ロレッタ・シャンス

Witch Assassin

The "Boss" of the Criminal Organization which rules the city of crime Schutral from the shadows and one of the five witches handpicked by the demon Zenohemia over a decade ago. 

A stunning high-class lady with blond hair and olive skin. She is somewhat unorthodox compared to the other witches which Zenohemia finds amusing. Zenohemia made her a subordinate on account of her unfathomable spirit which Zenohemia found interesting and rates highly.

She has a classy air stemming from her wealthy upbringing and polite manner of speech. However, her personality is a mixture of innocence and cruelty.

 The only daughter of the Schanz crime family, she was born sickly and was bedridden for much of her childhood. During this time, she felt no joy for the outside world despite the best efforts of her father's subordinates to tell her of the world outside. When Zenohemia singled her out as a candidate for demonic possession, she did not hesitate as the demon's powers would enable her to leave her bedridden past for good. 

To Zenohemia's surprise, Loretta's strong will and mental strength was so formidable the demon meant to possess her was instead subjugated under her control. Zenohemia found this amusing and ordered Loretta to oversee Schutral city, she was also ordered to participate in the battle for the royal palace during the demonic invasion.

Using the demon's strength, Loretta expanded her family's influence throughout the entire city through a mixture of brute force and covert subterfuge. As her goals did not conflict with Zenohemia's objectives, she was happy to follow orders so long as it suited both sides. Having achieve all she wanted with the powers given to her by demonic possession, she now sought a partner to stay by her side and rule the city together. Once she laid eyes on Gil stepping forth on the southern port of Regulus island, she knew she'd found the perfect match.

Loretta is the only one of the Witches Gil does not exorcise, since doing so would return Loretta to her weakened and bedridden state which she outright refused. She manages to get her way by cooperating with Gil's party as they hunt out the demonic cult head and by betraying Zenohemia. After Gil lost one of his demons, she offered to contract with him instead as a sign of her fealty to him. 

As the only remaining Witch, Loretta can use her talents of stealth and assassination to aid Gil's party. As her contract with Gil remains valid even after Zenohemia's death, she interprets this as a marriage contract and is willing to wait as long as it takes for Gil to change his mind and build a future with her together. /