History Characters / ThePerksOfWorkingInTheBlackMagicIndustry

* TheOneGuy: He's the only known male employee at Necrogant.

A former thief who now works for Necrogant as an investigator.

* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: She agreed to work for Necrogant after Cercer healed her back to health after she was injured. That Cercer is a BenevolentBoss just sealed the deal.

* OlderThanTheyLook: She's probably the most senior employee at Necrogant after Cercer, but doesn't look much older than Franz.

A vampire noble lady and a sales rep of Necrogant.

* NonIdleRich: She found her life as a wealthy vampire aristocrat to be dreadfully boring, which is why she decided to get a job, ending up in sales before eventually being hired by Necrogant.

A young woman who joins Necrogant to get revenge on the White Magic industry for dismissing her.

[[folder:Howahowa]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:"Howahowa likes Lord, Grr!"]]
A swamp-troll that happens to live in the swamps near the village Franz gained along with Drok's baron title.

* BigBeautifulWoman: She's somewhat heavyset but very much cute.
* CuteLittleFang: She has a single fang sticking out of her upper left lip at all times. It's also the only actual way to tell she's a troll and not human.
* CuteMonsterGirl: She's a troll and she's adorable.
* InnocentFanserviceGirl: Apparently, her culture doesn't cover why showing gratitude by doing a lot of erotic stuff to a guy could be a bad thing.
--> '''Franz''': That's enough!
--> '''Howahowa''': That's enough, what? Grr
* LecherousLicking: In gratitude to Franz for saving her swamp from an unscrupulous developer, she licks him down and nibbles his ears. She would apparently have done more, but Franz stopped her.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: She's over 350 years old.
* VerbalTic: "Grr".
* YouNoTakeCandle: She's the only one who can speak among her people, apparently, and she speaks only in broken sentences.
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[[folder:Alienor]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:I will beat you today, Franz!]]
The best black magician of Morco Forest. Paired with Franz and does not like it.
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* WingedHumanoid: Like Marey and Serlia, Eltaya has wings on her hips.

[[folder:Elzered the Immolated]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Our industry is on the decline, so we need to hire some flunkies.]]
The president of the Black Magic Association (Not affiliated with Necrogrant Black Magic Company)

* BeastMan: She's a gator-person, meaning she's part gator.

[[folder:Garbera]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Thank you for picking me up, Franz!]]
A zombie girl Franz, Serlia and Nightmare Marey find collapsed on the street and offer aid.

* AttractiveZombie: A zombie and a sweet girl.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: For starters, she was in an unmarked grave and then turned into a zombie and put to work in a sweat-shop, for unpaid labor.
* WhatIsThisFeeling: Since she was forced to labor thanklessly for who knows how long, she doesn't recognize how it feels to hear genuine gratitude.
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[[folder:Leda]]
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[[caption-width-right:326:I am at the present, an upright salaryman!]]
A former thief who now works for Necrogant as an investigator.
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* IdiotHair: She has a prominent cowlick shaped on top of her head.

[[folder:Vanita Zeal]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:I will have my revenge, bwahahaha!]]
The necromancer who "created" Garbera, as one of many, to run a factory as a sweatshop, using slave-labor to corner the market with cheap, inferior goods, purely to bankrupt the local businesses.

* AllWomenAreLustful: Even by the standards of the story, Vanita always wants to do kinky stuff with Franz in order to help him.

--> Franz: That's enough!
--> Howahowa: That's enough, what? Grr

* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: She's over 350.

* CuteMonsterGirl: A zombie and a sweet girl.

* HatesBeingTouched: Not necessarily out of dislike and more due to inexperience and her isolated lifestyle.

[[caption-width-right:350:Say after me, I, Serlia, will turn over my inheritance to Halberd!]]An incubus Serlia was sent to marry.

* TheInmodestOrgasm: She's so loud while having sex with Franz the local villagers confuse her with a deer.

* TheDreaded: Bandits and thugs are terrified of her once they know who she is and the gang she's affiliated with, "Yggdrasil."

* GoodIsNotSoft: She is a sweetheart, but when she was given free rein to "destroy" the so-called white-magic companies that were abusing their employees, she infested their management with horrific nightmares that drove them to despair, save one, ironically the one who abused Crunia and had a "pointlessly strong will." She gave that guy a "special" nightmare so horrific, he died of a heart-attack in jail.

