Wesley

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Wesley (韦斯利)
Alias(es)	Wesley Berg; Wesley Borg; Earl Borg; Duke Vayne 539 572 628
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Tris Magic Academy; Feymont Empire; Constitutional Committee 8 572
Occupation/Role	Magician, poet and author, reformer, Governor of Maple County, chairman of the Special Zone Reform Committee 505 540 572
Status	Alive; later identified as the Republic's leader 694
First Appearance	Chapter 8: Poet Wesley

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Magic Apprentice	8	A fourth-year student and class representative for Tris Magic Academy's Magic Array course; initially dismisses combat magic in favor of poetry.
Intermediate Magic Apprentice	47	Reveals dual-element Wind and Wood magic during the Martial Magic Tournament; casts the Twenty-Eight Yuan Wind Blade and Thorn Spell.
High-level Magic Apprentice	63	Demonstrates Gale Blade, earning recognition from Sarah and the Azure Knights.
Level 1 Magician	232	Retrospectively noted to have used a potion when advancing; his Wind Divine Core had already exceeded 7,000 and was unaffected by that potion.
Level 2 Magician	228	Advances within two years at Coennas's Imperial Magic Academy, becoming Feymont's first Level 2 Magician under twenty.
Level 4 Wind Element Magician / Level 2 Spirit Magician standard	241	Promoted in Wind magic; his Spirit Divine Essences reach the standard of a Level 2 Spirit Magician.
Level 6 all-element Magician	416	Advances alongside Donald, becoming one of the strongest magicians on the Hells Continent.

Background / History

Wesley is the son of Dean Devis of Tris Magic Academy and the nephew of Professor Victor. His mother died when he was five; Wesley resents Devis for not seeking Divine Grace to save her, and this loss contributed to his cynical, deliberately idle persona at the academy. 31

As a fourth-year Magic Array student, Wesley meets Donald at the academy library. Calling himself a poet rather than a magician, he becomes Donald's first close friend in the Hells Continent and helps him learn to read magic texts and study the academy curriculum. 8

Although he initially avoids Carl's proposed duel, Wesley later challenges him after learning that Carl bullied Donald. He defeats Carl by using a tiny Wind Blade to detonate Carl's unfinished Fireball, then warns him not to target Donald again. 15 16

After the war against the Thorn Empire, Wesley receives an earldom and studies at the Imperial Magic Academy in Coennas. He later travels to the Magic Continent despite Donald's warning, is enslaved as a Magical Pet at Wind Holy Academy for a year, and eventually escapes with Donald. 228 334 406

Appearance

Wesley is seventeen during the Martial Magic Tournament. He has a notably plump, unusual physique, yet becomes more agile after training in Azure Battle Qi. 47 457 541

• Often affects a relaxed, theatrical pose, including whistling during a duel. 16
• Has a prominent Adam's apple. 62
• Later appears in an old-fashioned noble robe. 670
• His large build makes Donald initially doubt his suitability for knight training. 442

Personality

Wesley is flamboyant, vain, and irreverent. He calls himself a poet even before writing poems, pursues Lucia with little success, and habitually turns tense situations into jokes or performances. 8 16 307 His humor can be provocative—he briefly jokes that he is in love with Donald—but he is also unusually candid when discussing serious matters. 307

Behind his unserious manner, Wesley is loyal and protective. He confronts Carl over Donald's mistreatment, aids Donald's research and cultivation, and repeatedly places himself in danger for allies. 11 16 288 He becomes increasingly thoughtful about social class, governance, war, and reform, eventually serving as a public advocate for Donald's political vision. 246 505 572

Abilities & Skills

Elemental Magic

A dual-element Wind and Wood magician in his academy years, Wesley later becomes a Level 6 all-element Magician. 47 416

• Wind Blade — Uses a small, fast-cast blade to disrupt Carl's Fireball; later employs stronger intermediate variants in tournament combat. 16 47
• Gale Blade — Fires multiple palm-sized Wind Blades capable of cutting a passage through wild grass. 63
• Thorn Spell — Creates dense brambles to trip, delay, or restrain charging opponents. 47 48
• Whirlwind Techniques and Fireball — Uses both in combat against enemy knights. 48 63

