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Gumillio is a reincarnated human and former forest spirit of Held. He is the apprentice of Elluki Clockworker, helping him collect the Seven Deadly Sins, and a close friend of Michael.

Early Life
About 528 years before EC 0, the god Held created the forest spirits of Held's Forest, including Gumillio. Forbidden from leaving the forest by the deity, Gumillio obeyed. At some point, the forest spirit met Elluki Clockworker and the two became familiar with each other. Sometime after the Venomania Event, Gumillio would often see the aristocrat, Gumino Glassred, praying to Held at the Millennium Tree. In EC 325, the spirit was called by Held and promptly answered him. Tasked with telling the other spirits to strengthen the barrier around the forest to prevent powerful mages from entering for a while, the spirit noted how that would keep Elluki from entering as well. Held stated that was perhaps for the best and Gumillio asked if they had a fight.

After Held affirmed it wasn't that but something that would be better for her, the spirit promptly accepted the task. The god then told Gumillio that he may someday have the spirit briefly leave the forest in case a human she didn't want hun to meet came in contact with him, tasking the entity to assure that person didn't go near him. When the spirit asked how it would do that, Held brushed it off as something that wouldn't happen till much later. Saying the barrier was more important and he entrusted the task to her, Gumillio complied and let the tired god sleep, telling all the spirits his and strengthened the barrier for some time.

Forest Encounter
In early EC 499, Gumillio, along with Michael, saw the sleeping Held being attacked by his old friend, Elluki. Gumillio, in his animal form, picked up a pomegranate fruit and threw it from a tree at the sorcerer. Hitting its mark, the sorcerer cried in pain before turning to face the two spirits, explaining that he wasn’t “bullying” the deity. Gumillio lectured the mage on using violence and Elluki sarcastically responded to the statement’s hypocrisy. Interpreting it as sincere, the forest spirit thanked Elluki and the mage bluntly clarified it wasn’t a compliment before saying Held was asleep and should return some other time. As the sorcerer left, Gumillio watch Michael fly over and speak with the mage.

Shortly afterward, Michael had gone missing and Gumillio searched ceaselessly for the forest spirit. Two weeks later, the chipmunk finally found the spirit in a human home, trapped in a cage. Gumillio threw stones at the window to catch Michael’s attention, squeezing through the window and opening the cage so they could escape. Seeing an old man interrupt them and speak with Michael, Gumillio dully listened to their conversation until it was finished and slipped out with the fellow spirit back to the Millennium Tree Forest. Gumillio watched as Held lectured Michael and, the next morning, comforted him as he cried. As Michael tried justifying his disappearance, the chipmunk responded that it was the spirit’s fault for leaving the forest in the first place, explaining how the robin could have died and that Gumillio didn’t want that. Michael then apologized to the chipmunk.

Reincarnation
Several days later, Gumillio was present when Elluki returned to discuss his mission to gather the Seven Deadly Sins with the earth god. The deity agreed to assist the mage, offering two of her spirits, both Gumillio and Michael, to assist him in finding one of the sin fragments as reincarnated humans, with Gumillio as Elluki’s apprentice. The three traveled West through the forest in search of a good place to perform the ritual. Once the ritual site was prepared, Elluki told the two of them to imagine handsome men from Elphegort, preferably those who weren’t currently alive. Gumillio discussed the names with Michael and they agreed on whose appearance they would have. Imagining the visage of Gumino Glassred, Gumillio reincarnated as a human in his image.

The sorcerer then took the two humans to an abandoned house, using it as a shelter from the rain where they could study magic and the basics of being human. One day, Gumillio woke up habitually early and awaited Michael and Elluki. Later that morning, Michael woke up and greeted the former spirit before returning inside. Soon after, Michael returned and told him Elluki was awake and that he would join him soon. Curious, Gumillio asked why and the spirit said he needed to wash his face. During their time there, Gumillio excelled under Elluki’s tutelage, often helping Michael learn magic. Three months after his reincarnation, the three spent their last supper together before departing on their mission.

