CH 190

Chapter 190

When Peaceful Times Cease To Exist : Character Introduction — Black Magicians Part

Translated by KaiesV

Edited by KaiesV

Name : Aurangzebul

Age : At least 2,500 years old

Appearance : 176cm, 60kg, Shoulder length gray hair, gray eyes, mustache

Occupation : Wizard（Astrologer）

Likes : Meditation, Astrology

Dislikes : Fools

First-Person : I/Watashi/私

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He was once a disciple of the Primordial Wise Dragon Dalen Rokia, one of the Five Sages who spread magic and knowledge on the continent. He himself is a High Elf, a race with an even longer life span than elves.

Much has yet to be said about him. Gwendolf says he was a good friend of his and seems to know a lot about him, but even with him, it is unclear what Aurangzebul has been doing in the last 2000 years. He then reappeared in this world and led a group of black-robed mages to begin mass-producing chimeras named Archfiends. No one knows what happened to him, who was supposed to be the most mild-mannered, the most brilliant and the most passionate of the Five Sages.

What on earth he was thinking and what his purpose was won’t be irrelevant to Alfiris.

Name : Hidden

Age : ??

Appearance : 170cm, 55kg, Brown hair, brown eyes

Occupation : ??

Likes : Humans

Dislikes : Those who can’t be talked with

First-Person : I/Watashi/私

Subordinate : Masquerade

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A nervous-looking young man who acts as a sort of assistant to Aurangzebul. His identity is also unknown, and since he is referred to by others, such as Anomaly, as「Dearest Brother,」it is assumed that he has been in the service of the Aurangzebul since before them.

Not much has been written about what he does, but he appears to be quite a schemer, although he doesn’t seem to be a fighter. That is something they can all agree on. He is also the one who inspired the Krummus to go to war with Zamwed. He is now operating in a different country…?

Name : Lifeless（Heroic King Graham）

Age : Approximately 800 years old

Appearance : 145cm, 42kg（178cm, 68kg at adult transformation,）Black hair（Normal length,）Brown eyes

Occupation : ??

Likes : Fighting, Researching Magic

Dislikes : Feeble-minded (weak-minded) person

First-Person : I/Ore/俺（When he’s hiding his true identity, he using Boku/僕）

Subordinate(s) : Elrich, Doltmund, Little Magical Beast?

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Although he appears to be a quiet boy, his true identity is that of Graham, the Heroic King who is said to have won all 1,000 battles in the past. Lifeless seems to be a pseudonym; his original name was Graham. He dresses as a quiet boy in order to suppress his true nature, otherwise he would soon lose himself in battle. He is a natural born fighter.

His legend is recorded from the age of 10. He was a war orphan who awakened to his powers when his village was attacked, and at that time he drove away a horde of fiends with his extraordinary magical powers. From that time he started defeating fiends, and at the age of 15, he and some allies succeeded in defeating Archfiends. He then built his kingdom around the land where he defeated an Archfiend. Since then, he has been attracting the kind of talent that is celebrated in heroic tales.

Bards’ claims of his heroic tales are glamorous, but in reality they were not. Lifeless himself had no interest in being king, he just wanted a battlefield. He just did what his subordinates told him to do in building his kingdom. Fiends were stronger and more numerous, so he fought them, but it didn’t matter who he fought. In fact, he had met Miliazar once, but at that time he was already in his late stages of life and not as strong as he is now, so while he understood that Miliazar was strong, he couldn’t see that she was a fiend and didn’t fight her.

After his death (he was presumed dead), the kingdom, without his successor, was destroyed by frequent civil strife and divided into smaller states. In the meantime, Lifeless studied magic and eventually attained near-immortality in his body, but all he got in return was emptiness. And when he defeated a Great Archfiend, he took advantage of being trapped in a different space and disappeared from the stage of history altogether. He was then discovered by Aurangzebul approximately several years ago.

He is by no means a brutal character, but he is willing to be cruel when necessary. If anything, he may be a rather emotionless type of person. However, he also shows an unexpected side, such as raising a Magical Beast he picked up. He is currently focusing on Alfiris, but he seems to have some kind of connection with Bloody Maria and others, and he is still a man of many mysteries.

Name : Doom

Age : ??

Appearance : 143cm, 45kg, Short black hair, brown eyes

Occupation : Wraith Master

Likes : Slaughter, Butchery, Lisa, Females

Dislikes : Serious guys, Guys with a strong sense of justice, Jake

First-Person : I/Boku/僕

Subordinate(s) : Ossyria, Man-Eater, Insomnia, Libido

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Although he appears to be cheerful and jovial at first glance, his nature is cold and cruel. He is capable of genocide for the sake of his own interests. He too is dressed like a boy, but his true age and origins are unknown. His true identity is that of a evil spirit and a human quarter, with about 1/4 human mixed in. This makes it difficult for the holy attribute to be effective in the art of Anti-evil Spirits.

He is also capable enough to beat the Arnelian Church single-handedly, but he is still regarded as not as good as other black mages. However, his abilities seem to be developing, and he himself doesn’t yet know his full capabilities.

He seems to be training hard these days, perhaps realizing that he needs to improve his abilities after the battle with the Church of Arnelia. However, his true intentions aren’t known even to his allies.

Name : Anomaly

Age : ??

