the royal capital. While he subdued more than 500 thieves, he recruited immigrants to the city he was developing in "*The Devil's Great, Sea Tree*".

The member human planetary sphere is currently 277. There are more than 2,000 habitable planets under control. Encounter with the hostile intelligent life form Bugs has entered a 1,000-year war. As a single creature, Bugs had a fighting power far surpassing that of humankind, but in the battle with Bugs for a thousand years, nowadays, if you are an air force aviation soldier, you can fight evenly with bare hands. Has succeeded in improving combat ability.

### Abilities

『***Nanom***』: Abbreviation for nanomachine. A military nanomachine that all soldiers of the Air Force coexist and culture in their bodies (It also seems to hold a considerable amount of information regarding past records). It is a tiny machine that can only be seen with an electron microscope, and it can do nothing by itself, and it functions by forming an aggregate of at least 100 billion units. A kind of multi-system with AI function, internal monitor (*assisting memory and thinking*), medical / repair function, complete access to all five senses (*assisting the body and senses*), short-distance (up to several km) communication function, etc. It cannot be made with a normal human diet and requires special rare metals. A fairly advanced AI that can accurately respond to even vague questions and orders.

* **Corinthian style swordsmanship**
	+ Alan's swordsmanship is based on the technique of the VR game "*Swordsman*" that he was addicted to for about four years from junior school to high school, and each technique has a name that makes him embarrassed. Alan is also quite good at CQC martial arts.

『***Magic***』: Due to the air of the planet Alan can wield any form of the element. The amount of his Magic power was 10 times the average magic power of normal Humans who resides on the planet where Alan emergency landed. The maximum amount of magical power that a person has is the same (for 50 fireballs), but the amount of magical power that can be handled in a day varies from person to person and can be increased by training. Magic spells derived from grimoires to able to learn new *Spells*.

* *Book of Magic*: A book that describes how to use magic. Very expensive. Basically, it seems that one book describes how to learn and use magic. The procedure for using magic is written in a large number of steps. However, in reality, what is required to activate magic is the operation of the flow of magical power and the image power, so it can be activated without following the procedure. The author of the Spellbook is unknown and there are multiple theories. Alan thinks that he has taken many steps to convey the vague thing of the image to people.
* *Magic Circle*: It looks like a circuit that activates magic without a surgeon. The pattern is decided for each magic to be activated. It is unknown in the magic guild how the magic is activated, who the developer is, and so on. If many magic circles can be collected in the future, it may be possible to develop new magic circles by analysis by Nanom and Iris.

* The second ship of the 238th Fleet of the Spica Front. A galaxy-class battleship built for long-term deep space exploration missions. She has the fighting power to overwhelm the small fleet of Bugs with a single ship. During the warp, she is attacked from outside the hyperspace and warps out, making her unable to navigate. All but one of her 1200 crew members died. She was in orbit to a nearby planet at the time of warp out, but succeeded in getting into orbit by discarding unnecessary sections. Since then, she has been working to restore the ship's functions and maintain the combat capabilities of the Air Force.

* Improved Type escape pod x2.

## Reception

In 2019, he won 1st place in the book category of "*Ranobe Favorite Bookstore Employee Award 2019.*"

## External Link

* *Kouchuugun Shikan, Boukensha ni Naru* ― Web novel at Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese)
* *Kouchuugun Shikan, Boukensha ni Naru* ― Light Novel Website (in Japanese)
* *Kouchuugun Shikan, Boukensha ni Naru* ― Comic Walker | Official Manga Website (in Japanese)
* *Kouchuugun Shikan, Boukensha ni Naru* ― Nico-Nico Seiga | Website (in Japanese)
* *Kouchuugun Shikan, Boukensha ni Naru* ― Wikipedia (in Japanese)