Kureha Clyret

Kureha Clyret is the former knight of Jioral Kingdom, renowned as the Blade Goddess. She initially opposes Keyaru's party, but allies with them and betrayed the Jioral Kingdom after learning of her kingdom's atrocities and misguided preconceptions as well realized she was only a pawn to them.

Appearance
She was described by Keyarga to be a beauty and despite having fought countless battles, she received no scars on her body. Her well proportioned body paired with her gorgeous silver hair and blue eyes could bewitched and charm even the most stoic of men and women.

Personality
Unlike the majority of people affiliated with Jioral Kingdom, Kureha is a honorable woman with a strong sense of justice. She condemns all matter of wrongdoing and evildoers and willingly compromise her own safety to ensure others. When Keyaru restored her lost arm, she reacts with genuine gratitude and promised to return the favour someday. She abhors the concept of using the Clyret swordsmanship to commit evil, and thus confronted Keyaru after hearing how he killed the Kingdom's troops, that she assumed were protecting the Ice Wolf tribe. Kureha is opposed to the idea of treating demi-humans as slaves, as shown when she thought Setsuna was forcibly made one. She carries herself with dignity everywhere she goes and can be considered spoiled since she was raised in a rich environment from young. However, she cares deeply for the commoners and gives due respect to everyone she meets. She takes great care and pride in maintaining a beautiful outward appearance and demeanour.

Plot
Kureha initially appears missing an arm that was lost during battle, and asks the newly recruited Keyaru to restore it. The restoration is a success, but Keyaru collapses during the process.

Current Timeline
Kureha later goes to Lanaritta and confronts Keyaru (unbeknownst to her) after hearing he used the Clyret swordsmanship to murder Jioral Kingdom soldiers. She is further convinced that he must be slain after assuming his demi-human companion was someone he forced into becoming a slave. The two then engage in a fierce duel, and though her sword is broken by Keyaru's corrosion, she is still able to corner him with another. It is then that Kureha is briefly hindered after slashing a thrown flask containing aphrodisiac fumes, and tries to stave the effects by stabbing her leg. Although she manages to lop off Keyaru's right arm, the latter is able to restore his lost limb and use his Upgrade ability to make her experience memories of demi-human abuse.

Kureha wakes up at an inn, hesitant to believe what she saw. Her suspicion only increases after Keyaru reveals himself as the Healing Hero, but is eventually convinced after Flare (Freia in Flare's clothing) tells her the true nature of Jioral Kingdom. After pledging her services as thanks for restoring her arm, Keyaru hits her abdomen to let the aphrodisiac take effect and enable her to experience pleasure for the first time via sex. Her level cap was then increased many time during the night and after waking up.

The next morning, Kureha informs the group that the kingdom was looking for Keyaru with appraisal papers; since they knew that he was able to change his appearance, these would allow them to find a person with his name regardless of what they look like. When soldiers outside announce they will execute the people in Keyaru's village of Alban, Kureha is assigned to investigate what became of it. She wonders what allowed the Jioral Kingdom to get away with their atrocities under the banner of protecting humanity, so she was assigned to look into who was behind it. After receiving a kiss from Keyaru, Kureha sets out with new profound enthusiasm after dreading that she has to separate from him.

Powers and Abilities

 * Holy Blade: Despite not being a hero, Keyaru measures her as level 45, a level among the apex of humanity which only a handful of mortals ever hope to be at. Gifted with the rare skill Holy Blade, Kureha possesses preternatural ability in swordsmanship which has earned her the title Blade Goddess. Even when hindered by the effects of Keyaru's aphrodisiac, she was still able to lop off his arm at a moment's notice.


 * Detection: An advanced ability that allows Kureha to detect all movements and presence in her vicinity, which enables her to react to enemy attacks instinctively and autonomously if they stepped into her domain. Her range gradually increases as she levels up.


 * Expert Swordsman: Her dexterity is the epitome of all humans, and she is perfectly capable of defeating multiple opponents at once before they even realise she moved. It was said that her abilities are leagues above that of even the former Hero Blade and that no one else is more suitable to the title than her. Despite combining many techniques together, Keyaru admits that he doesn’t even come close to her skill and that no one in the world is as exceptional as her when a sword is present.
 * Indomitable Will: To be given the title of Hero, she went through the Sword trial and passed with flying colours after the trial tested her conviction and dedication to the way of the sword. Since it was decided by fate, the trial was created in a way that those who were not the chosen one would had been immediately killed as there could only be one Hero of the sword at any given time. Her dedication and willpower is therefore one of the highest of any character in the series.
 * Immense Stamina: She was able to continuously attack and precisely cut immortal knights into small pieces for 3 days and nights straight while travelling on horseback when they were following her.
 * Incredible Strength & Accuracy: One punch from her could send a high level Keyaru through walls and rupture many of his bones and organs, even though he specialised his stats for defence. With one hit, she could easily incapacitate or give a fatal blow to any normal human. As she levels, her strength also increases. One slash from her could cleanly cut through a high level dragon.
 * High speed and agility: Her combat speed and running speed were faster than that of Keyaru during their battle and allowed her to gain the upper hand many times. Her balance, unpredictable and eccentric attacks during combat also helped her gain vast reputation and be considered unrivalled in the way of the blade by the entire Kingdom.
 * Professional Spy: Her reconnaissance, surveillance and infiltration techniques are paragon. Keyaru himself has the most faith in her abilities to collect important intel and report back to him at a moment's notice without being caught. She is perspicacious when planning out her tactics while also being aplomb and sangfroid in demanding situations.

Relationships

 * Keyaru: When her arm was restored, Kureha reacts with genuine gratitude and promises to return the favor. After his escape, they met again as enemies, but became allies after she was bested in combat and learns the true nature of Jioral Kingdom. Due to the influence of an aphrodisiac used in battle, Kureha becomes intimately infatuated with Keyaru. Keyaru respects her and wants to take her as his lover which is on a higher level than those he considers slaves and tools they were travelling together, he taught her how to cook and live off the land. Moreover, he taught her the importance of not just being physically healthy but mentally as well. Before the final battle they planned to have children together. He is willing to compromise his own safety to ensure hers and hates it when he has to put her in difficult situations. After knowing how much he cares about her, she becomes genuinely in love with him and gets jealous when she spends more time with others and neglects her. That said, she still respects him and knows that deep down that he still treasures her and thus, fully supports him and his intimacy with other girls.
 * Flare Arlgrande Jioral: Initially, Flare is jealous of her power and close connection to Keyaru but as they went on adventurers together, they began to have mutual respect and constantly look out for one another. They even shared Keyaru in bed countless times. As they are both heroes, whenever they are in a group, their Exp exponentially increases. Kureha is tasked to look out for her safety and they have saved each other from numerous circumstances. They have put their lives at risk for one another and displayed impeccable teamwork when taking down high level dragons. When together, with Flare's magic and Kureha skills, they are unmatched and can even take down Keyaru at full power if they’re serious, as he could never reach their skill level but only copy them to what was humanly possible.

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