Saihate no Shroud

is a Japanese light novel series written by Gakuto Mikumo, with illustrations by Shu Shio. The series began publication on December 10, 2011 by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko publishing imprint.

Synopsis
Devil's armor that sealed the spirit beast ── Beast combat uniform (BUD). Another name is the shroud. The girls who wore it were called beast priests, and they continued to fight day and night to protect Japan from the mysterious beast "Magatsuhi".

Set in Shimonoseki City, the westernmost part of Honshu, a new sensation and everyday battlefield fantasy depicting the activities of girl soldiers belonging to the private military company "Far East Self-Defense Organization" and their comical daily life.