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Terakomari Gandesblood

Voiced by: Tomori Kusunoki (Japanese), Brittney Karbowski (English)

The daughter of the prestigious aristocratic Gandesblood family. After being bullied at the academy, she lived as a hikikomori for three years, until the Empress personally appoints her as a Commander in the Mulnite Imperial Army, making her one of the Seven Crimson Lords. Even though she is a vampire, she doesn't drink blood, so she cannot use her magic and her body is weak.

All-Loving Heroine: Komari is a kind and selfless girl who very rarely holds a grudge towards those who harm either her or her friends. For her to show no mercy and never forgive someone, that someone has to be truly despicable.
Alternate Identity Amnesia: She never remembers anything that happens while her Core Implosion mode is active. As of Volume 6, she starts retaining memories of her Core Implosion.
Badass Adorable: She's a cute and petite vampire girl who possesses a very destructive power thanks to Core Implosion.
Beautiful Tears: Vill gets a nosebleed when a teary-eyed Komari begs her to not distribute a copy of her novel's manuscript.
Beleaguered Boss: Komari has been assigned as the commander of the 7th Unit, which is infamous for being made up by troublemakers and criminals. She manages to gain her subordinates' respect and loyalty, but they still wreak havoc everywhere they go and Komari has to clean up after their messes.
The Berserker: Whenever her Core Implosion is activated, Komari becomes an uncontrollable and bloodthirsty mass murderer who will annihilate anyone in her path, unable to distinguish enemies from allies.
Beware the Nice Ones: Komari is a pacifist at heart and she wouldn't hurt a fly in her normal state, but her Core Implosion changes her personality to a merciless killer whenever she drinks blood.
Big Sister Instinct: Despite being annoyed with Lolo's teasing, Komari is very protective of her younger sister and won't forgive anyone who does her harm. In Volume 12, after saving Lolo who had been tortured by Lumin, the first thing she does is have Kuya treat her. Immediately after the treatment is done and she gives her the instructions on how to treat Lolo, Komari still keeps pestering Kuya, asking if that was all, and if she was sure there wasn't anything else. This eventually led to Kuya growing frustrated with her and throwing her out.
The Blind Leading the Blind: Both Komari and Karla each buy into the other's words when they boast about their own great power and blindly trust the reputation behind them despite both of them being weaklings. If they are paired together, the two of them will try to pawn the hard work off onto the other while they sit back and relax, thinking that their supposedly overpowered teammate will do all the work for them. Amusingly, both of them are as powerful as they bragged about. They are just unaware of their own powers, and both could easily dispatch the opposition by themselves if they were aware of it.
Komari: I had been planning to leave everything to her. Could it be that she'd thought the same? And she'd asked me for help because she thought I was a slaughter champion? Oh no. We're in trouble."
Bullied into Depression: Millicent's brutal bullying drove Komari to seclude herself in her bedroom for three years. Even after she becomes a Crimson Lord, she freezes in terror when she sees Millicent again. She starts overcoming her trauma after she gathers the courage to face Millicent to save Vill.
Bully Hunter: Komari won't forgive those who abuse the weak, and does not take well to people who stomp and degrade other people's wishes.
- For Nelia, she stood up to Pascal when he was berating her about how her dreams to change Gerra-Aruka would amount to nothing and she should just resign herself to being his trophy wife.
- For Karla, she stood up for her when she was being berated and humiliated in front of thousands of people and on live television simply because she had a Humble Goal like her's. Her anger spikes even further when Karla's family is attacked, she is framed for it, and her shop later getting burnt down in front of their eyes by their rivals. Watching Karla be reduced to a broken mess causes her almost to go on a suicide run in anger just to get even with the culprits.
Bully Magnet: She was mercilessly bullied by Millicent back at the academy, which drove her to become a Hikikomori.
Chaste Hero: Despite being an aspiring romance novel writer, Komari has no experience or knowledge about real romance. The blatant displays of affections from Vill, Sakuna, and Lingzi only confuse or annoy her.
Claimed by the Supernatural: After Empress Karen forces her into a contract, the mark of a Crimson Lord appears over Komari's navel.
Classical Anti-Hero: Komari is lazy, cowardly, and clumsy, having lived as a hikikomori for three years after being traumatized by Millicent's bullying. Despite her flaws, she's a good person at heart and will overcome her fear of fighting to help her friends.
Color-Coded Wizardry: Her Core Implosion uses magic of different colors, depending on the race of the person she drinks blood from. Vampire blood gives her red magic, Sapphire blood gives her white magic (and hair), Warblade blood gives her golden magic, Peace Spirit blood gives her green magic, and Immortal blood gives her rainbow-colored magic.
Combo Platter Powers: Her Core Implosion "Mercy of the Lonely Crimson", triggered by drinking blood, gives her immense power when activated, but the nature of the power she receives depends on whose blood she drinks, and the power she receives is usually an inversion of what they have.
Commissar Cap: Sports a red one whenever on the battlefield commanding her unit.
Commonality Connection: The main reason for why she was so quick to become very close friends with Karla was because of how similar they were. A connection that has been brought up several times.
Cowardly Lion: She's a big coward who would prefer to hide in her room before fighting, but she will head straight to the danger if others are in desperate need of aid. Whether this involves facing the same bully that have tormented her to save Vill, protecting Karla after the latter got humiliated, and infiltrating the Holy Church's headquarters to rescue Vill that was being held as a hostage.
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: She's a dimwitted and clumsy former Hikikomori trying to make herself look like a bloodthirsty commander to keep her soldiers under control, but when she tastes blood, there's almost no one who can get close to her without being killed at least once.
Cursed with Awesome: As it turns out, being really small for her age has it's benefits. In Volume 9, Kakumei was able to use his Core Implosion to teleport her about, because she was small enough that it didn't violate the weight limit of his Teleportation. She's rather embarrassed about this.
Cute Little Fangs: She's a cute vampire girl with long fangs that often stick out of her mouth.
Dangerous Forbidden Technique: Her Core Implosion makes her extremely powerful and almost unbeatable in combat, but it also turns her into an unfeeling killing machine who still brutally kill everyone who stands in her path, even if they're friends or family members. The first time it activated, she slaughtered her entire household and her father hypnotized her to make her hate drinking blood as a precautionary measure against her Core Implosion being activated carelessly.
Devilish Hair Horns: Zig-Zagged. Her hair buns look like horns. While she's normally peaceful and harmless, she makes up a public persona of a bloodthirsty commander to prevent her soldiers from revolting against her. When she drinks blood, however, her Core Implosion turns her into a merciless and destructive killing machine.
Endearingly Dorky: Her subordinates, especially Vill, think Komari is adorable when she's being dorky. For example, Komari bites her tongue during her introductory speech for the 7th Unit, and Vill calls her adorable for it.
Even the Loving Hero Has Hated Ones: Komari is a kindhearted and compassionate girl who very rarely hates or holds a grudge against anyone, including those who have tormented her like Millicent. However, even she finds Tremolo to be one of the few figures whom she truly hates and can't forgive.
Expressive Hair: Her Idiot Hair sometimes moves according to her mood, such wagging side to side like a dog's tail.
Fake Ultimate Hero: She's the heir of a prestigious vampire clan put in charge of an army of Ax-Crazy, Blood Knight war criminals with a history of killing their commanders at the slightest hint of weakness, despite in fact being very weak for a vampire due to her dislike of blood, and for the most part only manages to make it through thanks to Vill doing most of the work for her. Subverted in that she's in fact incredibly strong thanks to her Core Implosion, but an incident where she killed her whole household when she first had blood prompted her father to hypnotize her into disliking it to avoid her causing a similar incident, with her being left unaware of how strong she actually is.
Girls Love Stuffed Animals: She keeps a dolphin stuffed animal in her bedroom.
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: She's a blonde vampire girl who is a benevolent pacifist at heart.
Heavy Sleeper: As a result of her Hikikomori lifestyle, she almost always oversleeps and Vill has to wake her up in the morning. At one point, she doesn't wake up when Vill carries her, bed included, to the Crimson Lords' meeting room.
Heir-In-Law: Due to the people of the Enchanted Lands giving a 100% approval rate to Komari ascending to the throne, the Tianzi arranges for Komari to be legally married to his daughter Lingzi, making Komari the rightful heir. By the time Komari hears of it, she can't protest because the paperwork is done.
Hereditary Hairstyle: She has the same hairstyle as her mother Yulinne did, right down to the Idiot Hair.
Hikikomori: Millicent's bullying traumatized her so badly that she refused to leave the safety of her bedroom for three years. She's forced to go outside when the Empress appoints her as a Crimson Lord.
An Ice Person: By drinking Sakuna's blood, which is mixed with Sapphire blood, Komari gains the power to freeze her opponent.
Idiot Hair: She has an ahoge sticking out of her head, signifying her quirkiness.
I Just Want to Be Normal: Komari wanted to never leave her bedroom and become a novelist, but the Empress, her father, and Villhaze force her to become a military leader.
Inferiority Superiority Complex: She was a Hikikomori with no remarkable skills, and she's fully aware of it. However, after being given a powerful position and being put in charge of a squadron of around 500 bloodthirsty soldiers that only value strength and that therefore will turn against her and take her position if she's deemed as weak, she's forced to act like she's a big shot. What makes this interesting is that she's actually just as strong as she acts, she simply doesn't know it.
In-Series Nickname: She's nicknamed "Komari" or "Komarin".
Locked Out of the Loop: She has incredible power thanks to her Core Implosion, but her father left unaware of it since she can't control her own power.
Magnetic Hero: Vill became fully devoted to Komari after the latter protected her from Millicent's bullying. Sakuna is very quick to abandon Inverse Moon and choose to protect Komari after knowing her for around two days. Nelia grew to like her after the two of them had a conversation back when they were children. Even Millicent, while never fully letting go of her hatred, grows to respect Komari.
Memento MacGuffin: Komari always carries with her a pendant, which she got from her Missing Mom. It's later revealed to be the Mulnite Empire's Dark Core.
Meteor-Summoning Attack: In the climax of Volume 7, Komari uses her Core Implosion to summon a meteor to finish off Rocha.
Most Writers Are Writers: She wants to become an author and write romance novels.
Necessary Drawback: Her Core Implosion grants her overwhelming power, but it also comes with numerous downsides, such as not having any control, and once the effect wears off, Komari is often left in a terrible condition due to the backlash. In fact, it's later revealed that the backlash of using this power can kill her as shown in volume 5, where she uses Core Implosion three times in one day to defeat her opponent, and would have been Killed Off for Real by the backlash if not a last-minute save. Vill is aware of this danger, and thus doesn't want her to use her power unless it's an emergency.
Nepotism: She became a Crimson Lord because her father, who is the Prime Minister, personally asked the Empress to give her the job, even though she had spent the previous few years living like a NEET.
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Back at the academy, Komari stepped in to protect Vill from Millicent's bullying. Unfortunately, Millicent made Komari into her new bullying target.
Obliviously Superpowered: Komari thinks she's helplessly weak because her refusal to drink blood makes her unable to gain strength, but turns out she was hypnotized into hating blood because her Core Implosion is so powerful and uncontrollable that it turns her into an unstoppable killing machine whenever she tastes blood. Komari is kept in the dark about her true power because of how dangerous she really is.
Oblivious to Love: She brushes off Vill's overt flirting as teasing, doesn't seem to understand Sakuna has an obsessive crush on her (not even after seeing Sakuna's Stalker Shrine of a bedroom), and is clueless towards Lingzi's deep love for her.
Older Than She Looks: She looks around twelve years old, but she's actually around fifteen, the same age as Villhaze, Millicent and Nelia. Her growth is stunted because she doesn't drink blood, resulting in her petite build and small chest.
One-Woman Army: When her Core Implosion is triggered, Komari becomes so powerful that she can take down an entire army on her own.
O.O.C. Is Serious Business: In Volume 7, Komari is notably extremely active in protecting Lingzi. Even if she felt sorry for her circumstances, the amount of enthusiasm and how active she was being was unusual, especially since unlike Karla and the others, she had no prior connection to Lingzi at all. Villhaze notes that this is incredibly out of character for a Lazy Bum like Komari. Eventually Villhaze discovers that Meihua was responsible for this and that she had used her Core Implosion in order to manipulate Komari's thoughts and feelings to protect Lingzi.
Person of Mass Destruction: In the past, her Core Implosion has resulted in big and bloody massacres. It isn't an exaggeration to compare her fully released power to a nuke.
Pointy Ears: Her ears are notably pointy.
Potty Emergency: At the start of the story, when Vill explains to her that she has become a Crimson Lord, Komari is about to wet herself throughout the entire scene since Vill keeps stopping her from going to the bathroom.
Power Dyes Your Hair: Her blonde hair turns snow-white when she drinks Sakuna's blood to empower her Core Implosion, due to absorbing the abilities of a Sapphire.
Power Incontinence: She has no control of her Core Implosion, usually resulting in her slaughtering everyone around her when she tastes blood.
Proud Beauty: She calls herself a beauty that only comes around "once every hundred million years".
Punny Name: Her nickname "Komari" is a pun on Hikikomori.
Red Eyes, Take Warning: Zig-Zagged. Komari has red eyes, but she's usually a Friendly Neighborhood Vampire. Despite being weak in her normal state, whenever she drinks blood, she turns into an unstoppable berserker.
Reluctant Ruler: After shenanigans in Volume 7, Komari becomes legally married to Lingzi Ailan according to the laws of the Enchanted Lands. Since Lingzi Ailan is the former Tianzi's daughter, Komari is recognized as the new Tianzi of the Enchanted Lands. She's very unhappy about this, but for several complicated reasons, including the Enchanted Lands losing their Dark Core, Komari refusing the crown would throw the country into even more chaos. In Volume 11, Komari makes a deal with the Grand Chancellor Shikuai Gudu to leave him the task of actually ruling the Enchanted Lands while she stays as a mere figurehead.
Replacement Goldfish: Sakuna planned to brainwash Komari to turn her into a copy of her late sister, but Komari convinces her to stop by promising her to become her new older sister while still being herself.
Resigned to the Call: Komari doesn't want to become a Commander, but the Empress forced her into a magic contract when she kissed her in her sleep. If Komari tries to refuse her duties as a Commander, she'll explode and die, leaving her no choice but to accept the job.
Roaring Rampage of Revenge: In Volume 12, after her little sister Lolocco and her friend Dvanya are kidnapped by Observatory, the two of them are subjected to horrific torture. When Komari arrives alongside Prohellya and Villhaze, she immediately goes berserk at seeing the horrific state of her sister and gives Lumin a No-Holds-Barred Beatdown. Despite Prohellya's attempts to try and talk her down as they needed to interrogate Lumin, Komari makes it clear that she isn't listening, and that she's going to kill her no matter what. Unfortunately for her, Lumin manages to use her Kill Sat attack, effectively stopping her from doing so, as she had to divert whatever power she had into protecting herself and everyone around her.
Secret-Keeper: Kakumei is willing to reveal important information about the Bad Future to Komari. However, he also makes her promise to never tell the present day Karla about it.
Spoiled Sweet: Komari is a very nice and kindhearted girl, especially when compared to other elitist aristocrats, but she has been spoiled by her father her entire life. Her maid Villhaze also loves to spoil her by taking care of all her personal needs and handling most of the military work Komari is bad at. All this results in her Lazy Bum habits, such as her habit of sleeping late and eating junk food.
Stock Light-Novel Hero: Komari hits several points of the trope: Hikikomori who suddenly gets promoted to a powerful military leader through family connections, snarky attitude towards the eccentric characters around her, becomes The Stoic in her Super Mode, Story-Breaker Power that makes her near invincible, and multiple female admirers who love her madly.
Storm of Blades: By drinking Nelia's Warblade blood, Komari can summon golden blades that rain down on her opponent.
Strong Family Resemblance: She looks just like a younger version of her mother, Yulinne.
Superpowered Evil Side: While fairly weak as she is, the moment she swallows even the smallest drop of blood, she gains a massive boost to her physical and magical abilities that makes her leagues above many of those around her in terms of strength. However, this also causes her to become an indiscriminate killing machine. Subverted as the story goes on. As Core Implosion is a reflection of one's spirit. As Komari mentally and spiritually starts to grow stronger, she starts to focus all her power on those who hurt her and those closest to her. However, she still can't control herself, and has to rely on her other personality to do all the work for her.
Sympathy for the Devil: In Volume 9, Nephthy is captured by Spica and the rest of Inverse Moon. Spica proceeds to copy some of her memories over in order to better facilitate Fuyao's disguise before throwing her into prison. Seeing many years of hard work being torn down so easily makes Komari feel sorry for Nephthy despite the latter being associated with the evil organization Yusei.
Trademark Favorite Food: Her favorite food is omurice.
Tragic Keepsake: Her pendant is a keepsake of her Missing Mom.
Unwanted Harem: Komari has her own female harem, consisting of her perverted maid Vill, her obsessive stalker Sakuna, and the princess Lingzi who is also her wife on paper. Not that she has any awareness of their feelings or interest in having romantic relationships. She also has Ship Tease with her perverted friend Nelia who keeps trying to recruit her to her side, and her other friend Karla whom she bonds with because of their similar personalities, but any potential romantic interest on their part isn't as obvious as the first three.
Uptown Girl: Komari is the daughter of an aristocratic family and Vill, her maid, is completely smitten with her.
Useless Without Powers: Komari has possibly the most powerful Core Implosion in the entire setting, but in her normal state, she's Pathetically Weak, lacking the ability to use weapons or spells to defend herself. This is a problem since she's totally useless for combat unless she drinks blood to activate her Core Implosion.
Vegetarian Vampire: She doesn't like drinking blood, despite it being the source of strength and nutrition for vampires. This is actually the result of hypnosis that was applied to her at a young age, to prevent her going on a rampage since her Core Implosion activates when she tastes blood.
Vitriolic Best Buds: Most of her interactions with Villhaze are mostly her maid teasing her or even finding ways to grope her, and Komari calling her a pervy maid. However, Komari states that, as much Vill's antics annoy her, part of her does enjoy their banter.
Voice of the Legion: She speaks in a deeper, multitracked voice whenever her Core Implosion is released.
What Is This Feeling?: In Volume 8, Komari feels uneasy whenever Colette gets overly familiar with Vill, but doesn't get why she doesn't like seeing someone else touching her maid in front of her.

Villhaze

Voiced by: Sayumi Suzushiro (Japanese), Donna Bella Litton (English)

A personal maid assigned to Komari. Her main job is preventing Komari from running away from her duties as a commander. She's a little too fond of sexually harassing Komari, but she's genuinely loyal and devoted to her.

The Atoner: She became Komari's maid to make up for not standing up for her when Millicent was bullying her.
Badass in Distress: Vill is usually the one to protect Komari, but in the climax of the first arc, she gets stabbed and kidnapped by Millicent, motivating Komari to face her former bully to save Vill.
Because You Were Nice to Me: Her Undying Loyalty and infatuation with Komari stem from Komari defending her from Millicent's bullying, which caused Millicent to switch her focus to her while otherwise leaving Vill alone from then on.
Bedmate Reveal: A Running Gag is Vill sneaking into Komari's bed, while nude.
Bodyguard Crush: As Komari's maid, it's her duty to protect her mistress and she's more than happy to do it because she loves Komari "more than anyone in the universe".
Bodyguarding a Badass: Zig-Zagged. Vill is the military commander Komari's personal maid and bodyguard, but most people don't know Komari is super weak in her normal state and she needs Vill to protect her during combat. However, Komari's Core Implosion really is the most powerful in the setting, but since it's hard for her to control it, Vill only activates it in dire situations where she can't protect Komari on her own.
Bully Magnet: Vill was bullied by the aristocrat students at the academy because she was poor.
Bystander Syndrome: Even though Komari stood up for her when Millicent was bullying her, Vill turned a blind eye when Millicent switched her focus to bullying Komari instead. After Komari became a Hikikomori, Vill felt guilty about not helping her in the academy and became her maid to make her a successful Crimson Lord.
Chivalrous Pervert: She's a big pervert towards Komari, frequently groping her and wanting to be naked with her. She's also wholeheartedly devoted to Komari, always ready to risk her life to protect Komari.
Clingy Jealous Girl: She gets very jealous whenever someone else, male or female, shows interest in being close to Komari. As Komari's Unwanted Harem increases in number, Vill can't stand to allow Komari to be alone with her potential love rivals, especially Nelia and Lingzi, and tries to do everything possible to sabotage their attempts of becoming closer to Komari.
Combat Clairvoyance: In the final battle during Volume 5, her Core Implosion evolves and allows her to predict Tryphon Cross' moves with 100% accuracy. This, combined with Komari's own Core Implosion, made his defeat not only unwinnable, but doomed from the start.
Don't Tell Mama: Her grandfather is the only one whom she makes a solid effort to hide all her perverted habits from. In Volume 11, when she's kicking up a fuss by angrily shouting at everyone after being tied to a pillar and watching as Nelia plays dress up with Komari, Gertrude threatens to tell her grandfather about all her perverted activities she had been doing around Komari. This immediately silences her.
Forced to Watch: Played for Laughs in Volume 11. During the time Nelia makes Komari play a game of poker where the loser has to play dress up, Nelia makes very certain that Villhaze can't get in the way of her and Komari by tying her up to a pillar and forcing her to watch as the whole thing goes down. Villhaze can only yell angrily at her and Gertrude while watching the whole event play out.
Forgotten First Meeting: She actually first met Komari at the Imperial Academy, when Komari stepped in to defend her from Millicent's sadistic bullying, but Komari had forgotten all about it until Vill tells her the real reason why she became her maid.
Formal Characters Use Keigo: Vill always speaks very politely as it's expected from her occupation as a maid.
The Gadfly: She's a shameless troll who loves annoying and embarrassing others, especially Komari.
Hired Help as Family: Komari greatly treasures Vill both as a maid and as a friend.
Hyper-Competent Sidekick: If it wasn't for Vill, Komari would stay lazing around in her room all day. Komari can at least look like a competent commander because Vill does the heavy lifting for her.
Identical Stranger: Colette says Vill is a dead-ringer of her long-lost childhood friend, Villhaze Lumiere. There's a real possibility that they're the same person because not only do they share the same name, both have the power of precognition and Vill doesn't remember her childhood. However, Vill doesn't believe she's Villhaze Lumiere, and doesn't care about her forgotten past anyway. It turns out that she is indeed Colette's childhood friend, and while her loyalty to Komari remains steadfast, she notably admits that Colette is an important friend to her upon regaining her memories, saying that she would like to return and have a meal with her the moment things have settled down.
Identity Amnesia: It turns out that Vill lost her memories many years ago. When she travels to the Netherworld, Colette tells her that she's the daughter of the Lumiere family and her long-lost childhood friend, but Vill has a hard time believing it because nothing from the Netherworld, not even her hometown rings any bells for her until she sees Colette losing an arm for her, with the shock triggering her lost memories.
In-Series Nickname: She's called "Vill" for short.
Irony: Despite serving a Fake Ultimate Hero as her master, she's unable to recognize that Karla is also in the same position as Komari and just buys into her stories about her great power. In volume 4, thanks to Fuyao's underhanded methods, a majority of Komari and Karla's forces were destroyed in one go. With the only option left that is to use a small task force to sneak behind enemy lines and eliminate the commander, both Komari and Karla are volunteered by each other's servant, both hoping that the other person would use their supposed great power to defeat the enemy and win the battle. What makes this funny is that they are both Right for the Wrong Reasons.
It's All My Fault: In Volume 8, the shock of having Colette sacrifice her arm in order to save her from Tremolo's attack brought back her lost memories, but at the same time, it also brought forth a terrible source of guilt, as even though Komari arrived in time to save Colette before she died from her injuries, she would forever remain crippled for life. A regret that Villhaze thinks that she can't be forgiven for.
Lovable Sex Maniac: She gropes Komari, makes sexual remarks at her, and is frequently trying to get in bed with her.
Meido: She serves Komari as her personal maid.
Memory Trigger: The shock of seeing of Colette sacrificing an arm to save her from Tremolo's attack ends up reigniting some of her lost memories.
Ms. Fanservice: She's a beautiful and buxom Meido who has an inclination for stripping naked or wearing skimpy costumes, like a Naked Apron.
Ninja Maid: Besides being a maid, she wields daggers and specializes in poisons for combat and assassinations.
No Hero to His Valet: Komari quickly becomes the most famous military leader in the Mulnite Empire, as well as a popular hero for all Six Nations, but Vill never stops teasing her and flirting with her like she was a normal girl.
No Sense of Personal Space: She likes to touch and caress Komari's body despite her protests. She also sneaks into her bed and bath without permission.
Poisoned Weapons: Her preferred weapons are poisoned daggers that are effective enough to deliver a One-Hit Kill.
Raised by Grandparents: Her grandfather is her only known guardian since she doesn't even remember her own parents.
Rescue Romance: When Millicent was taking her bullying too far and tried to kill her, Komari stood up for Vill and saved her life. Vill has deeply loved Komari ever since.
Sarcastic Devotee: As much as she teases Komari, Vill is possibly the most loyal friend to her.
Satellite Character: Vill's characterization and background are almost completely tied into Komari and her devotion to her.
Scholarship Student: She grew up in the slums, but was allowed to enroll at the Imperial Academy because she had the top score on the public school entrance exam.
Seer: Her Core Implosion, "Pandora Poison" allows her to see the future of whoever drinks her blood.
Servile Snarker: Vill is very sharp-tongued for a maid and she likes to poke fun at people with authority over her, especially her master Komari.
Shameless Fanservice Girl: She's happy to get naked in front of Komari whenever she has the chance. She once greets Komari in the morning in a Naked Apron, followed by her outright admitting she has no sense of shame or modesty. She's also very nonplussed when her bikini top falls off while playing with Komari and Sakuna at the beach.
Single-Target Sexuality: Vill's romantic affections and sexual desires are directed solely towards Komari.
Sleeps in the Nude: She sometimes sleeps with Komari in the buff.
The Stoic: She keeps a serious, professional attitude due to her job as a maid, but the facade easily cracks when she's around Komari, who she adores.
Subordinate Excuse: She became Komari's maid because she wanted to be close to her and help her overcome the fears that drove her to become a shut-in.
Sugar-and-Ice Personality: She's very composed and collected most of the time, yet her love and devotion for Komari shows she's a truly caring and passionate girl.
The Tease: She loves nothing more than annoying Komari with suggestive comments, nudism, and a complete disregard for personal space.
Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: In Volume 11, Prohellya receives news that one of the members of Observatory has infiltrated the Mulnite Empire, and she is sent in pursuit. During this time, she requests to work together with Komari and asks her if she can stay with her for a short while, since both of them were on wanted targets by Observatory and that being by her side, she can help protect her. Though Komari is quick to accept it, Vill on the other hand, is quick to try and throw her out, as she doesn't want another possible love rival. When she can't do so, she seeks to try and deny all basic services and to make things difficult for her, hoping that she would leave.
Tomato in the Mirror: Vill doesn't originate from any of the Six Nations as she thought. She was actually born in the Netherworld as the heiress of a prominent family of fortune tellers, but she lost her memories as a child and somehow ended up in the world of the Six Nations.
Troll: She takes great joy out of messing with Komari to see her reactions. In Volume 6, she lies to Komari about having made a public announcement of them being lovers, and even makes a fake newspaper just to make Komari freak out about it.
Undying Loyalty: She has decided to dedicate her life to serving Komari.
Vitriolic Best Buds: She clearly loves teasing Komari, but there's no doubt that Komari is the person Vill cares the most in the entire world
Yandere: Not as obviously as Sakuna, but Vill gets easily triggered when other girls get close to Komari, often bordering on obsessive possessiveness. However, it's mostly Played for Laughs. Not so much in Volume 7, when she finds out that Komari has been under the control of Meihua's Core Implosion which made her incredibly obsessed with protecting Lingzi. Esther has to physically restrain Vill from killing Meihua the moment she finds out about it.

