Haruka

* Anime
* Light Novel
* Manga

### Aliases

Dungeon Killer, Mushroom Preacher, The Calamity of Happiness, The Black-Haired Strategist, The Black-Haired Clown

## Personal Info

### Relations

* Unnamed Father (Deceased)
* Unnamed Mother (Deceased)
* Konata (Sister; Deceased)

### Occupation

"NEET"* Part-time Dungeon Killer
* Part-time Home-crafter
* Part-time Investor
* Part-time Killer

## Debut

### Manga

Chapter 1

**Haruka** is the main protagonist of the Loner Life in Another World series. He is a loner from his previous world.

Since all his classmates had taken the cheating skills, Haruka is left with the remaining and useless skills, among them the title "Bocchi" (Loner) that makes it impossible for Haruka to join any party.

"Haruka" is his family name. He hates being called by his given name, and refuses to give it out.

## Personality

As someone who was once isolated in his previous world, he neither desires nor knows how to engage with others. He seeks a tranquil, solitary existence and is averse to involving himself in the affairs of others. Despite his reluctance to deal with people's issues, he possesses a kind-hearted nature and readily assists those in need. Additionally, he demonstrates considerable intelligence, particularly evident in his strategic approach to combat when facing monsters. However, he often encounters difficulties when interacting with affectionate women in his vicinity.

## Background

Haruka experienced the loss of his entire family at a very young age.

He and his father endured severe burns while attempting to rescue Haruka's mother and sister from a fire. Tragically, his father did not survive.

In another incident, Haruka and his mother rescued his sister and other children from a reckless driver, resulting in Haruka sustaining grave injuries. Unfortunately, his mother did not survive this ordeal.

In a subsequent tragedy, Haruka attempted to protect his sister in a manslaughter incident, sustaining numerous knife wounds. Regrettably, his sister did not survive.

The trauma of being unable to protect his family has left Haruka with a profound aversion to the death of people he cares about. As a coping mechanism, he attempts to create psychological distance from others, often "not remembering" anybody's name correctly. Despite this, he finds himself developing genuine concern for those around him. Haruka engages in self-deception, employing erratic and nonsensical rationalizations to cope with the emotional turmoil within him.

## In Another World

One day, a magic circle appeared out of nowhere in Haruka's classroom. He figured it was most likely to summon people to another world, like the fiction stories he often read about. He tried unsuccessfully to escape but ended up in a white room all alone. An old man claiming to be god eventually appeared, explaining to Haruka that all his classmates had picked their summon bonuses and went to the Other World, and Haruka is the only straggler. Haruka looked through the list of remaining skills, most of which looked outright pitiful, and gave god an earful. God was embarrassed at first but eventually snapped and gave Haruka every single leftover bonus, including ones that have major drawbacks.

Haruka landed in a forest all alone. With the kitchen sink of summon bonuses, Haruka maxed out his luck to be "Above Limit" and experimented with various ways to utilize his skills and items to survive. He found a cave and remodeled it to be his home and eventually ran across various classmates who had split up, unintentionally placing Mean Girls under Servitude in the process. After saving the girls, he helped them train and together found their way out of the forest.

## General Reputation

The death of the Ultimate Dungeon and the economic transformation around the Frontier thereafter put a spotlight on **Haruka** throughout the continent.

### Within the Frontier

Within the Frontier, Haruka is treated like a force of nature, "The Calamity of Happiness".

If the calamity befalls upon you, there's nothing you can do about it. You can't turn it down, you won't have the means to possibly to repay him. Your only choice is to accept the happiness that ensues and live a happy life, because tragedy has been brutally murdered. He is also ultimately consider a hero much to his dismay.

### Outside the Frontier

Haruka earned the nickname "Dungeon Killer," with many believing that, at his super low level, he simply defeated the Ultimate Dungeon through sheer dumb luck.

Following the conclusion of the Kingdom Civil War, he gained another moniker as "the Black-Haired Strategist" for the pivotal role he played.

A highly popular stage play depicting the civil war popularized the portrayal of the Black-Haired Strategist as a sly yet comical coward. In the play, he used the immense wealth acquired through dumb luck to enlist the Black-Haired Princesses as his servants. He cunningly orchestrated his servants to bravely face the monster stampede on the front lines while he remained safely hidden in the castle. When enemies assaulted the castles, the seemingly feeble Black-Haired Strategist, unable to fight, resorted to running all over the castle to evade his attackers until the heroes of the story came to the rescue. He became known as the Black-Haired Clown, a character created by Haruka himself in the stage play.

Despite the theatrical portrayal, some individuals doubted that wealth alone could keep powerful figures like the Black-Haired Princesses in his service. They suspected the Black-Haired Strategist might possess mind-control or brainwashing methods, possibly through a devious skill or a magical artifact discovered in the Great Dungeon.

Others speculated that the Black-Haired Princesses were actually serving someone else, and the Black-Haired Clown was merely a hired cover to shield the true master from discovery. However, those who encountered him and his group quickly realized they were mistaken.

