Echigos

**Echigos** (エチゴス, *Echigosu*?) is a minor antagonist in the "Silver Witch" arc.

## Biography

Echigos was the magistrate of Coki. He is currently the magistrate of Kurokia.

## History

Once, Echigos was a salesclerk of a wealthy merchant in Velos Kingdom, but he had lost all the customers and was ruined because of the queen.

## Personality

### Relationships

***The following section contains spoilers.***

Corfina
He considers the queen to be highly calculating.
Duigan
Kaya
Kamaria
He wishes to make Kamaria as his wife.
Kujig
Kyouka
Machime
He thought Machime was pretty, and thought it was a shame to sacrifice her to Zeng.
Shirone
Zeng

## Story

### The Silver Witch

Echigos was arranging to sacrifice Machime to Zeng. Machime's father protested against Echigos.

Echigos gathered his men and Duigan to attack Shirone, Kyouka and Kaya.

Echigos and Duigan was bind in chains, they were carried by hippogriff to Velos Kingdom. Since Echigos is an ordinary human and the cost of keeping him in jail was too high, he was imprisoned in jail overnight. When he was released, Kujig confronted him.

He was possessed by Kujig and lured Shirone and Kaya.

When Shirone and her friends was leaving Velos, he suddenly appeared in front of the carriage and got down on his knees. Echigos has been crying out to Shirone and her friends to let him accompany them as he might be attacked by the ogres again. Echigos is the carriage driver driving towards Argoa Kingdom. Kaya made Echigos to stop the carriage when she noticed they were surrounded by myrmidons.

### The Demon Realm's Princess

After Echigos recovered consciousness, he had left Argoa Kingdom.

Shirone questioned Omiros about Echigos, Omiros apologies because his whereabouts is unknown. Shirone doesn't care because he is a minor villain, he had lost the backings of the ogres and she believes he couldn't accomplish anything.

### The Wandering Knight Renbarr's Suffering

Echigos had become a major merchant in Kurokia.

Grete informs to Renbarr that she saw Kuro meeting with Echigos.

Echigos is playing with women in his mansion. He has a a better life than when he was in an ogre-dominated village. His secretary, Kamaria approaches him and informs him about the surrounding becoming noisy. Echigos realises that Lumonde and the other dark elves are probably involved. Echigos continues playing with women.

When Danza, Goez, Mobcissus raided his mansion, he tried to escape with his fortunes but he was apprehended before he can flee. He cries at the sight of Kamaria for she didn't abandon him. Kamaria placed him under a deep sleep.

He hosts a reception for Renbarr and Nimu.

## Development

His point of view title is the **Former Magistrate** (元代官, *Moto daikan*?).

His name is very likely derived from **Echigoya** (越後屋?), a stereotypical evil-merchant figure in period dramas.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Dark Knight Story* - The Silver Witch: Chapter 08 - The Land Dominated by Ogres pt.01
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 *Dark Knight Story* - The Silver Witch: Chapter 15 - The Northern Capital pt.03
3. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Silver Witch: Chapter 09 - The Land Dominated by Ogres pt.02
4. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Silver Witch: Chapter 16 - The Velos Ball pt.01
5. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Silver Witch: Chapter 25 - The Myrmidons
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 *Dark Knight Story* - The Demon Realm's Princess: Chapter 15 - The God of Song and Art
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 *Dark Knight Story Side Stories* - The Suffering of the Wandering Knight Renbarr: Chapter 02 - Welcome to a Strange Country pt.01
8. ↑ *Dark Knight Story Side Stories* - The Suffering of the Wandering Knight Renbarr: Chapter 06 - Welcome to a Strange Country pt.05
9. ↑ *Dark Knight Story Side Stories* - The Suffering of the Wandering Knight Renbarr: Chapter 07 - Welcome to a Strange Country pt.06
10. ↑ *Dark Knight Story Side Stories* - The Suffering of the Wandering Knight Renbarr: Chapter 10 - Welcome to a Strange Country pt.09