Joshua Augus (ジョシュア・オーガス, Joshua Ōgasu?) is a members of the Heiligh Kingdom's royal guard that accompanied Aiko Hatayama while she traveled the kingdom in order to improve their crops.
Appearance
Personality
Chronology
Joshua was among the knights tasked with escorting Aiko Hatayama while while she traveled the Heiligh Kingdom in order to improve their food production with her Skills as a Farmer. When they visited Ur, Aiko's student and bodyguard Yukitoshi Shimizu had disappeared, followed by the sudden appearance of Hajime Nagumo, who everyone thought had died in the Great Orcus Labyrinth. Soon after, Ur was attacked by an army of over 60,000 monsters, but were stopped thanks to Hajime as his companions. It was revealed that the Monster invasion had been orchestrated by Yukitoshi, in a bid to kill Aiko for the demons, but he was killed by Hajime after it failed.
When Ehit was preparing to wipe out all life on Tortus, Joshua was among those that took part in the fight against the mad god. The night before the final battle, Joshua and his squad approached Hajime and tearfully begged him to have sex with Aiko in order to appease her (much to Hajime's disturbance).
During the battle against Ehit's apostles, Joshua and the Templar Knights, and well as many members of the Hero Party, were guarding both Aiko and the church's priests on the command centre's rooftop, where the latter was casting magic that weakened the apostles. The army of apostles eventually broke through the Tortus' defences, and were on the verge of destroying their leaders, but suddenly became motionless due to Ehit having been killed by Hajime. Realizing that they had won the battle, Joshua and the other soldiers cheered in victory.
Relationships
Aiko Hatayama
After spending some time with Aiko as part of her escort, Joshua is won over by her kindness and is devoted to worshipping her.
Powers & Abilities
- Expert Combatant - As a knight of the Heiligh Kingdom, Joshua is well-trained in combat.
Combat Styles & Techniques
- Heiligh Kingdom Knight Sword Art (王国騎士剣術, Ōkokukishi Kenjutsu?) - The sword techniques of the Heiligh Kingdom Knights. These techniques are best suited in conjunction with a western sword or a broadsword and involve heavy sweeping attacks and protective stances to shield multiple people.
Weapons & Equipment
- Enchanted Armor - A suit of armor that Hajime Nagumo made for everyone who participated in Ragnarok. It was imbued with a triple-layered "Diamond Skin," "Stamina Conversion," "Healing Conversion," "Shock Conversion," and gravity magic that made it lighter. The helmet was imbued with "Riftwalk" and "Foresight," the greaves with "Aerodynamic" and "Supersonic Step," and the gauntlets with "Steel Arms." It was destroyed by Hajime after Ehit's death.
- Enchanted Sword - It was made Hajime Nagumo for Ragarok. It was enchanted with spatial severing magic, the ability to convert mana into shock waves, and supersonic vibrations that also dispersed the target’s mana. It was destroyed by Hajime after Ehit's death.
- Orestes (可変式円月輪 オレステス, Kahenshiki en Getsurin Oresutesu?) - Chakrams made by Hajime that Jade and the rest of Aiko's guards were using to protect her while fighting Ehit's apostles. They could freely change the size of the gate at the user's command due to they wireframe. This allowed the user to unleash even more attacks into the gate as necessary. Furthermore, they could also be used to redirect a variety of enemie attacks. Depending on the situation, they could also be used to sever the enemies' bodies by catching them a single gate before decreasing the size. They were destroyed by Hajime after Ehit's death.
- CheatMate (チートメイト, Chītomeito?) - A food-type artifact comprised of nutritional minerals, such as calcium and iron, that are enchanted with metamorphosis and evolution magic. They are then turned into powder and transmuted to became a solid food block. Once consumed, it raises a person's base stats and increases their body's sturdiness.
- Last Seele (ラスト・ゼーレ, Rasuto Zēre?) - A necklace artifact with a small crimson red gem orb that Hajime made for everyone who participated in Ragnarok. It bestows its wearer the skill "Limit Break," as well as its derivative skill "Overload." It was destroyed by Hajime after Ehit's death.
Quotes
- (About Aiko): "Meeting Aiko-chan must have been fate. How could I possibly let my fated partner die?"[1]
Trivia
- The name "Joshua" is derived from the Hebrew "yehôshûa‛ / yehôshûa‛," meaning "God rescues, Yahweh is salvation." Furthermore, Joshua's surname "Augus" comes from the Latin superlative "Augustus," meaning "sacred, holy, august, majestic, sublime, venerable, solemn," from "augĕo > augēre," meaning "increase, develop, enlarge, strengthen, enhance."
- In the Web Novel, Joshua is not named while acting as Aiko's guard.
- Joshua does not appear in the Manga or Anime. In the Anime, however, Aiko is shown to have several kingdom knights as part of her escort, but it is currently unknown if Joshua is one of them.