Farion, Nina

ニナ・ファリオン

The eldest daughter of the current Sword God Gull Farion. Nina was a proud young woman who had idealistic and naive expectations about life. She slowly changed after meeting and losing to Eris Greyrat, and her later encounter with Rudeus Greyrat. She realized and learned more about the true meaning of strength and the Sword God Style.

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Nina was raised up in the Holy Land of Swords. She was a prodigy who attained Sword Saint rank when she was 16, and was speculated to advance to Sword King and Sword Emperor ranks when she turned 20 and 25 respectively.
Despite her being Gull Farion's eldest daughter, she was taught instead by Sword Emperor Timothy Britts. She has been practicing with the sword since a very young age, the Sword God Style being all she knew about the world.
Initially, Nina was introduced as an opponent for Eris Nina was angry that Eris preemptively attacked Jino before their duel even began, and vowed to kill Eris during her duel. When the duel began, Nina was able to break Eris's sword and expected the victory, but instead was beaten unconscious by Eris' fists and kicks. Being shamed in front of her peers, she began to hate Eris and began a rivalry with her.
Nina was unable to find time for her rivalry and to be in contact with Eris since seemed to be constantly busy with training with Ghyslaine and Gull Farion. Attempting to provoke Eris one day, Nina says that she would never find a man if she is always so dedicated to training, which Eris denies and says that she already had a man. They have a conversation over Eris' love story with Rudeus, which Nina envies and believes that she lost even in love. Nina comes to the conclusion that Eris must be lying and goes off to investigate Rudeus.
Nina is shocked by the information which easily floods in about Rudeus and his accomplishments; she starts to doubt the rumors and sets the goal to beat Eris by beating the man she looks up to and enslaves him. Nina sets her goal and heads to Ranoa Magic University to find Rudeus, and follows some Dorudia beast men who were also looking to defeat Rudeus at the time. Nina is able to find Rudeus and finds that another beast man has beaten her to the punch and challenges Rudeus, which he beats him within an instant to Nina's shock.
Attempting to challenge Rudeus again, Nina finds him later to find that there are many more beast men challenging him and she is put in the back of the line. That's when Badigadi shows up and tries to cut to the front by challenging all the combatants in line already. For some reason, Nina finds herself attacking the demon lord and is easily cast aside and her sword broken. Rudeus comes out and has his duel with Badigadi which Nina spectates and is shocked by the power he demonstrates. When Nina returns, she starts to understand Eris more and resolves to become stronger and ever since carried another sword with her in case her sword breaks again.