Loren

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Loren Krantel 489
Alias(es)	High Priest Loren; Dean Loren; Emperor Loren Krantel 489 877
Species/Race	Human 519
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Goddess of Fate Church; Sage Institute of Iketerite Academy; Krui Di Empire 215 536 877
Occupation/Role	High Priest of the Goddess of Fate Church; Dean of the Sage Institute; Emperor of the Krui Di Empire 489 536 877
Status	Alive 904

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Tier 8	236	Demonstrates that a Tier 8 expert can instantly overcome Tier 7 opponents while warning Lanchi and Hughberlian about the Northern Continent.
Peak Tier 8	519	Defends South Wantina against Somerset Marquis while severely injured; Somerset identifies his all-round spell structure and unrealized potential before the Ninth Rank.
Ninth Rank	869	Returns to Bulida as a Ninth Rank powerhouse, casts Ninth Rank Wind Magic, and challenges Hycintos.

Background

Loren is a renowned Primordial Slab holder and the High Priest of the Goddess of Fate Church. As Dean of Iketerite Academy's Sage Institute, he makes opportunities to observe his stone slab available through fair public-service and Church assignments rather than granting access freely. Visiting Magic Artisans and scholars also regard him as a respected figure across the Southern Continent. 103 215

His educational philosophy prioritizes a student's chosen life over their unused potential. When Asina, despite being the Sage Institute's leading third-year in practical ability, wishes to become a chef rather than pursue magic, Loren supports her decision. This later becomes a major source of political criticism against him. 200 536

Appearance

Loren is a young-looking man whose gentle, approachable demeanor conceals the presence of an extremely powerful cleric.

• Short brown hair and blue eyes. 871 877
• Usually wears formal black clothing, including a black classical suit or priestly robes. 200 718
• His buttons and collar bear rhomboid cross holy-light patterns identifying his high clerical status. 200 595
• In battle, Divine Era runes and electric-like wind currents frequently surround him. 515 718
• A black centipede-like mark appears on the right side of his face after his return to Bulida. 869

Personality

Loren is gentle, responsible, and notably unwilling to impose his own ambitions on others. He believes an educator should help students understand the world's complexity without forcibly deciding their future, even when nobles view that restraint as wasting talent. 200

He remains composed under public humiliation, political suspicion, and battlefield pressure. When Lanchi's Tier 7 Shadow World appears to become a disaster, Loren accepts responsibility rather than shift blame onto his student. 595 610

In combat, Loren is focused and taciturn. He dislikes conversing with opponents, studies unfamiliar abilities as he fights, and steadily develops answers to an enemy's tactics rather than relying on hidden tricks. 519 718 872

Despite widespread rumors depicting him as an unfathomable mastermind or a playboy with countless fiancées, Loren is generally bewildered and distressed by those perceptions. 511 601

Abilities & Skills

Primordial Slab of Wind

Loren is a famous holder of the Primordial Slab - Wind. Its Divine Era radiance can augment his Wind Magic and is recognizable even when he acts from afar. 215 489

• Casts high-speed Wind Magic for flight and rapid movement. 511
• Creates barriers, air-pressure weapons, wind blades, storms, and rune-covered restricted zones. 489 515 519
• Used the Tier 7 spell [Holy Protection Wind] to shield dignitaries in the Protos Empire National Assembly. 489
• Uses Gale Dash to interrupt his own casting, reposition instantly, and stun a target on collision. 872

Elemental Magic and Divine Arts

Although Wind is his best-known attribute, Loren can employ a broad spell library incorporating multiple elemental attributes and Divine Arts. 718 872

• Casts Light, Thunder, Barrier, and elemental composite magic in addition to Wind spells. 718 872
• Uses healing, protective spells, and damage reduction while fighting. 515 872
• His recovery ability was considered superior to Almirs's even before he reached Ninth Rank. 872
• Receives the Wind God's Blessing, improving reaction speed, critical power, speed, and damage reduction. 872

Heavenly Sanction

Heavenly Sanction is Loren's strongest known killing move: an Epic Rank 8 spell that combines Ice, Fire, Light, Dark, Wind, Thunder and Lightning, Earth, Water, and Wood. It consumes immense mana to inflict defense-ignoring, attribute-countering damage across an area. 872

• Its elemental convergence creates a natural-disaster-scale attack capable of frightening Hycintos. 872
• Loren uses it against Hycintos during the Bulida decisive battle. 872
• When Hycintos attempts to redirect the spell toward civilians, Loren blocks his own attack and takes the resulting damage himself. 872

Adaptive Combat Analysis

Loren's signature fighting style is to endure an opponent's unknown abilities, analyze their principles, and gradually modify his casting methods until he can counter them. 872

