Raphael

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Raphael (拉斐尔)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Wizard Council; later the Magic Empire 529 675
Occupation/Role	Architect, alchemist, Great Wizard, and leader of the Council's daily affairs 131 675
Status	Active 675
First Appearance	Chapter 100 100

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Great Wizard	131	Arrives at Iyetar Academy alongside August as one of the investigating Great Wizards.
Sixth-ring Great Wizard	529	Chosen to lead the Foreign Land Exploration Team due to his broad magical knowledge, alchemical expertise, and reliability.
Nine-ring Legendary Wizard	579 675	His promotion proceeds smoothly; by the later interstellar era, he is confirmed to have become a Nine-ring Legendary Wizard.

Background / History

Raphael is an architect who believes the world's underlying truths should be orderly and aesthetically pleasing. Initially disdainful of Lynn's celestial research, he changed his mind after studying the highly ordered Star Chart published in the Magic Daily, judging it more accurate than the erratic charts produced by the Prophecy School. He was initially skeptical that the continent was spherical, but became open to the possibility after a Legendary Wizard returned with confirming evidence. He later approved the name Eternal Star for the planet. 100 101 167

He personally designed Iyetar's architectural layout to incorporate an alchemy array that suppressed spirit bodies, acting on Herlam's request for safe psionics research. When a Soul Devouring Array was activated in Iyetar Harbor, Raphael recognized that his design had been altered without authorization and led the investigation into the Screaming Tower. He used the tower's existing array to bind the vengeful spirit Iyetar, then sealed her with August's assistance. His examination of Herlam's corpse led him to suspect that another Great Wizard had been involved in the incident. 131 132

Personality

Raphael is meticulous, proud, and strongly motivated by order. His obsessive architectural standards made him especially receptive to Lynn's precise Star Chart, while his pride in the design of Iyetar is evident when discussing the city-wide array. 100 131

He can be blunt and easily angered by betrayal or incompetence, particularly when he discovered Herlam's unauthorized modifications to his work. However, he is able to revise his views when presented with evidence, respects capable colleagues, and takes responsibility for those under his command. 101 132 530 548

Abilities & Skills

Alchemy Arrays and Architectural Magic

Raphael specializes in integrating alchemy arrays into large-scale structures.

• Designed Iyetar's layout around a city-wide spirit-suppression array. 131
• Used the Screaming Tower's array to restrain the vengeful spirit Iyetar before sealing her. 132
• Set alchemy runes throughout a uranium mine to seal and restrain an energy-based Magical Beast. 451
• Established arrays near the Foreign Land's space-time node to obstruct line of sight and Magic Power perception. 539
• His rune chains can rapidly lose power against creatures capable of consuming high-energy materials. 451

Elemental and Defensive Magic

Raphael employs elemental attacks, barriers, and Domain-based battlefield control.

• Cast Elemental Torrent, a Fifth-ring spell, against Church infiltrators. 482
• Used Wall of Sighs to block Odessa's real attack while disregarding illusory copies. 188
• Unleashed Iron Sand Storm against Odessa after identifying his true body. 188
• Created a soundproof barrier with his Domain to hold private discussions during the Foreign Land expedition. 539
• Expanded his Domain to expose more than fifty stealth-capable Winged Demons during an aerial escape. 551
• His barriers were insufficient to withstand attacks from Legendary opponents such as Night Demon Shado. 551

Magical Research

Raphael has working knowledge of elemental studies, electricity, optics, and alchemy. 529

• Isolated Radium from Demon Stone by adapting Lynn's electromagnetic separation method. 396
• Discovered that Radium mixed with certain substances produces a continuous yellow-green fluorescence without detectable Magic fluctuations. 396
• Proposed fluorescent Radium coatings for night illumination and possible battlefield use. 396
• Initially underestimated the danger of radioactive materials, including a proposal to coat the Royal Capital's walls with Radium-based paint, before Lynn explained the associated safety measures. 402

Leadership and Strategy

Raphael is trusted with missions requiring broad technical knowledge, judgment, and coordination rather than raw combat strength alone.

