Line #447 Characters/ByTheGraceOfTheGods


1	This is the characters page for ''Literature/ByTheGraceOfTheGods''.
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5	!Protagonist
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7	[[folder:Ryouma Takebayashi]]
8	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AzusaTadokoro (Young), Creator/HirokiYasumoto (Adult) (Japanese), Creator/EmilyNeves (Young), Creator/ChrisRager (Adult) (English)
9	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ryouma_takebayashi.png]]
10	[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see his past life]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_takebayashi.png[[/labelnote]]]]
11	A 39-year-old Japanese salaryman reincarnated into the body of an 8-year-old boy in a fantasy world. After suffering a lifetime of abuse, misfortune, and countless hardships, he finds himself enjoying his new life, having the childhood he never had, taming and developing his beloved slimes, and bringing massive changes to the world, however unintentionally.
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13	* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Underaged, skilled in magic, very mature thanks to having his PastLifeMemories, and cute as a button.
14	* BenevolentBoss:
15	** Even without the standards of the Medieval Fantasy where even children are expected to act as additional laborers out of necessity, slave-like conditions are commonplace, and worker's rights were a far off-dream, Ryouma is an ''exceptionally'' good boss.
16	** To his slimes, he's the best thing that could have ever happened to them as a species and a collective, being given the opportunities to develop into new and exciting forms that were impossible in the wild, constantly fed their favorite foods, are allowed to exercise and play regularly, and are treated as valued and beloved pets and employees.
17	** To his human workers, he's created the most luxurious and benevolent workplace there is with his laundry shop. The pay is amazing; room, board, and regular meals (done by a dedicated chef, no less) are all included; Ryouma steps in himself to help a manpower shortage and takes the recruitment of additional heads very gravely and seriously; and there are regular work hours, a day off every week, and holidays to go visit your relatives in the countryside, in a world where most people expect to be working from sun-up to sun-down, day-after-day, till they either become infirm or die.
18	** To go even one step further, he doesn't just provide health ''insurance'' like in the modern world, the premiums still deducted from the paycheck, he provides his employees '''health-care''' for free, by generous use of his healing slimes.
19	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Ryouma is a saint, but it's a good idea to refrain from pushing him too far. While he's doing some research with his slimes in the abandoned mines that he re-appropriates into his lab, he stumbles upon a group of adventurer acquaintances being mugged by a higher-level team of known trouble-makers. The muggers turn and attack Ryouma for being a potential witness, Ryouma beats the ever-loving daylights out of the aggressors before turning them over to the Guild Master for punishment.
20	* BornUnlucky: This is heavily averted in his new life, but Ryouma was definitely this in his previous one. In the books, it's mentioned that his colleagues had a in-house RunningGag about it - to the point where they semi-seriously wondered if he'd been cursed. Among other things, Tabachi (the co-worker who was the closest thing he had to a friend) was warned "Don't ''ever'' get on a plane with Takebayashi!". On a good day, the plane would be cancelled or delayed; on a bad day, Ryouma was on five planes in two years that needed to make emergency landings.
21	* ChildMage: Thanks to having the blessing of the gods, Ryouma has incredible talent for all elemental magic and nearly limitless magic resources.
22	* CombatPragmatist: While he has no problems fighting fairly most of the time, he also has no problems fighting dirty when the situation calls for it. During his time as a MinorLivingAlone in the mountains, he stumbles on a bandit den. He wipes out all the bandits by having one of his poison slimes sneak into a barrel full of stolen wine in the den. When the bandits were all dead, he went in and collected the loot while having his scavenger slimes deal with the bodies.
23	* ConditionedToAcceptHorror: His previous life was so depressingly bad that when he finally died and his soul went to heaven, he took it in stride. He was only bothered by hearing a mere sneeze was enough to kill him in his sleep.
24	* CosmicPlaything: For whatever reason, the guardian deity of Earth kept using the power of trials to interfere with his fate to make his life miserable. Trials are ''supposed'' to grant blessings in return for the endured hardship, but the God of Earth kept deliberately picking gifts he would have no use for.
25	* CrimeOfSelfDefense: In his backstory, he was arrested, put on trial, and although acquitted, his life was destroyed because he prevented himself and a store clerk from getting gunned down by multiple assailants who were under the effects of illegal drugs. The perpetrators' families were to blame as they went on a media spree, saying that yes, Ryouma had the right to fight back, but he didn't need to beat them up ''that'' badly.
26	* CutenessOverload: The moment he finds his first slime, his eyes sparkle.
27	* EmotionalRegression: He unknowingly suffers this after reincarnating in his 8-year old body. He loses much of his adult traits like the ability to maintain a poker face; the ability to control his emotions; and much of his maturity. This isn't treated as a bad thing, mind you: it gives him the chance to live the childhood he never could, along with averting any uncomfortable implications with his love interest, the also-11-years-old Eliaria Jamil.
28	* ExhaustedEyeBags: In flashbacks to his previous life, Ryouma's adult self always has noticeable bags under his eyes, showing how overworked and depressed he was because of being stuck in an exploitative company.
29	* FaceOfAThug: In his past life, he had the looks of a big and scary thug, which made people avoid him a lot. He's happy that his current self has a cute face.
30	* FluffyTamer: Ryouma is very fond of slimes, treating them as beloved pets and becoming ecstatic at the opportunity to learn more about them or induce a new artificial evolution. He even finds the disturbingly-shaped Bloody slime and all its creepy abilities to be more fascinating than repulsive.
31	* FriendlessBackground: Between his harsh past life and his choice to seclude in a forest for three years, Ryoma was friendless until he met the Jamil family.
32	* HappilyAdopted: Played with. Whenever Ryouma mentions his grandparents who died when he was eight, he's technically not lying. It's only mentioned in the novels and manga, but when the Gods chose Ryouma as the next Transferee, they asked the souls of a newly deceased pair of former adventurers for permission to use their identities in Ryouma's backstory. They not only gave permission, they designated Ryouma as their heir. As of LN vol 5, Ryouma is on an ongoing mission to raise his stats and skills high enough that he can safely travel through the extremely dangerous forest surrounding his grandparents' home village, in order to claim the inheritance they bequeathed him.
33	* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: Alchemy. The field is frowned upon because it's full of scammers.[[note]] Actually, it's because Alchemy magic was created at the request of a previous "Transferee", and needs a knowledge of chemistry to work.[[/note]] Ryouma, with his knowledge of modern chemistry, makes a killing in his new home in a formerly abandoned iron mine because he can turn rust and iron-rich soil into ingots of iron so pure they can easily be mistaken for silver.
34	* HeroicSafeMode: Appears to have been stuck in this ever since his mother died, who was the only emotional anchor he had in his adult life, not even being capable of crying due to her passing and showing little to no emotion as an adult. He's finally seemingly broken out of it when he's shown genuine affection from the Jamil family and unable to stop crying for a good while. See TenderTears below.
