David

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

David first appeared among the prominent Level 10 talents gathered for examination at Noren headquarters. A student of First Noren Academy, he openly displayed a physique comparable to high-level earth-type Magic Beasts and treated weaker apprentices with barely concealed disdain. 87

During the Eloria Plane assessment, David operated as an exceptionally aggressive combatant, charging alone into Orc camps with an axe empowered by earth and metal elemental power. A coalition of local kingdoms later claimed to have killed him, but David had actually survived by faking his death. He subsequently infiltrated Eloria under the identity of Sage's disciple, Reis; Kaiden, the rural warrior associated with the “David Extermination Battle,” was in fact Bert Vera Augusta rather than David. 102 127 138

David negotiated with Eloria’s Sage after demonstrating the overwhelming strength of Wizard Civilization. In return for the Sage’s cooperation, David promised to use his contributions to help selected native intelligent lifeforms integrate into Wizard Civilization through human-transformation methods. Together, they arranged a decapitation strike that killed the mortal leaders of Eloria’s races, helping bring the assessment to an early end. David ranked second in contributions behind Benjamin. 138 139

To fulfill his agreement with Sage, David offered Benjamin his research notes in exchange for sheltering selected Eloria natives in Benjamin’s future territory. After Benjamin chose Golden port, David delivered the refugees and notes, having selected people with high genetic potential and performed preliminary modifications. He also promised two subsequent batches of modification agents so their descendants could become Wizard World humans. His notes later helped Benjamin improve his research into the Divine Power Faith Network’s energy-conversion technology. 139 140 141 142

Before entering military service, David spent more than thirty years in laboratory research to digest his gains from the Eloria trial. He then served for over thirty years on a relatively stable plane, avoiding the unusual disasters Benjamin encountered during his own service. 223

After completing military service, David returned to prepare for his Level 2 advancement. He later accepted the mission to pursue an Illegal Wizard because he considered himself partly responsible for the situation surrounding Sage, who had become an Illegal Wizard after Eloria’s conquest. 223 229 594

David and Benjamin traced the Illegal Wizard’s vitality-transmission network across Eloria and pursued the target to a deserted island. In the assault on the island, David used his direct and brutal fighting style to clear a path through pseudo-wizards and altered sea creatures while Benjamin identified and eliminated key threats. 231 232

When Sage attempted to summon a Destruction Demon God through a spatial passage, David and Benjamin deliberately allowed his plan to proceed far enough to expose the passage and the civilization beyond it. High-level wizards then captured Sage and secured the coordinates, an incident that ultimately led to the discovery of a parallel Wizard Civilization. 233 235 594

For their intelligence and contributions to the incident, Dean Avery Knight offered David and Benjamin Plane Origin. After the reward increased from one strand to ten because of the target civilization’s multiple Level 8 lifeforms, David overcame his hesitation and joined Benjamin in choosing Plane Origin related to the four great elements. The Dean expected to prepare their rewards in roughly a dozen years. 235 236

Roughly a thousand years after the Eloria trial, David reunited with Benjamin and their former fellow geniuses at a conference concerning the Elite Combat Unit. David and the other former Level 10 talents had reached Level 3, while Benjamin remained at Level 2. David welcomed renewed cooperation and mutual assistance on the same or neighboring secondary frontlines. 325 326

David continued participating in planar wars and was unable to attend a later advancement celebration because his battlefield assignment conflicted with it. Before the Coordination War, he again met Benjamin and the surviving members of their cohort, joining their concerns about whether Benjamin’s rapid advancement had outpaced his knowledge. 369 463 466

Centuries later, David took part in rebuilding cities formerly controlled by the Chaos Cult. He advocated establishing firm authority before introducing Noren Workshop’s egalitarian systems, arguing that a population conditioned by rigid hierarchy would mistake immediate gentleness for weakness. 541

During this work, David informed Benjamin that Rex had died after being targeted by a Level 5 Chaos Cult wizard’s sacrificial curse while scouting. He explained that the surviving former geniuses had, like him, been forced to reach Level 5 without acquiring the knowledge to match. David also proposed that the liberated residents dismantle and rebuild their own cities with wizard guidance and assistance. 541

Following the reconstruction work, David investigated nearby resource planes abandoned by the Chaos Cult. He found that their valuable resources and Plane Origin had been destructively extracted before the Cult’s retreat, leaving him to conduct the laborious cleanup of the remaining ordinary minerals and biomass. 542

On returning from this investigation, David reviewed the progress of aptitude testing, ecological transformation, and changes to the residents’ thinking. Before leaving to submit his intelligence, he thanked Benjamin for remaining behind to handle the long-term monitoring and logistical duties. 542

