History Characters / TheWiseGrandson

* GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave: Despite being a woman well past her middle age, she has a flawless body and looks absolutely dynamite in a bikini--something that her younger proteges notice with great envy. She credits this to Shin's health and exercise recommendations, such as creating a device with a belt she can run in place on (a treadmill).

* RedEyesTakeWarning: The sclera of his eyes turn red when he demonizes.

* CoolOldGuy: Despite of all his accomplishments that made him a living legend, he is still a surprisingly humble individual and has an overall pleasant demeanor. After the carriage Shin's biological family was traveling in was attacked by a demonoid, Merlin also took it up to himself to grant Shin's deceased parents a proper burial, despite of never (successfully) discovering who they were. There he found Shin who miraculously survived (possibly thanks to the rain). Needless to say, Merlin adopted, ([[HandsOffParenting clumsily]]) raised, and loved Shin like he was Merlin's own biological grandchild. Also, even though he aged, he is still an expert mage.

* BewareOfTheNiceOnes: In spite of being a pretty fair guy overall, he still has his moments of manipulativness.
* {{Bishounen}}: Has pretty looks fitting for his role as the good prince.

* GenreSavvy: He notices that Shin and Sicily are firmly entrenched into the CannotSpitItOut stage and eventually speaks up and tells Shin to tell her where he stands. When the two of them hear Sicily accidentally refer to possible children as "ours" (hers and Shin's), August gives Shin another nudge. When Shin later complains about August being too nosy, August tells him that he was trying to prevent Shin from saying he'd confess his love once the war was over, which in stories [[IfWeGetThroughThis would guarantee Shin's death]]. A shocked Shin claims that August was [[TemptingFate trying to diffuse a death flag]].

* ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: He fell in love with his fiancee, Elizabeth, because she was the only person at his debutante party to not give him the time of day just because he was the prince.

* TheWisePrince: Well versed in politics, a good person, and a skilled fighter that gets even more skilled under Shin's tutelage.

* CannotSpitItOut: She and Shin were both mutually shy toward each other, despite their feelings. However, after Shin finally makes a LoveConfession, she happily reciprocates and the two become a couple.
* ClingyJealousGirl: If Shin so much as looks at another girl, the temperature drops into that of a freezer
* CrushBlush: She is almost sporting a very bright blush whenever she has to interact with Shin.

* RedOniBlueOni: She is the blue oni to Maria's red, being the more meek and reserved of the two.

* ShyBlueHairedGirl: She's very shy and reserved and has blue hair.

* RunningGag: In the anime, she is frequently comically annoyed by the fact that she is the only one in her group who isn't in a relationship yet.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: A sign of his nature as a demonoid, his irises and sclera are both bright blood-red.

[[folder:Oliver Schtrom/[[spoiler: Oliveira von Schtradius]]]]

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler: Kurt used to be actually reasonable in middle school before Schtrom got to work on him. Either through magic, mental manipulation, or both, he turned Kurt into the HateSink he is in the present.]]
* GreenEyedMonster: Is extremely jealous of Shin for being in Class S while he ended up in Class A, to the point of [[EvilCannotComprehendGood accusing him of cheating somehow]].
* HateSink: Aside from being used as little more than a lab rat by [[spoiler:Professor Strohm]] ([[NotHelpingYourCase which was made possible in the first place by Kurt's own negative emotions]]), Kurt was written with no pitiful or redeeming traits.

* BenevolentBoss: [[spoiler: He treated the commoners under him so well that others from other territories moved to his. Which angered the much less benevolent lords of the empire, who feared if he was made Emperor that he would make laws that... [[AndThatsTerrible helped commoners rather than exclusively the nobles]].]]

* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: He was betrayed, framed for a crime he didn't commit by nobility envious of his good reputation among the people, and his beloved wife - who was pregnant - was burnt alive.]]

* INeverSaidItWasPoison: [[spoiler: He gets tricked into admitting he knew of Kurt turning into a demonoid during an interogation.]]

