Vivian

Biodata

Background / History

Captivity and Adoption

As a child, Vivian was held by the Order of Glorification. After Lord Landon’s death, Tina blamed Vivian, imprisoned her in a basement, and led other children in repeatedly beating her. She was kept alive on moldy bread while suffering prolonged hunger and isolation 60.

Lu Yingheng rescued Vivian and took her into his home. When public opposition arose over his decision to protect a supposed “witch,” he held a press conference formally adopting her as his younger sister and rejecting the labels attached to her. Vivian regarded this as the beginning of her new life, making him the center of her world 6 59 60.

Lu Yingheng’s Apparent Death

Before staging his death, Lu Yingheng secured the mayor’s promise to protect Vivian from political threats. He also ordered that at least half of the Dragon Emperor Guard remain by her side, regardless of circumstances 1.

While shopping with Alice and Hoshimi Miyabi, Vivian experienced sudden unease as Lu Yingheng carried out his plan in Crete Hollow. His failure to answer her messages drove her into panic; she returned to their shared home and waited through the night 5 6 7.

The official announcement of his death devastated her. After attending his memorial procession, she blamed herself for failing to save him despite her foresight. She subsequently attempted suicide, but Long Er found her and provided emergency treatment 7 8.

Leadership and the Search for Yingheng

Long Er delivered a recording in which Lu Yingheng suggested that powerful financial interests had plotted his death. He also conveyed Yingheng’s order placing the entire Dragon Emperor Guard under Vivian’s sole command. Vivian accepted the responsibility and invited Alice and Hoshimi Miyabi to form a secret alliance against the TOPS Consortium 8 9.

Over the following year, Vivian stabilized the organization, contacted former allies, gathered evidence against conglomerates, and deployed personnel to restrain them. Her determination to avenge Yingheng sustained her, while she also searched obsessively for signs that he might have survived 16 19 61.

Reunion and Confrontation

When Hoshimi Kariichi introduced herself as Yingheng’s wife, Vivian rejected the claim even after Long Yi confirmed it. She drew Lust and attacked, leaving Long Yi to hold off Kariichi while she fought Miyabi. Miyabi defeated her and sent her crashing into the room where Alice had reached Yingheng 56 57.

Finding Alice kissing him shattered Vivian’s trust in her friend. Alice claimed to be his wife and identified Vivian as his younger sister; Vivian countered by claiming to be his child bride. She then attempted to stab Alice, prompting Yingheng to restrain her 57 58.

Still maintaining his amnesia act, Yingheng refused to accept the women’s contradictory accounts. His warning that he would despise Vivian and never see her again if she hurt anyone left her terrified. She begged him not to abandon her and agreed to stop harming others after he promised not to hate her; he then left to pursue his supposed lost memories, allowing weekly meetings 59 61.

Renewed Obsession and Shopping Outing

Vivian’s agreement did not end her possessiveness. In a concealed room covered with photographs of Yingheng, she stabbed pictures of Alice and Miyabi before panicking that her behavior would make him hate her. She then resolved to drug and imprison him so that he would love only her 69.

Claiming that she had gained some control over her emotions, Vivian persuaded Yingheng to spend a day shopping with her. During the outing, she demanded hand-holding and asked whether his time could belong exclusively to her; he refused exclusivity but promised to spend more time with her 71 72.

At a flower shop, Vivian overheard him clarify that she was his sister rather than his girlfriend. She crushed the milk tea cups she was carrying, told herself to wait until that night, and remarked that she had wasted “one packet.” She returned with replacement drinks and accepted his bouquet of purple irises; the chapter does not establish that her planned confinement succeeds 72.

Appearance

Vivian has a slender figure, long light-purple curls, rose-red eyes, and delicate pointed ears partly concealed by her hair 4.

• Hair accessory: A large, deep-purple bow 4.
• Initial outfit: A Lolita-style ensemble with a white ruffled blouse, an amethyst-set collar bow, a black corset, and a short white pleated skirt trimmed with black and purple lace 4.
• Later clothing: Wears black while working at the Dragon Emperor Bureau and a black dress for her shopping reunion with Yingheng 19 72.