Sakuna Memoir

Voiced by: Manaka Iwami (Japanese)

The commander of the 6th unit of the Mulnite Imperial Army.

Anti-Villain: The Forced into Evil variety. Unlike the rest of the Inverse Moon, Sakuna is just part of the organization because Odilon killed her family and he will only bring them back if she obeys him.
Asskicking Leads to Leadership: She became a commander after she "accidentally" killed a previous Crimson Lord.
Awesome, but Impractical: Her Core Implosion is very useful, as anyone she kills can become a Sleeper Agent or a puppet she can control. However, it has one major downside; the victim must be able to be revived before they can be of any use. Meaning that all her victims must be killed within the radius of their Dark Core and nowhere else. That means that it's also completely useless in the Netherworld where people are Killed Off for Real. In volume 12, despite capturing several members of Observatory, Sakuna can't extract any information from them as they aren't registered in any Dark Core and won't be able to come back as a puppet to share any information or to be controlled if she were to kill them.
Badass Adorable: She's an extermely cute and lovable girl, but one mustn't underestimate her since she became a Crimson Lord by showing her strong magic power and her Core Implosion can turn almost anyone into her puppet.
Beware the Nice Ones: She's a very sweet and kind girl who was trained to be a deadly assassin since childhood. Odilon learns this the hard way when she pretty much brainwashes all of his followers and they started stabbing him.
Blessed with Suck: Her Core Implosion gives her the special ability to alter the memories of people she has killed. Sadly, this was the reason why Odilon "recruited" her into Inverse Moon and he killed her family to guarantee her obedience.
Charm Person: Her Core Implosion, "Wheels of Asterism" allows her to manipulate the memories of the people she has killed, effectively turning them into her brainwashed puppets.
Clingy Jealous Girl: She pulls out a knife whenever her love rivals try to put the moves on Komari.
Contrasting Sequel Antagonist: To Millicent. Both are blue-haired members of Inverse Moon who joined due to incidents involving their families, but from there they're all differences. Sakuna is White Magician Girl while Milicent Magic Knight Psycho Knife Nut. Sakuna is demure and soft spoken, while Millicent is a Large Ham Jerkass prone to Evil Laughter. Sakuna was Forced into Evil when her family was targeted by Inverse Moon, while Millicent joined after getting disowned by hers. Sakuna admires Komari and feels immense guilt from having to target her, while Millicent hates her for her role in her past and takes sadistic pleasure in tormenting her. Ironically, the two are actually friends.
Cosmic Motifs: Constellations. Her Core Implosion makes her see people's memories as a sea of stars across the universe, connecting through electric signals like constellations.
Covert Pervert: She's very shy and demure, but her bedroom is basically a Stalker Shrine that contains lots of Komari merch, including life-sized dolls.
Crazy-Prepared: Empress Karen had her infiltrate other nations to kill some important figures in order to use her Core Implosion on them, effectively turning them into sleeper agents that she can activate when the time is right. This comes to great use during the war against Gerra-Aruka, when Pascal had anticipated Nelia's betrayal and set up an ambush, only for Sakuna to counter this ambush by activating her Core Implosion, causing its leader to turn around and slaughter his own men instead.
Cute and Psycho: She's cute as a button, but she can turn unstable and psychotic when she goes into Yandere mode over Komari.
Death-Activated Superpower: Played With. Her Core Implosion "Wheels of Asterism" requires her target to be killed by her before she can alter their memories.
Easily Forgiven: She killed many people and used her Core Implosion to brainwash others to keep them under her control. Despite her many transgressions, Karen lets her go scot-free, and the people she killed and brainwashed also hold no grudges against her.
First Friend: Komari admits she had no real friends (since she sees Vill as her maid more than anything) and is happy to call Sakuna her first official friend.
Flowers of Femininity: She's a feminine and timid girl wearing a white flower decoration on the left side of her hair.
Forced into Evil: When she was young, her family was brutally murdered by Odilon, who then forced Sakuna to become an assassin of the terrorist organization Inverse Moon on the condition that he would tell her how to bring her family back to life.
Formal Characters Use Keigo: She uses rather formal speech, emphasizing her polite and gentle personality.
Going Cold Turkey: In Volume 11, Sakuna's predecessor Crimson Lord Maisie comes back to force Sakuna to quit her addiction to stalking Komari. She forbids her from interacting with Komari for more than ten seconds per day and makes Sakuna take a part-time job at the orphanage of Helldeus' church to leave her less free time to see Komari. Eventually, Sakuna comes to enjoy taking care of the children at the orphanage, who admire her as a hero, and this gives her a new motivation to be a better Crimson Lord.
Hitman with a Heart: Odilon has forced her into assassinations for years, but she only obeys him because he said he would tell her how to bring her family back to life. When he tries to force her to kill Komari, Sakuna doesn't want to do it and ultimately turns against Odilon for Komari's sake.
Loved by All: Almost everyone loves Sakuna for her kindhearted nature. Komari starts liking Sakuna almost immediately after meeting her. Villhaze, while a bit jealous of Sakuna's relationship with Komari, grew to like her as well. Even Millicent seems to like her despite their opposite personalities.
Magic Wand: She casts magic spells with a wand.
Mystical White Hair: Her silver hair comes from her Sapphire heritage and she has a high aptitude for magic.
Nice Girl: Despite being forced to work as an assassin, Sakuna is a very kind and caring person.
Shrinking Violet: She has a timid and quiet personality.
Stalker with a Crush: She has a room covered in pictures of Komari, stores many Komari life-sized dolls in said room, and has placed a tracker on Komari. Eventually, her stalking habits get so serious that Maisie has to come in for an intervention.
Steven Ulysses Perhero: Her surname "Memoir" refers to a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation. It's an appropriate name for her as she has the power to observe and rewrite people's memories at will.
Strong Family Resemblance: She had an older sister named Komari, who looked identical to her.
Uneven Hybrid: She's three-quarter Vampire and one quarter Sapphire through her maternal grandmother.
Weak, but Skilled: Compared to the others, Sakuna's prowess in direct combat is notably weaker. However, she makes up for it using cunning and subterfuge. Operating where one least expects and then going for the kill when the opportunity presents itself.
Yandere: Although it's Played for Laughs, Sakuna gets a murderous look in her eyes when someone else seems to be trying to initiate an intimate relationship with Komari.

Nelia Cunningham

Voiced by: Fairouz Ai (Japanese)

One of the Eight Illustrious Generals of the Republic of Gerra-Aruka. She has ambitions to conquer the world and tries to persuade Komari to join her cause.

Absurdly Sharp Blade: Her Core Implosion, "Diverse Divide" allows her to cut through anything she puts her mind to. Even things with no physical form, like poison within one's body can be removed with nothing but a light swing of her blades.
All-Loving Hero: Having been inspired by Yulinne and Komari, Nelia's dream is creating a world where there's no discrimination or war among the Six Nations. She's kindhearted and compassionate enough to forgive even those who betray her, like Gertrude.
Awesomeness by Analysis: In the later parts of the story, it is revealed that one of the major reasons for why she has such a successful reign as a president is because she's good at reading her opponents and finding their weaknesses and secrets. It is how she is able to control all her subordinates and make sure they don't rebel against her.
Badass in Distress: In Volume 7, she gets captured and experimented on by Rocha. The ordeal turns her into an Empty Shell.
The Cavalry: In Volume 5, she along with Karla and their forces arrive in the nick of time to save Komari and the Mulnite Empire when it comes under attack by Inverse Moon and their army.
Clingy Jealous Girl: Next to Vil, she's perhaps the most aggressive of Komari's Unwanted Harem. Whenever both Vill and Nelia are together, they are always butting heads trying to take Komari for themselves. In Volume 6, the two couldn't peacefully decide where to celebrate Komari's birthday party and it devolved into a heated argument with no end in sight. When the discussions broke down, the two eventually decided to settle it by fighting to the death in an entertainment war.
Cool Big Sis: She thinks of Komari as a little sister and Komari looks up to her in return. In Volume 8, Komari even tells Nelia to her face that she's the type of person that she aspires to be like...minus her terrible working methods of Blackmail and using brute force, as shown the latter part in Volume 11.
Defector from Decadence: The president Madhart is trying to start a world war with the Six Nations. To stop this, Nelia betrays the Arukan army and joins forces with Komari so they can work together to overthrow Madhart.
Dual Wielding: She wields dual shortswords.
Fallen Princess: Nelia was born as the only daughter of the king of the Aruka Kingdom and had received a privileged upbringing, but just five years ago, Madhart, a general at the time, rebelled and overthrew the monarchy, captured her family, and threw them into jail. Nelia had been spared as she was a child, but she swore revenge and lived the past five years carefully planning it.
Fashionable Asymmetry: She wears a thigh high stocking and has a belt tied around her thigh only on her left leg.
Forgotten First Meeting: Although Komari initially doesn't remember it, she met Nelia at a party five years ago. During said meeting, Komari's innocence and friendliness inspired Nelia to dream of achieving "world domination" through world peace.
Girlish Pigtails: Part of her hair is tied up into pigtails that look cute in her.
I Control My Minions Through...: Blackmail. She has a habit of using blackmail in order to get what she wants and to make her subordinates do what she says. Threatening to have some personal or sensitive information leaked if they try to rebel against her.
Maid Corps: She has an entire group of maids attending to her when she's working. Even in her workplace, she has almost everyone dressed as maids. She tries to get Komari to be her maid as well.
Must Make Amends: It turns out the aftermath of the Six Nation War also played a big role in Shikuai rising to power. Nelia herself decided to come down and aid Komari in taking him down because as the president, she has a responsibility to clean up the mess.
My God, What Have I Done?: In Volume 7, just when she's about to be tortured and killed by a former Madhart loyalist, Rocha steps in and breaks her will by revealing to her the consequences of overthrowing Madhart. As evil as he was, Madhart was still a person who kept Gerra-Aruka strong and running. By getting rid of him, she had indirectly destroyed the lives of many people. Families lost their jobs and livelihoods, and people who supported Madhart became targets of abuse and scorn. Both of which there were a lot of. Needless to say, Nelia doesn't take it well when she finds out about this.
No Sense of Personal Space: Like Vill, she has little to no sense of personal space when it comes to Komari. From having suddenly kissed her, to hugging her without warning.
Precious Photo: Inside a locket, she keeps a photo of her childhood self with her respected teacher Yulinne.
Reasonable Authority Figure: Downplayed, later on. After she becomes the president, she has a successful reign, and the people under her are shown to be happy and have greatly accepted her a leader. However, one of her favorite methods for controlling people happens to be blackmail and sometimes brute force. Even Komari has mixed feelings regarding this. Acknowledging that she has a done a lot of good for her people and country, but she can't approve of her methods.
Red Baron: She holds the grandiose name of "Moonpeach Princess". Later on, she becomes one of the Six Valkyries.
Royals Who Actually Do Something: She's the daughter of the late king of the fallen Aruka Kingdom, but also a powerful fighter and a leader who is respected by many. Even after becoming the president, she's still willing to go to the frontlines and fight or solve problems directly without hesitation. In Volume 7, she aids Komari in taking down Shikuai, because the Six Nation War caused by her predecessor Madhart allowed him to rise in power. As the current president, she feels that she has a responsibility to take him down, especially since he's using his new power to do evil.
The Tease: Not as much as Vill, but Nelia still acts flirty towards Komari. For example, she kisses Komari on the cheek, lying about it being a normal greeting between friends in Aruka, only for Gertrude to immediately deny there's such a custom in their country.
Universally Beloved Leader: Much like her fellow Valkyries, Nelia is very popular among her people. After becoming the President, she starts to receive many requests from people wishing to work under her. Some value her skills and ideals, while others respect her power.
We Can Rule Together: She offers Komari to achieve world domination together. Komari doesn't want to join her at first, until she understands that Nelia's ideal is conquering the world through world peace.
Wide-Eyed Idealist: Her goal is creating world peace in a world where wars have been turned into a pastime because the Dark Core can revive almost anyone after they're killed. Most people think her dream is naive and impossible, but Komari believes she can make it come true.

Karla Amatsu

Voiced by: Miyuri Shimabukuro (Japanese)

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One of the Five Imperial Sabers of Heavenly Paradise. Although her ability is known as the strongest in the world, she's a pacifist and seeks to form an alliance between Heavenly Paradise and the Mulnite Empire.

Agony of the Feet: In Volume 9, while searching for Komari who has been kidnapped, Karla goes to a mining town, which was a dangerous zone with monsters and a poisonous miasma leaking everywhere. It was noted that she moved around so much that her feet were full of blisters and her muscles were sore all over.
All-Loving Hero: Much like Komari and Nelia, she wants nothing but for people to be able to live in peace. She's willing to forgive those who wronged her and even give them second chances to work under her.
The Blind Leading the Blind: Like Komari, Karla is secretly weak and is unaware of her powerful Core Implosion, but both blindly trust the other's reputation. In volume 4, both Komari and Karla are put in a team to fight in a battle to the death against another team to decide the leader of the Heavenly Paradise. Both of them just wants to take it easy, and kick back and relax while letting their supposedly overpowered teammate do all the heavy lifting for them and then reap the rewards.
Butt-Monkey: She's often on the receiving end of jokes or slapstick humor, be it from Koharu, or the other girls. Even after she becomes the Goddess of the Heavenly Paradise, she's still often being made fun by almost everyone. In Volume 6, even Komari bullies her in the hot springs, when she along with Koharu pin her down and almost sign an autograph on her butt with one hand while groping her chest with the other.
The Call Knows Where You Live: Her family keeps trying to force her into becoming the Goddess regardless of what she wants or thinks, but she keeps refusing in favor of pursuing her dream of becoming a patisserie. It wasn't until Karla's family is attacked, her shop is destroyed, and the Goddess is assassinated, that Karla comes to the realization that no matter how much she hates the idea, she has to become the new Goddess, as the alternative option of letting Karin rule the country is far worse.
Cast from Lifespan: Her Core Implosion requires her to give up a bit of her soul, and therefore lifespan, to use its power to rewind time.
The Cavalry: In volume 5, she along with Nelia and their forces arrive in the nick of time to save Komari and the Mulnite Empire when it comes under attack by Inverse Moon and their army.
Classical Anti-Hero: Like Komari, Karla is a very good person who cares about her friends, but she has many flaws, such as being cowardly, lazy, and unconfident.
Commonality Connection: With Komari, the two were quick to become close friends because of how similar the two of them were, from their beliefs to their backgrounds and such.
Cowardly Lion: Another thing she has in common with Komari is how easily scared she is, but if it's for the sake of other people, she will summon the strength needed to stand and fight for their sakes. At the end of Volume 8, she goes into the Netherworld alongside Sakuna in order to find and save Komari and the others, despite knowing the dangers involved, such as there being no way to regenerate magic, and that death in that world is permanent. Though she is notably frightened, she's willing to push through if it means saving Komari.
Crippling Overspecialization: She has the most powerful restorative power in the series, as she's the only one with the power to ignore the Anti-Regeneration factor of divine weapons and relics, while also giving people the power to safely fight outside the radius of the Dark Core due to them being near immortal under her power. However, her offensive power is absolutely pathetic and she needs others to do all the fighting for her. Also, if the fighters are powerful enough to not need healing, then there's nothing for her to really do.
Determinator: She will not let anything get in the way of her dream of becoming a patisserie and is a major reason for why Komari has so much respect for her. In volume 4, she is repeatedly told to give up on her dream, and to focus on becoming the Goddess of the Heavenly Paradise, but she never yields. She gets publicly humiliated by Karin in front of a crowd of thousands and on live television and instead of backing down uses it as a reason to fight back against her. When it is discovered she opened her own shop without a permit, her grandmother doubles down and tells her to stop this and instead focus on becoming the Goddess. When she refuses, her grandmother resorts to using force. Even when she was being beaten into a bloody pulp and with her grandmother ready to kill her with her weapon, she still refuses to back down.
Extreme Doormat: She doesn't have the strength to stand up for herself most of the time, and therefore this causes some people to look down on her. Nelia sees this as one of her shortcomings as a leader.
Food as Bribe: She likes to use the food she makes as a bribe for simple favors. It does help that the pastries she makes are really good. Unfortunately, despite her bribes, people can easily turn against her when others also bribe them to turn against her. Such as Koharu who would sell her master out for some food whenever she tries to hide from her work and responsibilities.
Formal Characters Use Keigo: She has a very polite way of speaking, giving her the image of a traditional Japanese lady since her country is the counterpart to Japan in her world.
A Friend in Need: In the finale of volume 9, when she finally reunites with Komari, she finds her in a near-death state being carried by her brother. Kakumei tries to stop her from healing Komari with her Core Implosion (which would reduce Karla's lifespan), Karla in turn angrily yells at him and tells him to get out of the way, and that she would gladly pay any price to save Komari.
Hero with Bad Publicity: During Volume 4, Karla is framed for the crime of killing her family by her rival Karin, and turns the public against her.
The High Queen: After she becomes the Goddess, the people living under her are happy, and they put a lot of trust and faith in her. Despite her flaws, it's near impossible to deny that Karla is a great ruler to the Heavenly Paradise.
Hime Cut: She has blunt bangs, cheek length sidelocks, and mid-back length straight hair. Her hairstyle goes well with her kimono attire and emphasizes that Heavenly Paradise is a Fantasy Counterpart Culture to Japan.
I Just Want to Be Normal: Like Komari, Karla never wanted to be involved in the military and politics, and instead dreams of a mundane job (in her case, a patisserie). To make it more complicated for her, her grandmother is trying to force her to inherit the title of the Goddess and become the supreme leader of their country. She eventually does become the Goddess after realizing Inverse Moon will doome her country if she doesn't, but still continues to pursue of dream of becoming a patisserie.
I Will Find You: At the end of Volume 8, she forms a small expedition force alongside Sakuna, in order to find Komari who had been trapped in the Netherworld. Even knowing the dangers involved and the risk of permanent death, she still chooses to go, if it means saving Komari.. In Volume 9, after Komari had been kidnapped, Karla spends a lot of time and effort trying to find her. She even risks her life by going to an abandoned mining town where she was last seen in order to investigate Komari's whereabouts.
Lazy Bum: Following the events of volume 4, she has developed a bad habit of trying to avoid doing her work as a Goddess, and often is either trying to take a nap or finding ways to get out of doing work.
The Load: Zig-Zagged. Normally she's really weak, and can be a burden in a fight as she has no offensive power of her own. She often requires someone like Koharu to fight for her, and even watch out for her safety. However, there are also times when her power is incredibly useful. Such as in Volumes 4 and 9, where she saved Komari from death, and in Volume 5, it's shown that her power allows others to safely fight outside the radius of the Dark Core.
Locked Out of the Loop:
- Like Komari, Karla has a very powerful Core Implosion, but her family sealed it away and kept her in the dark about it because allowing her to use her power freely is very dangerous.
- She has also been kept in the dark about Kakumei's real reason for joining Inverse Moon and that he had been secretly following her future self's orders the entire time. In Volume 12, after Kakumei is wounded by Millicent, he is sent quickly sent to the Heavenly Paradise for emergency treatment. After Karla saves his life, she desperately tries to get some answers from him, like what has he been doing this whole time, and what were his reasons. However, he just continued to play dumb and ignore her the entire time even when it looked like she was to break down crying.
- It's unknown why, but both Kaya and Kakumei said that Karla must never find out the truth of the Bad Future, or she and anyone who tries to tell her the truth will be killed by an unknown great power. Although, in Volume 9, it's shown Karla knows about the existence of the Bad Future where her future self came from. However, unlike Kakumei, she isn't aware of the specific details.
Lovable Coward: Like Komari, she's scared of fighting because she has no real power of her own unless her Core Implosion is unlocked, but her cowardly behavior is oddly cute and adds to funny moments. For example, when Villhaze and Nelia start arguing about where to celebrate Komari's birthday, she shyly suggests the Heavenly Paradise, only to immediately try to run when the two decide to drop all pretense and decide to go to war with one another.
Magnetic Hero: Even before joining the military, she had already assembled her own team of ninjas under her by accident.
Mirror Character: Both Komari and Karla share a lot of similarities with each other, and it's because of that, the two became close friends. Both of them come from a family with ties to the military. Both of them were abused by a jealous and cruel Barbaric Bully, (For Komari, it was Millicent, for Karla, it was Karin). Both of them were forced into the military against their wishes. Both of them are cowards who despise fighting and want to pursue a different path in life (For Komari, it is to be a novelist, and for Karla, a patisserie), both of them have a maid that greatly troubles them while also being a Hyper-Competent Sidekick who does most of their work. Both of them also put up an air of power to try and maintain appearance. Both of them are very powerful without realizing it themselves, with Karla's Core Implosion being stated as the only one in the same league as Komari.
Necessary Drawback: She possesses one of the only few Core Implosions that can potentially rival Komari, but she has to shave off her lifespan each time she uses it, as opposed to Komari who only suffers a Heroic RRoD and only becomes dangerous if used repeatedly.
Nepotism: She was appointed as one of the Five Imperial Sabers through her parents' connections.
Obliviously Superpowered: Like Komari, she has incredible power thanks to her Core Implosion, but because of her brother and grandmother sealing it away out of fear of the dangers it possessed, she was left unaware of it, and thinks herself as a weakling.
Ojou: Karla is the daughter of one of the greatest families in the Heavenly Paradise.
Only Sane Woman: Next to Komari, she's most sane and normal of the group. Especially after the events of Volume 8, when Komari and the other Valkyries were blown to the Netherworld. This leaves it up to her and Sakuna along with a small group to enter the Netherworld and save them. However, Sakuna is too much of a Komari-obsessed Yandere who can't focus on the job and isn't capable of thinking clearly, while Koharu can't help but offend everyone and picks fights with them, all while Karla tries her best to reign the two of them in.
Pursue the Dream Job: She's very determined to pursue her dream of becoming a patisserie, regardless of her grandmother's objections and insistence for her to become the Goddess. She goes behind everyone's back and opens a shop of her own (albeit illegally), but Karin burns it down out of spite for Karla. At the end, Karla still wants to become a patisserie, despite accepting to become the Goddess for the future of Heavenly Paradise.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: The Red Oni to Karin's Blue Oni. Karla is warmhearted and compassionate, in contrast to the coldhearted and ruthless Karin. This is represented by their clothing; Karla wears a white Kimono with red bows, while Karin wears a white Kimono with some touches of dark blue underneath along with blue hakama pants.
Squishy Wizard: She's a total weakling, but her Core Implosion grants her the most powerful restorative magic in the series. However, unlike Komari, Karla is still physically weak even when her Core Implosion is activated.
Story-Breaker Power: Her Core Implosion gives her the unique ability to rewind her target's time and erase wounds caused by ritual articles that cannot be healed by ordinary healing magic. As long as she's around, everyone is essentially immortal. It also gives her the power to travel back in time, allowing her to undo any tragic event. It's especially because of this part that her power can be considered on par with Komari. Though just like Komari, overusing it can have dire consequences.
Sweet Baker: While cowardly, Karla is a good-hearted and sweet-tempered girl. She bakes delicious sweets and her dream is to become a patisserie.
Take a Third Option: Volume 4 has Karla being forced to choose between becoming a patisserie and letting Karin become the next Goddess, which would definitely doom her country, or become the Goddess herself at the cost of giving up her dream. In the final part, she chooses to become the Goddess and a patisserie instead.
Tiger Versus Dragon: Or rather Ninja vs Samurai. She commands an entire group of elite ninjas under her while her rival Karin who commands samurais instead.
Time Rewind Mechanic: Her Core Implosion, "Waving Moment" can rewind time in the area around her. According to her future self, her power will eventually evolve and allow her to travel back in time physically.
Too Desperate to Be Picky: In Volume 4, after Nelia and Lingzi refuse to join her team, out of a moment's desperation, she practically forced Komari to be her partner in the Heavenly Ball by volunteering her against her will before she could refuse. In a moment's desperation, she throws herself onto her and starts rambling about the first thing that came to mind in an attempt to try and convince her. Fortunately, her promise of publishing Komari's novel ended up being enough to entice her into joining her team.
Universally Beloved Leader: Despite being a weakling, Karla is incredibly popular amongst her people and those who serve under her, mostly because she treats everyone well, and makes an effort to get to know them on a personal level. Her reputation amongst the people is such that they even sell merchandise of her (much to her embarrassment). In volume 4, even after Karin frames Karla for the death of her family, both Melka and Tio went around in the aftermath, and found that a majority of the public refuse to believe that she was responsible for such a terrible act and still give her their support without question.
Unpopular Popular Character: In-Universe. Karla plays the Butt-Monkey who gets mocked and bullied by people around her all the time. Later on, it's discovered that among the Six Valkyries, all of whom are incredibly popular to the point that people are often buying merchandise of them, Karla's goods usually end up pretty embarrassing compared to her fellow Valkyries. For example, Komari at least has a variety of pictures ranging from cool to embarrassing to balance it out, and Nelia and Prohellya mostly have pictures of them in cool positions doing work. Meanwhile, Karla's pictures are of her sleeping and other embarrassing positions. Komari actually feels sorry for her after seeing the gap between them and believes that it wouldn't be surprising if she ends up crying. Surprisingly, her popularity is second only to Komari, and goods and merchandise of her can still be sold at ridiculously high prices.

Mulnite Empire

Royalty

Karen Helvetius

Voiced by: Yōko Hikasa (Japanese), Kira Vincent-Davis (English)

The Empress of the Mulnite Empire.

