Butler

Butler serves as the highly specialized Bangboo for Victoria Housekeeping Co., where it upholds the faction's reputation for absolute dignity and logistical precision. Within this unit of professional attendants, it manages the intricate details of banquets and household arrangements to ensure everything runs with seamless elegance. Its existence is dedicated to the comfort and support of its peers, mirroring the refined standards set by senior members like Von Lycaon. By maintaining a polished and considerate demeanor at all times, Butler acts as the heart of the team's domestic operations.

Faction: Victoria Housekeeping Co.

Appearance: Butler has a black body. It has a small, stout, and rounded build. It has glowing yellow eyes shaped like the letter U. It has a thick, grey handlebar mustache. It wears a dark grey hood that covers the top of its head, featuring thick black stitches along the circular edge. Two long, upright ears extend from the top of the hood. The ears are grey on the back and white on the front, each featuring a round gold pin with a central V. It wears a dark grey tuxedo jacket with wide black lapels. A red flower with four rounded petals is pinned to its left lapel. Below the jacket, it wears a black vest with two large circular grey buttons and white stitching. A white collared shirt and a black bowtie are visible at its neck. Its short, rounded arms and legs are black.

Personality: Butler is the exclusive Bangboo of Victoria Housekeeping Co., recognized for its exceptional elegance, dignity, and consideration. It handles logistics and banquet arrangements with a level of professionalism that mirrors the high standards of its faction leader, Von Lycaon. Known for its polished and considerate nature, it is frequently seen serving tea or preparing heartfelt snacks for those it serves. Even in the heat of a mission, it maintains its refined composure by utilizing its culinary skills to support its allies, even wielding a frying pan and pancakes to defend its household when necessary.

Within the Victoria Housekeeping unit, Butler serves as an essential supportive figure to members like Lycaon, Rina, Corin, and Ellen. It shares a particularly strong synergy with these agents, providing them with increased energy and combat effectiveness when they work together as a cohesive squad. The faction operates with a deep "found family" dynamic where the senior members often take on guardian roles for the younger staff, and Butler fits perfectly into this domestic yet dangerous lifestyle. Whether it is managing daily household logistics or protecting its companions in the Hollows, Butler remains a loyal and dignified companion to its peers.

Combat Overview: Butler provides essential tactical support by focusing on the energy management of his teammates during an engagement. Through his signature Tea Break ability, he prepares a heartfelt afternoon snack that is delivered directly to a specific agent on the field. This action serves a critical function; the snack generates a significant amount of energy for the recipient once it has been consumed.

Lore: Proxies are individuals who guide those who enter the Hollows. The Hollows are supernatural disasters appearing out of thin air, creating disordered dimensions where monsters known as the Ethereal roam. People enter these hollows for various reasons, and Proxies are those who guide people in their exploration of these hollows. Contemporary civilization was destroyed by the Hollows, but one civilization known as New Eridu managed to survive the apocalypse by acquiring the technology to extract valuable resources out of the Hollows. The Hollows then became industrialized and monetized under the city's administration, which gradually led to the increasing tension between monopolistic enterprises, gangs, conspirators, and fanatics.

The Ethereals are mysterious monsters that roam the Hollows. Ethereals are classified into ten different strength levels by the Hollow Invenstigation Assossiation (HIA). Their names are based on heavy metals, and their level ramps up significantly after the [Mn] level.

Bangboo are intelligent devices unique to New Eridu. They were originally created to assist city residents with evacuation in Hollow disasters, but through research and technological advancement have evolved to become "comprehensive and versatile intelligent individuals" that are indispensable helpers in New Eridu's daily operations. Most Bangboo are short and stout, only around knee-height. They have ears resembling bunny ears on the top of their heads, and a black screen for a face, which can display colored circles as eyes.