Leisiphia

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Leisiphia Roy (蕾西菲娅)
Alias(es)	Leia; Young Lady Roy; Duke's Daughter; Princess of the Eastern Territory 33 58 95
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Roy House; Magic Gear member and ally 26 118
Occupation/Role	Eldest daughter of Duke Roy; flying-broom racing competitor; aspiring Empress 57 116 118
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 9

Background

Leisiphia is the eldest daughter of Duke Roy, Grand Duke of the Eastern Border. Raised amid strict noble etiquette and political expectations, she understands that her engagement to Crown Prince Hyde is a dynastic obligation rather than a personal choice. Her father teaches her to view politics in shades of gray and to protect the Roy House's interests amid the kingdom's anti-magic policies 33 57 58.

She becomes an early and devoted Magic Gear customer, treating game tables as both entertainment and a means to develop useful connections. After initially being humbled by the workshop leaderboard, she pursues improvement through practice, coaching, and extensive resources. She ultimately places fifth overall and earns a Membership Token through her own efforts 9 26.

Leisiphia purchases a custom game table and later orders fifty deluxe tables for her school, intending to donate a game room. Her patronage makes her Magic Gear's first Distinguished Member 28 29 95.

Appearance

Leisiphia is a striking young noblewoman known for her golden hair arranged in elaborate, rigid spiral curls. She favors ornate, trend-setting gowns and is accustomed to extensive preparation for public appearances 51 57.

• Dazzling golden hair, maintained in signature spiral curls 51 57
• Wears extravagant, fashionable noble attire, especially for formal events 57
• Uses a red-and-gold flight suit during broom races 116
• Carries herself with a proud, composed noble bearing 28 118

Personality

Leisiphia is proud, demanding, and keenly aware of her rank, but her arrogance is paired with genuine competence. She sees resource management and the recruitment of talented people as strengths in their own right, rather than believing she must personally surpass every specialist 26.

Though she initially accepts her engagement as a duty to the Roy House, her exposure to possible futures makes her reassess Hyde and her own role. Rather than resign herself to becoming a political sacrifice, she resolves to seek power directly and become Empress on her own terms 58 118.

She is decisive under pressure. She recognizes the danger of Hyde's assassination, coordinates with Enlise to contain the fallout, and later personally executes the Duke blocking access to Sensenata before organizing an investigation and rescue response 116 171.

Abilities & Skills

Political Strategy

Leisiphia is an astute political thinker trained by Duke Roy's example.

• Treats alliances as transactions between parties of value, refusing to become anyone's puppet 118
• Plans to purge corrupt nobles, establish civil-service examinations, improve infrastructure, and integrate magic with technology in education 118
• Uses titles and public legitimacy strategically, presenting Meadow's administrative record to strengthen their authority at Sensenata 171
• Recognizes that Enlise's identity as Prince Hyde can divert the Royal Capital's attention and buy time for relief operations 174

Flying-Broom Racing

Leisiphia is a high-ranking Magic Gear player and a seeded competitor in the Flying Competition 151.

• Conserves resources in group stages while monitoring opponents' Magic Circle usage 116
• Employs a dedicated broom-maintenance team 116
• Can deploy interconnected Magic Circles in rapid succession; during the Mana Tide race, she uses twelve linked circles and takes first place before Liti overtakes the field 157
• Her social status gives her exceptionally high public support during the competition 151

Magic Item Use

Leisiphia makes practical and aggressive use of Magic Gear products.

• Earned a Membership Token that automatically creates a golden barrier against attacks and rain 26
• Studies magic and mana-management tutorials provided through her Transformation Wand after confirming their safety 51
• Uses Angell's Future Glasses, which can show futures one day, ten years, or thirty years ahead 116
• Uses the Future Glasses to identify the imminent danger surrounding Crown Prince Hyde 116

Swordsmanship

The Roy House requires swordsmanship training. Leisiphia has limited practical experience, but is capable of acting decisively with a blade.