Badass in Distress: In volume 5, she was Lured into a Trap and captured by Inverse Moon. She is freed only at last moment, where she quickly rejoins the battle.
Battle Strip: In Volume 12, when the Mulnite Empire comes under attack by members of Observatory, one of them attacked Lingzi. As Karen happened to be nearby, she decided to intervene. When she releases a good burst of her power in order to defeat the intruder, it not only devastated a portion of the empire, but also her clothing as well, leaving her completely naked. Not that she cared much about being seen.
Big Good: She certainly counts as such for the Empire, being its leader, most powerful being, and unquestionably a force for good. Notably, despite being the absolute ruler of a nation of Blood Knights with a strict hierarchy functioning largely on Social Darwinist ideals, she seems to find Komari's pacifist ideals not just interesting, but worth supporting.
Bunny-Ears Lawyer: She certainly has her fair share of quirks, and is a huge pervert towards Komari, but she's far from incompetent.
Deus Exit Machina: Inverse Moon's entire plan of taking over the Empire during Volume 5 could only be fulfilled because Karen left the capital and was Lured into a Trap, heavily implying that Spica would never directly attack the Empire unless Karen was removed from the equation.
Dude, She's Like in a Coma: She stole Komari's first kiss in her sleep, to seal the magic contract that binds her to become a Crimson Lord.
The Empress: She's the ruler of the Mulnite Empire.
Feeling Their Age: In Volume 12, Lala said that she noticed that Karen has been growing weaker for some unknown reason. While she is still very strong, she isn't as powerful as she once was.
Heterosexual Life-Partners: Implied to be this with Yulinne Gandesblood, as it's shown several times that Karen deeply cares for the latter. One of the main reasons she's fond of Komari is due to the fact that she's Yulinne's child. Episode 8 shows a quick flashback of the two back when they were fellow Crimson Lords, and Karen is fondly smiling at such memory. In Volume 5, the moment she receives a letter written with Yulinne's handwriting, Karen was very quick to head to the planned supposed meeting without even bothering in alerting everyone else, which is further proof of their strong bond.
The High Queen: Leaving aside her quirks, Karen is a benevolent empress and treats her subjects kindly.
Like a Daughter to Me: She claims at one point that Komari being Yulinne's daughter means she is as good as being Karen's daughter. How serious she is being isn't clear, but at a different point she tells Flöte that all the citizens of the Mulnite Empire are her "cute little children".
Must Make Amends: Volume 12 shows that Karen promoted Millicent as a Crimson Lord, not to give the latter the chance to redeem herself for her sins, but to have the chance to get her revenge at Karen for exiling her for her father's sins.
Pimped-Out Dress: Being the empress, Karen wears a dress with fancy trimmings and decorative purple roses.
Please Kill Me if It Satisfies You: In Volume 12, she grants Millicent the perfect chance to kill her to let her take revenge for her family's exile from the Empire. Luckily for her, Millicent is satisfied with killing her only once within the radius of the Dark Core.
Pragmatic Hero: She's willing to use just about any means in order to help her country. In volume 5, after Inverse Moon nearly destroys the Empire, she uses Komari to ask for help in reconstruction, trying to exploit her popularity in order to rebuild it as fast as possible.
Arman: Exploiting Komari and her popularity, huh? No wonder she's always complaining about how unethical the country is."
Karen: Unethical or not, we need to rebuild as quickly as possible. What if the terrorist decide to stage another attack?"
Rank Scales with Asskicking: Given how the Mulnite Empire's hierarchy revolves around strength, Karen, by being the Empress, is the nation's strongest individual.
Reasonable Authority Figure: She doesn't punish Sakuna after she's exposed as an assassin from Inverse Moon, since Sakuna was manipulated and abused by Odilon Metal. She also pardons Millicent because the latter joined Inverse Moon after the incident where she was framed in a coverup for Komari's Core Implosion, and gives her a high rank.
Royals Who Actually Do Something: Instead of sitting idly on her throne, she mostly works behind the scenes and has been operating from behind from the shadows.
- In Volume 4, she actually has been working alongside the Goddess the entire time. She helped her fake her death and knew that Fuyao was an Inverse Moon agent from the start but chose not to interfere because they wanted to force Karla to into a situation that would awaken her Core Implosion.
- In Volume 12, after Observatory kidnaps Dvanya and issues a ransom, Karen personally decides to get down and deal with the problem herself. As she was the one who accepted Dvanya's visit to the Mulnite Empire, she feels responsible for what happened to her, and knowing that if anything happens to her, the Haku-Goku Commonwealth could use it as justification for going to war with the Mulnite Empire
A Tragedy of Impulsiveness: In Volume 5, upon receiving a letter from Yulinne whom everyone thought was dead asking for a meeting, she quickly charges into the fray without thinking and gets captured by Inverse Moon, allowing them a golden opportunity to invade the Mulnite Empire. Afterwards, she expresses regret, stating under normal circumstances she wouldn't have thought much about it, but because it was Yulinne, she impulsively charged in without thinking.

Gandesblood Family

Arman Gandesblood

Voiced by: Jun Fukushima (Japanese), Brandon Hearnsberger (English)

Prime Minister of the Mulnite Empire and Komari's father.

Doting Parent: Arman loves to dote on Komari and frequently brags about her to other nobles.
Good Parents: He's a caring father to Komari.
Number Two: As far as politics goes, he is the second most important person in the empire, right after the empress.
Parents as People: Arman is not, by any means, a bad father, especially if we compare him to Millicent's father. However, him constantly doting on Komari ensured that she would stay a shut-in for three years, without him ever trying to find a way to make her cope with the traumatic bullying she endured. Komari's emotional scars only started to heal after Empress Karen made her a Crimson Lord and she confronted Millicent.
Unwitting Instigator of Doom: He had no idea that his innocent bragging of Komari would make an envious Count Bluenight start abusing his daughter Millicent in order for the latter to get stronger. This behavior triggered Millicent's Start of Darkness, which would culminate in her bullying Komari in such brutal way that Komari would stay inside her room for three years. Framing Millicent for Komari's rampage and exiling her to protect Komari's secret also ended up being a bad move in the long run, not only for making Millicent hate Komari even more, but also for putting her in a position where she could meet and join Inverse Moon.

Yulinne Gandesblood

Voiced by: Ayako Kawasumi (Japanese)

Komari's mother. She was a Crimson Lord, but one day she disappeared on the battlefield, and has been declared dead ever since.

Action Mom: She's a proud mother to Komari and her other children. Back in the day, she was known as one of the most powerful Crimson Lords ever known. In the Netherworld, she's a well-known mercenary.
Chekhov M.I.A.: After her disappearance, she was treated as dead by the Six Nations. In Volume 5, it's revealed that she's alive, but is fighting a war in the Netherworld.
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Much like her daughter, Yulinne is a kindhearted and heroic woman with blonde hair.
Mentor Archetype: She was a teacher to Nelia when the latter was a child.
Missing Mom: She went missing when her daughter Komari was young.
Nice Girl: She's described as a kind-hearted person who didn't discriminate against any race.
O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Yulinne has always been portrayed as a kind and selfless woman that didn't even show discrimination towards other races. Come Volume 4 and Fuyao Meteorite stating that Yulinne destroyed her homeland is so shocking that Komari actually paused while still having her Core Implosion activated. However, with the revelations in Volume 9, it's subverted since Yulinne wasn't the one to commit such act and Fuyao herself was the culprit, albeit due to brainwash.
Trapped in Another World: When she vanished from the Six Nations, she had actually traveled to the Netherworld. She hasn't returned because magic and dimensional travel are limited in the Netherworld, and she's fighting terrorists from another dimension.

Lolocco Gandesblood

Komari's younger sister.

Annoying Younger Sibling: Komari considers Lolo her natural enemy. She snatches away Komari's candies, steals her allowance, sucks her blood without consent, draws on her face, and tells her ridiculous lies.
Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other: As much as she likes to tease Komari, Lolo does truly love her. She admits it when she said that she drinks Komaris' blood because sucking one loved one's blood tastes sweeter, though Lolo was quick to change subjects out of embarrassment.
Damsel in Distress: In volume 12, both she and Dvanya are kidnapped and subjected to ruthless torture by members of Observatory.
Defiant Captive: Deconstructed. In Volume 12, both her and Dvanya are kidnapped by members of Observatory, where they are both subjected to Cold-Blooded Torture at their hands. Despite being tortured to the point of near death, she still cannot help but take a shot at her captors, by spitting blood into their face and then insulting them the moment they removed the gag covering her mouth. This ends up angering them to the point that they decided that it isn't worth keeping her alive anymore, and they almost kill her. It was only by pure luck that Komari and Prohellya arrived just then before they could do it.
Fatal Flaw: She cannot think before she acts, something even Komari is most worried about.
Idiot Hair: She has an ahoge, like Komari.
In-Series Nickname: She's called "Lolo" for short.
Likes Older Men: She develops a crush on the Crimson Lord Helldeus Heaven, who is already in his seventies, due to how mature, wise, and kind he is. She actually faints once she finds out that he's married.
Plucky Girl: She has an indomitable will like her sister when it comes to standing up to evil.
Strong Family Resemblance: She basically looks like her older sister Komari, but with short hair.

Bluenight Family

Millicent Bluenight

Voiced by: Sora Amamiya (Japanese), Natalie Rial (English)

The bully who drove Komari into becoming a shut-in three years ago. After an incident involving Komari got her exiled from the Mulnite Empire, she joined the terrorist organization Inverse Moon.

Anti-Hero: After becoming a Crimson Lord, she's still not exactly a nice person and has her hidden agenda, such as surpassing Komari, restoring the honor of the Bluenight family, and taking revenge on those behind her exile, but she is no longer evil and will, from time to time, help others without expecting to gain anything in return, not that she would admit it.
Arch-Enemy: She deemed Komari as her most hated foe and sought to kill her for good. After her defeat at the end of Volume 1, her view of Komari changed into the one of a rival and a Worthy Opponent.
Arc Villain: She's the main villain of the first story arc.
Barbaric Bully: Her bullying of Komari and Vill was utterly brutal. She went as far as trying to cut Komari's fingers and attempted to kill Vill at one point, only to be stopped by Komari. Death Is Cheap in the setting, but everyone still feels it.
Berserk Button: She absolutely hates being called pitiful, especially from people who have obtained Core Implosion. It's one of the reasons why she brutally bullied Komari and Vill.
Bullying a Dragon: She heard from her father that Komari had a highly powerful Core Implosion, but she didn't want to accept she was weaker than Komari and bullied her mercilessly. Eventually, her bullying resulted in Komari tasting blood by accident, which activated her Core Implosion. As a result, Komari slaughtered everyone at the academy, Millicent included.
Byronic Hero: Millicent is an amoral person driven by emotions of rage, sadness and bitterness caused by her abusive childhood. She starts as cold and ruthless when she's out for revenge against Komari, although she later softens a bit over time and comes to see Komari as a rival rather than a mere target of her hatred, even helping the heroes at times.
Classy Cravat: She's a former aristocrat and wears a cravat as part of her dress after becoming a member of Inverse Moon.
Cleavage Window: Her dress has a window exposing her cleavage.
Color Motif: Her surname is Bluenight, her hair color is light blue, and her dress is blue.
Commonality Connection: Subverted. Volume 12 shows that Millicent shares three things with Komari: both of them have stuffed animals on their bedrooms, enjoy reading novels and like omeletee rice. Komari is willing to leave her bad past with Millicent behind and make peace with her, even maybe become friends. But, as Millicent states, it's too late for the two of them to form a bond.
Don't You Dare Pity Me!: She beat Vill to a pulp and attempted to kill her because she dared to call her pitiful for the abuse she was going through at home. She reacted similarly when Komari felt sorry for her, having noticed her bullying was just her way of taking out her pain over her own troubles and insecurities.
The Dreaded: As a terrorist of Inverse Moon, Millicent is a quite feared figure initially. Komari in particular was afraid of her because of the trauma caused by Millicent's previous bullying of her.
Everyone Has Standards:
- As uncaring and somewhat callous Millicent is, even she is clearly horrified at the level of destruction Inverse Moon had done on the Capital during Volume 5.
- While she states to hate Komari and want to kill the latter as revenge, the sight of Komari holding Lolocco, her little sister who was pretty much on the brink of death, made her grimace.
Evil Laugh: She is prone to laughing like a villain in her evil moments early on.
Feeling Oppressed by Their Existence: Komari had never done anything to hurt her, but Millicent viewed her existence as the reason why her father wouldn't acknowledge her since he kept saying her lack of Core Implosion meant she would never measure up to Komari. She bullied Komari brutally because she blamed her for her misery, eventually resulting in Komari murdering everyone at the academy when her Core Implosion got activated by accident. Millicent then got framed by Komari's father as a coverup, intensifying her hatred for Komari even though she once again wasn't at fault for Millicent being wronged.
Foil: To Komari, on several aspects, which furthers them being the other's most personal enemy and rival.
- Millicent is a tall and voluptuous woman, while Komari is short and petite. Millicent's outfit consists of a blue dress, and with dark skirt and leggings, and Komari wears a red outfit, with her skirt and leggings being white. Their neck bows share the color with the other's hair.
- Both of them were born in prominent noble families. Komari had the unconditional love from both of her parents, and was raised to be kind and considerate towards others. Millicent, on the other hand, was raised simply to increase her father's political status, was forced to meet his high expectations out of he desire to earn his approval, and was taught to value her own strength above everything.
- The two of them share very deep-rooted insecurities, Millicent due to her family's high expectations and Komari due to Millicent's bullying. However, Komari had the fortune of being surrounded by people who loved and believed in her, which allowed her to develop as a person and heal from her scars. Meanwhile, Millicent's only connections were her father and her teacher who made her fall into a downward spiral of self-loathing, sense of inferiority, and envy.
Freudian Excuse: Her father forced her to go through torturous "training" in an attempt to awaken her Core Implosion, only because Arman kept bragging about Komari's hidden power. When her training gave no results and her father deemed her a failure, Millicent blamed Komari for her misery and took her anger out on her by bullying her terribly. After an incident involving Komari's Core Implosion going berserk, Millicent was framed and exiled. Blamed her misfortune on the Dark Core not allowing her to achieve Core Implosion, she joined Inverse Moon, a terrorist organization that seeks to destroy the Dark Core.
Freudian Excuse Is No Excuse: Only when she's about to die at Komari's hands does she realize that, just because her life at home sucked, it still was no excuse to bully Komari and Vill and join a terrorist organization out of a misplaced thirst for revenge and lust for power.
Hazy-Feel Turn: She becomes the commander of the Fifth Unit somewhere between Volumes 2 and 3, as she's seen leading it during the war at Volume 3. At Volume 5, she states that her goal is to restore the Bluenight family, not caring about the Mulnite Empire.
I Have Your Wife: She kidnaps Villhaze and uses her as a hostage because she knew Komari would come to rescue her, like she did three years ago.
I'll Kill You!: She constantly expresses her to desire to someday have a rematch with Komari and kill her. Thankfully, she no longer wants to kill her for good.
In the Hood: In her introduction, she's wearing a hood along with a mask to hide her identity until she reveals herself to Komari.
Jerkass: Millicent is malicious, spiteful, and cruel.
Knight of Cerebus: Her appearances in Volume 1 is when every bit of humor and comedy stopped, turning the tone more serious as she was Komari's childhood tormentor and a serious threat when she was a terrorist of Inverse Moon.
Lost Pet Grievance: When she was younger, her pet dog Petro was her only emotional support, but when he died, she finally fell apart and escalated her bullying of Komari.
Misplaced Retribution: Her own father is the source of her suffering, as he was the one who put her through a brutal Training from Hell and treated her like dirt when she couldn't produce results. But she was too desperate for her father's approval to admit that, so instead she chose to obsess over how her father was always talking about how the daughter of his political rival was much better than his own daughter. In the end, she started acting as if Komari existing was the reason her home life sucked.
Navel Window: Her dress has a diamond-shaped opening showing her navel.
Never My Fault: Her Start of Darkness, while in part due to her abusive upbringing, can also be blamed on her inability to accept fault in her previous actions. At school, she heard about Vill's Core Implosion and requested that she demonstrate it by telling her future, and proceeded to bully her when Vill revealed Milicent had a hard life ahead of her. Later on, she started bullying Komari when she stood up to Millicent on Vill's behalf. This culminated in when she tried to steal Komari's pendent, a memento from her mother, and ended up getting killed by her after she accidentally swallowed blood from one of her Girl Posse and activated her Core Implosion during the scuffle. The incident led to Millicent getting disowned and expelled and, having nowhere else to go, joining Inverse Moon, and harbouring a vehement hatred of Komari despite it being the result of her Barbaric Bullying.
Obviously Evil: During Volume 1. Wearing dark blue and always sporting a Slasher Smile reveal that she isn't a good person. The fact that she is firstly presented as Komari's Barbaric Bully with the intention to kill her doesn't help either.
The One Thing I Don't Hate About You: It's subtle, but it should be noted that while Millicent constantly calls Komari a weakling, a coward, among other things, she, despite all her hatred, fully acknowledged that Komari truly was a selfless and kind girl. She was impressed that Komari showed concern for her, even while enduring nonstop and humiliating bullying, but that was when her rage of being pitied took over.
Millicent: You were always scum, and a crybaby, and indecisive. And yet, you had more of a useless sense of justice than most.
Pet the Dog: She offered helpful advice to Sakuna when the latter came to ask her for aid. There was no ulterior motive, and she obviously gained nothing from this, so this shows that Millicent can be kind towards others.
Psycho Knife Nut: Millicent specializes in using knives in combat, and she's an Ax-Crazy terrorist with an obsessive hate of Komari.
Psychopathic Womanchild: She's extremely prone to anger at the slightest to no provocation, always resorting to violence with ease to get what she wants and even throwing temper tantrums during her Villainous Breakdown. She grows out of this after her defeat in Volume 1.
Redemption Promotion: She becomes a Crimson Lord after being pardoned by Empress Karen.
Reformed Bully: Played With. She was a very terrible bully to Komari and Vill during their school days. After Komari defeats her in Volume 1, she doesn't become friendlier, but her relationship with Komari becomes healthier. She states to still hate Komari, but she clearly has grown to respect her and has realized that her past bullying from both her and Vill was completely unjustified. Her being part of Vill's rescue team during the events of Volume 5 was her own way to make amends. Even her desire to kill Komari is no longer the desire to kill her for good, but rather the desire to surpass her.
Reformed, but Not Tamed: After becoming a Crimson Lord, Millicent is no longer a sadistic terrorist, but she's still far from being considered a truly heroic character because of her unpleasant personality traits.
The Resenter: Her father put her through Kakumei's painful training to force her to awaken Core Implosion, but she was discarded as a failure when the training had no results. She resents Komari because she has a powerful Core Implosion and isn't even aware of it.
The Scapegoat: In the past, she accidentally caused Komari to taste blood, activating the latter's Core Implosion as a consequence. To cover up for Komari's rampage at the school, Millicent was framed exiled under false charges of genocide and treason. Although, in volume 12, it's revealed Millicent's father was part of a conspiracy to make an attempt to become the supreme ruler of the Mulnite Empire. Kakumei passed the evidence onto Komari's father who in turn shared it with Empress Karen. With sufficient evidence in hand, they were able to exile her and her family. Therefore, Millicent was a scapegoat for Komari's and her father's crimes.
Showgirl Skirt: Her outfit has a skirt that's cut much shorter at the front for mobility of her legs, as well as fanservice.
Sour Outside, Sad Inside: As a child, Millicent only sought her father's approval. However, her father not acknowledging her and constantly comparing her to Komari, her teacher Kakumei torturing her while training her and corrupting her mindset, and her beloved pet Petro, who was her only emotional support, dying, eventually broke her and turned her into a bitter and troubled bully that tormented Vill and Komari out of envy due to them having Core Implosion and to vent out her frustrations. Even after seeing the error in her ways, the emotional scars had left her jaded and cynical, and she can't fully let go of her animosity towards Komari, because that was the main thing that made her keep going for the past three years.
Starter Villain Stays: She's the first villain of the series and gets defeated by Komari at the end of Volume 1. She still remains a relevant character and makes an appearance in all the following arcs, even becoming a Crimson Lord.
Took a Level in Kindness: After her defeat in Volume 1, she has mellowed down a lot. While she does goes rogue in Volume 12, she didn't fall into full-blown villainy like she did before. She attacks Kakumei as payback for his Training from Hell, but she does so in a way that allowed Komari to rescue him. She kills Karen to avenge her family's exile, but the empress wanted her to do so from the very beginning, and even then she deems her thirst for revenge satisfied even though she knew Karen would be revived thanks to the Dark Core.
Tragic Villain: Her father saw her as a failure because she didn't awaken Core Implosion, she endured Kakumei's Training from Hell day after day only to show no results, her dear pet died, knowing about Komari and Vill having Core Implosion drove her mad with envy, and she was exiled from the Empire after she accidentally activated Komari's Core Implosion while bullying her. She then became a terrorist with a vendetta against Komari, who she blames for all her misery. Volume 12 further cements her tragic status. As it turns out, her family was exiled, not because of her bullying activated Komari's Core Implosion and killed 100 people, but because her father was plotting with a rival nation in order to take the throne for himself. The one who tipped off this scheme was no other than her teacher, who not only pretty much admits that this was the main motive why he became her teacher, but went as far as saying that he never sought to make her awaken her Core Implosion, meaning that her Training from Hell was for nothing. In other words, even if Millicent hadn't succumbed to her envy and hatred and became a bully, her life would still have, all the same, been ruined by the two people she trusted and desperately sought the approval from.
Troubled Abuser: Millicent's father tried to awaken her Core Implosion by hiring Kakumei to torture her every day, but the "training" was unsuccessful and Millicent was treated like a failure. At the academy, she became jealous of Vill and Komari because they had awakened Core Implosion without any rigorous training, motivating her to bully them to the point of torture.
Tsundere: A non-romantic example towards Komari. She constantly critcizes the latter and promises to kill her one day, but she nonetheless aided Komari in rescuing Vill. When Sakuna starts saying that Millicent occasionaly praised Komari, the latter was quick to tell her to shut up. During Volume 12, there are several moments where Millicent seems to ponder, and even regret, that she and Komari could have been friends had things gone differently, but she deemed that no longer possible due to her own actions and choices. She even decided to keep the keychain that Komari gave her as a gift, showing that a part of her is touched that Komari truly wants to be close to her.
Unknown Rival: Due to her father constantly comparing her to Komari, Millicent came to harbor a deep inferiority complex towards the latter. While being also driven by revenge for her exile, it's clear that Millicent's main goal was to show, to both others and herself, that she can not only match Komari but even surpass her. Komari, from her part, never understood Millicent's hatred towards her. She, in fact, doesn't even seem to hate Millicent, despite all the bullying she endured, and wants to make peace with her.
Unstoppable Rage: She quickly gets into extreme fits of rage when Komari activates her Core Implosion in Volume 1, launching all of her attacks mindlessly towards her which led to her downfall pretty quickly.
Used to Be a Sweet Kid: She used to be a normal girl, but Kakumei's torturous training regime and her father's emotional abuse turned her into a cruel bully who tormented Vill and Komari because she was jealous of them for having achieved Core Implosion. After an incident with Komari got her exiled from the Mulnite Empire, she became a terrorist of Inverse Moon.
Villainous Breakdown: After Komari activates her Core Implosion in Volume 1, Millicent quickly loses her composure, screaming and raging while launching all types of attacks towards her mindlessly.
Villain Has a Point: While most of her issues were a result of either her father abusing her or her inability to accept that she was to blame for what happened to her, her bitterness of being pretty much a scapegoat was justified. Millicent was indeed a sadistic bully, but she was framed, not only for the murder of 100 people, but treason even, and exiled from the Mulnite Empire for this (her other option would have been life imprisonment), and this was done to cover up Komari's rampage after the latter's Core Implosion was activated.
Weak, but Skilled: Weak may be an exaggeration as Millicent is a very powerful and dangerous fighter, but she doesn't possess a Core Implosion. Empress Karen actually deemed her to be strong enough to become a Crimson Lord even without having this.
"Well Done, Daughter!" Girl: When she was a child, she tried her hardest to gain the approval of her father, to the point of enduring Kakumei's torture in hopes it would awaken her Core Implosion. When the training produced no results, her father called her a failure and she broke down.
Wild Card: She's only out for herself and her personal goals. At first, she sided with Inverse Moon because it was convenient for seeking revenge against Komari and the Mulnite Empire which exiled her. After her defeat in Volume 1, she changes her goal to restoring the honor of the Bluenight family and agrees to become a Crimson Lord for the sake of it. In Volume 12, she decides to aim to become the next Empress of the Mulnite Empire in order to grow stronger and finally surpass Komari.

Count Bluenight

Voiced by: Takeshi Maruyama (Japanese)

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Millicent's father.

Abusive Dad: He saw Millicent as nothing but a tool to raise his political status. Wanting her to become the empress, he put her through a very harsh and strict education. When Millicent was only eleven years old, he hired Kakumei to subject her to a Training from Hell to test if she had the potential to awaken Core Implosion. The lack of results made him verbally and emotionally abuse Millicent, calling her a failure who was worthless next to Komari.
Ambition Is Evil: Being envious of the Gandesblood family's higher status as aristocrats and close advisors of the Empress, he aimed to make the Bluenight family into royalty. He tried to groom Millicent into a candidate for the throne, even allowing Kakumei to torture her with Training from Hell to make her into the strongest in the Empire. He still deemed her a failure because she couldn't awaken Core Implosion. Later on, it's revealed he had been working alongside the General Secretary of the Haku-Goku Commonwealth in order to destabilize the Mulnite Empire so that he could become the supreme ruler. His plan was exposed when Kakumei passed evidence to Arman.
Four Eyes, Zero Soul: He wears glasses and his abusive parenting is the main reason why Millicent became evil. He also tried to conspire against the Mulnite Empire to take the throne for himself.
Green-Eyed Monster: He was jealous of Arman because of his higher political status. When he heard Arman bragging about Komari's powerful Core Implosion, he tried to make Millicent acquire it through Kakumei's Training from Hell, only to be disappointed and frustrated when Millicent couldn't produce results.
Hate Sink: While he appears only in flasbacks, he is easily one of the most contemptible characters. He was a terrible father that saw his child as simply a tool to increase his own political status, and he is 100% to blame for Millicent turning into a cynical and envious woman with practically no sense of self-worth. Volume 12 also reveals that he conspired with a rival nation in order to take the throne for himself, thus also making him a greedy backstabber that held no semblace of loyalty to his own nation, people, and race.
Irony: He deemed his daughter Millicent as worthless for being unable to awaken Core Implosion. Spica deemed Millicent strong enough for her to become a candidate for Lunar (Inverse Moon's top brass), and Empress Karen would deem Millicent worthy of becoming a Crimson Lord without even having a Core Implosion, which is actually quite a feat. Apparently, the only individual that couldn't see Millicent's potential was him.
Jerkass: He was an envious and spiteful individual that perceived anything as an insult to his person.
Psychological Projection: Due to his envious and greedy personality, he saw Arman's bragging about his daughter Komari as a show of vanity and contempt towards him. In truth, Arman was just a loving father that loved his daughter so much that he would find any opportunity to talk about her.
The Social Darwinist: He taught Millicent that one's value depended completely on their strength due to the dog-eat-dog politics of the Mulnite Empire.
Unnamed Parent: His first name is unknown, making him mainly known as "Millicent's father".
Vicariously Ambitious: Subverted. He raised Millicent with the expectation that she would eventually become the new Empress, but deemed it impossible after realizing she couldn't awaken Core Implosion. He then tried to usurp the throne himself, which got him and Millicent exiled.

Seven Crimson Lords

Petrose Calamaria

The commander of the 1st Unit of the Mulnite Imperial Army.

