Kaios

**Kaios** (カイオス, *Kaiosu*) is a politician of the Parpaldia Empire who held the position of director of the Third Foreign Affairs during the period when Japan was transferred to the New World and who, following the Japanese-Parpaldian War and the coup d'etat that deposed Emperor Ludius, appropriated the position of provisional Head of Government to end hostilities with the Japanese.

## Appearance

In the light novel version, Kaios is a middle-aged to elderly man with a long mustache.

In the manga version, he looks younger to middle-aged. His outfit resembles a sort of 18th-century diplomatic coatee uniform with epaulettes.

## Personality

Kaios is a mature elderly man and a patriotic person. At first Kaios was just following the policies of the Parpaldia Empire and making sure the uncivilized countries knew their place until Japan arrived in the New World.

After researching about Japan and the Empire's extreme losses in the war, he resolved himself to save his beloved Empire from destruction. He even went far on risking his life to meet the Japanese diplomats to have at least a point of communication with them and planned a coup to saved his country.

## Background

Kaios was originally the section manager of the First Foreign Affairs and was supposed to be the next director, but Emperor Ludius made his decision that Elto, who was then an assistant manager at the time, was chosen to be the next director of the First Foreign Affairs. While Kaios became the director of Third Foreign Affairs.

## Chronology

### Japanese-Parpaldian War Arc

Kaios first appeared when he heard that Fenn had rejected their offer with the plan going disarray, so they decided to sent a fleet to punish Fenn. However, he received a report that the Eastern Fleet was defeated which agitated Kaios, he believed that the admiral had lost his mind for giving such a farce report. He decided not to send a report to the Emperor until he investigated this unknown country who defied them.

He was summoned to the Imperial Palace by Emperor Ludius since Kaios didn't submit a report regarding the punishment to Fenn, but he knows that fleet was defeated. He told Emperor Ludius that they were currently investigating on this matter. Also he reports that Altaras Kingdom refused to hand over the Siltras Mine, so as planned they declared war on the Kingdom.

During the Emperor's Assembly, Kaios and his fellow officials find out that Japan was responsible for defeating the Oversight Army for interfering the punishment to Fenn from Elto and his department. Kaios and the Third Foreign Affairs were shamed in the assembly meeting.

Kaios decided to meet the Japanese foreign officials since they persisted to have an appointment with him.

### New World War Arc

In Esthirant, **Kaios** would received word that the wyvern knights of Riem were attacking the city of Duro. Understanding that Riem had thrown in with the Gra Valkas Empire, Kaios ordered his own forces to Duro by reason of self-defense. They would only fight the forces that were attacking Duro. Parpaldia's Wyvern Knights succeeded in repelling the Riem Kingdom's attack, slaughtering most of the Riem's Wyvern Knights, although some of them managed to inflict some damage on the Japanese assets in Duro, mainly merchant ships. In any case, given the great losses Riem suffered, any damage they could cause would be quite small.

Furious with Riem's transgression, Kaios with support from Emperor Ludius assembled 230 Wyvern Lord and 42 ships-of-the-line, intending to retaliate against Riem Kingdom but was unaware that Japan already decimated Hilkiga. Without any wyverns or naval fleet to defend the capital, Hilkiga was subjected to utter decimation by the Parpaldian Wyvern knights and their naval fleet.

## Relationships

### Remille

From the very beginning, Remille and Kaios have a very strain relationship with each other due to Remille often looks down on him because of her royalty status.

### Asada Taiji

They first meet in the office of the Third Foreign Affairs, Kaios was being cordial with Asada and want to know their purpose since he find outs that Japan was responsible for repulsing the punishment forces on Fenn and decided to meet them personally since they want an appointment with him in the first place. After knowing their intentions, he tells Asada to wait for about two months before Remille and the First Foreign Affairs take over the negotiation.

On their second meeting after he investigated on Japan, he desperately called out to Asada before he returned to Japan and successfully set up a communication device between him and Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

## Trivia

* In the manga version, Kaios elaborated further on the circumstances of his access to Japanese technology, which he was supposed to have obtained from a trader in Sios.

## Gallery

Light novel illustration of Kaios.Japanese diplomat Asada and his assistant Shinohara saw Director Kaios beside Thall and Barco sitting in a row before a long table and introduced themselves.Shinohara handed out the document to Director Kaios about Japan. Kaios looked and read at the document in his hands. He asked Asada if Japan had any colonies under it.When Asada stated that Japan had no vassals nor possessions, Thall and Barco burst into laughter, but Director Kaios rebuked them.Director Kaios thought in his mind that the Japanese were hiding something after investigating Japan since the imperial conference. He decided to have a personal connection with the Japanese delegation.