Goddess ( 女神, Megami) Voiced by: Yukari Tamura (Japanese) Veronica Taylor (English) An entity from the afterlife who offers the Assassin the chance to be reborn in another world with his memories intact, but with the condition of killing that world's greatest hero when he reaches the age of 18. Esri loves to tease her son and often gets into cooking contests with him after teaching him and eventually discovering he was especially skilled in the culinary arts. She was initially against raising Lugh as an assassin of House Tuatha Dé, but was convinced by her husband, who promised that he would protect Lugh with all of his power. Esri Tuatha Dé ( エスリ, Esuri) Voiced by: Chiaki Takahashi Lugh's mother, a noblewoman of House Vicorne, thus the reason for Lugh's silver hair, too. A loving father, he is proud of the fact that his son has absorbed so many of his teachings, especially on the occasion where his son broke his family creed to help his loved one, similar to how Cian himself had done the same to help his own significant other. Cian Tuatha Dé ( キアン, Kian) Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa (Japanese) Kyle Hebert (English) Lugh's father, as a Baron he is the current head of House Tuatha Dé. Much like Tarte, she figures out that Lugh only saved her life because she was useful in his mission, but even so, she develops feelings for him. Her role on Lugh's assassination team is information gathering, logistical support and interrogation of prisoners.
She serves as the CEO of Lugh's cosmetics brand while Lugh is absent. Maha ( マーハ, Māha) Voiced by: Shino Shimoji (Japanese) Hayden Bishop (English) Lugh's adopted sister, Maha is yet another mage saved by the machinations of Lugh although at that time, he was known by his alias, Illig Balor. Although she is aware that Lugh only saved her life because of her high magical talent, Tarte decides to dedicate her entire life into being his most dedicated tool, to the point she even develops feelings for him. She also participates in the interrogation of prisoners. She is highly skilled with the use of the spear. On the surface, she appears as Lugh's beautiful attendant. Tarte ( タルト, Taruto) Voiced by: Yūki Takada (Japanese) Courtney Lin (English) Lugh's assassination assistant, Tarte is a mage saved by Lugh who wholeheartedly entrusts herself to her savior. When the Viekone region is affected by a civil war, Dia's father asks Lugh to safely take Dia into the Tuatha Dé region, where is adopted under the guise of being Lugh's younger sister. She is one of the most powerful mages in her kingdom (Swoigel) and becomes even more powerful with the help of Lugh and his all-around knowledge of the modern world. Dia Viekone ( ディア, Dia) Voiced by: Reina Ueda (Japanese) Caitlin Glass (English) Lugh's childhood friend, cousin, as well as his lover, Dia first met Lugh as his teacher in the ability to use magic. He is tasked by the Goddess with the job of killing the Hero after he defeats the Demon Lord as a prophecy revealed that the Hero, drunk on power, would destroy the world himself after defeating the Demon Lord. Accepting this request, the protagonist awakens as Lugh Tuatha Dé and swears to finally live his life to its fullest as a human being and not as a tool.Ĭharacters Lugh Tuatha Dé ( ルーグ, Rūgu) Voiced by: Kenji Akabane, Makoto Koichi (young) (Japanese) Christian Banas (English) The son of Cian and Esri, Lugh is the designated heir of the House of Tuatha Dé, taught in both the arts of medicine and assassination by his father. When he died, he was awakened by a goddess who wanted to reincarnate him in a world of swords and magic because she needs his skill set to prevent the destruction of that world at the hands of the Hero.
However, the plane he was on was sabotaged and even his skills as the greatest assassin could not save him. Due to his advanced age, it was finally decided that he would be able to retire.
The protagonist is an old man who had lived his life as the world's greatest assassin.
An anime television series adaptation by Silver Link and Studio Palette aired from October to December 2021. Both the light novel and manga have been licensed in North America by Yen Press. It was later acquired by Kadokawa Shoten, who have published the series since February 2019 under their Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint.Ī manga adaptation with art by Hamao Sumeragi has been serialized online via Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace Up website since January 2019. It was serialized online from July 2018 to October 2021 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat ( 世界最高の暗殺者、異世界貴族に転生する, Sekai Saikō no Ansatsusha, Isekai Kizoku ni Tensei suru), also known as The world's best assassin, To reincarnate in a different world aristocrat, is a Japanese light novel series written by Rui Tsukiyo and illustrated by Reia.