Joan of Arc

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Joan of Arc (贞德) 8
Alias(es)	Saint Maiden; Saintess; Maid of Orléans 8 21
Gender	Female 8
Affiliation	France; French Army; Allied Forces; ally of the Witches’ Assembly and Eastern Cultivators 8 114 209 210
Occupation/Role	Military commander, spiritual symbol of the French army, and later commander of the Allied Forces 10 26 114 209
Status	Deceased; died peacefully of old age at seventy-five 304 305 306
Death	Died the night before Marlena reached the Ability Store; cremated outside Versailles Cathedral following a public funeral 304 306
First Appearance	Chapter 8: “Saint Maiden”

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Spirit Sword Technique acquired	10	Received through an ability trade with Chen Xuan. It manifests as brilliant white sword-light and enables her to fight pursuing Burgundian forces directly.
Spirit Sword Technique demonstrated	11	Her sword strikes extend dozens of meters and scatter large groups of enemies; her outnumbered force decisively defeats the Burgundians.
Spirit Sword Technique restored	24	Mad Judy’s curse disrupts her qi and prevents use of the technique. A Meridian Cleansing Pill restores her power, allowing her to break restraints and cut open her cage.
Blessed Maiden transferred	33	Joan trades the curse-resistant Blessed Maiden ability to Chen Xuan so it can protect Liu Shuyue during a black-magic ritual.
Transcendent Spirit Sword Technique — LV2, Purple / S-grade	116	Her Spirit Sword Technique has evolved into an S-grade technique. Its sword aura can be attached to external objects, and its exceptional power is attributed to Joan’s innate talent. During the Battle of Le Havre, she destroys a crab Demon and cleaves through a warship with a single strike.

Background / History

Joan first arrives at the Ability Store with three armored subordinates while fleeing from the aftermath of the battle near Compiègne. Guided by what she believes to be the Lord God’s assurance, she trusts Chen Xuan enough to seek urgent medical supplies for her wounded soldiers. Though her own troops are exhausted and endangered by pursuit, she refuses to abandon severely injured men. 8 9

After Chen Xuan treats seven critically wounded soldiers with Blood Oranges, Joan recognizes the medicine as a miracle connected to her faith. When Chen exposes the trap surrounding the Compiègne operation and offers a way to reverse the situation, she displays all of her abilities and offers everything she possesses in exchange for victory. 9 10

Chen trades her the Spirit Sword Technique in exchange for Liberty Leading the People and Voice of Trust. Rather than escape the pursuing Burgundians, Joan chooses to counterattack. She rallies her soldiers with a speech, sword-light, and the Sacred Banner, transforming a demoralized retreat into a decisive victory despite being outnumbered by more than ten to one. 10 11

About three years later, Joan is imprisoned in Chinon Castle after being framed for heresy by Mad Judy, a court figure presented as a witch. Gilles de Rais seeks Chen’s help, and Chen infiltrates the castle with Liu Shuyue to rescue her. Joan’s abilities have been disabled by a curse, but the Meridian Cleansing Pill restores them. 21 23 24

Even after being freed, Joan initially intends to confront Mad Judy and accept death if it will save France. Following the clash with the witch and Chen’s advice, she chooses retirement over becoming a continuing target for political forces and future attacks. Gilles agrees to arrange her withdrawal from command. 24 26

When next seen, Joan appears around thirty years old and lives in the countryside as a shepherdess alongside the retired Gilles de Rais. She answers Chen’s follow-up invitation and again agrees to trade an ability when Liu Shuyue’s life is at stake. 33

Joan is eventually exonerated by King Charles VII after England returns with allies from Deep Sea Hell. She resumes military service as an armored knight, and her reputation helps witches throughout France gather openly to support the war effort. After befriending the witch Adel Joy, Joan becomes a prominent advocate for witches’ safety and public recognition, helping secure them a place in French society. 78 79 80