35	* HiddenDepths: Ryouma picked up a lot of odd skills in his previous life, due to cycling through a ''lot'' of part-time jobs as a teen and young adult; his BornUnlucky trait meant that companies tended to downsize or even go out of business just when he'd properly learned the job. For example, he worked making figurines, which when combined with Ice or Earth magic, lets him make excellent sculptures. Also, while he didn't really have time for hobbies, he spent several years trying to teach himself the guitar; in the anime OP, he's shown playing one for Eliaria, and he managed to attract his Rimel Bird familiars while playing the guitar he made in Seifall.
36	* InventorOfTheMundane: Much of his success comes from introducing modern conveniences like washing machines (via the Cleaner slimes), deodorizing liquids, or raincoats.
37	* IThoughtEveryoneCouldDoThat: He was surprised when he discovered that raising a giant slime is something that others did not know how to do. He's also positively ''stunned'' at how far behind Slime research is due to the prejudices against the species; when he hears how badly the Tamer's Guild unintentionally destroyed any hope of professional research, and how the scientists involved were directly or indirectly driven to financial ruin by said failures, Ryouma decides not to say anything for fear of shattering their spirits even more.
38	* JackOfAllTrades: Because Ryouma was granted affinity for every type of magical power on his transmigration, he doesn't really specialize in any one thing, but it doesn't hamper him. His power and skill are so high that the basics are more than effective and he easily picks up on advanced techniques with the appropriate guidance.
39	* MaliciousSlander: After opening up his successful laundromat, unidentified individuals take to spreading nasty rumors about his business; one of them even shows up at his store, harasses his employees, and makes a scene demanding the place be shut down for damaging his outfit. When Ryouma goes on to prove without a shadow of the doubt that his claims are impossible, he tries getting violent only to get literally thrown out of the store and then turned over to the city guard.
40	* TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody: He died as a man in his later thirties and initially, he acts as an adult in a child's body. Later on, however, Ryouma starts to notice that he's showing signs of behaving more emotional and childlike, as opposed to his emotionally repressed adult former self. Kufo confirms that Ryouma's mind is changing to be more suitable to his new body's young age.
41	* MuggingTheMonster:
42	** Despite the fact that Ryouma is well-connected with House Jamil, he opens up a very prosperous and popular laundromat business with Cleaner slimes, people still see an independently-wealthy 11-year-old alone and try to mug him. They only end up shocked when he beats them off with ease, [[BullyingADragon yet refuse to stop trying]] until Ryouma is informed that as long as he doesn't kill them, he can beat them up as much as he wants and then bill them for healing them back up again, [[TheDogBitesBack before proceeding to do just that.]] [[TheyJustDontGetIt Yet, that only slows down the rate of incidents.]]
43	** Even if he doesn't fight back himself, he has a number of shop employees explicitly hired to double as security detail or are dedicated guards and a number of powerful friends in very high places. To their bodies, their reputations, or their freedoms, mess with Ryouma and the perpetrators ''will'' face brutal retaliation.
44	* NeverGetsDrunk: While he's very careful about his intake now (given he's eleven years old and all), Ryouma had an impressive capacity for alcohol in his Earth life due to the Japanese workplace tradition of drinking parties (his abusive workplace was toxic in this regard too); in fact, the Seifall God Tekun is so impressed by Ryouma's capacity that he gives Ryouma his blessing, in his aspect of God of Wine, granting Ryouma with an incredible tolerance.
45	* NiceGuy: Despite all his tremendous suffering, the numerous bad cards dealt to him by life, and all the tragedy he's faced, he takes his second chance at life in the new world to be as kind, compassionate, and caring as possible to everyone he meets while improving the world leaps and bounds. This is especially prominent as the gods frequently lament that many other reincarnates become DrunkWithPower, causing near-apocalypses at worst or keeping the gods on edge until they finally die at best.
46	* OnlyICanKillHim: After finding the calamity class threat in the latrines, he makes an impassioned speech to the adventurer's guild master that he, with his slimes, is the only one equipped to deal with it - anyone else tries, and there goes the neighborhood.
47	* PalsWithJesus: Ryouma is introduced to just about all the gods of the FantasyPantheon; he has the personal blessing of four, gets along well with two more, and is said to have the vague approval of another who doesn't really like people in general.
48	* PassedInTheirSleep: In his previous life, he died in his sleep because a sneeze caused him to hit his head on the floor.
49	* PintSizedPowerhouse: Despite being reincarnated as a small kid, he retains the great physical strength of the big and muscled adult man he was in his past life.
50	* PopCultureOsmosis: AdaptedOut of the anime (probably for legal reasons), but Ryouma actually attracts his Rimel/Limour birds by playing a song he learned from watching television. He later mentions that all the songs he plays for other people are from anime.
51	* ReincarnateInAnotherWorld: Ryouma was a 39-year-old salaryman who died in Japan, and gets reincarnated into an 8-year-old boy in a new world.
52	* SelfMadeMan: Instead of leeching off the Jamil family, Ryouma finds a job as an adventurer and the manager of a laundromat to make a living for himself.
53	* TearsOfJoy: When the Gods give him the chance to live a new life in a different world, he breaks down crying in happiness.
54	* TenderTears: When he's shown beyond a shadow of doubt genuine kindness by the Jamil family, something he hasn't experienced in years, he breaks down crying and it takes a long time for him to stop.
55	* TranquilFury: Ryouma does not rage when angry, instead prefering to deal with the offender with carefully placed strikes to deal with them immediately.
56	* UncertifiedExpert: Ryouma is well aware that he has made numerous groundbreaking discoveries on the nature of slimes and even artificially created new species that even the God of Creation, Gain, did not realize were possible. This is all through three years' worth of experimentation all by himself, alone in the woods, without the knowledge that the Monster Tamer's Guild even exists, let alone its vast resources, facilities, and experts. When he meets a group of disgraced, impoverished, and jobless Slime Researchers (current or former), he realizes that he was wildly successful ''without'' the Tamer's Guild, while they were directly or indirectly driven to ruin by their standards and demands, so he keeps his discoveries to himself to keep from breaking their spirits even further.
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59	!! Ryouma's Monsters
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61	!!!Slimes
62	Ryouma's first, most well-known, versatile, and beloved monsters, his slimes are an ever-growing army that helps him in his adventuring, businesses, and world-changing inventions.
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64	[[folder:In General]]
65	* AdaptationalBadass: In the original novel, the goblin king was taken down by an advanced adventurer party. In the anime, the slimes swarm it like a tidal wave and beat it to death off-screen.
66	* CripplingOverspecialization: Slimes can only do one special ability and nothing else, except run away. It takes Ryoma teaching them various useful abilities like how to club monsters death with sticks. This is the primary reason why Healing slimes are rare in the wild, but among Ryouma's batch, there are ''hundreds'' of them that all have a very high affinity with healing magic.