• Wields the Roy House's Hero's Sword at Sensenata 93 171
• Beheads the Duke who blocks the checkpoint leading into Sensenata 171
• Her form is described as standard but somewhat clumsy, reflecting training rather than battlefield experience 171

Equipment

• Membership Token — Fifth-place Magic Gear membership crystal; produces a protective magical barrier 26
• Custom Game Table — Purchased from Magic Gear using premium materials supplied by the Roy House 28
• Transformation Wand set — Magic Gear product containing tutorials on Magical Girls, magic, and science 51
• Future Glasses — Angell's birthday gift; displays possible futures at adjustable time intervals 116
• Flying Broom and Magic Circles — Used in the Flying Competition alongside her maintenance team 116 157
• Hero's Sword — Roy House heirloom forged by Dwarves for Hero Roy 93 171

Relationships

• Duke Roy — Her father and political tutor. He recognizes her intelligence and ultimately entrusts her journey to the Royal Capital to his butler's protection 33 167.
• Lucini Roy — Her younger brother. Leisiphia is protective of him, though she considers him naïve and prepares him to safeguard the Eastern Territory in her absence 57 167.
• Crown Prince Hyde — Her fiancé. Their engagement is politically motivated, and Leisiphia becomes increasingly repulsed by the future she sees for him through the Future Glasses 57 58.
• Enlise — Ally, fellow Magic Gear member, and the person Leisiphia asks to impersonate Hyde after his assassination. Leisiphia proposes to Enlise while she is disguised as the Prince, then draws her into a political partnership 116 117 118.
• Angell / Black Robe — Magic Gear's master and Leisiphia's political counterpart. She offers him a deal to support her ambition of becoming Empress and receives Capital from him 28 118.
• Miss Sue — Hyde's companion and later a useful but distrusted associate. Leisiphia openly despises her dependence on powerful patrons, but allows her to provide intelligence and help maintain the false-prince arrangement 118 174.
• Meadow Lantanite — Political ally during the Sensenata crisis. Meadow publicly reinforces Leisiphia's legitimacy, while Leisiphia recognizes Meadow's administrative standing 171.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Magic Gear Patronage

Leisiphia begins as a wealthy, prideful regular at Magic Gear. The leaderboard humbles her, but she responds by improving her play and securing fifth place in the membership qualification event 9 26. She then becomes a major customer, ordering a custom game table and fifty tables for her school 28 29.

Engagement Crisis

As her birthday ball approaches, Hyde's indifference fuels rumors that the Roy House is desperate to preserve the engagement. Leisiphia nevertheless insists that the marriage remains her duty as Duke Roy's daughter 57. Her attitude changes after the Future Glasses show Hyde as grotesquely obese in a possible future, leaving her unable to ignore the personal cost of the political arrangement 57 58.

Hyde Assassination and the Black Robe Deal

During the Flying Competition, Leisiphia uses the Future Glasses to see Hyde's death one day ahead. She cooperates with Enlise to save him, but Hyde's body rapidly decays after she catches him 116. Enlise then impersonates Hyde, and Leisiphia arranges for the deception to continue while she negotiates directly with Angell 116 117.

She declares her ambition to become Empress, offering to purge corruption, reform administration, build infrastructure, and advance magic-and-technology education. Angell accepts the potential partnership and permits Enlise to remain beside her as the false Prince 118.

Sensenata Crisis

Leisiphia travels toward the Royal Capital with Enlise, but redirects their route to Sensenata after receiving signs that the city is in danger 169 170. At the checkpoint, she kills the Duke obstructing access, takes control of the situation with Meadow's support, and prioritizes investigating conditions before beginning rescue operations 171.

She conceals her identity within Sensenata to avoid panic and political attention while preparing a large-scale rescue response 172. When Enlise decides to return to the Royal Capital as the false Hyde, Leisiphia resists because of the danger, but recognizes that Enlise's intervention can protect Sensenata's relief effort from immediate retaliation 174.

Trivia

• Leisiphia has a pronounced love of sweets, particularly elaborate desserts, despite fearing the Roy family's tendency toward obesity 33 51.
• She brought her own carpet, furniture, tea set, and china cabinet to Magic Gear, creating a private space apart from common customers 28.
• She regards leveraging money, coaches, practice partners, and influence as a legitimate form of strength 26.
• Her distinctive spiral curls are recognizable enough for viewers to identify her from a distance during a public broadcast 95.