During the renewed war against England and its Demonic allies, Joan commands the French defense at Le Havre after Calais falls. She welcomes the Immortal Alliance’s Cultivator reinforcements, leads French cavalry and witches against the invading Demon army, and reveals that her Spirit Sword Technique has reached the purple, Level 2 Transcendent Spirit Sword Technique. 112 114 116

In the later Allied campaign, Joan commands from an enormous flying warship above the ocean. France, Eastern Cultivators, and the Witches’ Assembly develop Windships, advanced cannons, alchemical gunpowder, and magical communications for the planned invasion of England. After decades of warfare, the Allied forces defeat England, drive the Demons back into the sea, and divide control of the conquered country. 209 210 305

Joan dies peacefully at the age of seventy-five, having lived far beyond her original historical fate. Her final letter to Chen reveals that she had long carried private doubts about the Lord God and had maintained her public role as a saint to preserve France’s unity. She asks Chen to continue protecting France, and is cremated before a vast crowd outside Versailles Cathedral. 304 305 306

Appearance

Joan is a young woman with short, brilliant blonde hair and emerald-green eyes. Her radiance is often tempered by exhaustion from campaigning and combat. 8

• Usually first appears in armor and a helmet; her voice is hoarse and neutral enough that her gender is difficult to identify while helmeted. 8
• While imprisoned, she wears a black burlap prisoner’s tunic, leg chains with iron balls, and a wooden yoke binding her hands. 23
• After her first retirement, she dresses as a country shepherdess and lives anonymously in the countryside. 33
• Upon returning to military service, she wears new armor, keeps her blonde hair cut short, and carries a sword at her waist like a knight. 78
• At Le Havre, she bears gunpowder ash on her face, bloodstains on her cloak, and the weathered appearance of a long-serving battlefield commander. 112
• Her Spirit Sword Technique surrounds her hand or sword with intense white light. 10 24
• In death, her blonde hair has turned gray-white and her face is lined with age. She lies in state wearing simple linen rather than armor. 306

Personality

Joan publicly presents herself as a devout servant of the Lord God whose mission is to save France. During her earliest encounters with Chen Xuan, she interprets his medicine and abilities as divine intervention and calls him the Lord God’s emissary. 8 9 10

Her final letter reveals that her faith was never as unwavering as her public image suggested. She initially embraced the role of a saint to strengthen French morale, and later became increasingly troubled when her prayers received no answer while Chen repeatedly came to France’s aid. Nevertheless, she continued representing religious unity because she feared that openly abandoning the role would plunge France into chaos. 306

As a commander, she is compassionate and responsible. She insists on keeping severely wounded soldiers with the army rather than abandoning them, and even while imprisoned she worries when the guards outside her cell collapse. 9 23

Her devotion can become self-sacrificial: she is willing to die if doing so will protect France from collapse. However, she refuses Gilles de Rais’s proposal to mobilize front-line troops against the crown, judging such an action to be rebellion and a misuse of soldiers meant to fight England. 24 26

Joan is also capable of reconsidering her convictions. Her experiences with Chen Xuan, Liu Shuyue, and Adel Joy lead her to reject the persecution of witches, and she works to ensure that witches can live and contribute openly in France. 79 80

Abilities & Skills

Spirit Sword Technique

A traded combat technique that produces physical white sword-light.

• Projects sword strikes over dozens of meters in battle. 11
• Can illuminate the battlefield so intensely that it pierces the clouds and drives back the surrounding darkness. 10
• Lets Joan break wooden restraints, sever chains, and cut open a locked cage after her curse is cured. 24
• Was temporarily disabled when Mad Judy disturbed her qi meridians. 24
• Later evolves into the purple, Level 2 Transcendent Spirit Sword Technique, an S-grade technique capable of attaching sword aura to external objects. 116
• Allows her to destroy a crab Demon and cleave through a warship during the Battle of Le Havre. 116

Sacred Banner

A green-tier ability tied to Joan’s battle flag. 10

• Soothes pain and raises troop morale when the banner is raised. 10
• Provides a tangible boost to the strength and spirit of those within its light, not merely inspiration. 10
• Turns her exhausted soldiers into an organized and motivated assault force. 10
• Continues to empower French troops during their war against the Demons. 116

