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Russell Fellow (ラッセル・フェロー) is the Treasurer of the Commerce Guild in the Dragon Kingdom of Lugunica. However, behind the scenes, he works as the current Director of the mysterious defense organization known as the Six Tongues. He played a small but important supporting role in Arc 3.
Debuting in Arc 3, Russell made a deal with Natsuki Subaru to participate and cooperate in negotiations with Crusch Karsten on the condition that he relinquish his cell phone once he had finished hunting the White Whale.[1][2] At some point after the end of the arc, Subaru forfeited his cell phone to Russell under Crusch's supervision.[3]
Appearance[]
Russell is a tall man with dull blond hair. He wears a good quality suit with a limited number of adornments as to not look crude, giving off the impression of an able man.
Personality[]
Russell is a realist that is shrewd with money. He tends to decide on things based on profits and losses and is only interested in figuring out how he can earn the most, leading to him being described as a mosquito that tries to drain as much money as possible from his opponents. He has a notable reputation in the underworld of the Royal Capital, including in the slums, and although he is married, his marriage was purely for political purposes, therefore he has no love for his wife.[4]
However, beneath this image lies a very cunning and ruthless man. Heavily loyal to the Kingdom, he is willing to do anything to maintain the authority of the Kingdom, including having people threaten members of House Astrea after learning the danger that a young Reinhard van Astrea. Furthermore, he has no qualms in using curses to torture his subordinates who fail him, and he is indifferent to their suffering so long as it means.
History[]
Once Upon a Time in Lugunica[]
Roughly 15 years before the events of the main story, at the age of 14, Russell Fellow set up Roswaal L. Mathers' mugging, right after the latter left the Royal Castle after the ceremony where he inherited the family name "Roswaal". By doing so, he insured that Roswaal had no ill plans with the Kingdom, planning to put it in danger through different means. He even teamed up with Roswaal and helped him form an alliance between two rivalling groups: The Brotherhood, led by Marcos Gildark, and the Golden Wing Faction led by Fareed Impusen. Later that same night, Russell was notified by his subordinate Belmont that the Divine Protection of Mind-Changing had been detected from the Astrea Manor. The mansion was then invaded by multiple unknown assailants, and Heinkel was suspected and questioned of holding intentions of insurrection. Quickly realizing that his son, Reinhard, had used the Divine Protection in an attempt to aid his father with convincing Marcos to rejoin the Royal Guard, he scolded Reinhard for his actions, and the young boy, who had erased the Divine Protection forever, saw a figure outside of the mansion's window who mouthed to him a threat: that he must protect the Kingdom for his family.
At some point, Russell became the treasurer of the Kingdom’s Commerce Guild, as well as the Director of the Six Tongues.
Riot in Flanders[]
Following the failure of Helaine Gatness’s plan to replace the leader of The Balance with a pawn who was easier for her to manipulate and manage, she was taken into custody by the Six Tongues. Russell interrogated her, outlining that she disobeyed her orders by attempting to act on her plan and the balance of power in Flanders was satisfactory the way it was. Once she finished giving her explanation, he punished her with torture via a curse mark engraved on her back, inflicting intense pain to her when he placed his palm on it.
The Lion’s Ferocity[]
Following the Battle for Priestella, Felt and Reinhard escorted the captured Sin Archbishop of Wrath to the Royal Capital’s Prison Tower. As Reinhard took her into the tower, Russell met Felt outside of the tower and invited her to dinner at his home. Later that night, she and Reinhard attended his dinner, where Russell was left starstruck by their relationship. Shortly after, they began discussing the intensifying heretic hunts of the Holy Kingdom, the actions of the mayors of the City-States, and signs of a civil war brewing in the Empire. Russell also mentions that big waves of change are rolling, one that hasn’t been seen in 400 years, which Felt attributes to Subaru and Emilia.
Abilities[]
Divine Protection (加護 Kago): Russell has the Divine Protection of Evaluation (目利きの加護, Mekiki no Kago),[4] which enables him to determine if an item is of good or bad quality, and if the item is in front of him, he can evaluate its condition and quality with perfect accuracy. However, if he is evaluating an item he's never seen before, he can only know if it's of good or bad quality, and he gains no knowledge of how it's used or how much it's worth.
Six Tongues (六枚舌): Russell is the current Director of the Six Tongues, a secret organization that acts as the backbone of Lugunica from the shadows. At his command, they take on numerous missions, whether it is to maintain order, to quash illegal organizations, or to subdue anyone who threatens the Kingdom.
Trivia[]
- At a talk show held on March 30, 2024, it was confirmed that Russell would be active in Arc 10.
References[]
- ↑ “You were a big help, Russell. Just like I promised, I’ll give you my cell phone after we’re done hunting the White Whale.” Re:Zero Light Novel Volume 7, Chapter 1, Section 3.
- ↑ Once he got ahold of Russell, whose negotiations with Crusch had similarly failed during Subaru’s third time through the loop, they agreed to help each other during the meeting. That cooperation rested on the condition that Subaru would eventually hand over his cell phone. Re:Zero Light Novel Volume 7, Chapter 1, Section 3.
- ↑ “After the results of Arc 3, it was handed over under Crusch’s supervision.” July 31, 2014 AskFM Q&A
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Narō Blog Post