Dia Akedia

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## Description

Dia is an Akedian aristocrat, but he is not related to Lynt by blood. Despite possessing a voice as beautiful as his face, he avoids other people at all costs. Dia is a recluse who stays holed up inside his room and only comes out to search for mushrooms in the forest. He refers to mushrooms as his friends. It is well known that Dia avoids everyone, especially nobles and members of any of the royal families. The only person Dia doesn't avoid is Lou.

It is shown during the beauty portion of the Familiar Royale that Dia has a beautiful singing voice as he captivated everyone in the audience with his performance. He placed 2nd in the beauty portion after Roy.

Book 1 of Dia's Consort Path was added July 14th, 2022/July 15th, 2022 (depending on the time zone). Book 2 of Dia's Consort Path was released on October 25th, 2023 on the Japanese version of the app. He was the 9th consort and the 1st consort that is neither a prince or a valet to be added to the app.

## History

Dia has Tristite blood flowing through him from his mother's side of the family. Dia had always believed that the woman he called "mother" was his true mother. However, he and MC recently found out from Jay that Dia's true mother was the maid that took care of him in his childhood named Rosalie. When Dia was young, Rosalie was in charge of taking care of Dia. She would read him picture books, pick flowers with him in the garden, and keep him company throughout the day. Rosalie was also the person who taught Dia various Tristite songs.

On the other hand, Dia's so-called "mother", named Anita, took advantage of him and used him for her own means. When Dia was little, Anita unveiled Dia in high society as a girl and as a Songbird. She used him as a tool to advance her status in high society. The term Songbird refers to the women who were said to have governed the fallen Kingdom of Tristitas as they were blessed with divine singing voices. Anita made Dia sing in front of the nobility. Dia also had to indulge the royals and nobles in their every whim. He was essentially treated as a toy whose sole purpose was to entertain them. Dia hated how they treated him, but he had no choice but to go along with it to keep his noble standing. Anita also manipulated him into believing that she would only show him affection if he sang for the nobles. Dia, who wanted the affection of his "mother", continued to sing so that he would receive love and affection from her. Dia ended up suffering a lot at the hands of the supposed ruling class and developed an extreme distrust towards people especially nobles and royalty. It also resulted in him avoiding people and being unable to easily trust others.

When Dia grew fonder of his maid Rosalie, he started listening more to Rosalie than to what Anita told him to do. Anita couldn't accept that and only wanted Dia to do what she told him to do. So, Anita killed Rosalie and claims that she did it for Dia's sake. It is implied that Dia was so shocked by Rosalie's sudden disappearance that he lost his memories of her.

When Dia was 10 years old, Dia ran away from home to escape from Anita. He then asked Lou to hide him from Anita at The Royal Academy of Concordia and he has been living there ever since. Jay was also assigned to Dia when he was sent away to the academy. Anita was still searching for Dia for all these years. On the other hand, Dia layed low at the academy and tried not to stand out. Dia also started wearing his hood to hide his face. He also still retained his distrust for the nobilty and royalty. For all those years of living at the academy, he has never once attended any of the lectures. He also started leaving his room less and less as he got older. When he was younger, Dia used to go to the Headmaster's Office a lot in order to visit Lou, but for some reason he no longer does that.

When the Headmaster made the C Rank class host a musical revue, Anita somehow ended up getting invited. Dia also ended up having to sing as a last resort due to someone sabotaging the musical instruments that the S Ranks were supposed to use to perform. It was shown that Anita was still obsessed with Dia's singing and considered him to be her "Songbird". She then started sending him letters under the guise of meeting up with him in order to make up for her past transgressions. Anita then manipulated Dia again by acting sorry and praising him whenever they met with each other. Once she got Dia to invite MC to their meet up, she drugged both of their teas with a sleeping potion and kidnapped them with the help of some unknown man. Anita then threatened to hurt MC if Dia didn't sing for her. She also dropped her kind facade and hit Dia whenever he didn't sing the way she wanted him to. Anita also traumatized him when she told him about how she killed his real mother and how he had been referring to his real mother's murderer as "mother" all these years. It is implied that she was trying to force Dia to sing the Aria of Despair and was possibly planning to sell him off as a Songbird.

Dia wasn't surprised when he found out that the woman he called "mother" wasn't truly his real mother. He had suspected that Anita didn't truly have Tristite blood as he had never heard her sing. She had also never taught him any songs.

Dia somehow knows a song that is only passed down between Vanan people.

## Personality

Dia's personality can be described as snappish and reclusive. However, once he is close enough to someone, he acts very affectionate towards them.

## Perspectives & Epilogues

* Ch.3 - Loud: Collective Liability has nothing to do with it. Even the sight of you isn't enough to change Dia's heart.
* Ch.6 - Curious: Dia has his doubts about Lou's involvement in your lives, so he takes measures to find out why you were paired with each other.
* Ch.11 - Odd Memories: Dia's mercenary motivations have you down, but in the meantime you've reignited long darkened memories for him.
* Ch.13 - Strange Existence: Dia's startled to discover he wishes to know you so badly he can't stand it. He's irrevocably drawn to you.
* Ch.16 - Determination: Someone's trying to sabotage the revue, but when Dia remembers how you've supported him thus far, he comes to a decision that will change everything.
* Ch.19 - Valet's Concern: Jay is delighted to see Dia attending lectures, but on the other hand he's concerned for his master's well-being.
* Ch.21 - Fears Revived: ???
* Ch.23 - Reassurance: Yet another letter from his mother makes Dia seek your advice. More importantly, he wants your affection.
* Ch.28 - A Happy Dream: ???
* Magic Ending - Beloved One: Through repeated kisses and the sight of you before him, Dia's emotions have been aroused to greater heights.
* Mischief Ending - Unstoppable: You've healed a hole in Dia's heart that he thought would never be filled. Now, he wants to return the favor by lavishing you with love.

## Trivia

* For some reason, Dia knows a song from Vanum.
* His indulgence is anything with mushrooms.
* His favorite pastimes are reading and playing indoor games.
* His favorite place is the Mushroom Forest.
* His favorite food is Clear Penny Bun Mushrooms.
* Secret 1: Dia hates royalty and nobility. (Dia: Book 1 Chapter 2)
* Secret 2: Dia was presented as a ??? when young. (Dia: Book 1)
* Secret 3: His true mother was killed by his step mother. (Dia: Book 1 Chapter 25)
* Secret 4: According to Jay, mushrooms are his only friends. (Tino: Book 1 Chapter 20)
* Secret 5: Dia often goes to the library late at night. (Lou: Book 1 Chapter 12)
* Secret 6: Repels pushy come-ons with magic. (Jasper: Book 2 Chapter 2)