Having a Blast: She has the ability to explode any place she has visited at any time.
Rank Scales with Asskicking: She's ranked first of the Crimson Lords, and she's said to be the strongest among them.
Red Baron: She's known as the "Reckless Bomber".
Trademark Favorite Food: She really loves sweet bean jelly.

Helldeus Heaven

Voiced by: Hidenari Ugaki (Japanese)

The commander of the 2nd Unit of the Mulnite Imperial Army. He is a priest and runs an orphanage from which Sakuna comes from. He's the one who recommended Sakuna to become a Crimson Lord.

Alliterative Name: Helldeus Heaven
Awesome, but Impractical: His Core Implosion is incredibly powerful. However, it has a long start up time, requiring him to chant entire religious texts before it can be activated. Without someone protecting him, or someone distracting his enemies, there is no way to properly use his true power in battle.
Badass Preacher: He's a military commander and a priest.
The Dreaded: To Villhaze of all people. As it turns out, he's a former companion and close friend of her grandfather, the one person that Villhaze both respects and fears. When he subtly implied that he knows of the things she did in the past, Villhaze is notably disturbed and weary of him, fearfully asking what he knows, but he just smiles and chooses not to say anything.
Holy Hand Grenade: His Core Implosion manifests a portion of the power of Heaven itself. This allows him to do things like summon immortal angels, bind people, control them with music and much more.
Logical Weakness: He needs to chant religious texts to use his Core Implosion, meaning that it can't be activated if he can't speak at all. In volume 12, when Millicent does her move against Karen as revenge for her exile, she approaches him before he knew what was happening and quickly used her weapon to bind his mouth, effectively preventing him from using his Core Implosion. It was easy to take him out afterwards.
Parental Substitute: After Sakuna's family was brutally murdered by Odilon, he took Sakuna into his orphanage and raised her as his own daughter.
Pretend to Be Brainwashed: It's revealed that Sakuna's Core Implosion failed to brainwash him, but he didn't expose her as an assassin of Inverse Moon because he believed she would rebel by her own volition.
Red Herring: Several scenes through volume 2 imply he is hiding something and may be the one manipulating Sakuna. That's actually Odilon Metal, and what he is hiding isn't nefarious in the slightest.
Steven Ulysses Perhero: His surname is Heaven and his Core Implosion invocates holy powers.

Flöte Mascarail

Voiced by: Riho Sugiyama (Japanese)

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The commander of the 3rd Unit of the Mulnite Imperial Army.

Cleavage Window: Her dress has an opening that shows off her cleavage.
Dislikes the New Guy: She displays animosity towards Komari and Sakuna, the two newest Crimson Lords, due to believing they aren't qualified for the position because of their meek personalities as well as not having worked to get the job.
Green-Eyed Monster: Part of her dislike towards Komari is born out of envy that Karen blatantly favors her.
It's Personal: Her failure to defeat Prohellya was always a sore spot. In Volume 12 upon meeting her again, she tells her straight to her face that if they were to ever meet on the battlefield again, she would kill her to settle the score.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Her animosity of Komari aside, she is a dutiful Crimson Lord genuinely loyal to both Empress Karen and the Mulnite Empire, and she cares for its citizens.
Parrying Bullets: She cuts one of Prohellya's bullets in half with her sword.
Red Baron: She has the nickname "Black Flash".
Showgirl Skirt: Her skirt is cut much shorter at the front, showing off her legs.
Super Smoke: Her Core Implosion allows her to transform into a black mist that can phase through attacks and solid objects.

Delphyne

Voiced by: Natsumi Fujiwara (Japanese)

The commander of the 4th Unit of the Mulnite Imperial Army.

Ambiguous Gender: Delphyne has a slender build and their mask prevent others from seeing their facial features, leaving their gender unknown.
The Berserker: In volume 12, when part of Delphyne's mask is damaged in a fight against an Observatory member, Delphyne becomes incredibly unhinged, but also gets a notable power boost as a result.
Bloody Murder: Delphyne has the power to manipulate blood and turn it into a weapon.
The Faceless: Delphyne always wears a mask that completely hides their face.
Power Limiter: Delphyne's mask helps control the user control their power and prevent a fall into insanity.

7th Unit

As a Group

Everyone Has Standards: They're all guilty of different kinds of crimes, but even they have standards. In Volume 4, members of the 7th Unit are disgusted when Karin frames Komari and Karla for the death of Karla's grandmother, stating that even they wouldn't attack an elderly woman who has done nothing to them.
Instant Fan Club: They have formed their own fan club for Komari, even producing merchandise on her image, including T-shirts with her face printed on them.
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits: They're a dysfunctional bunch of chaotic and destructive soldiers who have all been demoted for serious crimes. They're united by their shared admiration and loyalty for their commander Komari.
Undying Loyalty: They're all fervently to Komari.

Caostel Conto

Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae (Japanese), Scott Gibbs (English)

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First lieutenant of the 7th Unit.

Abhorrent Admirer: Komari gives him the death penalty for requesting her to put on embarrassing cosplays to satisfy his fetishes.
Alliterative Name: Caostel Conto
Chivalrous Pervert: As much of a perverted lolicon as he is, he's truly loyal to Komari like everyone else in the 7th Unit.
Comedic Lolicon: He was demoted to the 7th Unit due to charges of kidnapping a young girl, and he's completely infatuated with the young-looking Komari.
Eyes Always Shut: He keeps his eyes closed most of the time.
In Love with Your Carnage: He's instantly smitten with Komari when he watches her (accidentally) kill Yohan bloodily on her first day as a commander.
Lovable Sex Maniac: He's a huge pervert towards Komari, trying to request her to put on Fanservice costumes like a School Swimsuit and French Maid Outfit.
Space Master: He's a space magic user.
Teleportation: His space magic is mainly used to teleport people and objects.

Bellius Hund Cerbero

Voiced by: Masaaki Mizunaka (Japanese), Andrew Love (English)

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A large canine beastman. He's the lieutenant leading the 3rd team.

The Big Guy: He's the biggest of Komari's soldiers and has the most destructive physical prowess in the 7th Unit.
Brutish Character, Brutish Weapon: He wields a huge ax that he uses to crush his enemies as he rampages around on the battlefield.
A Lizard Named "Liz": His middle name, Hund, sounds like hound. His surname, Cerbero, is the name of Hades' Hellhound in Classical Mythology.
Only Sane Man: Even though he was demoted for charges of murder, he's the most levelheaded member of the 7th Unit.
Token Minority: He's a member of the beast-folk species, making him the only member of the 7th Unit who isn't a vampire.
Wolf Man: He's a beastman with the head of a canine with white fur.

Mellaconcey

Voiced by: Tasuku Hatanaka (Japanese), Greg Ayres (English)

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Captain of the 5th team. He's an explosion enthusiast who always wears sunglasses. He speaks in a rapping style all the time.

Cool Shades: He's never seen without his sunglasses, which are part of his chill rapper character.
The Friend Nobody Likes: Nobody in the 7th Unit likes the way he raps all the time and he gets hit by his allies all the time because of it. Komari is the only one who tolerates him (mostly because she doesn't want to piss off anyone in her unit), which is why he is loyal to her.
Having a Blast: He uses explosion magic.
Mad Bomber: He has a penchant for blowing up large buildings. In fact, he got demoted to the 7th Unit because he tried to blow up the palace.
Scarf of Asskicking: He wears a scarf with his military uniform.
Sunglasses at Night: He never takes off his sunglasses, wearing even during the night.

Yohan Helders

Voiced by: Yūsuke Kobayashi (Japanese), Jack Stansbury (English)

The lieutenant in charge of leading the 4th team.

Ain't Too Proud to Beg: In Volume 4, he is captured by Karin and Fuyao in order to use his identity to frame Komari and Karla. Once they are done with him, Fuyao proceeds to execute him. In a rare moment, he actually pleads desperately for his life, as he is outside the radius of the Dark Core, and death would be permanent in this case. Fortunately, he survives.
Elemental Personalities: He's a fire magic user with a hotheaded and violent temper.
Establishing Character Moment: In his introduction, he tries to attack Komari for arriving late on her first day as a commander, only for Komari to close the door in fear and behead Yohan by accident.
Everyone Has Standards: While he did agree to aid Millicent in order to get revenge on Komari, he was visibly disgusted at seeing Millicent sadistically torturing Villhaze, who had nothing to do with the vendetta. He was also outright horrified once he found that Millicent wanted to permanently kill Komari.
Frame-Up: In Volume 4, he is captured by Karin and Fuyao, who then proceeds to impersonate him in order to set fire to Karin's property in order to frame Komari and Karla.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He's a rude and violent hothead, but isn't a bad person despite his roughness.
My God, What Have I Done?: He quickly comes to regret helping Millicent once he realizes she has the means and the intent to kill people for real.
Playing with Fire: He uses fire magic.
They Killed Kenny Again: He gets killed many more times than anyone in the army. Komari even calls him a "vampire loved by the Grim Reaper.''

Esther Claire

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The newest member of the 7th Unit. Her rank is second lieutenant. She and her sickly sister Monique see Komari as the hero of their hometown Frezier due to the events in the Six Nation War, making it her dream to be a soldier of Komari's troops. She's assigned as the leader of the 6th team, also known as the special team, made up by the worst delinquents in the 7th Unit.

The Ace: She was the top student in all her classes at the military academy, including combat.
Beware the Nice Ones: She's very nice and polite, making her seem meek compared to other members of the 7th Unit. However, her combat training at the military academy was top-notch and she demonstrates it by single-handedly half-killing everyone in the special team.
Blade on a Rope: She fights with a blade attached to a chain.
Book Smart: She's an honors student who got the best grades at the military academy.
Brought Down to Badass: In Volume 8, when she is part of the group who gets blasted to the Netherworld alongside Komari and Nelia, Esther finds herself unable to use her magic properly anymore. That said, she is still a capable fighter capable of beating men bigger than her easily. Sadly, she is still just a highly skilled fighter with most of her magic gone, and eventually she gets exhausted and is defeated by Aruka troops when their numbers prove to great for her to handle.
Butt-Monkey: Her first weeks at the 7th Unit leave her constantly exhausted and crying from dealing with the special team that refuses to acknowledge her as their leader and gives her nothing but grievances. Her situation improves when Komari helps her getting the special team in line.
Cool Big Sis: One of her motivations for joining the army is impressing her younger sister Monique, who also admires Komari and thinks her sister is amazing for joining Komari's troops.
Detrimental Determination: In Volume 7, she was gunned down by Rocha and left on death's door. Kuya had just barely managed to save her life. Yet immediately after waking up, she tried to force herself back into the fight despite her terrible injuries, both angering and worrying Kuya. After realizing that she wouldn't back down, Kuya very reluctantly allowed her to deliver a message to Komari. But the moment she tried to actually fight against Rocha, Kuya decided that she had enough, and dragged her back to her clinic and chained her to the bed to stop her from doing something that could get herself killed.
Ensign Newbie: She was the top of her class at the military academy, but when she joins the 7th Unit, most of her fellow soldiers think she's too normal to be able to fit in with a bunch of violent and murderous war criminals. Her subordinates at the special team refuse to recognize her as their leader, until she half-kills them all into submission with Komari's authorization.
Hero-Worshipper: She idolizes Komari for saving her hometown Frezier during the Six Nation War.
Not So Above It All: For all the complains she has regarding the crazy Blood Knights of the 7th Unit, it turns out that there are moments when she's not so different from them.
Only Sane Woman: She's the only soldier in the 7th Unit who is a perfectly sane and rational person and isn't guilty of any crimes.
Sane Boss, Psycho Henchmen: Vill makes her the leader of the Ax-Crazy lunatics in the special team. Her subordinates ignore her while they go around killing people and destroying stuff, until Komari scolds them and Esther is given permission to kill them to make them listen to her.
Skilled, but Naive: She's Book Smart and a talented soldier, but the politics and etiquette she learned at the military academy aren't that useful when it comes to dealing with the chaos at the 7th Unit. Komari and Vill need to teach her that the only way to get her subordinates to listen to her is killing them to prove she's the strongest.
The Squadette: She's the only female soldier under Komari in the 7th Unit.
Technical Pacifist: She doesn't like killing people, despite the Dark Core resurrecting them almost immediately, but her attacks are brutal enough to leave her opponents half dead.
Violence Really Is the Answer: The special team initially doesn't recognize her as their leader because they think she only got into the army because of her academic excellence rather than her combat prowess. Any peaceful attempts to make her subordinates take her seriously fail, until Vill tells her to use violence against the team to earn the position of leader. Esther then almost instantly beats everyone in the team half to death. Afterwards, the team accepts her as their leader and listen to her commands.

6th Unit

Maisie Bellicis

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The former Crimson Lord who got demoted after being killed by Sakuna. Although she's officially retired, she returns to the army to supervise Sakuna and stop her obsession with Komari to keep distracting her from her duties as a Crimson Lord.

Bizarre Taste in Food: She likes to pour chocolate into everything, including tea.
Blackmail: She blackmails Sakuna, threatening to reveal her stalker habits to the public if she doesn't stop stalking Komari.
Cut His Heart Out with a Spoon: She threatens to turn Sakuna into chocolate pudding and eat her.
Food-Based Superpowers: She can create and manipulate chocolate as a weapon.
Friend to All Children: After her demotion, Helldeus gave her a job at his church and she has a good relationship with the children of the church's orphanage.
Meta Girl: She tells Sakuna that she needs to reclaim her own agency, otherwise her obsession with Komari will make her stay as a supporting character who only lives under the protagonist's shadow.
Non-Uniform Uniform: She wears a modified version of the Mulnite Army's uniform with Elegant Gothic Lolita elements.
Parasol of Pain: Her parasol is a multifunctional equipment that can be used to cast her chocolate magic.
Parasol of Prettiness: She carries around a pink parasol to complement her Elegant Gothic Lolita fashion style.
Poisonous Person: Her spells produce poisonous chocolate.
Signature Scent: She smells like chocolate.
Stalker without a Crush: To stop Sakuna from stalking Komari, Maisie monitors Sakuna around the clock until Sakuna's obsession with Komari subsides.

Inverse Moon

Spica La Gemini

The Pope of the Holy Church and the boss of Inverse Moon.

Affably Evil: Despite being the leader of a terrorist organization, Spica is quite cheerful and upbeat. She even was willing to pardon Komari for standing in her way and spare Vill if the latter simply said I'm sorry. Komari was quick to notice that she was filled with positive energy.
Anti-Villain: Her motivations for destroying the Dark Cores are to stop the world of the Six Nations from further stealing magic and resources from the Netherworld where she originates from. She's fully aware of the devastation this will do to the Six Nations, and she won't hesitate to go through with it unless another better option presents itself.
Benevolent Boss: The whole "Inverse Moon doesn't tolerate failure" policy is a total lie, as Spica doesn't punish her subordinates at all, and even rewards their loyalty, with lollipops. She was also extremely pissed at Prohellya for harming Fuyao Meteorite and actually wanted to take her head as payback.
Beware the Nice Ones: Spica is much closer of being Affably Evil than outright nice, but she can be downright terrifying if pissed off.
Big Bad: She's the leader of Inverse Moon, a terrorist organization with the goal of destroying the Dark Core, making her the source of most of the conflicts in the early parts of the story.
Determinator: She has an unwavering willpower to see her goals through, no matter the cost. For the sake of destroying the Dark Core, Spica has done a lot of horrific things and caused the deaths of countless people.
Disc-One Final Boss: Inverse Moon is the main antagonistic group for the first five volumes and as its leader, Spica is treated as the final boss until she's defeated by Komari in Volume 5. With the revelation of the existence of the Netherworld, however, other villainous factions are introduced, such as the Yusei and the Observatory. Since Spica has her own plans for the Netherworld, she becomes a situational ally for Komari in the following arcs.
Enemy Mine: In Volume 9, acknowledging that Yusei is the greater danger at the moment, Spica makes a request to Komari to work together. If she refuses, then she'll just kill Komari. Though reluctant to do so, Komari eventually gives in, when she remembers that Villhaze along with Nelia and the others who were badly injured in the fight against Tremolo, will be drawn into upcoming battle, and that Spica was using them as a guarantee for her help. This implies that since she saved them from Tremolo, she had better return the favor or else.
Even Evil Has Standards:
- While she's a villain, even she seems to abhor the Church's fanaticism.
- According to Kuya, Spica would never endanger the lives of children in order to complete her goals.
Fire-Forged Friends: She unexpectedly forms a genuine bond with Komari as they fight side by side against members of Yusei and Observatory in Volumes 9 and 10.
Friendly Enemy: Over the course of the plot from Volume 9 and 10, where they are forced to work together, she and Komari grow close and even aid each other during fights. By the end of Volume 10, Komari is saddened that the two of them had to split up and hopes that they can meet each other someday in the future.
The Fundamentalist: Subverted. She's known to be a barbarian who won't shy away from any method to spread her faith and neglects the Holy Church's teachings about love, but considering she's actually a terrorist leader, her methods are more based on pragmatism rather than religious fanaticism.
Girlish Pigtails: She has the appearance of a cute young girl with twintails.
Good Wears White: Subverted. Her Pope dress is mostly white with some velvet and black touches around and underneath, but she's actually the leader of one of the main villainous factions.
Graceful Loser: At the end of Volume 5, despite having her plans ruined and most of Inverse Moon in shambles due to Komari, she deemed the latter worthy of one of her blood candies, something that she usually only shared with her most loyal subordinates.
Hero Killer: In volume 9, Kakumei reveals that in the Bad Future timeline where the future Karla comes from, Spica is the one who killed the Komari of that timeline and tells present day Komari to be careful of Spica if she still wishes to work alongside her.
Hiding Behind Religion: She became the Pope in order to have the Church's resources at her disposal and make her plans come to fruition much quicker. She doesn't even believe that the Church's God actually exists and she actually despises their fanaticism.
High Priest: She's the Pope of the Holy Church, but only to further Inverse Moon's goals. At the end of volume 5, she is removed from her position of power.
Legacy Character: She inherited the title of Julius VI.
Long-Lived: She is a half vampire and half immortal. That is one of the reasons as to why she has been able to live for so long. The other reason is because of her Core Implosion.
Master Actor: In volume 9, during a negotiation with a mayor in order to obtain the licenses needed to investigate a mine, she puts the image of a professional. This leaves Komari both impressed and a little bit disgusted at how well she's able to hide her true nature, minus her questionable outfit.
Non-Human Humanoid Hybrid: Her father was a vampire and her mother was an immortal.
Oral Fixation: She's always depicted with a lollipop on her mouth.
Pint-Sized Powerhouse: She maybe small, but she has incredible physical strength capable of easily destroying men many times bigger than her. In volume 9, when the group falls under attack by mercenaries, she easily dispatches them with her bare hands.
Really 700 Years Old: Spica looks no older than thirteen, but she's over 600 years old.
Red Baron: She's called the Wicked God Slayer.
Ridiculously Successful Future Self: In Volume 9, Kakumei has a conversation with Komari and reveals his true allegiance along with knowledge of the Bad Future where Future Karla came from. Then, he tells Komari that while there are numerous factions each ruled by a powerful Big Bad, Future Karla believed that Spica would grow to become the most dangerous one there is. It's revealed that members of other factions will also submit to her, but she wasn't able to give the specifics. According to Kakumei, Spica even managed to kill Komari in the bad timeline.
Shadow Archetype: To Komari of all people. Looking at her and Villhaze reminds her of the time where she had an incredibly close companion that mirrored their relationship, and she had lost her. In Volume 10, she even tells Komari to her face that if she ever lost Villhaze, she wouldn't be surprised if she ended up taking a very dark turn and following the same path she did in order to get her back...no matter the cost.
Sinister Minister: She took the position of Pope to further Inverse Moon's terrorist goals. She actually becomes nicer once she decides to drop her Pope façade.
Stellar Name: Her first name "Spica" is the name of the brightest star in the constellation of Virgo and her last name "Gemini" is one of the constellations of the Western Zodiac.
Tranquil Fury: She's smiling as brightly as the sun, while declaring that she would take Prohellya 's head as a souvenir as revenge for hurting her subordinate Fuyao.
Underboobs: Her clergy outfit displays a cutout that reveals the underside of her breasts.
Villain Has a Point: Spica is seen as an evil terrorist for seeking to destroy the Dark Core, which are the magic source that heal people from fatal wounds. However, as a Long-Lived half-immortal, she has built a valid argument on why the Dark Core is hindering the progress of the Six Nations in the long run. She expresses disgust with how complacent most of the Six Nations have become, stating that their culture and technology haven't advanced during a long period of time. She believes that the Dark Core's immortality has made people complacent and unwilling to embrace change. Spica is one of the very few people that acknowledges the flaws in the society built around the Dark Core, which is why people who have been scorned by it, like Kuya, idolize her.
Villain with Good Publicity: Downplayed, as during her time as the pope, she was known to have done whatever she wanted whenever she wanted by some members of the church. However, to the rest of the world, she often put up a good appearance.
Villainous Rescue: At the end of Volume 8, Spica saves Komari's life from Tremolo just before she could kill her, because she needed her help in taking down Yusei.
Well-Intentioned Extremist: Her true goal is turning the Netherworld into a paradise only for those pure of heart, and she's willing to sacrifice anything for that purpose.
Winds of Destiny, Change!: Her Core Implosion grants her the ability to manipulate destiny as she wishes.
Worthy Opponent: Despite Komari being perhaps the greatest thorn on her side, Spica greatly respects her for her strong will, her charismatic aura that could affect even her enemies, and her selfless nature. The feeling is mutual, as Komari can't help but respect Spica's unwavering resolve to stop at nothing to accomplish her goals. After the events of Volumes 9 and 10, as they are forced to work together, their mutual respect grew, and Komari, by the end, sees Spica as her enemy, rival, and companion.

Kakumei Amatsu

Voiced by: Yūichi Nakamura (Japanese)

Karla's cousin and Millicent's former trainer.

Big Brother Instinct: He feels very protective towards his younger cousin and sister figure Karla.
Big Damn Heroes: In the finale of Volume 7, he arrives just in the nick of time to help Komari save Lingzi who was on the verge of death. By informing her of a method to register Lingzi's life to the Mulnite's Empire Dark Core, just before she died.
Dimensional Traveler: His Core Implosion gives him the power to travel between the world of the Six Nations and the Netherworld on the nights of a full moon or new moon.
Double Agent: Volume 12 reveals Kakumei was a spy that had infiltrated the Bluenight household while under the guise of teaching Millicent. He passed evidence of the Count Bluenight conspiring with the General Secretary of the Haku-Goku Commonwealth onto Arman who in turn shared it with Empress Karen.
Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Though he maybe a member of a terrorist organization, his love and desire to protect Karla are genuine.
- In Volume 7, at the end where Lingzi is dying, Komari contemplates going to Karla and have her use her Core Implosion in order to save her. Kakumei warns her that if she even contemplates having Karla sacrifice herself in place of Lingzi, he will not hesitate to strike her down. Fortunately, he had an alternative method to save her, so it didn't come to it.
Evil Mentor: He instructed Millicent to give into her bitterness and hatred of Komari. After Millicent was exiled from the Mulnite Empire, he invited her to join the terrorist organization Inverse Moon.
Freudian Excuse Is No Excuse: He tells Komari that in order to infiltrate Inverse Moon, he had to walk out of his family, betray his homeland, and do many other terrible things. His information and knowledge has both directly and indirectly saved a lot of people, and Komari tries to reason with him, trying to convince him that he did it for a good cause. In return, he refutes her goodwill, stating that regardless of his reasons, he has still committed many terrible deeds. He knows that people will have good reasons to hate him regardless of his reasons and motivations.
I Let You Win: In Volume 12, he has a reunion with Millicent who pretty much hates him. During this time, he reveals to her the truth about his actions long ago, and how he had infiltrated her household as a spy. He also drops the shocking news that her father was working alongside the General Secretary of the Haku-Goku Commonwealth in order to destabilize the Mulnite Empire and gain more power, and her exile was not just because of a Frame-Up by Komari's father. At the end of it, Millicent lashes out at him in anger and fires a volley of bullets at him. It was noted that he could easily have defeated her if he wanted to, but decided not to fight back and just take the hit instead.
Long-Haired Pretty Boy: He's a very handsome man with long dark hair.
Martial Arts Staff: His weapon is a staff that's actually a divine instrument that inflicts a Wound That Will Not Heal.
The Mole: He actually joined Inverse Moon under the instructions of the Goddess (aka Karla's future self) to spy on them from the inside. He has also been in contact with Yulinne at some point in time.
Sadist Teacher: His "training" of Millicent consisted on brutally beating her to the point of torture her every day to see if she had the potential to awaken Core Implosion. Made it even worse once he admits that his training was never meant to awaken her Core Implosion to begin with, which obviously pissed Millicent.
Secret-Keeper:
- He has made efforts to avoid letting Karla know about the details of the Bad Future that her future self revealed to him. He allows Komari in some of the details, but he makes her promise to not tell Karla anything at all.
- In Volume 12, Millicent's betrayal has left everyone shocked and confused about why she did it. Kakumei is the only one who knows why, but he refuses to say anything about it.
Thicker Than Water: In Volume 9, after Komari is fatally wounded, Karla quickly attempts to save her. Kakumei immediately tries to stop her because he doesn't want her to use her Core Implosion which would shave off her lifespan, being willing to let Komari potentially die to keep his cousin alive for longer.
Wild Card: In Inverse Moon, there are those who doubt his loyalty and consider him a loose cannon, given how he's rarely there whenever they need him.

Odilon Metal

Voiced by: Tetsu Inada (Japanese)

The commander of the 5th Unit of the Mulnite Empire, secretly a member of Inverse Moon.

Arc Villain: He's the main villain of the second story arc.
Evil Sounds Deep: Despite almost every time shouting, he has a deep and commanding voice befitting to his position as a commander.
Honor Before Reason: The ideology of Inverse Moon states that it's wrong for people to be immortal. Odilon displays his loyalty to this ideology by setting his base outside the Mulnite Empire and retreating there once he starts losing the fight with Komari, even though this means missing a chance to heal his wounds with the power of the Dark Core. This backfires on him once Sakuna springs her trap and Komari finds him right after.
I Control My Minions Through...: He used blackmail to control Sakuna for years, having killed her family with a ritual article to make her believe she could bring them back to life if she followed his orders.
The Irredeemable Exception: Villains before and after him had a Freudian Excuse to explain their actions or ended up showing sympathetic traits with time. Odilon however, displayed nothing positive during his time on the series, only cruelty and arrogance. Even Komari, who saw Millicent, the one that brought only torment to both herself and Villhaze, as a troubled girl that was only lashing out her anger and dealt with her as Mercy Kill, showed no mercy whatsover at Odilon.
Laser-Guided Karma: After Sakuna finally rebels against him, he receives a brutal beating from Core Implosion mode Komari and Sakuna brainwashes his other minions to make them stab him over and over.
Rugged Scar: He's a commander with a scar across his left eye.

Lonne Cornelius

Voiced by: Aoi Inase (Japanese)

Top brass of Inverse Moon.

