Dec 31, 2025
Author's Commentary #47:
Time to talk about Chapter 47: Charlotte Rot.
Considering the chapter is Scharlachrot's name, you can assume it's going to focus heavily on her, which it does. Turns out, she was unattractive and dumb in her youth and in order to improve up both, joined a military boot camp. However, she didn't realize it was a boot camp headed by radicals seeking to overthrow the government, and ended up stuck there for over 5 years. Ironically, she managed to both improve her image and intellect there.
Despite being with the radicals for over 5 years, Scharlachrot did not once kill nor engage in inhumane activities, though that was mainly due to her primarily being kept exclusively in the training regiment. Ironically, she ended up doing more morally questionable things after forming the Fairy League with Heather. She was willing to kill to survive back then as shown in her debut DESPER match, but after failing horribly at chess, her opponent had mercy on her and let her live. This changed her for the better and inspired her to defect from both the Prussian army and the Desperado League. It is worth mentioning that I decided in the revision to have Heather be that opponent rather than a no-name. The reason I did it is because I felt it better connected the two and helped strengthen their bond more.
Speaking of which, a glimpse into Red Reaper's past is also shown. Funnily enough, he looks similar to the Red Baron pizza mascot.
フレデリック・フォン・リヒトホーフェン (Fredrick von Richthofen) is how his old name would be spelled in katakana. シャーロット・ロット (Charlotte Rot) is how Scharlachrot's old name would be spelled on katakana. Scharlachrot knowing him is why she felt so uneasy when he first arrived.
That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.
