Yufina Marlon

"Karchess, don't say such selfish things... If our relationship's made known, we'll both be ruined."

- Yufina Marlon

Yufina Marlon was the Queen of the Kingdom of Marlon and one of Sateriasis Venomania's many victims. After marrying Prince Martius and becoming Queen, she had an affair with her favored retainer, Karchess Crim, leaving her treasured keepsake with the Count while journeying to the Beelzenian Empire. While visiting Asmodean, the queen was enchanted and abducted by Duke Venomania, becoming the eighth member of his harem.

Early Life
Yufina was born in EC 110 within the Marlon Royal Family, the only child of the King and Queen of Marlon. At some point, the princess received a Golden Key pendant as a keepsake from her mother, wearing the important jewelry on her person at all times. Yufina was later betrothed to Prince Martius of Beelzenia to forge a political alliance between the two nations for her father's planned conquest of the neighboring Lioness.

When her father suddenly died sometime after, Martius ascended the throne as King while Yufina became his Queen. At some point, she met Count Karchess Crim and the man became her favorite retainer; falling in love with the young noble, the two entered an affair, regularly meeting in secret to hug, kiss, and talk with one another in private.

Homecoming
"It's all right, my stay in Beelzenia won't be too long. It's for my husband's homecoming, not politics."

- Yufina to Karchess

In March of EC 136, Yufina agreed to join her husband at his homecoming to Beelzenia. Traveling to the port town of Jamet the day before their departure, the young Queen left Martius and secretly met with Karchess again and exchanged the usual intimacies. Realizing the risk of their affair, she reluctantly suggested they don't ever meet again. When Karchess continued to pry about why, Yufina stated she hadn't returned already and began to leave when the count restrained her, insisting they hadn't finished talking.

After explaining her husband would get suspicious if she took any longer, Karchess noted they'd be unable to see each other for a while once she left. As the man pleaded for her to stay a little longer, the Queen chastised him for being selfish, reminding him both their lives would be ruined if their relationship was discovered. Hearing him admit he knew that but still wanted to be with her, Yufina was touched and gave him her key pendant, telling him of its importance and to keep it until she returned.

As the Queen told him to think of it as her, the count expressed his anger with the gift and she questioned his issue with accepting it. She then insisted she wouldn't be gone too long since it was for her husband's homecoming and not political matters, promising to see him as soon as she returned. Seeing him calm down, Yufina told the "Count" she'd be leaving and he swiftly departed, waving her goodbye. Returning to her husband, Yufina departed with Martius on their ship the very next day, arriving in Rukolbeni a week later.

Venomania Event
While being escorted by Marquis Donald through Asmodean, Yufina's entourage was attacked by Duke Sateriasis Venomania and the Queen was subsequently abducted. Enchanted by Sateriasis' gaze, she followed him back to his mansion and joined his harem, living with the rest of the concubines in the basement.

A New Marlon
When her disguised lover successfully stabbed Venomania in EC 137, she broke free of the Duke's spell and fled with Karchess. Hunted by both Marlon and Beelzenia, the two eloped and went into hiding. Plotting to overthrow Martius' reign and reestablish her bloodline as the rulers of Marlon, Yufina backed her new husband when he established a new, "legitimate" Marlon country, attracting the support of the surrounding nobles. Two years after Venomania's demise, the new Marlon declared war on Martius' government and their coup eventually succeeded. At some point, Yufina and Karchess sired children.

Legacy
Following their deaths, Yufina and Karchess' lineage continued to rule over Marlon for centuries, eventually conquering Lioness and gaining complete hegemony over the entire Marlon Island. The Golden Key Yufina carried continued to be kept in the royal family's possession for several centuries, with tales of Karchess' triumph over Duke Venomania to save his beloved passed down to future generations since that time.

Personality and Traits
Yufina was a proper but affectionate woman. Self-conscious of the political world she inhabited, the young royal acted prim and befitting of her status. Well grounded and mature, she had the sense to keep her public image unsullied and be cautious about any potential threats. Despite this, she wasn't emotionless and felt a need for affection, unsatisfied with her political marriage to Martius and taking comfort in her intimate relationship with Karchess. She also greatly valued the golden key as a memento from her mother, considering it an extension of herself and rarely allowing it to leave her possession.

While not especially fond of him, Yufina did not hate her Beelzenian husband either; while considering him rather fair and kind, she also recognized him as weak and largely uninspiring as a ruler and lover. In contrast, Yufina was quite attracted to Karchess, finding his assertive yet childish demeanor to be cute, and treated him as her favorite vassal in the royal court. After entering an affair with the Count, she was reluctant to ever leave him though understanding they couldn't jeopardy their political positions for a forbidden love and even considered ending the relationship.

Skills and Abilities
As a member of the Marlon Royal Family, Yufina had a great deal of political clout among her constituents and was highly favored by Marlon's nobility. She also a possessed some political tact and a proper manner for interacting with fellow aristocrats and royals. However, the Queen lacked any combat training and was therefore useless in a fight, relying heavily on guards to protect her.

Conceptualization and Origin

 * Yufina's surname, Marlon, is a reference to Mammon, the patron demon of Greed.
 * Her name is partially inspired by the name of her representative Vocaloid, Yufu, with both names sharing the first three letters.

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Appearances

 * The Lunacy of Duke Venomania (first mentioned in PV)
 * Deadly Sins of Evil: The Lunacy of Duke Venomania (first appearance)
 * Waltz of Evil: The Deadly Sins of Evil Guidebook (mentioned only)
 * Quartets of Evil (non-canon appearance)