Mark

Mark (マルク Maruku) is a character appearing in the Ascendance of a Bookworm series. He is Benno's right-hand man.

Appearance
He has short brown hair and wears a waistcoat over a white shirt.

History
Mark was affiliated with the Gilberta Company since his apprentice time. Therefore, he knows Benno since his childhood. When Benno's father died, Mark decided to stay with the Gilberta Company and support Benno when he takes over the company.

Personality
Dignified in his professional manner of interacting with others and thoughtful, Mark is also very skilled.

Story
By way of a bell summon from Benno, Mark enters the room and introduces himself to Myne and Lutz, where after he teaches Myne how to fill out their supply oders and teaches Lutz his letter. He continues to be a teacher for Lutz and Lutz looks up to him as his mentor and the goal to aim for. Throught the story he is diligent in all his work.

After Rozemyne was given the task of removing the current mayor of Hasse, Mark shows that he is an expert in information wars and manipulation.

Trivia

 * He was impressed that Lutz was able to write his name when they first met.
 * He finds it intriguing that Myne can calculate without using a calculator and ask her to teach him, as it can come in handy, when he hasn't got his calculator with him.
 * He swears to himself to raise Lutz so that he will survive being dragged around by Myne and Benno.
 * His dream is to become Benno's God of Fire supporting his growth from the side.