Yi Yan Xialou

"By the way, Robert... You have always been too straight forward! That's why you can't beat this old man here! But you know, that also the side of you that we like the best! So... keep up the hard work, Robert!"

- Yi Yan Xialou in Robert's flashback

Yi Yan Xialou (Ī Yan Sharō) is a character introduced in Plunderer. She is one of the Althea Royal Guard's Three Grand Generals, known as "Water Emperor" (水帝).

Appearance
Xialou is a young woman, she wears the standard military uniform. She has medium maroon hair with a braid on the left side.

Special Service Arc
Xialou first appeared at the end of Chapter 37, along with other two grand generals and Alexandrov Grigorovich having a meeting with Charles De Bergt Althea The 11th, the King of Althea, in the castle. During the meeting, Charles wants to ask the grand general's thought about giving three Ballots to Special Service. After Xialou heard Robert Du Vanvich's thought, she stated if they don't give three Ballots to them, it'll causes the war between Special Service and Althea Royal Guard. Robert then stated they should have no problem to fight against them, as long as Robert releases his army to fight. Freidkam Von Lightning said there's no way they were able to defeat Special Service as the Royal Guard's forces are too weak to fight against them. Soon, Robert claims Freidkam and Xialou are cowards due to being fear at Special Service, which angered them. When Alexandrov explain how wrong the creation of Althea was, Charles orders Three Grand Generals to leave as she wanted to punish him.

After Charles has killed by Nikola, Alexandrov called the Three Grand Generals to finds the murderer who killed her. Soon, Robert kills other two grand generals and betrayed Alexandrov. Despite both Xialou and Freidkam were stabbed, they were actually still alive and the stabbing were merely an attempt for Robert to gain trust from the Special Service.

After the King's death, Robert sent Xialou and Freidkam into the Abyss and took Ballots.

Last War Arc
Later when Robert was almost killed by the Special Service's Three Grand Generals, he was saved by Freidkam and Xialou who just got their Ballots back from him, which Robert was shocked at their arrival. Xialou stated that if both her and Freidkam knew what Robert actually felt when he wanted some help, their friendship may not have ended up being broken and none of them would have suffered so much pain. Xialou also stated she hope Robert will take his responsibility for her, which he was confused at her words and asking her why. Then, Freidkam explained that Xialou actually loves Robert all these time and she has been worrying him ever since they were sent into the Abyss, in which she was embarrassed and said she will kill Freidkam. Soon, Robert's fight against them continues with the help from his old friends, with Freidkam fighting against Eterno while Xialou against Luine and Robert against Sumeragi. As they were fighting, Robert imagines about how Freidkam and Xialou would react when they discovered Jail Murdoch defeated him earlier and how they wanted to punish him for that, all while laughing and drinking alcohol together in a bar.

Once the last war finally ended, the grand generals from both sides stopped their fight and become friends afterwards.

Epilogue
After Robert done his jobs as the Supreme Commander of the Royal Guard, Xialou tries to invite him to have a drink jist like old times. Robert want to invite Freidkam as well but Xialou stopped him from doing so. Soon, Sumeragi entered the commander's room, attempt to convince Robert to become her husband just so they could birth a child that's even stronger than those of Barons. Xialou, however, interrupted then and tried to stop SumerGi while crying. After seeing Xialou's tears, Sumeragi changed her mind and apologize for her rude behavior. After Sumeragi left the commander room, Robert went ahead to confort Xialou and kisses her.

Abilities and Power
Xialou's count is 131471. It's stated by Jail that Xialou is one of the strongest Althea soldiers along with Alexandrov and other two grand generals.


 * Hydrokinesis: As the Water Emperor, Xialou possesses a Ballot Replica taking the form of a Jeweled Butcher Knife that gave her the ability to control and create water.
 * Drowning: Xialou can drown an entire object or person with extreme amounts of water pressure.
 * Hydrokinetic Shield Construction: Xialou can create shields of varying shapes and sizes out of water.


 * Master Swordsmanship: As one of the strongest Althea soldiers, Xialou should be very skilled at using sword.

Trivia

 * Out of Three Grand Generals, Xialou can hold the most liquor. At one time, Robert claims Nana Bassler's drinking skill is almost comparable to Xialou's.
 * Xialou shared the same English voice actress with Satsukitane Mikako from Minazuki Suu's previous work, Sora no Otoshimono.