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More Nos (モットー・ユンケル, Motto Yunkeru?, Literally meaning "Motto Yunker") is the grandfather of Samia Nos and the president of the Nos Trading Company.
Appearance
More is an older gentleman with long dark brown hair that is tied back into a ponytail.
More wears expensive clothes.
Personality
More has a merchant's soul. He is always looking for potentials business opportunities but may at times get carried away when discovers new ventures but he won't compromise his values. He believed that the greatest commodity is trust. He is willing to forgo obtaining short term profits if it means that the can build trust with others in order to build better business relations in the future.
While More's primary motivation is business, he also considers himself to be a true patriot of the Heiligh Kingdom.
Chronology
More met Hajime Nagumo after the latter accepted a job posting at the Adventurer's Guild that was looking to hire guards to act as escorts for him and his caravan while traveling from Brooke Town to Fuhren. More was immediately drawn to Hajime's companion Shea Haulia and wished to buy her, but Hajime bluntly rejected his offer and they decided to proceed with the task at hand. Throughout the course of their journey, More witnessed how powerful Hajime and companions were, as well as seeing their incredible artifacts, and made repeated attempts to buy them from Hajime (particularly his "Treasure Trove" ring), to which Hajime rejected his offers each time. When they finally arrived at Fuhren, More made one more attempt to buy Hajime's artifacts off of him, while also vaguely threatening him by claiming that he would get into trouble if he was in possession of such powerful items. Hajime immediately responded by threatening to kill More with his handgun "Donner" if he was attempting to get in his way, to which More nervously retracted his statement and claimed that he was just advising Hajime to be more prudent when using his artifacts in public. Hajime decided to accept More's explantation and ceased his hostility, but warned him of what would happen to anyone that would get in his way. More apologized to Hajime for his earlier behavior and offered him some friendly advice about keeping his and his companion's powers hidden in order to not drawn any unwanted attention from the Holy Church. He then parted ways with Hajime, but not before making one final pitch for Hajime to consider looking to use his services in the future.
Sometime later, when the Dukedom of Ankaji while its people where being afflicted by a mysterious plague, More was one of the many merchants that was selling food and other provisions to them. During one of his trips for this endeavor, he was hired by Princess Liliana to transport her clandestinely to Annkaji as well. While they were traveling, they were attacked by bandits in the Gruen Desert. More, Liliana and their escorts were on the verge of being killed, but were saved when Hajime and his companions spotted their battle while traveling through the desert as well. After the battle, Liliana then decided to have Hajime escort her for the rest of the trip, but still offered to pay More the full amount for his services. More, however, kindly refused to be paid and explained that he helped her out of his duty of being a citizen of the kingdom, as well as hoping to establish good will between his company and the royal family. More and his merchants then parted ways once more with Hajime.
When the humanity was preparing the battle against Ehit, More was freely providing supplies for all the nations in the hopes of currying favor with them after the war. The night before the final battle, More was among those that approached Hajime, and expressed his confidence in him in defeating Ehit and stating his desire to go into business with him once the war was over. More then introduced Hajime to his granddaughter Samia with the hope of making her his wife in order to establish a connection between his company and Hajime. Their efforts, however, were quickly stopped by Shea and Kaori.
After the war was over, More was subcontracted by Hajime to distribute various merchandise in Tortus from his new business, known as the "South Cloud Company."
Relationships
Hajime Nagumo
More is very impressed with Hajime's Artifacts (particularly his Treasure Trove) and has made multiple attempts to buy them. He is always eager to do business with Hajime as he sees something special in him. Hajime, in turn, is annoyed by More's eagerness to obtain his Artifacts, but has great respect for More as a businessman. More and Hajime later become business partners after Hajime returns to Earth.
Samia Nos
Samia shares the same merchant's spirit with her grandfather. More wishes to marry her to Hajime in order to have a familiar connection with him due to his power and fame throughout Tortus. Despite wishing to use his granddaughter as a potential wife for Hajime as a way to strengthen his relationship with him, Samia does not see herself as a political tool and is just as eager to be one of Hajime's wives as her grandfather.
Quotes
- (To Hajime): "I believe in God, not the people who wield authority by claiming to speak for him. People are customers, nothing more."[1]
- (To Hajime): "Every action you take drastically affects the future. Once this war ends, what do you say to using your otherworldly knowledge to open up a business here? Naturally, my trading company will offer you its full support."[2]
Trivia
- More's Japanese-translated surname Yunker is a parody on the Japanese health tonic "Yunker" by Sato Pharmaceutical, while the English version of his surname Nos is a parody on the energy drink "NOS Energy Drink" by Monster Energy.
- More does not appear in the Anime.
- More's second encounter with Hajime when his merchant caravan is rescued by him from bandits, while being accompanied by Princess Liliana, is omitted in the Manga.