67	* CuteSlimeMook: They're an entire army of them, blessed with multiple types of useful abilities, intelligence, and coordination skills. About the only exception is his rare Bloody slime, which aside from resembling a flat red blood cell and the "face" on its nucleus being hidden, feeds by entering fresh corpses, squeezing itself into its blood vessels, and sucking them completely dry before coming back out of the now deflated and dehydrated corpse.
68	* ExtremeOmnivore: Slimes evolve depending on their diet. Individual slimes that have evolved or are ready to evolve will have more specific tastes that suit their strain of evolution, but as a whole, slimes are capable of consuming just about anything; certain categories like scavenger slimes or cleaner slimes have a lot they'll consider food, and if Ryouma notices a slime chowing down on something unexpected like charcoal or medicine, chances are he's about to get a new slime type.
69	* HappinessInSlavery: Ryouma's slimes may well be able to pass a Turing test. They're intelligent enough to solve problems on their own, can learn martial arts and coordinate themselves for large-scale battle, and occasionally show emotion like fear and joy, yet by being tamed they are compelled to obey Ryouma's orders. (Not forced, as that would be Summoning Magic.) Still, all of his thousands of slimes are ecstatic to do so because their "orders" involve eating their favorite foods, playing around as much as they want, and they never have to worry about being preyed upon or harmed because Ryouma dotes on them like crazy.
70	* ItCanThink: Once they're given enough time to grow, develop, and be educated, Ryouma's slimes start gaining the ability to problem solve on their own and display signs of sentience.
71	* MagikarpPower: Slimes are oftentimes seen as useless monsters or beginner's practice because it takes so much time, investment, and care to get them to evolve and become ''far'' more useful. As Ryouma unwittingly discovers, slimes can become a very powerful force of change indeed.
72	* MundaneUtility: If the anime's eye-swipes can be believed, all slimes are very comfortable and supportive to sit on or lean against. Even the Sticky and Acid slimes are safe considering their exterior membranes seal their dangerous fluids inside until consciously released.
73	* TookALevelInBadass: All the slimes, except for the healing and cleaner slimes, learn to use weapons and practice martial arts to protect their cores. As such, by the time Ryouma takes them to help deal with a monster outbreak in the local iron mine, they have become skilled enough in battle that they can take on an army of goblins outnumbering them three to one, and in the anime, they even swarm and annihilate the goblin commander and his hobgoblin entourage. The metal and iron slimes go on to learn how to take the forms of weapons and become literal {{Living Weapon}}s.
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76	[[folder:Acid Slimes]]
77	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/acid_slime.png]]
78	Slimes that have consumed highly-acidic herbs and substances, gaining the ability to digest and produce it themselves.
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80	* HollywoodAcid: Their body fluids are highly corrosive and can eat through a number of substances, metals especially.
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83	[[folder:Cleaner and Deodorizer Slimes]]
84	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cleaner_slime.png]]
85	Slimes that have a taste for sweat, dirt, and other messes, well-known for their ability to clean pretty much ''anything''. The Deodorizer slimes specialize in removing odors much like their favorite food, charcoal.
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87	* ClosestThingWeGot: Ryouma uses them as a hazmat helmet at one point, allowing him to clean the latrines that were infested with a disease so powerful, dying to it would be a mercy (manga and novel) or were emitting a deadly miasma (anime).
88	* HelpfulMook: Since they easily subsist on grime and sweat, they're completely harmless to living beings -- Ryouma even stick his whole hand inside one to prove it. This is what inspires Eliaria to pick a Cleaner Slime as her first tamer target since it's practically impossible to mishandle.
89	* MundaneMadeAwesome: In a medieval, pre-industrial world like this, the ability to get rid of even the most stubborn stains keeps you from tossing and having to replace valuable equipment, spending hours of hard work scrubbing, and causing serious wear and tear to your regular clothes and linens. Ryouma makes a ''killing'' with his laundromat and associated products.
90	-->'''Welanna''': "It's weird something so slimy makes something so clean!"
91	* MundaneUtility: Their only use is cleaning, disinfecting, and deodorizing things, from plates, fabrics, and even fur and skin. Though Ryouma's main business is explicitly for cleaning clothes and equipment, many beastmen come to have themselves cleaned off by the slimes; as one of them says, "My fur has never been cleaner."
92	-->'''Miya''': "They make us look great, they make us smell great, and they make us feel great while they're in the process of doing the other two!"
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95	[[folder:Metal and Iron Slimes]]
96	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/iron_slime.png]]
97	Slimes that are either composed of a variety of metals and minerals (Metal slimes) or pure iron (Iron slimes). They both take on the form of round, shiny, metal balls that can roll around, shift, and shape themselves into whatever Ryouma requires.
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99	* LightningBruiser: They're Ryouma's hardiest slimes by default, but their significant weight [[StoneWall made them very slow]]... that is, [[BeTheBall until they learned to turn into balls and roll around]]. Not only did that turn them into Ryoma's fastest slimes when moving downhill or even just on flat ground, but they can also do a lot of damage just by crashing into things.
100	* LogicalWeakness: They fear acid and other corrosive substances like dark magic fumes. The Big Iron Slime however [[NoSell is resistant to them]] as they're pure iron and don't have as many impurities that can chemically react.
101	* MorphWeapon: Ryouma eventually teaches them how to form themselves into numerous types of weapons. The most iconic of them is a Big Iron Slime transforming into a very sharp, very powerful, very pure katana.
102	* MundaneUtility: As dangerous and effective as they are as weapons and at attacking even while untransformed, the Metal and Iron Slimes more commonly work as clothing irons for Ryouma's laundromat, flattening any creases and wrinkles from sheer weight and the water-less process of the Cleaner Slimes. During the opening party of said laundromat, one of them has been transformed into a pot for serving fruit punch and is clearly stirring the contents itself.
103	* RealityIsUnrealistic: Rapidly-rusting metal is a common sight in modern media, but a fact it often overlooks is that it's not iron itself that rapidly rusts, but impurities within the iron. Pure iron is actually very difficult to corrode, as an evil treant learns to its detriment when trying to rust the Big Iron Slime.
104	* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: If needed, they can serve as throwing weapons for Ryoma. Since there are so many of them, he can throw them by the dozen without leaving himself unarmed, and because they're his fastest slimes, they can just roll back to him afterwards.
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107	[[folder:Poison and Medicine Slimes]]
108	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/poison_slime.png]]
109	Slimes that have consumed poisons. Ryouma first discovered Poisons Slimes by feeding them poisonous plants, and discovered the medicine slime when a poison slime consumed some spilled medicines.
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111	* CombatPragmatist: Ryouma's used them for some pretty nasty tricks. Not only can their poisons be used to coat weapons, he also once killed a famous bandit by sending a poison slime into the man's wine.
112	* ExactWords: Poison slimes prefer poisonous diets. Technically speaking, medicines are also a type of poison, especially when used incorrectly, which is why it's a poison slime that ends up taking a liking to the taste of medicine and evolving.