## Relationships

* Father - (Deceased)
* Mother - (Deceased)
* Konata - Younger sister. Just 10 months younger than Haruka and Konata falls into the same grade at school. (Deceased)
* Class Rep - Went to the same school and has been in the same homeroom together since first grade. He is unaware of the fact that she has feelings for him however he does care about her greatly caring about her safety and happiness and panics when she cry's. He is also unaware of the fact that whenever she scolds him that it was out of concern for him and only assumes that it was because is affinity is low.
* Classmates - Haruka maintains a positive relationship with his classmates, excluding The Delinquents, as they all hold him in high regard and care deeply for him. His male classmates consider him a cherished friend, while most of the female classmates harbor feelings for him. They actively join the class representative in scolding him when he engages in risky activities alone, demonstrating genuine concern for his well-being.

Similarly, Haruka, despite his reluctance to admit it, reciprocates these feelings. The primary motivation behind his self-sacrificing actions for them, even at the risk of his own life, is his desire to spare them from the sadness and loneliness he himself has experienced. While he may hesitate to ask for help, he does so when it's offered or when he deems a task beyond his capabilities, depending on the situation.

These sentiments are not lost on the class, and they take Haruka's feelings to heart. During a moment of vulnerability, they overheard him expressing his concerns behind a closed door after urging them to level up for an upcoming battle and potential future threats to their safety and happiness. In that candid moment, he advised them not to think too highly of him, revealing the depth of his care for them. This realization prompts the class to vow reciprocation, understanding just how much Haruka values their well-being and inspiring them to do the same for him.

## Stats & Skills

See also: Category:Haruka's Skills
These are Haruka's stats in the novels. In the manga his growth had a somewhat different progression.

* Lv1
* Lv2
* Lv3
* Lv4
* Lv5
* Lv7
* Lv8
* Lv9
* Lv11
* Lv12
* Lv16
* Lv17
* Lv18
* Lv19
* Lv21
* Lv23
* Lv24
* Transmute
* Lv25
* [WIP]Lv26
* [WIP]Lv28
* [WIP]Lv30
* [WIP]Lv34
* [WIP]Lv35
* [WIP]Lv36
* [WIP]Lv37
* [WIP]Lv38
* Lv39
* Lv41
* Lv43
* Lv44

### Day 1 after he rolled the dice twice

* Age is omitted in the LN.
* English LN vol 1 often uses "RES" instead of "MIN"

### At the end of the day

by the end of Day 1 Haruka gained the following additional skills:

* Fire Magic
* Appraisal
* Clairvoyance
* Presence Detection
* Enemy Tracking

and has the following items equipped:

* Tree Branch
* Clothes Set
* Leather Gloves
* Leather Boots
* Cloak
* The Ring of the Destitute
* Cloth Bag

### Day 2

* Age is omitted in the LN.
* English LN vol 1 often uses "RES" instead of "MIN"

### End of Day 4

* Age is omitted in the LN.
* English LN vol 1 often uses "RES" instead of "MIN"

(in the Web Novel it's just "腕輪" = "Bracelet")

### Day 9 right after fighting Kobolds (Web only)

(Details were omitted in the light novel)

Skills learned by the end of the day (after Haruka checked his status):

* Water Magic
* Air Magic, immediately replaced by Four Elements
* Four Elements Magic, which replaced Fire, Earth, Water, and Wind magic
* Wood magic

Equipment change by the end of the day:

* 木の棒？ (Wooden Stick?) evolved into 樹の杖？

### Day 10 (Web only)

(Details were omitted in the light novel)

### Day 12

* Age is omitted in the LN.
* English LN vol 1 often uses "RES" instead of "MIN"

### Day 18

* Age is omitted in the LN.
* English LN vol 1 often uses "RES" instead of "MIN"

### Late Night of Day 103

* Age is omitted in the LN.

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## Servants

### Servants bound by Servitude

* Mean Girls (Day 11)
* Angelica (some time during Day 28~29)
* Mr. Slime (Day 50)
* Dancing Girl (Day 71)
* Archdemon Scythe A~C (sometime between Day 43 and Day 87), evolved from Demon Scythe
* Sleeping Girl (Day 114)
* Demon Morningstar (Day 131)
* Patched Up Girl (Day 152)
* Ghost Girl

### Servants bound by Demon Ring

* Demon Scythe A~C (Day 42)
* High Evil Elephant (Day 136), evolved from Evil Elephant
* Evil Flower (Day 169)

## Trivia

* Originally, the author planned for Haruka to meet a cruel fate at the end of the Tanaka arc, handing off the narrative to other main characters. However, due to the overwhelmingly positive feedback on Haruka, the author made a decision to rewrite the conclusion of the Tanaka arc, retaining Haruka as the protagonist.
* Apparently, Haruka prefers cooked fish over sushi

1. ↑ Web Novel Part 1242
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 A bug in the web novel causes all dates after Day 48 to be one less than the actual date. The date written here is the actual date instead of the web novel date.
3. ↑ https://mypage.syosetu.com/mypageblog/view/userid/658300/blogkey/1548225/
4. ↑ https://mypage.syosetu.com/mypageblog/view/userid/658300/blogkey/1549797/
5. ↑ Web Novel Part 1166