Ferris Q&A

Q: When Subaru-kun gave his speech at the royal selection, I think everyone was upset with him, but who was actually the most upset with him?
A: Minerva-ta...wait, no. The nameless knights were really upset, but seriously I think Ferris was the most upset.

Q: Does Feri-chan still more or less dislike Subaru?
A: Yes.

Q: Feri-chan dislikes Subaru, but perhaps he dislikes more people than he likes? Or is there something about Subaru that he dislikes?
A: I’m not sure if you meant to ask about someone in particular, but Subaru is basically disliked by everyone when he first meets them. Ferris dislikes Subaru because he’s ‘weak’.

Q: Despite disliking Subaru-kyun, Ferri-chan adds ‘-kyun’ to his name, says things that show he recognizes his efforts, and shakes hands with him; why is that?
A: He’s not childish enough to completely reject someone he doesn’t like. It’s kind of like working with a really annoying boss.

Q: How did Feri-chan feel when he shredded Subaru’s gate?
A: Crusch-sama will be angry, but it has to be done, right?

Q: Is Feri-chan ready to snap at Subaru-kyun because he’s so poor at using his gate?
A: If he saw how Subaru has messed up his gate now, he’d dislike him even more, I’d guess.

Q: What part of Subaru is the weakness that Feri-chan dislikes?
A: Everything about him. (Literally: All of his heart, skills, and body.)

Q: To Feri-chan, I think Emilia would be categorized as weak. Is that the case?
A: That’s why he dislikes her.

Q: Would Feri-chan be able to have a weak friend? For that matter, how does he decide who is weak?
A: I think the same person has been asking all of these questions, but maybe it would be better if you were to wait until it’s Feri-chan’s turn?

Q: Does Bea-ko wear pajamas or things like that? Also, who has the best fashion sense?
A: That’s probably Feris.

Q: Feris-san has been released, then. Are those clothes her own? Or is that the knight uniform?
A: That’s personal clothing. The knight uniform is in the illustration. (Note: ‘her’ is in error here, but it’s what was written, and Tappei didn’t bother to correct it here.)

Q: I can’t help but get excited to see Feris, but I’m not gay, right? When “Graycat”-sensei looks at a picture of Feris, your heart beats faster too, right?
A: Nope, my heart doesn’t flutter… What’s this guy talking about… Hey, don’t stand so close to me… Aifuji-san is over there.

Q: I completely forgot that Ferris has demihuman blood, but do any demihumans besides him hold important positions?
A: Feris isn’t a pure-blooded demihuman. He just strongly resembles a demihuman ancestor from several generations back. Both his parents are normal human, so he was confined in his childhood due to doubts about whether he was actually their child, thanks to his demihuman ears. There are no demihumans in important positions.

Q: This isn’t really related to the main story, but… In the Arc 3 Interlude “Their Various Vows”, Ferris says something like “The archbishops came, and Crusch lost her memory because of Emilia” but is he taking that position because they may have taken action in response to the white whale’s elimination, or his he striking out at her from confusion and agitation?

A: This isn’t unrelated to the main story at all, so I can’t answer.
Q: Can Feris cure cancer?

A: That’s difficult question. It’s already been revealed in the story that there are illnesses he can’t cure, so he might not be able to cure it. Returning someone to a state of health, and wiping out the cause of a sickness are different things, it seems to me.

Q: Between Ferris and Crusch-sama, which of them gives the other lap pillows?
A: Either of them can give the other a lap pillow. But basically, it’s Feris that does it.

Q: Is the time he injured Crusch-sama still something of a trauma for Ferris?
A: It is.

Q: At the time of the Arc 3 interlude, did he reattach Crusch-san’s left arm?
A: Ferris put his heart and soul into reattaching her arm. There’s not even a scar left.

Q: Is Crusch-sama the type that could get married as part of her job? If it looked like that was going to happen, would Feri-chan be opposed to it? Or would he agree to it if it’s what Crusch-sama decided to do?
A: She could do that. If Crusch-sama was doing it her way, Feri-chan wouldn’t oppose it.

note: most of the question about subaru was posted on july 2014, at this point Tappei was still writing arc 4, I'll geuss he starts to like him in arc 5.