Serie

Biodata

Background and History

Serie was born in the age of myths and has lived for thousands of years. She taught Flamme, the progenitor of human magic, and later founded the Continental Magic Association 18.

She passed many of her prized spells to her students through the association. By the time of the Imperial Capital assassination attempt, she could no longer use several of the practical spells she had given away 136 137.

Appearance

Serie has a petite, doll-like appearance that remained unchanged over fifty years 63 102 160.

• Hair: Long and golden 80 139.
• Eyes: Golden 81.
• Clothing: She is seen wearing a moon-white robe and, on another occasion, a feathered cloak 80 81 159.

Personality

Serie is proud of her magical knowledge and often wants others to recognize it. Behind her imposing reputation, she was disappointed that people feared her immense mana without noticing its fluctuations; Fern’s ability to see them delighted her 80 82.

She can be willful and playful. She went to the Moonlight Hotel hoping to taste Dugu Qing’s cooking but avoided approaching him directly because Frieren was there. After Laiern brought her a portion, she wanted to recruit Dugu Qing as his junior 64.

Serie also cares deeply about her students, despite regretting how short human lives are. She attended the National Day ball despite foreseeing danger because the assassins had threatened her students, and she later hoped they would become heroic spirits so she could visit them in Aureole 80 136 156.

Her concern for the world is tempered by distrust of rulers: she feared that warning royal families of a world-ending calamity would prompt them to hoard resources and turn against one another 63.

Abilities and Skills

Mana Suppression

Serie suppresses a vast reserve of mana. Its fluctuations went unnoticed by those who saw only the overwhelming amount she displayed, until Fern detected them during her interview 80 82.

Gravity Magic

Serie used Gravity Magic to control the skies during the battle against the Demon King’s army, removing the attacking Demons’ aerial advantage 151 152.

Enlarge Magic

Serie can increase her size dramatically. At Auwest, she grew to a mountain-like scale and crushed Demons trapped in the human army’s encirclements 149.

Divine Might of God

Serie developed this offensive spell and urged Frieren to choose it in preparation for Dugu Qing’s future enemies. Frieren passed it to Dugu Qing for study 83 84.

• Dugu Qing noted that the spell could not control someone stronger than its user 84.
• After giving the spell away, Serie could no longer use it herself 136.

Other Magic

• Barrier Magic: Serie taught the top-tier barrier used in the First-Class Mage Exam; Frieren shattered it during the first test 69.
• Mind reading: Serie read Dugu Qing’s thoughts when he requested Hair-Cleansing Magic 83.
• Flower conjuration: She produced purple flowers to help Dugu Qing search for Aureole 160.
• Light Magic assistance: Serie merged her mana with Dugu Qing’s through his Light Magic after accepting him, temporarily raising his mana from two thousand to ten thousand years’ worth 152.

Equipment and Items

• Protective jade talisman — Made by a bishop of the Goddess Church; it withstood Laiwei’s otherwise fatal attack at the National Day ball 137.
• Flying Boats — She gave Frieren’s party a boat to reach the Demon King’s Castle, then gave Dugu Qing a larger, faster vessel for his search for Aureole decades later 139 161.
• Grimoire on Ten Thousand Great Mountains Magic — A grimoire Dugu Qing received and studied before the battle at Auwest 151.

Relationships

• Flamme — Serie’s disciple and the progenitor of human magic. Serie later expressed interest in visiting her in Aureole 18 160.
• Frieren — Flamme’s disciple and thus Serie’s grand-disciple. Their differing views on magic contributed to a strained relationship, though Frieren helped protect Serie in the Imperial Capital 61 81 137.
• Dugu Qing — Frieren’s student and a hero Serie sought to recruit. She valued his talent, relied on him during the Demon war and later helped his search for Aureole 64 147 160 161.
• Fern — An examinee who noticed Serie’s mana fluctuating. Serie invited her to become her student, but Fern declined; Serie passed her nevertheless 82.
• Laiern — Serie’s disciple and a powerful human mage. She praised his aptitude and maturity while lamenting his limited lifespan 61 80.
• Jian Ze — An association mage who assisted Serie with the exam and the investigation into the anti-magic ore craftsmen 80 139.
• Lavina, Kanne and Ailu — Examinees Serie initially failed, then accepted as students to prepare for the World-Destroying Calamity 81 85.
• Methode — Serie’s student, who speaks affectionately and admiringly of her 102.
• Xuezhi — The village chief of Sword Village, who later passed the First-Class Mage Exam and became Serie’s student 158.

Story Role and Major Arcs

First-Class Mage Exam

After Frieren broke the exam barrier, Serie watched the disruption with interest. She subsequently canceled the planned third test and chose to interview the remaining candidates herself 69 80.

Serie failed several candidates because they could not imagine becoming Level One Mages. She also failed Frieren after asking what magic she liked, but reversed that decision when Dugu Qing protested and threatened to withdraw. Serie then passed Dugu Qing and Fern 81 82.

As the new Level One Mages’ reward, Serie granted Fern the Magic of Eternal Youth. She was dismayed when Dugu Qing chose Hair-Cleansing Magic over her powerful spells, and persuaded Frieren to take Divine Might of God for him. Soon afterward, she accepted Lavina, Kanne and Ailu as students 83 85.

Imperial Capital

The Shadow Warriors plotted to assassinate Serie at the National Day ball. At the event, anti-magic ore pillars cut her off from her magic, and Laiwei struck her with a poisoned sword. Her talisman saved her while Dugu Qing defeated the attackers and killed Laiwei 130 136 137.

Afterward, Serie and Jian Ze traced the ore-cutting technique to the Shadow Warriors’ supporters and sent warriors to kill the craftsmen who knew it. Serie also gave Frieren’s party a Flying Boat so they could reach the Demon King’s Castle before Aureole ascended 139.

War Against the Demons

Serie warned the party that a new Demon King had united the Demons and that the Saintess of the End’s spell threatened to transform animals and humans into Demons. She called for a holy war, drawing armies and organizations to Auwest, and supported Dugu Qing as humanity’s chosen hero 146 147.

At Auwest, Serie and her students fought the Demon vanguard; she enlarged herself to crush the encircled enemy forces. During the later battle against the Demon King’s larger army, she supplied Dugu Qing with mana and returned to the front to cast Gravity Magic 149 151 152.

After the Saintess was killed and the Demons were defeated, Serie joined the campaign to eliminate the remaining Demons. She later named Kanonie empress 155 156.

Fifty Years Later

Dugu Qing returned to Serie after finally defeating the Demon King. To help him locate Aureole, she conjured purple flowers, whose response had indicated its direction during its earlier ascent. Once he learned where Aureole lay, she gave him her luxurious high-speed Flying Boat 156 160 161.