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115	[[folder:Bloody Slime]]
116	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bloody_slime.png]]
117	A rare slime that has developed a taste for ''blood''. It was happened upon by a group of adventurers that tried to pawn it off to the Tamer's Guild, but because the guild perceives slimes as not worth studying, they were brushed off. Ryouma encounters the down-on-their-luck group and, never having seen this sort of slime before, buys it off of them for a generous sum.
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119	* AdmiringTheAbomination: Definitely one of the more unsettling slimes in the series, both in form and in function. Ryouma nevertheless finds it fascinating.
120	* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: Rather than be roughly ball-shaped like typical slimes, the Bloody Slime takes the shape of a pancake-shaped, oversized red blood cell. You are what you eat, after all.
121	* BadPowersGoodPeople: Bloodsucking certainly isn't the first choice on a list of "good powers". But under Ryouma's command, the Bloody Slime uses its talents on monsters rather than people, and it has no issues feeding off of monster corpses to make them easier to dispose of.
122	* VampiricDraining: It needs an open wound in the target to feed on blood, of course -- but once it has one, it forcibly enters their bloodstream and drains them dry.
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125	!!!Rimel Birds
126	Nightmare Rimel Bird. They are very vocal, highly intelligent monsters, infamous for their discerning tastes in music and the danger they can pose to the ignorant and unprepared.
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128	[[folder:In General]]
129	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/grace_gods_2.png]]
130	Five normal Rimel Birds and one Nightmare Rimel Bird.
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132	* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: Eins, the Nightmare Limour bird, has the most offensive capability of the flock. He's also their leader, and always the first in when the birds are hunting for food.
133	* TheBeautifulElite: The birds are really lovely, and highly sought after by Monster Tamers; they're hard to find [[note]]One of the reasons the Jamil family came to Gimul is specifically so Eliaria can attempt to gain a Rimel bird, because the Grell Frog swarm is one of the very few places they can reliably be found[[/note]] and harder to attract to form a contract.
134	* BlowYouAway: All Rimel birds can use wind magic, even attack spells like Wind Cutter. They also use it to fly further and faster than almost any other monster, which is why they're prized as messengers.
135	* BrownNote: The Nightmare Rimel Bird can use dark magic, sending out waves of energy that cause severe psychological distress in anyone that can hear it. If you're incredibly resistant to mental pain like Ryouma, it just sounds like an awful racket.
136	* HeadPet: Eins, the Nightmare Rimel Bird, likes to perch on Ryouma's head whenever he gets the chance, rather than on a tree branch.
137	* InconsistentSpelling: They're also known as Limour birds in the English translations.
138	* NumericalThemeNaming: Ryouma names all his birds after German numerals.
139	[[/folder]]
140
141	!! Ryouma's Employees
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143	[[folder:Carla and Callum Norad]]
144	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/carla_and_callum.png]]
145	->'''Carla is voiced by:''' Risa Kubota (Japanese), Creator/DaniChambers (English)
146	->'''Callum is voiced by:''' Sakura Nakamura (Japanese), Lee George (English)
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148	Fraternal twins, with Carla being the older and Callum the younger. They act as Ryouma's first managers and employees for his laundry business when it starts in Gimul and continues working in that branch once he expands.
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150	* CoordinatedClothes: They wear nearly identical clothes to each other. Aside from the distribution of light and dark hues, Callum wears waistcoats and pants while Carla has blouses and dresses.
151	* HalfIdenticalTwins: Carla and Callum Norad are fraternal twins that look almost entirely the same except for gender, hairstyles, and clothes. Carla is the older and they refer to each other as their older sister and younger brother, respectively, but they otherwise respond and act almost as if they were one person with two bodies.
152	* IdenticalTwinIDTag: While they're already different genders with the appropriately styled-clothing, Callum's hair is spikier and messier with his bangs swept and clipped to the left side of the audience, while Carla's hair is neatly styled into a ponytail and her bangs are swept and clipped to the right side of the audience.
153	* SharedUnusualTrait: Both twins have a white streak in their otherwise light orange hair.
154	* SingleMindedTwins: They oftentimes [[SpeakInUnison speak simultaneously]], especially emphasized in the anime when they say "Understood." to Ryouma.
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156
157	[[folder:Fei and Li Ling]]
158	->'''Fei is voiced by:''' Tsuyoshi Aoki (Japanese), Creator/OscarSeung (English)
159	->'''Li is voiced by:''' Creator/HisakoTojo (Japanese), Creator/EmiLo (English)
160	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fei_and_li_ling.png]]
161	A father-daughter duo hailing from the Gilmarese Empire. They fled their home country after civil war consumed the land and are currently seeking a new beginning in Gimul. They end up as some of Ryouma's first employees at his laundromat and remain two of his most loyal employees.
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163	* AnimeChineseGirl: Li Ling, especially emphasized with her UsefulNotes/{{Qipao}} dress. Justified as they spent all their money fleeing Gilmar, so these are the ''only'' clothes she owns.
164	* BecomingTheMask: In LN vol 7, Fay reveals to Ryouma that the reason his daughter looks very little like him is because they're not actually blood-related. Lilyn was one of several orphan children taken in by the family Fay served to be trained as agents and soldiers. After more than ten years constantly posing as father and daughter, Fay and Lilyn have long since [[HappilyAdopted informally adopted each other]].
165	* BewareTheNiceOnes: They're genuinely friendly and cheerful to Ryouma, but they're still highly trained and experienced assassins and were hired to serve as security guards alongside the clerks.
166	* CombatHaircomb: Li Ling's hairpin is a razor-sharp pick.
167	* DarkAndTroubledPast: They were former assassins in a war-torn land. After their master died, they were surrounded by vengeful warmongers and families everywhere, spent all the money they had escaping the border, and suffered through all manner of dangerous and demeaning jobs as they were foreigners from dubious backgrounds.
168	* ADayInTheLimelight: Fay gets a much bigger role in LN vol 7, as he serves as Ryouma's bodyguard during his visit to the Jamil family.
169	* HandicappedBadass: After Fei breaks his leg in a mining accident, he decides to hide a sword inside his walking cane. He no longer needs it to walk after Ryouma heals his leg with a healing slime, but he keeps the tool to help guard Ryouma's laundromat.
170	* HiddenWeapons: The both of them are constantly armed with concealed weapons.
171	* InconsistentSpelling: They're called "Fay" and "Lilyn" in the English translations of the novels.
172	* ShellShockedVeteran: Downplayed but most certainly there, with how Fei explicitly says neither of them can feel comfortable without a weapon in easy reach. Considering they were assassins and their home country, Gilmar, is currently plunged in constant chaos and war, it was a necessity.
173	* SwordCane: Fei's walking cane conceals a sword.
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175
176	! The Jamil Duchy
177
178	!! Family Members
179	The family who run Gimul and other territories all throughout the kingdom. They are descended from the creator of Taming Magic and are powerful monster tamers as well.
