Finance Minister Rückner

''Finance Minister Rückner is one of the main male tritagonist characters in "Hachinan tte, Sore wa Nai Deshou!" He is the older brother of Baron Rückner''

Appearance
The Novel just says he is an Elderly noble, but he is shown to be in his late forties to early fifties with black hair and beard.

Etymology

 * Finance comes from French and means "A Person who Manages Monetary Affairs."
 * Minister comes from Middle English ministre, Old French ministre or Latin minister and can mean “an attendant, servant, assistant, a priest's assistant or other under official”
 * Rückner comes from Middle High German word rucken and means "To Move or Draw."

Background
He is the eldest son of the Marquis Rückner household and is charge of the spending of the Helmut Kingdom

Plot
We first meet him after Wend had slain the Undead Ancient Dragon and King Helmut offered Wend 1700 platinum coins for the dragon bones and its core. He explained to the King that the Kingdom couldn't afford to pay that amount with the current budget. King Helmut made concessions on other spending's so they wouldn't go into deficient. When Wend and his group went tot he Ancient Ruins and almost died he accused the Adventurers Guild of being in league with Baron Rückner. They denied this but the damage was done and all the upper management of the Adventurers Guild was forced to retire. After Kurt's failed assassination attempt on Wend failed his relationship Wend was at its worst as Wend didn't know if he could trust him.

Abilities
He has normal mana

Skills
He is excellent in the financial field.

Baron Rückner
They despised each other as Baron Rückner was looking ways to discredit him and take his peerage and position.

Wendelin von Benno Baumeister
They had an OK relationship before having a falling out when Kurt tried to kill Wend. When knew that the brothers didn't like each other, but when Wend found out that Baron Rückner was given some of the land of the Savage Lands to development, Wend thought they were in cahoots together and didn't trust him. He didn't want Armstrong to reveal anything about what happened with Kurt to him. When Wend and Armstrong went to him to clear thinks up, he explained that his brother came to him and used Rodrich Rückner as a means to get the land concessions. Since Baron Rückner finally acknowledged Rodrich as his son, who was Wend's chief retainer even though Finance Minister Rückner knew Baron Rückner probably had something to do with Kurt but couldn't prove it, he was backed into a corner and had to give the concessions. He tried to make it up to Wend by offering Corinna as a concubine, but Wend declined and had her become Rodrich's head wife. He finally got the connection with Wend that he wanted when Wend told him that the first son born by Katharina Linda von Waigel will marry someone from Finance Minister Rückner family chosen by Rückner.

Viscount Mongérard
He is one of his Vassals and the former Patron of Rüdiger Wilhelm von Brant.

Konrad
Konrad is Finance Minister Rückner assistant.

Corinna von Rückner
His granddaughter that will marry Rodrich Rückner when she comes of age and their first born son will take over Baron Rückner's peerage.

Keller
He is Rückner second cousin and in charge of the former Waigel territory.

Hermann von Benno Baumeister
He found a second wife for Hermann as he wouldn't marry someone who would become the Head wife over Marlene.

Trivia

 * He was tricked by his brother Baron Rückner to give him part of the Savage Lands development. This caused Wend to think him and his brother were working together to kill Wend. wend did not trust him for while till the spoke and cleared it up.

Quotes
"That man claims that he is more excellent than me"

- Rückner about his brother

"That man won’t cross such dangerous bridges. Being delighted of the possibility of Baron Baumeister’s death, the family’s eldest son will only have a short-lived elation"

- Ruckner to Burkhart, Armstrong and King Helmut about his brother

"Despite not supporting Baron Baumeister’s group properly you lot want to just take the request fee as it will become a large sum? Of course, you will refrain from that, won’t you?"

- Rückner to the Adventurers Guild