Ping Waress

Ping Waress (ピング・ワーレス) was the the third son of the Waress family in the Kingdom of Velka, as well as a craftsman for the Orcus Workshop. He also helped the Holy Church in abducting children in order to turn them into mindless soldiers.

Appearance
Ping was short and fat, with slick hair.

Personality
Ping was arrogant, condescending and petty. He would insult others behind their backs and bully anyone weaker than him. He held a lot of contempt towards the regular citizens of the kingdom, and would only willingly associate with nobles. As such, he had gained an unfavorable reputation amongst Velka's citizens.

While in the presence of influential people, Ping would act very accommodating towards them, in direct contrast to his regular persona.

Chronology
Ping would join the famous Orcus Workshop in the Kingdom of Velka's capital Velnika. However, He was only accepted due to him being from a noble family. While working as a craftsman, Ping and his friends Torpa Parson and Raul Streya would bully another young craftsman named Oscar, as well as unload their jobs on to him. One day Ping and his friend making fun of Oscar while demanding that he do a good job on one of his orders he was suppose to do originally, before he handing it off to Oscar. He even remarked about how talentless he thought Oscar was and argued that he was only hired due to their boss Karg becoming senile. It was then that Karg interjected after having returned from visiting the kingdom's palace, which immediately caused Ping to squeal in surprise. Karg asked why Oscar was doing work that was originally assigned to Ping, to which Ping claimed that he merely had Oscar help him, but still did most of it himself. An unconvinced Karg then praised the craftsmanship Oscar had done and ordered Ping to focus on his own work and be able to reach the same level of skill. A nervous Ping promised to do so and hastily retreated back to his own work station with his two friends.

The next day, when a young girl named Miledi arrived at Oscar's workshop to visit him, Ping attempted to get her attention due believing that she was from a noble family. Miledi, however, was unimpressed with his flattery and expressed her interest in seeing Oscar, much to Ping's shock. After she found Oscar (who was hiding from her), Ping tried to get Miledi to focus on him instead by claiming that Oscar was a worthless craftsman, but she remained uninterested and instead asked why he wasn't focused on his own work. As Oscar left the workshop for his deliveries while having Miledi accompany him, Ping was utterly embarrassed and infuriated from how he was treated.

When the Holy Church began abducting children throughout the kingdom's slums, Ping and his friends assisted them by scouting out different areas at night. Ping was responsible for kidnapping the children from Oscar's old orphanage as a way to get to Oscar. When Oscar went to rescue the children, Ping secretly saw him defeat many of the church's templar knights with an array of powerful artifacts and went to warn Bishop Forneus Abyssion before he could be spotted. After discovering that Ping and his friends were involved, Oscar blamed himself for previously acting vulnerable and have his family members kidnapped as a result. He attacked the remaining members of the church with his arsenal of Artifacts. Ping and this friends attempted to escape during the fight, but were stopped by Oscar's chain Artifacts. After Oscar, and later Miledi Reisen, defeated the members of the church, Ping and his friends were captured and tied up. While the two of them were distracted, Ping managed to free himself by using a hidden knife that was under his sleeve. He then attempted to kill Oscar, but was suddenly killed when a giant ball of fire struck him that came from a dragon that was guarding the artifact the church was using on the kidnapped children.

Relationships

 * Oscar Orcus - Ping hated Oscar due to the constant attention that Karg gave him, while under the impression that he was nothing more than a failure. He would bully Oscar every chance he got, as well and have him deal with his workload in addition to his own. While Oscar was not happy with Ping's treatment towards him, he did not try to fight back and does everything he can to placate the young noble. This, however, only served to intensify Ping's hatred towards Oscar, which eventually lead to him kidnapping the orphans from Oscar's old orphanage.
 * Karg D. Verand - Karg did not like Ping and only hired him as a craftsman in order to avoid the hassle of having to deal with the former's influential family.
 * Torpa Parson & Raul Streya - The two of them are Ping's friends that hang around him and bully Oscar. Although they follow Ping, they would not hesitate to sell him out if it meant saving themselves.

Skills

 * Transmute - The base skill of the "Synergist" Job class. It allows the user to control, transform and manipulate any kind of ores, minerals or materials in any way or shape the user desires.

Quotes

 * (To Oscar): "Hey, loser. How long are you going to keep making junk like this? What happened to the stuff I asked you to make?"?
 * (To Oscar): "Seriously, I can’t believe the master called you a genius. I guess he can make mistakes sometimes too."
 * (His last words): "Oooscaaarrr! You're just a filthy orphan!! How dare you look down on a nobleman like me?!"

Trivia

 * Ping's death isn't revealed in the Light Novel.