Spirit Magic

Donald begins personally instructing Wesley in Spirit Magic after Wesley's Spirit Divine Essences reach the Level 2 standard. 241 245

• Studies Banshee's Howl as his first Spirit Magic. 241 246
• Chooses to begin with Banshee's Gaze, a single-target version of Banshee's Howl. 246
• Is introduced to Illusion and Soul Contract, though Soul Contract is recognized as especially time-consuming to learn. 241 246

Light Magic

Wesley can use Light Magic, though he avoids revealing it because it risks exposing a secret connected to Donald. 627

• Beheads Basel when the knight charges him at the Aiva River. 627
• His use of the power is mistaken by observers for a divine miracle. 627 628

Azure Battle Qi

Wesley begins Azure Battle Qi training under Gernada after Donald argues that physical cultivation will let him cast magic above his level. 442

• Develops markedly greater agility despite his build. 541
• Commits to regular Azure Knight training while leading the agricultural land experiment. 452

Strategy and Leadership

Wesley combines psychological insight with spell selection and timing, notably baiting opponents into predictable actions before using unexpected magic. 47 48

• Leads magic apprentices at the Aiva River, waiting until enemy Knights are deep into the crossing before ordering the magic-gun ambush. 625
• Rallies scattered defenders after Basel's attack and supports the wounded Rose Knight Kioses. 628
• Recognizes the dangers of an army rebellion and engages with Donald's plans to build a reform movement around freedom. 505

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Magic scroll and Magic Gun — Carries both while travelling through enemy territory with Donald. 62
• Magic guns — Commands apprentices armed with more than a thousand magic guns during the Aiva River ambush. 625
• Level 7 magic wand — Assists Donald in testing the wand at Cold Spring Lake and understands the danger of activating magic far above his own level. 339
• Advanced carriage — Travels in a luxurious four-wheeled carriage fitted with pneumatic rubber tires and complex suspension. 539

Relationships

• Donald Wien — His closest friend, long-term magical collaborator, and political partner. Wesley helps Donald study in the academy, protects him from Carl, and later works with him on reform and technological development. 8 16 246 505
• Dean Devis — Father; Wesley harbors lasting resentment toward him over his mother's death, though Devis remains Dean of Tris Magic Academy. 31 406
• Professor Victor — Maternal uncle and early academic connection to Donald; Wesley respects his magical-array expertise. 31 246
• Lucia — Initially the object of Wesley's unsuccessful courtship; they later become longstanding friends who speak openly about Donald and relationships. 8 10 463
• Carl — Rival over Lucia who bullies Donald; Wesley defeats him in a duel and warns him against further harassment. 10 16
• Corey — A former enemy knight for whom Wesley develops feelings; they later work together on Feymont's political future and the proposed Charter. 307 572
• Sarah — Azure Knight leader who comes to respect Wesley after witnessing his magic; later fights alongside him at the Aiva River. 63 628
• Richard — Donald's younger brother figure; Wesley spars with him and praises his progress after disarming him effortlessly. 441

Literary and Political Career

Wesley publishes The Decameron in early 642 of the Feymont Calendar. The nearly 200,000-character novel uses sixty-three stories from characters of different social classes to criticize the Bright Church, satirize aristocratic life, and depict common suffering. A censored edition becomes required reading in more than 300 public schools in the special economic zone. 539

His later dramatic works include Don Quixote and Nine Days' Talk. Though Don Quixote initially draws laughter, audiences come to regard its protagonist as a positive symbol of justice in contrast to nominal Knights who ignore wrongdoing. 539 540

• Serves as chairman of the Special Zone Reform Committee. 540
• Holds the public office of Governor of Maple County. 572
• Uses the Constitutional Committee to promote the Feymont Charter, which declares that all state power belongs to the people and restricts the monarch's authority over decrees, taxes, and war. 572
• Later becomes the Republic's leader and guides its technological development against the Federation. 694

Notable Quotes

“Fairness means that bullying the weak still gets punished.” 16

“One day, all the kings on this continent will become puppets, even Lucia.” 572

“This is a cause for him and me, or rather, a common cause for everyone on this continent.” 572