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Excel Walter is a significant supporting character in the series, distinguished by her immense age, wisdom, and formidable magical power. She is a member of the Sea Serpent race, which grants her a lifespan far beyond that of a normal human. Despite being over five hundred years old, she maintains the appearance of an attractive, voluptuous woman in her twenties. She has long, ankle-length blue hair, blue eyes, and features characteristic of her heritage, including antler-like protrusions on her head and a sea serpent tail. Her typical attire is a loose-fitting, kimono-style dress that reflects her long-established status.
Her background is deeply intertwined with the kingdom's history. Excel Walter was present at the founding of the Elfrieden Kingdom, making her a living witness to its entire five-hundred-year existence. She is the duchess of Lagoon City, which she has governed for centuries under a pact with the royal family that guarantees the safety of her people. Over her long life, she has married many times, remaining devoted to each husband until his death, and has produced a vast number of descendants who have been married off to other noble families to prevent her own bloodline from amassing too much power. This practice allowed her to retain the exclusive use of the Walter surname and avoid succession conflicts. She is the grandmother of Carla Vargas and Juna Doma, as well as the mother-in-law to Castor Vargas, who was formerly the admiral of the navy.
In terms of personality, Excel is a shrewd, pragmatic, and highly intelligent strategist. She shares many of the same realistic and logical viewpoints as the protagonist, King Kazuya Souma, which forms the basis for their strong working relationship. She is fiercely protective of her domain and its people, willing to do whatever is necessary to ensure their safety, and shows no mercy to her enemies. Her centuries of experience grant her a keen mind for making key military and political decisions. However, she is not a purely stern figure. Excel also possesses a playful and teasing side, taking every opportunity to gently provoke or amuse herself at the expense of Kazuya and his five queen consorts. Deep down, she is very caring, especially towards her granddaughters, and it was she who secretly sent Juna to investigate Kazuya after he was summoned to the throne.
Excel's motivations are primarily rooted in the long-term stability and protection of the kingdom she helped found. She is not driven by ambition for personal power but by a deep-seated sense of duty and responsibility. She recognized early on that Kazuya's unconventional and efficient reforms were what the stagnating kingdom needed, leading her to pledge her allegiance to him even when other dukes rebelled. Her commitment to the greater good over family loyalty was demonstrated when she chose to side with Kazuya during the civil war, even sheltering her daughter and grandson from the rebel Castor Vargas.
Her role in the story is multifaceted. She is the supreme commander of the newly formed National Defense Force, a position she accepted reluctantly after the previous army, navy, and air force were disbanded following the civil war. In this capacity, she is one of Kazuya's most trusted and capable military advisors, overseeing the kingdom's defenses, developing new military projects like the aircraft carrier Hiryuu, and leading forces in battle. She also plays a key political role, acting as an advisor on noble families and statecraft. She speaks on behalf of Castor Vargas during his trial for treason, arguing for leniency based on his past service. Furthermore, Excel takes on an unusual domestic role, conducting what she calls "bridal training" for Kazuya's queen consorts, using personal information about his secret feelings and desires that she cleverly obtained from him.
Key relationships define her interactions. Her bond with King Kazuya is one of mutual respect between two realist thinkers. While she serves him loyally, she does not hesitate to tease him. Her relationship with her granddaughter Juna is particularly close; she is both a mentor and a loving grandmother, having trained Juna in diplomacy, espionage, and magic before arranging for her to become one of Kazuya's secondary queens. Her relationship with Castor is strained after his rebellion, but she shows a degree of mercy by accepting his remand to her custody and later appointing him captain of the Hiryuu, demonstrating her ability to separate personal disappointment from professional utility.
In terms of development, Excel's character is largely static in her core principles, having been shaped by centuries of experience. Her primary arc involves transitioning from a duchess managing her own domain to a key figure in the centralized administration of the new kingdom. While initially reluctant to take on the role of supreme commander, she grows into it, helping to shape the nation's new military and mentoring the next generation of leaders like Ludwin Arcs, whom she intends to succeed her. Her playful side is revealed more as the story progresses, showing that her millennia of life have not robbed her of a sense of humor.
Excel Walter possesses notable abilities befitting her age and lineage. Belonging to the Sea Serpent race, she inherently has a far greater quantity of mana than normal people and exhibits masterful control over it. Her magical specialty is water element magic, and she is considered the preeminent water mage in the kingdom, earning a reputation as being "unbeatable anywhere there is fresh water". She can manipulate large bodies of water to her will, shaping it into constructs like serpents or dragons, and can even perform large-scale feats such as temporarily diverting the course of a river during a battle. Even in environments without a ready source of water, she can still display her powers effectively, though at a higher mana cost, such as when she created an imitation of the receivers used for the Jewel Voice Broadcast. Her strategic and tactical brilliance is perhaps her greatest non-magical ability, honed over five hundred years of political and military maneuvering.