* TheKnightWhoSaysSquee: She's a great admirer of Leda and even wants to get her autograph.

* GoodScarsEvilScars: Easily identified by her x-shaped scar on her left cheek.

* ExpositoryPronoun: Gator people, of which she's a member, raise their children identically until age 10, so she refers to herself as "Boku" rather than "Watashi."

* IdiotHair: She has a prominent cowlick shaped like a lightning.

* TokenMiniMoe: She's even younger-looking than Cercer, despite being an adult. Franz can even lift her with no problem.

! Common to both:

[[caption-width-right:326:some caption text]]

!Others:
[[folder:Lisa]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:You're terrible at interviews aren't you?]]
Magic Academy's dorm mother, and the one who introduces Franz to Cercer.

* BitCharacter: Her appearances are few, far between, and short.
* NavelWindow: Her shirt is opened a little to show her navel
* OneDegreeOfSeparation: She's Cercer's friend. How that came to be is anyone's guess.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In the aftermath of the duel between Drok and Franz, she made ''both'' of them clean up the mess.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: If not for her, Franz wouldn't have even known that Cercer was hiring, and it's not likely he would have gotten the job.

[[folder:Drok]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:I can't stand the existence of another prodigy to challenge me!]]
A haughty classmate who could not stand Franz having a Succubus familiar, and being a talent to rival his own.

* JustLikeRobinHood: Used to be a Gentleman Thief, until she was hired by Cercer after she was injured.

[[folder:Muyan]]
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[[caption-width-right:330:I'm sorry!]]
A young woman who joins Necrogant to get revenge on the White Magic industry for dismissing her.

* ApologizesALot: She's so shy and insecure she apologizes for every little mistake she makes.
* ShrinkingViolet: She's pretty capable, but gets so nervous at interviews she blushes and flubs her words.
* YouRemindMeOfX: The reason why Cercer wanted Franz to be with her at Muyan's interview is because she clearly reminds her of Franz, and Franz himself notices it too.

!Others:
[[folder:Lisa]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:You're terrible at interviews aren't you?]]
Magic Academy's dorm mother, and the one who introduces Franz to Cercer.

* BitCharacter: Her appearances are few, far between, and short.
* NavelWindow: Her shirt is opened a little to show her navel
* OneDegreeOfSeparation: She's Cercer's friend. How that came to be is anyone's guess.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In the aftermath of the duel between Drok and Franz, she made ''both'' of them clean up the mess.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: If not for her, Franz wouldn't have even known that Cercer was hiring, and it's not likely he would have gotten the job.

[[folder:Drok]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:I can't stand the existence of another prodigy to challenge me!]]
A haughty classmate who could not stand Franz having a Succubus familiar, and being a talent to rival his own.

%%[[folder:Leda]]
%%A former thief who now works for Necrogant as an investigator.
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!Others:
[[folder:Lisa]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lisa_1.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:You're terrible at interviews aren't you?]]
Magic Academy's dorm mother, and the one who introduces Franz to Cercer.

* BitCharacter: Her appearances are few, far between, and short.
* NavelWindow: Her shirt is opened a little to show her navel
* OneDegreeOfSeparation: She's Cercer's friend. How that came to be is anyone's guess.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In the aftermath of the duel between Drok and Franz, she made ''both'' of them clean up the mess.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: If not for her, Franz wouldn't have even known that Cercer was hiring, and it's not likely he would have gotten the job.

[[folder:Drok]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/drok.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:I can't stand the existence of another prodigy to challenge me!]]
A haughty classmate who could not stand Franz having a Succubus familiar, and being a talent to rival his own.