180
181	[[folder:In General]]
182	* BadassFamily: The Jamil family descend from a previous person blessed by the gods who invented and mastered Taming Magic and her descendants certainly haven't slacked off in that respect. Eliaria is especially powerful since she also has another Earthling ancestor on her mother's side.
183	* BenevolentBoss: As seen during Ryouma's visit in LN vol 7 & 8, all the Jamil servants are proud of the family they serve. It also goes both ways - Reinback and Elize not only help plan Hughes and Lulunese's wedding, but hold it on the grounds of the Jamil estate, even allowing considerable renovations in the gardens for the wedding pavilion.
184	* HappilyMarried: Reinhart and Elize clearly love each other very much.
185	* HeroOfAnotherStory: It's implied that Reinback, Reinhart, and Elize would all have made good light novel story fodder themselves in their pre-family days - Ryouma's story is possibly a crossover with their EarnYourHappyEnding. They off-handedly mention and brag about the extremely powerful monsters they have formed contracts with, from rare Fenrirs to a horde of loyal dragons.
186	* InterclassFriendship: They're a rich and privileged family of aristocrats, but they don't look down on Ryouma for being an orphan they found living in the woods. They all take in Ryouma with open arms and treat him as a member of their family, although Ryouma still refuses to rely too much on them because he wants to make a living by himself.
187	* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: The Jamil Duchy are very proud of their legacy of good governance, frequently getting personally involved in matters when Ryouma points them out. Former Duke Rheinback takes it ''very'' badly when he learns that his communal toilet project has not only been ransacked by the corrupt administration for money, it has become a biological time-bomb of disease that Ryouma narrowly defuses.
188	[[/folder]]
189
190	[[folder:Eliaria Jamil]]
191	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuukiKuwahara (Japanese), Creator/SuzieYeung (English)
192	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eliaria_jamil.png]]
193	The daughter of the Jamil Duchy. Like the rest of her family, she's aiming to become a skilled monster tamer but her excess of mana stores (even more than Ryouma) makes it difficult for her to learn how to cast magic, with past accidents making her isolated among her peers.
194	----
195	* BlessedWithSuck: She's got incredible stores of mana, but like many other kids, she struggles to keep it under control and actually ''use'' it properly. In her early years, this ended with her accidentally freezing a playmate. He was fine but her reputation was forever tainted.
196	* CheerfulChild: Despite her FriendlessBackground, she's a very happy and well-adjusted child who enjoys Ryouma's company.
197	* CommutingOnABus: Eliaria leaves the main narration after LN vol 3, when she goes to the Academy, but she gets background mentions (Ryouma mentions getting letters from her, though not the contents) and side story chapters often enough to make sure the readership knows she's still an important part of Ryouma's life and the story in general.
198	* CrushBlush: She blushes around Ryouma a lot, with varying degrees of [[LuminescentBlush luminescent]].
199	* DontCallMeSir: Before they part ways, she asks Ryoma to start calling her "Elia" instead of "Milady".
200	* ElegantClassicalMusician: In order to attract Rimel Birds as familiars, Eliaria learns to play the violin and is very good at it, especially for an eleven year old. She's also very good on the flute.
201	* FirstNameBasis: During her farewell with Ryouma when leaving Gimul, Eliaria gently demands that he address her by her first name instead of 'My Lady' from now on, because they're friends.
202	* FriendlessBackground: She lacked friends because of her vast magical powers and some nasty rumors after she accidentally froze a boy during training. She's slowly averting this at school, with her newly-assembled (as of LN vol 5) girl squad. Even this is partly due to Ryouma; students at the academy are meant to form groups of four to six for training purposes, but Eliaria's starts when she's approached by Miyabi, a beastman girl who made friends with Ryouma previously and he suggested she look up Eliaria when she got to the academy.
203	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's got blonde hair and is an absolute sweetheart.
204	* HeadPet: Her first ever Cleaner slime is always resting atop her head or her hat.
205	* HiddenDepths: As the heir of a noble family that strongly believes in being RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething, Eliaria has already had a lot of education about things that children normally don't, like economics.
206	* InnocentBlueEyes: She's an innocent young girl with bright blue eyes.
207	* TheLadysFavour: Before she leaves to study at the Imperial Academy, Eliaria and Ryoma exchange precious possessions and make a promise to return them to each other when they meet again in a few years. Eliaria gives Ryoma a priceless necklace and Ryoma gives her two of his slimes.
208	* PuppyLove: She's eleven years old like Ryouma's current self and is obviously crushing on him. Although, she doesn't know he's mentally an adult because of his PastLifeMemories.
209	* UptownGirl: She's the daughter of a Duchy, while her crush Ryouma starts his new life as a hermit in the woods to then make a living through humble jobs like opening a laundromat.
210	[[/folder]]
211
212	[[folder:Reinhart Jamil]]
213	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaisukeOno (Japanese), Creator/AnthonyBowling (English)
214	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/reinhart_jamil.png]]
215	The current head of the Duchy, the father of Eliaria, and the wife of Elize.
216	----
217	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He's got blonde hair and is a stalwart, honest, and principled man.
218	* StrongFamilyResemblance: He's a striking image of his father in his prime, especially with his facial features. His daughter Eliaria is also the exact same shade of blonde as him.
219	[[/folder]]
220
221	[[folder:Elize Jamil]]
222	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SaoriHayami (Japanese), Creator/CaitlinGlass (English)
223	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/elize_jamil.png]]
224	The wife of Duke Reinhart and mother of Eliaria.
225	----
226	* FieryRedhead: She's got brilliant red hair and when she wants something, she can be ''very'' insistent about it.
227	* InconsistentSpelling: In the English translations, Elize's name is spelled 'Elise'.
228	* MarshmallowHell: While her chest is not impressively sized and she dresses modestly, she nonetheless accidentally does this to Ryouma a few times while giving him a motherly hug or hugging him out of worry.
229	* NightmareFace: PlayedForLaughs when she ''insists'' Ryouma to stay in the inn.
230	* ParentalSubstitute: She's the closest thing to a mother Ryouma has in the new world.
231	* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: She has red hair and green eyes, and besides being the wife of a duke, she's descended from an Earthling who was sent to the other world by the gods.
232	[[/folder]]
233
234	[[folder:Rheinback Jamil]]
235	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakehitoKoyasu (Japanese), Creator/KentWilliams (English)
236	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rheinback_jamil.png]]
237	The previous head of the Duchy, the father of Reinhart, and grandfather of Eliaria. Though long-retired and happy to enjoy a peaceful life with his family, he finds himself greatly interested in Ryouma and his many abilities.
238	----
239	* AwesomeButImpractical: He has an ongoing Monster Contract with a large group of all-powerful dragons. They're excellent for securing the mountains under his House's control but he can't show them off for fun as their mere appearance will cause distress and panic in the surrounding areas.
