Zyun Zakku

**Zyun Zakku,** better known as **Zero** is one of the two adventurers of the Azure Stars guild that are from Lanexi. He is Kuri's foster and adoptive brother, both having been raised together in Kazeji Temple where he devoted his time to his training with the spear, later possessing the cursed spear Luin. He joined the Azure Stars alongside Kuri after their defeat as Des Toridae's representatives in the tournament.

## Appearance

**Zyun** appears about his age, and is of average height and weight, having a relatively muscular build. His features of dark brown eyes and black hair match those of Kuri, and are common in Lanexi. He also has the same height as Sean, but sharper facial features. While not quite intimidating, his way of speech and scary eyes can sometimes give off such an aura. His hair are quite frizzy and unkept, sticking out at ends.

Having no clothing sense of his own, his clothes are all entirely picked by Kuri, and much to his dismay, they are all identical. He owns a set of green and gold Lanexi robes for normal wear just like Kuri, but does not wear them as he finds them uncomfortable, leading her to buy him a set of similarly-coloured tunics and trousers. He does wear combat robes similar to Kuri when he goes adventuring, though unlike her, he wears some armour as well.

## Personality

**Zero** is quite the opposite of Kuri. A pessimist through-and-through, he has a very grounded and dark worldview. Just like Kuri though, he also dedicated himself to being a warrior, but other than that, nothing means much to him. He does not care for the country nor does he consider anyone but her his friend. At age sixteen, he was made an orc-hunter and for a short while, he served as one with the adventurer’s guild in the Lanexi capital. A lot of what he saw during this time shaped his personality, making him realise what a dark place this world was.

As such, he has a special hatred for orcs, and unlike Kuri, he is an “always follow the rules” type of person. He also prefers to isolate himself and work alone, but often doubts and regrets his own decisions even though he will not show it. Despite this inwardly turbulent personality, he appears quite decisive and calm on the surface.

Despite that, he is good at leading and making decisions in combat as has been evidenced many times. He also has a vast amount of knowledge on monsters, especially orcs. Sometimes, he will let himself relax and enjoy something simple, but usually he prefers to avoid interactions with the other guild-members, not trusting any of them and disliking social events greatly. Kuri is like a big sister to him, and he values her greatly, enough to willingly put down his life for her.

He has also been shown to be an incredibly pragmatic person. Not much for humour, and not really wanting to willingly go on too many quests, he sometimes may come off as either lazy or uninterested. However, he feels like a lot of the quests are fairly pointless, and does indeed relish a good challenge. That said, if the quest involves orcs, he will willingly lead from the front.

In **Arc 5**, he displayed his sound leadership and reasonable tactical thinking as well. Though not as intelligent as the likes of Kuri, Vector, Findaris or Sean, his pragmatism and decisiveness make him good at tactics as well. Vector dubs him the "brooding phalanxeer", as he seems to always be in deep thought and rarely ever smiles.

## Equipment

**Light steel armour:** While prioritising mobility, Zero does wear some protective gear including a chest-plate, shoulder, knee, elbow guards and gauntlets.

**Short-bow**

**Cursed Spear Luin:** One of the mythril weapons, it seems to have special abilities like the ability of being recalled after being thrown that has never been seen before. Being made of mythril, it is obviously superior to any spear made of another material. The curse is unknown.

**Leather gloves**

## Abilities

**Zero** has high physical stats and incredible skills with the spear, making him one of the most potent members of the guild at melee combat. Unlike the other melee combatants in Findaris, Kuri and Lediga, he does not use a sword, thus being more effective than them at range. He is also proficient at archery and horse-riding, as was shown during the tournament. Zero specialises in taking down hordes of weaker monsters like orcs and goblins, but he is also pretty good in a one-on-one fight against a stronger opponent.

**Advanced Spearmanship:** Level 8

**Spear Throw**

**Spear Retrieval:** This is a completely unique skill that was supposedly self-made. Zyun can recall his spear to his hand after throwing it. It is unknown whether this is a magical ability or an ability of the spear itself.

**Intermediate Archery:** Level 5

**Evasion**

## Trivia

* All the main characters represent a part of humanity, Zero represents strong duty and an insatiable desire to grow better.
* According to the author, Zero's personality is an **ISFJ-T,** on the **Myers–Briggs Personality Type Scale.**