Belorta/Story

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## Behind the Scenes

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Son Seon-young

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Skyler Davenport

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Fairouz Ai

## Profile

A member of The Carronades, the Ark's heavy artillery squad. Mischievous to the core, Belorta is almost never seen standing still and behaving, preferring to perform all manner of pranks on the protagonist or Mica, her fellow Carronade Nikke. Having a chip on her shoulder when it comes to authority, Belorta's pranks have seen her through a revolving door of commanders who couldn't or wouldn't tolerate her antics.

As an avid foodie, Belorta won't hesitate when it comes to stuffing her face with good eats. She'll even go so far as to sneak bites in the middle of battle.

### Nikke Backstory

The leader of the Carronades who is adorably and cuddly. She possesses above-average intelligence and has a soft spot for pulling pranks.

## Story

### Background

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Belorta was originally an orphan of Angel Orphanage alongside her friend Mica. Despite the facility receiving generous donations from Sovereigns, the staff was at best ambivalent and at worst blatantly abusive.

One Christmas day, during a charity event for the orphanage, Belorta revealed to one of the Sovereign patrons that the director physically abused Mica. Incensed, the director visited her room that night intent on "punishing" her for her "misbehavior" even though she was deathly ill from a stomach complication. Mica tried to beseech the director to get medical assistance, but all that earned her was another beating from the man. Belorta quite literally jumped to her friend's defense, shielding her from the fists and assuring her things would be fine.

Things turned out to not be fine in the end. The physical exertion, damage, and previous illness combined proved to be too much. Belorta died in Mica's embrace that Christmas night...

Some unspecified time later, Belorta was made into a Nikke alongside her friend Mica, and they became Tetra Line's Carronades squad. Even after becoming a Nikke, Belorta has suffered a mishap every single Christmas, from tripping over and falling to breaking something, it's easier to count the holidays Belorta has that *don't* end in a trip to the Repair Center. Nonetheless, she loves the atmosphere and festivities associated with the season, and tries to attend whatever events interest her despite Mica's worries.

### Event Story

#### Miracle Snow

Belorta visits the Outpost Amusement Park with her friend Mica in order to enjoy the Christmas festivities, and has a grand time riding the merry-go-round

#### NEVERLAND

Despite being perpetually plagued by misfortune every single Christmas, Belorta still tries her best to enjoy the holiday, accompanying the protagonist on a mission to the newly-discovered hot springs in the north.

### Character Story

#### Episode 1 - Water in the Fridge, Checked?

The commander wakes up thirsty in the middle of the night. After going to the fridge and grabbing a bottle of water, he drinks it only to discover it's filled with salt. He tries another one with similar results. Upon inspecting the bottle, he notices salt lining the bottom of it. He questioned how this was possible and he remembers something that happened the previous morning.

Earlier that day, Belorta and Mica were playing here. The two have never been in the Commander's room before and the former questioned if he lived alone. When he admits that visitors show up occasionally, Belorta gets jealous since they never get invited. Mica checked out the fridge (something she was surprised he allowed others to do) and upon opening it, the two noticed it was filled with water bottles. Belorta stared at them for a while and guessed that Old-Timer had guests often, something he denied. While she took that as a sign she could show up more often, she considered this visit to be a start, something he didn't understand. Belorta took a bottle of water and the commander's thoughts returned to the present.

He deduced this was a result of another of Belorta's pranks, but he realized drinking the salt water made him thirstier so he left to find fresh water, only to find the prankster wandering the halls. Turns out she's been waiting outside his room for a while so she could give him some fresh water after what she pulled. She gave him the water but he was skeptical that this wasn't another prank. After putting on an innocent visage he ~~refuses to~~ takes the water and drinks it, discovering that Belorta was telling the truth. Old-Timer enjoys his drink but has some concerns about his junior's constant schemes. She figures that he likes her pranks and intends on doing more in the future. This startled him, but Belorta claims to be doing this as a means so the two can spend more time with each other.

#### Episode 2 - Spice of Love

Even after enduring the salt-water prank, Belorta continued messing with Old-Timer. These included giving the commander a present containing a doll popping out saying an "I love you!" she personally recorded as thanks for all the gifts he's given her, giving him a new-flavored heart-shaped Splendamin as an apology and to relieve his stress (not knowing if it would really help with the latter) which was spicy only for her to put an iced vanilla Splendamin in his mouth afterwards to help cool him off, and more spiciness themed pranks followed suit.

A few days later, the Counters noticed that their commander had become the frequent target of Belorta's tricks. Neon questions if she's doing this out of hatred, but he believes that's not the case. Rapi then informs them that Belorta has had a history of messing with her previous commanders. Though they were not serious enough to warrant punishment, her former superiors were frustrated with her nonetheless. Anis thinks she's doing this because he's Belorta's commander, but Neon believes that her current actions are for a different reason than with the other commanders. Neon then gets the idea that she's doing this because she really likes the commander and she wants him to play with her more, a thought that Anis doesn't get but Anis's existence proves her point. Though the three Nikkes have their concerns, the commander is willing to endure it since Belorta is not acting out of malice. Rapi warns him that if he is not careful, Belorta's pranks may cause some serious problems in the future, something he agrees to keep in mind.