240	* CoolOldGuy: He looks like a man enjoying his retirement with his family (and he is) but he still has active Taming Contracts with a group of dragons so large, powerful, and potentially destructive he uses them to guard and protect the mountains under the Duchy's control.
241	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He ''had'' blonde hair, which you can see in his son and granddaughter, but remains a virtuous man and politician all the same.
242	* RetiredBadass: He was quite the adventurer, magician, politician, and monster tamer back in his time. One of his greatest achievements was subduing the leader of a group of powerful wild dragons, securing their loyalty even decades later. These days he only uses them as guard animals for a mountain range his family owns, has gladly stepped down for his son, Reinhart, and is enjoying his retirement with his family and his odd-friendship with Ryouma.
243	* TooAwesomeToUse: He has control over a large group of dragons, some of the most powerful monster types in existence. They're so large, destructive, and intimidating that he can't summon them even just to show them off, and they mostly live and guard a mountain range under his House's control. Just their presence alone can easily cause panic in the people, or the nation's enemies' thinking that something more insidious is afoot, akin to suddenly flying out your largest, most powerful, and intimidating warplanes on an otherwise normal day.
244	[[/folder]]
245
246	!! Household Staff
247
248	[[folder:Sebas]]
249	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TomomichiNishimura (Japanese), Francis Henry (English)
250	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sebas_grace_gods.png]]
251	The Head Butler of House Jamil.
252	----
253	* CoolOldGuy: Though he's no retired warrior like his employer, he's still a highly skilled Space Magician, singlehandedly solving many of the Duchy's logistics problems like transportation.
254	* MundaneUtility: He has the ability to create pockets in space-time on a whim and uses it to carry luggage and vehicles for his employer.
255	* SpaceMaster: His specialty is space magic. He can use '''Warp''' and most prominently, '''Dimension Home''' to store carriages plus horses and luggage. It's implied in the novels that he's actually one of the strongest, or at least most respected, Space magicians in the country.
256	[[/folder]]
257	!! Guards
258
259	[[folder:Hughes]]
260	->'''Voiced by:''' Keisuke Koumoto (Japanese), Creator/JeremyInman (English)
261	[[quoteright:274:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hughes_grace_gods.png]]
262	Duke Reinhart's right-hand man and most frequent personal bodyguard. A rather... ''tactless'' man. LN 7 and part of LN 8 revolves around his wedding to Lulunese, a lovely cat beastman who works as a high ranking maid for the Jamils.
263	----
264	* DumbMuscle: He's an excellent soldier and bodyguard, but don't trust him for anything past that, like telling ladies the disgusting truths behind the Cleaner slimes' evolution.
265	* GreenEyedMonster: Inverted. Lulunese is very highly thought of among the Jamil employees, and there was more than a handful of men dying to ask her out but didn't have the nerve. When Hughes, of all men, won her affections, he became the subject of a great deal of envy... and more than a few 'shovel talks'.
266	* ThePowerOfLove: When he falls in love with Lulunese, Hughes starts to put a lot more effort into his career, in an effort to be worthy of her. It works.
267	* TakingTheBullet: Ryouma first meets him when he suffered a serious injury protecting his master and the rest of their escort party from a monster attack.
268	* TooDumbToLive: As effective as he is in combat and trusted as Reinhart's righthand man, he's got hilariously poor social skills and oftentimes acts impulsively, leading to him getting hurt and insulted in all manner of ways.
269	[[/folder]]
270
271
272	! The Adventurer's Guild
273
274	!! Officials
275
276	[[folder:Worgan]]
277	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TetsuInada (Japanese), Creator/ChrisGuerrero (English)
278	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/worgan.png]]
279	The Master of the Gimul branch of the Guild. He's famous for his deep, intimidating voice, face, and aura, as terrifying to bandits and monsters as it is to the people he's supposed to protect.
280	----
281	* BaritoneOfStrength: The anime gives him an incredibly deep and intimidating voice to match the rest of his muscular build and his reputation for intimidating and terrifying people on-sight.
282	* FaceOfAThug: He has a rough, intimidating, and terrifying face, made all the more effective by his tall, powerful build and his weapon, a greatsword that's almost as tall as he is. Though the adventurers themselves know he is a ReasonableAuthorityFigure, they like to joke around that many unknowing civilians mistake him for a bandit and start running.
283	* LargeAndInCharge: Towers over even the other male adults in the cast. He's built like a brick house, carries a greatsword that's almost as tall as he is, and has the FaceOfAThug that only enhances his authoritative aura. It's not entirely a good thing; his adventurers frequently joke people mistake him for a bandit than the man who leads the fight against them.
284	* NoodleIncident: At the Bamboo Forest opening party, Grisella makes reference to something that happened during his days in the field, which apparently brings new meaning to the word 'dirty'. Worgan is mortified just by the reminder!
285	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: After Ryouma proves he's got abilities ''far'' beyond an 11-year-old should have, Worgan has got no issues trusting him with defusing a disaster-level crisis and treating him just like any other experienced and highly competent adventurer.
286	* VitriolicBestBuds: He and Griselle love to bicker and argue just for the sake of it all the time, but they are good friends that stick together through thick and thin.
287	[[/folder]]
288
289	[[folder:Maylene]]
290	->'''Voiced by:''' Yuu Wakui (Japanese), Creator/AnastasiaMunoz (English)
291	[[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/maylene_grace_gods.png]]
292	An employee of the Adventurer's Guild, who assesses potential jobs to be offered on the boards, and acts as a liaison with various adventurers. She's Ryouma's most frequent contact at the Guild besides Worgan.
293	----
294	* DemotedToExtra: Downplayed. While not a main character, Maylene gets more screen time in the novels and details on what her job entails.
295	* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: According to an eye-swipe in the anime, Maylene is ''not'' dating Worgan.
296	[[/folder]]
297
298	!! Members
299
300	[[folder:Miya Catt]]
301	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MarikaKouno (Japanese), Creator/MonicaRial (English)
302	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/miya_catt.png]]
303	A cat beastman and a frequent companion of Ryouma's on larger quests.
304	----
305	* BareMidriffsAreFeminine: She's a girly CatGirl wearing a crop top that exposes her belly.
306	* CatGirl: Cat's ears on her head, whiskers, and fangs.
307	* LittleBitBeastly: She looks like a girl with the ears and tail of a cat.
308	* MarshmallowHell: She gives it to Ryoma while hugging him after the work in the latrines, causing him (in the English dub) to briefly flub his response to Miya thanking him for a job well done.
309	-->'''Ryoma''': Thank… boobs! I-I mean ''you''!
310	* TheNoseKnows: She's got an exceptional sense of smell. This works against her when the landfill behind her house winds up spilling into her basement. She's ecstatic when Ryouma takes the quest to clean up, deodorize and repair said basement, and gives him a bonus when he goes above and beyond to secure the basement against future spills.
