Peony Upala Malkuth IX
ピオニー・ウパラ・マルクト九世
A childhood friend of Jade Curtiss, Nephry Balfour, and Dist. Peony is a very laidback, unconventional monarch. He trusts Jade explicitly and is perhaps the only man to truly understand him. Peony has a soft spot for animals called "rappigs", which he keeps as pets named after people he likes (including Jade, Nephry, Saphir/Dist, Aslan Frings, Gelda Nebilim, and Luke). He was once in love with Nephry, even setting aside a mansion he intended to share with her. However, because she was a "commoner", they could not wed. In the end, she married someone else and the emperor has never completely mo...
