Javier Asrahan

* Webtoon
* Novel

> I may even die here... but I refuse to die before the people are safe!
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**Javier Asrahan** is a loyal knight of the Frontera family. He is the protagonist of *Knight of Blood and Iron* and the deuteragonist of *The Greatest Estate Developer*.

He currently acts as the personal guard of Lloyd Frontera and accompanies him on nearly every occasion.

## Appearance

Javier is a young man with sharp blue eyes, long eyelashes, and pale skin. He has short, messy hair and bangs that reach down to his eyes. He has been noted as conventionally attractive by several characters in the series, including himself, and is often mistaken for nobility in the place of Lloyd Frontera. As a knight, he also possesses straight, correct posture and a muscular build.

In the novel, Javier's hair is described as silver. In the Webtoon, his hair is mint-colored, noticeably messier, and is longer to the point of resembling a mullet. He also has an exaggerated cowlick on the top of his head and a prominent swoosh of hair on the front of his head. Also, in the Webtoon, his eyes are drawn in a notably similar way to Alicia Termina Magentano. They both possess sharp gazes, blue irises (albeit in a different shade), prominent eyelashes, and have the outer edges of their eyes as lined in red rather than black.

He is typically seen wearing a navy-blue overcoat with gold embroidery on its lapels and folded cuffs. Under this, he wears a black vest over a white, long-sleeved shirt with a neatly folded collar and a white cravat tucked into his coat. He wears black pants and shoes with a black belt around his waist and his sword strapped to his left hip.

He has been seen in two variations of this coat: a typical, single breasted jacket with notched lapels and a much longer coat that opens just below his waist and reaches down to his knees.

## Personality

In everyday life, Javier is typically seen as calm and serious, keeping his thoughts and emotions relatively guarded. When presented with an unknown situation, he prefers to collect his own information and observe how things will play out rather than interfering without a proper course of action, though this does not apply to situations where lives are at stake, in which case he has displayed severe impatience. In certain cases, he is willing to sit on such information for extended periods of time, as he still has yet to properly confront Lloyd Frontera on his true identity despite having long since concluded that his body no longer possesses his original soul.

Despite this, he is not at all devoid of emotion, though is still not as openly expressive as those around him. He has been seen smiling fondly when interacting with those close to him and when tending to plants as well as when participating in celebrations with other workers. He seems to derive most of his amusement from teasing and otherwise bothering his liege, Lloyd, and has been seen reserving insults for several months at a time simply to use at a later date.

Javier is an honest, righteous man that is unflinchingly trusted by those close to him, such as Arcos and Julian Frontera. He feels guilty participating in things like blackmail and does not seem to derive any real pleasure from battle or its subsequent praise. He sticks closely to his personal morals and does not hesitate to throw himself into danger if needed, willing to give his life for the sake of others and for the greater good. He refuses to allow any sort of tragedy to occur without at least attempting to stop it. He seems to hold those close to him to a similar standard, as he was severely disappointed with the initial decision of Lloyd Frontera to flee from the city of Cremo and even abandoned his duties as a knight in order to protect the civilians.

Keeping with this sentiment, Javier is able to compromise on some of his personal feelings if it is for the sake of a greater good. This is again seen in his relationship with Lloyd, as he continued to serve as his knight despite his personal hatred of the noble and did not interfere with his construction plans after seeing that it was bringing joy to the people of their estate. His loyalty to the Frontera family is largely due in part to the kindness of Arcos Frontera, to whom Javier likely feels indebted to due to the charity he received as a young orphan.

## Relationships

### Lloyd Frontera

Likely since the two had met, Javier resented Lloyd due to his reckless, harmful behavior and brash attitude. Lloyd was often disrespectful of him from a young age, laughing at his desire to be a knight and even insulting his status as an orphan. Javier did not retaliate in any meaningful way and instead contained his personal feelings in order to carry out the orders given by Arcos Frontera and watch over Lloyd as his knight. He was not in any way friendly to Lloyd during this time, even lacing his words with subtle insults towards the noble, though remained loyal and acted largely as a babysitter during his drunken escapades.

Following the arrival of Suho Kim, Javier remained suspicious and distrusting of Lloyd, though was not petty enough to let this cloud his judgement and acknowledged the positive impact his work was having on the people of the estate. He held suspicions about Lloyd's true identity as early as Suho's first day in their world, though did not directly confront him about this discrepancy and instead came to accept that his true identity was not important so long as he continued on his path of positive growth.

Despite this, Javier still struggled to fully look past his prior experiences with Lloyd and even bore hatred towards himself for even beginning to forgive him. He was only able to let go of his resentment after hearing that Lloyd respected and unflinchingly trusted him in return, believing that his life would not be in danger so long as Javier was by his side and praising the knight's childhood strength rather than trivializing his tragedy. Javier did not express how touched this statement was to him and instead only pretended to be disgusted, exemplifying the two's relationship as one of action rather than spoken word.

