Edward Tone Tasmeria

**Edward Tone Tasmeria** (エドワード・トーン・タスメリア) is the ex-fiancé of Iris Lana Armelia, with whom he broke his engagement as he proposed to the daughter of a baron named Yuri Neuer.

## Appearance

Edward is a handsome young man with red hair that is swept to the right side, which is slightly longer, and red-brown eyes.

He is usually dressed in extravagant clothes befitting the status as a prince.

## Personality & Character

Edward's in-game portrayal is in sharp contrast to his real personality. Determined to make Yuri happy, Edward becomes hot-headed and even demanding whenever he wants to fulfill her wishes. It was also mentioned by Mimosa Langley, a close friend of Iris, that Edward's personality changed greatly when he met Yuri.

He also seems to be very extravagant and lavish, even to the point where the Tasmerian treasury has depleted exponentially over recent years. He does not seem to be aware of his spending having a strain on his kingdom. Because of Ellia spoiling Edward too much, he has grown impudent, and it has become really troublesome.

Edward is also shown to be extremely easy to manipulate and influence, as nobles that support his ascension to the throne are aiming to use him for their own gains. Edward is considered to be an idiot by Alfred, but his grandmother feels him to be ingenuous.

He has generally been characterized by others as being idiotic and impulsive due to his habit of acting rashly without thinking things through. A number of the followers in his faction support him partly because they considered him easy to manipulate. Alternatively, people in Alfread's faction think his poor choices, such as breaking off his engagement to Iris or considering breaking up the military to fund food drives to be good ideas. The fact he was fine with disposing of valuable allies along with how he didn't hesitate to cheat on his actual fiancée demonstrated his poor character and how his decisions led to a number of repercussions.

Edward is extremely gullible and spiteful. Despite Iris rightfully being upset with him for cheating on her, he considered her to be someone to be scorn. Even though Iris was not responsible for a majority of Yuri's bullying, Edward did not hesitate to take Yuri's side, and he condemned and outright humiliated Iris. Despite Iris' subsquent attempts to avoid contact with Edward, he does not hesitate to antagonize her which leads to various conflicts throughout the series and his ultimate downfall.

## History

Edward was born to the king and the second queen, Ellia Marea. In his younger age, he was shown to be of capable person, but his relationship with Yuri brought out his stupidity.

From his grandmother to all of the capable bureaucrats and nobles, everyone feels him to be a poor choice for king, as they believe that he is incapable of making wise decisions for the kingdom. These fears are exacerbated by his relationship with Yuri, as he is blind to the fact that Yuri's spending, along with that of the queen, has almost completely drained the kingdom's finances.

These extravagances include: frequently opening soup kitchens for the people, Ellia purchasing a different dress for every official event, and him buying a new dress for Yuri to wear during their engagement. After the engagement party, Ed travels to resorts with Yuri. When she says, “This is a great place. It would be great if more people could enjoy it,” Ed takes it to an extreme and decides to develop that resort.

Lastly, they constantly oppose the prime minister’s notions, act extremely unreasonable, and refuse to listen to anything. In the end, the opposition of paying for Yuri’s clothes eventually falls on deaf ears. During the foundation event, he is shocked to see her and questions her reason for being there. He dismisses the fact of Iris being invited to the party by his grandmother and is irritated when it is found true.

Though he was not directly involved in the excommunication event of Iris by the church, he did play an active role in trying to steal all the employees of her conglomerate. When Iris frees herself from the charges, his new establishment is ruined, and his new employees and dealers try to run back to Iris' conglomerate. His faction tries to raise the tariffs on Iris' fief, and again she finds a way around. All his actions against Iris backfire, reducing his own faction's influence.

## Relationships

### Iris Lana Armelia

Edward met Iris at his birthday party. Seeing that she was staying in the corner, he told her to have more confidence. With his words, Iris fell in love with him and she wanted to be someone next to him. Soon after, an engagement between Edward and Iris was made. Iris was always romantic toward Edward.

Later during school, Edward cancelled the engagement after finding out that Iris was bullying Yuri. Edward came to hate Iris after finding out about the bullying, even going to the point of openly condemning her in the academy in-front of everyone. His hostility continued even after three years at the kingdom foundation event where he yelled at her at a party in front of the guests and asked her to leave. His hatred of Iris is also a factor, as he is willing to alienate and even destroy her duchy to seek retribution, which would have lasting negative repercussions for the entire kingdom and put them at risk. Even Berne was annoyed for his constant involvement against his sister. He lost the aid of the Armelia house and their allies which hindered his claim to the throne.

Following the death of his father and the beginning of the food crisis, Edward and his mother did not hesitate to continually harass Iris for more food. During the meeting of the leaders, Edward plotted to imprison Iris on false charges to steal her fief in order to game its goods (all just to keep Yuri happy) to supplant the depleted sources in the capital. He did not count the fact this would lead to his downfall as a civil war would break out shortly afterwards; Dean would have proof of Edward's idiotic plan and be able to remove him from succession.

After Edward was killed, Iris mourned his death to an extent. While Edward was not the person she originally thought he was, she did love him at one point, and she did not forget that.

### Yuri Neuer

Edward is in love with Yuri and was the one who proposed to her. He spends most of his time with Yuri, being lovey-dovey even in public view.

Because of his love for her, Edward will do anything Yuri says. Making people around him see him as an easy target for manipulation. After all the crimes were exposed and his family was imprisoned, Yuri was also taken in the charge of being the spy. While trying to break her free, he shielded Yuri from a sword and lost his life. when Yuri asked why he saved her, he responded his love for her in his dying breath. Yuri, who manipulated him from the very beginning, has fallen in love at the time of his death and lamented for not able to cherish him while he was alive.

For all of Edward's faults, he genuinely loved Yuri as he died for her sake, and she mourned his death.