Souei

""Apologizing would be meaningless. I am the one who shall make the final judgment."."

- Souei

Souei (蒼影) is an Ogre that was among the third group of subordinates to be named by Rimuru Tempest.

He is Rimuru's faithful shadow and the leader of the Shadow Squad of the Jura Tempest Federation. He as well lives in the Capital city of the Jura Tempest Federation: Rimuru City.

Ogre
As an Ogre, Souei had a lean yet muscular figure with a height nearing Benimaru's Ogre form. He has dark skin, dark blue hair and blue eyes.

From his forehead, protruded a single white horn and a blue eye-shadow on his lower eyelids. His skin also had a bluish tint which made his look overall grayish. From the corners of his mouth, also peeks two white canines, which further complements the already vicious and angry Ogre appearance.

His hair was straight and is of medium length, where his bangs covered his right eye most of the time. His clothing is tight-fitting, possibly due to his fighting style relying on speed and agility.

Kijin
After evolving into a Kijin, Souei shrunk to that of 180 centimeters and with the appearance of a lean young man in his late teens. He looks incredibly calm and collected, which goes well with his confident personality, and is all in all a beautiful man with a different air around him.

Thanks to Shuna and co., Souei received a brand new attire ,matching his dark blue color scheme that isn't too tight nor too fluttering to get caught in sharp objects during his espionage missions. His appearance has stayed the same since, receiving no alterations with later evolutions.

Personality
Souei seems to be afflicted with. After being appointed as a ninja, he took the position very seriously - too seriously for some of his companions and coworkers. Regardless, his presence radiates composure and unblemished strength, though whenever he thinks anyone is insulting Rimuru, he gets a creepy smile on his face. He operates ruthlessly and doesn't interpose personal feelings. He keeps his delusions only to times of peace and properly makes sure that it doesn't interfere with his work.

Despite some the concerns about his personality, he does his job properly and is very competent, able to create a counter-espionage force within a few months that's able to fend off spies from the Armed Nation of Dwargon, though it doesn't seem like he was able to notice the magical observation done by the Sorcerer's Dynasty Sarion, so against purely magical espionage methods he might still require the help of an expert on magical matters like Shuna, Diablo, or Rimuru himself.

Souei has an eloquent tongue to match his good looks and always expresses himself very stoically and confident.

Like all the other survivors of the Ogre Tribe, Souei is also very loyal towards Rimuru and he also keeps up his long-lasting childhood friendship with Benimaru, especially now that Benimaru and Souei are no longer master or retainer hence they can treat each other more equally in public.

Background
Souei was one of the six survivors of the Ogre Tribe. After escaping from the Orc horde, his group joined Rimuru's Hobgoblin village after an initial misunderstanding. He followed along until the village became the Jura Forest Alliance and later the Jura Tempest Federation, where he settled in as leader of the Shadow Squad that handles the espionage of Rimuru City.

Forest Disturbance
Souei was introduced in the Forest Disturbance Arc. The village was attacked by 10,000 Orcs led by the Orc Lord Geld and Majin Footman.

Trivia

 * Souei personality is loosely based on the Blue Ogre from a popular children's book in Japan.
 * Souei is seen as a true prodigy, being able to master skills and arts within just a few minutes of seeing them.
 * It's hinted that in his free time off, he enjoys reading popular ninja manga, like Naruto and other popular shinobi works.
 * Has a cool sense of humor, often catching others off guard with his jokes, quips or observations, making the mood relaxed and mirthful.
 * Is keenly aware of Souka's crush on him, but shows no interest or emotion regarding he acknowledges it. However it's hinted he admires her as a student and a hardworking subordinate, being able to adapt and learn quickly, always impressing him in training or in the field.
 * Souei likes torturing his captives. a gag in the manga is that he uses his sticky steel thread as bondage against female adversaries, only for to invertedly awaken their newfound kink and doesn't seem to notice their embarrassment or flirtations when being asked about doing something similar again.
 * The name "Souei" inspires wholeheartedness, optimism and purposefulness.
 * Souei thinks that getting women to love you is easy. Rimuru has several jealousy issues with his "cool confidence" and good looks comparing his former life to Souei in inner monologues.
 * According to the Slime Diaries, Souei seems to like cats.
 * He helped Rimuru with the piping of hot water from a nearby mountain into the Tempest Hot Springs and even personally created his own hot spring at his home after Rimuru figured that giving everyone one would be impractical.

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