Lua

Lua (ルア) is a character from the "Arifureta Shokugyō de Sekai Saikyō" series.

He is one of the elders of Verbergen and is the leader of the foxmen tribe.

Appearance
Lua has slit eyes. Thanks to his beastman heritage, he has fox ears and a tail.

Personality
Lua is perceptive and level-headed. When he first meets Hajime Nagumo, he does not let his prejudice of humans control his actions, as it does with some of the other elders.

Lua has a bit of duplicity in him, as evident when he attempts to spy on the Haulia Tribe.

Biography
Lua was present with the other elders of Verbergen when they were discussing whether or not to aid Hajime Nagumo in his search for the Great Labyrinth in the Sea of Trees after he had proven that he had conquered the Labyrinth that belonged to Osca Orcus. After Hajime severely beat up the bearmen elder, Jin Vanton, after he tried to attack him, Lua was quick to acknowledge Hajime as someone who had successfully completed one of the Labyrinths. Ultimately, the elders decided to banish Hajime from Verbergen due to his refusal to part with the Haulia Tribe, who were deemed as criminals for secretly harbouring one of their own that was capable of manipulating mana, and was considered cursed because of it.

Months later, the demons were attacking Verbergen with an army of Monster that allowed them to navigate through the dense fog that surrounded their nation, as well as the Sea of Trees. As Lua and the other elders were debating on what to do, they learned from a Forman messenger that the demons' objective was to find the Labyrinth that resided within the forest. The demons were eventually defeated thanks to the Haulia Tribe. A while after the invasion, Hajime and his companions returned to Verbergen and managed to restore it thanks to Kaori Shirasaki.

Lua was later present when Emperor Gahard D. Hoelscher of the Hoelscher Empire met with them after the former was defeated in combat by the Haulia Tribe, and forced to free all of their beastman slaves. The meeting, however, was going nowhere due to the remaining hostilities that both sides had for each other. The prompted Hajime to teleport Gahard back to the empire before the hostilities could escalate into violence.

As Verbergen was recovering from the aftermath of the demon invasion, Lua was attempting to spy on the Haulia Tribe, but was caught by them. As punishment, Lua's fur was completely shaved off by Cam Haulia. This caused him to shut himself in his house.

Trivia

 * Lua is the youngest of the beastman elders.