311	* VerbalTic: Miya Catt, a cat Beastman, likes to pepper her words with "Nya", the Japanese equivalent of the English "Meow". The English translations make her constantly do cat puns instead.
312	[[/folder]]
313
314	[[folder:Welanna]]
315	->'''Voiced by:''' Yuuki Hirose (Japanese), Creator/LaurenLanda (English)
316	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_welanna.png]]
317	A wolf beastman.
318	----
319	* CleavageWindow: Her outfit has a diamond-shaped opening to show off her cleavage.
320	* LittleBitBeastly: She looks like a woman with a wolf's ears and tail.
321	[[/folder]]
322
323	[[folder:Mizelia]]
324	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuukiTakada (Japanese), Creator/AmberLeeConnors (English)
325	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_mizelia.png]]
326	A tiger beastman.
327	----
328	* LittleBitBeastly: She looks like a woman with a tiger's ears and tail.
329	[[/folder]]
330
331	[[folder:Cilia]]
332	->'''Voiced by:''' Yui Fukuo (Japanese), Creator/RisaMei (English)
333	[[quoteright:160:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_cilia.png]]
334	A rabbit beastman.
335	----
336	* LittleBitBeastly: She looks like a girl with a rabbit's ears and tail.
337	[[/folder]]
338
339	! The Merchant's Guild
340
341	!! Officials
342
343	[[folder:Grisella]]
344	->'''Voiced by:''' Reiko Suzuki (Japanese), Creator/WendyPowell (English)
345	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/glissela_1.png]]
346	The Master of the Gimul branch. She may be visibly old and own up to her being an "old hag" but her eyes and instincts remain as sharp as ever.
347	----
348	* CoolOldLady: She's visibly very old, wrinkly, and hunched over but she's still as effective in facilitating and regulating businesses, entrepreneurs, and prospective employees as ever.
349	* MistakenForSuperpowered: Ryoma thinks she has {{Telepathy}}, but in reality, she is just a very perceptive person with a lot of experience.
350	[[/folder]]
351
352	!! Members
353
354	[[folder:Serge Morgan]]
355	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MakotoYasumura (Japanese), Charlie Campbell (English)
356	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/serge_anime.png]]
357
358	A friend of Former Duke Rheinback, head of the Morgan Trading Company, and Ryouma's main business partner. Through his connections and his work, he makes the two of them and many others very rich and prosperous indeed.
359	----
360	* HonestCorporateExecutive: He could have easily taken advantage of Ryouma's ignorance in business several times but chooses to treat him as a partner and an equal. Granted, he knows Former Duke Rheinback well, that there should be much more to this young boy than meets the eye, and it wouldn't be good for business to make enemies with the Duchy that runs the city he's based out of.
361	[[/folder]]
362
363	!City of Lenaf
364
365	[[folder:Pioro Saionji]]
366	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KenichiSuzumura (Japanese), Creator/ShawnGann (English)
367	[[quoteright:280:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pioro_saionji.png]]
368
369	A merchant and boss of the Saionji Trading Company. He's a descendant of a Child of God, having maintained within his family many aspects and traditions of his ancestor, including his surname.
370	----
371	* EyesAlwaysShut: He always keeps his eyes closed.
372	* TeasingParent: He likes teasing his daughter Miyabi, like asking her if Ryoma was hitting on her when he first arrives at their company.
373	[[/folder]]
374
375	[[folder:Miyabi Saionji]]
376	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuikoTatsumi (Japanese), Creator/KristiRothrock (English)
377	[[quoteright:280:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/miyabi_saionji.png]]
378
379	A young female fox beastkin and Pioro's daughter. She trains to be a merchant like her father and befriends Ryoma during his stay in the city of Lenaf. She later moves to the capital to study at the Imperial Academy, becoming one of Eliaria's close friends.
380	----
381	* HimeCut: She's descended from a Japanese otherworlder, dresses in kimono, and sports a traditional hime cut with blunt bangs, chin length sidelocks, and waist length straight hair.
382	* LittleBitBeastly: She looks like a girl with fox ears and a tail.
383	[[/folder]]
384
385	! The Gods
386
387	[[folder:Gain]]
388	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MotomuKiyokawa (Japanese), Creator/RBruceElliott (English)
389	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gain.png]]
390	God of Creation. His appearance is like an old, sagely man with white hair, and a long beard, and is very easygoing in general. One of the three Gods responsible for the Transferees, including Ryouma, and has given Ryouma his Blessing.
391	----
392	* BerserkButton: Do not insult or belittle Earth's idol groups, especially by comparing them to the music troupes and entertainers of the other world. To him, those girls work ''hard'' and deserve all the recognition and adoration they get.
393	* BigOlEyebrows: He has big and long eyebrows that look like a mustache above his eyes and seem to defy gravity.
394	* TheMaker: He's the creator of animals and nature in the new world.
395	[[/folder]]
396
397	[[folder:Lulutia]]
398	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KikukoInoue (Japanese), Creator/MarissaLenti (English)
399	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lulutia.png]]
400	Goddess of Love and Healing. She's one of the three Gods responsible for the Transferees, including Ryouma, and has given Ryouma her Blessing.
401	----
402	* FlowersOfFemininity: Her hair and dress are decorated with flowers, emphasizing her beauty and femininity.
403	* HotGoddess: She's a goddess appearing in the form of a lovely, shapely, twenty-something woman.
404	* LoveGoddess: She's the goddess of love.
405	* MagicalFloatingShawl: She wears a translucent blue ''hagoromo'' that forms a HeartSymbol outline for CardiovascularLove above her head and shoulders, signifying her status as a LoveGoddess.
406	* RoseHairedSweetie: She's a pink-haired LoveGoddess with a sweet and motherly personality.
407	* SweetTooth: During her trips to Earth, she likes going on marathon dessert eating sessions.
408	[[/folder]]
409
410	[[folder:Kufo]]
411	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MakotoKoichi (Japanese), Creator/CiaranStrange (English)
412	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kufo.png]]
413	God of Life. He appears in the form of a mid to late teens male, with blond hair. Wears a laurel wreath in the realm of Seifall's gods, though dresses more casually during visits to Earth. One of the three Gods responsible for the Transferees, including Ryouma, and has given Ryouma his Blessing.
414	----
415	* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Has golden eyes as well as hair.
416	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He's a benevolent, young-looking, and blond god.
417	* LongHairedPrettyBoy: He appears as a cute young boy with long blong hair he wears in a braid.
418	* NoodleIncident: Recalls visiting Atlantis during his most recent trip to Earth.
419	* SupernaturalGoldEyes: He's a god with golden eyes.
420	* TravelMontage: One of these (complete with constant selfies!) overlays Kufo recounting his most recent trip to Earth while chatting with Ryouma.
