Rudeus

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Previous Life and Early Connections

Rudeus remembers living thirty-four years in another world, where he spent much of his time shut in a small room playing games. He compares magic and combat to those games, but conceals his previous life from Eris even when tempted to tell her about it 2 7.

At five, he befriended Sylphiette and taught her magic and writing. Paul later knocked him unconscious and sent him to Roa to become Eris’s tutor without asking his wishes. Rudeus taught Eris reading and magic, becoming someone she relied on before their long journey together 1 15 45.

The Demon Continent Journey

The Teleportation Incident separated Rudeus from his family when he was ten. He spent the next three years traveling with Eris and Rujierd, providing magic, planning, and much of the cooking while his companions fought on the front line 3 4 13.

Though frightened himself, he comforted Eris during their first night on the Demon Continent and stayed awake holding her hand. Their later battles established close coordination: Eris responded immediately to his warnings while he fired Rock Bullets around her 3.

His efforts to protect her could be costly. He suffered acid burns while shielding her from an S-rank corrosion lizard, and the Dragon God later pierced his chest at the Red Dragon’s Lower Jaw. He survived, but admits that he does not know how; remembering the encounter leaves him with phantom chest pain 1 2.

Eris Stays and the Search for Paul

After returning to the ruined Fittoa Territory, Rudeus feared that Eris would leave him. Instead, she promised to grow stronger beside him rather than depart alone for the Sword Sanctum. Her decision reassured him that their relationship was not ending 1 2.

When Rujierd left to search for the scattered Superd, Rudeus promised to help clear their reputation after finding his family. He and Eris then registered as a two-person Dead End party and began following information about Paul 4 5.

At Zant Port, Rudeus found Paul’s handwritten notice directing him to Milishion. He and Eris completed eleven commissions in four days to finance the crossing, then boarded the Tailwind. In Millis, they delayed their family search to rescue five kidnapped beastfolk children, with Rudeus tracking the traffickers and blocking their escape 6 7 10 11.

Geese subsequently led him back to Paul. Rudeus introduced Eris as his fiancée and reunited with Norn, who barely recognized him after three years apart. When Paul apologized for his past behavior, Rudeus told him that he did not hate him 12 13 15.

The Teleportation Labyrinth

Learning that Zenith was trapped in the Teleportation Labyrinth near Rapan, Rudeus joined Paul, Eris, Roxy, Elinalise, Talhand, and Geese in the rescue effort. Before departure, he formally proposed to Eris with a silver ring he had made himself 14 18 21.

Inside the labyrinth, he supplied light, detected mana traces, and guided the party around teleportation traps. On the fifth level, he reunited with Lilia and sensed Zenith farther below, alongside a monster with exceptionally dense mana 21 24.

Against the nine-headed Hydra, Rudeus demonstrated that point-blank Rock Bullets could penetrate its scales. When its heads threatened the crystal containing Zenith, he rushed forward despite a foresight vision showing his own death. During the battle, one of its remaining heads crushed and severed his left hand 26 27.

The party returned to Rapan with Zenith. While Rudeus recovered, Roxy began investigating how magic-item technology could turn his crude earth hand into a movable prosthesis. Aisha arrived from Shirone and reunited with him before the family departed for Sharia 28 29.

Marriage and University Life

In Sharia, Rudeus moved into a house with Paul, Zenith, Lilia, Norn, Aisha, Roxy, and Eris. An invitation offered him special-student admission to Ranoa University of Magic for the spring semester of Armored Dragon Year 422 30 31.

He and Eris married in a small ceremony at home, officiated by Paul. Afterward, Rudeus continued working on his prosthesis, learning mana-circuit fundamentals and precision control with Roxy’s help 34 35 36.

As a university special student, he became acquainted with Cliff and Zanoba. He also reunited with Sylphiette, whom he had believed dead, and welcomed her back into his family’s circle. His collaboration with Cliff later produced a successful self-repairing material 41 44 45 47 48 49.

Appearance

• Hair: Brownish-gold, described as disheveled when Eris first wakes beside him 1.
• Facial mark: A beauty mark beneath his left eye 1.
• Clothing: Often wears a gray or mouse-gray magician’s robe; its long sleeves sometimes interfere with ordinary tasks 3 11.
• Growth: By his reunion with Norn, he has grown roughly thirty centimeters and his voice has changed since the Teleportation Incident 13.
• Left hand: Replaced by an earth-magic prosthesis after the Hydra battle. Its earliest version is a rough, immobile lump without fingers or joints 27 28 29.

Personality

Rudeus frequently hides his fear to reassure others. Eris remembers him trembling while comforting her, and he later admits that he concealed his anxiety for her sake. He remains deeply afraid of losing companionship: his relief when Eris stays is tied to memories of isolation in his previous life 2 3.

He is protective, sometimes to the point of recklessness. After suffering severe acid burns, his first concern is whether Eris is hurt; when Zenith is threatened, he charges toward the Hydra despite foreseeing a fatal attack. Outside battle, that protectiveness appears in quieter gestures, including careful bandaging and comforting his younger sister 1 5 27 29.

