Garfiel Tinsel/Relationships

## Frederica Baumann

Frederica is Garfiel’s sister, who left the Sanctuary when Garfiel was only 4 years old. She cares for him greatly and maintained communication with him via letters every once in a while. As children when they fought she often sent him flying, ignoring the seven year age difference between them.

## Natsuki Subaru

In the beginning, Garfiel was wary of Subaru due to his connection to the Witch of Envy and his own fears of the outside world, which led to him tying up Subaru and confining him in one time loop. Subaru later assisted Garfiel in facing his past and overcoming his fear of the outside world. From those previous disagreements (that have actually come to blows), they have become close friends, with Garfiel viewing Subaru as a worthy leader and calling him 'boss'.

## Otto Suwen

When the two first met, Garfiel was hostile towards Otto. After the events of the fourth arc, Garfiel gradually took a liking to Otto, and the two currently have a brotherly relationship. Otto tends to unconsciously indulge Garfiel because of the similarities he sees between Garfiel and Regin in his younger years.

## Ram

Garfiel holds strong feelings towards Ram, even expressing his love for her and often going out of his way to compliment her or say something good about her, despite him always being turned down and often treated as nothing more than a distant acquaintance. In one of the lost arc 4 loops when Roswaal stabbed both Ram and Garfiel, he risked his life to prioritize saving Ram despite knowing that they'll both die. Despite her cold and often hostile demeanor, Ram can be seen caring for Garfiel and his well-being, going as far as helping him to face his past and overcome his fear of the outside world.

## Mimi Pearlbaton

When Mimi met Garfiel for the first time, she fell in love with him. She comforted him after Garfiel found out that his mother survived the accident and is happily living in Priestella with her husband and two kids, yet had forgotten both him and Frederica. Garfiel found Mimi to be annoying at first but gradually learned to care about her and treat her more nicely, expressing immense guilt when he was unable to prevent her from sustaining a near-fatal wound.

## Reinhard van Astrea

Reinhard and Garfiel first met in Chapter 3; Section 2 of Volume 16, upon returning to the inn from the unsuccessful negotiations with Kiritaka Muse. Immediately upon laying eyes on him, Garfiel reacted with extreme hostility, practically teleporting to Reinhard and attacking him with everything he had. Naturally, even the strongest attack Garfiel could muster, was easily countered by the Sword Saint with a single hand. After the situation deescalated, the two formally greeted each other, with Reinhard expressing happiness for finally being able to meet the man who called himself "Emilia's shield". To his sadness, however, Garfiel was subconsciously scarred by their previous exchange, and seemingly developed something akin to an inferiority complex towards the Sword Saint–a reaction Reinhard is more than used to.

## Ricardo Welkin

Ricardo was suspicious of Garfiel at first, but soon warmed up to him after Garfiel saved Mimi from her death.