Paul Verlaine

Paul Verlaine (ポール・ヴェルレーヌ,) is the antagonist character in the light novel STORM BRINGER.

Appearance
His hair is blonde and he has blue eyes, he wears a sand-colored suit with a black vest, his shirt, which is also black, has a cherry tie. Like Chuya, Verlaine wears gloves but they are white. Throughout the novel he can be seen wearing the hat that is now Chuya's.

Background
Paul Verlaine was part of the special operations group alongside Arthur Rimbaud.

Along with Shakespeare and Goethe, both Rimbaud and Verlaine are considered part of the users of transcendental abilities.

History
He was trained by Rimbaud after his creator (known as "Faun") was assassinated. His real name was "Black # 12" (Kuro no 12-gō), but his current name was given by Rimbaud himself, who in his memoir, wrote that "Paul Verlaine" was his name before he was arrested, without However, because his family and ex-partner believed that he died, he decided to give his name to his friend.

Before the explosion caused by Arahabaki nine years ago, Paul decides to betray Rimbaud so that Chuya would not continue to be the subject of investigations, stating that he wanted him to be raised in a village with a new family without knowing anything about his past. Proposal to which Rimbaud refused and ended up being shot by Verlaine for the benefit of Chuya.

Since then, he keeps looking for Chuya to urge him to kill his creator "N" and get him out of a world of lies.

Dazai, Chūya, Fifteen Years Old
He manages to infiltrate the upper floor of the Mafia to take Rimbaud's hat with him, and assassinate the guards who were guarding Mori's office in the process. Later, he clarifies that he intends to take Chuuya with him, referring to him as "younger brother".