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished:[[spoiler:He was a good nobleman, perhaps even the only one, in an [[TheEmpire empire]] ruled by [[AristocratsAreEvil Evil Aristocrats]] who sincerely cared about the welfare of the common people, and when he was falsely accused of a crime he did not commit, his [[UngratefulBastard people betrayed him]].]]
* RevengeBeforeReason: DeconstructedTrope. [[spoiler: He is so bent on avenging his beloved wife's death that he reached a point where he has no idea what to do afterwards.]]

[[folder:August von Earlshide]]

The prince of the Earlshide Kingdom and one of Shin's classmates. Despite of his status, he is easily one of the kinder characters in the series. [[VitriolicBestBuds Not that it stops him from teasing Shin every now and then.]]

The father figure to Shina and the former Commander of the Knight Order of the Earlshide Kingdom.

* AffectionateParody: Of the StockLightNovelHero. He is incredibly strong, good-looking etc. Yet in spite of all that, he is ultimately a DitzyGenius with little to no social skills to speak of, resulting in many characters getting understandably flabbergasted by the juxtaposition.

* BareYourMidriff: [[https://kenja-no-mago.fandom.com/wiki/Light_Novel_Volume_7 The cover of the Volume 7 of the Light Novel series]] is a textbook example. Male (Isekai) protagonists are otherwise relatively rarely seen less-then-fully-clothed on Light Volume covers.

* {{Bishounen}}: He even goes as far as to describe himself "like a thin handsome fine youth, and could almost be mistaken as a face of a woman’s."
* BoxingLessonsForSuperman: Being trained by the greatest wizard, the best enchanter and the finest swordsman there is was already enough to make Shin a top talent on his own. But what ''truly'' puts him over the top is the practical information he can gain from PastLifeMemories. For example, to bolster fire magic, he can visualize the atomic components of the flame first, and then summon combustible gas to make it even more destructive.

A teacher at the WizardingSchool who offers to 'help' his student Kurt. In reality, Oliver is a demonoid who managed to maintain his intellect.

* BenevolentBoss: [[spoiler: He treated the commoners under him so well that others from other territories moved to his. Which angered the much less benevolent lords of the empire, who feared if he was made emperor that he would make laws that....helped commoner rather than exclusively the nobles.]]

* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: He was betrayed, framed for a crime he didn't commit by nobility envious of his good reputation among the people and his beloved wife - who was pregnant - was burnt alive.]]

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished:[[spoiler:He was a good nobleman, perhaps even the only one, in an [[TheEmpire empire]] ruled by AristocratsAreEvil who sincerely cares about the welfare of the common people, and when he was falsely accused of a crime he did not commit, his [[UngratefulBastard people betrayed him]].]]

* WalkingSpoiler: Being the BigBad he is the cause or is heavily involved in some of the most significant events in the story.

* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler: Despite the above, when they find out how Kurt was used by Schtrom they are very upset, particularly how he used to be only prideful and was once a good person before Schtrom got his hands on him.]]

* HateSink: Aside from being used as little more than a lab rat by [[spoiler: Professor Strohm]] ([[NotHelpingYourCase which was made possible in the first place by Kurt's own negative emotions]]) Kurt was written with no pitiful or redeeming traits.

* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: He does not seem to understand that this line of thinking doesn't work at the academy, as everyone including the crown prince are meant to be treated as equals. In fact he only gets angrier when told as such.

* TearsOfJoy: He is prone to bawling OcularGushers whenever he expresses pride for his adoptive grandson.

* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Falls for Shin after he saves her and Maria from some thuggish demon-hunters, more so after later defends her from Kurt.

* BerserkButton: He greatly dislikes his shoulder getting patted by someone else. It's mostly PlayedForLaughs.

