Elena

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Elena Iris (伊莲娜)
Alias(es)	Grand Duchess; Iris Princess 66 282
Species/Race	Human 262
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Iris Family; Su Li's Family Group 75
Occupation/Role	Noblewoman; knight; business and financial administrator
Status	Alive; elderly in later life 309 310
First Appearance	Chapter 60

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Fourth-rank knight	66 70	In an earlier life, Elena became a fourth-rank knight and ruled as the Empire's only female grand duchess.
Second tier	108	Old Ford senses her unusually active aether and recognizes that she has reached the second tier after leaving Red Leaf Manor.
Fourth tier	170	Possesses controlled ice-aspected aether; she helps stabilize Elonore's dangerous breakthrough.
Mid-first tier	211	Following another rebirth, Elena's Family Group synchronization raises her to the middle stage of the first rank alongside Su Li.
Fourth rank	252	Advances simultaneously with Su Li, Saina, and Elonore.
Fifth tier	270	Her aura stabilizes after the group's synchronized fifth-tier empowerment, made safe by years of control training and stabilization-ring preparation.

Background / History

In an earlier life, Elena was Old Ford's daughter and later Su Li's wife. After Su Li disappeared, he left her one hundred top-grade enchanted swords; she used them to elevate the Iris Family and eventually became the Empire's only female grand duchess. She lived to be one hundred years old, but remained bitter that Su Li had reserved his deepest affection for Saina. 70

Her authority as grand duchess shaped her into a formidable noble ruler: she commanded an army of tens of thousands, held the power of life and death over her territory, and focused on expanding the Iris domain within the royal capital. 66

When the worldline reset, Elena retained her memories through a hidden bond-related effect. Reborn in her eighteen-year-old body, she immediately abandoned her expected noble obligations and raced from Red Leaf Manor toward Wading Village to find Su Li before Saina could secure an advantage. 68 70 203

Elena initially tried to control the situation through wealth, guards, and intimidation. Her attempt to claim Su Li and humiliate Saina failed when Su Li demonstrated knowledge of her past-life secrets. Faced with losing him again, Elena openly abandoned her inheritance, estates, and elite guards in exchange for staying with him. She was subsequently accepted into Su Li's Family Group. 72 75

In Silver Crown City, Elena became an essential organizer for the household. She gathered market intelligence, identified the eastern district's black market, handled housing and expenses, and used her past-life commercial experience to support Su Li's forging business. 87 97 111

Following the palace conflict of that lifetime, Elena's bond with Su Li reached Through Life and Death. A subsequent reset again returned her to Red Leaf Manor at eighteen, and she once more rode for Wading Village without delay. 201 203

As the Iris Family's position rose, Old Ford supported Elena's cultivation with a medicine preserved for four centuries and later began gathering materials for Su Li's fifth-tier breakthrough. Elena ultimately returned to the royal capital, where she was formally invested as the Iris Princess. Her title made her properties independent, tax-exempt, and outside ordinary jurisdiction. 143 254 282

Over the following decades, Elena took control of the Iris Kingdom's financial lifeline while avoiding government affairs unrelated to her family. She later became a mother to a daughter, Elizabeth, and prioritized her children's inheritance, safety, lineage, and expenses. 293 300 301 310

Appearance

Elena is a tall human noblewoman renowned for her striking appearance and imposing aristocratic bearing. After each rebirth, she awakens in the body of an eighteen-year-old with smooth, unscarred hands—the opposite of the calloused hands she developed through years of swordsmanship in her previous life. 70 203

• Long hair described as flame-red during her first documented rebirth. 70
• Frequently wears bold noble fashions, especially black velvet dresses and red riding clothes. 109 203
• Her upright posture, controlled expression, and manner project the authority of a lifelong ruler. 66 216
• Later relies on a cane as age weakens her eyesight and mobility. 307 309

Personality

Elena is proud, competitive, and intensely unwilling to lose—particularly where Su Li and Saina are concerned. Her first response to uncertainty is often to seize control through status, resources, or force, reflecting the habits she developed as a grand duchess. 70 72 203

Beneath her arrogance, Elena is practical and emotionally direct when pushed to a breaking point. Rather than preserve her inheritance and public standing, she chooses to follow Su Li. She evaluates difficult choices through survival, long-term benefits, and the strength of the entire household. 74 75 164

She has a sharp tongue but frequently acts with more care than she admits. Elena helps Saina improve her clothing, learns to cook because she cannot tolerate village rations, tailors Elonore's clothes herself, and takes meticulous responsibility for her children's future. 96 214 168 298

Abilities & Skills

Knight Combat and Ice-Aspected Aether

Elena is an experienced knight whose past-life combat career carried her to the fourth rank and the position of grand duchess.