He adapts his behavior to his surroundings, answering Millis officials politely and urging Eris to respect local restrictions. Nevertheless, caution does not prevent him from helping kidnapped children. His irreverent internal commentary also contrasts sharply with his nervous, deferential behavior around Roxy 9 10 16.

Abilities & Skills

Elemental and Voiceless Magic

Rudeus uses several elements for combat, protection, and everyday tasks, and explicitly confirms that he can cast voiceless magic 1 7 29 46.

• Earth: Fires Rock Bullets, shapes objects, and constructs prosthetic components 5 28 49.
• Ice: Raises a defensive wall against a corrosion lizard’s acid 1.
• Wind: Adjusts a ship’s sails during practice at sea 7.
• Fire: Quietly warms the area around the party’s campfire 29.
• Utility magic: Creates light sources for labyrinth exploration 21.

Demon Eye of Foresight

His left eye can show an imminent future; during the Hydra battle, he sees an attack one second before it occurs 1 27.

• Supports anticipation of immediate danger 27.
• Does not guarantee that he can escape what he sees: the Hydra vision places him directly in a lethal beam’s path 27.
• Required several days of adjustment after acquisition 1.

Mana Detection and Exploration

Rudeus probes his surroundings with mana to identify hazards and locate people or powerful creatures 10 21 24.

• Tracks carriages and detects occupants inside a warehouse 10.
• Identifies mana traces on doors, floor tiles, and ancient wall patterns 21 24.
• Guides companions through teleportation-trap passages 21.
• Senses survivors and the exceptionally dense mana of the monster below them 24.
• His floor coverage has a limited range, requiring the party to remain close and follow his steps 21.

Precision Crafting and Research

Rudeus combines fine magical shaping with practical experimentation 18 41 49.

• Makes Eris’s silver engagement ring himself 18.
• Creates miniature earth figurines, including a five-centimeter likeness of Roxy 41.
• Studies mana circuits and joint mechanisms to improve his artificial hand 35 36.
• Produces Cliff’s self-repairing material using earth magic and miniature water-element circuits 49.

Combat Coordination

Rudeus is most effective as a supporting mage behind close-range fighters 2 3 5.

• Times Rock Bullets around Eris’s movements and warns her about approaching enemies 3 5.
• Blocks escape routes without needing to pursue opponents himself 11.
• Recognizes his dependence on Eris and Rujierd for front-line protection 2.

Healing Limitations and First Aid

Healing is a relative weakness rather than an ability he entirely lacks 5 44.

• Explains that he struggles to visualize the body sufficiently for healing magic 5.
• Uses carefully prepared bandages to treat Eris’s injuries 5.
• Recalls partially healing Sylphiette’s childhood burn, but being unable to remove the already-healed portion of the scar 44.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Wand: Used in combat and carried throughout his travels. Eris carves the promise, “Rudeus, Eris will protect you from now on,” into it 6 26.
• Earth-magic prosthetic hand: Replaces his lost left hand. Its initial fixed form motivates research into mana-driven joints, circuits, and improved materials 28 35 49.
• Crystal ball: Given to him by a dwarf magic-item merchant for precision practice; Roxy uses it to teach even mana distribution 35 36.
• Nameless Sword — former possession: Received from Roxy’s father, Rowin Migurdia, and passed to Eris because Rudeus did not need to carry a sword 5 24.

Relationships

• Eris Boreas Greyrat — Former pupil, traveling partner, and wife. Their partnership combines his magic and planning with her close-range fighting; she chooses to remain with him and protect him 1 2 5 34.
• Paul Greyrat — Father. Despite Paul’s earlier mistakes, Rudeus rejects the idea that he hates him and joins the effort to rescue Zenith 15 21.
• Zenith — Mother. Her rescue drives his labyrinth expedition, and he risks his life when the Hydra threatens her 14 27.
• Roxy — Revered magic teacher and later prosthetic-research collaborator. Rudeus becomes conspicuously nervous and deferential in her presence 16 28 36.
• Rujierd — Trusted companion and protector during three years of travel. Rudeus promises to support the Superd’s rehabilitation and later agrees to search for him again 4 29.
• Sylphiette — First childhood friend and former magic pupil. Believing her dead, he searches without success before their emotional university reunion 44 45.
• Norn — Younger sister. Their long separation initially makes him almost a stranger to her; she later resolves to grow strong enough to attend university beside him 13 14 38.
• Aisha — Younger sister. She reaches Rapan independently, grieves over his missing hand, and takes on household work while the family recovers 29.
• Lilia — Greyrat household maid and Aisha’s mother. He reunites with her in the labyrinth and thanks her for what she has endured 24.
• Geese — Acquaintance who addresses him as “Senior,” reconnects him with Paul, and scouts for the labyrinth expedition 12 14 21.
• Cliff — University research partner. Cliff supplies the theory behind the self-repairing material that Rudeus successfully constructs 41 49.
• Zanoba — Admires Rudeus’s figurine-making and enthusiastically identifies him as the master he has been waiting for 48.