Ringi

 (リンギ, Ringi) is a character in Ousama Ranking. He is the former Lieutenant of the Kuhya Kingdom's military, but in reality was a spy for the Geslan Kingdom.

Appearance
Ringi is an average-height man with light hair in a bowl-cut, an up-turned nose, thick eyebrows, a thin mustache, and very prominent buck teeth.

He prefers to wear a light, striped tunic with long sleeves, light hose, and black shoes. When in battle he wears full-body chainmail under the Kuhya Kingdom's tabard.

Personality
In sharp contrast to his commander, Sadi, Ringi presented himself as a down-to-earth, friendly person who was happy to play along with Sadi's war games. He is slightly smarter and more circumspect than Sadi.

Plot
Years ago, Ringi worked as a torturer in the sadisitic Geslan Kingdom, here he was forced to whip slaves for any perceived crime. He hated inflicting such pain on people, and tried to shirk doing so at every opportunity.

One day Ringi encountered a man named Sadi, the manservant of a noble. Sadi took Ringi's whip and viciously struck the slaves, completing their punishment in a few short moments. Ringi took this as evidence of Sadi's sadism, not realizing Sadi was trying to get the punishment over with as quickly as possible.

Years later Ringi would be sent to infiltrate the neighboring Kuhya Kingdom as a spy for Geslan's forces. He joined the military, and eventually worked his way up to the rank of Lieutenant, second-in-command to Sadi, who had mysteriously joined Kuhya sometime before.

Ringi would serve the Kuhya Kingdom for years, until the Geslan Kingdom's forces finally staged their attack. During the attack Sadi tasked Ringi with protecting the castle from the walls while he lead a sortie against the attackers. Ringi used the opportunity to slay many Kuhya soldiers and allowed bandits to take over the castle.

During the ensuing confrontation, Ringi was exposed as a spy and grievously injured. He managed to escape in the confusion, his future uncertain.

King Kuhya
Ringi served King Kuhya as a loyal retainer for years, only to betray him at a pivotal moment.

Princess Mehi
Ringi served Mehi for years before betraying her trust.

Sadi
Ringi had actually encountered Sadi in the Geslan Kingdom, and came away believing Sadi to be a complete sadist. He allowed Sadi to believe the two of them were friends for years before his betrayal.

Geslan Spy
Ringi is a competent spy who was trusted to infiltrate and subvert the Kuhya Kingdom at a pivotal moment.