Appearance : 140cm, 44kg, Hair already partially falling out, brown eyes

Occupation : Satanmaker

Likes : Research, Being blamed by a beautiful woman.

Dislikes : Ugly people, To be put down by a man, Ridiculous people

First-Person : I/Boku/ボク

Subordinate(s) : Dagra/Dogra/Pochi = Cerberus, Duplicated Self(s), Failures-to-be, Hecatoncheires, Various Archfiends

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He is the central figure in the creation of the Archfiends, a boy who takes sole responsibility for the management of the workshop, and is a self-proclaimed genius, like an ugly old man. He actually has a genius brain, but people don’t really understand him because his output is directed in unexpected directions. He is also an extreme masochist, but he is always looking for a way to get even with those who have wronged him. However, he is the kind of person who professes that he is okay with being one-sidedly tortured if the other party is a beautiful woman, and would rather be tortured. According to his allies, he’s just a pervert.

He doesn’t like cruelty either, but rather, research just takes precedence over everything else, and he is not afraid to do anything, no matter how cruel, if necessary. If it’s cruelty due to innocence, he surpasses even Doom.

He used to modify orcs and other animals to be his assistants, but he realized that he could duplicate himself, so he continues his research by producing a large number of his own deteriorated products. It is he who is currently managing the war in Central Plains behind the scenes.

Name : Dragleo

Age : ??

Appearance : 214cm, 128kg, Short black hair, green eyes

Occupation : Beast Master

Likes : Strong beings

Dislikes : Weak beings, complicated words

First-Person : I/Ore/俺

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Commonly known as the “Idiot.” He is a big man who looks up at no one, and no one wants to deal with him because he is hot and sturdy like an idiot, but he is very powerful. He actually finished off Phalanx in single combat. He also seems to be a mage, but now uses only his fists. No one knows what kind of magic he use either, except Aurangzebul.

He doesn’t seem to have any subordinates, but he can’t give orders anyway, and once the fighting starts, he doesn’t stop until he destroys everything that moves. But he’s not a complete idiot, and occasionally makes a sharp remark…?

Name : Silence

Age : ??

Appearance : 178cm, 62kg, Waist-length blonde hair, blue eyes

Occupation : Puppet Master

Likes : Beautiful beings

Dislikes : Ugly beings

First-Person : I/Watashi/私

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He is a very beautiful young man, but he also seems to be a cruel man. They don’t know much about his personality and abilities, but he seems to have a large number of subordinates.

Name : Bloody Maria（Milady）

Age : ??

Appearance : 135cm, 38kg, Three sizes undisclosed, blonde hair in vertical rolls, golden eyes

Occupation : ??

Likes : Pleasure

Dislikes : Boredom

First-Person : I/Atashi/あたし（Her original tone was『I/Mekake/妾』）

Subordinate(s) : Yuwain, and many more. Commonly as the『Butlers』

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She is a seemingly young girl, but she is also as cruel as Doom. But she also has the intelligence to prioritize her objectives, and she’s even more deceitful than Doom, as she’s quite quick-witted, despite her appearance and tone of voice.

Her fighting ability also seems to be quite high, and it is even said that she is probably the strongest among them. She also has many subordinates and is an excellent commander. She also seems to have some kind of connection with Miliazar. Gwendolf seems to have noticed something, but isn’t ready to talk about her yet.

She is mainly securing and producing workshops. Currently, she seems to have flown to the eastern continent…?

Name : Titania（Onee, Sword Emperor）

Age : Over 900 years old

Appearance : 170cm, 56kg, 86/58/88, Long, dark hair that almost touches the ground (tied in the middle with a red ribbon), brown eyes

Occupation : ??

Likes : Training, One-on-one bouts, The Strong, Reading

Dislikes : None in particular (There used to be many)

First-Person : I/Watashi/私

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The Sword Emperor Titania herself, as legend has it. She predates Lifeless by 100 years. She is a hero of her time whose record isn’t certain. Unlike Lifeless, her records are almost nonexistent. Because all of her records were so out of the ordinary, so outlandish, such as slaying a castle with a sword, slaying 100 Archfiends in 7 days and 7 nights without sleep, and destroying a Great Archfiend’s army in a single night. Furthermore, records of the Sword Emperor are written for hundreds of years, each time mentioning a person claiming to be the Sword Emperor, but since no one thought that a single person could have such longevity, it was thought that the Sword Emperor was probably a fairy tale created by the combined achievements of several heroes.

But the fact is, she did it alone, and it’s all true. She was so dainty that no one could believe her when they saw her fight like that. She is considered by her peers to be as powerful as Bloody Maria, who is also considered the strongest in its history.

She herself is a very quiet person and was never good at fighting. She only became stronger because she had to fight and found herself the strongest. The unfortunate thing is that she probably had a talent for fighting. Furthermore, she is so beautiful that even Lifeless, Anomaly, and even Dragleo recognize her, and no one knows why she took up the sword to fight and became the strongest sword user.

Name : Calamity（Princess）

Age : ??

Appearance : ??

Occupation : ??

Likes : ??

Dislikes : ??

First-Person : I/Watashi/私

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She has never been seen. Bloody Maria and Lifeless seem to know her, but despite her apparent beauty, she is a woman that even Lifeless finds repulsive. She seems to be dealing with insects, but no one know the details. Seems to be infiltrated somewhere…?