Erich Baumeister

Erich von Benno Baumeister {エーリヒ・バメイスター)(after getting married as bridegroom, now Erich Wilhelm von Brandt)(エーリッヒヴィルヘルムフォンブラント) is a main supporting (and recurring) character in the series. He is a baron in the Helmut Kingdom, and is Wendelin von Benno Baumeister's elder brother. He is also the 5th son of the Baumeister family.

Appearance
He has a slender build and lacks physical strength, but he’s a handsome man and a gentle brother. He’s popular among the women of the territory, be they cute younger girls or lovely older ladies.

Erich has chin-length light-colored hair and eyes. He wears a posh noble outfit. He is the (イケメン - ikemen) of the family as he was the most popular brother out of the 8 due to his generic good looks (which is quite rare in this family). According to Wendelin, even he can't compare to Erich's looks.

Personality
Before the emergence of Wendelin's magical abilities, Erich was seen as the most capable and smartest of brothers in the Baumeister household. He is eccentric and extremely knowledgeable (with Wendelin's intellect being on par). Had he been fortunate to come from a wealthy family, he would have been recognized as a scholar of the kingdom, at a very young age. His mathematical prowess are his highest qualities, and as a result, he became the only other Baumeister brother, besides Wend, to “earn” his own family line.

Description
That guy was a man, making you believe that it was a mistake in itself for him having been born into the Baumeister household.Great looks, unmatched archery skills even for me and an outstandingly excellent intellect. Of course his popularity with the fief’s population was high.

Background
He is the 5th son born to Artur and Johanna and was the biggest threat to Kurt's inheritance due to looks, charm and intelligence till he left for the capitol.

Plot
After leaving the household, he went to the capital where he passed the municipal exam and managed to become a kingdom official in the Ministry of Finance. There he was favored by his superior and he offered his daughter to him and the ability to succeed his household.

After this, he was dragged into Wend's faction and his ministry career begins to flourish. After Wend defeated their older brother Kurt, the death of Baron Rückner and his followers during the battle left the financial ministry short handed. The kingdom awarded Erich the title of baron and appointed him as the finance ministry's deputy, reporting directly to Finance Minister Rückner the head of the finance ministry. One reason this was done was to have someone who could be the contact point for the Kingdom to Wend.

Abilities
He has normal mana

Skills
Genius Intellect - He is the smartest in the family, being the only family member (besides Wendelin and Amalie), to have the highest capabilities of Mathematics and to read and write at a very young age. He is also wise beyond his years, with him being Wend's primary source of advice about life and being a noble.

Expert Marksmanship - He is the most gifted and most talented of the brothers in terms of sniping from long distances. It is stated by Wendelin that he can't even compare to his archery skills. We can also assume that he has the longest attack range of all the brothers.

Wendelin von Benno Baumeister
Well is Erich's youngest older brother. Their relationship is the closest among the other brothers with him being open to talk to Wendelin at all times. He considers Erich to be the greatest out of all his other brothers. Unlike his other brothers his wife was chosen before Wend became famous and his father in law and his patron are happy that they have a relationship with Wend without having to do anything to achieve it.

Miriam Wilhelm von Brandt
Erich's wife. It has been decided they are to be married through her father. Throughout the course of the series, it is shown that they have a strong bond and a loving relationship. They currently have a few children, with only the eldest Jürgen, being named and introduced. Erich married into her family on the recommendation of Finance Minister Rückner who Erich works for.

Trivia

 * Erich is the most skillful archer in this territory.
 * He is the one Wend is the closest with. When he left the territory him and Wend exchanges gift and letter every year.
 * When King Helmut made him a Baron he couldn't understand why and tried to tell this to the King, but he was given a look to accept it and quit arguing. This was done for the sake of Wend.
 * Before he left the territory he told Wend not to advertise his magic.