Menad Shisei

Menad Shisei is among the youngest of Leazas Knights, being a talented girl that worked hard to gain a respectable position. At 15 years old, she was already strong enough to be given the role of the Gatekeeper of the Leazas Castle in the Capital of Leazas and, at 17 years old, became the 2nd in command of the Leazas Red Corps, the strongest unit of the Leazas Army. She used to have a brother and the two dreamed with achieving knighthood, regularly training together and becoming stronger. At some point, her brother died for some unknown reasons, but she managed to get the position she wanted. Despite her undeniable devotion as a knight, she has a complex about being unfeminine due to her tomboyish attitude and her somewhat boyish looks, claiming that people would never treat her like a girl. She's one of the closest friends of the personal ninja of the Queen of Leazas, Kanami Kentou. The two often spend time together when they have the chance, having lunch together or hanging out. Menad is a rather short girl of 156 cm tall and is 20 years old by the year LP0006. She has a short blue hair and is always wearing her armor of the Leazas Knights, to the point she has yet to be seen with normal everyday clothes. Her looks are somewhat boyish and masculine, to the point some mistake her for a boy at first, though Rance has refuted such statements by claiming that only an idiot would say such thing and that she's plenty nice-looking. Her personality is, however, rather tomboyish and unwomanly most of the time, which certainly doesn't improve on her femininity. She's usually very serious and is a very diligent girl that takes her responsibilities very seriously, always trying her best in every situation. Her attitude has made her be treated like a boy rather than a woman for most of her life, and led her to develop a sense of insecurity with herself and complex for her lack of feminine qualities. While on duty she's extremely serious, but she is a surprisingly honest and cheerful girl in her daily life, perfectly showcased in her times with one of her best friends Kanami. Unfortunately, she's also clearly young and naive, and can sometimes be fooled or manipulated rather easily by people who want to take advantage of her position. Menad also has a love for the sword, and admires strong and talented fighters, growing to immensely respect her General and mentor Rick Addison. It is also one of the reasons why she fell for Rance, since he's an epitome of what a powerful and brave adventurer is in Menad's mind. She shows great concern for him, as she and Mill Yorks were the only ones that expressed uneasiness in fighting him when he was brainwashed by Apostle Topaz during the events of Rance 03, whereas people like Rick or Yulang where eager to fight someone as strong as Rance, while most of the others like Kanami and Feliss where happy to get the chance to beat him up. Menad's love for Rance is devoted and selfless, to the point she claims to be aware about the Queen Lia's love for him and that he could end up becoming the King of Leazas, but that she would be happy by simply acting as a concubine for him. Kanami is very worried over her friend's decisions and states that she doesn't understand what she sees in him. Surprisingly, Rance is incredibly well-mannered and gracious when around Menad, acting like a brave and noble man. He's also charming and sweet with her during bed, which Kanami notes as completely different to the way he treats her. She has a close relationship with her commander and mentor Rick Addison, who has a similar reputation as a brilliant young soldier. She admires him greatly due to his outstanding swordsmanship, being the reason why she started wielding a sword instead of a spear when joining his army. He trained her in the art of the sword and she's even copied his special move the By-La Way, creating her own special attack called "Kua-Lu Lane", which is similar to Rick's trademark attack, albeit less powerful.