Her background is deeply intertwined with the kingdom's history. Excel Walter was present at the founding of the Elfrieden Kingdom, making her a living witness to its entire five-hundred-year existence. She is the duchess of Lagoon City, which she has governed for centuries under a pact with the royal family that guarantees the safety of her people. Over her long life, she has married many times, remaining devoted to each husband until his death, and has produced a vast number of descendants who have been married off to other noble families to prevent her own bloodline from amassing too much power. This practice allowed her to retain the exclusive use of the Walter surname and avoid succession conflicts. She is the grandmother of Carla Vargas and Juna Doma, as well as the mother-in-law to Castor Vargas, who was formerly the admiral of the navy.
In terms of personality, Excel is a shrewd, pragmatic, and highly intelligent strategist. She shares many of the same realistic and logical viewpoints as the protagonist, King Kazuya Souma, which forms the basis for their strong working relationship. She is fiercely protective of her domain and its people, willing to do whatever is necessary to ensure their safety, and shows no mercy to her enemies. Her centuries of experience grant her a keen mind for making key military and political decisions. However, she is not a purely stern figure. Excel also possesses a playful and teasing side, taking every opportunity to gently provoke or amuse herself at the expense of Kazuya and his five queen consorts. Deep down, she is very caring, especially towards her granddaughters, and it was she who secretly sent Juna to investigate Kazuya after he was summoned to the throne.
Excel's motivations are primarily rooted in the long-term stability and protection of the kingdom she helped found. She is not driven by ambition for personal power but by a deep-seated sense of duty and responsibility. She recognized early on that Kazuya's unconventional and efficient reforms were what the stagnating kingdom needed, leading her to pledge her allegiance to him even when other dukes rebelled. Her commitment to the greater good over family loyalty was demonstrated when she chose to side with Kazuya during the civil war, even sheltering her daughter and grandson from the rebel Castor Vargas.
Her role in the story is multifaceted. She is the supreme commander of the newly formed National Defense Force, a position she accepted reluctantly after the previous army, navy, and air force were disbanded following the civil war. In this capacity, she is one of Kazuya's most trusted and capable military advisors, overseeing the kingdom's defenses, developing new military projects like the aircraft carrier Hiryuu, and leading forces in battle. She also plays a key political role, acting as an advisor on noble families and statecraft. She speaks on behalf of Castor Vargas during his trial for treason, arguing for leniency based on his past service. Furthermore, Excel takes on an unusual domestic role, conducting what she calls "bridal training" for Kazuya's queen consorts, using personal information about his secret feelings and desires that she cleverly obtained from him.
Key relationships define her interactions. Her bond with King Kazuya is one of mutual respect between two realist thinkers. While she serves him loyally, she does not hesitate to tease him. Her relationship with her granddaughter Juna is particularly close; she is both a mentor and a loving grandmother, having trained Juna in diplomacy, espionage, and magic before arranging for her to become one of Kazuya's secondary queens. Her relationship with Castor is strained after his rebellion, but she shows a degree of mercy by accepting his remand to her custody and later appointing him captain of the Hiryuu, demonstrating her ability to separate personal disappointment from professional utility.
In terms of development, Excel's character is largely static in her core principles, having been shaped by centuries of experience. Her primary arc involves transitioning from a duchess managing her own domain to a key figure in the centralized administration of the new kingdom. While initially reluctant to take on the role of supreme commander, she grows into it, helping to shape the nation's new military and mentoring the next generation of leaders like Ludwin Arcs, whom she intends to succeed her. Her playful side is revealed more as the story progresses, showing that her millennia of life have not robbed her of a sense of humor.
Excel Walter possesses notable abilities befitting her age and lineage. Belonging to the Sea Serpent race, she inherently has a far greater quantity of mana than normal people and exhibits masterful control over it. Her magical specialty is water element magic, and she is considered the preeminent water mage in the kingdom, earning a reputation as being "unbeatable anywhere there is fresh water". She can manipulate large bodies of water to her will, shaping it into constructs like serpents or dragons, and can even perform large-scale feats such as temporarily diverting the course of a river during a battle. Even in environments without a ready source of water, she can still display her powers effectively, though at a higher mana cost, such as when she created an imitation of the receivers used for the Jewel Voice Broadcast. Her strategic and tactical brilliance is perhaps her greatest non-magical ability, honed over five hundred years of political and military maneuvering.