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“ ”
Ah, then there is no need to worry. For I am not making use of
them as humans.

—Bondrewd
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Bondrewd
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Japanese

ボンドルド
Rōmaji

Bondorudo
Profile
Gender

Male
Species

Human
Status

Alive (consciousness living through his Umbra Hands)

Delver
Class

White Whistle
Relatives

Prushka (Adopted Daughter)

Toshiyuki Morikawa
Eng.Voice

David Harbold
Bondrewd "The Novel", also known as "The Lord of Dawn", "The Sovereign of
Dawn", is a legendary White Whistle Delver who has made many great discoveries about the
secrets of the Abyss. A researcher fascinated by the Abyss, he has often resorted to illegal and
morally questionable means in order to get funds for and conduct his research, including
selling Artifacts illicitly, developing dangerous drugs, and even experimenting on living
humans.
His methods went against all the ethical principles of Delvers, but he was allowed to continue
due to his outstanding results. Ten years ago, he did the unthinkable by establishing a large
base named the Ido Front in the deepest area within the 5th layer of the Abyss, as well as
securing a route to the then-inviolable 6th layer.

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Appearance
Bondrewd is a tall man sporting mostly black clothing, with a long coat and a suit. He always
covers his face with a black helmet which includes a gap in the middle where violet light shines
through. His main body also has what appears to be a lizard tail, which is presumed to originate
from an artifact. His White Whistle is sculpted into the shape of two hands clasped together in
prayer.

Personality
Bondrewd is a man who values knowledge above else, even in the wake of whatever moral
issues that may occur from his actions. He is willing to sacrifice anyone and everyone in the
pursuit of it, not out of malice but because he feels that they need to be prepared for whatever
will come as the next 2,000-year period approaches. He remembers the names of each of the
individuals he has sacrificed to that point, seeing it as a necessity.

He doesn't show hostility to those he faces. Rather, he praises them if they manage to get the
advantage over him. Despite his methods, he is a quite capable father.
History
Spoiler warning: The following section contains spoilers. Read with caution.
Dreadful Experimentation Flashback Arc
At some point in the past, Bondrewd was responsible for some unclear criminal offense in a
foreign country and a bounty was placed for his head. Regardless of this, he became a Delver
and did anything he could to obtain funds for his research into the Abyss, selling drugs made
through human experiments on the black market, selling artifacts and relics illegally, and many
other questionable acts. Some bounty hunters would show up to claim his head, but they would
all disappear, and eventually, no one would approach him out of fear.

Fifteen years ago, he managed to steal the Special Grade Artifact, Zoaholic, and used it to
spread his consciousness on multiple bodies, creating the Umbra Hands (fan
translation: Praying Hands). Five years later, the achievement that earned him the rank of a
White Whistle Delver was made: Probably after years of work, he established a large operating
base in the 5th layer and secured a passage to the 6th layer using an ancient altar of the past.
When he became a White Whistle Delver, he used his original body as the material for the Life
Reverberating Stone necessary to make the whistle, becoming his very own whistle
himself.[1] Since then, Bondrewd became nothing but a soul moving between bodies with the
use of the Zoaholic. Despite this, his pursuit for knowledge of the Abyss remained just as
strong.
During one of his experiments researching the Curse of the Abyss, Bondrewd offered children
who wanted to unravel the secrets of The Abyss to come with him to the Ido Front. However, he
never told them openly that they were going to be used as test subjects. Among the children
were Nanachi and Mitty. As Bondrewd continued testing, more and more children were used
up in his experiments until only Nanachi and Mitty were left. On his final test, he used both of
them, resulting in Mitty being hit with the Curse of the Abyss, while Nanachi received the
Blessing.

Afterward, Nanachi became his assistant in hope to find a way to return Mitty to her human
form, but left with Mitty later on due to not being able to stand the experiments on humans any
longer.

Sometime after, he took in an unfortunate child as his daughter and named her Prushka.

Ido Front Arc

Bondrewd has been expecting that Riko, Reg, and Nanachi would arrive at Ido Front and
welcomes them. He asks Nanachi to work for him again, to which they agree on the condition
that Reg and Riko will not be hurt; however, it's too late, as Bondrewd has already ordered his
Umbra Hands to examine Reg's body. After the three escape, he follows them with a few of his
Umbra Hands. Soon after, Reg fights him, dragging him down under the ocean and then swiftly
bringing him back up again. As result, Bondrewd sufferes the curse and his body is malformed
beyond recognition.

Prushka arrives, with an Umbra Hand, at the scene and starts crying over the state Bondrewd is
in. However, due to Zoaholic, Bondrewd has already transplanted his consciousness into the
present Umbra Hand and takes the title of Bondrewd once again with the swap of his helmet.
Prushka is overjoyed with relief that Bondrewd isn't dead, but he makes her pass out with an
injection to make it easier to carry her back. Before Reg can attack again, he hits Riko with
Curse Needles and invites them to visit him again before he returns to Ido Front.

In his new body, he puts Prushka into a cartridge, knowing her love and devotion to him will
give him the Blessing if he tries to ascend. Indeed, when he fights Reg again, Bondrewd ascends
from the Miniature Garden of Dawn and is able to receive the Blessing because of Prushka.
After his second defeat, his consciousness once again transfers into one of his Umbra Hands,
though this time, he lets Riko, Reg, and Nanachi go, now accompanied by Meinya and Prushka,
who is now in the form of a Life