Kuga

> An orc warrior never walks away from a fight that someone else starts.
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**Kuga** is an orc of the Sand and Steel Tribe that only appears in *The Greatest Estate Developer* Webtoon.

## Appearance

Like other orcs, Kuga has green skin and a tall, extremely muscular build. He has pointed ears, a sharp nose, and a notably sharp fang that protrudes above his upper lip.

He has red hair that is pushed back save for two strands on the front and thin red eyebrows. His eyes are brown.

## Personality

Kuga has shown himself to be a kind, selfless individual, as he chose to shield Emily, a human woman, with his body during the locusts' attack on the Frontera Barony. He has a rather soft, easily moved heart that led him to develop feelings for Emily after she gave him a flower in gratitude. He also appears to be easily discouraged, as he quickly abandoned these feelings following the insults by his peers and after seeing that she likely did not feel the same.

Despite this, he possesses a strong sense of honor and became enraged after seeing that Emily was potentially being mistreated. He has no respect for womanizers and was willing to get into a fight after seeing one.

## Story

Kuga made his first appearance during the invasion of locusts on the Frontera Barony. Rather than trying to fight them off, he instead chose to spend his potentially final moments protecting a maid of the estate named Emily.

After the locusts were exterminated and the barony returned to relative peace, Emily approached Kuga to offer him a flower in gratitude. She was rather bashful while doing so and quickly dashed away after he accepted it, leaving him blushing as he examined the flower's petals. He developed romantic feelings in the time that followed this interaction and even told his fellow tribesman of his love for her.

The other orcs were harshly critical of this confession and openly laughed at the idea of an orc loving a human woman. They told him that he stood no chance due to his foolishness, ugly face, and disgusting muscles. He maintained his courage despite this and personally gathered a small bouquet of flowers with the intentions of confessing his feelings.

Upon arriving, however, Kuga instead witnessed Emily acting playfully with a human officer of the estate named Greg. He saw that the two were happy while teasing each other and appeared deeply saddened as he recalled the words of his brethren. He ultimately decided to abandon his pursuit and dropped the flowers to the ground before turning to leave. Emily only took notice of him as he was leaving and curiously wondered why he was there as he walked away.

At a later date, Kuga was continuing to work within the Frontera County when he witnessed the same officer Greg flirting with a different woman. He was infuriated by the sight and later confronted Greg while he was alone. He questioned why he was flirting with another woman when he was already in a presumed relationship with Emily, to which he flippantly responded that Emily had nothing to with his relationships.

Enraged, Kuga attempted to throw a punch at him, only to be hit first and sent to the ground before his punch could land. He quickly got over his initial shock and moved to stand in order to continue their fight. The two lunged at each other before being interrupted by Sir Bayern, who called Greg away to speak about work. The fight was thus put to a begrudging end and the two men glared at each other while walking away.

Some time after this, Kuga approached Emily and asked her outright if she loved officer Greg. She responded that she did, since he is her brother, though Kuga remains unaware of this and continues to think that she has been cheated on. He struggles with whether or not to tell her what he saw before ultimately staying quiet, reasoning that there is no reason to unnecessarily hurt her for the sake of a romance that the two of them will never have.

Emily, still unaware of both his feelings and thought process, is rather unhappy with the sudden distance Kuga has attempted to put between them and grows noticeably wistful when thinking of him. Her brother eventually catches on and asks what's on her mind to be bothering her so much. Sighing again, she asks what would happen if a human were to love an orc, to which Greg finally realizes that Kuga's hostility towards him were out of affection for his sister.

Greg later approaches Kuga with this knowledge and baits him into agreeing to meet under the pretext of a fight. In the period leading up to the agreed time, Greg calls a meeting with other soldiers of the estate and is caught by the orcs of the Sand and Steel tribe, who call him cowardly for attempting to bring a group to a one-on-one duel. Greg, however, is glad that he was caught and quickly ropes them into the conversation to explain that the "challenge" was only a ruse to orchestrate a meeting between Kuga and Emily.

At the same time, Kuga is waiting alone at the meeting place and is approached by Emily. She is equally as surprised to see him and explains that she had come at her brother's request. The two are only able to spend a brief moment alone before being ambushed by both the Frontera soldiers and the orcs, who are quick to shove the two together and announce that their time as a couple starts now. Flustered though not unreceptive, the two share an embrace amidst the supportive cheers and begin their new relationship.

## Relationships

### Emily

After receiving a single flower from Emily, Kuga has since fallen in love with her. He cares deeply for her happiness and places it above his own, as he was willing to both abandon his confession and hide the fact she was potentially being cheated on for the sake of not making her upset. He does not tolerate disrespect towards her and is willing to physically fight those who he suspects to be mistreating her.

Unbeknownst to him, Emily returns these feelings and has since realized that she is in love with him as well. She has noticed his attempts to distance himself from her and is rather dejected by them. It is implied that Emily held some semblance of these feelings from the beginning, as she appeared to be somewhat shy when offering him flowers and seemed either curious or concerned after seeing his abandoned confession.

The two have since properly expressed their feelings for one another thanks to the intervention of Emily's brother, Greg, and the two are now a happy couple strongly supported by those around them.

### Greg

Kuga bears a grudge against Greg after seeing him presumably cheating on Emily. He is openly hostile towards the officer to the point of physical violence rather than words. Greg returns this hostility and is willing to fight with him as well, even without understanding his motives. After learning both that Kuga's actions were due to his love for Emily and that she returned his feelings, his opinion drastically changed into one of support, rallying both his coworkers and Kuga's fellow tribesmen to orchestrate a confession between the two.

## References

1. ↑ Episode 49
2. ↑ Episode 51
3. ↑ Episode 61
4. ↑ Episode 71
5. ↑ Episode 101
6. ↑ Episode 102