Personality

Vivian is openly affectionate toward Yingheng, calling him “Brother Yingheng,” seeking physical closeness, and repeatedly asking him to spend more time with her. Before his disappearance, she frequently slept beside him rather than in her own room 4 6.

Her attachment is rooted in his rescue and acceptance of her after prolonged abuse. She fears his rejection more than death and views other women’s pursuit of him as a threat to the only person left in her world. The loss and subsequent rediscovery of Yingheng intensify this dependence into violent jealousy and plans to control his life 59 61 69.

Despite her emotional instability, Vivian carries substantial administrative responsibilities. She maintains the Dragon Emperor Bureau, manages its personnel, and coordinates opposition to TOPS, often suppressing her distress until she is alone 16 19.

Her promise not to hurt others remains in conflict with her possessiveness. She can recognize that violent behavior would disappoint Yingheng, but conceals her intentions while continuing to seek exclusive possession of him 61 69 72.

Abilities & Skills

Death Foresight

Vivian’s eyes allow her to see when other people will die 7 8.

• Known exception: Lu Yingheng’s death remains beyond her sight 7.
• Emotional consequence: She blames herself for being unable to use this ability to prevent his apparent death 7 8.

Dagger Combat

Vivian fights at close range with Lust, using thrusts, slashes, and defensive interceptions 56.

• Exchanges blows with Miyabi and blocks an attack from Jealousy 56.
• Is explicitly weaker than Miyabi; reckless aggression prolongs the fight but does not prevent her defeat 57.
• No specific supernatural effect of Lust is demonstrated in the supplied encounters 56 58 69.

Command and Investigation

Vivian exercises sole command over the Dragon Emperor Guard and directs the Bureau’s intelligence resources 8 19.

• Negotiates, gathers evidence of corporate crimes, and assigns personnel to monitor hostile conglomerates 16.
• Maintains organizational morale and contacts friendly former allies 19.
• Orders hacking, surveillance, financial tracing, and searches of government and Inter-Knot records; these operations are performed by her subordinates rather than shown as her personal technical skills 16 21 33 45 53.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Lust — A small dagger belonging to the Seven Deadly Sins, concealed beneath her skirt. Kariichi recognizes it, while Miyabi senses that it shares an origin with Jealousy 56.
• Yingheng’s recorded message — Delivered by Long Er; becomes the evidence Vivian shares with Alice and Miyabi when organizing their anti-TOPS alliance 8 9.
• Concealed photograph room — Hidden behind a bookshelf in her Bureau office and opened through a mechanism. Its walls are covered with photographs of Yingheng 69.
• Purple iris bouquet — A gift from Yingheng, chosen for its stated symbolism of light, freedom, and hope after darkness 72.

Relationships

• Lu Yingheng — Rescuer and adoptive elder brother. Vivian wants an exclusive romantic relationship and calls herself his child bride, but he continues to identify her publicly as his younger sister 57 59 72.
• Alice — Close friend and anti-TOPS ally who conceals her own romantic ambitions. Vivian feels betrayed after discovering Alice kissing Yingheng and claiming to be his wife 9 21 57 58.
• Hoshimi Miyabi — Friend and fellow alliance member who becomes an open rival. Miyabi opposes Vivian’s intention to control Yingheng and defeats her in combat 9 20 56 57.
• Long Er — Longtime protector and subordinate who watched her grow up. He saves her after her suicide attempt, delivers Yingheng’s instructions, and assists her investigations 8 21 53.
• Long Yi — A senior Guard whom Vivian summons to help recover Yingheng. He fights Kariichi during the confrontation, also fulfilling Yingheng’s own instructions 21 56.
• Hoshimi Kariichi — Yingheng’s confirmed first wife. Vivian rejects her marital status and treats her as a rival 56.
• Belle and Wise — The Proxies sheltering Yingheng. Vivian initially targets Wise’s anonymous report as a hoax and later investigates both siblings through Yingheng’s card activity 16 53.
• Tina — Childhood abuser who blamed Vivian for Landon’s death and organized her imprisonment and beatings 60.