David also shared in the discovery of the parallel Wizard Civilization. For his role in advancing that discovery and his performance in the defensive battle, he received 12 billion points of Advanced Military Merit and ownership rights to ten planes. The Four Great Factions also promised assistance with plane fusion if his selected planes already had owners. Unrestricted access to the parallel civilization’s Core Database was included in Benjamin’s reward, rather than David’s announced award. 595 612

Unable to overcome his Level 5 knowledge and law-comprehension bottleneck through conventional study, David used his extraordinary rewards and the proceeds of selling planes to force an advancement to Level 6. Rather than remain in the Elite Combat Unit and risk eventual death in endless warfare, he chose to focus on the Colmar Family’s future. 730

David later married Irene and became involved in the Colmar Family’s internal political negotiations. Although Benjamin recognized that David had become more restrained and deliberate, he also understood that David was using family connections and resources to secure a path for his future descendants. 739 744 747

David’s advancement and marriage to Irene, herself a Level 6 Wizard, shifted the family head’s faction to a seven-to-six numerical advantage in top-tier strength. David considered Benjamin’s presence at the wedding sufficient support against the rival branch. When that branch brought three hired Level 6 Wizards to intimidate his guests, Benjamin overwhelmed them with his aura, causing the hired wizards to return their payment and leave. 743 744 745

Benjamin’s wedding gift was a Recording Crystal containing improved Embryonic Aptitude Enhancement Technology, detailed instructions, and precautions. Its ability to reliably raise an embryo’s soul and elemental affinity aptitude to Level 10 offered a lasting foundation for David’s descendants. David publicly revealed the gift, then thanked and embraced Benjamin as Irene and the Colmar patriarch expressed their gratitude. 740 745 747

By the time of Cohen Colmar’s Academy enrollment, David had become a proud father. Cohen displayed maximum, Level 10 fire elemental affinity, which David attributed in part to Benjamin’s embryo-enhancement technology. 747 782

Cohen was eight years old when he enrolled at Noren Academy No. 147. The family selected the Combat Department for him based on his explosive power and suitability, and David supported following the path best matched to his child rather than pursuing apparent safety at the expense of development. After Cohen completed his admission procedures, David returned to his family’s affairs. 782

Appearance

David is a physically imposing wizard whose presence is repeatedly compared to a fortress or mountain. His appearance becomes more restrained over time, shifting from an openly savage battlefield image to the polished bearing of a Colmar Family figure. 87 228 739

• Golden-blond hair, usually combed neatly back. 138 739 782
• A body and vitality described as comparable to a high-level earth-type Magic Beast. 87
• Often projects a heavy, earth-like soul aura. 228
• Wore pitch-black heavy armor after reaching Level 2, making him resemble a “silent steel fortress.” 228
• At the later Elite Combat Unit conference, appeared tall and more mature in a standard gray robe, while retaining his earlier arrogance. 325
• His newly formed Level 6 Law Solidification Domain initially appeared less stable and dense than that of an ordinary Level 6 Wizard. 738
• At his wedding, wore a dark-blue formal robe bearing the Colmar Family’s golden crest. 744
• At Cohen’s admission, retained a neat Wizard Robe and meticulously combed-back long golden hair despite the passing centuries. 782

Personality

David initially possesses absolute confidence in his strength and a marked contempt for those he considers weak. He does not conceal his power, preferring to make his superiority obvious rather than perform humility. 87

His early competitiveness was particularly apparent during the Eloria assessment: after Benjamin surpassed him on the contribution rankings, David intensified his attacks on the Orc camps, increasing both his notoriety and the danger he faced. 102

Despite his frontline brutality, David is not merely impulsive. His Eloria operation required patient observation, deception, negotiation, and an understanding of the plane’s political structure. His question to Sage—forcing him to choose between serving nobles or the wider population—was decisive in gaining the Sage’s cooperation. 139

He shows a strong sense of responsibility when his actions create consequences. David joined the Illegal Wizard hunt not for convenience, but because he believed he needed to resolve a problem connected to his prior dealings with Sage. 229

By his later years, David becomes gentler, more deliberate, and more focused on his family’s future. His inability to keep pace with higher-level knowledge frustrates him, but he continues advancing and making preparations for his descendants rather than abandoning his path. 541 739 742

David ultimately accepts that innate talent cannot resolve every higher-level bottleneck. His resource-assisted Level 6 advancement and subsequent decision to follow the family route reflect a pragmatic choice to preserve his position and create opportunities for the next generation. 730 739

His more calculated social conduct does not eliminate his genuine affection for old friends. At his wedding, his smile on greeting Benjamin was more sincere than the one he used for other guests, and his response to the aptitude-enhancement gift was openly emotional and grateful. He later displayed pronounced pride and happiness in Cohen’s exceptional aptitude. 744 747 782

Abilities & Skills

Exceptional Physique and Elemental Talent

David possesses an extraordinary natural body despite not following a conventional body-modification path.

