Vega

“Don’t test the limits of my willpower.”

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**Vega** is the First Sorcerer of Lyra and the last love interest the summoner meets. Though quiet and reserved, he is extremely hardworking and dedicated to his profession. Like the summoner, Vega also came from Mid-Eartheim when he was young, which makes him less mana-sensitive than others born in Bound Arlyn. He is considered to be one of the rarest cases among sorcerers chosen by constellations.

## Appearance

Vega is a young, lean man that stands at 179 cm and has snow white hair. He has a pale complexion and piercing bright blue eyes. Despite his mid-eartheim origin, he has slit pupils, a trait he shares with Spica and Pollux. Vega wears his uniform properly, opting to wear a morning coat variation of the academy’s jacket and accessorizing with a silver braided rope at his left shoulder. He wears thigh-high black boots with a silver buckle at the ankle. For accessories, Vega wears a mana-enhancing earring on his left ear and white gloves.

## Personality

Vega is serious, uptight and disciplined. In the beginning, he acts cold and mistrusting, but as he starts to warm up to people, he becomes much more protective and outspoken about his concern about others’ safety. Though he struggles to express it, he cares deeply for his friends and adoptive family. When romancing him, he initially is cold and expresses disbelief of the summoner’s feelings, but once he realizes that their feelings are genuine, he gets increasingly flustered and shy. Vega can be described as utilitarian, shown by his disinterest in most forms of entertainment and his preference for convenience foods. Vega's manner of speech is extremely formal, even referring to friends by their full titles. The main trope he embodies is the Kuudere.

### WARNING!

Vega contains spoilers for floors 7 and above. Proceed with caution!

## Backstory

Not much is known about Vega’s upbringing in Mid-Eartheim aside from his mentions of feeling out of place. When asked about his family in  7-1, he bristles and says he has no family. Whether that means he is an orphan or he doesn’t have good memories of his Mid-Eartheim childhood is still unknown. When he was 10 years old, Vega found a rift to Bound Arlyn where they later encountered Arcturus. The rookie sorcerer attempted to bring Vega back to Mid-Eartheim, but the spell failed and, as a side effect, Vega is no longer able to return home. After getting stranded in Bound Arlyn, Vega was found and adopted by Sorceress Giana, whom raised him in the Northern Border. Later on in his adulthood, he was chosen by Lyra as its first sorcerer and started training in Contell, joining the Kamargo Clan.

## Main Story

You meet Vega last on  1-3. After bumping into him in Contell’s halls, he at first seems to recognize you, but quickly reels back and starts suspecting you as an intruder. After clarification from Arcturus, Vega does relax slightly, but still remains as a skeptic and is against the summoner being enrolled into the academy. He often works as the straight man in most conversations, looking for the safest, most mana-efficient solution to problems. He often urges the summoner not to trust other sorcerers and to go home as soon as possible, stating his concern for their safety. As the story progresses, his Mid-Eartheim origin is revealed and how this affects his magic, something which Vega tries to overcompensate for. His protectiveness for his fellow classmates, especially the summoner, also increases after a while and he is often reminding us to take care of ourselves. He later also expresses his feeling of helplessness for not being much help earlier on.

## Magic and Abilities

Though less mana-sensitive, Vega is talented in various types of magic including Pathfinding and Decoding. He is also skilled in hand-to-hand combat, sword-fighting and gymnastics.

## Relationships

### Summoner

“A longing may overlap and become a memory... Sometimes it becomes love.”

Upon their first meeting, Vega was outwardly hostile towards the summoner, constantly undermining their abilities and pushing Spica to remove them from the guide committee. As you interact more with him, he slowly starts to open up and starts showing genuine concern for you, even injuring himself while trying to protect you in  6-16. In some instances, he also expresses jealousy over your closeness with some of the other sorcerers, namely Sirius and Alpheratz.

**SPOILER**

In  7-1, Vega reveals he not only knows summoner from since they were children, but also retells the story of his abduction to Bound Arlyn, in which he relates how not only he but also the summoner got stranded, Vega eventually getting stranded whilst the summoner was able to return home. He has been shown to have very complicated feelings towards his own relationship with the summoner and their past together, expressing how he both longed for and resented them due to his inability to be with them. He also expresses a desire to rekindle his friendship with the summoner, often responding positively and reminiscing whenever they do something similar to what they did when they were children.

### Arcturus

"Please note that the memory of Arcturus is bad."

Vega maintains the closest relationship with Arcturus. Being the first summoner he meets, Vega trusts Arcturus slightly more than other sorcerers, even if he does mention how he may be unreliable due to his bad memory. Arcturus and Vega often bond over taking care of the greenhouse, with Arcky even mentioning how he wants to co-own an orchard with Vega after they graduate─ something Vega refused to do.

### Alpheratz

"Companionship? Pity? I don't know the intentions of Alpheratz."

Alpheratz is someone that Vega looks up to. Given his natural talent for magic, he often favors Alpheratz’ judgment on related matters. They seem to maintain a cordial enough relationship and work well together, though Vega feels insecure as to why exactly Alpheratz chose to befriend him.

### Pollux

"It's hard to imagine... the feeling of someone who is swayed by unwanted misfortune."

Pollux and Vega’s relationship isn’t as close, but they still consider each other as friends as they share a group chat for more casual hang-outs and other activities, as well as Vega trusting Pollux more than any other available sorcerer when it came to finding the summoner in  3-B. Vega sometimes feels pity over Pollux’s bad luck curse, and though he cannot completely empathize with him, he does find a sense of kinship in them both suffering great amounts of misfortune.

### Spica

"Spica distinguishes people as those with potential, or those with incompetnece."

Vega’s interactions with Spica are mostly formal and only related to the Guide Committee. Even though Spica is his superior, Vega doesn't hesitate to challenge Spica's decisions and openly disagrees with Spica's treatment of the summoner.

### Sirius

"Please be aware of black dogs."

Sirius and Vega's relationship is very strained. Vega often expresses his distrust for Sirius and warns the summoner about his true intentions as well as urging them to not spend any time alone with him. Whenever a situation arises in which the summoner needs to work alongside Sirius Vega often inserts himself even if it may be uncomfortable and becomes more protective than usual. When the summoner isn't involved, Vega avoids Sirius like the plague and is hesitant to go on solo missions with him. Their interactions border on hostile and whenever someone talks positively about the other, they are quick to protest against it.

**SPOILER**

Vega is greatly suspicious of Sirius and his involvement with the rift that stranded him in Bound Arlyn and his true intentions. When recalling his childhood memories, Vega recalls a black dog hovering over him right before the rift that could send him back to Mid-Eartheim collapsed.

## Trivia

* Vega often has nightmares about the day he got stranded in Bound Arlyn.
* Vega enjoys tending to the greenhouse, especially the flower section.
* Vega does not enjoy banquets, and often leaves right after the initial speech.
* Sorceress Giana baked Vega a pie for his birthday each year. His favorite is raspberry.
* Vega isn’t fond of hot weather.
* Vega's favorite tube food flavor is apple.
* When Vega is nervous, he fiddles with his earrings.
* Vega shares his voice actor with Prune Juice Cookie from the game *Cookie Run Kingdom*.