As Elluki told Michael humans could feel sickness and hunger, Gumillio said he never felt like that as a chipmunk. Elluki lectured him that reincarnation was different from Held’s morphing powers; Elluki warned that a mage was no different from a normal human. The next morning, Elluki and Gumillio packed their luggage before waking Michael. Seeing his friend still sick, Gumillio told Michael he was worried about him and the former robin grabbed his hand with a smile, reassuring him he would be fine. Looking at his friend’s smile, he attempted to imitate his laugh and promised he would come to rescue him if he was ever in trouble. Returning the promise, the two hugged before going their separate ways.

Afterwards, Gumillio became deeply concerned about his surroundings, unable to see far away since he became a human. Noticing this, Elluki asked what was wrong and Gumillio begrudging admitted his eyes were bad. As Elluki examined her, Gumillio qualified that his eyesight had been poor since she became human. Puzzled, Elluki asked how far he could see. After seeing a Rollam bird perched, Gumillio pointed and told the sorcerer he couldn't see the bird's eye color. The green-haired boy quickly clarified how despite not seeing so far away, he could see things close to him just fine, noting it was inconvenient. Elluki responded that chipmunks and humans had different ranges of vision, so his eyesight was fine for a human.

After a brief silence, Gumillio told him it was inconvenient and the sorcerer replied that it couldn't be helped. Staring off silently in thought, Gumillio noticed his master using magic and looked to see Elluki place something upon his eyes. Surprised by his vision suddenly becoming fixed, he tried to see as far as he could in his animal form. Elluki commented that his old vision field was farther, catching Gumillio's attention. Told it was fine, the former spirit continued to strain his vision through the glasses until he became light-headed and collapsed into Elluki's arms. The sorcerer removed the glasses, saying he needed practice and could only use them when they were searching for things.

Confused, Elluki explained it was would be easier to search if his vision was wider and Gumillio protested they were searching for the vessels of sin, desperately trying to take the glasses back from the sorcerer. The mage corrected that Gumillio was his support and mused how if he were ever discovered by the glasses, it wouldn't be too much trouble. After explaining to the apprentice he couldn't wear them in his presence unless they were actually looking for something, Gumillio remained quiet before asking why before they continued on.

Mage's Apprentice
Traveling to the Kingdom of Lucifenia, Gumillio was admitted to the Lucifenian Palace as Elluki’s apprentice and studied to improve his magic, improving rapidly. In early EC 500, he attended the funeral of Lolita Avadonia with Elluki. About nine months since last seeing his friend, Elluki gave Gumillio a Very Amazing Spring Onion to hand off to the servant, Alena, to give to Michael. Gumillio entered the Servant Room as the girl prepared for her trip, silently greeting her. Bluntly replying “yes” to Alena’s questions, the two awkwardly remained silent at each other before Gumillio finally instructed her to use honorifics with anyone older than her, such as himself. The servant apologized and he removed the magical tool from his sleeve, asking that he deliver it to his friend. When the servant asked if it was really so amazing, Gumillio reconfirmed that it was. Asked by the servant who his friend was, the apprentice said he had green hair like his but far more light. At that moment, Elluki called for Gumillio and he obeyed, telling Alena Michael’s name as he left. Several days later, Elluki took Gumillio and fled after Prince Rintoine ordered the Millennium Tree Forest burned and the Kingdom of Elphegort invaded.

Green Hunting
Escaping to the Forest of Bewilderment as it burned, Gumillio helped his master conjure a large rainstorm to douse the flames, using Elluki’s Very Amazing Octopus. Seeing the flames dissipate, they retreated deeper in the forest, exhausted. The sorcerer congratulated his apprentice, thankful they controlled the fire before it burned the Millennium Tree. Suddenly, a brown-haired man spoke to Elluki, introducing himself as Germanus and offering them shelter at his home. Elluki declined, mischievously alerting him that they were fugitives, and the two left. Not long after, Elluki contacted Michael and listened as he explained his role in their current predicament. Once Michael denied Elluki’s order to reincarnate again as a spirit because he wanted to stay with those precious to her, Gumillio comforted the enraged and hysterical sorcerer. Calming his master, the apprentice spoke with Michael, telling him he wouldn’t ask the reason and could somewhat understand his feelings, having also learned much as a human. The apprentice then told his friend that he too wanted to remain a human, having an important person to protect. Elluki chastised the two green-haired boys for their disloyalty.

