Mao

Mao (マオ) is a character from the "Arifureta Shokugyō de Sekai Saikyō" series.

She is an elder of the beastman nation Verbergen and the leader of the harpies. She is also in charge of news distribution for the nation in the form of monthly magazine publications.

Appearance
As a harpy, Mao has fathered wings and talons.

Despite being tabled as an "elder" of Verbergen, Mao is actual young as compared to some of the others.

Personality
Mao likes to sensationalize the news that she reports on. She will add drama to the facts in order to captivate her subscribers.

Like most beastmen, Mao worships Kaori as a goddess after she used her powers to restore Verbergen and heal its citizens.

Biography
Mao, along with the rest of the Verbergen elders banished the Haulia Tribe for concealing the existence of the "cursed child" Shea.

When Verbergen was recovering from the attacks of the demons and the Hoelscher Empire, Mao decided to revive the nation's monthly news publication in order to raise the spirits of its citizens. She did an exposé on Hajime, Shea, and the rest of their companions since they were the ones responsible for saving the beastmen. Her article, however, left them all embarrassed as a result of her journalistic sensationalism.

When the mad god Ehit, was preparing to wipe out all life on Tortus, Mao was among Verbergen's leader that had accompanied its army to join forces with the other nations that were planning to fight back. The night before the battle, Mao paid a visit to Hajime while being escorted by the tigerman Gil and the bearman Regin Vanton. Mao revealed that Gil had actually been promoted to one of Verbergen's top generals thanks in part to Hajime's first encounter with him that would eventually lead to the salvation of all beastmen. Gil then said his piece and then gave Mao her chance to talk with Hajime one-on-one. Mao wanted to do another exposé on Hajime, to which he instantly rejected after having been humiliated from her previous work about him. Their conversation was then interrupted by one of the Heiligh Kingdom's knights that was completely enamoured with Shizuku Yaegashi. Hajime soon ordered members of the Haulia Tribe to eliminate both the knight and Mao, which immediately prompted the winged beastwoman to retreat.

Relationships

 * Yue - Mao has earned Yue's ire due to her attempts to break up Yue and Hajime in order to make it look like Shea is his only lover.
 * Hajime Nagumo - Hajime does not think highly of Mao's journalism due to having been embarrassed with Ann article she wrote about him and his companions.

Quotes

 * (To Hajime Nagumo): "I’ve already started advertising that the next issue will have an interview with you! It’s going to be titled, ‘Victory Special! A Bright Future Awaits Nagumo’s Mistresses! Follow These Easy Steps, and You Can Join His Harem as Well!’ What do you think? Doesn’t that pique your curiosity!?"