Rune Troopers

"**Rune Troopers Self-Defense Forces Drifting Senki**" (Rune Troopers Jieitai Hyoryu Senki) is a Japanese fantasy novel by Kasuga Hamamatsu .

> ***Genres:*** Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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> ***Theme:*** Military
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## Overview

A work depicting the battle between the Ground Self -Defense Force and the Maritime Self -Defense Force , which was summoned from the earth to another world by magical power as "a hero who will be a countermeasure to protect the world from the invasion of the evil power" . All 10 volumes. As of July 2018, the cumulative circulation has reached 230,000 .

This work is a remake of the work that was serialized on the Internet in high school after the author who was once enlisted in the Air Self -Defense Force retired  , and has been serialized in " Become a Novelist " since 2011 . It was published.

In writing, with the cooperation of the Ministry of Defense and the Self -Defense Forces, the transport ship " Shimokita " of the 1st transport corps , the 1st submarine group and the submarine education and training corps are cooperating.

## Synopsis

In order to participate in the UN forces organized to resolve armed conflicts , the Maritime Self -Defense Force 's state-of-the-art Aegis escort ship "IBUKI" was used as the flagship, and the SDF 's UN peacekeeping operations were carried on transport ships and helicopter - mounted escort ships. The military dispatch fleet was sailing offshore to Africa, the site of the conflict.

However, on the way, a mysterious girl with wings suddenly appears in front of the unit, and the mysterious power she releases causes the SDF personnel to faint all at once. After that, the SDF personnel who regained consciousness are relieved that all of them are safe, but this time an abnormality such as being unable to receive GPS occurs, and the situation is confused by the unknown cause. However, incredible things come flying from the sky to chase after them. It was a giant bird with wingspan of more than 10 meters. And by witnessing the appearance that they should not be able to see on the earth, the Self-Defense Forces realize that this is a different world.

The Self-Defense Forces, which somehow seek a place of rest, come into contact with the local United Kingdom of Marisua, which has a friendly attitude, and through exchanges, the two parties establish a good relationship, but in the meantime, the country of Marisua is in Fir Bolg. You will be invaded by the empire. The Self-Defense Forces, who could not abandon the Mariusua people and the burning city that were killed in front of them, neither as the Self-Defense Forces nor as the UN forces, decided to intervene in the war of another world, and many automatic rifles and Aegis ships . With his modern weapons, he successfully repelled the Philborg Imperial Army and saved Marisua from the danger of aggression.

However, although he won the battle, he had to live in this world because he did not know how to return to the original world. While being a base, he travels around the world to save the people of another world who are suffering from the war and to find a way to return.

The Self-Defense Forces try to reach out as much as possible to those who seek help that appears one after another, such as mermaids and dark elves , but in front of them, in a different world with various abilities The Fir Bolg Empire stands in the way of revenge on the Self-Defense Forces as the monsters and the invasion are disturbed. And behind the battle, the space-time of the different world and the earth began to change due to the influence of the summoning of the Self-Defense Forces.

## Footnote

### *Annotation:*

1. **^** The "Become a Novelist" version has been deleted due to the author's withdrawal from the site in March 2015.
2. **^** The actual Mashū type is not equipped with CIWS , but it is said that it will be equipped at a later date. However, the timing is undecided.
3. **^** The high-performance 20mm cannon actually installed in the Osumi type is Block 1A, but it has been replaced with Block 1B for this dispatch during the work.

### *Source:*

1. **^ Lune Troopers 10!** Alpha Police (July 20, 2018). Retrieved November 1, 2020 .
2. **^** From the author information of Alpha Police
3. **^** Volume 4, page 4
4. **^ From** the cover of Volume 1
5. **^** Volume 1, page 20
6. **^** Volume 5, page 31