Leon

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**Leon** (Greek: λέων, "Léon", literally "Lion", German: Löwe, literally "Lion") is a 16 years old Momos student and the Prince of Germany. He's the student general affairs manager of the academy who was introduced in Prince Series 01: Social Etiquette: The Princes' Alliance.

## Biography

### Early Life

Leon was a chubby and bratty child who was spoilt, being doted on dearly by his family as an only child. He ate unhealthily and disliked all types of vegetables , refusing to eat any leafy greens and colourful vegetables alike. As a result, his father, the king of Germany, who doted on Leon unconditionally, banned bell peppers from being grown and cultivated in Germany due to Leon accidentally having eaten some out of Felix's lunch and having great distaste for it. This eventually becomes a plot point later on in the book, Prince Series 22: Farmers of the Field: Agriculture, being shown as Mr Archard's reason for kidnapping him.

Leon and Felix first met each other when Felix transferred to his kindergarten. Leon invited Felix to have lunch together and the two quickly became friends. However, this seems to contradict what we saw in "Prince Series 14: Prince at Work: Occupations," where Felix had a terrible reputation at school due to his uncontrollable strength.

The kids nicknamed him the "toy destroyer" and refused to play with him. Leon, who was new, didn't know of this and showed him the small toy plane that he made and was proud of. Little did he know, the toy would eventually be broken by Felix as a result of his clumsy demeanor. Furiously, Leon reaffirmed the nickname given to Felix by other children. Recovering from his outburst, Leon felt a pang of regret in his words and tried to escape the situation by simply walking away.

Unexpectedly, Felix tugs onto his shirt and said,

> "*Being isolated by people feels terrible... I don't want to be alone... will you be my friend?*"
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He then promises to become a toy doctor and fix Leon's model plane.

When Leon invited Felix to lunch, Leon took Felix's meat and gave Felix his vegetables. Being helpless to do anything about it as Leon was his only friend, Felix came up with a plan for vengeance. On one occasion, Felix secretly placed a bug on Leon's hand, earning him a shriek from the German prince who demanded he get rid of it. Felix objected, claiming that it was too cute to be squashed. Leon insisted on disposing of the bug, leading to Felix squashing the bug on Leon's palm and leaving the bug remains on the hand of a petrified Leon. Felix also disguised a green pepper as a piece of meat and then put it in his lunch box and told Leon it was roasted meat. Leon, unsuspecting of the real identity of the food, ate it and spat it out. He then banned green peppers as a result of his intense dislike.

This caused farmers a lot of trouble, proving as a challenge for farmers who made a living on cultivating and selling such vegetables. Mr Archard is one such instance, suffering financially and unable to support his sick wife who died later that year. Enraged and grieving, he kidnaps Leon to teach him a lesson and make him suffer. Before leaving Leon in a large greenhouse to fend for himself, he speaks of his seething hatred towards the prince, and leaves Leon on the ground, starving and crying.

Somehow, the unexpected happened. Leon fell in love with his farm and agriculture in general, showing interest in the farming process and the way the plants were grown. He had lost weight, grew a diverse palate that contrasted his previously picky eating habits, and had learned to be more empathetic, resulting in his forgiveness of Mr Archard and lack of any grudges towards him later in life.

One day the two were walking around the farm and Leon noticed a strawberry bush that was infected. The strawberries were covered in white hairs which Archard recognizes were due to powdery mildew, a fungal disease. He continues on to explain what the disease entails to Leon who tears up. Leon laments that they should try to restore the plant and not give up too fast. Archard retorts that not all damaged things can be restored.

Leon, noticing his sad face questions him as to why. Archard replied, likening himself to the strawberries. Both are sick. Leon disagrees and looks around the farm as he spots a cactus. He points to said cactus and links Archard to it instead. Archard, confused repeated Leon's words anticipating an answer. Leon says that though the plants have a thorny exterior the insides are soft. He proposes that they're similar in that sense as Archard may be tough on the young prince but he does that for his own benefit. Leon's words were what his true heart meant. Though he didn't notice it, those words had cut deep for Mr. Archard.

The next day he was chased off the farm by Mr. Archard, threatening to harm him. He went home running and told the authorities he didn't remember what had happened. Despite not knowing at that time, he refused to tattle on Mr. Archard. It was only a couple of years later that he realized that Mr. Archard only chased him off so that Leon would report him to the police.

## Appearance

Leon is a tall teenage boy with brown eyes though it has been colored yellow on covers before and pale skin. He is tall, being the 2nd tallest of the group, and has light brown hair and a black undercut. He wears a neat Momos Uniform with the standard tie.

Outside school, he wears casual clothes.

## Personality

Leon is a diligent student who climbed his way to the top of his class through sheer hard work and determination. Leon holds himself in high regard. He consistently works to maintain his perfect image by studying. He even sleeps automatically falls asleep at 10 pm to get the perfect amount of rest. He sometimes takes things too seriously, missing out on the fun the group tend to have.

tends Despite his high intellect, he always strives for more. He respects knowledge in all capacities. Although he excels at studying, Leon has proven to be painfully average at sports and history. Though he always strives to try and rectify these shortcomings. This however is not the same for his agricultural knowledge

Leon is unwaveringly kind and virtuous, never putting any of his goals above the well-being of others. He is extremely supportive and generous, willing to help any students with their problems despite his social ineptitude. He constantly is the more responsible member of the main group looking out for others Felix.

## Etymology

The name Leon is derived from Greek λέων (Le**o**n) means "lion".

## Trivia

Leon is one of the few characters with an official character profile as seen below. Here are some of his stats;

* He is 16
* His sign is Cancer
* He was born on 30 June
* His nationality is Germany

He has a habit of sleeping at 10 PM sharp.

He was an OCD person when he was young, but got recovered from it after the kidnap incident.

## References

1. ↑  Leon's nationality in official Character Stats, see Trivia
2. ↑  Leon's age in official Character Stats, see Trivia
3. ↑ Leon's birthday in official Character Stats, see Trivia
4. ↑ Leon's sign in official Character Stats, see Trivia
5. ↑ Mention by Pepper in The Leading Edge
6. ↑ In Prince at Work
7. ↑ Prince Series 02: Lords of Time: Temporal Efficiency
8. ↑ Prince Series 22: Farmers of the Field: Agriculture