Hermes Archnemesis

**Hermes Archnemesis** is the main protagonist of the series **Wake Up As Mafia Boss**. He is a former gaming manager who transmigrated as the villain of his creation 'Mafioso' by self-proclaimed God.

## Appearance

He has a dark hair and scarlet eyes. He is always seen wearing his mask and ordinary sleeves, and a black coat covering.

## Personality

**Aljen**

Hermes is defined as an introvert, anti-social, anti-hero and selfish man. He doesn't care about the people around him, calling them as 'NPCs'.

He is also a little bit indecisive whenever he is facing the crisis before him. As evidence, he reluctantly refuses to follow the 'newspapers mission'.

He doesn't like to level up or gain powers that could attract a lot of overpowered villains and the playable characters. But he is later changed his mind after he is somewhat experienced an immerse power comparable to the original characters.

**Mura**

Mura is described as a man of his words. He is a brave, egoistic and stoic person. He is ruthless to his enemies and underestimates his opponent's misbehavior when they are full of themselves. He is sometimes mocked his vessel of being weak and pathetic.

## Background

In his previous life, his original name is Aljen Mura, the former gaming manager of a popular gaming studio. He is celebrating his new years eve alone but a sudden call from unknown person asks him if he wants to become a boss to his company, which he agrees nonchalantly. That time his quiet life has changed forever. However, he quickly hangs up the phone after the caller introduces himself as God.

After several minutes of jumping nonstop as the fireworks display get started, one of the stick moves to his direction and it hit him eventually.

He wakes up from the bed and finds himself inside the body of one of the villains of his reversed otome game, or video game in English term.

## Equipment

* **Evil God Slime** - It is a liquified form of a viscous, glutinous, or gelatinous substance. It absorbs the souls of sinners and converts it into a prime weapon. It can also used its body to create armor in a form resembling a dark Don suit with a cape behind. (First encounter: Chapter 8, Vol. 1)

* **Tommy Gun** - He always carries inside the car. He sometimes takes the same size which suits to his hands, not heavy but light. He names it, Mr. Tom. (First use: Chapter 4, Vol. 1)
* **Genesis** - A silver gun with .45 caliber. It has 7 bullets inside and a "Genesis" signature written on the handle. According to Hermes, it needs more than 50 sinner souls to unlock. (First use: Chapter 25, Vol.1.)
* **Demon Box (Alchemy Cube)** - is a powerful item that could trap the prey inside its domain.

## Abilities

Regeneration

Soul Collector

## Titles/Achievement

* Don - the highest position in the hierarchy of mafia.
* Resurrection (Chapter 15)
* Grim Ripper Level (Chapter 15)
* Weapon Master - Bronze 1 (Chapter 15)
* Weapon Summoner

## Crimes with Misunderstanding

* **Bank Heist** - Hermes asks Kurosaki to take his money in the bank located at Naples. Out of fear to failed his master's mission, Kurosaki ask for advice from Justin. The butler told him that the young Don wants him to rob the bank. But, that was not the real intention of Hermes, he only wanted for him to go there to take a loan. (Arc 2 Volume 4)
* **Paper Print** - Hermes decided to build a paper printing company at Neue Fiona Village. However, Justin misinterpreted it as the fraud money printing secret factory. Kurosaki and his the gang steals the plates from the Triads residing from Naples and bring it back to give it to the manager. But, Hermes wants a proper business firm because he thought that papers are expensive nowadays. But Hermes wants a company to create a novel industry because he wants to write a light novel for royalty. (Arc 2 Volume 5)
* **Loan Shark** - Because he got a large sum of money from the bank, Hermes asks Justin for advice about where should he used his money for good. Justin told him that it is wise decision to invest it to form a bank. Hermes thought that if could earn a large money from the business firm if he totaly used it. However, the Friezo crime family is on their way to stop him. Hermes orders the massacre of this family because they are both selling drugs (that transform an individual into monster), hurt one of the playable characters named Noelle and Jezza and an hindrance to his dream normal billon-luzer business. Yet, in the end of the story, Hermes was forced to use his money to pay for the damages and out of fear that the girls will kill him, he decided to give them the business without demand. Noelle and Jezza swears loyalty to Hermes without his notice. (Arc 2 Volume 4)

## Trivia

* "Hermes" comes from the Greek God mythological name, *Hermes*. The "Arch" words comes from the word, *Ark* means "the ship built by Noah to save his family and two of every kind of animal from the Flood, whilst the "Nemesis" comes from the Greek God name *Rhamnousia or Rhamnusia* ( Ancient Greek: Ῥαμνουσία) means, "is the goddess who enacts retribution against those who succumb to hubris, arrogance before the god."

## Reference

1. ↑  Wuamb Volume 7, Chapter 5 - The Don and The Bad Harem 2
2. ↑  Wuamb Volume 4, Chapter 10 - The Don and The Long Awaited Academy Life 1
3. ↑  Wuamb Volume 1, Chapter 1 - The Don and Rise of Evil 1
4. ↑  Wuamb Volume 3 Chapter 28 The Don and Epilogue III
5. ↑  Wuamb Volume 1, Chapter 1 - The Don and Rise of Evil 1
6. ↑  Wuamb Volume 1, Chapter 1 - The Don and Rise of Evil 1
7. ↑  Wuamb Volume 1, Chapter 1 - The Don and Rise of Evil 1