Once Michael told them both that he would be hiding in a well in the forest, he and Elluki encountered the Lucifenian army hunting them but manage to elude them. They then went to Keela Sfarz's mansion only to find it burned down. They infiltrated the nearby barracks to retrieve the Venom Sword but discovered the vessel of sin was missing and collected the rest of his property instead. After a short rest, they headed to Michael's hiding spot in the forest. However, they arrived to find Kyla Marlon clutching Michael's corpse, crying. Despite the Princess’ violent behavior, they retrieved his body and later witnessed it become tree saplings. Astonished, they visited Held; Gumillio learned that Michael was chosen by the earth god to succeed her as the Millennium Tree. After Elluki argued with the earth deity, Gumillio told Held his decision and the saddened earth god accepted it.

Refuge
During the Lucifenian Revolution, the two traveled to the Sfarz mansion in Marlon to explain what had occurred to Keela. The merchant, surprised by the revelation about Michael after Gumillio summoned Michael's spirit to commune with them, told the pair to give the sapling to Albin. The two men revealed they managed to recover Keela's property from her burned-down mansion and, after some negotiation, returned them to her. Grateful, the merchant abided Elluki's request to hide them from Lucifenia and give him the Venom Sword. While there, Gumillio played with the Sfarz's children, lecturing them when they addressed him without honorifics, and noticed Elluki's surprise to see Keela's husband there. After hiding out for some time during EC 501, the two returned to Lucifenia once The Son of Evil was executed and traveled to the Held Monastery in Elphegort in search for Michael's cherished, human friend.

Once Elluki introduced herself and Gumillio to Albin, the apprentice confronted the white-haired man before being stopped by his master, correcting him that they came to give him a gift. Once Albin was informed of the circumstances surrounding Michael, Elluki noted Gumillio’s desire to keep his friend. The former spirit stated they couldn’t decide while Michael was a sapling and accepted Elluki’s request to perform the incantation. Summoning an apparition of his friend’s spirit, Gumillio supervised the conversation between Albin and Michael until Elluki stubbornly asked who “won”. Reciting another incantation, the apparition was dispelled and Gumillio gave the plant to Albin, telling him if he died, he wouldn’t care. Seeing Albin’s confusion on what to do, he suggested the white-haired man plant him in the forest but that it was his decision to make. As they were about to leave, Gumillio remembered The Son of Evil’s execution, informing Albin that the prince was condemned and Michael was avenged.

About a week later, the nervous Gumillio went back to the convent to check on Albin, surprised to see Rintoine there as well; after Elluki learned of this, he told his apprentice they would not interfere as Rintoine should no longer be possessed by a demon. The two began their journey to the eastern kingdoms, continuing their search for the vessels of sin, and stopped by an Asmodean inn to prepare. While there, Gumillio decided to write a report of their actions after leaving the Lucifenian palace, writing about his excitement for what the eastern countries would be like. His report was suddenly interrupted by Elluki’s scream and subsequent frenzy, saying they were cheated as he threw the Venom Sword. Gumillio asked if it was fake and the sorcerer clarified that the Demon of Lust was absent from the vessel, quickly checking to find the Demon of Pride was also missing from it’s vessel. Gumillio asked if it was possible and Elluki denied it, explain the demons’ bodies should always be in the vessel, even when possessing a human. After a long while, the apprentice watched his master begin packing his luggage, apologizing for their need to solve their recent enigma first. Sighing, Gumillio was disappointed his tour of the world was delayed but paid it no mind.

Witch Hunt
Gumillio and Elluki returned to Lucifenia and began spying for information. Discovered by the occupying Kingdom of Marlon, the two fled and were later added to the "Witch Hunt" decreed by Queen Kyla. At some point, Elluki told his apprentice about what he learned about the Glass of Conchita, including it's powers of reanimation. The following year, EC 502, the two traveled to the Marlon main island and, while there, encountered the sorcerer, Abyss I.R. After Elluki was defeated by the sorcerer, Gumillio fled and was compelled to travel to the Beelzenian Empire to answer the Emperor's call for them. Pleading to the Emperor to give him refuge from Marlon's pursuit, he accepted Gumillio as his advisor and he avoided being handed over into Marlon's custody.