Justus (Anime)

Justus (ユストクス, Yusutokusu) is an archnoble scholar who specializes in gathering information. He often helps Ferdinand on an unofficial basis.

Justus has gray hair and brown eyes. He has an "ordinary" appearance that helps him blend in with crowds when gathering information.

Justus enjoys gathering information, rumors, and anything new and unusual. He doesn't hesitate to go into places most nobles avoid, or dress in unusual disguises, to conduct his investigations.

Justus served Ferdinand as a scholar in the past, and worked closely with Eckhart. Currently, he helps out on an unofficial basis.

In the Season 1 Side Story OVA, the Head Priest Ferdinand orders Justus and his colleague Eckhart to collect information on Myne in the lower city.

Justus ends up leading the investigation while Eckhart is too nauseated by the filthy downtown surroundings to be of much help. However, he doesn't have much luck throughout his mission. First, he visits the Gilberta Company, but Mark notices him and he has to leave. Then he attempts to ask Lutz's mother about Myne, but she finds him suspicious and tells him to get lost. Finally, he happens upon Ralph, Fey, and Tuuli who are returning from foraging in the woods. They provide him some information about Myne, but eventually become suspicious when he asks about the Myne Workshop.

Justus and Eckhart regroup and try again. They tail Gunther and Otto to a bar, where the two men discuss Corinna's pregnancy. However, Eckhart once again becomes sick and they decide to break into the Merchant's Guild instead. After that, they gather information from the craftsmen who did business with Myne through the Gilberta Company.

After sending an ordonnanz to Ferdinand with their report, Justus insists on visiting the lower city market with Eckhart in tow. There, he sees a merchant who has a book on his shelf and asks to see it. The merchant happily allows it, mentioning that the only other person to be interested in the book since "that weird girl" begged to be allowed to touch it. Interested, Justus purchases the book and takes it with him.

When Gunther and Otto meet for drinks to discuss Otto's resignation from the city guard, Corinna pregnancy, and Gunther's resolution to protect Myne and the city, Justus eavesdrops on their conversation from the other side of the bar.

Benno correctly guesses that the person investigating Myne in the lower city and the person who broke into the Merchant's Guild are the same individual, and he begins planning to suppress information about Myne for her safety.


 * His name was first translated as "Eustachius," but was adjusted to "Justus" in Part 3 Volume 2. The Ascendance of a Bookworm anime uses the translation "Eustachius".


 * The book Justus purchases at the end of Episode 14.1 is the first book Myne saw when she woke up in the new world. It originally belonged to the family of Heidemarie, the deceased wife of Justus's colleague Eckhart.