Lenicia

Personal Info

A mysterious girl of striking beauty and impeccable bearing, whose every gesture carried the unmistakable grace of noble lineage.
At the recommendation of the former captain of the ACE expedition team, she had come to reside temporarily at the Ports Orphanage as a guest.
Gentle in nature and generous of heart, she treated everyone around her with sincere kindness, earning the deep trust of both the orphanage's matron and the children in her care.

Though she had only recently registered as an explorer, Lenicia's strength and experience far surpassed those of true novices.
Before long, she would surely rise as a new star within the Abyss, drawing the attention of many factions and fellow explorers alike.
When that time came, perhaps more of her own story would at last come to light.

Chronicles

I witnessed all that she had endured. I knew how gentle she was, how kind her heart could be, and how steadfastly she stood even when driven to the brink of despair.
Yet be it gentleness or mercy, such virtues lead only to ruin when shown to one's enemies. That was why she had fallen into such a fate.
But now that I have come into being, she need only remain as she is.
Everything else... I shall resolve myself.
— The Guardian

Prying into our princess's past is hardly a wise choice. Have you never heard that the more secrets a woman carries, the more captivating she becomes?
Hehe. So you need only know this much: she is our noble princess.
As for the things she does not wish to reveal... forcing the matter may bring about rather dreadful consequences.
— Lust

To the children here, she was without question the center of attention, and they adored her dearly.
She would always answer their many requests, and even their occasional whims she rarely refused.
If I had not stepped in to restrain her now and then, who knows how spoiled those children might have become, hehe.
The gentleness and easy warmth she showed could never have been feigned. Though many secrets still surrounded her, I was willing to trust her without reservation.
— Moerma

Record

For the time being, we have no plans to disclose the origins of Miss Lenicia, aside from a few members who are aware of the circumstances.
Although she herself claimed there was no need to conceal it, what she had experienced was simply too extraordinary. Revealing it rashly might well give rise to troublesome complications.
Until a thorough plan of response can be prepared, it would be best to keep the matter hidden. For both Lenicia and the expedition team, it seemed the wiser course.

Though the members occasionally found certain hints in Lenicia's words rather curious, none pressed the matter too far.
They all understood that once one joined this expedition team, one was a companion worthy of trust. Whatever past or identity one might carry, here they were simply comrades striving toward the same purpose.
Moreover, nearly everyone within the expedition bore secrets of their own, and there existed an unspoken understanding of the boundaries between them.
To the members, secrets forced from another held far less worth than the stories a companion chose to share of their own accord.
Perhaps it was precisely this atmosphere that allowed Lenicia to grow accustomed so swiftly to life within the expedition team, and to the new identity she now carried.

Anecdote

"Alright, the story is finished. Was Lenicia satisfied with that ending?"
"No. I do not understand why, after the protagonist traveled into the future, their feelings changed from excitement and hope to loneliness and despair."
"Hehe. And what do you think the future should be like, Lenicia?"
"Hmm... it is difficult to imagine. But it should be better than the present, shouldn't it?"
"For example, the wars between the Empire and the surrounding nations would end, the people could live in peace, and poverty and disease would disappear."
"Lenicia, you truly are gentle."
"Ah, would the future not be like that?"
"Hehe. As long as Lenicia believes it will be so, the future of this country will surely change in the way you imagine."
"Mm! That is why I cannot understand why the protagonist's feelings would change like that."
"Perhaps he, too, saw the future he had always wished to see, and that was why he was so thrilled at first."
"But once he calmed down, he realized that his family and friends were gone. Even in the most beautiful world, he stood there alone. And so his spirits faded, until loneliness and despair slowly took hold."
"Then why didn't he try to make new friends?"
"Hehe. Perhaps it was because everything in that future world was unfamiliar to him, and he did not know how to face the people of that age."
"That is exactly the part I do not understand. Even I am unfamiliar with many things outside the royal palace, but because they are unfamiliar, I want to learn about them. Little by little, I come to understand."
"He may have lost his family and friends, but if he were willing to try, then surely in any world he could find someone who would wish to be his friend, could he not?"
"Lenicia, you are very brave. If the protagonist of that story had been you, it would surely have ended far better."
"Hehe, of course! I would never fall into despair over something like that."
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