This is the mid-entry for Rank I delvers. Here we go.
■Ruriha:
101 years old. Fairial. Female.
Honey-colored hair. Amber eyes. Mineha's mother.
Rank I delver. "Fairy Empress."
She also serves as the leader of the fairial village within the kingdom and the commander of the Fairy Warrior Corps.
●Personality:
Strict personality befitting her role as village leader. On the other hand, she has a bright and naturally airheaded side to her true self.
Mineha had only ever seen her strict side, so she thought that was just how Ruriha was.
There is a dungeon in the fairial village.
Those who hold a delver's license and are recognized as warriors are called Fairy Warriors.
Ruriha also serves concurrently as the commander of that Fairy Warrior Corps.
She has kept herself faithful to her late husband, but she seems to have grown a little curious about the person her daughter has her eye on.
Also, fairials don't have any particular rules when it comes to marriage.
There's nothing like that in the village's code either.
●Ruriha's Relics:
[Fairy Form]: A fairial-exclusive Relic. It allows her to take on a humanoid size.
Returning to normal consumes a massive amount of calories.
[Lightning]: Produces lightning. She can wield it.
[Shadow Split]: A Relic held by the Shadow Dancer.
It can amplify one's doubles into shadow split bodies.
[Ordinance Execution]: A Relic held by the Fairy Ordinance. It can execute conditions as binding ordinances.
However, it has no effect on opponents stronger than the user.
●Skills:
[Royal Motion Fairial Spear Art]: A spear art passed down through generations in the fairial homeland. She holds its grandmaster license.
[Thunderbolt Indra]: Stores and drops lightning amplified by [Thunder Sonia's Donner].
●Ruricha's Equipment:
[Fairial Dance]: Pure-white dress-type armor.
●Ruricha's Weapons:
[Shadow Dancer]: Pitch-black spear-type OOPArt.
[Fairy Ordinance]: Silver spear-type OOPArt with four black wings sprouting from it.
It is wrapped in a yellow sash inscribed with black characters.
[Thunder Sonia's Donner]: Yellow spear-type OOPArt.
It had round, semi-translucent spheres attached to both the pommel and the tip.
The shaft had a yellow-and-black striped pattern, and the spear's blade had barbs like a harpoon.
It dramatically increases the power of the Relic [Lightning].
Author's Comment:
An adult version of Mineha.
But Mineha ended up more voluptuous and bewitching than her mother.
Even so, she does have a certain mature warmth about her.
■Lorithe:
24 years old. Ordinary human. Female.
Long, two-toned hair in blue and green, with odd eyes to match — one blue, one green.
A dancer's outfit resembling a pale leotard.
Over it, she wears a thin, translucent cloth like a feathered robe.
First-Rank Delver. "Dance Princess of Water and Wind."
●Personality:
Her manner of speaking gives off a somewhat sharp impression.
She loves to dance. Just loves it, period. She isn't picky about where she dances.
She commands Gilbald, a knight in full-body armor with a full-face helmet.
A bit of a tsundere.
●Lorithe's Relics:
[Water]: Can produce and manipulate water.
[Wind]: Can produce and manipulate wind.
[Rev Move]: Can perform up to four actions or movements achievable within her current physical capabilities, with no backlash. Cooldown: 4 minutes.
●Lorithe's Equipment:
"Water-Wind Dance Dress": An OOPArt outfit that amplifies the power of water and wind.
●Lorithe's Skills:
"Dance Technique": The adaptability and skill to perform any style of dance.
Author's Comment:
I wanted to include Maihime, and she's a character I created purely from that impulse.
What I like about her is that she can dance anywhere, regardless of the setting.
■John:
Age 49. Universal human. Male.
Twisted headband. Black hair. Dark eyes. Middle-aged man.
Nothing particularly notable about his appearance.
First-tier delver. "Dungeon Shop Owner."
●Personality:
Laughs "BAH-HAH-HAH!" and drinks.
Pretty much always drunk.
He runs a shop that exclusively sells items, weapons, and armor obtained from dungeons.
●John's Relic:
[Dungeon Drop]: Monsters in the dungeon are guaranteed to produce a drop.
●John's Equipment:
"Man's Headband" — Proof of being a Dungeon Man.
Author's Comment:
A character I threw in without much thought, just riding impulse and momentum.
Different gender, but she's like Kazue Ichinose from Maison Ikkoku.
She just sits around drinking and going "BAH-HAH-HAH," so she's convenient, in her own way.
■Dimero Silence:
24 years old. Beastkin, rabbit-folk. Female.
Thin black hair, but only the tips of her bangs are dyed gold.
Her bangs are long and cover her eyes — the so-called "hidden-eyes" type.
Average height, body as thin as a withered branch.
She wears a fluttering, not particularly ornate concert outfit.
The skirt is bright red, spread out like three flower petals.
She wears a white-flower beret.
First-rank delver. "The Silent Musician."
●Personality:
Quiet, extremely shy, timid, and always cowering.
Of few words, with only her musical skill standing out.
Many have heard her play, but no one has heard her voice.
She is always carrying her partner doll, "Paprika."
●Dimero's Relics:
[Sense]: Detects presences and such.
[Buff Music]: When played, a random buff is applied.
[Vibration]: Produces vibrations. Usable.
●Dimero's Equipment:
"Paprika": A small doll. A deformed, spitting image of Dimero.
Hair color is reversed, and the outfit is a bright dress. The bunny ears and tail are also black.
"The Marvelous Instrument Case": At first glance it looks like a violin case, but inside the case are a wide variety of instruments. The largest is a grand piano. Not an OOPArt, but a Legendary.
●Dimero's Skills:
"Performance": Can play instruments skillfully.