Blessed Maiden (Former)

A green-tier ability later traded to Chen Xuan. 10 33

• Granted immunity to darkness and curses. 10
• Increased susceptibility to fire damage. 10
• Was restricted to female holders. 10
• Was transferred to Chen Xuan so Liu Shuyue could safely conduct a black-magic ritual. 33

Former Abilities

• Liberty Leading the People — LV1, Heroic Tier — Makes Joan more likely to gain popular trust and support when her ideals align with those of others; traded to Chen Xuan before the Burgundian battle. 10 11
• Voice of Trust — LV5 — Detects goodwill or malice from a speaker’s voice, but cannot identify lies spoken with good intentions; traded to Chen Xuan. 10
• Pure Faith — LV3 — An ability associated with her religious conviction and inner resolve. 10

Other Documented Skills

• Spear Technique — Listed among her abilities before her trade with Chen Xuan. 10
• Marksmanship — Listed among her abilities. 10
• Strategist — Listed as a white-tier ability. 10
• Military command — Leads troops by personal example, restores morale, and directs battlefield formations under pressure. 9 10
• Allied command — Coordinates French soldiers, witches, and Eastern Cultivators in the war against England and the Demons. 114 116 209 210

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Sword — Used with the Spirit Sword Technique to project overwhelming white sword-light. 10
• Sacred Banner — A crown-and-fleur-de-lis battle flag used to activate the Sacred Banner ability. 10
• Armor and helmet — Worn during her initial appearance with her soldiers and after her return to military service. 8 78
• Sidearm — Later carries an advanced pistol developed through cooperation between France, the Witches’ Assembly, and Cultivators. 210

Relationships

• Chen Xuan — Customer, benefactor, and friend. Joan considers him the Lord God’s emissary, trades abilities with him, is rescued by him from Chinon Castle, and repeatedly turns to him for aid during France’s wars. In her final letter, she asks him to continue protecting France. 9 10 24 112 306
• Gilles de Rais — Her devoted general. He seeks Chen’s help to save her, remains loyal after her rescue, arranges her retirement from command, and later lives alongside her in retirement. He dies decades later after confessing his crimes to Chen Xuan, hoping to reunite with Joan in heaven. 21 26 33 96
• Liu Shuyue — Chen’s ally during the prison rescue. Liu administers the Meridian Cleansing Pill that restores Joan’s abilities, and later receives protection through Joan’s traded Blessed Maiden ability. 23 24 33
• King Charles VII — Initially associated with the court that allowed Joan’s imprisonment, but later clears her name and restores her opportunity to fight for France. He entrusts Chen with leading France’s diplomatic mission to the East. 21 78 79 80
• Marlena — A witch, military scout, and later chief of the Witches’ Assembly. Joan commands Marlena’s respect, relies on her tracking expertise, and remains a central figure in Marlena’s life until her death. 79 80 116 210 304
• Adel Joy — Witch leader and Joan’s close friend. Their friendship helps Joan recognize witches as persecuted people rather than heretics, and they support one another through France’s later wars. 79 80 306
• Mad Judy — The apparent witch antagonist who frames Joan as a heretic, curses her, and seeks to engineer her death for France’s political stability. Chen later identifies Honglian as the person who impersonated Mad Judy during the rescue incident; Honglian subsequently regrets nearly harming Joan. 21 24 279 344
• French soldiers — Joan’s troops trust her deeply and respond to her leadership with loyalty, reverence, and renewed courage. 8 10 11
• Eastern Cultivators — Allied reinforcements whom Joan welcomes and deploys against the Demons alongside French troops and witches. 112 114 116

Notable Quotes

“Everything I have comes from the Lord God, and my only mission is to save my homeland... Therefore, I am willing to give my all for victory.” 10

“If there is a next life, I wish to become your knight and serve by your side forever.” 24

“The front-line troops are meant to fight the English. I have no right to deploy them privately!” 26