• Grew stronger over the course of his battle with Somerset Marquis despite beginning severely injured. 519
• Adapted to Hycintos's counter-magic by changing his spellcasting methods and expanding beyond Wind Magic. 872
• His enemies can research his openly demonstrated techniques, but Loren learns their undisclosed strategies during the fight. 872
• Will use mutually destructive tactics when necessary to protect others or break an unfavorable battle state. 718 872

Relationships

• Lanchi Wilford — Student and frequent cause of Loren's public suffering. Loren consistently protects Lanchi from responsibility, while Lanchi is fiercely determined to vindicate Loren as an educator. 595 610 611 536
• Hughberlian Alanzal — Student whom Loren protects and warns about the dangers facing the Demon Race and the Northern Continent. 236 433
• Asina — Student Union Vice Chairman and Sage Institute student. Loren supports her decision to become a chef, despite the backlash this brings him. 200 536
• Juliana Knight Commander — A date between them begins as the consequence of Lanchi's bet with Adams, then develops into repeated outings. Loren later risks his life to ensure Juliana can return safely to Yarolan. 202 632 639 718
• Almirs / the Ice Witch — Church colleague whose suspicion of Loren's supposed schemes gradually gives way to trust, though she remains wary of his true intentions for a long time. 459 595 601
• Florence — Longtime friend and Holy Knight Captain. Loren considers Florence a brother-in-arms and does not realize Florence is a woman. 635 636 903
• Migaiya — Old friend whose alleged connection to the Rebirth Church becomes a major basis for suspicion against Loren. 506 595
• Hycintos — Ninth Rank adversary whom Loren confronts during the Battle of Bulida and ultimately defeats. 869 872 876

Story Role / Major Arcs

South Wantina Defense

Loren travels to South Wantina to investigate threats near the Hutton Kingdom's border. When Somerset Marquis ambushes him, Loren first throws his three cleric students out of danger, then holds the city gate alone despite serious injuries. 511 515

He refuses Somerset's attempts to provoke him and continues fighting while prioritizing civilians and the city defense forces behind him. His persistence causes Somerset to recognize him as a peak Tier 8 with extraordinary growth potential. 519

Tier 7 Shadow World Hearing

After Lanchi and Hughberlian enter a highly dangerous Tier 7 Shadow World, Loren becomes the public face of the possible disaster. He endures press conferences, impeachment pressure, and an Old Buri Court hearing accusing him of dereliction of duty and possible collusion with the Rebirth Church. 536 595

Loren accepts full responsibility for Lanchi's actions rather than sacrifice his student's future. When the Shadow World is successfully cleared, the same public that condemned him celebrates him as the strategist behind Lanchi's victory, leaving Loren too exhausted to react. 610 611

Valhalla Canyon and Imprisonment

Loren intervenes in Valhalla Canyon to rescue the injured Juliana and escort her toward Yarolan territory. He battles Geya Te, Feili, and Simon Luo, choosing to remain behind so that Juliana and the accompanying students can escape. 718

Geya Te ultimately seals Loren, after which he is trapped within an Illusionary Territory and forced to survive against void creatures. 733 823

Artificial God Project and the Battle of Bulida

After returning, Loren agrees to play High Priest Loren “one last time” as part of the Silver Moon Restoration Society's plan to create an artificial god using his popularity and combat power. 866

He reappears in Bulida as a Ninth Rank, gives Hycintos time to evacuate civilians, and confronts him inside the Saint Astri Crystal Canopy Barrier. 869 872 Loren survives Hycintos's counter-magic, adapts to his techniques, and ultimately defeats him after the decisive battle. 872 876

Emperor of Krui Di

Following the Battle of Bulida, Loren is crowned Emperor of the Krui Di Empire. He is overwhelmed by the role's paperwork and responsibilities, misses his former life as a priest, and relies on visits from Migaiya, Ifatia, and Almirs for rare relief. 877

Notable Quotes

“Run as far as you can!” 515

“But I guarantee that if Lanchi truly causes any accident, as his teacher, and also due to dereliction of duty for not being able to restrain him properly, everything will be my responsibility.” 595

“Lanchi, step back. Leave the rest to me.” 871

Trivia

• Loren has never visited an amusement park before his date with Juliana. 639
• Lanchi can imitate Loren's temperament and mannerisms well enough to fool even Iketerite Academy students. 698
• Loren's false reputation as a secret mastermind becomes so extreme that rumors claim he can appear wherever his name is invoked. 718
• He continues to mistake Florence's disguise for that of a man, even after noticing Florence feels soft, smells fragrant, and has a voice “like a girl's.” 903