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Lyne Mei (リィン＝メイ Ryin Mei, Yen Press: Lynn May) is secondary female character of Plunderer. She is a sergeant, who protects Hoemmh which is located at the side of a hill.
Appearance[]
Lyne is dark-haired and dark-eyed, with dark brown hair and reddish brown eyes. On either side of her head, her hair is light blue and pokes out from under her hat.
She is required to wear a uniform that rides up very high on her thighs. They do little to protect her modesty in battle, given her signature technique is kicking.
She is heavier than she looks, most likely brawny from her training and enjoying food.
Personality[]
Amiable to a fault, Lyne is always eager to help others. Boosting her count is not the sole motivator. She is genuinely a good person, if not a little daft because of her sweet nature. She is easily misled because of how quick she is to want to do something good. Lyne is also short-tempered when anyone refers to her weight as too heavy.
She is unafraid to use physical force to protect others and fulfill her duties as a soldier.
Plots[]
Past Events[]
Lyne was sent into Hoemmh by her superior to protect the village. Although in reality, she was sent to Hoemmh because the Althea Royal Guard found her useless; so, they "kicked" her out.
Despite her clumsy attitude, Lyne always tries her best to gives the villagers of Hoemmh happiness. She also always makes sure that nobody sees her sad face, so she is always hiding herself whenever something troubles her, even though the villagers know that she is sad.
Story Events[]
Legendary Red Baron Arc[]
Lyne first appeared in Chapter 3 alongside with Pele Poporo in the town of Hoemmh. She is creating a flyer to build a children's playground. While doing volunteer work, Pele informs Lyne about the "Legendary Red Baron" that showed up on the wanted poster. Although Lyne doesn't know anything about the Baron's legend, she said she will capture the Baron when they see him in the village. Soon, Lyne and Pele meet a man with a mask in a pudding costume, who is apparently named "Pudding" and a self-proclaimed man that is mostly hate by the women; he says this while crying. Then, Pele told Lyne that they should help him, saying that this is the perfect chance for her to increase her count; her count is based on how many people she's helped. Under Pele's suggestions, Lyne went on a date with Licht to make him happy.
Licht "confesses" his love on Lyne
After a while, Pele got tired of this "game" and told Lyne that Licht is indeed the "Legendary Red Baron" that was shown on the wanted poster. Soon, Licht took Lyne's saber away and stated that she can't do anything without her weapon. However, it's revealed that he miscalculated the situation, as Lyne's signature move wasn't swordsmanship, but her physical combat. After Lyne realized that people can see her panties, both Licht and Pele wonder why she was so surprised when she wears a miniskirt. Then, Licht "confessed" his “love” for Lyne, causing Lyne to blush. Lyne stated that she accepted his "proposal" and said she will surely marry him if he take his responsibility. Afterwards, Lyne realized that Licht has already run away, Pele told her that his "proposal" is merely just an excuse to make her guard to down, all so he can run away without her noticing. This made her embarrassed.
On the next day, Lyne continues her volunteer work to advocate for building a children's playground together with Pele. During the work, Lyne said that she’s shamed that she let Licht run away yesterday. Successfully capturing him would have increased her to a lieutenant rank, just so she could change her "sexual harassment" uniform. Soon, Licht appeared and stated that he will help her do the volunteer work. Lyne realized that Licht appeared again, and she went to capture him. When the villagers of Hoemmh joined part with the running, Lyne stated that Licht is not her boyfriend. Then, Licht asks Lyne about why she "showed" her panties yesterday if she's not his boyfriend. The villagers soon claimed that they always saw Lyne's panties everyday, which embarrassed her and stated that's why she wants to capture Licht. Before she could do so, Licht went back to hiding himself from her. After Licht "left" the area, the villagers requested for Lyne to help them to solve their problems. After Licht discovered that Lyne is a kind person, he showed up to help her fix the girl's doll. Although, she and the villagers went to capture him again. While they're running, it's showed that both Licht and Lyne were smiling together.