• His physical strength is comparable to that of certain high-level earth-type Magic Beasts. 87
• As an apprentice, he could mobilize earth elemental particles through will alone at a level comparable to other Level 3 Wizard Apprentices. 87
• He could defeat ordinary Level 3 Wizard Apprentices through physical force without needing to cast wizardry. 87
• His battlefield style combines overwhelming physical force with genuine wizard capability, making it dangerous to mistake him for a simple warrior. 87
• At Level 2, his body enhancement and heavy armor allowed him to fight pseudo-wizards and modified sea creatures in close combat with simple but overwhelming attacks. 232

Alchemy, Human Transformation, and Puppet Studies

David’s main discipline is Alchemy Studies, with puppet studies as his secondary field. 136

• His mentor is Noren Workshop’s foremost specialist in human-transmutation alchemy. 136
• David’s access to transformation techniques enabled his plan to integrate selected Eloria natives into Wizard Civilization. 138 139
• He is believed to possess multiple spare bodies, making reports of his death unreliable. 136
• He successfully concealed himself under the Reis identity during the Eloria assessment. 138
• He personally selected Eloria refugees with high genetic potential and subjected them to preliminary modification, psychological suggestion, and bloodline correction before their resettlement. 141
• The preliminary modification agents corrected extreme tendencies in groups such as the Drow Elves to facilitate their integration into Wizard Civilization. David arranged two further applications intended to complete their descendants’ transformation into Wizard World humans. 141
• His research notes contributed to Benjamin’s work on the Divine Power Faith Network’s energy transmission and conversion. 139 141 142

Battlefield Combat

David favors direct, efficient assaults supported by heavy equipment and elemental power.

• Charged into Orc tribal camps alone during the Eloria assessment. 102
• His massive axe released earth-and-metal-powered strikes strong enough to shake the ground and mountains. 102
• In the Illegal Wizard operation, he broke through enemy lines so Benjamin could focus on analysis and targeted elimination. 232
• His heavy armor serves as both close-combat protection and weaponry, though such equipment is exceptionally costly. 228
• On the deserted island, he shattered a giant whale monster’s skull with an earth-energy-wreathed punch and broke several Level 2 pseudo-wizards apart with a single kick. 232
• Achieved several impressive victories after entering the Elite Combat Unit, before his higher-level knowledge bottleneck curtailed his prospects. 730

Reconnaissance and Soul Examination

• Can spread an enormous force field to search for abnormal soul fluctuations across a broad area. 229
• Used mental power to examine a shattered soul imprisoned within a severed head, determining that its owner had been forcibly infected by the Illegal Wizard rather than serving as a willing subordinate. 231
• His familiarity with Eloria’s former extraordinary system allowed him to distinguish the Illegal Wizard’s unfamiliar negative energy from the plane’s traditional necromantic power. 231

Strategic Planning and Governance

David is capable of turning military force into long-term political results.

• Orchestrated Eloria’s decapitation strike through cooperation with Sage. 138 139
• Used his contribution reward to pursue preservation and integration for Eloria’s intelligent native populations. 138 139
• Helped organize reconstruction work in former Chaos Cult territory and argued for a phased approach to social reform. 541
• Recognized that authority and clear rules had to precede egalitarian reform when dealing with populations conditioned by centuries of oppressive hierarchy. 541
• Proposed having liberated residents dismantle and rebuild their own cities, with wizards supplying guidance and assistance. 541
• Investigated the Chaos Cult’s depleted resource planes and directed cleanup efforts for what remained after their destructive mining. 542
• Redirected his later efforts toward building the Colmar Family’s long-term position and improving the prospects of its descendants. 739 744
• Understood the family’s factional balance and used his wedding’s guest network to help deter challenges from the opposing branch. 744

Knowledge Bottleneck

David’s later advancement exposes the limits of relying on talent and resources alone.

• At Level 5, his body and spiritual power met the required standard, but his knowledge remained at approximately Level 4. 541
• He could not use spells that required advanced Level 5 knowledge. 541
• He concluded that his Level 10 aptitude had ceased to provide meaningful help with the knowledge, comprehension, and law mastery required at higher levels. 541 730
• His Level 6 advancement was resource-assisted; Benjamin judged that his insufficient talent and incomplete knowledge limited his long-term combat development. 742
• Despite these limitations, Benjamin considered David’s energy circulation and overall strength superior to those of several older, similarly resource-assisted Level 6 Wizards at the wedding. 742
• Although his Level 6 Law Solidification Domain grew thicker over time, it lacked the sharpness expected from a true battle wizard. 782