#### Episode 3 - Sleep-Induced Pan

The commander meets up with Mica and she notices he looks tired after dealing with her best friend's antics. He clarified that he was just really busy yesterday, but Mica was worried that he hated Belrota for what she's done to him, something he assures her isn't the case. Mica is surprised someone would deal with this for so long and figures this is why Belorta likes him so much. She also revealed Belorta's previous commanders expelled the trickster for pulling more serious pranks. This stems from her hatred of adults. Despite that, Mica assures Old-Timer that her best friend has no ill will towards him and that she's a good person at heart, something he was well aware of. The woman they were talking about happened to notice the two were talking about her behind her back so she casually slid some ice down their necks before sprinting off. This completely reversed Mica's assessment to now believing Belorta was pure evil.

The following night, the commander wakes up again this time from being overworked and thirsty. He once again gets a bottle of water only to realize it was once again filled with salt. He checks outside to see if Belorta is waiting for him again only to find the halls were empty, but finds a note saying that "The cool water has been kidnapped to the Nikke's dorm." Even thirstier than he was before, the commander heads to the dorms to quench his thirst.

Upon arriving, he was greeted by Belorta who wanted to change things up and had some water prepared for him. She noticed he looked paler than usual and became genuinely concerned. The two had a minor disagreement about how Old-Timer would get the water before he fell down and something struck his feet. Belorta tried to push him away, but a pan hit his head, almost knocking him out. Belorta was even more worried now and though he felt fine, she tried to wake him up again before he passed out completely.

#### Episode 4 - Hands Full of Love?

The next morning, the commander awakens in the infirmary to Belorta profusely apologizing for pranking him while he was unwell and confessing she should've dialed things back to just playing harmless games. She admits this is a habit she indulges so frequently it became a part of her. Old-Timer forgives Belorta, but she is confused why he's not furious at her for causing him to end up in the hospital. Since she understands the error of her ways, he sees no reason to be mad at her. Her response made him question if she was telling the truth, but she was surprised he would believe her at face value. She's willing to reveal why she likes to prank Old-Timer so much so he was willing to hear her out.

She then asked why he didn't question her before and he felt that this was just a means so the two could play together more. Belorta was aware of how far she would go with her tricks to the point she would steal something valuable from him or lie and alienate the commander from others, but he didn't believe that was the case. She was aware that he knew her past so he must have considered this a possibility, but he realized that what she did to her former commanders weren't pranks. After being touched by both Old-Timer and Mica's kindness, she conveyed that her former superiors felt she was inferior to them or believed they were superior to Nikkes, tying into her hatred of adults. Despite this, she does love to see the reactions of those she messes with. As for why she likes to mess with the protagonist specifically, she considers him different from the other commanders, a true adult. Before she gets at the heart of her answer, she asks him to close his eyes or else she won't tell him. He obliges only to hear a popping and squiggling sound before feeling Belorta grab his face. She kisses him and tells to consider how he interprets the meaning of her actions as her answer. She immediately leaves wishing Old-Timer a speedy recovery.

The Counters enter not long after Belorta's hasty exit only to notice she planted more things on his face than just a kiss. At Rapi's suggestion, he heads to the washroom to discover in the mirror she wrote "You're a fool, Old-Timer" on half of his face and "But I like this fool" on the other. As if on cue, Belorta messages Old-Timer asking if he saw her handy work. She admitted to writing those messages on her hands and applying them to his face while his eyes were closed. She asked how he would respond to that and he replied he would do it in his own way, something she was looking forward to.

#### Episode 5 - Pranks of Love

While in his room, the commander messages Belorta asking if she can meet up with him today. He intends to give her his answer today and she can't wait to come by later. Spread across the table are a heart-shaped Splendamin, a doll case, a magic pen, and a water bottle. With everything set, all he has to do is wait for Belorta to show up.

Eventually, the woman of the hour arrives and notices Old-Timer seems solemn and figures he is prepared to see her. He shows her what he has in store for her only to see pranks she pulled on him. The protagonist admits they're gifts that she's meant to open. She first choses to open the gift box with a bear inside only for nothing to happen. Upon squeezing it, she learns Old-Timer recorded an "I love You" message of his own which she thought was a nice touch. She moved on to the Splendamin expecting it to be spicy, but it turned out to be sweet and delicious. She finally drinks the water only to learn it was salt free. Belorta asks if repeating her old pranks is his answer which he denies saying he got her in a different way.

Upon checking herself, nothing seems to be off until Old-Timer tells her to look at her palms. A heart was drawn on one of them. The prankster was curious how he was able to do this and after telling her to look at the bottle more closely, she noticed he drew a heart shape in the middle. She asked why he made it there in case she either held a different part of the bottle or rubbed it away to which he said she wouldn't have done that since she always holds the middle of the bottle. Belorta was surprised he knew that and he admits that you have to observe and care for someone in order to prank them so observing her allowed him to figure that out. Belorta confesses to doing the same thing with the protagonist in the hope he would always remember her pranks. She hoped that whenever he drinks water, eats heart-shaped Splendamin, or opens gifts, he would think of her and Old-Timer admits that he already does since he never knows when she will mess with him. She's ecstatic to hear that. The commander hoped his pranks would do the same to her but she felt they weren't good enough, to his surprise. She thought from how much the two have spent together, he would've understood how she felt by now. Belorta proceeds to kiss Old-Timer again before confessing she liked him even before this grand gesture and she's been thinking about him nonstop for a while now. Hopefully, her silly old fool would clearly see that now.

## References

Notes

References
1. ↑ Event, NEVERLAND. Cutscene "Christmas\_Nightmare"
2. ↑ Event, NEVERLAND. Cutscene "Curse"