Arte

"Praise and worship our great Conchita."

- Arte

Arte is one of the loyal yet twisted servants of Banica Conchita. Like her twin brother, Pollo, she would be devoured by their master. She is one of Gretel's reincarnations.

Early Life
Born in the Grabia region of the Beelzenian Empire, Arte and Pollo's parents died when they were at an early age. Around the Summer of EC 306, Ron Grapple hired them into the service of the Conchita Family, serving as aids to the young Banica Conchita. Drawn to their new master, Arte and Pollo met the depressed Banica as she holed herself up in the mansion's basement. By the end of the season, they became close friends, with both twins becoming obsessive over her. After the ten-year old was engaged to Carlos Marlon, the two accompanied her as she visited her fiance. At some point, they came into possession of the vessel of Gluttony and became aware of the demon inhabiting it, storing the wine glass in a hole at the back of their room's fireplace.

Serving the Evil Food Eater
"It will be what we'll need in time." "It's a thing we'll need to save Lord Banica from ruin."

- Arte and Pollo

Around July of EC 323 the two were planned to accompany their master on a journey. Soon after returning with her brother to their room, she spotted Ron cleaning their room and about to toss away the wine glass he found in the fireplace. Stopping him before he could leave, Arte demanded him to not throw it away and the two claimed that it would be what would save Lord Banica from ruin. When Ron asked if they were the ones who brought the wine glass, they shook their heads and responded that they would simply follow Banica's decision, whether it was death or a contract. Inching closer to him during their explanation, the two then said he would not disturb, and one grabbed the servant's neck and killed him.

After Banica made her contract with the Demon of Gluttony, Arte continued serving her master's needs and accompanied her to the banquet Duke Oruhari held in November, carrying the insects and spiders Banica desired to eat at the party. During the celebration, Arte and Pollo took out the "dessert" as Banica ordered. The following November, Arte was given the responsibility of managing the noble's territories in Conchita's place, along with Pollo. Placed in charge of Banica's undead armies, Arte enthusiastically commanded the forces via the wine glass to protect the mansion from intruders. When Joseph was hired a chef in EC 325, she recognized him as being similar to the man who had "abandoned" her and disliked him as a result. When imperial messengers began arriving with invitations for Banica, Arte and Pollo killed them for their master. Later that year, the impatient maid, by Banica's will, drove the undead soldiers to retaliate against the approaching Beelzenian army and blanketed their attacks across the entire territory. Following Banica's will, Arte and Pollo cooked Joseph, making him another one of her meals. Sometime after, the maid was asked by her master what she tasted like and was subsequently eaten by the curious and hungry Conchita.

Legacy
In July of EC 325, the Beelzenian Empire, investigating the rumors surrounding Banica Conchita, requested the help of Elluka Clockworker. The following month, the mansion was found empty and its owner and staff missing. Finding everything in perfect order, the Empire concluded Arte and the rest of the staff fled with Banica to a neighboring country. Arte's succeeding reincarnation, Ney Marlon, also became a maid and exhibited similar traits to Arte; she was later given the Glass of Conchita to command a reanimated army due to her connection to the wicked maid. Her soul later awakened as the female servant in Evil's Theater, serving the Master of the Graveyard. While reviewing her films, Ma speculated that Arte's loyalty to Conchita was due to her resemblance to Meta Salmhofer.

Personality and Traits
Arte was short-tempered and selfish, acting far more cruel than her twin and often wearing a manic smile. She was very loyal to Banica, willing to serve her and attend to her every whim. Like her brother, Arte expected their master to be treated with the utmost respect, believing any "traitors" to their master's wishes had to be punished. Similarly, Arte didn't hesitate to kill those perceived as a threat to their master's safety. Despite this, Arte was willing to obey Banica's decisions, even if it was to die, although still providing her every means possible to live. As a reincarnation of Gretel, her fanatic loyalty to her master was due to her resemblance to Gretel's mother, Meta Salmhofer. Similarly, Arte held a disinclination towards Carlos due to his resemblance to Adam Moonlit, reminded of feelings of abandonment.

The maid had a malicious love for war and violence, attributing her favorite phrase to the former. Arte also held a close bond with Pollo and the two were nearly always together, even sharing the same room. When together, Arte usually mirrored Pollo with similar movements and gesticulations. Likewise, their relationship was close enough that they would finish each other's sentences seamlessly and sometimes even spoke in unison with one another. Both also shared a hostility towards the other servants entering their room to clean it. Due to their shared dislike for Joseph, the two enjoyed bothering him and constantly harassed him.

Skills and Abilities
Unlike her brother, Arte emphasized quality over quantity when cooking meals for Conchita, although she sometimes cut corners due to her mercurial personality. She was also more capable than her twin when it came to her tasks overall. Both her twin and she shared an uncommon youth, serving Banica for well over a decade while maintaining a child-like appearance. Despite her small stature, the maid was capable of restraining and killing men nearly twice her size.

Character Connections
Banica Conchita: Arte’s master. Arte had a close friendship with Banica stemming from childhood; due to this and Banica's resemblance to Meta, Arte was fanatically loyal to her and demanded others respect the duke. The maid would strive to achieve Banica’s aims and follow her decisions no matter what they were. This included both acting on what she perceived Banica would want and obeying her every direct order.

Pollo: Arte’s twin brother. Arte was very close with Pollo and always stayed by his side, eerily in sync with his words and actions. The two shared in equal measure their duties as Conchita’s servants, both of them later overseeing the governing of her territories.

Joseph: A fellow employee of Conchita. Arte saw the chef as reminiscent of Adam Moonlit and disliked him, constantly harassing him with Pollo in their day to day interactions. After "Joseph" attempted to betray Conchita, Arte was eager to follow her instructions to cook him.

Ron Grapple: A fellow servant of Conchita. Arte, like her brother, disliked Ron’s presence in their room and greatly disapproved of the chamberlain’s interference in Banica’s negotiation with the Demon of Gluttony. Seeing him as a threat to her master, Arte aided in Ron’s death without remorse.

Gretel: Arte's first incarnation. Arte received her loyalty to Conchita from Gretel's relationship with Meta Salmhofer, seeing remnants of Meta in Conchita. As well as this, she received Gretel’s memory of Adam Moonlit, seeing remnants of her foster father in Joseph.

Ney Marlon: An incarnation of Arte. Like her previous incarnation, Ney became a maid for some time and was later given the Glass of Conchita to command its reanimated hordes. Ney's obsessive loyalty to her mother Prim is similar to Arte's relationship with Banica.

Female Servant: An incarnation of Arte. The female servant's fanatic service to the Master of the Graveyard and appearance are reminiscent of Arte's in her relationship with Conchita

Conceptualization and Origin

 * Arte's name is derived from Artemis, one of the twin gods of Greek mythology; the deity is often associated with Selene and the moon as well as wild animals, the wilderness, the hunt, childbirth, and virginity.
 * Her original incarnation ties her to the Grimm's tale "Hänsel &amp; Gretel".
 * In the original story, Gretel is depicted as a gluttonous child, strengthening Arte's link with the Demon of Gluttony and her master, Conchita.
 * Her credited name in the Evil Food Eater Conchita PV, the Wicked Maid, refers to her more maniacal nature due to being a reincarnation of Gretel.

Curiosities

 * Like Chartette Langley and her twin brother, Arte maintains the same youthful appearance despite being much older.
 * In an interview, mothy stated that Arte's average day at the Conchita mansion consisted of bargaining with peddlers, managing assets, shopping for needed every-day supplies, washing her and Banica's clothes, taking a head-count of all the dead soldiers and livestock, and helping Pollo with harassing Joseph.

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