After a while, Licht noticed someone was coming, So, he protected Lyne from an attack. Licht was caught by an iron spike attack created by Lyne's superior, Jail Murdoch. Lyne was worried about Licht and angered at Jail's action. Soon, Jail orders the soldiers to surrounds Licht and tells him to stop acting like he's injured. Then, Licht stated he had no choice but has to fight against them. Jail ordered Lyne to explain to the others about the Ballot Holder and Ballot's function, as if he wants to test her knowledge as a soldier.
When Licht fights against Jail, along with the villagers, Lyne is watching their fight. She stays in the same place until Jail decides to punish Licht. Just as he strikes Licht with his iron chain, Lyne comes in between them and gets hurt instead. She believed Licht was not a bad man, as he had helped her distribute flyers and helped repair a little girl's doll. Jail tears apart Lyne's flyers, calling it "stupid" and calling Lyne "useless". Despite the protests of the townsmen, Lyne apologizes to Jail. She hears Licht say to her that she shouldn’t apologize. When Jail and Licht attack each other again at their full strength, the ground shakes. So, both Lyne and Pele tell the villagers to leave. As the villagers are leaving, Lyne overhears Licht's words about how the town's peacefulness and governing is because of her. This causes Lyne to completely fall in love with him.
Licht saved Lyne from falling
Because of the power emitting from Jail and Licht, it results in a portion of the ground to break. Lyne was standing and she falls down. She is shocked by the sudden turn of events. Jail and Licht rush forward to save her, but before Jail could, Licht reaches her in a blink of an eye and catches Lyne. As Licht saves Lyne, he tells her that she's heavy and she needs to diet. She is angered, and his first count reduced to -1001. When Jail rushed down, Licht tosses Lyne towards him. He says how heavy she is and for Jail to be careful in a cheeky manner. Licht makes his escape by falling down. Jail states that he won't let him run away and tries to attack him. He is soon stopped from doing this action and rushes back to Hoemmh.
Jail creates the playground with his iron
After Jail carries Lyne to safety, he tosses her to the ground, as if she was heavy. He then remembers the way Licht had defended Lyne and instantly builds a children's park with his iron. He then says he will stay in Hoemmh for 3 days. He asks them to plaster the iron from the ground, as his iron doesn't hold if he is not around; only after that, he will go after Licht. He also asks Lyne to join him in the mission as well, to which she agreed. Soon, Lyne told the villagers to gather some lumbers to builds the playground without the need of irons. Jail's count goes down from 12500 to 12499 due to his broken conviction.
Linden after being destroyed
After Lyne is done creating the playground, Jail and Lyne continue their mission and go on to capture Licht. When they arrived at Linden, they found that the city was destroyed. Jail and Lyne wonder what's happened, and Pele soon found the only survivor. They asked the survivor about the situation. The survivor then said that the "Abyss Demon" came to destroy the city. Jail doesn’t believe what the survivor stated and suspected that it must have been done by the Ballot Holder. The survivor also stated that the "Abyss Demon" can fly too, which shocked Jail, as there's no Ballot Holder that can fly.
Later, along with Jail, Lyne went to Nana Bassler's mobile tavern and waited for Licht's return. As Licht and Jail are having their drinking competition, both Lyne and Hina drink alcohol. However, the two girls can't seem to handle it. Soon, Nana drinks the entire bottle in front of Hina and Lyne, as if to show them how the adults drink alcohol. As everyone is having fun around, Lyne immediately thought that Hina is Licht's girlfriend and felt saddened. Soon, an earthquake suddenly occurred. It was discovered that there's a black hole that looks similar to the one from Linden.
