Parpaldian Merchant

**Parpaldian Merchant** is an unnamed merchant and trader from the Parpaldia Empire.

## Appearance

In the manga version, Parpaldian Merchant is a gentleman with a relieved face, wearing a Japanese kimono aloha shirt, which was bought from a trader in Sios Kingdom.

## Chronology

### Japanese-Parpaldian War Arc

After negotiating with Japanese diplomat Asada Taiji and his assistant Shinohara in the first meeting, Kaios, the director of the Third Affairs Department, began his own independent investigation of Japan, having strong connections with merchants and traders. He learned unbelievable about Japan, which possessed national power that went far beyond its title of a newly emerging country. However, this information came from merchants who liked to embellish, after all, so he thought they just had enough power for him to use as a tool for his own political gains. Unfortunately, his ability to negotiate with Japan was taken from him by the emperor’s authority Remille, who proceeded to treat Japan like every other country outside the civilized areas and had Japanese people tourists in Nishinomiyako. She then declared to them that she would kill every last Japanese tourist staying in the Fenn Kingdom.

At the time, Kaios’s analysis showed that the Battle of Fenn Offshore would cause the empire some damage amount. However, while the Imperial Oversight Army’s Eastern Fleet got routed completely, they couldn’t confirm any Japanese vessels sunk. Based on information from merchants traveling through the Third Civilization, Japan miraculously suffered no losses. If the news had been delivered to the Parapldia Empire’s information department, they would have just said the source wasn’t credible and disregarded it.

After the Battle of Fenn Kingdom, the merchant handed a book to Kaios, which was a book from the Treasure Continent Publishing Company written on the cover called "Extra Issue of the Treasure Continent! Feature: What would happen if the Self Defense Forces and the Parpaldian Imperial Army clash," comparing weapons sold inside Japan. The merchant bought many Japanese books and goods from a trader in Sios Kingdom. He had helpfully written the translation on the margins of the pages, which served as proof from Japanese-Common Philades dictionaries available in Japan. The book was easy to understand due to the heavy usage of magical photographs, which were legitimate and trustworthy to assume that the capabilities and metrics for the Japanese weapons listed were also accurate, including their range, firepower, and other metrics.

Kaios read the book from the merchant at his estate. He felt uneasiness and anxiety that he could still recall the impact when reading about Japanese weapons. After reading this book, there was only one way to accurately describe Japan: a scientific super civilization far surpasses even Mu. He was filled with dread whenever it came to mind that Emperor Ludius declared war against them and even threatened to kill all of them in a war of extermination. Later, Kaios called out to diplomat Asada in the carriage departing from the hotel before he returned to Japan and got successful in managing to secure a communications device installed in his estate that allowed him to contact Japan.