Ruolin

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Ruolin Moon (若琳·缪恩)
Alias(es)	Lady Knight Ruolin; Female Knight; first of the Devil Knights
Species/Race	Human; surviving descendant of the Muen Tribe
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Du Wei Roland; Roland Family
Occupation/Role	Former adventuring-party leader; honorary knight under Du Wei; leader to her former companions, who serve as her squires
First Appearance	Chapter 8

Background / History

Ruolin led a small independent adventuring party consisting of a burly warrior, an archer, and a low-ranking mage. She had kept the group independent by leveraging her beauty and charm to obtain support, equipment, and recruits; the mage Solskja joined after being attracted to her. Her journey toward Kote Province was partly an attempt to hide after she took enchanted leather armor from a northern baron who had become infatuated with her. 11

Her party encountered Du Wei Roland at Giant Tree Town's tavern. After a fight between their groups, Ruolin was captured along with her companions. Du Wei examined her enchanted equipment rather than responding to her attempted seduction, then identified her Muen heritage from her physical traits and the moon totem on her magic-breaking bow. He released her and returned her weapons, retaining only Solskja as a prisoner. 11 12

Unable to leave Du Wei's convoy behind, Ruolin followed it the next morning. She ultimately pledged lifelong loyalty to him, admitting that she was exhausted from sustaining her group alone and needed “a great tree to lean upon.” Du Wei accepted her as his first honorary knight; her warrior and archer became her squires rather than receiving knighthood themselves. 13

At the Roland Family estate, Ruolin guarded Solskja despite his captivity, ensuring he was fed while complying with orders that prevented him from sleeping or meditating. 20 During the Half-Horn Mountain expedition, she used her knowledge of magical beasts and her Muen bloodline to support Du Wei's party. When a griffin flock overwhelmed the group, she used a blood-based Muen secret art to destroy a griffin and establish a protective barrier, suffering severe blood loss. 23 24

Appearance

Ruolin is a striking young woman with a deliberately seductive appearance that she formerly used as an adventurer and party leader. After becoming a knight, she adopts a more martial presentation. 8 11 20

• Long brown hair and blue eyes. 8 12
• Beautiful face and notably long, pale legs. 8
• Initially wears close-fitting azure leather armor made from magical-beast hide, shorts, a thigh-strapped dagger, a curved saber, and a small bow with silver arrows. 8
• Later cuts her hair shorter, wears a silk headband and light knightly breastplate, and carries a slender sword. 20

Personality

Ruolin is resourceful, independent, and highly conscious of the practical value of appearance, using seduction and charm to secure advantages without surrendering more than she considers worthwhile. Her confidence is shaken when Du Wei sees through both her performance and her concealed ancestry. 11 12

Though initially uncertain about abandoning her independence, she is decisive once she commits herself. She remains considerate toward former companions, personally overseeing Solskja's captivity and comforting her disappointed squires. 13 20

As Du Wei's knight, she is sensitive to the suspicion that she earned her station through beauty rather than merit. Du Wei's faith in her experience and heritage strengthens her resolve to prove herself. 14 23 She shows courage and self-sacrifice during the griffin attack, accepting her duty to protect Du Wei even at serious personal cost. 24

Abilities & Skills

Muen Tribe Secret Arts

Ruolin possesses an inherited, blood-based Muen ability associated with the Moon Goddess tradition. 12 23 24

• Cuts her palm and uses her blood to activate a yellow halo around herself. 24
• Fires a powerful beam of light that destroys a diving griffin. 24
• Expands the halo into a protective barrier that deters the surrounding griffins. 24
• Causes major blood loss and leaves her weak enough to nearly collapse. 24 29

Magical Beast Knowledge

Ruolin has entered the Frozen Forest several times while accompanying mercenary groups and has more practical experience with magical beasts than the rest of Du Wei's immediate party. 23

• Recognizes that griffins are dangerous pack-hunting magic beasts. 23
• Identifies that the Flame Rhinoceros and Storm Magic Wolf encounter is abnormal rather than an ordinary transformation. 23
• Her Muen heritage grants her an inborn advantage that makes travel through the Frozen Forest less dangerous. 23

Martial Skills

Ruolin is primarily proficient with swordsmanship, though Du Wei judges her physical strength and general combat ability as limited. 12 13

• Uses a curved blade enhanced with wind-element patterns, though she cannot release its wind blades at her current level. 12
• Her enchanted armor improves her strength and agility, helping compensate for her lack of natural strength. 9 12
• Protects Du Wei directly during the griffin attack, tackling him out of harm's way and standing at the front of the defensive formation. 23 24

Equipment

• Enchanted leather armor — Antique northern armor bearing enchantments for strength and agility; originally obtained from a northern baron. 9 11 12
• Curved blade — A northwestern weapon with a magic crystal in its hilt and wind-element patterns capable of producing wind blades in a sufficiently skilled user's hands. 11 12
• Magic-breaking bow — Silver bow bearing the moon totem of the ancient Moon family; described as an ancestral heirloom. 11 12
• Silver arrows — Carried with her bow. 8
• Slender sword and knightly attire — Adopted after entering Du Wei's service. 20

Relationships

• Du Wei Roland — Master and the noble to whom Ruolin pledges lifelong loyalty; he appoints her his first honorary knight and publicly affirms his trust in her. 13 23
• Solskja — Former mage companion. Ruolin guards him after his capture and ensures that he receives food, despite being unable to secure his release. 20
• Ruolin's warrior and archer companions — Former adventuring-party members who become her squires under Du Wei's command. 13
• Knight Robert — Fellow Roland knight who entrusts Du Wei's escape to Ruolin during the griffin attack and challenges her to prove herself as a true knight. 24
• Knight Span — Initially dismisses Ruolin's claims of Frozen Forest experience because he underestimates her combat ability. 23

Story Role / Major Arcs

Adventurer and Captive

Ruolin enters the story as the conspicuous leader of a small adventuring party at Giant Tree Town. Her clash with Du Wei's group leads to her capture, failed seduction attempt, and the exposure of her Muen ancestry. 8 11 12

First Honorary Knight

After Du Wei releases her, Ruolin chooses to follow and pledge herself to him. She becomes his first direct honorary knight and the first official member of the future Devil Knights. 13

Half-Horn Mountain Incident

Ruolin accompanies Du Wei's expedition to hunt a magic beast, contributes crucial knowledge of magical beasts, and gains renewed resolve after Du Wei defends her credibility. During the griffin assault, she uses her Muen secret art to protect the group at the cost of severe blood loss. 22 23 24 29

Notable Quotes

“I, Ruolin Moon, pledge my loyalty to you, sir. I am willing to become your subordinate! For the remaining decades of my life, I will defend the oath I make today with my blood and my life!” 13

“Perhaps I need to find a great tree to lean upon. And I am willing to be a vine that survives by clinging to that great tree.” 13

“I will never allow your honor to be shamed!” 23

Trivia

• Ruolin is the first honorary knight recruited by Du Wei and the first official future member of the ten Demon Knights. 13
• Du Wei identifies her Muen heritage from her longer ring finger, a protruding bone at the back of her head, and her moon-totem bow. 12
• Her party's mage originally joined because he was drawn to her beauty. 11 20