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Loune Vermillion
ロウネ・ヴァミリネン
Private secretary to the Emperor of the Baharuth Empire (chief secretary after the Empire became a vassal of the Sorcerer Kingdom)Baharuth EmpireHumanUnknown
Personality
A calm, rational bureaucrat with an extremely strong sense of responsibility, utterly loyal to Jircniv and ready to shield the emperor with his own body if necessary. He did not flinch even when ordered to stay alone in Nazarick, a place full of monsters hostile to humans.
Abilities
- Jircniv's personal secretary since his accession (unverified), with administrative and clerical skills few can match
- Deeply trusted by the emperor; he was allowed to ride in the emperor's own carriage on the way to Nazarick
- Ordered to remain alone in Nazarick, he was in charge of setting up the Empire's liaison office there (the novel gives him no "ambassador" title)
History
- Has served as Jircniv's secretary since Jircniv took power (unverified) and is regarded as the most capable of them (background)
- Accompanied the emperor to Nazarick, riding in his carriage; after the meeting he was ordered to stay alone in Nazarick to establish the Empire's local office (Vol. 9)
- After his return, the emperor, worried that something had been done to him in Nazarick, temporarily reassigned him to a sinecure (after Vol. 9)
- After the Empire became a vassal of the Sorcerer Kingdom, he was appointed chief secretary and once again served as the emperor's secretary (Vol. 13; nothing directly states that he was "reinstated" after the Empire became a vassal)
- Reported to the emperor the news that "the Sorcerer King fell in battle in the Holy Kingdom," and both immediately judged it impossible (Vol. 13)
Trivia
His original Japanese name is "Roune Vamirinen" (ロウネ・ヴァミリネン); the English version renders it Loune Vermillion.
Relationships
- Jircniv Rune Farlord El-Nix: The emperor he serves loyally
- Ainz Ooal Gown: He declared the report of "the Sorcerer King's death in battle" to be "absolutely a colossal lie"
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