* AffectionateParody: Of the StockLightNovelHero. He is incredibly strong, good-looking etc. Yet in spite of all that, he is ultimately a GeniusDitz with little to no social skills to speak of, resulting in many characters getting understandably flabbergasted by the juxtaposition.

* GeniusDitz: Excels at magical abilities, but barely has any social skills.

* StockLightNovelHero: A former Japanese {{Salaryman}} who died gets to ReincarnateInAnotherWorld as an absurdly gifted youth with innate magical talent, combat prowess and an incredible moral fiber. He also gains the adoration of a number of beautiful girls and enters a [[WizardingSchool Magical Academy]] where his talents can be recognized.

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: His views on women are... anything but forward-looking. When Sicily rejects his engagement proposal, Kurt ends up snapping and calling her a whore while saying that a women's only job is to obey and please their men.

* {{Adorkable}}: Thank to his lackluster social skills he is nigh-incapable of normal social interactions, resulting in many endearing moments.
** Then there is [[https://shokugekis.tumblr.com/post/184089832410 this gem]]. An adorable dork indeed.

* FallenHero: [[Went from being a textbook example of a ReasonableAuthorativeFigure to becoming the main antagonist of the story.]]

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Has blonde hair and is.

* {{Otaku}}: His interest for

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Has blonde hair.

* HealingHands: She's second only to Shin in this regard and gains the title of "Saint" because of this and her demeanour.

%%* NiceHat

* FallenHero.

* TragicVillain

* SufficientlyAnalyzedMagic: The key to his talents. Due to his knowledge of computer programming from his past life, Shin is able to analyze and comprehend how magic actually functions and apply it in new, more effective ways that nobody ever thought of before. Technically anybody can do what he does, he's just the first person to figure out how.

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished:[[spoiler:He was a good nobleman, perhaps even the only one, in an [[TheEmpire empire]] ruled by AristocratsAreEvil who sincerely cares about the welfare of the common people, and when he was falsely accused of a crime he did not commit, this [[UngratefulBastard people betrayed him]].]]

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished:[[spoiler:He was a good nobleman, perhaps even the only one, in an [[TheEmpire empire]] ruled by AristocratsAreEvil, who sincerely cares about the welfare of the common people, and when he was falsely accused of a crime he did not commit, this [[UngratefulBastard people betrayed him]].]]

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished:[[spoiler:He was a good nobleman, perhaps even the only one, in an [[TheEmpire empire]] ruled by AristocratsAreEvil who sincerely cares about the welfare of the common people, and when he was falsely accused of a crime he did not commit, this [[UngratefulBastard people betrayed him]].]]

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished:[[spoiler:He was a good nobleman, perhaps even the only one, in an [[TheEmpire empire]] ruled by [[AristocratsAreEvil aristocrats]] who sincerely cares about the welfare of the common people, and when he was falsely accused of a crime he did not commit, this [[UngratefulBastard people betrayed him]].]]

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: [[[[spoiler:He was a good nobleman, perhaps even the only one, in an [[Empire empire]] ruled by [[AristocratsAreEvil aristocrats]] who sincerely cares about the welfare of the common people, and when he was falsely accused of a crime he did not commit, this [[UngratefulBastard people betrayed him]].]]

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: [[spoiler:He was a good nobleman, perhaps even the only one, in an [[Empire empire]] ruled by [[AristocratsAreEvil aristocrats]] who sincerely cares about the welfare of the common people, and when he was falsely accused of a crime he did not commit, this [[UngratefulBastard people betrayed him]].]]

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: [[spoiler:He was a good nobleman, perhaps even the only one, in an [[Empire empire]] ruled by [[AristocratsAreEvil aristocrats]] who sincerely cares about the welfare of the common people, and when he was falsely accused of a crime he did not commit, this [[UngratefulBastard people betrayed him]].

* TragicVillian

* RevengeBeforeReason: DeconstructedTrope. [[spoiler: He is so bent on avenging his beloved wife's death that he reached a point where he has no idea what to do afterwards.]]