Absent-Minded Professor: Lonne is the scientist of Inverse Moon, yet she has a bad habit of constantly spacing out or sleeping whenever a topic that doesn't interest her comes up.
- In Volume 9, despite going to a mine to investigate the activity of Yusei alongside Komari and the rest of Inverse Moon, she's more interested in studying the properties of the minerals there. Showing absolutely no interest in the dangers around them, or the missing children who could potentially be dead.
Awesomeness by Analysis: Her Core Implosion gives her the ability to analyze the Divine Instruments that she touches.
Blackmail: In Volume 11, she is on the receiving end of this by Misha of all people, who threatens to have her dirty hobbies to be released to the world if she doesn't support her decision to help build an amusement park. Later on, it's revealed that Tryphon also threatened to kill her if she didn't surrender her voting rights to him.
Covert Pervert: Besides being a Mad Scientist, she writes erotic novels.
Extreme Doormat: She's quick to back down whenever someone shows even the slightest bit of displeasure at her. Whenever Tryphon or Fuyao so much as glares at her angrily, she quickly tries to run away. In Volume 11, despite being part of a group of ruling authorities, she decided to surrender her voting rights to Tryphon. Part of it is because she's too lazy, but the other half is also because of fear of what he'll do to her.
The Friend Nobody Likes: Next to Kakumei, she's the other notable one where most other members of Inverse Moon try to avoid like the plague, given her Mad Scientist tendencies.
Labcoat of Science and Medicine: She wears a white coat, giving her the classical look of a scientist.
Mad Scientist: She only cares about having fun and doing experiments. In Volume 11, unlike Kakumei and Tryphon who refuses to indulge in Misha's choices for practical reasons, her motivation for constantly obstructing her is to be able to embezzle funds so that she can build more experimental facilities in order to further her research.
Never My Fault: In Volume 11, when Komari and Villhaze barged into her lab demanding to know if she partook in the bullying of Misha earlier on, she immediately denied it and tried to throw the blame onto Tryphon. However, Misha was quick to call her out on her lie.

Fuyao Meteorite

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A fox beast-folk girl posing as Karin's retainer. In reality, she's a member of Inverse Moon.

All for Nothing: In volume 9, she learns that Yulinne Gandesblood had nothing to do with the death of her family, and that her obsession with power in order to take her revenge was planted by Tremolo. The realization that she had done so many terrible things in pursuit of a goal that was false from the start completely breaks her and believes herself beyond any hope of redemption.
Bloodbath Villain Origin: When she was young, Rocha and Tremolo brainwashed her into massacring her own family and everyone in her hometown. Tremolo then installed her grudge against Yulinne in her mind and Fuyao rewrote her own memories to convince herself that Yulinne had been the one who killed everyone, until she meets Tremolo again and the truth is revealed.
Cleavage Window: She wears a qipao with a huge opening on the chest area that shows off her cleavage.
Cold-Blooded Torture: In Volume 4, after she had devastated Komari and Karla's armies by teleporting them into a minefield, she then has the rest of Karin's army charge forward to kill the remaining survivors before creating a wall just for her and Karin leaving just the two of them alone. It was then did she reveal her true colors, and attack Karin before she could register what happen, effectively taking her down without a fight. Once then, she proceeds to torture her in order to extract information about the whereabouts of the Dark Core. Though it doesn't quite work out as Karin gave her fake information.
Combat Pragmatist: She's not afraid to use any means necessary to win no matter how underhanded it is. In volume 4, she impersonates other people and commit crimes in order to frame Komari and Karla, and then later on impersonate the Goddess to turn the authorities and public against them. In the final battle, she had set things up so that Karla and Komari's army would be teleported straight into a minefield and be decimated the moment the battle began.
Cunning Like a Fox: She's a fox beast girl who relies on trickery by using her shapeshifting powers to deceive others.
Despair Event Horizon: In volume 9, upon coming to terms with the truth that she was the one who killed her own family and village, she completely falls apart and thinks she's not worthy to live after all the terrible things she had done were All for Nothing.
Died in Your Arms Tonight: She dies in Komari's arms after sacrificing herself to save her from Tremolo's final attempt on her life in Volume 9.
Dirty Coward: Downplayed. Whenever she has the upper hand, she's cocky, bloodthirsty and even sadistic, and preaches Inverse Moon's belief that "life is meant to be in the shadow of death". However, once she realizes that defeat is assured, she will resort to any cheap trick to survive.
Frame-Up: During the Heavenly Ball arc, she uses her Core Implosion to impersonate numerous people and commit crimes. She turned into some of Komari's men and set fire to Karin's property in order to frame Komari, and then later on turned into Karla and assassinate her grandmother in order to frame her. She then uses her power to turn into the Goddess to sic the authorities onto them and turn the public against them.
Heroic Sacrifice: At the end of Volume 9, she sacrifices her life to lure away the monster created by the dying Tremolo, saving Komari's life at the cost of her own.
Hypocrite:
- After revealing her true colors, she gloatingly insulted both Karin and Karla for having dreams. However, once both Komari and Karla show to be too powerful for her to beat, she was quick to start whining that they trampled her dream of someday becoming the world's strongest. Karla rightfully calls her out on this.
- For someone that went on to give a speech telling that Dark Cores shouldn't exist in the first place and that everyone should start accepting that their deaths would soon become permanent, Fuyao herself is clearly afraid of death and will do anything to ensure her survival at any cost.
It's Personal: She has a personal grudge against against Yulinne Gandesblood, because Fuyao believes Yulinne destroyed her home many years ago. Since Yulinne is no longer around, she now focuses it on Yulinne's daughter Komari instead. Though after the events of Volume 4, she now starts to include Karla, though her priority remains Komari first. Saying that after killing Komari, she'll then move onto Karla.
Little Bit Beastly: She's a beast-folk girl with fox ears and a tail.
The Mole: Initially, she poses as Karin's retainer, but she's secretly a terrorist of Inverse Moon.
Navel Window: Her qipao has a cutout over her navel.
"The Reason You Suck" Speech: In Volume 4, she is on the receiving end of this by Kakumei when she breaks into the Amatsu household and retrieve an ancient vase, crackling joyfully to herself that she finally has the Dark Core in her hands, only for him to casually walk in, and tell her how stupid she is for actually believing Karin when she told her that the vase was the Dark Core. Before he leaves, he tells her that thanks to her foolish actions, she ended up making Karin see the error of her ways and how she had fallen for the lies of someone she had been deceiving this whole time, and initially he planned to stop her if it came to it, but since she foolishly believed Karin, he no longer had a reason to do so. Just before he left, he stated that he doesn't have to do anything to stop her and just wants a front seat to the Curb-Stomp Battle she was about to receive, since she's no match for Komari and Karla who were on their way to make her pay for all the terrible things, she had done to them prior.
Redemption Equals Death: In Volume 9, Komari defeats Tremolo who was responsible for brainwashing Fuyao into killing everyone in her hometown. Yet, in Tremolo's final moments, her Core Implosion creates a monster that lands a fatal blow on Komari. Following this, Fuyao desperately tries to save Komari, thinking that the world needs someone like her a lot more than an evil monster like her. Using her Core Implosion, she turns into Komari in order to lead the monster away, where she would then fight it to the death and take it down, but at the cost of her own life.
Shapeshifter Guilt Trip: During a fight, she takes the form of Villhaze in the hopes that Komari would drop her guard. It doesn't work.
Split Personality: It's revealed in volume 9 that she has a case of multiple personalities. With some being nice, while others being incredibly aggressive. Tremolo reveals the reason is that she was unable to handle the truth that she was the one who killed her family and village, and so she developed multiple personalities while rewriting her memories as a defense mechanism due to not being able to handle the truth.
The Starscream: For most of Volume 4, she acts as Karin's accomplice, but in the final act, she betrays Karin and becomes the Final Boss of the arc.
Stellar Name: Her surname is Meteorite, which is also the name of a rock that falls to Earth after a meteor has passed.
Tomato in the Mirror: In Volume 9, it's revealed that Yulinne had nothing to do with the death of her family and homeland. In fact, it was all her own doing. She had been hypnotized as part of Rocha and Tremolo's experiment, and they had used Yulinne's name before conducting the experiment in order to redirect the hatred towards her. Fuyao's mind could not accept the truth that she was the one who killed her family, and so she falsified it by blaming it entirely on Yulinne Gandesblood in order to protect her sanity.
Underestimating Badassery: She manages to almost kill Komari twice, but both times she failed because she had overlooked Karla. The first time she landed a fatal strike on her with a divine instrument, but chooses not to kill Karla who was that at the same time because she saw her as a weak coward who's not even worth the effort. This would lead to Karla reawakening her Core Implosion that had been sealed away. In the second fight, she almost manages to kill Komari again even while she was using her Core Implosion by taking advantage of a moment's distraction along with her sacrificing a limp in order to get into striking distance, but once again, she fails because she had overlooked Karla who was next to her. She only realizes her terrible mistake at the very last moment just before Komari finishes her off.
Voluntary Shapeshifting: Her Core Implosion, "Inari-Avatar Reflection" gives her the power to transform into whoever she wishes, including members of different races.

Tryphon Cross

The captain of Lehysia's Holy Knights, and a top brass of Inverse Moon.

Affably Evil: Not on the same level as his boss, but he has a decent level of manners for a villain.
Arc Villain: Of Volume 5. Even though Spica is the leader, Tryphon is the one doing most of the work and fighting during the events of Volume 5.
Combat Pragmatist: Even in the face of Komari's overwhelming power, he nearly came out victorious several times by either using underhanded means like hostages, or just straight going for the kill the moment an opportunity presents itself. Twice he almost succeeds, but twice he fails thanks to Prohellya saving Komari.
Hypocrite: Crossover with Combat Pragmatist. He's not afraid to use any means necessary to win, but the moment someone else does the same thing to him, he throws a fit and calls them a Dirty Coward. In Volume 5, he manages to overcome Komari's Core Implosion by using a Hostage Situation in order to force her out of it and into her weakened condition. Yet in the final part, when he tries to kill Komari first in order to prevent her from reactivating it, Prohellya puts a stop to that by holding a gun to Fuyao's head and demanding him to stop. He calls her a Dirty Coward, only for her to laugh and call him out on his hypocrisy. Stating that since he did something like this first, so it's only fair that she do the same.
Improbable Weapon User: He uses needles as weapons.
No-Nonsense Nemesis: Compared to his companions, Tryphon is entirely business like. Both in personality and his way of doing things. He will not hesitate to use the quickest and most efficent way to get the job done, even if he doesn't like the method. In volume 11, he is part of a ruling council alongside Kakumei and Lonne, he quickly proceeds to blackmail Lonne in order to take her voting rights for himself. Knowing full well that she is a coward who is easy to intimidate into submission.
Reluctant Warrior: He doesn't like hurting or killing others, and simply does it when he deems it necessary.
The Stoic: He's able to keep calm and maintain a straight face no matter what.
Sympathy for the Hero: While he sees Komari as the greatest threat to Inverse Moon, he does pity her in some way. That's because Tryphon was quick to realize that Komari, for all her accomplishments and involvement in major political events, only wanted a peaceful life, and she only got into the mess due to the fact that pretty much everyone else around her expected her to.
Teleportation: His Core Implosion, "Treason’s Spirit Gate" gives him the power to teleport anything he touches.
Undying Loyalty: He's completely loyal to Spica.
What the Hell, Hero?: He calls Villhaze out for not only ignoring Komari's wish to have a simple and calm life, but even constantly pressuring her into getting involved in worldwide politics, conspiracies and conflicts. Vill doesn't refute this.
White Hair, Black Heart: He's white-haired like everyone from the Sapphire race, and he's a member of a terrorist organization that seeks to destroy the world.

Republic of Gerra-Aruka

Madhart

Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue (Japanese)

President of the Gerra-Aruka Republic.

Adaptational Wimp: In terms of mental fortitude. In the Light Novel, after noticing Nelia and Komari had arrived to deal with him, he resigned himself to his fate and spent what little time he had left playing up his villainous act since he knew that's how he would be remembered anyway. By contrast, in the anime he spent the entire scene cowering in fear and screaming inelegantly.
Arc Villain: He's the main villain of Volume 3.
Evil Mentor: Used to be this to Nelia, having tried to indoctrinate her in his nazi-esque beliefs when she was a child. And he was successful at first, until Yulinne undid the damage.
Evil Sounds Deep: His voice is calm and deep, which makes him an imposing authority figure.
A Nazi by Any Other Name: Starting a continental war because you believe your race is superior and should rule over all does bring to mind a certain German political party. Not to mention the human experiments he conducted on captured members of the other races.
Non-Action Guy: Unlike previous villains, Madhart is strictly a politician, not a fighter.
The Usurper: He used to be a general for the Aruka Kingdom until he led his troops to capture the royal family and other nobles, then held an election and became president of the new republic.
Villainous Legacy: Madhart leaves behind quite a lot of problems even after his defeat in Volume 3. Many of his loyalists fled to other places in order to prepare for a shot of revenge against Nelia and Komari for their defeat in the Six Nation War. In Volume 7, survivors of his group had fled to the Enchanted Lands, where they were biding their time to take revenge against Komari and Nelia. While at the same time, the events of the Six Nation War caused by Madhart allowed Shikuai to rise to power.
Villain with Good Publicity: After being elected as president with overwhelming support from the people, he had pushed all sorts of progressive policies and doubled the nation's power. He was considered a national hero, but he's actually trying to drag Gerra-Aruka Republic into a war with all the other nations.

Pascal Rainsworth

Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto (Japanese)

One of the Eight Illustrious Generals and the commander of the 4th Unit of the Republic of Gerra-Aruka Army.

Arc Villain: Along with Madhart, Pascal is the villain of the third story arc.
Because You Were Nice to Me: The original reason he fell for Nelia, before it got twisted into an Entitled to Have You attitude. After a childhood of mistreatment, meeting a girl willing to give him a chance purely because she could see he had real determination warmed his heart.
Can't Kill You, Still Need You: After Nelia becomes the president, she still chooses to keep Pascal around, mostly because Gerra-Aruka is severely short of manpower following the aftermath of the Six Nation War. That said, his freedom is restricted to some degree, and he is to be kept on observation.
The Dark Side Will Make You Forget: He truly wanted what was best for his people, but he let his hatred over other countries slowly take over. It reached to the point that he even stopped caring about his sister, who he actually cared about and protected back when they were kids.
Delinquent Hair: His hair is spiky, which befits to his malicious and cruel personality.
Elemental Shapeshifter: His Core Implosion, "Adamant Steel" transforms his body into steel.
Freudian Excuse: The place he lived in was sold to other countries by the previous king to avoid war, and because he suddenly became a foreigner in his own home, he was bullied and mistreated by the other races as a child. This is why he grew up to be a violent racist who despises the very notion of making peace with other countries.
Villainous Crush: He has a twisted obsession with Nelia and plots to obtain her heart by controlling the Six Kingdoms under Madhard.

Gertrude Rainsworth

Voiced by: Rina Hidaka (Japanese)

Nelia's clumsy maid.

Anime Hair: She wears her hair in a pair of ringlet pigtails.
Bodyguard Betrayal: She backstabs Nelia, revealing that she's the younger sister of her enemy general Pascal and she supports her brother in forcing Nelia to give up her dream of world peace.
Clingy Jealous Girl: She doesn't like that Nelia has quite the fixation on Komari, often getting annoyed and upset whenever Nelia tries recruiting Komari to serve under her. She's frequently badmouthing Komari whenever she has Nelia's attention on her.
Cute Clumsy Girl: She's quite the klutz and a bit of an airhead, with Nelia implying Gertrude tripping and falling is a common occurrence. Subverted when it's revealed she was acting the entire time.
For Your Own Good: She betrays Nelia and tries to sell her out to Pascal, but she honestly thought forcing Nelia to give up on her dreams of world domination was the only way in which she could protect her. After understanding Gertrude had no ill intentions, Nelia forgives her and allows her to continue working as her maid.
Hired Help as Family: Nelia treats Gertrude as a close friend despite them being master and servant. Gertrude admits Nelia treats her more kindly than her abusive older brother.
Meido: She's a maid at Nelia's direct service.
Obfuscating Stupidity: Turns out her ditzy and clumsy maid persona was an act to make Nelia trust her and was in cahoots with Pascal the entire time.
Regretful Traitor: Despite the fact that she became Nelia's maid simply to spy on her, she quickly grew fond of her because Nelia treated her like family, more than her own brother did. When she actually betrays Nelia, she's on the verge of tears.

Mary Fragment

Voiced by: Hitomi Ueda (Japanese)

The general of the 6th Unit of the Gerra-Aruka Army.

Cruel and Unusual Death: In Volume 7, upon breaking free of her brainwashing, Nelia immediately turns on her and uses her Core Implosion to cut her into numerous pieces. Subverted in that she survived, as Nelia uses a teleportation stone to teleport her back to Gerra-Aruka before she died from her injuries so that the Dark Core could revive her after her death.
Dual Boss: In Volume 7, she is fought alongside a Brainwashed and Crazy Nelia, courtesy of Rocha.
Faking the Dead: She was imprisoned after the Six Nation War, but escaped by faking her death.
Hypocrite Has a Point: She calls Komari a self-righteous person who destroyed many lives when she helped Nelia overthrow Madhart. Her argument is very hypocritical since Madhart was a megalomaniac that wanted to take over the world due to the shallow belief that his race was the superior one, and Mary was 100% supporting him despite all of this. She also seemed to have forgotten the fact that Komari only got involved, not due to her self-righteousness as she claimed, but because Madhart launched an invasion on the Mulnite Empire's capital. However, she's right about one thing and that was that in the aftermath, many people's lives were ruined. Even those who never hurt anyone, but whose only crime is having a very slight connection to Madhart such as a cleaner or a desk jockey, a deliveryman or just someone who voted for him at one point in time. Since Madhart was never found after his defeat, the people vented their anger and hatred by focusing on those who either supported or worked for him at one point in time, not caring how small they were. This led to the destruction of many innocent families and lives. Such as a family whose father was a simple deliveryman who got imprisoned, the mother and son then lost their home, and were endlessly harassed by the public and they eventually committed suicide.
"The Reason You Suck" Speech: In Volume 7, she delivers one to Komari. She calls Komari a self-righteous hypocrite who only knows how to flaunt her power. Getting involved in the affairs of another country, and removing what she considered a tyrant like Madhart, only to end up leaving behind a disaster that ended up destroying the lives of many people before walking away happily. Komari admits that she's not wrong, and even apologizes to her, stating that even if she just wanted to help Nelia, she never considered the consequences of her actions nor did she expect that it would lead to another disaster in Gerra-Aruka.

Heavenly Paradise

Koharu Minenaga

Voiced by: Hina Kino (Japanese)

The leader of Kidoshu, Karla Amatsu's ninja squad.

Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other: Despite their frequent banter, Koharu and Karla are very close to each other. In volume 4, when Kaya slaps aside a handmade pastry that Karla had tried to give her, Koharu would pick it up afterwards and tried to eat it even though it was dirty, stating that she didn't want Karla's efforts to go to waste.
Fangirl: Of Komari, though unlike everyone else who pretty much idolizes Komari for her incredible power, Koharu is a fan of her novels instead. For Komari, having a fan who likes her more as a novelist than a commander makes her so happy that she loses control of herself, and together the two pin Karla down proceed sign an autograph on her butt.
Hired Help as Family: Koharu acts like Karla's Vitriolic Best Bud rather than her servant.
Hyper-Competent Sidekick: She essentially carried Karla all the way by doing most of her work and is the main reason why she lasted so long as an Imperial Saber.
Irony: Despite serving a Fake Ultimate Hero as her master, she's unable to recognize that Komari is also in the same position as Karla and just buys into her stories about her great power. In volume 4, thanks to Fuyao's underhanded methods, a majority of Komari and Karla's forces were destroyed in one go. With the only option left that is to use a small task force to sneak behind enemy lines and eliminate the commander, both Komari and Karla are volunteered by each other's servant, both hoping that the other person would use their supposed great power to defeat the enemy and win the battle. What makes this funny is that they are both Right for the Wrong Reasons.
Legacy of Service: She belongs to the ninja squad that has served the Amatsu family for generations.
Mirror Character: She's basically a non-perverted version of Vill. Both are Ninja Maids who act as the Hyper-Competent Sidekick of a military commander who is a weakling most of the time.
Ninja Maid: She's Karla's personal servant and ninja bodyguard.
Not So Stoic: In Volume 4, after Karla's shop is burned down, the passerbys and news reporters take the opportunity to kick Karla when she's down. Seeing her master being treated in such horrible way is enough for Koharu to break her calm and go into a fit of rage.
Rage Breaking Point: In Volume 4, Koharu was already angered greatly by Karin falsely accusing Karla of murdering her family, but it is the aftermath where Karin burns down Karla's shop in front of their eyes that she drops the calm facade and Vill needs to hold her back from attacking those who wronged Karla.
Sarcastic Devotee: She often insults and makes fun of Karla, but she is still very loyal to her.
Servile Snarker: While she's Karla's subordinate, she snipes at her for being a weakling and kinda dumb.
The Stoic: She doesn't show much emotion most of the time.
Sweet Tooth: She likes Karla's homemade sweets, although she keeps denying it.
Tsundere: Despite how she insults and bickers with Karla all the time, it's clear that she cares deeply for her. She says that Karla's sweets are bad whenever Karla asks her how they taste. The one time she gives praise to her sweets is during an international event that all the nations had gathered. When Karla notes that she had been eating quite a lot of the sweets, Koharu replies that it's because it's better than hers. Only for Karla to reveal that she was the one who made those sweets that she was eating. In a rare moment, she loses her cool and can only run away in embarrassment.
Tsurime Eyes: She's a deadpan Action Girl with sharp eyes.

Karin Reigetsu

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One of the Five Imperial Sabers and the commander of the 3rd Unit of the Heavenly Paradise Army.

Aloof Dark-Haired Girl: Her hair is a very dull black and she's quite cold-hearted and aloof.
Arc Villain: The main villain of the Heavenly Ball arc and the one responsible for a lot of the events that goes on, at least until Fuyao's betrayal.
Barbaric Bully: Not as bad as Millicent, but a very close second. She has made numerous attempts to smear Karla's reputation and has even physically assaulted her.
Big Bad Wannabe: Despite being responsible for many horrific events in volume 4, she is betrayed by Fuyao at the last second, and is taken out of the fight before the duo of Komari and Karla could even fight her.
Color-Coded Eyes: Her eyes are green and she's quite the Green-Eyed Monster.
Driven by Envy: She's so envious of Karla being considered the superior Goddess candidate that she aims to completely destroy Karla's life as a whole. She wants Karla's reputation to be dragged through the mud so everyone knows her as a weak liar, before she exiles her in disgrace.
Easily Forgiven: In volume 4, Karla forgives Karin and allows her to work under her even after all the horrible things she had done to her, such as shaming her in public and on live television, while also framing her for terrible crimes, attacking her family and lastly burning her shop to the ground.
Faux Action Girl: Karin is one of the Imperial Sabers, and she's built up to be a powerful warrior, but she never gets to showcase any of her skills outside of using it harass and bully Karla. In Volume 4, before the group could fight her for real, Fuyao betrays her and cuts her down without any warning.
Green-Eyed Monster: She's an envious woman whose actions made her a personal serious threat to Karla, whose life she wanted to make a living hell out of jealousy.
Hypocrite: For all her talk about how Karla is unfit to be the Goddess, Karin seems to be much worse. She focuses only on the position of Goddess and doesn't care about the people at all. She abuses her authority and power in order to gain advantages over her rival. She commits acts of terrorism such as destroying public property and then framing other people for it because she wants Karla to take the Heavenly Ball more seriously. And lastly, she also partakes in an assassination of the Goddess because she thinks that the Goddess would be impartial to Karla.
Irony: She seems to end up in quite a number of ironic situations.
- She denounces Karla as an incompetent fool who is not worthy of succeeding the Goddess by calling her out as fraud, but it wasn't after she publicly humiliated her by berating her for her Humble Goal of being a patisserie that Karla finally grew to stand up against her and summons the strength and determination to become the Goddess.
- One of the many reasons why she hates the Amatsu family is because of Kakumei joining Inverse Moon and thus she associates the whole family as a group of terrorists, yet she herself in her rage ends up working with one of their agents without even being aware of it until it's too late.
Jerkass Has a Point: While she can be incredibly petty and have done a lot of cruel things to Karla, many of her criticisms of her still hold weight. For starters, Karla, despite her reputation, has never actually displayed anywhere close to the level of power she brags about, and therefore she isn't wrong when she calls her out as a fraud. Also, her personality to always run away from a fight or whenever things get serious is unbecoming of someone belonging to a commander of the military. The fact that Karla never seems to take or act responsibly for someone of her status, is good reason to doubt that if she even deserves to be a candidate for the position of Goddess in the first place. In fact, Karla admits that about 80% of the criticism that she receives from Karin are justified in some way.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: The Blue Oni to Karla's Red Oni. Karin is coldhearted and ruthless, in contrast to the warmhearted and compassionate Karla. This is represented by their clothing; Karin wears a white Kimono with some touches of dark blue underneath along with blue hakama pants, unlike Karla, whose clothing is a white Kimono with red bows.
The Resenter: She's incredibly jealous of Karla as she's unable to understand how someone so weak who always avoided fighting could become so beloved amongst the people and sees her as someone unworthy of her position as an Imperial Saber, and a candidate for the position of Goddess.
The Rival: To Karla. She competes with her for the position of Goddess.
Samurai Ponytail: She wears her hair in a ponytail to complete her female samurai look.
Tiger Versus Dragon: Or rather Ninja vs Samurai. She commands an entire squad of samurais as opposed to her rival who commands ninjas instead.
Tsurime Eyes: Her eyes are sharp and unexpressive, which indicate her jealousy and coldheartedness.
The Unfought: Despite being responsible for a majority of the events of Volume 4, Karin is betrayed at the last moment before Komari and Karla could fight her, and is quickly put of commission.
Unwitting Pawn: She was manipulated by Fuyao into unknowingly doing Inverse Moon's bidding the whole time.

Kaya Amatsu

Karla's grandmother and the former Goddess.