• Led the Foreign Land Exploration Team through the Space-Time Gate, with orders to gather intelligence and avoid direct confrontation with the Lord of Undead. 529
• Prioritized reconnaissance and withdrawal when entering the unfamiliar Foreign Land. 530
• Directed the team toward the Halflings' High Priest after Tika's memory retrieval revealed the natives' limited knowledge. 531
• Chose to delay the approaching undead legion and send a report back to the Council, exploiting the time-flow difference between worlds. 539
• Prepared to use a nuclear warhead against the undead siege when the expedition was overwhelmed. 548

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Skyfall sphere — A last-resort alchemical weapon supplied by Vittorio; Raphael recognized its devastation from a previous use in the City of Fire Oil and considered it suitable only for extreme circumstances. 529
• Ring of Secret Magic — A ring provided by Lynn for the Foreign Land mission. It ultimately served as a vessel for part of Lynn's consciousness and allowed Lynn's avatar to manifest beyond the Space-Time Gate. 529 549
• Alchemy runes — Used for sealing traps, defensive arrays, and environmental control. 451 539

Relationships

• Lynn — Fellow Wizard and frequent collaborator. Raphael came to admire Lynn's Star Chart and scientific theories, received specialized equipment from him for the Foreign Land mission, and trusted him to rescue the expedition when it was surrounded. 131 529 549
• August — Initially a trusted fellow Great Wizard; they cooperated to seal Iyetar, but Raphael later confronted August after his betrayal and declaration that he would turn Greenriel into a Divine Kingdom. 132 191
• Herlam — Commissioned Raphael to build Iyetar's spirit-suppression array, then secretly tampered with it; Raphael considered this a serious betrayal of his work. 131 132
• Odessa — Former colleague whose reappearance as the Doomsday Cult's Emissary shocked Raphael and confirmed his suspicions regarding the attack on Faiz. 186
• Vittorio — Legendary Alchemist who endorsed Raphael as the exploration team's leader and entrusted him with the Skyfall sphere. 529
• Evina — Expedition member whose inclusion Raphael defended because of her exceptional speed, strength, and close-combat ability. 529
• Yoland, Tick, and Tika — Key members of Raphael's Foreign Land team, providing geographic knowledge, reconnaissance, alchemy, and psionic intelligence gathering. 529 531

Story Role / Major Arcs

Doomsday Cult Crisis

• Recognizes Odessa as the Doomsday Cult's Emissary and battles him inside the Doomsday Domain. 186
• Suffers a severe arm wound from Odessa's blood-red chains but continues fighting. 187
• Coordinates with Lynn and Aurora to identify Odessa's true body among seven illusions. 188
• Confronts August after the latter reveals his plan to transform Greenriel into a Divine Kingdom and ascend to godhood. 191

War Against the Holy See

• Helps defend the Alchemy Research Institute from Cardinals Arno and Pulsen, combining Fifth-ring magic with Lynn's attacks. 363
• Faces the Legendary Edwell, whose pressure scatters Raphael's Elemental Torrent and demonstrates the overwhelming gap between Great Wizards and Legendary beings. 365
• Is frozen during the Royal Capital battle but survives after Harov rescues him and Vittorio administers Water of Life. 370
• Recovers from a near-fatal direct strike by a god during the conflict, though he remains bedridden for days afterward. 376
• Earns major war merit through his assistance in killing Edwell and repelling Ella's true form during the Royal Capital's defense. 529

Foreign Land Exploration

• Leads the expedition through the Northern Territory's Space-Time Gate to investigate the world controlled by the Lord of Undead. 529 530
• Directs reconnaissance using Tick's Magic Bats and Tika's psionic memory retrieval, discovering Halfling settlements and their connection to the Moon Goddess Diana. 530 531
• Responds to an undead advance by preparing to delay the enemy and ensure that intelligence reaches the Council. 539
• Leads the surviving team through an undead aerial blockade after Lynn clears an escape route with Undying Flame. 549 551
• Escapes Night Demon Shado's pursuit with the team, later receiving a Morning Star Medal for the mission. 552 553
• Returns carrying a higher-dimensional tracking spell, which Lynn detects and removes. 553

Galactic Era

• Assists in negotiations with the Geometric Civilization, maintaining a hard stance while Lynn refuses to reduce the Magic Empire's demands. 618
• Demonstrates the Magic Empire's fourth-dimensional high-speed-region technology to Geometric captives. 637
• Announces that the entire star system will enter a state of war against the Gods of the Main World and presents a fifty-year plan to build an interstellar fleet and master available technologies. 673