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Massive axe — A battlefield weapon carrying earth and metal elemental power. 102
• Pitch-black heavy armor — A costly heavy-armor Wizard Artifact set used for close combat and defense after his Level 2 advancement. A complete set cost two tiers more than a same-level Wizard Artifact set because of its extensive material requirements. 228
• Magic Network Terminal — Used to communicate with Benjamin and receive mission information. 223 227
• Research notes — Given to Benjamin in exchange for resettling selected Eloria natives; supported Benjamin’s subsequent energy-conversion research. 139 141 142
• Plane Origin reward — Selected ten strands related to the four great elements as the reward promised by Dean Avery Knight after the Illegal Wizard incident. 235 236
• Aptitude-enhancement Recording Crystal — Benjamin’s wedding gift, containing technology to reliably raise an embryo’s soul and elemental affinity aptitude to Level 10, along with instructions and precautions. 740 745 747

Relationships

• Benjamin — Long-term collaborator and friend. They worked together during the Eloria assessment, pursued the Illegal Wizard, shared the parallel-world discovery rewards, and remained close through David’s wedding and family life. David described Benjamin to Irene as the wizard of his generation he admired most. Benjamin supported him against the rival Colmar branch and provided technology that benefited his descendants. 139 229 595 739 745 747
• Sage — Eloria’s native Sage and David’s co-conspirator in the decapitation strike. David promised him a path for selected natives to integrate into Wizard Civilization; Sage later became the Illegal Wizard David helped pursue. David felt personally responsible for the consequences of their dealings, while Sage ultimately revealed that he had never truly accepted defeat. 138 139 229 233 594
• Irene — David’s wife and a fellow Level 6 Wizard. She and David received Benjamin’s embryo-enhancement technology as a wedding gift. Their union strengthened the family head’s faction by adding Irene to its top-tier forces. 739 744 747
• Colmar Family Head — David’s family head, who openly praised Benjamin and regarded David as a worthy successor of the Colmar Family. David supported his faction in the family’s internal power struggle. 741 744
• David’s son — Cohen Colmar, David and Irene’s child. He displayed maximum, Level 10 fire elemental affinity during Academy admissions at eight years old and entered the Combat Department in accordance with the family’s assessment of his abilities. 782
• Anya — Fellow former Level 10 genius and acquaintance who informed Benjamin that David had used his parallel-world rewards to reach Level 6. David discussed his bottleneck and reasons for leaving the battlefield with her before advancing. 730
• Bert Vera Augusta — Fellow genius who operated under the Kaiden identity during the Eloria assessment; she was not David despite the local rumors linking Kaiden to David’s supposed death. She later attended David’s wedding and explained the Colmar Family’s political struggle to Benjamin. 138 743 744
• Seraphina Nightshadow — Fellow First Noren Academy genius and later Elite Combat Unit acquaintance. Her knowledge of David’s disciplines and mentor led her to reject reports of his death during the Eloria assessment. 87 136 326
• Kaelen Vania — Fellow former Level 10 genius with whom David reunited during the Elite Combat Unit’s formation. 326
• Rex Magnus — Fellow former Level 10 genius and battlefield acquaintance. David later informed Benjamin of Rex’s death from a Chaos Cult wizard’s sacrificial curse. 326 541
• David’s mentor — An unnamed alchemy master specializing in human-body transmutation, whose expertise supported David’s plans for the Eloria natives. David remained in contact with him during the parallel-world gathering. 136 138 595
• Avery Knight — High-level wizard who handled the aftermath of the Illegal Wizard incident, offered David Plane Origin, and later informed him and Benjamin that their investigation had led to a parallel Wizard Civilization’s discovery. 235 236 594

Notable Quotes

“Lord Sage, are you the Sage of this world's nobles, or the Sage of this world's living beings?” 139

“My body and spiritual power have barely reached the Level 5 standard, but my knowledge is still at the level of a Level 4 Wizard. I can't use a single spell that requires advanced knowledge.” 541

“The higher your level, the less help innate talent provides.” 541

“Just having you here is already the greatest help you could give me. You don't need to do anything. Just stand here.” 744

“Thanks, friend!” 747

Trivia

• David’s apparent death in Eloria was convincing enough to become widespread tavern gossip across several kingdoms. 127
• Those rumors also claimed that his resentful spirit cursed nobles and priests involved in the siege; these claims were part of the local account, not confirmation of his actual death. 127
• Kaiden, the warrior rumored to have survived the “David Extermination Battle,” was actually Bert Vera Augusta in disguise. 138
• Benjamin and David were the only Level 5 Wizards present among a gathering dominated by Level 6 and Level 7 Wizards. 593
• David’s parallel-world rewards exceeded the entire fortune of many Level 7 Wizards who were not skilled at earning wealth, leaving him visibly stunned when they were announced. 612
• Benjamin’s wedding gift to David and Irene was a technology capable of raising an embryo’s soul and elemental compatibility aptitude to Level 10. 747
• Cohen inherited pale-gold hair resembling David’s youthful appearance, while Benjamin attributed the child’s deep brown eyes to Irene. 782