Disproportionate Retribution:
- One time a servant accidentally spilled some soup on her, and she responded by splitting his head apart like a watermelon.
- In Volume 4, after Karla raises her voice and tells her straight to her face, that she doesn't want to be the Goddess, she responds by striking her in the face with enough force to blow her through a wall before grabbing her By the Hair and throwing her through the door where she landed face first into the dirt.
The Dreaded: She scares just about everyone. From Karla to Komari to even Vill who normally has no qualms talking back or even insulting other high-ranking members of society to their face. Upon first meeting her, Vill initially made fun of her by comparing to her grandfather, but she was quick to change to a much more respectful tone after seeing how terrifying she can be.
Family Theme Naming: Like her granddaughter Karla, Kaya's name starts with "Ka".
Fantasy-Forbidding Parent: She disapproves of Karla wanting to become a patisserie, and pressures her to become the next Goddess instead. She's even willing to use violence to try and force Karla to renounce her dream.
Freudian Excuse: While she's cruel to Karla, she tried so hard to make her give up on dream of becoming a patisserie because Karla's future self already told her that Karin becoming the next Goddess will lead to a tragic, war-torn future.
Gruesome Grandparent: She's very abusive and strict towards Karla, having beat her up on a regular basis since she was a child. In the previous timeline where Karla didn't become the Goddess, she was very different, preferring to let things play out on its own. But upon learning of the dark future where Karin becomes the Goddess, Kaya steeled herself in order to use just about any means necessary in order to force Karla into becoming the Goddess.
Hair-Trigger Temper: She is easily angered, and will lash out at anyone if they talk back or disrespect her in anyway, often resulting in Disproportionate Retribution.
Hidden Depths: She is aware that Komari is secretly a weakling behind her powerful facade when she's not using her Core Implosion and threatens to have the truth about her reveal if she doesn't help Karla win the Heavenly Ball. It makes sense, because Karla is the same as Komari, and that she is also a weakling when she's not using her Core Implosion. And Kaya like Komari's father sealed it away out of fear of the dangers it possessed.
Irony: She wants to force Karla to renounce her dream of becoming a patisserie and become the Goddess no matter what it takes, but it was her who gave Karla the dream in the first place when she was a child.
Jerkass Has a Point: She tries forcing Karla to give up her own dreams and become the next Goddess, but her motivation is her strong belief that the Heavenly Paradise will have no future if Karin becomes the Goddess. It turns out that she's right since Karin is so blinded by her pride and jealousy that she has become obsessed with obtaining the position regardless of whatever method she must use. Eventually, Karla realizes that allowing Karin to become the Goddess will lead Heavenly Paradise to fall into ruin and accepts to become the Goddess.
One-Woman Army: It was said that she made a name for herself during her time as an Imperial Saber when she had constantly cut off the heads of many enemies who crossed her path on the battlefield.
Red Baron: She's known as Hell's Windmill.

The Goddess (Unmarked Spoilers)

The Goddess aka Future Karla Amatsu

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The Goddess of Heavenly Paradise who succeeded Karla's grandmother. Her true identity is an older Karla Amatsu who came from a future where she refused to become the Goddess, leading the country to fall under Inverse Moon's control.

The Chains of Commanding: In Volume 9, when Kakumei reveals the truth about himself, he also reveals all the sacrifices Karla's future self had to make in order to avert the Bad Future. By the end of the story, Komari is left in awe as she acknowledges that the Future Karla was an incredible Goddess, and admits that she could never imagine having to carry such a heavy burden.
Cooperation Gambit: She's been working with Empress Karen for some time. During the events of the Heavenly Ball, Karen had been watching out for her, and the two of them knew that Fuyao was an Inverse Moon agent the whole time, but chose to let things play out in order to force the young Karla to grow.
Dead Alternate Counterpart: After her past self becomes the new Goddess, she dies from overuse of her Core Implosion.
Disappears into Light: Shortly after her past self accepts to become the new Goddess, her soul finally gives out and her body turns into mana, vanishing into the air.
Everyone Calls Her "Barkeep": She's only referred to as "The Goddess" by the narrative and other characters.
Eyes Out of Sight: For most of Volume 4, she wears a mask that hides her eyes, until she reveals her true identity as Karla from the future.
Faking the Dead: She was almost assassinated by Karin and Fuyao during the Heavenly Ball, but thanks to Karen who had been working alongside her, she was able to fake her death and observe from the shadows.
Go Out with a Smile: Having succeeded in changing the timeline to create a brighter future, she smiles as she finally vanishes from overusing her Core Implosion.
Magical Floating Shawl: She wears a hagoromo that circles her body, to enhance her divine image.
Power at a Price: Overusing her time-rewinding Core Implosion to alter the timeline ultimately costs her her life.
Set Right What Once Went Wrong: In the Bad Future, Inverse Moon took over Heavenly Paradise and started a war with the other nations, all because Karla allowed Karin to become the Goddess in her place. To avert this from happening, she went back in time and made all the arrangements required to make sure her past self became the Goddess this time around.
Sink or Swim Mentor: She doesn't want tell her younger self directly about the dark future that should happen if Karin becomes the Goddess instead, because she doesn't believe that she would awaken to the true Core Implosion if she did so. As Core Implosion is a reflection of one's spirit, Karla has to want to actually be the Goddess herself in order to truly awaken her power. It was for this reason that she and Karen both stood back and allowed Karin and Fuyao to wreak havoc on the Heavenly Paradise, all to give the young Karla the motivation to want to be the Goddess of her own choice.
Vicariously Ambitious: For many years, she has been trying to make her past self into the next Goddess to avert the Bad Future where she came from.
Walking Spoiler: The reveal of her true identity is one of the biggest spoilers of Volume 4.
You Are Too Late: In her timeline, she awoken her powers far too late to make a difference. By the time she awoken her Core Implosion, Inverse Moon had already destroyed the world.

Haku-Goku Commonwealth

Prohellya Butchersky

Voiced by: Aoi Yūki (Japanese)

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One of the Six Arctic Masters.

Abdicate the Throne: In Volume 9, she is made the queen of nation ruled by beast-folk. While she does lead them for a while, she eventually chooses to return back home at the end of volume 10, saying that she's not meant to be a ruler, but rather a representative of the people instead.
Amateur Sleuth: In Volume 6, she plays detective when she stumbles across a murder case at a hot springs inn during her vacation. She analyzes the murders and bodies, and comes to the conclusion that it's not real, but a fake murder mystery game for Komari's birthday, prepared by the latter's friends.
Asskicking Leads to Leadership: In Volume 9, she ends up becoming the queen of the beast-folk tribe in the Netherworld, due to her joining a revolution and taking down numerous corrupt governments. By the end of it, the three nations merge into one country and make her their queen.
Awesomeness by Analysis: In Volume 11, during a meal with Leona following her victory against Komari, she consoles her when she was feeling down and tries to convince her that it wasn't a Pyrrhic Victory like she thought. During this time, when Leona groans stating that even without her Core Implosion, Komari is still a threat. However, Prohellya was quick to correct that, and inform her that Komari is actually a weakling without it. She had deduced that all the power displayed during the battle was the result of advanced preparation, and likely done by Villhaze. She states that Komari's only real power, outside of her Core Implosion, is her charisma that draws others to her.
Badass Longcoat: She's one of the most famous young military stars in the setting and wears a white trenchcoat with thick fur trimming.
Benevolent Boss: She treats her own subordinates very well, and in turn many of them have nothing but great respect and trust for her.
Big Damn Heroes:
- In Volume 5, she saves Komari from Tryphon with a well time shot, just as he was about to kill her.
- In Volume 6, she comes in clutch once again. Saving Komari from Kuya when she attempts a fatal strike on Komari while in the midst of activating her Core Implosion.
But Now I Must Go: In volume 9, upon arriving into the Netherworld, she grows disgusted with the government of the Beast-folk tribes who were oppressing their people, and thus decides to join their revolution. After overthrowing them, the three nations merge into one and declare her their new queen. Afterwards, she had a brief moment considering if she should stop or continue, upon seeing how terrible the rest of the world's nations are, but ultimately decides to go back home at the end of volume 10.
Conditioned to Accept Horror: In Volume 6, when a series of murders break out at the inn that she along with Komari and the others were staying at, she was the most calm of the group, casually studying the corpses and deduce methods used to murder them. All while Komari and Karla were freaking out in the back. Although, Prohellya quickly figured out the murders weren't even real.
Consummate Professional: She's very professional, always able to remain calm and think about the duty on hand and what needs to be done. When she and Komari work together in volume 12, Komari has some mixed feelings about this. While she's grateful for having a strong, straight sensible person at her side, it makes nervous as Komari won't be able to get distracted or slack off without being scolded.
Cool Big Sis: Both Dvanya and Lolocco see her as this. With the former idolizing her and wanting to be like her when she grows up. While the latter thinks of her as a cool and understanding person who is better than her teachers.
Cool Teacher: In her spare time, she serves as a music teacher, and often she receives words of thanks from her students, along with several gifts. Even Lolocco considered having Prohellya as her teacher, seeing her a Cool Big Sis she enjoys spending time with.
Dangerous Forbidden Technique: In Volume 12, upon cornering Lumin and rescuing both Dvanya and Lolocco from her clutches, she proceeds to use her last resort, which was essentially a Kill Sat that had been storing up power for some time. The attack was so great that even Komari herself was unable to properly defend against it. Seeing this, Prohellya told Komari to stand down and let her handle it, before she took a gun out and pointed it to her head. Then it gets subverted, as Dvanya in a rare moment panicked and tackled her from the side and knocked her gun away, telling her not to use it, as it would shave off her lifespan. Fortunately, Millicent arrived to take her place before they could be killed by the Kill Sat.
Everyone Has Standards: She's mostly just a solder following orders, even ones she doesn't like. However, she does have limits to what orders she would follow. In volume 4, despite being put into a team battle with Karin as one of her partners, she grows disgusted with her hypocritical and corrupt methods, and eventually pulls a Heel–Face Turn and joins Komari and Karla's side even before she receives orders to do so.
Friend to All Children: She has a soft spot for children, and in turn is quite popular with them. She's also a lot more patient with them, allowing a group of children to mess with her, and even has one punch her in the face during volume 4.
The Gunslinger: Her main weapon is a rifle.
Hard Work Hardly Works: Her subordinates, especially Pitolina think this. Prohellya works her ass off to be a good military leader and serve her country splendidly. Stars from other nations, like Komari and Karla, are still more popular than her despite not working as hard as she does and have only become successful because of their family connections and powerful Core Implosion.
Heroic Self-Deprecation: Despite being the most outgoing and active member of the Six Valkyries and a famous figure in the Haku-Goku Commonwealth, Volume 11 reveals that she's actually afraid of being forgotten and left alone.
Hyperspace Arsenal: She is able to conjour up a magical storage space where she is able to hold her belongings. In volume 11, she uses it to carry all her necessities for her stayover trip at Komari's mansion while they work to capture or destroy some members from Observatory.
I Just Want to Be Free: In Volume 12, Komari is surprised to learn that Prohellya isn't the next in line to be General Secretary, but rather her sworn sister Dvanya. When she asks for the details, Prohellya stated that she values her freedom, and doesn't want to be tied down in a ruling position, and that she would rather remain as one of the Six Artic Masters instead, so the position goes to Dvanya instead.
It's Personal: She hasn't forgiven Fuyao for the events of volume 4, because of this, she was happy to get a shot at revenge during the battle at the Mulnite Empire in volume 5. She successfully took her revenge and even managed to take Fuyao as a hostage afterwards. Happily crackling as she tossed her like a sack of trash to the ground in front of Tryphon and Spica.
Jack of All Trades: She's well-known for being multi-talented. From being able to play music to singing, to dancing, to teaching and even fighting. In volume 6, she also displays deduction and forensic skills. This was how she was able to discern the truth of the murders in the Inn that Komari and the others were staying at.
Pay Evil unto Evil: While normally she prefers a fair challenge, it should be known that if you use underhanded means against her, she will happily respond in kind. In volume 5, during the final battle, when Tryphon attempts a desperate charge to stop Komari from activating her Core Implosion, she quickly holds her gun to Fuyao's head in order to prevent him from interrupting her transformation. He calls her a Dirty Coward, but in turn she responds that his group did something like this first so it's fair.
Plot-Induced Illness: During volume 6, she and her unit were supposed to fight in an entertainment war against Komari's elite forces led by Esther, but she failed to show up due to falling sick. Her replacement, Pritina is an incompetent fool with a Leeroy Jenkins mentality who thought that there was no need for strategy, which was completely different from Prohellya's tactical and strategic way of commanding. Even her own troops were complaining how this was going to end badly before they were forced to charge head first and get killed.
Positive Friend Influence: At the end of Volume 11, Prohellya and Komari formed an alliance where the two of them would work together in order to fight of the forces of Observatory. During the start of Volume 12, it was noted that Komari had become a lot better during her time together with Prohellya, such as kicking her bad habits of sleeping late, eating more healthy foods, and being more proactive her in her work. Villhaze is annoyed about this, as she feels like she's missing out on the chance to spoil Komari and having less work to do because of Prohellya and just sees this as another reason, apart from her Clingy Jealous Girl tendencies, to kick her out.
Reasonable Authority Figure: She's a strong believer that people of authority should be fair and just. It was the major reason that she turned on Karin during volume 4, as her hypocritical and corrupt methods sickened her.
Scary Teeth: She has shark-like teeth.
Secret Secret-Keeper: In Volume 6, she discovers that the murders at the inn that she along with Komari and the others were staying in were fake, and she even managed to find the secret room where the others were preparing the surprise party for Komari. The only ones who were unaware were Komari and Pitolina but instead of letting them know, she decides to just join in with the others and relax.
Self-Made Woman: All her powers and skills wasn't the result of just talent, but endless amounts of hard work. This has led to the admiration of many people, and why quite a number of people from her country dislike those like Komari and Karla, whose successes are attributed to their powerful Core Implosions and that they just born into influential families with powerful connections, as opposed to Prohellya who had to climb her way from the bottom to the top.
Sink or Swim Mentor: She wants her subordinates to think for themselves in case something goes wrong, and trains them with this goal in mind. She believes that it's not good for a superior to hand out the answers themselves. She's willing to step back and do nothing even if they are in trouble, only stepping in when there isn't any other option. In Volume 6, after she figures out Komari's friends were behind the series of fake murders at the inn, Prohellya doesn't reveal the truth because she wants her subordinate Pitolina to figure the truth out on her own, especially since there were clues planted beforehand.
Too Awesome to Use: Subverted. Prohellya is considered the pride and joy of the Haku-Goku Commonthwealth. Yet despite this, they have no qualms about sending her out to fight and participate in dangerous missions. In Volume 8, when the leaders of the Six Nations gather together to discuss what to do now that the destruction of the Enchanted Lands's Dark Core has torn open and connected a path to the Netherworld. During this time, in order to reclaim Komari and the others like Prohellya, heated arguments are thrown about. Eventually, the General Secretary of the Haku-Goku Commonwealth put a stop to it by offering to destroy their Dark Core. Stating that Prohellya's value was so great, that it was worth running the risk of losing the Dark Core in exchange for her safety.
Universally Beloved Leader: She commands respect and trust from almost everyone. Unlike Komari and Karla who rely on their Core Implosion and a Hyper-Competent Sidekick along with a lot of luck, all of Prohellya's achievements are entirely the results of endless hard work. This has led to many people having nothing but the highest respect for her. From her own countrymen, to even others from other nations like Komari's little sister Lolocco, to the nation of the beast-folk in the Netherworld, to the point she was voted to be made their queen due to helping them in their time of need.
Unwitting Instigator of Doom: During Volume 5, upon seeing a chance, she attempts to fire a shot at Tryphon, but in a moment's desperation, he teleported it randomly and it struck Komari's pendant, damaging it and sending her into the netherworld. The pendant would later be revealed to be the Dark Core, and if not for Karla who strongly insisted on restoring it later on, Mulnite would have lost its blessing, and death would then become permanent from then on.
Workaholic: She's constantly on the move, having being noted that she's gone above and beyond the military duties expected from someone of her position numerous times. Her own subordinates constantly worry about her health, stating that she should spare some time for herself.

Pitolina Shelepina

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Prohellya's subordinate.

Fangirl: Of Prohellya. She deeply respects her for how much effort she puts in, and how much she's done for her nation. It's also why she dislikes the other girls like Komari and Karla, both of whom are more popular than her despite seemingly putting in less effort.
Jerkass Has a Point: She tells Komari to her face that without her Core Implosion, she wouldn't have been able to accomplish any notable victories, and that no real military force would ever take her in otherwise. Komari doesn't think Pitolina is wrong, now being aware that her Core Implosion is the reason why she hasn't been killed in every fight she has partaken until that point.
Leeroy Jenkins: She tends to rush into battle without a plan or strategy. In volume 6, she was left in charge of Prohellya's troops due to her falling sick from overworking, and ends up suffering a terrible loss due to her not even bothering to do basic thinking and strategy. Later in the same volume, during a series of murders that happened in the inn that she and Prohellya was staying at, both her and Komari were left alone at one point in time. During this time, she started to blindly pursue a shadowy figure, thinking that it was responsible for the murders. She ended up getting murdered by that shadow, but it was only in self-defense, and that shadow wasn't responsible for any of the other murders. Prohellya, who had secretly been watching, stated that there were numerous clues that would told her otherwise, but her inability to stop and think left her reckless and blind to the truth.
Reckless Sidekick: To Prohellya. Pitolina's extremely reckless behavior is downright suicidal. Prohellya still tries to leave her to her own devices to force her to think on her own, but Pitolina's only modus operandi is jumping into action without a plan, and she gets herself killed every time.
Rhyming Names: Pitolina Shelepina
Sore Loser: In Volume 6, she's very grumpy about Prohellya's troops losing to Komari's troops in an entertainment war, even though the main reason why they lost was because of her own incompetence and lack of strategy. She keeps claiming that her unit wouldn't have lost if Prohellya haven't gotten sick.

Dvanya Butchersky

A member of Haku-Goku Commonwealth's Communist Party and a candidate for the next General Secretary.

Because You Were Nice to Me: All she has ever known is to study and fight. Many did not even treat her like a normal girl. Prohellya was the only one who treated her with love and respect, resulting in Dvanya's adoration for Prohellya.
Big Sister Worship: She greatly idolizes Prohellya whom she regards as her Onee-sama, and wants to be like her.
Commonality Connection: One of the reasons why she was so quick to become good friends with Lolo was due to them seeing Prohellya as a Cool Big Sis.
Damsel in Distress: In volume 12, both she and Lolocco are kidnapped and subjected to ruthless torture by members of Observatory.
Greed: When she was being shown a tour around the Mulnite Empire in Volume 12 alongside Lolocco, the two of them realizes that they had absolutely no money. During this time, they came across a beautiful shiny dagger. While it had some cracks, it still looked to be valuable enough to be sold for some money. At first, she considered returning it to the police, but when Lolocco pressed on and reminded her how they had no money, she eventually clamped up and gave in.
Healing Hands: In Volume 12, upon leaving Lingzi's flower shop, the two are attacked by Vadrya who mistook Lolocco for Komari and nearly kills her before she knew what happened. Upon recovering from the shock, she quickly tends to Lolocco, using her magic to barely save her before she died.
Making a Splash: She can use water magic.
Mistaken for Related: Many people think that she's Prohellya's younger sister because they have the same surname. In reality, they aren't blood-related, though to be fair, they are close enough to be sworn sisters.
Not So Stoic: In the later part of Volume 9, her Emotionless Girl facade breaks when Vadrya nearly kills Lolocco in front of her eyes. She flies into a frenzy and tries to kill him in response. However, he proves to be too powerful and beats her to near death. Afterwards, when Lumin's last resort proves too much even for Komari to handle, Prohellya attempts to use her own last resort in return. However, in a rare moment, Dvanya intervenes, tackling her from the side, knocking her weapon away, and telling her to not use it as it would shave off her own lifespan.
Sugar-and-Ice Personality: She's quiet and expressionless, giving the impression of an emotionless doll. Despite this, she has strong affection for Prohellya, who she admires as an older sister figure, and becomes fast friends with Lolo.
Sworn Brothers: She's not truly related to Prohellya by blood, but because they are very close to one another, Dvanya considers Prohellya to be her Onee-sama and started to use her last name.
Unknowingly Possessing Stolen Goods: In Volume 12, when she was being shown a tour around the Mulnite Empire by Lolocco, they bypassed a river that was covered in filth. During this time, they noticed a shiny dagger that stood out admist the filth. Using water magic, Dvanya extracted said dagger. It would turn out be the Annihilation Armor 01 "Carve", Lala Dagger's personal weapon that was stolen and discarded by Millicent earlier on.
Unwitting Pawn: In Volume 12, she is kidnapped alongside Lolocco and both are used as hostages by Observatory. Prohellya noted that the timing was just too good, as Dvanya, an important figure from the Haku-Goku Commonwealth, suddenly visited without notice, and at this point in time was supposed to be under the protection of the Mulnite Empire. Yet she was kidnapped under their nose. Such a terrible incident could be used as justification to invade the Mulnite Empire.

Enchanted Lands

Lingzi Ailan

One of the Three Draconic Meteors and the next Tianzi of the Enchanted Lands.

Animal Motifs: She's frequently compared to a peacock.
Anime Chinese Girl: Due to the Enchanted Lands being a Fantasy Counterpart Culture to China, Lingzi has a Chinese-inspired name and design, including Odango Hair.
Arranged Marriage: Since her father has no interest in politics, he has approved of Lingzi being married to the Grand Chancellor Shikuai Gudu to make him the next Tianzi as he has the public's approval, even though Lingzi personally detests him. By the end of Volume 7, Lingzi's engagement to Shikuai has been annulled, but her father then arranges her to be married to Komari because of the public's overwhelming support to Komari becoming the new Tianzi. Since neither of them are in a position where they can refuse, Lingzi officially becomes Komari's legal wife.
Barrier Maiden: The Dark Core of the Enchanted Lands was damaged 600 years ago. To keep it functioning, Lingzi's ancestor used her Core Implosion to restore the Dark Core to its state before destruction, but the effect wears off as soon as the user deactivates the Core Implosion. To maintain the power of said Core Implosion in the family, all of the following female Ailan successors were groomed to have a "soul" similar to their ancestor by undergoing education that gave them the same personality and mindset. While Lingzi is publicly known as the next Tianzi, her real purpose is having her Core Implosion active 24/7 to keep the Dark Core intact. Said process results in the illness that's slowly killing her.
Cannot Spit It Out: Compared to Vill and Sakuna, Lingzi has a hard time being direct about her love for Komari. In the rare occasion she tries to be more aggressive, she gets interrupted, usually by Vill and/or Sakuna.
Caring Gardener: Her love for flowers makes her a talented gardener. Later on, she opens a gardening shop in the capital of the Mulnite Empire.
Delicate and Sickly: She's said to have poor health, making it hard for her to move around much. Her illness is actually the result of her being forced to keep her Core Implosion almost permanently active to keep the Enchanted Lands' Dark Core working. She's cured after the Dark Core is destroyed.
Dogged Nice Girl: Technically she's already married to Komari (albeit only on paper), but Komari has yet to reciprocate Lingzi's romantic feelings. Lingzi decides to take things slow and build a close friendship with Komari, hoping to win her heart eventually. She even moves to the Mulnite Empire to be closer to Komari.
Extreme Doormat: She's very passive and unassuming, which is why she doesn't try to make overt advances at Komari, in contrast to the more forceful Vill. She doesn't even take advantage of her legal marriage to Komari to assert herself in front of her love rivals, and her servant Meihua has to pressure her to start taking action if she wants to win Komari's heart.
Girl in the Tower: In Volume 7, Shikuai locks Lingzi up in a tower for most of the story arc, spinning a tale that her health hasn't been very good, and that's why she hasn't been making many appearances.
Hot Consort: Komari becomes the new Tianzi of the Enchanted Lands through her legal marriage to Lingzi, officially making her Komari's consort (at least in the Enchanted Lands).
Lipstick Lesbian: She's a very feminine and sweet princess who loves flowers and is deeply in love with the vampire girl Komari.
Mayfly–December Romance: Being a Long-Lived immortal, Lingzi has a much longer lifespan than her beloved Komari, although the mortality issue hasn't been touched upon.
Nice Girl: She's a kindhearted and gentle girl.
Only Sane Woman: Lingzi is the most normal girl in Komari's Unwanted Harem, which contains girls like Vill and Sakuna.
Please Put Some Clothes On: In Volume 12, right in the middle of a battle against the members of Observatory, Lingzi freaks out when she sees Karen walking around naked after her own power destroyed her clothes. Lingzi then lends Karen some of her clothes to avoid public indecency.
Princess Classic: She's a beautiful, elegant, demure, purehearted, and sweet princess.
Sheltered Aristocrat: From her birth, Lingzi was locked up inside the royal palace and was forced to undergo very strict education without being allowed to see the outside world. She had never left the palace until Meihua helped her sneak out to look around town.
Superpowerful Genetics: Her Core Implosion was originally a power manifested by her ancestor from 600 years ago. It has been passed down from generation to generation by the daughters of the Ailan clan through an indoctrination process that made all of the successors have the same personality as their ancestor, making the shape of their soul similar enough to manifest the same Core Implosion over and over again.
Unrequited Love Switcheroo: In Volume 7, Komari seems to have fallen in love with Lingzi and challenges Shikuai Gudu for her hand in marriage. Then it's revealed that Komari's romantic feelings were a result of Meihua's Core Implosion, but she still becomes legally married to Lingzi because everyone in the Enchanted Lands wants her to be the next Tianzi. Since Komari says she doesn't have her heart settled on anyone yet, Lingzi is determined to make Komari fall in love with her for real so they can be a married couple in more than just paper.

Meihua Liang

Lingzi's personal servant.

Brainwashing for the Greater Good: In Volume 7, she uses her Core Implosion secretly upon meeting Komari, in order to manipulate her feelings into protecting Lingzi. Villhaze who was already suspicious about how proactive Komari was being, eventually confronted her. After some questioning, she finally confessed what she had done. When she was dragged in front of Komari in order to diverge the truth, she stated that she needed Komari's power in order to break Lingzi free from Shikuai's grasp and this was the only way.
Glamour: Her Core Implosion has an effect similar to this, but not on herself but on Lingzi. To be specific, her Core Implosion has the power to fabricate feelings of affection for Lingzi on her target, causing them to be overcome with a desire to dote on and protect Lingzi. In Komari's case, it worked a bit too well, even making Komari think she had fallen in love with Lingzi.
Satellite Character: She serves as Lingzi's servant, with her only purpose is trying to support her.
Shipper on Deck: She supports Lingzi's love for Komari and tries to orchestrate situations where Lingzi can get closer to Komari.

Shikuai Gudu

The Grand Chancellor of the Enchanted Lands and Lingzi's fiancé.

