Alderamin on the Sky

Ikta Solork is a naive young man who only desires two things in life: a woman to hold onto and a place to take a nap. Tragically, the war that breaks out between the Republic of Kioka and the neighboring Katjvarna Empire shakes up his tranquil existence. Yatorishino Igsem, a childhood friend of Ikta's, and he enlist in the military as military officers, where they meet the medic Haroma Becker, the sniper Torway Remion, and the infantryman Matthew Tetojirichi on a boat headed to the location of the military exam. But the five of them wind themselves in hostile area close to a military station after a massive storm wrecks their ship. They learn there that the successor to the Katjvarnan throne, Princess Chamille Kitora Katjvanmaninik, has been kidnapped. One of the highest rewards a soldier can get is the title of Imperial Knight for each of the five who successfully save her. Ikta appears to have no choice than to postpone his dream of peace in favor of playing the hero he's always despised.