Princess Rubiria, nicknamed as Tomboy Princess, is the daughter of the First Queen and little sister of the First Princess of the Sternbild Kingdom.
Personality[]
Because of her unusual prowess at mind-reading, Rubiria was confined inside of her Amber Palace until she turned 12. This has caused her to discern the dark sides of humans and only trust a few. This, along with a seemingly spoiled upbringing, has caused her to become arrogant, even though she remains quite naive due to her limited experience in the world (as noted by Rou).
Behind her carefree and seemingly naive behavior, Rubiria is shown to be very intelligent and cunning, surprising even Rou. It’s known that her mental age and thinking capacity exceeds the norms, even though she's still a young girl.
Her real ambition is to gain true freedom which she deems only possible by becoming the queen who reigns over the kingdom. She works very hard towards that goal and thus constantly analyses her situation and forms plans to help her reach it. Rou has noted that, despite her strong ambitions, she’s only a fragile, lonely girl that yearns to be free.
Rubiria is fascinated by new and unusual things, having watched with interest at seeing the births of Auro, Argento, Oniwaka and Nicola via caesarean conducted by Rou and Mi. She was shocked to see Auro and Argento had grown physically almost as old as herself; finding it fascinating how fast monsters age.
Appearance[]
Rubiria has the typical appearance of a 12 year old girl. She has a thin, fragile-looking constitution to the point Rou believed she might break if he touched her. Her hair is platinum color, and is considered by Rou to be quite beautiful. It is usually tied into pigtails.
Background[]
Because of her blessing that makes her able to read minds, Rubiria had been confined in a spire until her 12th birthday. Being able to read the minds of everyone she sensed, even if she didn’t want to, she had been constantly confronted by the nasty side of the people in and outside the castle which made her hate that ability. She strongly wished to gain freedom. And when Rubiria learned that the nobles planned a coup d’état and get rid of her as she poses a threat to them because of her mind-reading ability, she started to form plans and manipulate people accordingly in the dark to counteract it.
When she was finally allowed to leave the castle for a trip, Rubiria, knowing that people were planning to assassinate her during that trip, tried to find places where the chances of assassination were minimal. She decided on the town Trient when her ability showed her that the danger of death seemingly disappeared there. When Rubiria met Rou, she realized that he was the one who could stop the assassination plan and from then on tried to cling to him.
Chronology[]
She was first introduced when she was kidnapped by "thugs" in Trient and rescued by McCool Shay with the help of Rou. Normally it would have been the end of the First Expedition for Rou's group, but she then employs him to escort her back to the Royal Capital. She enjoyed her trip so she invited Aporou & co to stay the night in her palace. She even gave a [Proof of Royal Authority] giving him some pass right and a reward 30% higher than what was promised.
She noted that she will most likely hire Rou again. Rou thought that she was in some predicament. She later employs Rou to train the palace guards as well as help her stop a coup d'etat.
Abilities[]
- Mind Reading - It was revealed on Day 170 that Rubiria has the unique ability to read people's minds very deeply as long as she's able to sense their presence. This ability was inherited from her royal bloodline. Despite the fact that this ability has diminished in the royal family, the power is especially strong in not only herself but also her mother (albeit, her mother can only read minds when she has eye contact with others and isn't able to read cleverly hidden intentions). However, she is unable to read Rou's mind and can only discern the intentions of the members of Parabellum.
- Perfect Judgement - Is an ability she gained through her blessing【God of Judgment's Divine Protection】that lets her reach a perfect deduction (e.g. prediction of future events) based on available information. However, whether her deductions prove to be true or false, is dependent on the information she has gathered.
Relationships[]
Rou[]
Upon meeting Rou, she becomes shocked that he doesn’t treat her as a princess but rather as her superior. When she realizes his abilities are vastly greater than any in her kingdom and that she can’t read his mind, she becomes strongly attached to him. To gain his favor, she becomes less arrogant and begins to stop talking down to others. She has developed a habit of repeatedly riding on his shoulder whenever they meet. Even when they're separated, Rubiria is constantly contacting Rou and coming up with cunning ways for them to spend time together, going so far as to hire him to train her palace guards.
It’s later revealed that she strongly clung to him as a means of her survival from assassination and to help her fight off the upcoming coup d’état the nobles were planning. Rubiria knew that she was far too weak despite her two blessings and was therefore strongly dependent on Rou. By forming trustworthy connections to strengthen her power and asking Rou to train her close aides, she tries to diminish her dependence on him. Rubiria revealed to him that she ultimately wants to be able to fight on her own.