Erich Baumeister

Erich von Benno Baumeister (after getting married as bridegroom, now Erich Wilhelm von Brandt) 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
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.

Synopsis
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 Well'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 Baron Rückner's older brother, Marquis Rückner, the head of the finance ministry.

Abilities
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.

Wendelin von Benno Baumeister
Well is Erich's youngest 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.