421	[[/folder]]
422
423	[[folder:Tekun]]
424	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NobuyukiHiyama (Japanese), Patrick [=McAlister=] (English)
425	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tekun_anime.png]]
426
427	The Craft God and the God of Wine. In his aspect as the God of Wine, he appears as a short, hairy, middle-aged man with a wine barrel under his right arm, and a wine bottle in his left. Worshipped by the dwarves in both aspects, he hears about the new Transferee from Gain, Lulutia and Kufo. Impressed by Takebayashi's tolerance for alcohol, he gives Ryouma his Blessing as well, though only in his aspect of God of Wine.
428	----
429	* BornLucky: Variant. One specific feature of his Blessing as God of Wine is that the best and rarest liquors will always be available when you're shopping for drinks. Usually at a discount.
430	* {{Expy}}: While several other Gods clearly seem to be inspired by various members of the Greek Pantheon, Tekun, who is illustrated wearing a wreath of vines and a one-shouldered tunic, seems to definitely be an Expy for Dionysus.
431	* ItAmusedMe: When Ryouma finally meets him face to face, Tekun says he Blessed Ryouma simply because he was interesting.
432	* MagicalBarefooter: He's a barefoot god.
433	* WalkingTheEarth: While the other Gods have homes, Tekun prefers to wander.
434	-->'''Tekun'''(LN vol 3): "Nah, I don't got no home. I'm a god of work and wine, and there are all sorts of places where you can partake in those. I just wander between the worlds when I feel like it."
435
436	[[/folder]]
437
438	[[folder:Fernobelia]]
439	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakuyaEguchi (Japanese)
440	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/felnovelia.png]]
441
442	God of Magic and Academics. He appears as a thin man with shoulder length hair; comes across as kind of a grouch. Unlike the other Gods, whose homes appear as white voids, his personal territory is a large library.
443	----
444	* GodOfKnowledge: He's the god who rules over magic and academics.
445	* HolyHalo: He's a god with a giant halo floating above his head.
446	* SitcomArchNemesis: He argues constantly with Kiriluel, as [[BrainsVersusBrawn they are polar opposites]].
447	* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: He is the God of Academics and the only of the known gods to wear glasses.
448
449	[[/folder]]
450
451	[[folder:Kiriluel]]
452	Goddess of War. She's also in charge of Judgement; on the rare occasions a human cause so much harm to the world that the gods have to step in, she's the one for the job.
453	----
454	* ActionGirl: She's stated outright to be capable of taking on Gain, Lulutia and Kufo at once single-handedly; she could even kill them if necessary, though it would be a very tough fight. It's to be expected since she's a WarGoddess.
455	* AmazonianBeauty: She appears as a strong, fit woman in armor, both beautiful and wild.
456	* FieryRedhead: She has red hair, fitting her rough and violent nature as a WarGoddess.
457	* GeniusBruiser: She's very clever in all kinds of strategy.
458	%%* TheLadette: Although she's implied to have a girly side, too.
459	* RedEyesTakeWarning: She has red eyes to match her hair and she's the Goddess of War.
460	* SitcomArchNemesis: She argues constantly with Fernobelia, as [[BrainsVersusBrawn their lifestyles and personalities are polar opposites]].
461	%%* StatuesqueStunner: While her height isn't really mentioned, it's implied.
462	* WarGoddess: She's the goddess of war.
463	[[/folder]]
464
465	[[folder:Wilieris]]
466	Goddess of Land and Bountiful Harvest. She appears as a graceful, middle-aged woman, both kindly and refined. Married to Grimp. One of three gods (along with Lulutia and Kufo) who usually gets invoked at weddings.
467	----
468	* ArchEnemy: To Serelipta. They fought over the land/sea ration during the creation of the world, and haven't really stopped arguing since.
469	* HappilyMarried: Grimp mentions to Ryouma that he and Wilieris are on their 'billion-an-somethin' honeymoon'.
470
471	[[/folder]]
472
473	[[folder:Grimp]]
474	God of Agriculture and Livestock. He appears as a strong, middle-aged man carrying a hoe. He's married to Wilieris.
475	----
476	* HappilyMarried: Grimp mentions to Ryouma that he and Wilieris are on their 'billion-an-somethin' honeymoon'.
477
478	[[/folder]]
479
480	[[folder:Manoailoa]]
481	God of Wind, Travel, and Performing Arts. He doesn't seem to have a defined form - he's said to "take the form of the ever-present wind and watches over us".
482	----
483	* TheFaceless: Even his worshippers have no idea what he looks like. At the Gimul festival in LN vol 5, Ryouma meets a troupe of travelling performers who pay tribute to him by tying handkerchief-sized cloths around a masked statue.
484	* TheGhost: Has not appeared in the series to date.
485	[[/folder]]
486
487	[[folder:Serelipta]]
488	God of Fishing and Ports. His home appears as the depths of the ocean. Looks rather like a merman in the illustrations.
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490	* ArchEnemy: To Wilieris ever since the creation of the world, due to their disagreement over the land/sea ratio.
491	* ExpectingSomeoneTaller: Nearly all the depictions of Serelipta show him as a tall, butch, brawny man.
492	* ForTheLulz: Inverted. Unlike the other gods, Seralipta thinks Ryouma's quite boring and offers him extensive critique on being interesting to watch. Ryouma realizes later he doesn't actually mean to be insulting, he just has no filter.
493	--> '''Ryouma's POV''': Somehow, this god I'd never met was giving me serious "editor lecturing an author about every single mistake they make" vibes...
494	* LongHairedPrettyBoy: He appears as an androgynous teenage boy with long flowing hair.
495	* MightMakesRight: Big believer in this, to the point he deliberately triggers Ryouma's trauma from his Earth life to try and overcome his crazy-level mental resistance. After Wilieris and Grimp come along and rescue Ryouma from his clutches and report him for breaking the rules... he gives Ryouma a tip about finding a rare slime, gives him a vague warning about the future, and sincerely wishes him well. Wilieris thinks that [[WithFriendsLikeThese he actually ''likes'' Ryouma]].
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497
498	! Japan
499
500	[[folder:Ryoma's Parents]]
501	* AbusiveParents: While his mother was a good, kind woman, Ryoma's father was an "ultra-conservative" brute who thought it was the height of righteousness to force Ryouma into TrainingFromHell. He thought nothing of putting him into difficult martial-arts stances while ordering him to think of nothing and look at nothing for long periods of time. Should Ryouma fail, he would strike him in the back of the head with a baseball bat then yell abuse at him while he's on the ground in a TroubledFetalPosition.
502	* MotherhoodIsSuperior: Unlike his self-righteous, monstrous father, Ryoma's mother was good and kind, watching over and tending to him to alleviate his suffering due to working in an extremely toxic and abusive environment. She even went out of her way to stay up into the wee hours of the morning so Ryouma would have someone to come home to after his long, constant streaks of overtime.
503	* StrugglingSingleMother: Ryoma's father died when he started high school. He and his mother had to sell their house and work overtime to make a living for themselves, with his mother eventually dying from overwork.
504	* UnnamedParent: They never get their names mentioned.

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