Ake

Ake is one of the Juvenile Knights of Melromarc. He accompanied the Knight squads to Lute Village during the Waves, to assists the Heroes.

Personality
Ake is a Knight of high morals. He cares for the citizens of Melromarc and fights to keep them safe. He is one of the the very few people in Melromarc to not discriminate against the Shield Hero and the demi-humans. Despite seeming deeply religious, he doesn't seem to have much faith in the nation's official religion of The Church of Three Heroes and its teachings.

Appearance
Naofumi notes him to be in his early teens and estimates him to be of 15.

Abilities
Not much is shown, but being a Knight, he is at the very least skilled in using his sword.

Background
Nothing much of his background was mentioned.

Summary
He was shown to accompany the Knight's Captain in times of the first wave where his group indiscriminately fired at the village to clear off the monsters of the wave without any consideration for Shield hero.

Ake and other Juvenile Knights were impressed with the Shield Hero's work in the Lute Village, but was ordered by the Captain to accompany the other three Heroes. However, he was delighted when the vice-captain ordered other Juvenile Knights to assist the Shield Hero in saving the village.

Volume 3
Ake and his comrades decided to talk to the shield hero to aid him in fighting the next Wave, if they run in to him in the castle town.

Ake wanted to talk to Naofumi, but the latter ran off, misunderstanding the situation. Finally, Ake caught up to Nafoumi when the latter was attacked by Motoyasu. Ake stopped the fight and reminded Motoyasu that he was in a public place and not to cause any damage.

When Malty used her authority to silence him, he disregarded her status as royal and vowed to keep the citizens safe by interfering in the so-called duel. He was also willing to fight Motoyasu in Naofumi's place, as the Shield Hero can't attack.

Later, he and his comrades followed Naofumi to the Weapon Shop and expressed their desire to help Naofumi in the next Wave. Nafoumi demanded that Ake should buy the accessory for 500 silvers, to which they asked for time to collect the money. He did return with the money but Naofumi handed the accessory and asked them to buy better gear with the money. Nafoumi added them to his party with Ake as party's head.

Ake and his group succeeded in aiding Naofumi to bring down the casualties to zero.

Volume 4
Ake and his group were posted at the border to stop Naofumi from escaping Melromarc. Ake was able to spot Naofumi and warn him of the high number of Knights at the border and the presence of the Heroes intended to capture him.

Legendary Heroes

 * Naofumi Iwatani
 * Motoyasu Kitamura

Companions
Ake had a few unnamed companions who also shared his ideals and worked with him. At least one of his companions was a demi-human.

Trivia

 * His name was reveled in anime only.