Vanessa Emerle

Summary
Vanessa Emerle (ヴァネッサ＝エマール) is a knight and a royal guard who serves as Princess Christina escort.

Appearance
Vanessa are a stern lady with sharp feature on her face, her eyes are dark green and serious, her hair are chestnut brown, tied in a single braid on her back, with two side locks at both side of her face, her body are firm and slender, showing the proof of all her training as knight, she also still has all the curve in all the right spot, she wears standard knight attire that didn't look feminine at all

She is in her mid-twenties.

Personality
She's a strict and highly loyal to her master, though when it's related to her master, she can be easily provoked, she also a good leader and her junior in royal guard often hang around with her and even teasing her love life without minding their rank, she believe that love and marriage are something that already too late for her and she choose to serve her life just as Christina escort.

History
She was born to House Emerle and the younger sister of Alfred Emerle. Her family is part of Duke Fontaine's faction.

WN Route
Vanessa next appearance are when Christina group that at the time in hiding under Claire mansion accidentally meet Haruto and Celia that infiltrating Claire mansion, it devolve into battle where Haruto made a short work of Vanessa, prompting the later to ask him to just kill her rather than ruining her pride as escort knight, after Celia clear the situation, they decide to escape toward Restoration with Haruto help.

In the journey, She disguised herself as a female adventurer with her taking the vanguard post and Haruto as rearguard, in the outpost town, she nearly got provoked when one of the mercenary that pursuing them, Lucci pulled a bumping scam to Christina before Haruto quickly clear the situation.

She get quite hysteric when she found out the one pursuing and ambushing them are her own brother Alfred Emal, she still try to retaliate but Alfred quickly take her down then leaving her to be restrained by other soldier, until Haruto come with Charles on blade point to safe her, they then continue their travel toward Restoration

In Restoration, Vanessa are the only one in the room when Haruto and Christina discussing about their contract, after Haruto leaving, Vanessa ask Christina why she didn't try to bind Haruto to restoration using Celia, his strength that can defeat her brother definitely gonna be useful for them to take back their country, and Christina just said that it's impossible, Haruto just won't get tied down, instead, there's chance that gonna annoy him instead which putting her on a bind on how to gain Haruto favor.

Year 991 Holy Era
She first appears in the slums along with Christina Beltram, Roanna Fontaine and Celia Claire. She called out to Rio, she ask Rio if he had seen a purple hair girl with Rio telling them no he didn't.

Next she saw Rio holding Flora Beltram in a bag in his shoulder. On Christina's order, she snatched Flora away.

Vanessa assigned her subordinate to interview Rio's statement.

Later she attended the unconscious Flora in her bedroom with Celia. When Flora woke up, she tells everyone that Rio was the one who saved her. She wish to meet him and express her gratitude, but Vanessa declined, as they need permission from Phillip Beltrum III and because of his social status and dirty appearance. Flora forcefully requested to hasten and Vanessa relented.

She then comes and finds out Rio has been tortured by Charles Arbor. She came in just in time when Charles tried to put a Slave collar on Rio, hoping to protect his own position by making Rio confessing as the kidnapper. Vanessa interject and told him what Flora said to his dismay.

She brought Celia down to the dungeon to heal the wounded Rio.

Year 996 Holy Era
She witnessed Rio defeating Charles in the tournament match.

Year 1000 Holy Era
She was present when Celia was abducted by the insurgent in her wedding to Charles. Alfred Emerle entrusts the security of the venue to Vanessa.

She was present when Haruto was having a tea party with four of Strahl Region's most powerful princesses. Christina questions whether Vanessa can perform the feat of cutting and destroying photon bullets in battle. Vanessa confess she couldn't and she wouldn't want to as there were people behind in that situation. Rio remembers Vanessa instantly as she was the one who forced Rio to the castle for interrogation.

Vanessa was on board the enchanted airship, when she was escorting Christina and Flora back to Rodania. Lucci, Arien and Ven invaded the room. Vanessa was stabbed in the abdomen and kicked in the face towards the furniture.

Relationship

 * Christina Beltram
 * Vanessa are Christina escort since her childhood, and she's really loyal to her, enough to put her life on the line


 * Flora Beltram
 * As Christina sister, Flora are also under Vanessa protection, though they're not that close as with Christina


 * Alfred Emerle
 * Vanessa had a high respect and pride about her brother, that's why, when she found out her brother are the one pursuing them, she got furious, and when Haruto coming to safe her and told her he defeat her brother, she just stunned and can't believe it until Christina back that up


 * Rio / Haruto Amakawa
 * As Rio, Vanessa first met Rio in the slums. She was acting superior, as though she was looking down on someone that she expected would obey her orders. After nine years, she remembers him as an impressive boy. The sharp eyes he had in the slums. The way he composed himself bordering on serenity, even when he was threatened by Vanessa's sword. The cold words directed to her, when she witnessed Rio's ghastly appearance after he received torture in the pretence of investigation at the castle. Vanessa hasn't interacted with Rio after his torture but she was impressed with Rio defeating Charles in a tournament match. She heard about the uproar field exercise incident where he is said to have attempted murder Flora by accident.


 * As Haruto, Vanessa respect him for his strength and achievement, their relation ship are strictly professional like a coworker in the same field


 * Once she realised his true identity. She was hoping to use Christina's connection as fellow classmate to assist their goal to save their country from Duke Arbor. She learns about Rio's mistreatment in the academy and how he was caught up in Beltrum's political struggle which resulted him forced out of the country as a wanted criminal. When she learns Rio was most likely given false charges as he was the most convenient scapegoat, she was speechless. She wish to borrow his strength as Haruto Amakawa and promised not to delve into his past. But deep down she understood from Rio's position, how much he would hate to assist her country and how unpleasant things has turned out.

Abilities
Vanessa can use Enchantment Physical Abilities《身体能力強化魔法(エンチヤントフイジカルアビリテイ)》 magic to strengthen his physical abilities.

Trivia

 * She the template trope of Kukkoro Female Knight