And Now You Must Marry Me: In Volume 7, he locks the princess Lingzi up in a tower and plans forcing her to marry him in order to become the rightful ruler of the Enchanted Lands.
Arc Villain: He's the villain of Volume 7.
Combat Pragmatist: Despite having no fighting power, he is still a legitimate threat as a villain. In volume 7, he manages to have an agent get close to Komari and trick her into using her Core Implosion into attacking him before framing her. With the entire population of the Enchanted Lands behind him, he then challenges her to a duel for the hand of Lingzi. Except, it's a contest of intelligence, knowing full well that he can't beat her in a physical fight. It also allows him to use the excuse that as a civil servant, it wouldn't be fair to fight it out. Later on, he even rigs the battle by placing them in front of an audience while using a barrier to separate them, ensuring that none of Komari's friends can intervene. Then a bomb will activate and kill the loser. Except that because of the Dark Core, he can revive if he loses, while Komari will be Killed Off for Real if she loses.
Corrupt Politician: He has been involved in criminal activities, like smuggling of weapons and drugs, and also partaking in illegal experiments. However, because of his skill in politics and good reputation, it's impossible to arrest him. It's a major reason why Komari can't touch him directly, as it would lead to an international crisis if she did so.
Dragon-in-Chief: One of the major reasons why he has so much political power is because the Tianzi who is supposed to be the one running the country is rather indifferent to politics, and being the next best option and most skilled politician there is, it was easy for him to claim power.
Dull Eyes of Unhappiness: In Volume 8, at the start where Komari along with several others including Lingzi was blasted to the Netherworld thanks to the destruction of the Dark Core at the end of Volume 7, he is reduced to a sad state of shock, where all he can do is sit in a corner with lifeless eyes chanting Lingzi's name in an emotionless tone.
Even Evil Has Loved Ones: The reason why he partook in the illegal experiments with Rocha was to create a cure to save Lingzi from her illness. He also removed many traitors and spies that were hoping to take advantage of Lingzi's weak condition along with her naivety. As terrible as his methods were, and how he carried himself, his feelings for Lingzi are real.
Even Evil Has Standards: He maybe an extremely prideful person who won't hesitate to commit crimes to get what he wants, but even he has lines he won't cross. In Volume 7, after his defeat at the end of the first half, he's thrown into prison, only for the Enchanted Lands to come under attack. When Komari and the others go to visit him hoping that he would know what's going on, he is incredibly disgusted that they think that he's responsible for it. Even though has done a lot of terrible things, he would never do anything that could jeopardize his homeland.
Flowery Insults: In Volume 7, while talking over a communication device that Nelia had shared with Komari who by this point in time was incredibly angry. He made it seem like Lingzi and him were in a real relationship, while talking in a condescending tone. With every statement he made, Komari just got more and more angry.
Frame-Up: He manages to frame Komari by having one of his agents secretly slip some blood into her food, forcefully activating her Core Implosion against her will. Then having spin a tale about him abusing Lingzi, which in turn made Komari rush straight towards him in a fit of blind rage. This ends up causing a huge commotion and turning the rest of the Enchanted Lands against her.
Freudian Excuse Is No Excuse: In Volume 7, his motivation for all his actions was to save Lingzi who was dying from a terrible illness. However, he had committed many crimes, the worse being partaking in Rocha's human experimentations. Komari stated that his determination and feelings are actually respectable and understandable, but in no way does that excuse his actions.
Heel–Face Turn: After his defeat in Volume 7, he's sent to jail. Eventually, he returns in Volume 11 where he and Komari negotiate a deal where he can get back his job as Grand Chancellor, since being the ruler of the Enchanted Lands is too much work for Komari and Shikuai knows how to manage a government better than she ever could. Shikuai agrees to be obedient to Komari since unlike the previous Tianzi, he does respect her power and he promises her that he won't try the same shady business he did before.
Jerkass Has a Point: Subverted. He doesn't have a very high opinion on Lingzi's capabilities, and often puts her down whenever she tries to get involved with the affairs of the court and politics. That said, he is right about her not able to handle it, as Lingzi not only is ignorant in the ways of politics, but she is incredibly naive, and prone to be taken advantage off by others. Not to mention that her physical health is very weak. All of this would make it near impossible for Lingzi to survive in the field of politics. Though Komari acknowledges that his argument makes sense, she doesn't back down and tells him that he's also at fault for not even giving Lingzi a chance. As Lingzi always had the heart to learn to be better, but it was just that no one gave her an opportunity to learn, nor did anyone even try to teach her.
Manipulative Bastard: He's very good at controlling people and placing himself in near untouchable situations, making it so that his opponents can't touch him without facing serious consequences.
Non-Action Guy: He has no fighting power, being a shrewd politician before anything.
Pride: He has an incredibly high opinion of himself, constantly berating others as if they were beneath him and stating that the reason why the Enchanted Lands has some degree of peace is entirely because of him.
Shipper on Deck: Ironically, he tries to play matchmaker for Lingzi and Komari after his engagement to the former gets cancelled.
Smug Snake: He's a very dangerous and cunning opponent, but he also has a lot of pride. He just cannot get rid of his habit of wanting to show off and be at the center of every event. Even Prohellya stated if he just ignored Komari instead of trying to further his image by defeating her in front of the whole world, he likely would have emerged the victor.
Underestimating Badassery: His entire plan for defeating Komari was indeed well thought out, however he overlooked all of Komari's friends and companions. Such as Sakuna killing an agent in order to use her Core Implosion on him in order to help Komari out. Aas well as the fact that Nelia and Prohellya had taken advantage of his absence to gather evidence of his wrongdoings. Even though he won the contest against Komari for Lingzi's hand in marriage, it was quickly undone when Komari's friends revealed the truth of his wrongdoings.
Viler New Villain: Upon hearing and reading of his actions, Komari and Villhaze compare him to a more dangerous version of Madhart. Which makes some sense, as he was working alongside Madhart long ago. And following his defeat, a few of his own loyalist who managed to escape from Nelia sought refuge in his territory, waiting for a chance at revenge.
Villain with Good Publicity: On the outside, he's well-received and trusted by the people, mostly because he manages to hide his shady activities.
Well-Intentioned Extremist: He has done a lot of terrible things. Yet surprisingly at the end of the day, he still has some noble intentions. At the end of the day, he wanted Lingzi to be cured from her illness, with this being the entire reason why he cooperated in Rocha's human experiments.

Lapelico Kingdom

Leona Flatt

One of the Four Holy Beasts of the Lapelico Kingdom. She's also Tio's twin sister.

All of the Other Reindeer: Leona is looked down upon by most of the world, often being overshadowed by her rival heroes of other nations. Combined with the belief that she only became one of the Six Valkyries out of pity because each nation needed a representative to represent their might, many people don't have much positive things to say about her.
Bare-Fisted Monk: She fights using her bare hands.
Cat Girl: She's a beast-folk girl with cat ears and a tail.
Charles Atlas Superpower: Compared to her rivals and fellow Valkyries, Leona doesn't use any special techniques or such. She mostly fights with nothing but her bare hands and raw physical power. That doesn't make her any less of a threat, though.
Combat Pragmatism: In Volume 11, she chooses to challenge Komari, who at this point in time is a famous hero, to a 3 on 3 battle. However, knowing that she can't beat her when she's using her Core Implosion, she puts up a condition that neither side is allowed to use Core Implosion. This condition alone gives Komari an incredible amount of trouble as she has almost no fighting power outside of it.
Fashionable Asymmetry: Like her sister Tio, Leona wears a thigh high stocking only on one leg, although she wears on the right side as opposed to Tio wearing it on the left side.
Hard Work Hardly Works: All of Leona's powers was the result of hard work. Yet as someone without any special abilities or powerful family connections, no one ever expected her to amount to anything, and some even thought that she was wasting her time trying to compete against the other nations.
A Hero To Her Hometown: In her own country, Leona is a hero that is widely popular among her people. Unfortunately, even though she has a high standing among the Lapelico Kingdom, she's constantly being looked down upon by everyone outside of her homeland. It doesn't help that the Lapelico Kingdom and its citizens are seen as the lowest standing among the Six Nations.
It's Personal: Downplayed, she doesn't have any grudge against Karla, but she does want to have another fight against her, ever since she lost to her in a sports-war.
The Juggernaut: Downplayed, but in Volume 11, during the battle against Komari, after seeing an opportunity to get close to her, she makes her appearance by crashing in from high above like a meteorite. Once then, she proceeds to demolish everyone in her path on the way to Komari, effectively ripping the 7th Unit apart all by herself until she reaches Komari.
A Lizard Named "Liz": She's a Cat Girl named Leona.
The Nose Knows: Much like sister, she is able to use scent tracking magic, and was able to discern that both Komari and Karla's true power are on a whole different level.
One-Woman Army: In Volume 11, during the battle against Komari, she single-handedly tears her way through the 7th Unit and even bulldozes her way through Esther like she was nothing all so that she could fight Komari. Had the alarm not sounded then and bring the battle to an end, she would have tore Komari apart with her bare hands.
Overshadowed by Awesome: Despite being part of the Six Valkyries, her achievements are often overlooked in favor of Komari, Karla, Nelia, Prohellya and Lingzi. Even Melka who is often interested in trying to get stories about them states that Leona is probably the most overlooked of the six as a result.
Patriotic Fervor: She fights for her country in order to make it a better place. She wishes for everyone else to take her nation more seriously, and show everyone that that it is capable of standing on equal grounds with the other nations, so that they would stop treating them as second rate.
Plucky Girl: Even though everyone outside the Lapelico Kingdom sees her as the underdog of the Six Valkyries, she doesn't let it get to her. She's determined to promote the Lapelico Kingdom's might and show that they aren't people that others can just walk over.
Polar Opposite Twins: With Tio. Whilst Tio is a weak pushover, Leona is a brash and strong-willed fighter.
Pyrrhic Victory: In Volume 11, against all odds, she manages to emerge victorious against Komari in an entertainment war. However, because she won through the rulings rather than actually defeating Komari in a real fight, Leona thinks of her victory as hollow. She still has the lowest standing among the Six Valkyries and the main star of the battle was her companion instead. Furthermore, she would no longer be able to use the same condition of no Core Implosions if they were to ever fight again, meaning it would be unlikely to score a victory in a rematch. This ends up leaving her with the feeling that she squandered a big opportunity to change the standing of the Lapelico Kingdom. Then the trope becomes Downplayed when Prohellya explains that while she may not have defeated Komari in a fight, she and her companions managed to put up an impressive enough display of power that quite a number of people have begun to reconsider their evaluation of the Lapelico Kingdom and have begun to take them a bit more seriously. It cheers her up, with her stating that while it maybe small, it's at least a step in the right direction.
Stepford Smiler: Most of the people from her home are unaware that they are constantly being looked down by just about everyone else from other nations. In Volume 11, when she receives a welcoming party from her own family and village, she puts up a straight face, trying to make it seem like everything is fine, but inwardly, she feels very guilty about hiding her status about herself and their country and how they are at the bottom of the barrel when it comes to standings.
Stuck in Their Shadow: In-Universe. Leona doesn't measure up to the other members of the Six Valkyries in terms of popularity anywhere outside the Lapelico Kingdom. In volume 11, during the preparation before her battle with Komari, Melka and Tio arrive to her village hoping to scout the competition out and interview the locals. During this time, Leona returns home just as they were about to leave. When asked if she wanted to interview her, Melka just brushes her aside. As soon as she was out of sight, she overhears Melka grumbling. Thanks to her enhanced hearing, she was able to hear her complaining that interviewing her is a waste of time when she could be interviewing Komari instead.
Token Minority: It's believed that Leona only managed to become one of the Six Valkyries because each nation needed a representative to showcase their power. To the rest of the world, the Lapelico Kingdom is looked down upon and seen as weak, and Leona only got her position because of luck.

Six Nations Newspaper

Melka Tiano

Voiced by: Reina Ueda (Japanese), Annie Wild (English)

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A reporter for the Six Nations Newspaper, which is also called a fake newspaper by some.

Adaptation Dye-Job: In the light novel, her hair color is described as snow-white, due to her being a Sapphire. In the anime, she has light blue hair instead.
The Friend Nobody Likes: She often runs into Komari and the other Valkyries while looking for interesting topics. However, because she ends up publishing stories that are either false or missing important details about their adventures, it's no surprise that many do not like her. At one point in time, she ends up publishing a story about how Komari and Lingzi are madly in love, and this leads to Villhaze and Sakuna nearly killing her in a fit of rage.
Hypocrite: She claims that she can't stand other sources of journalism who just make up stories, and berates them for a mockery of what real journalism is like, but her own stories aren't always true either, and some of it has their contents either exaggerated or glossed over.
Melka: They are making a mockery of journalism! They think they can make up whatever they want! And they cannot keep getting away with this!
Tio: Are we really in a position to criticize them?
Intrepid Reporter: She's always looking for news about the new upcoming Crimson Lord Komari, and tends to spice up her articles about her. Later on, this also extends to the Six Valkyries which comprises of Komari, Nelia, Karla, Prohellya, Lingzi, and Leona.
Jerkass to One: With a bit of Fantastic Racism mixed into it. While she isn't exactly a nice person, she shows a demeaning attitude towards the beast-folk race, as seen by the way she treats Tio and Leona. In Volume 11, when Leona and Komari are about to have a battle, she arrives to Leona and Tio's home hoping to scout the place out, only to consider it a waste of time. On the way out, she runs into Leona. When asked if she was here to interview her, she tells her that there's no need. As soon as she was out of sight, she says that coming to the village was a waste of time and there was no point interviewing Leona when she should be interviewing Komari instead, saying that the Lapelico Kingdom is a complete joke as she left.

Tio Flatt

Voiced by: Saku Mizuno (Japanese)

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Melka's partner, mainly in charge of photography.

Beleaguered Assistant: Melka works Tio very hard, often drags her to dangerous places against her will just to find the truth of good stories, and never really compensates her for it. In Volume 4, the very first thing she does upon reuniting with her sister is to beg her for help in getting her out of this job.
Leona: Sis? What're you doing here?"
Tio: I don't even know! Ask this bully of a boss! Please take my place Leona! Get me OUT of here!"
Cat Girl: She looks like a girl with cat ears and a tail.
Extreme Doormat: She knows that others don't see her kind or nation in a good light. Even her own boss talks badly about her home by calling it a joke and subtly insults her sister by calling her inferior to her fellow Valkyries. But even so she can't deny that they are treated badly and looked down upon by others because they are weaker than most of their rivals. As such, even though she dislikes it, she can only grin and bear with it when Melka or someone else badmouths her homeland or even her sister.
Fashionable Asymmetry: Her left leg is covered with a thigh high stocking, while her right leg is bare.
The Nose Knows: She specializes in scent tracking magic.
Polar Opposite Twins: With Leona. While her sister is a boisterous fighter driven by her determination to prove their nation's might, Tio is a simple photographer and a big pushover who doesn't have it in her to stand up to the Fantastic Racism that her race faces.
Successful Sibling Syndrome: She's often overlooked in favor of her twin sister Leona, who seemingly does better in almost everything when compared to her.

Yusei

Yusei Amatsu

The leader of Yusei.

Dark Lord on Life Support: She was injured in a battle with Incent a long time ago and became bedridden.
Marionette Master: She contacts the outside world by imbuing other objects such as stuffed animals with her willpower.
Stellar Name: Yusei means "Evening Star".

Rocha Nerzanpi

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The Minister of Military Secrets of the Enchanted Lands.

Break Them by Talking: In Volume 7, after capturing Nelia, she calls her out on her foolishness and how her actions of overthrowing Madhart have led to a huge problem in her country. As she points out, Madhart was A Nazi by Any Other Name, but he was still a highly capable figure who was respected by the general public of Gerra-Aruka. By overthrowing him, Nelia had unknowingly destroyed the lives of many people.
Combat Pragmatist: After defeating Komari in the first round, she quickly tries to gun Komari down before she can reactivate her Core Implosion, but thanks to Prohellya and Leona's interference, she failed to do so.
Crazy-Prepared: In the finale of volume 7, she had planted a massive bomb underneath the city to blow up in case of her either finishing her duty and to erase all traces of her, or that she would be defeated. When it looked like she would be defeated by the combination of Komari, Prohellya, Leona and the 7th Unit, she detonated the bomb to effectively take out almost everyone in one go.
Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette: She's a pale-skinned and black-haired villainess.
Evil Wears Black: She's an evil and cruel woman wearing black clothes.
The Gunslinger: She uses a gun that is also a divine instrument.
Knight of Cerebus: She makes her appearance in Volume 6, but in Volume 7 when she finally takes to the field herself, she shows how dangerous she is. She becomes the first person to actually defeat Komari while she's using her Core Implosion in a real fight. Unlike Tryphon who had to use hostages in order to force her out of it, Rocha was able to gun her down through a combination of speed and technique. Even after Komari gets a Heroic Second Wind, Rocha was able to brawl with her on even grounds, and even gains the upperhand. If not for Prohellya and Leona and the entire 7th Unit joining the fight at the last moment, she would have killed Komari for good. She even manages to destroy the Dark Core of the Enchanted Lands.
Mad Bomber: Apart from drugs and human experiments, she's also able to make bombs. In volume 7, she planted a powerful bomb under the city that was meant to erase all traces of her once her work was over, or to be used in the worst case scenario. In Volume 9, it was shown that she gave Nephthy some very powerful bombs to be used in case of an emergency just before she went to the Six Nations.
Mad Scientist: She's responsible for a lot of terrible experiments with no regard for human lives. She worked alongside Shikuai in order to get living experimental subjects from him. She is especially interested in obtaining powerful figures, like the Six Valkyries. In volume 7, she manages to capture Nelia, and extract her willpower from her, effectively turning her into a lifeless doll.
- In Volume 9, she and Tremolo were the ones behind the destruction of Fuyao's village. With her hypnotizing Fuyao into committing the massacre, while Tremolo planted the idea that it was Yulinne.
The Man Behind the Man:
- She's behind Kuya's villainy in Volume 6, having ordered her to experiment with the etiolation afflicting Monique in exchange for information about Spica's whereabouts.
- In Volume 7, she's the mastermind behind the events in the Enchanted Lands and she takes center stage after Shikuai's defeat.
Red Baron: She's known as the "Death Master".
Red Eyes, Take Warning: She's an evil Mad Scientist with red eyes.
You Have Failed Me: After her subordinate Kuya is defeated by Komari, she kills her and takes away her body before Prohellya can capture her.

Tremolo Parcostella

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A lute performer that Komari and co. encounter in the Netherworld. She's actually a member of the villainous organization Yusei. Her role is to sow chaos, war and death across the land in order to cultivate negativity for her to harness.

Affably Evil: She's a member of an interdimensional terrorist organization, but she's friendly to Komari and co. at first. She considers Komari a very warm and nice person, and only tries to kill her because of orders from her superiors.
Alas, Poor Villain: At the end of volume 9, Nephthy is grieving over the death of Tremolo as she goes to retrieve her instrument.
Arc Villain: She's the main villain of the arc that covers the Volumes 8 and 9.
Awesome, but Impractical: Her weapon and skills are incredibly dangerous, but she requires a lot of preparation and set up beforehand. However, when fully set up, she can go pose a threat even to Komari and Nelia together.
The Battle Didn't Count: In Volume 9, when she's reporting to Yusei and Nephthy about her battle with Komari in the previous volume, Nephthy takes the chance to mock and bully her about coming back in defeat. Tremolo tries to play it calm, by pretending that it wasn't really a loss as her main objective had already been completed so it doesn't really count. However, Nephthy was too good at getting under her skin, but decided to stop bullying her after she had her fun.
Blindfolded Vision: She wears a blindfold over her eyes.
Break Them by Talking: In Volume 9, Komari and Fuyao run into her, where she proceeds to dispel the illusion that Yulinne was behind the massacre of Fuyao's home village by pointing all the inconsistencies and contradictions about her story. Before dropping the bomb that Fuyao was the one who killed them.
Body Double: In Volume 8, she fights the group twice. During the first time, it seems like Komari had defeated her, only for it be revealed that it was a body double she had used earlier in order to make the group drop their guard and lead her to her destination before fighting them for real in the next fight.
Combat Pragmatist: At the very end of the fight, when Villhaze joins in to fight her alongside Komari and Nelia, she is seemingly defeated. However, as a last resort, she severs the ground they were fighting on. This causes the village that Colette and many others alongside Nelia and Villhaze to fall. She then tells Komari, to either chase her and leave the others to die or save the villagers and let her go. Komari chooses to save the villagers, but this turns out to be a mistake, as the moment Komari had her back turned, she then lashed out at her, and struck her down.
Crazy-Prepared: After Komari and Nelia are able to corner her, Tremolo has several measures prepared to counter them. While Komari and Nelia suspected as such and disabled some, they were still unable to stop all her tricks. When Komari moved to sever her last string, thinking it was meant for her to getaway, she ended up being tricked into destroying the village instead.
Cruel Mercy: She's been responsible for starting many conflicts all over the Netherworld while also destroying many small settlements. In Volume 9, she and Rocha used a young Fuyao as a guinea pig and made her slaughter her own village and family in order to cultivate her negative emotions and if by some stroke of luck take down Yulinne as well. Upon revealing the truth to Fuyao, she also states that she has done this to many other villages, always leaving behind a Sole Survivor in order to cultivate and then harness the negative emotions from them.
Death-Activated Superpower: In volume 9, Komari finally manages to kill her, however before she dies, she activates her Core Implosion in an attempt to take her down with her. It ends up summoning forth a terrifying monster, who inflicts a fatal injury to her. If not for Fuyao making a Heroic Sacrifice, and the arrival of Karla, Komari would have died then.
Failed a Spot Check: Near the end of the fight, Villhaze manages to stab her with a poison dagger. This was the last straw that made Tremolo use her last resort of destroying the village that Komari was fighting to protect. She then proceeds to give Komari a Sadistic Choice of either letting her go and save the villagers, or abandon the villagers in exchange for killing her. Komari chooses to save the villagers, as apart from her morals, it was also because she thought that the poison would deal with Tremolo. However, in reality, the poison didn't affect her as much as she had thought as Tremolo was of the psychic race, and the poison Villhaze used wasn't as effective against an unknown race like her. This left Tremolo with enough strength to strike Komari down from behind the moment she turned her back on her to save the villagers.
Hero Killer: In Volume 9, Kakumei reveals that in the Bad Future timeline, Tremolo was the one who killed the Nelia of that timeline.
Instrument of Murder: She fights through the usage of razor-sharp strings she manipulates by playing her lute. In Volume 9, it's revealed the goal of her instrument is to harness and collect the negative willpower from the people whose lives she has destroyed. Even after her death, Yusei ordered Nephthy to collect her instrument, as it was vital to her plans.
I Surrender, Suckers: Just before she was able to kill Komari along with Villhaze and Colette, Spica arrives to save the day. Having exhausted all her strength and resources battling Komari, she knows that she has no hope against Spica. When Spica attempts to capture and interrogate her, Tremolo pretends to go along with it, and seemingly gives Spica an item she wants. But it was a fake, and a smoke bomb that covered the entire area. By the time Spica realized it, it was too late and she got away.
Knight of Cerebus: Following in the footsteps of Rocha, she too proves herself a very dangerous adversary. She's the second person to have defeated Komari in a fight, albeit through underhanded tactics, and even requiring the previous Big Bad Spica's intervention to drive her off. When Spica herself tried to capture her, she managed to pull a fast one and outsmart her before escaping. In Volume 9, upon her death, her Core Implosion, almost manages to inflict a Taking You with Me against Komari. It takes Fuyao sacrificing herself along with Karla's timely arrival in order to save Komari.
Mad Scientist: In Volume 9, flashbacks reveal that Tremolo and Rocha entered Fuyao's village, and it was there the two of them used Fuyao as a test subject. With Rocha hypnotizing her into commiting a massacre, and Tremolo trying to redirect the blame towards Yulinne.
Meaningful Name: She gets her name from a tremolo, which is a wavering effect in a musical tone, produced either by rapid reiteration of a note, by rapid repeated slight variation in the pitch of a note, or by sounding two notes of slightly different pitches to produce prominent overtones.
Punch-Clock Villain: She doesn't go after Komari at first, even saving her and the others on their first meeting. However, when she later on receives orders to kill her, she proceeds to go through with it without hesitation.
Snark-to-Snark Combat: In Volume 9, both her and Nephthy are constantly throwing verbal jabs at one another about the difficulties they faced or are currently facing.
Villainous Friendship: Despite the way they constantly snark, mock and fight amongst each other, Tremolo surprisingly has a soft spot for her comrades from Yusei. Even Nephthy is taken off guard when she expresses some worry about her health before leaving in volume 9, and even contemplates saving Rocha now that the gates between the two worlds are open.

Nephthy Strawberry

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A member of Yusei. She is in charge of escorting the organization's leader, Yusei Amatsu, while also being the money maker of the group. She also has a side job of being the mayor of a mining town to help secure materials for the organization's use.

