Erwin von Arnim/Relationships

## Relationships

### Wendelin von Benno Baumeister

Erwin considers Well his best friend as they both come from similar backgrounds and circumstances. Their relationship is good and can be sometimes stingy if their words contradict. Wendelin on the other hand, is extremely furious and envious of Erwin's upbringing, as he never had any childhood friends especially girls that have love for him. In the Novel they become friends right away as they are sitting next to each other at the orientation at the prep school, in the Anime they become friends after Wends rescues him.

### Haruka Fujibayashi

Erwin became instantly attracted to her, developing extremely strong feelings the first time he saw her. Since they are both acting as bodyguards and are both sword users, he uses those facts as an opportunity to get close to her, but she is unaware that he has any potential feelings for her.

Erwin begins taking swordsmanship lessons from her, finding that he has more talent for Japanese-style samurai swordsmanship than for traditional style. He wishes to ask for Haruka to be his wife, but her brother Takeomi attempts to intervene. After Wendelin defeats Takeomi in a duel, he explains to her that Erwin wishes to marry her and she accepts the proposal.

Following their engagement, they spend a significant amount of their free time getting close, and their relationship blossoms. She continues to instruct him in samurai swordsmanship. The two stay with each other nearly all the time, fighting side-by--side.

### Leah von Arnim

Erwin didn't really think much of her back then, but Leah von Arnim, however, was attracted to him at first sight. She sometimes has fantasies of having dates with him and would get spanked a lot by her cousin, Baumeister Earldom's head maid, Dominique. Erwin was urged by Haruka take her as his wife, which took Leah von Arnim von Arnim by surprise, with immense happiness. Alongside Anna von Arnim, they safely got engaged..

### Anna von Arnim

He and Anna von Arnim are childhood friends, and a dilemma in the Arnim Knighthood made her escape and go straight to the Baumeister Mansion, to meet Erwin and possibly get married to him. It was revealed as since he was neglected for being the 5th son, she was the only one who could relate and communicate with him. It is shown she has feelings for him since the first place she went to away from the Arnim Knighthood was to go to Wend's to see Erwin. When she got rejected and given the choice to return back home, she was absolutely dejected and was weeping. Also, when Erwin decided to take her as a wife, she leapt unto his arms, crying her eyes out. She officially gets safely engaged to Erwin alongside Leah von Arnim on the same day of her arrival.

### His Family

Once Erwin showed that he was more skilled than his older brothers his home life become miserable. His older brothers would pick on and treat him poorly and all the game he hunted was taken by his father. He decided he would leave as soon as possible and join the Adventurers Guild. After helping Wend clear the ancient ruins he also went to Amadeus with Louise and Ina to see what they can do about the reward they received as he felt his family would try to claim it. Brantark explain that he can dispute the amount and force it all on Wend. In the end this is what he did, but he kept 1000 gold coins for himself. Once he turned 15 he renounced any right to his families peerage and became a retainer to Wend. In the future he would receive a knight peerage that is inheritable.

### Kurt von Benno Baumeister

He despised Kurt from moment they met. Kurt insult Erwin by calling him a punk. He regarded Kurt as idiot and an existence below that of a child with his only forte being sarcasm.

### Katharina Linda von Waigel

He gets along with her. Wend first proposed to him to marry her but she knew about his perchance of frequenting whore houses so she distanced herself from him.

### Leon von Arnim

His first born son with Haruka and heir to his retainer house.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 [HHT Volume-14/Chapter-7 Memories and Reality
2. ↑ HHT Chapter 46 - coming-home-after-a-long-while
3. ↑ HHT Chapter 61- waigel-households-revival
4. ↑ HHT Volume-17/Chapter-3 wendelin-making-merry