Author's comment:
I made this character inspired by Bozaro. That's a lie. I'm sorry.
■Senmensou:
? years old. Unknown. Unknown.
Dressed suspiciously, wearing a hood and a plague doctor mask.
First-class delver. "Senmensou."
●Personality:
The speech patterns have a vulgar tone.
Seems to have a vulgar personality.
●Senmensou's Relic: Unknown.
●Senmensou's Equipment: Unknown.
●Senmensou's Skills: Unknown.
Author's comment:
Being able to disguise themselves as various people is convenient, so it's convenient, I guess.
■Crow Dista:
? years old. Unknown. Unknown.
She's dressed as a clown.
First-class delver. "Nightmare Parade."
●Personality:
An irreverent, playful personality that loves messing with people.
●Crow's Relic: Unknown.
●Crow's Equipment:
"Jester's Garb": Allows her to take on the appearance of a clown.
Author's comment:
Nightmare. When it comes to nightmares in this work, it's the clown.
That's all there is to it.
■Peony Monkshood
28 years old. Fawn. Female.
Long hair that sparkles with a dazzling blend of gold and silver.
Golden eyes that hold a burning flame within.
Her dignified yet beautiful and fierce features carry an intensity of beauty that naturally overwhelms.
Her blazing golden gaze harbors the sharp, cutting gleam of a blade.
She wears a red mantle trimmed with fur and dons pure white armor sculpted in the shape of a lion.
A former imperial noble lady.
First-class delver. "Knight Commander of the Delver Knights."
●Personality:
For better or worse, she has a bold and knightly personality.
She has little interest in her own appearance or femininity.
That said, she's particular about her underwear.
She has a toned, gravity-defying body like a gravure model.
●Peony's Relics:
[Light]: Emits light. She can wield it.
[Intimidation]: Releases an aura of authority and majesty, freezing opponents in place.
[Gold Slash]: Unleashes a golden slash. A Relic tied to her possession of the Golden Sword.
[Silver Cut]: Unleashes a pure silver sword strike. A Relic tied to her possession of the Pure Silver Sword.
●Peony's Equipment:
'Golden Sword': A longsword gleaming with gold. An OOPArt with ancient script engraved along both edges of the blade.
'Pure Silver Sword': A sword gleaming with pure silver. An OOPArt with ancient script engraved along one edge of the blade.
'White Lion Armor': Stark white armor sculpted in the shape of a lion. Lightweight yet sturdy.
●Peony's Skills:
'Monkshood-Style Twin-Sword Art': A dual-wielding sword style passed down through the Monkshood family for generations.
'Single Stroke, Demon Sever': A single, devastating strike of light that annihilates all evil.
'One Step': The fundamental footwork of the 'Sword's Sword' style.
She darts into her opponent's range in the blink of an eye. Originally based on a dog's lunge.
'High Jump': Leaps high into the air.
Author's comment:
I wanted to include a female knight. I wanted to include a female knight.
But she ended up as a nobler, stronger female knight than I expected.
The 'Golden Sword' and 'Pure Silver Sword' are ones I'm fond of.
■Vauban Fortress:
39 years old. Common Human. Male.
Blonde hair, blue eyes. Square jaw. White teeth.
Muscular and well-built, upper body mostly bare. Always wears leather sandals.
First-Rank Delver. "Human Fortress."
●Personality:
Full of confidence, always sporting a radiant smile.
Doesn't listen to others much, but he's not a bad person.
The kind of guy who crushes the strong and aids the weak.
Believes that protecting everyone is his job—his calling.
●Vauban's Relics:
[Hardening]: Makes his own body rigid.
[Super Power]: Exerts extraordinary strength. Cooldown: 120 minutes.
[Guardian Shield]: Deploys an invisible barrier. Cooldown: 40 minutes.
●Vauban's Equipment:
[Hero's Garb]: An ancient hero's garment passed down through the ages. Just a cloth outfit.
[Sandals]: Leather sandals made from Hell Crocodile hide—his favorite.
●Vauban's Techniques:
'Muscle Pose': It's working. It's working. The muscles are working. Pose.
'The Perfect Sense of Relief upon Arrival': Dispels everyone's anxiety.
Author's comment:
The quintessential sandal hero.
Haven't seen this kind of hero around lately.
■Narcissus Utopia:
24 years old. Edda (Generous). Female.
Purple twin tails. Purple upturned eyes.
Priestess of the Utopia household, one of the six great Edda families.
First-Class Delver. "The Second Coming of Generous."
●Personality:
A status-obsessed girl. Not particularly bright.
Clumsy. Always puffing up her chest with that smug look on her face, bragging about her prestigious lineage.
But on the inside, she's a chihuahua. Shy around strangers. Fairly combative, though.
She wields [Banish] as a weapon through [Weaponization].
She doesn't understand a single thing, but figures she can just say it all with confidence anyway.
If she kept quiet, she'd be at the top of the list for cute and beautiful.
●Narcissus's Relic:
[Banish]: A transparent, square-shaped object that erases whatever it touches.
Can be resized from fingertip-size to extra-large die-size.
Even a single one cannot be released from Narcissus's hand.
[Weaponize]: Can transform into a weapon.
[Precognition]: Very rarely, she can see a glimpse of the future.
[Sense Presence]: Can detect the presence of others.
[Perception]: Can see things that are invisible and hear voices that are inaudible.
●Equipment:
"Bracelet": A bracelet she received from Wof.
Author's Comment:
A natural-born airhead. The freest spirit in the story.
I tried mixing together Gabriel's Satanachia and Wataten's Ko-i and things along those lines.
It's a secret, but she was originally a typical Ayanami type.
Continued in Part 2.