* AristocratsAreEvil: Is (or was) a baron and he's despicable.
* TheBet: Swore to give Franz his noble title if he lost the duel. In return, Serlia promised to be his familiar for a week if Franz lost.
* CurbstompBattle: On the wrong end. Serlia summoned a Lovecraftian horror to deal with his golem. Result: BlackComedyRape on Drok and ''everyone else in the class, including the teacher.''
* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Challenging a guy who has a succubus familiar, when succubi ''are also summoners'' wasn't bound to end well.
* FeelingOppressedByTheirExistence: Which he lampshades. He feels so "oppressed" by the thought that there might be another talented individual that could rival him, that he has to crush the guy, personally.
* FourEyesZeroSoul: Wears glasses and is a royal jerk, at best.
* LightIsNotGood: He's a "white magician" and, at best, he's a total jerk.
* MarionetteMaster: Summons and controls a golem.
* MeaningfulName: His name is "Drok" which is an anagram of "dork", and he's obnoxious.
* OneShotCharacter: Only appears in one chapter, gets trounced by Serlia and then disappears from the story.
* UpperClassTwit: Formerly a baron, and a petty dork who can't stand the idea that someone, somewhere, might be able to rival him.

[[folder:Lidia]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Seria, you've gotten sensitive! Your master must be giving you a lot of loving!]]
Serlia's older half-sister.

* BearerOfBadNews: Was sent by her father to tell Serlia that she was being forced into an ArrangedMarriage with Halberd.
* BigSisterInstinct: Was just as opposed as Serlia and Franz to the whole succubus matchmaking session between Serlia and Halberd, because the idea of being forced to marry a guy she never met was making Serlia cry.
* TheGadfly: Loves to tease people just to get a reaction.
* GoodBadGirl: She's a good, kind woman, but she's sexually loose, even by succubus standards.
* SkinshipGrope: Loves to grab Serlia's breasts and grope them like crazy.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: She looks very much like Serlia, only with purple hair and different-shaped horns.

[[folder:Halberd]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Say after me, I, Serlia, will turn over my inheritance to Halberd!]]An incubus Serlia was sent to marry.

* TheCasanova: He's seduced over 1000 women.
* CharmPerson: When he can't woo a woman with words, he uses mind-domination magic on her.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Very charming when he's getting his way, or thinks he's getting his way, but he's utterly detestable, and quick to drop the act when things blow up in his face.
* GoldDigger: All he really wanted from Serlia was access to her family's wealth, her well being was irrelevant. He even used mind-domination magic to magically compel her to verbally sign them over, or tried to.
* HornedHumanoid: Has horns on his head.
* IdenticalStranger: Aside from the horns and wings, he looks almost identical to Franz. His personality, however, is completely evil and depraved.
* PaedoHunt: He's a raging pedophile.
* ReallyGetsAround: Deconstructed. He's slept around with over 1000 women, but it left him jaded and cruel, turning him into a pedophile who lusts after little girls that are too innocent to give him the flak he deserves.
* WingedHumanoid: Has wings on his back.

[[folder:Serlia's father]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:No! I'm not stopping the match-making session!]]

* DeliberateValuesDissonance: As an incubus, he has no hang-ups about discussing the nitty-gritty of the sex-lives of his close family among mixed company. Franz internally points out that humans wouldn't do that.
* EasilyForgiven: Doesn't even apologize for trampling his daughter's feelings and putting her in a dangerous situation with Halberd. He just sighs happily at dodging a bullet when Halberd's criminal intent is exposed because he personally wasn't harmed by it, and he still gets a blanket pardon from Franz and company. Though Marey points out that if he doesn't shape up and tries something like that again, she will be most upset, which scares him straight.
* FantasyForbiddingFather: Refused to tolerate Serlia and Franz being in a committed relationship, aside from the sacrosanct nature of the summoner's contract, and tried to break them up to force ''both'' of them into relationships with the opposite sex of their own species, and he's wroth with fury that neither Franz nor Serlia were pleased at this.
* HappilyMarried: Is happily married to Serlia's mother, whom he says she takes after.
* IWantGrandkids: The reason why he pushed Serlia so hard into an ArrangedMarriage with Halberd. He states that humans and succubi can't produce children.
* NoNameGiven: His name is never mentioned.

[[folder:The paladin of urban development]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:It's the villager's decision!]]
A self-proclaimed government official offering to buy the village of Fundville to build a super-mall.

