Elena

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Elena (艾琳娜)
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Family of the Saint Mavana Empire's Minister of Internal Affairs
Status	Daughter of the Minister of Internal Affairs; Nicholas Palister's former fiancée
First Appearance	Chapter 10 (unnamed); identified as Elena in Chapter 11 10 11

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Instant magic	22	In a rage at Nicholas, Elena casts multiple fireballs without an incantation, breaking the usual requirement for chanting spells. 22

Background / History

Elena is one of the Interior Minister's two daughters; her younger sister is two years old. A marriage agreement once existed between her family and the Palister Family, making her Nicholas Palister's fiancée, though the engagement had already been dissolved before their reunion. 21 22

She first encounters Liu Feng, living as Nicholas, in a weapon shop in Ama City while accompanying a triangular-eyed nobleman. She shows curiosity toward Turner rather than sharing the nobleman's contempt for him, and tries to stop the nobleman from escalating the confrontation. 11

Appearance

Elena is a petite girl of about sixteen or seventeen with a striking, youthful beauty. She commonly wears mage-like robes. 10 19

• Fiery-red long hair. 10 19
• Extremely fair skin, dark brows, and expressive eyes. 10
• A charming, slender figure. 10 19
• Her face readily flushes when angered, embarrassed, or teased. 13 20 22

Personality

Elena is compassionate and stubbornly principled. When mercenaries injure her friend badly enough to break several bones, she rejects their monetary compensation and insists that they personally apologize and seek forgiveness. 19

She is also clever, bold, and mischievous. Unable to intimidate the mercenaries herself, she abruptly claims Liu Feng is her fiancé and uses his strength as leverage. She later delights in exposing his invented story about a beautiful minister's daughter as his fiancée. 19 21

Her playfulness has a fierce edge: after Liu Feng accidentally gropes her and flees, she pursues him in anger with repeated fireball spells. 22

Abilities & Skills

Fire Magic

Elena is a mage capable of generating and launching small fireballs. 22

• Casts multiple fireballs in rapid succession while pursuing Nicholas. 22
• Uses instant magic without chanting an incantation. 22
• Is able to rise into the air during her pursuit. 22

Improvisation

Elena rapidly assesses social situations and uses deception when necessary.

• Presents Liu Feng as her fiancé to deter hostile mercenaries. 19 20
• Presses Liu Feng with questions until his fabricated fiancée story collapses. 21
• Uses teasing to turn Nicholas's embarrassment over their former engagement against him. 21 22

Relationships

• Nicholas Palister / Liu Feng — Her former fiancé. She first uses him as a pretend fiancé against mercenaries, then learns that he is the same Nicholas to whom she was once engaged. Their encounters are marked by teasing, embarrassment, anger, and emerging goodwill. 19 20 21 22
• Saint Mavana Empire's Minister of Internal Affairs — Her father. 21
• Unnamed younger sister — Elena's only sister; she is two years old. 21 22
• Catherine Palister — Elena becomes close friends with Catherine while staying at Palister Manor. 25
• Triangular-eyed nobleman — An associate from her first weapon-shop encounter; he provokes Liu Feng and is later severely beaten. 11 12
• Unnamed injured friend — Elena confronts mercenaries on her behalf, demanding an apology rather than compensation. 19

Story Role / Major Arcs

Ama City Weapon-Shop Conflict

Elena is present when the triangular-eyed nobleman insults Turner and confronts Liu Feng. She is alarmed when Liu Feng faces the nobleman's attendants, then remains stunned as Liu Feng defeats their group and punishes the nobleman. 11 12

When Liu Feng leaves, he tells her to seek the Palister Family if she wants revenge or compensation, indirectly revealing his connection to that house. 13

York County Mercenary Dispute

Elena confronts a mercenary group over the injury of her friend, refusing their offered gold and demanding a sincere apology. Outmatched, she pulls Liu Feng into the dispute by declaring him her fiancé. 19

Liu Feng defeats the mercenaries' tall warrior and leaves Elena behind, only for her to chase after him and demand an explanation. Her questioning reveals that she is the Interior Minister's daughter and exposes that his supposed “famous fiancée” is actually Elena herself. 20 21 22

Palister Manor Visit

After the public incident, rumors spread across York County that Nicholas openly flirted with and was chased by a female mage. Elena arrives at Palister Manor and remains there for three days, becoming close with Catherine while Nicholas hides in the cemetery to avoid her. 25

She later departs the manor hurriedly after speaking with someone who appears to be a retainer. Nicholas is unexpectedly troubled by a sense of loss after learning she has left. 26

Notable Quotes

“I want you to go apologize to her and beg her to forgive you!” 19

“My strength isn't enough, but my fiancé is here. He's very strong, you know!” 19

“My father is the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Saint Mavana Empire. In other words, I'm the older sister of that two-year-old little girl you mentioned!” 21