Javier has since come to have complete faith in Lloyd and his escapades, following his plans even if they do not make sense in the moment and trusting that there is a purpose behind the things he does. As Lloyd acquires more abilities through the System and displays his knowledge of topics that he could not have possibly known without having read the *Knight of Blood and Iron* novel, Javier no longer doubts him and even goes so far as to help him fabricate cover stories in order to explain away his powers. Lloyd offered to answer his questions if he had any, to which Javier declined and only asked that he continue helping the estate. Lloyd, in return, often relies on Javier's strength and capabilities.

He has made a personal vow to himself to die in Lloyd's place should they ever face an insurmountable danger. He has shown great anger towards the noble after barely being able to save his life from a herd of mastodon, scolding his recklessness and requesting that, if he is to continue finding himself in dangerous situations, that he at least alert Javier and allow him to be by his side.

### Arcos Frontera

After losing his hometown and being left orphaned as a child, Javier was discovered and taken in by Arcos Frontera at the age of five. He has since been raised by the Frontera family and remains eternally grateful for this kindness. He has held this same devotion ever since he was young, even voicing that his only wish was to become the baron's knight once he was older, to which Arcos smiled fondly and gifted him a wooden sword that he personally carved by hand.

Following Lloyd's drastic change in personality, Arcos acknowledged his incompetence as a lord, Javier was startled and quick to deny these claims, instead offering that he had always been the kindest and warmest man more so than anyone else. While appreciative, Arcos did not accept this praise and instead expressed his desire to improve as a person, to which Javier could not disagree. The two hold a deep amount of faith in each other, with Arcos entrusting him with the protection of his eldest son and Javier never hesitating to carry out his orders.

Javier likely has a similarly parental relationship with Marbella Frontera, the wife of Arcos, though the two have not been seen interacting nearly as often. He was only seen briefly accompanying her at the beginning of *The Greatest Estate Developer*.

### Julian Frontera

Despite being the same age, Julian clearly looks up to Javier and likely sees him as a brotherly figure in place of the poor role model left by his biological brother. He trusts deeply in the knight's words and was seen fearful at the mere prospect of him leaving their family, experiencing immense relief and even growing tearful once Javier returned and reminded that he will always be a knight of the Fronteras.

Javier seems to hold a similar, brotherly level of care for Julian, as he once attempted to teach him the sword when the two were younger and has expressed pride in seeing his personal growth. He did not undermine any of Julian's concerns when the two met in the capital, even agreeing that his doubts were reasonable before offering his own personal testimony and word.

### Siluria Namaran

In the events of *Knight of Blood and Iron*, Siluria and Javier were lovers. While not much of this relationship is known, it is clear that they loved each other deeply, as Javier was devastated by her loss and regarded it as his turning point to never hold anyone dear to his heart again.

In the events of *The Greatest Estate Developer*, their relationship is more one of mutual admiration due to their lack of time. Siluria recognized Javier as a swordmaster and as Lloyd's knight from the moment they met, showing a higher level of initial respect than almost every other noble the two had met before. Javier, in turn, acknowledges her strength as a mage and thanked her for her contribution in their battle against Hell's Knight. After the fight, it is implied that both of them have developed early feelings for the other and are rather shy, yet happy, when speaking alone. They seemed somewhat reluctant when it was time for Javier to leave, though neither voiced this feeling and left with a simple goodbye.

### Summons

Javier is not often seen directly interacting with the creatures summoned by Lloyd, though often works alongside them during various construction projects. He is very polite and kind with them as fellow workers and direct servants of his lord, referring to each of them by name and with the titles of Sir or Lady respectively.

They appear to trust him in return, as when Lloyd was injured after defeating the Gigatitan, they were seen hopping around him in order to lead him to Lloyd's body. It is likely that they will follow orders from him if needed, as Ggoming agreed to fly him towards Lloyd's location (albeit out of fear).

He seems to have a closer relationship with Ppodong in particular, as he was the first creature summoned and has spent the most time with Lloyd. Ppodong has been seen saving Javier from danger and subsequently scolding him for being reckless, to which Javier apologized and assured that he would be more mindful in the future.

## Skills

* **Swordsmanship**: Javier is a naturally talented swordsman and has been seen wielding similar weapons in combat if needed, such as a simple candlestick, though typically wields a single-handed sword.
* **Sword Aura**: During a battle with Sir Kyle, Javier was able to awaken his Sword Aura and advance to the level of Sword Master. He is seen as able to manifest a full aura with nothing but a broken hilt and partial blade rather than only being able to coat his sword with it.
* **Mana**: Javier is capable of using a manaheart and is adept at observing the varying levels of mana concentration in the world.
* **Asrahan Core Technique**: By absorbing mana from his surroundings, Javier is able to condense this energy in a separate circle around his manaheart. He was able to manifest three circles on his first attempt and has since trained himself to create upwards of five.
* **Mana Blast**: By reserving one of these circles to protect his heart and allowing the others to collide, Javier is able to create an explosion and harness this impact to create a destructive mana blast from the tip of his sword
	+ **Mana Blast Slice**: Javier is also able to harness this explosive energy and concentrate it around his blade, allowing him to make an empowered slash rather than an uncontrolled explosion.
	+ **Mana Chainsaw**: By focusing on speed rather than sheer destructive force, Javier is able to manifest an extremely high-frequency rotation of mana that functions similarly to a chainsaw.