Caruma

**Caruma** is a diplomatic envoy, emissary, and liaison of the Riem Kingdom.

## Personality

Caruma is a citizen of the Riem Kingdom. He serves as messenger and liaison when the Riem Kingdom took advantage of the weakening of the Parpaldia Empire and entered the Alliance of the 73. He lent the weapons including Japan’s compound bows and composite shields to the coalition army.

In the web novel, he speaks in an arrogant and high-pressure tone. He speaks in a polite tone, but his attitude and behavior are the same in the light novel.

## Chronology

### Japanese-Parpaldian War Arc

After the rebel armies took the Kurth territory, stemming from the declaration of war from the Alliance of the 73 called the Seventy-Three Country Coalition Army under supreme commander Meego, the front lines of the war had now come to the northern region of the Parpaldia Empire, near Aruni.

After the arrows shot by the coalition soldiers sunk deep into the land dragons’ heads, and they fell over one after another in death throes, two coalition soldiers were impressed with Japan’s compound bows. Emissary Caruma told them those weapons were lent from the Reim Kingdom to the Anti-Papaldia Coalition Army, not given away. The Reim Kingdom actually wanted to import even more weapons; unfortunately, Japan’s regulations were too strict so it was impossible

Moreover, he gave them the composite shields made of two thin layers of metal between Kevlar fabric, which material imported from Japan, defending against Papaldia’s bullets. The coalition army’s morale was able to repel a Parpaldian’s weapons with the new shields and skyrocketed over Parpaldian formation.

When 21 Parpaldian wyvern lords flew over the battlefield in the Battle of Aruni caused the coalition soldiers instinctively stiffen in fear. They descended on the enemy soldiers and released numerous fire blasts, burning soldiers to death. The coalition army’s ranks crumpled. Commander Meego yelled to the emissary Caruma from the Riem Kingdom that the coalition army would be defeated without Riem's dragon reinforcements. Caruma was silent for a moment. He made him calming and told him Riem dragon knights would come soon.

Caruma pointed to the northern skies where a hundred of Riem wyverns came diving out of the sky. They let out a storm of fire blasts that ravaged the imperial forces. Their surprise attack shot down 12 wyvern lords from the empire’s dragon knight squadron. However, many fire blasts were off target, and those stray shots hit the coalition army, burning many of the infantry to a crisp. Meego angrily yelled at him because some of the coalition army was sacrificed to the death. He gave him calming again which took twelve wyvern lords out. His entire coalition army would have been wiped out without Riem dragon knights. It caused war; sacrifices were unavoidable. He scowled at Commander Meego, whose expression betrayed a readiness to snap again in frustration.

However, when Riem dragon knights lost half of the hundred in the battle by only nine Parpaldian wyvern lords, Caruma threw it away and cursed by his loss.

After the seventy-three country coalition army occupied Aruni, they made an advancing move toward the Imperial holy city of Palneus from Aruni, intending on capturing it. Caruma chatted with Meego while they marched. He began talking to Caruma with anxiety that they were overextending by trying to take another city, but Caruma believed the empire was weak where they won't get a chance to defend it.

Meego warned him that the empire would be cautious after losing a city where they were surely consolidating their forces. It would be a difficult battle with 150 Riem wyverns. Caruma responded that Parpaldian wyvern lords were far stronger than ours, but, as far as manpower goes, our side currently has the advantage. He believed the coalition army could throw more soldiers into the battle than they can. Even if we must sacrifice many men, the Parpaldia Empire should weaken further after another attack. Meego noticed that Caruma was so impatient with their offensive.

Caruma continued to explain the future of the Riem Kingdom would be greatly influenced by weakening the Parpaldia Empire, which has high potential, in terms of how to enter Japan and improve technology after any country outside the civilized areas with its hands-on technology from Japan could dramatically elevate their technology as easily as visiting a bookstore, but Meego gave up after he understood only half.

Caruma received the words by a magical communication device that the march has been canceled. He made no effort to hide his frustration which he wanted to march all this way. He turned to Meego and informed him that the new, temporary government was suing for peace with Japan after a coup d’état in Esthirant, and they have agreed. Japan was also calling for the coalition to accept a ceasefire. Meego was surprised to hear from his words that the Riem Kingdom had decided to stop the march and also withdraw from the city of Aruni.

The seventy-three country coalition army and Riem Kingdom ended their march into the Papaldia Empire within sight of the holy city of Palneus. They also evacuated and withdrew from the city of Aruni.