Aha

Biodata

Story Role / Major Arcs

• When Chen Li and Herta failed to invite the Aeon of Intellect, they sought Aha's help as a messenger. Aha instead asked Chen Li to deal with Sparkle's mask, setting off Sparkle's effort to reclaim it. 141
• Aha faced Sparkle in an amusement-park contest over the Joy Dice, which had been made from Sparkle's own mask. Aha won after the dice rolled against Sparkle, receiving a tournament trophy worth a direct semifinal entry and 100 Starstones. 201 202
• Wanting to leave the Astral Express often enough to see A Kivili's jealous reactions, Aha commissioned Chen Li to forge a One-star Artifact. 702
• Chen Li forged Second for Aha, giving him a judgment space and the means to intervene in disputes. Aha later used it to sentence Taichi, the Aeon of Order, to remain near Jade's pawnshop for seven days. 703 712
• Aha became the Ruler of New Penacony's Holy Grail War, turning disputes, illegal summons, and new Masters into material for spectacle and judgment. 1020 1021 1226
• Chen Li eventually offered Aha a trophy that restricted the Path of Joy: Aha accepted a condition under which Joy could harm only bad people. 1494

Personality

Aha regards conflict, misfortune, and even personal danger as entertainment. During Taichi's attack, Aha celebrated narrowly avoiding death and immediately asked to repeat the experience. 712

He is deceptive and opportunistic, readily using distractions and false promises to create a better punchline. After pointing Chen Li toward an absurd sight, Aha stabbed him in the back with a miraculous artifact and dismissed it as a trivial matter. 845

Despite this frivolity, Aha is perceptive and quick to grasp complex schemes. Chen Li considers him sharp enough to extrapolate a complete Holy Grail plan from a single premise. 1497

Abilities & Skills

Path of Joy

Aha holds authority over the Path of Joy and can share its power with others.

• Temporarily made Chen Li an Envoy of Joy, complete with a visible mask and countdown. 265
• Can grant Path-related blessings and Envoy power; Path authority ultimately remains with the Aeon. 265 322
• Manipulated Aqua into becoming a walking Joy Dice and supplied a mask containing 67% of the Path of Joy's power. 338
• Feiying describes Elation as “limitless non-probability”: if an outcome is not impossible, Aha can make it happen. She attributes a Poké Ball malfunction to Aha's interference. 1500

Second

Second is Aha's One-star Artifact, forged by Chen Li as both a mobility tool and a judgment mechanism. 702 703

• Creates a designated judgment space. 703
• Allows Aha to appear wherever disputes or “fun” occur. 703
• Clears Aha's negative statuses whenever he arrives at a new location through the Artifact, allowing him to escape control effects such as Order. 712
• Gives Aha discretionary judgment authority based on evidence, but he must pass an appraisal before his ruling can be enforced. 703
• Manifested golden scales and chains to restrain Taichi after Aha's judgment outweighed the opposing Aeon. 712

Ruler Privileges

As Ruler of the All-People Entertainment Tournament, Aha possesses Holy Grail War class privileges. 1226

• Detects Masters within a 10-kilometer range. 1226
• Uses True Name Revelation to identify Servants. 1226
• Uses Divine Judgment, allowing two Command Seals per Servant to compel judgment. 1226
• His Mystic Code, Joyful Judgment, can observe disputes and sources of amusement throughout New Penacony. 1226

Relationships

• Chen Li — Frequent collaborator and target of Aha's pranks. Chen Li forged Second for him, while Aha later betrayed Chen Li with a backstabbing artifact merely for amusement. 702 703 845
• Sparkle — A fellow Joy-aligned troublemaker. Sparkle challenged Aha for the Joy Dice; later, she served as Aha's Master in the All-People Entertainment Match but could not dismiss him under the event's rules. 201 202 1492
• A Kivili — Aha specifically wanted an Artifact that would let him leave the Astral Express to watch A Kivili become jealous. The two also cooperate in provoking Ouroboros. 702 954
• Pom-Pom — Aha avoids being discovered by Pom-Pom, who has repeatedly taken him back to the Astral Express's party car. 702
• Taichi — The Aeon of Order attacked Aha during a pseudo-Servant battle. Aha used Second to evade control and impose a seven-day confinement sentence on him. 712
• Ouroboros — Aha repeatedly provokes Ouroboros, including deceiving him with a false offer of food so A Kivili could strike him with a hammer. 954

Notable Quotes

“Fun! I love fun! Let's do it again! Let's do it again!” 712

“Sorry, Chen Li! It's me again betraying you!” 845