* {{Conman}}: He's not really a government official, nor has he gotten any permits to build ''anything''. He goes from village to village, building empty facades and then fleeing, purely to move large amounts of money around.
* ExpressiveHair: His facial hair changes depending on his mood.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Gets arrested off-screen.
* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: He offers Franz 100 gold coins, enough to live comfortably the rest of his life, if he sells the village, and gets hostile when he's turned down.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Flees the moment his scam is exposed.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: He considers the trolls, or any indigenous people, as non-people, of no merit whatsoever, and is enraged that Franz cares about their well-being.

[[folder:Elzered the Immolated]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Our industry is on the decline, so we need to hire some flunkies.]]
The president of the Black Magic Association (Not affiliated with Necrogrant Black Magic Company)

* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Chapter 16 reveals a couple of things.
** He's responsible for putting the summoning ritual for summoning "Indescribable Nightmare Ancestor" in ''the beginner's guide to black magic'' as a "joke," believing nobody would succeed.
** He hosts the cross region summit for the black magic association in a "Haunted House" to weed people out ''despite the industry being desperate for new people in the first place.''
* DramaticIrony: Speaks about the fact that he placed the summoning spell for Nightmare Marey in the beginner's guide, saying it's impossible to summon her, not realizing that she's in the audience, ''having already been summoned by Franz.''
* GoneHorriblyRight: Sets up the meeting for the ''new'' employees so they can network in a Haunted House, planning to scare off a few who padded their resumes, or weren't up to snuff. His ''first'' test weeded out 13 new recruits, and there weren't that many to begin with.
* TheMagnificent: Even expects people to use "The Immolated" as ''a nickname.''
* PointyHairedBoss: In addition to his DidNotThinkThisThrough entry, he acts as if people are beating down the door to join the black magic industry, despite admitting that it's on the decline and knowing full well its bad reputation. Then when he sets up pairs, he puts Franz together with Eleanor, despite the fact he's well aware that she's going out of her way to try and one-up him, even humiliating herself by tripping all over herself, and lastly, sends two man teams of ''new recruits'' up against a cockatrice, which he states will turn them into stone, with a promised reward of a chicken dinner if they succeed, and the expected punishment of bread-crumbs for dinner if they fail. As a bonus, close-ups show that his beard and the hair atop his head are also pointy.

* CharacterTics: Even after finally getting some good night sleeps, she's still prone to yawning in most of her scenes.

* VerbalTic: "Grr."

* StrongFamilyResemblance: She looks very much like Serlia.

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[[caption-width-right:350:What did you say about a harem, DEAR?!]]

[[folder: Vanita Zeal]]

* ExpositoryPronouns: Gator people, of which she's a member, raise their children identically until age 10, so she refers to herself as "Boku" rather than "Watashi."

! Others:

[[folder: Franz]]

* BookDumb: Inverted. He does great in class, but he's got almost no street-smarts.

[[folder: Cercer]]

--> "Let's break their kneecaps!" (SlasherSmile)

[[folder: Serlia]]

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The official English ''starts'' by using Selria, but later chapters shift to Serlia.

[[folder: Farfistanya]]

* BrutalHonesty: Even more than Cercer, and she's ''proud of it.''

[[folder: Crunia]]

[[folder: Tototo]]

[[folder: Nightmare Marey]]

[[folder: Howahowa]]

[[folder: Alienor]]

[[folder: Sansonsue]]

[[folder: Garbera]]

[[folder: Lisa]]

[[folder: Drok]]

[[folder: Lidia]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Seria, you've gotten sensitive! Your master must be giving you a lot of loving!]]Serlia's older half-sister.

[[folder: Halberd]]

[[folder: Serlia's father]]

[[folder: The paladin of urban development]]

[[folder: Elzered the Immolated]]

[[folder: Franz's parents]]

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* {{Bokukko}}: Justified. Gator people, of which she's a member, raise their children identically until age 10, so she refers to herself as "Boku" rather than "Watashi."

* PeekABangs: Hair hides half her face.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Everywhere she goes, she's constantly barefoot. At first it seemed like a case of BarefootPoverty, since she initially only had ragged clothing to wear in the swamp, but when she shows up again working at a restaurant wearing actual good clothes, she's still not wearing shoes.

[[folder: Samson]]

* ComboPlatterPowers: Being hired by Cercer gave her access to Black Magic, so now she can combine Black and Blue magics for special effects. Franz is awestruck seeing it in action.