When the "Abyss Demon" appeared, the rest of the citizens were confused about it. When the helicopter launched its attack, Jail created a huge iron wall to block the attack. After a while, Licht revealed his rank as a soldier and temporarily took control of the Royal Guard. Lyne and some people were surprised about it. When the hands of Althing appeared from the ground, Hina tried to ask the Royal Guards to help Licht fight against the helicopter. Jail stated that they can't help him, as attacking the hands of Althing would result ib them receiving the death penalty. After hearing Hina's words, along with the rest of the soldiers, Lyne decides to help Licht against the Althing.
Pele saves Lyne from a Special Service's spy
Soon, a mysterious girl appeared behind Jail and "killed" him. Then, the girl destroyed the helicopter. The mysterious girl is revealed to be Sonohara Mizuka, the Pursuit Baron. After Sonohara introduced herself, the rest of the citizens were confused about her. Then, the mysterious group with black uniforms, also known as Special Service, appears and kills the citizens. When Lyne is almost killed by a spy of Special Service, she was saved by Pele. He was punched by the Special Service spy instead. Licht tried to fight against Sonohara. However, he was soon defeated by her and captured, along with the rest of the citizens. After Licht was angered at Sonohara, he saved Hina's group and the citizens from the hands of Special Service.
After Licht revealed his true purpose, the fight between him and Sonohara began, once again. As they are fighting, Lyne believes that Licht can defeat Sonohara. Hina wonders if he really can win or not, since his counts (5700) is inferior compared to Mizuka's (32000). Soon, Pele asks Nana some questions about the Barons, as he found something's strange about Licht's strength based on his previous fight against Jail. When Licht's count is increasing, Lyne and the others are shocked. Lyne wonders how he can increase his count. Nana explains that this is how the Barons originally looked like. Nana stated that he is trying to activate his bloodlust side, which is known as "Schmelman's bloodlust". This could allow Licht to increase his counts rapidly, but the cost is that he will lose his sanity. Later, after Jail defeated Licht and his original personality returned, Hina and the others were shown to be happy and glad that the battle is finally over.
Return to the Past Arc[]
Special Service Arc[]
Last War Arc[]
Epilogue[]
Both Gespenst and Lyne, as a couple, are present when Hina is giving birth to her child. Lyne wondered if she can have a child or not, but she was soon jumped by a flustered Gespenst. He claimed that if she really wanted that, then they need to properly build their relationship first before doing so.
Appearance in Other Media[]
Special Booklet[]
Lyne appeared in the special booklets that were released together with the anime's Blu-ray.
Schmelman's Alternative Tales[]
Lyne appeared in the Drama CD Schmelman's Alternative Tales.
In Cinderella part, Lyne was portrayed as the Prince.
Abilities and Power[]
Lyne's count is 410. Her count stands for how many people she has helped. Lyne's current count is 473[1].
Lyne kicks down a tree
- Power Legs: Lyne's signature move. Her kick is strong enough to break a tree. After taking Schmelman's advice, she trains hard, and her kick is now strong enough to break a person's bones.
- Superhuman Speed: After taking Schmelman's advice, Lyne trains hard, and her speed is now as fast as Licht Bach, as noted by Gespenst.
Trivia[]
- Lyne's face slightly resembles Astraea from Minazuki Suu's previous works, Sora no Otoshimono. While her hairstyle is similar to Ikaros, it is specifically the ear-like light blue hair that poke out on the sides that are similar.
- Lyne had romantic feelings for Licht, although it changed from Licht to Gespenst in later chapters.
- Lyne's blood type is O[2].
- At some point during the serialization of Plunderer manga, Minazuki Suu once considered turning Lyne into the New Baron under the title of "The Heavy King of Belly Fat Meat" as a part of the running gag that she is fat.[3]
- Lyne is featured in one of Shounen Ace 30th Anniversary's illustrations that was displayed at Animate Honten, together with Nymph from Sora no Otoshimono[4].
References[]
- ↑ Plunderer Chapter 79
- ↑ Plunderer Chapter 35
- ↑ Minazuki Suu's Tweet
- ↑ https://x.com/animatehonten/status/1851081522268266782