Ain't Too Proud to Beg: She's not below sucking up to people and begging them for help or opportunities.
Bedlah Babe: She wears a bedlah as her outfit.
Benevolent Boss: Downplayed example. She's a responsible person who will help her minions or subordinates if they run into problems, while also taking a personal hand in fixing any mistake she makes. However, it's when she starts to offer generous bonuses that her workers start to elevate her to this position. That was because it was Fuyao who was impersonating her and squandering all her money.
Capture and Replicate: In Volume 9, after Komari's sudden attack, she is knocked out, where she is then captured by Spica and the other members of Inverse Moon. Fuyao then uses her power to shapeshift into her and use her authority all while the real Nephthy is thrown into a cell to be interrogated by Tryphon.
Cold-Blooded Torture: In Volume 9, upon being captured by Inverse Moon, she is subjected to torture and interrogation by Tryphon. While she was able to deal with the physical pain because of her power, being starved was another story.
Cutlery Escape Aid: In Volume 9, after being imprisoned by Inverse Moon, she would later proceed to dig her way out from underground with nothing but a spoon.
Even Evil Has Loved Ones: She's shown to care about other members of Yusei, particularly Tremolo. In Volume 9 upon escaping from her prison, she finds out in horror that Spica through Fuyao's impersonation has used her fortune to send a massive army of mercenaries after Tremolo who was still in the mines unaware of what was going on. She panicked and screamed as she desperately tried to think of a way to save Tremolo who was unaware of the huge force that was being sent her way. When Yusei offered a suggestion, she hesitated, because she thought that Tremolo would be caught up in the dangers, but ultimately she gave in, knowing there was no other option.
Even Evil Has Standards: Unlike her fellow members of Yusei, Nephthy would rather avoid using cruel and illegal methods, instead preferring to use honest hard work.
Evil Has a Bad Sense of Humor: In Volume 9, after Tremolo comes back from her battle with Komari and barely escaping from Spica at the end of volume 8, she goes to report to Yusei and Nephthy. After a brief moment of mocking Tremolo, the two seemingly decided to get down to business and Tremolo asks what to do now that Spica has arrived. When she brought up the doll to talk to Yusei, immediately she said that Yusei told her to kill herself for failing her. This makes Tremolo plead for a second chance, only for Nephthy to quickly pass it off as a joke and say that she doesn't know how to take one.
Failed a Spot Check: In Volume 9, she was thrown into prison where she was tortured and interrogated by Tryphon. After several days, she notices that part of the walls were damaged by the attack Komari used to knock her beforehand. She then kicks herself for not noticing such an obvious weak spot before proceeding to dig her way out.
Godzilla Threshold. In Volume 9, upon barely managing to escape from prison and the guards, she finds out that Fuyao who impersonated her, has put up a huge bounty on Tremolo who was in the nearby mines. By this point in time, Nephthy had lost almost everything, but still wanted to save Tremolo. Yusei suggests using the Philosopher's Stone (which are extremely powerful bombs) in order to deal with the intruders alongside Inverse Moon and the rest. She's initially reluctant to do so, as she would destroy the mines, but also there was a risk that Tremolo would get killed. However, she soon gives in, knowing that there was indeed no other option.
Greed: Nephthy is only interested in money, as opposed to the other members of Yusei who seek destruction and death.
Humiliation Conga: She has it rough in Volume 9. She first gets beaten by Komari (because of a terrible plan that even she knew wouldn't work), then imprisoned by Inverse Moon and can only watch as Fuyao (while impersonating her) burns through her entire fortune that she had painstakingly worked to save all while Tryphon tortures and interrogates her. Then even after she manages to escape after much struggle, she can't even take revenge because Inverse Moon destroyed all her belongings, including the coffin she needed, and just afterwards, then she finds a public notice that was made by Spica and Fuyao (disguised as her), who uses her fortune to hire an army of mercenaries to be sent after an unaware Tremolo in the mines. Finally, she arrives too late to help Tremolo, as by the time she arrives, Tremolo has already been killed by Komari. By the end of volume 9, she's in a depressed state, wondering if it's even worth continuing down this path.
Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain: She has no fighting power, and her plans for overcoming her adversaries are laughably bad. The only thing she's good at is making money and doing logistics. Even Spica describes her a harmless stupid child when compared to her comrades, while Komari actually feels sorry at the way she gets treated by Inverse Moon. The entirety of Volume 9 is her just being kicked around by everyone so much that one can almost feel sorry for her.
It's All My Fault: She blames herself for making light of Komari and Spica's capabilities at the start, thinking that if only she had not underestimated them, perhaps Tremolo wouldn't have been killed by Komari.
Minion with an F in Evil: Compared to her fellow members of Yusei, Nephthy is almost harmless. In fact, she got her position as mayor through (mostly) honest hard work such as studying all night and burning the midnight oil, along with sucking up to other people and begging them for help. In contrast to her comrades who won't hesitate to use terrible inhumane methods to get what they want.
Money Dumb: She's really good at making money, but not very good at keeping it.
Must Make Amends: Surprisingly, she has a strong sense of responsibility. If one of her minions makes a mistake, she would help to fix it, but if she was the one who made the mistake, she would personally go down and deal with the mistake herself. In volume 9, upon being captured by Inverse Moon and being replaced by Fuyao, she manages to escape after much difficulty. The first thing she does is try to find a way to deal with Inverse Moon and save Tremolo, as she feels that it's her fault for making such a blunder in the first place.
Oh, Crap!: In Volume 10, she was having a good time watching from afar as Komari and the others fight Liu, but suddenly, an intruder broke into her hide out. Upon seeing who it was, she grew nervous as Yusei told her to run away immediately, as they weren't ready to fight her. It is implied that the intruder was Yulinne Gandesblood.
Riches to Rags: She's fairly well-off thanks to making money from the mining town she owns. In Volume 9, Fuyao, who had captured and replaced her, proceeds to burn through Nephthy's entire life savings quickly. By the time Nephthy escapes from prison about 5 days later, she finds that most of her money is gone.
Screw This, I'm Outta Here: In Volume 9, upon escaping from prison, she soon runs into some of her old soldiers who proceed to arrest her. Without her coffin, she's nothing but a regular girl, and thus has to run away.
Self-Made Woman: She's an incredible hardworker who had to work her way up from the start.
Smug Snake: She's incredibly arrogant, something Tremolo warns her about. This comes back to bite her when she puts up a bounty and sends a mercenary ambush against Komari and Spica. They come back to beat her to near death before imprisoning her.
The Team Benefactor: She makes money for the Yusei organization.
Token Good Teammate: Downplayed example. She's still part of a villainous organization and is willing to do terrible things, but when compared to her fellow members like Rocha who commits acts of terrorism and human experimentation, or Tremolo who goes around sowing chaos and death, Nephthy comes off as a nearly harmless girl who mostly manages a mining town and is just interested in making money. Even the one real terrible thing she did in Volume 9 was seen as a Godzilla Threshold that she herself really did not want to do. Also, among the group, she's the only one who never does anything terrible to achieve her goals unless she has no choice. Preferring to use honest hard work to climb to her position. She's also the only one who expresses doubt about the goals of the organization, even questioning Yusei if it was even worth having to continue down this path or if they were really even doing the right thing twice in volume 9.
Trademark Favorite Food: She really loves pizza, so much so that during her time when studying about and preparing for exams, she mostly had pizza. Whenever someone from her group tries to contact her but fails, they assume that she's distracted eating pizza. In volume 9, after being captured, she is tortured and interrogated for several days with no signs of letting up. Eventually, Tryphon decides to try and use pizza as a last resort, eating it in front of her while declaring that he'll toss the leftovers into the trash. It was the only method that almost made her give in.
Trash of the Titans: Her entire room is a mess, and she never cleans up. From leaving things like pizza boxes and many other things scattered all over the floor. Yusei even complains a few times about how she should tidy up.
Underestimating Badassery: In Volume 9, she sent some mercenaries to ambush Komari alongside Spica in a mine. While she knew that they had no hope of beating them, she at least hoped that they could do some damage. However, their powers proved far beyond her expectations and she was captured by their retaliation shortly after.
Utility Party Member: Compared to her fellow members of Yusei, Nephthy has almost no fighting power, as she mostly is in charge of the logistics.
Villainous Friendship: Even though they buttheads, there's a genuine feeling of friendship and companionship between her and Tremolo, her fellow Yusei member.

Netherworld

Kilty Blanc

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A member of Full Moon, an organization lead by Yulinne Gandesblood. She's a Shade, a race with the special ability to control their shadows.

Dark Is Not Evil: At first, she only appears as a Living Shadow, and her true body is dressed in black clothes. She's still an important ally to the heroes.
In the Hood: She wears a hoodie with dog-like ears.
Living Shadow: She has the power to bring her own shadow to life and send it to other worlds.
Ms. Exposition: She gives Komari information on the Netherworld, the Yusei organization and the status of her mother Yulinne.
Shrinking Violet: While she acts much more confident when speaking through her shadow, she's very shy when she speaks to others as her true self.

Colette Lumiere

The next priestess princess of the Lumiere family, a prestigious family of fortune tellers from the Mulnite Empire of the Netherworld. She's actually adopted and became the Lumiere family's successor after the rightful heiress who was also her childhood friend, Villhaze Lumiere, disappeared.

An Arm and a Leg: She gets her arm twisted before being ripped apart from Tremolo, courtesy of her taking a fatal blow for Villhaze. Even though Komari would arrive to save her from dying, her right arm could no longer be restored.
Childhood Friend Romance: Of the unrequited love kind. She's infatuated with Vill because she's convinced that she's her long-lost childhood friend and turns out she is, albeit with amnesia. Unfortunately for her, Vill feels zero attraction for anyone who isn't Komari and she doesn't care about Colette's feelings for her. Vill eventually does recover her lost memories, and while she chooses to remain with Komari afterwards, she is notably a lot softer towards Colette, and promises to return and have a meal with her once everything has settled down.
Determinator:
- In Volume 8, even after she gets her arm ripped off by Tremolo and is left in a terrible condition, she proceeds to help carry an injured Villhaze over to a nearly dead Komari, following a landslide that Tremolo had caused.
- In Volume 10, despite having near no combat ability and also crippled from the events of volume 8, she didn't want to be left behind. Making her way to the tower on foot all because she wanted to help Komari and Villhaze.
Entitled to Have You: Her attitude towards Villhaze can come off as this. Colette is convinced that Villhaze is her amnesiac long-lost childhood friend and tries to "reclaim" her from Komari because she has dedicated many years of her life to searching for Villhaze. While Villhaze recognizes her determination, she doesn't even remember Colette or anything related to her childhood. Therefore, she doesn't appreciate how Colette is treating Komari like a thief and kidnapper because she doesn't want to understand Villhaze doesn't have any interest in her own past and is currently following Komari out of her free will. After recovering some of her lost memories, Villhaze grows fonder of Colette as an old friend, but still puts Komari first and Colette is forced to accept that she can't tie Villhaze down with the past.
Fatal Flaw: Obsession. For many years, she has wanted nothing but to get her childhood friend Villhaze back and hardly cares about anything else. Her obsessive behavior actually triggered a war when she refused to join the Royal Harem of the Aruka Kingdom in favor of keep looking for Villhaze. When she learns of Vill's power to see the future, she becomes convinced without a doubt that she's her Villhaze and wants her to go back to the person she used to be, ignoring Vill's wishes to be with Komari. As Vill keeps denying she's Villhaze Lumiere because of her devotion to Komari, Colette becomes more frustrated, heartbroken, and resentful towards Komari.
Freudian Excuse: She lost her family and childhood home in a war. The hope of someday finding her childhood friend Villhaze is the one thing that has kept her going for so long, resulting in her hostility towards Komari as she thinks she's taking Villhaze away from her after finally finding her.
Hopeless Suitor: Colette is smitten with Vill, but she's frustrated by knowing that Vill only has eyes for Komari.
I Will Find You: She got separated from her childhood friend when their village was attacked during a war. Ever since, she has been trying to find her friend for years. When she meets Vill, she knows she has finally found her childhood friend even though the latter doesn't remember her, but she gets distraught when Vill states that now she only cares about being with Komari and refuses to stay with Colette.
Jerkass to One: She's a real brat to Komari because she's jealous of her closeness to Vill, who Colette suspects is her long-lost childhood friend.
Loving a Shadow: A big part of Colette's attachment to Vill is that she's convinced that Vill is her long-lost childhood friend and wants to recover the relationship they had as children, even though Vill acts like a completely different person now. Vill is adamant about not caring about the past because she's now devoted only to Komari, making Colette feel angry and resentful towards the latter.
Necromancer: Her Core Implosion allows her to communicate with the souls of the dead. However, she's only able to call upon souls who have a strong desire to pass a message onto the living.
Rescue Romance: Colette becomes infatuated with Vill after she saves her from soldiers of the Aruka Kingdom.
Runaway Fiancé: She was going to be given away to the Royal Harem of the Aruka Kingdom, but since it would take away all her chances of searching for her childhood friend, she ran away. As a result, the Aruka Kingdom declared war on the Mulnite Empire.
Taking the Bullet: Upon misreading Tremolo's abilities and skills, Villhaze ends up almost getting killed by her counterattack. She saves Villhaze, albeit at the cost of taking a fatal injury that ends up with her right arm being twisted in horrific ways before it gets brutally torn out. The shock of the pain followed by the loss of blood leaves her almost dying from her injuries until Komari arrives to save her life.
The Victim Must Be Confused: As she becomes convinced Vill is her long-lost childhood friend, she accuses Komari of having kidnapped and brainwashed Vill to explain why Vill can't remember her and doesn't act like the timid Villhaze she used to know. Vill makes clear that even if she is Villhaze Lumiere, she's with Komari by her own will, but Colette doesn't want to accept it and keeps blaming Komari as the reason why Vill won't return to her.

Misha Mondriutskaya

The Pope of the Holy Leheician Empire.

Advice Backfire: In Volume 11, she goes on a short trip in order to find how to become a better leader. To this, she visits three of the most prominent figures who are also rulers: Komari, Karla and Nelia. From there, she learns several valuable lessons. From Karla, she learns the importance of maintaining good relationships with those under her and those working with her. From Nelia, she learns how to stand strong against her adversaries and how to control her subordinates. Komari helped her physically in executing her plans. However, she also ends up going to far and learning several wrong things as well. Such as using bribery to get her subordinates to do as they please like Karla did, or blackmail and coercion from Nelia, and relying on Komari to execute her plans.
The Alleged Boss: In Volume 11, she gets almost no recognition and support from Inverse Moon, despite them now working with her. Yet, many of them don't even take her seriously, and just think that she only needs to be a cute mascot while they do all the real work.
Beleaguered Boss: She gets brushed off and disrespected by the members of Inverse Moon who are now working with her.
Girlish Pigtails: She's a cute little girl with her hair tied up into pigtails.
High Priest: As the pope, she has the highest authority in the Hole Church of the Netherworld.
Improbable Age: She's the pope despite being only 10 years old.
Legacy Character: She inherited the title of Clemessus DIV.

Observatory

In General

Arc Villain: They take center stage as villains in Volume 12.
Big Bad Wannabe: Excepting Liu Lukshmi, they come across as this when compared to other villainous factions like Inverse Moon and Yusei. Not only are they immensely outdated on the ways of the world and magic, they're too smug and overconfident for their own good. Throughout Volume 12, they're repeatedly overpowered and outsmarted by the modern-day mages they kept underestimating because they were among the strongest warriors of their generation and they didn't think 600 years worth of generations would make a such a big difference.
Gender-Equal Ensemble: The Fools consist of three men (Kaiten, Liu, and Vadrya) and three women (Lala, Lumin, and Tsuki).
Only the Chosen May Wield: Their Annihilation Armors are made so only those loyal to Observatory and their ideals can wield them. After Liu Lukshmi's Heel–Face Turn at the end of Volume 10, he loses control of "Bind", due to his change of heart and wanting to live in the present instead of continuing down the path of maintaining order. By choosing to do such a thing, he has betrayed the ideals of Observatory, and so "Bind" no longer considers him a worthy user. Instead, it's new user is Millicent.
Party of Representatives: The six Fools have a representative for each of the Six Nations: Lala is a vampire, Lumin is a beast girl, Kaiten is a Peace Spirit, Liu is an Immortal, Vadrya is a Sapphire, and Tsuki is a Warblade.
Rip Van Winkle: They were put in a deep slumber for 600 years, only waking up in the modern day when the order of the world is threatened due to the Six Nations coming into contact with the Netherworld.
Underestimating Badassery: For all their power, they're quite ignorant of the ways of modern-day magic and also have an elitist attitude which causes them to keep underestimating modern day magic, calling it all flash and no substance. This comes back to bite them several times, such as when Millicent managed to capture and interrogate Lala, pulling a fast one on her, due to her underestimating a modern-day mage.

Lala Dagger

The current leader of Observatory, an organization tasked with protecting the order of the Six Nations. Fool 01. Possessor of Annihilation Armor 01 "Carve".

Hime Cut: She's a vampire lolita with blunt bangs, shoulder length sidelocks, and long straight hair.
Hypocrite: In Volume 12, she chides Vadrya for drawing attention, yet she herself chooses to draw a lot of attention by walking out in broad daylight while knowing that's she's a wanted person with her face plastered over the news, all while wearing incredibly eye-catching clothing.
Smug Snake: Apart from looking down on modern magic, she is incredibly prideful, so much so that it has led to her doing incredibly stupid things. In Volume 12, despite everyone knowing that she's a wanted criminal and her face is published on the wanted posters everywhere, she still walks about in daylight, while also wearing extremely eye-catching clothing. Not to mention, as an ancient vampire, she has the weakness to sunlight, and yet still chooses to operate in the daytime. All because her ego is so huge, that she thinks that nothing can pose a threat to her.
Steven Ulysses Perhero: Her last name is Dagger and her Annihilation Armor takes the form of a dagger.
Tea Is Classy: She has an elegant and mysterious aura, and enjoys drinking black tea.
Vampire Lolita Archetype: She's a 600-year-old young-looking vampire girl with long blonde hair and wearing a dress of the Elegant Gothic Lolita fashion style.
Weakened by the Light: As an ancient vampire, she differs from modern-day ones, as being in the daylight weakens her powers.

Lumin Kagami

Observatory's Fool 02. Possessor of Annihilation Armor 02 "Reflect".

Little Bit Beastly: She's a beast girl with kangaroo ears and tail.
The Power of the Sun: Her Annihilation Armor uses the power of sunlight to heal wounds. In its final release, it accumulates sunlight for up to three days and fires rays of commensurate power like a Kill Sat.

Kaiten Nita

Observatory's Fool 03. Possessor of Annihilation Armor 03 "Return".

Ninja: He's a boy of the Peace Spirit species, dressed as a ninja.
Stock Ninja Weaponry: He's a ninja using shuriken as his weapons.

Liu Lukshmi

Observatory's Fool 04. Possessor of Annihilation Armor 04 "Bind".

The Brute: He's the largest and sturdiest member of Observatory.
Cast from Hit Points: At the cost of wrapping himself with "Bind", he can burn out his own life force in exchange for overwhelming power.
Combat Pragmatism: Liu is aware that he can't beat Komari normally, so he evens the odds by taking advantage of a Home Field Advantage to power himself up. Once then, his danger level skyrockets.
Energy Absorption: His clothing when wrapped around a person or object, can be used to either bind or steal their energies.
Graceful Loser: Upon his defeat at the end of volume 10, Liu admits that perhaps Komari and Spica's ideas weren't so bad and decides to try living in the present day instead of following Observatory's outdated ideals.
Heel–Face Turn: In Volume 12, he seems to have left behind Observatory, deciding to open a textile shop in the Enchanted Lands.
Improvised Weapon: Immediately after activating "Bind", he uses a giant tower as a projectile and tosses it straight at Komari. It effectively tore through all her defenses like a hot knife through butter, and if not for Spika's intervention, he would have killed her in that one attack.
Invisibility: One of the powers of "Bind" is to be able to bend the light around him, making him invisible to the eyes of normal people.
Knight of Cerebus: Fighting him with any chance to defeat him requires the combination of all Six Valkyries, while working alongside Ex-Big Bad Spica.
Sarashi: He has one wrapped around his torso, giving him the appearance of a tough martial artist.
Token Competent Minion: Compared to the other members of Observatory, who seem more like a group of Big Bad Wannabe, especially after their repeated defeats in Volume 12, Liu is the only one to pose a serious threat to the heroes. He also never succumbs to arrogance, nor does he underestimate his opponents like the others do.
Token Good Teammate: He's the only member of Observatory to display redeeming traits, while the others are arrogant and sadistic by comparison. Unlike the others, Liu can rather easily accept the ways of Observatory are wrong in the modern world and willingly chooses to live a normal life in the present.

Vadrya Leskov

Observatory's Fool 05. Possessor of Annihilation Armor 05 "Shatter".

Leeroy Jenkins: He's a reckless man who often rushes into things without thinking.
Would Hurt a Child: In Volume 12, upon spotting Lolocco and Dvanya leaving Lingzi's flower shop, he immediately rushed forth and attacked them without warning, thinking that Lolocco was Komari. He then throws a sudden attack that leaves Lolocco nearly dead before she even knew what happened. Afterwards, he proceeded to beat Dvanya to near death before capturing the two of them.

Tsuki Rampart

Observatory's Fool 06. Possessor of Annihilation Armor 06 "Cut". She's a member of the royal family of the Aruka Kingdom.

The Baby of the Bunch: She's the youngest member of Observatory and is treated as a younger sister by the other five members.
Eyes Out of Sight: Her eyes are covered by her long hair bangs.

Incent

The founder of Observatory.

White Hair, Black Heart: She's a silver-haired vampire, and is willing to make sacrifices to preserve the order of the Six Nations.

Others

Monique Claire

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Esther's younger sister.

Delicate and Sickly: She's bedridden due to an illness. Her illness, called etiolation, is actually a Mind Virus that destroys the willpower of those afflicted.
Strong Family Resemblance: She looks like her older sister Esther, but younger.
Unwitting Test Subject: Instead of treating her, Kuya had been using a divine instrument to experiment with the etiolation afflicting her, since the organization Yusei seeks use it to destroy people's willpower.

Kuya

The doctor in charge of looking after Monique. Previously, she was affiliated with Inverse Moon.

All of the Other Reindeer: In her backstory, Kuya had tried to introduce medical knowledge to the world, hoping to help people with weak physical health that even the Dark Core couldn't do anything about. For her actions, she was branded a heretic, and became a target of endless harassment and abuse. This ultimately accumulated in all her research being destroyed, her life savings stolen, and her home burned to the ground. She was then forced to live on the streets as a beggar until Spica found her.
Anger Born of Worry: During volume 7, she manages to find and treat Esther just before she died from the injuries given to her by Rocha. However, upon awakening, Esther immediately tried to rush back out into the field to continue the fight, despite being in critical condition. During this time, Kuya angrily raised her voice and told Esther to stop as she didn't want her to waste the life she had just saved, even going so far as to threaten her with drugging her if necessary. Eventually however, she couldn't bring herself to do it and decided to be her escort instead.
Anime Chinese Girl: She originates from the Enchanted Lands, which are based on China, explaining her qipao and Odango Hair.
Arc Villain: She's the villain of Volume 6.
The Atoner: In Volume 12, it was stated that she made a deal with Empress Karen; in order to go to the Netherworld to reunite with Spica, she has to treat a sufficient number of people first. When Komari suggests why not just use brute force to bypass the gate between the worlds, Kuya responds that it's a crime, and that she no longer wants to do such things. Kuya states that she would rather take the long and honest method to work off her crimes first before going back to Spica's side.
Avenging the Villain: In Volume 6, she tries to kill Komari to avenge Inverse Moon's defeat at her hands in the previous arc.
Because You Were Nice to Me: Spica was the only person who was kind to her at her lowest point. She also supported her medical research when everyone else treated her as a fool or a heretic for doing something that they saw as pointless because of the existence of the Dark Core.
Big Damn Heroes: In Volume 7, she was the one who found Esther after she had been gunned down by Rocha and was thrown into a garbage disposal chute. If not for her, she would have died. Afterwards, she then escorts Esther out in order to pass an important message to Komari.
Combat Pragmatism: She's aware that Komari is a weakling when she's not using her Core Implosion, and attempts to kill her before she can activate it. However, thanks to Prohellya's interference, she fails to do so.
The Dark Side Will Make You Forget: Initially she wanted to become a doctor to help others like her, but years of mockery and spite from others followed by betrayal left her bitter and cursing the world. It was only after Komari had beaten her to near death did she remember what her original goal was.
Freudian Excuse: She was born with a weak body and became a doctor to heal people with physical conditions that couldn't be healed by the Dark Core. Unfortunately, being a doctor is seen as an Obsolete Occupation in her world and her career choice made her a social pariah. Her research notes were stolen, her life's work was destroyed, she lost her house, and was forced to live on the streets. This turned her into a vengeful woman who cursed the world for how unfair it was.
Freudian Excuse Is No Excuse: While Komari feels sorry for her and acknowledges that she has been greatly wronged, she also states that it's no excuse for what she has done to Monique, who is a sickly child who never did anything bad to her.
Heel–Face Turn: Following her defeat at hands of Komari, she undergoes a Heel Realization and devotes herself to making good use of the skills as a doctor she once cultivated. From then on, she properly works as a doctor by treating injured and sick people who cannot be healed by the Dark Core due to injuries sustained by weapons like Divine Instruments and unique types of magic.
Heel Realization: She tried to justify her actions towards Monique as Necessarily Evil, having learned from Spica's "the end justifies the means" ideology. However, after being defeated by Komari, she realizes that Spica would have never done something so cruel as harming an innocent child, making her realize how low she has fallen.
Heroic Self-Deprecation: In Volume 7, upon realizing her mistakes of what she did previously, Kuya has been haunted by the guilt of what she did to Monique. When Esther and Komari thank her for saving Esther's life, she can't help but feel guilt and shame for being thanked by people whom she had previously wronged, and even wonders if she still deserved to live after all the terrible things she had done previously.
I Owe You My Life: Because her society sees being doctor as a useless profession, she was left poor and homeless, pretty much left to die from starvation on the streets. It was at her lowest point that Spica found and saved her. This resulted in her nearly worshiping Spica.
Kind Restraints:
- In Volume 7, a critically injured Esther attempts to rush back into the field after she had just barely saved her life. Kuya very reluctantly allows her to go and deliver a message to Komari. However, the moment she actually tries to join the battle to fight Rocha, Kuya's patience had reached its limits and she dragged her back to her clinic and chained her to the bed to stop her from doing something stupid.
- After her Heel–Face Turn, whenever Kuya has to treat the troops under Komari's command, it rarely is a simple case, given how they are Blood Knights with a lot of problems. More often than not, the doctor has to resort to extreme measures in order to treat some of them, such as tying them up or chaining them to their bed in order to stop them from either causing trouble, or trying to rush out to continue the fight before they fully recover. Komari doesn't blame her for that and actually sympathizes with her for the trouble her men usually cause her.
The Medic: She's a doctor, which is very rare in her world because the Dark Core heals physical injuries and even death. Therefore, she's more of a caregiver for those with a mentally weak condition. After her Heel–Face Turn, thanks to enemies using Divine Instruments and new spells that can negate the Dark Core's Healing Factor, her skills as a doctor finally have some usage. Whenever there are people who are injured or sick due to such issues, she's often called into help.
Morally Ambiguous Doctorate: She's a doctor in a world where most people see no use in medicine because of the Dark Core's healing power. This left her no option but to affiliate herself with the terrorists of Inverse Moon, since no one else would support her work.
Must Make Amends: In Volume 7, upon being saved by her, Esther noted how sorry she was for what she had done to Monique. Kuya continues apologizing to her, while also beating herself down. She even told Esther, that if it would make her feel better, she can take her anger and hatred out on her and she won't resist.
Necessarily Evil: How she sees Spica and Inverse Moon as a whole. She knows they're ruthless terrorists who have killed countless enemies for their goals, but she believes their leader Spica is a good person at heart and by conquering the world, will create a better society for people like herself.
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: She became a doctor to help people who like herself, had a weak physical condition that couldn't be healed by the Dark Core. Sadly, most people saw her research as tomfoolery or heresy because they believed the Dark Core heals everything. Her money was stolen, her documents destroyed, and later on, she lost her house, forcing her to live on the streets until Spica found her.
Obsolete Occupation: She was born with weak physical health, one that even the Dark Core could do nothing about and was looked down upon by everyone else. One day however, she discovered the existence of an ancient profession known as a doctor that focused on treating people's health conditions. Inspired by this, she studied and conducted research hoping to make something out of this. However, she was met with mockery and spite as the Dark Core's healing power would have meant that there was no need for anything like a doctor.
Older Than She Looks: As someone from the Enchanted Lands, she has a longer lifespan than most. She looks like a woman in her early twenties, but is actually about 80 years old.
Red Herring: In Volume 6, when Nelia briefly encounters her at the inn, she brings up the fact that the way she carried herself spoke of military experience, and in turn Kuya admits that at one point she served in the military before leaving. This brief encounter seem like it made Nelia suspicions of her. Then...Nelia gets murdered in the next scene. However later it is revealed that it was all fake and that Nelia was just faking her death and in hiding. Then it gets Played With, when Kuya really is the villain of the arc, but she still had nothing to do with the murders, which turn out to be fake.
Took a Level in Kindness: At the end of Volume 6, she has a Heel Realization, prompting a change in her moral character. When she reappears in Volume 7, she saves Esther's life after Rocha had gunned her down. During this time, Esther notes that compared to before, Kuya is a lot softer, and is very remorseful for what she had did to Monique. Both apologizing to her and even telling her that if it makes her feel better, she can beat her up as much as she wants.
Undying Loyalty: Spica found and saved her at the lowest point in her life, which in turn is why she's so loyal to her. Her loyalty is so great, that it borders on the line of fanaticism.
Would Hurt a Child: She uses a divine instrument to aggravate the etiolation afflicting her young patient Monique. After her defeat, she realizes even Spica would consider harming a child low.

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