• Uses ice-aspected aether with exceptional precision, including suppressing unstable energy inside Elonore's meridians during a breakthrough. 170
• Wields a rapier and becomes more aggressive in battle after receiving enhanced protection. 157
• Her fourth-tier strength initially causes accidental damage around the house until she adapts to it. 254
• Her earlier life left her hands scarred and calloused from continuous sword practice. 70

Family Group Synchronization

As a member of Su Li's Family Group, Elena benefits from synchronization with his rapidly growing strength.

• Her bond level rises to match Saina's before she joins the group. 75
• Synchronization raises her to the middle stage of the first rank shortly after her later rebirth. 211
• She advances alongside the other members during the fourth-rank and fifth-tier synchronized promotions. 252 270
• She recognizes the strategic value of adding Elonore to the group, particularly for longevity and elemental affinity. 164

Finance, Logistics, and Political Administration

Elena combines noble training with commercial experience from her previous life.

• Investigates city prices, taxes, markets, monopolies, and black-market opportunities. 87 97
• Manages the competing support and resource flows from Red Leaf Manor, the Elven Merchant Association, and the Silver Claw Merchant Guild. 250
• Creates budgets and organizes materials for major projects, including the Resonance Stabilizing Ring and the royal palace grand-array operation. 264 273
• Expands investments beyond Silver Crown City into ocean-going shipyards through Barlow's channels. 269
• Later oversees the Iris Kingdom's financial affairs while protecting her family's autonomy. 282 293

Tailoring and Household Skills

Despite initially knowing nothing about cooking, Elena adapts to ordinary domestic life.

• Learns cooking from Saina after relocating to Wading Village. 214
• Is an accomplished tailor, a skill required of noble young ladies; she personally makes Elonore a fitted, simple dress. 168
• Maintains detailed ledgers for household and children's expenses. 269 301
• Plans safety modifications for the Ginkgo with a focus on child-proofing. 298

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Rapier — Elena's personal weapon; used alongside her ice-aspected aether. 157
• Tier Four soft armor — Forged by Su Li and fitted with a Tier Four Ice Soul Circuit; improves her protection and confidence in combat. 157
• Iris Family badge — A gold badge bearing an intricate iris pattern, used to establish her authority over local officials. 216
• Core teleportation rune — A key Iris Family teleportation rune is carved into the back of her hand. 85
• Four-century Iris medicine — A precious medicinal resource sent by Old Ford to support her path toward the fifth tier. 143

Relationships

• Su Li — Husband, Family Group leader, and the person Elena repeatedly pursues across rebirths. Their bond ultimately reaches Through Life and Death. 75 201
• Saina — Initially Elena's romantic rival; their relationship develops into a volatile but cooperative family bond. They fight together, share household life, and support one another during crises. 64 115 170
• Old Ford — Elena's father and head of the Iris Family. Their relationship is strained by expectations and distance, but he repeatedly demonstrates concern for her safety and cultivation. 85 143 254
• Elonore — Fellow Family Group member and later co-wife. Elena pragmatically advocates for Elonore's inclusion, assists her breakthrough, and personally tailors clothing for her. 164 168 170
• Mary — Elena's personal maid at Red Leaf Manor. Elena's memories of mistreating Mary in her prior life unsettle her after rebirth. 70 203
• Talia — A Magic Forger associated with the household's technical work. Elena coordinates with her on projects but maintains strict boundaries around family privacy. 273 298
• Elizabeth — Elena's daughter. Elena arranges inheritance and protection documents immediately after her birth. 300 310

Notable Quotes

“I don't want them! Give them all to that bitch of a cousin! ... I only want you!” 75

“I only look at the results. One more person means one more extremely solid trump card.” 164