Marius "Narrow Road"

Narrow Road

Marius von Hagen

Base

Evolve 1

Evolve 2

Base (Still)

Evolve 1 (Still)

Evolve 2 (Still)

General
Card Name	Narrow Road
Character	Marius von Hagen
Rarity	SSR
Attribute	Empathy
Max Power	9699
Max Influence	2820
Max Defense	1632

Obtain
Source	Shadows of Themis
Release Date	2021-07-29

Obtain Quote
"All I care about is how you see me."

Card Name in Other Language(s)
Chinese	冤家路窄
Japanese	腐れ縁
Korean	불길한 만남

Skills

Skill 1
Preemptive Strike III

[MAX] Deals 149.96% Influence damage to a single argument.

Level Details
Level	Description
1	Deals 110% Influence damage to a single argument.
2	Deals 114.44% Influence damage to a single argument.
3	Deals 118.88% Influence damage to a single argument.
4	Deals 123.32% Influence damage to a single argument.
5	Deals 127.76% Influence damage to a single argument.
6	Deals 132.20% Influence damage to a single argument.
7	Deals 136.64% Influence damage to a single argument.
8	Deals 141.08% Influence damage to a single argument.
9	Deals 145.52% Influence damage to a single argument.
10	Deals 149.96% Influence damage to a single argument.

Skill 2
Emotional Appeal III

[MAX] Boosts this card's base Influence by 125 for every Empathy card in the Primary Deck

Level Details
Level	Description
1	Boosts this card's base Influence by 26 for every Empathy card in the Primary Deck
2	Boosts this card's base Influence by 37 for every Empathy card in the Primary Deck
3	Boosts this card's base Influence by 48 for every Empathy card in the Primary Deck
4	Boosts this card's base Influence by 59 for every Empathy card in the Primary Deck
5	Boosts this card's base Influence by 70 for every Empathy card in the Primary Deck
6	Boosts this card's base Influence by 81 for every Empathy card in the Primary Deck
7	Boosts this card's base Influence by 92 for every Empathy card in the Primary Deck
8	Boosts this card's base Influence by 103 for every Empathy card in the Primary Deck
9	Boosts this card's base Influence by 114 for every Empathy card in the Primary Deck
10	Boosts this card's base Influence by 125 for every Empathy card in the Primary Deck

Skill 3
President's Orders III

[MAX] Boosts the base Defense of all Marius cards in the Primary Deck by 135

Level Details
Level	Description
1	Boosts the base Defense of all Marius cards in the Primary Deck by 27
2	Boosts the base Defense of all Marius cards in the Primary Deck by 39
3	Boosts the base Defense of all Marius cards in the Primary Deck by 51
4	Boosts the base Defense of all Marius cards in the Primary Deck by 63
5	Boosts the base Defense of all Marius cards in the Primary Deck by 75
6	Boosts the base Defense of all Marius cards in the Primary Deck by 87
7	Boosts the base Defense of all Marius cards in the Primary Deck by 99
8	Boosts the base Defense of all Marius cards in the Primary Deck by 111
9	Boosts the base Defense of all Marius cards in the Primary Deck by 123
10	Boosts the base Defense of all Marius cards in the Primary Deck by 135

Evolution Materials

Evolve 1

Empathy Chip I x10
Empathy Chip II x10
Infinity Chip II x10

Evolve 2

Empathy Chip II x30
Empathy Chip III x15
Infinity Chip III x15

Skill Level Up Materials

• Numbers shown are for leveling a single skill.

Level
1 > 2	6	6	6	10500
2 > 3	12	12	12	21000
3 > 4	18	18	18	31500
Total	36	36	36	63000

Level
4 > 5	12	12	12	45000
5 > 6	18	18	18	67500
6 > 7	27	27	27	101250
Total	57	57	57	213750

Level
7 > 8	18	12	12	135000
8 > 9	24	18	18	194000
9 > 10	36	27	27	297000
Total	78	57	57	626000

Marius "Narrow Road" Single Skill Total Materials

Stellin x902750

Empathy Impression I x36

Empathy Impression II x57

Empathy Impression III x78

Oil-Painting Tools x36

Block Component x36

Touch Stylus x57

Bluetooth Earpiece x57

Stud Earring x57

Pass Key x57

Card Rewards

Story Summary

This story takes place in Year 1. Marius is not yet in a relationship with the MC.

Marius asks to spend a day of a holiday weekend with the main character, who suggests they go to a popular dessert shop with a limited edition cream puff flavor. At the dessert shop, the MC finds it difficult to enjoy the special dessert as Marius has used the fact that Pax owns the dessert shop to bypass the long queue of jealous customers. To escape the stares from the lineup outside, the two go to the park. As they chat, an unknown assailant suddenly pelts the MC with small rocks.

The attacker is revealed to be a boy aged about 6-7 years old standing in a nearby tree. After a lengthy discussion about how to deal with the boy, he finally shouts at Marius for getting his father in some kind of trouble. The child is so desperate to hit the pair with his rocks that he moves in a way that breaks the tree's branches, falling in the lake; Marius immediately jumps in to save him, as the boy begins to drown quickly.

The MC calls emergency personnel to the scene and delivers CPR to the boy when Marius rescues him. She then leaves to buy the two dry clothes at a new clothing store nearby, overhearing gossip about Pax while at the store. The gossip claims that Pax used hazardous plastic in children's tableware and shifted responsibility to the whistleblower who discovered the issue to avoid blame, and that his fate as a scapegoat was exposed by his child -- the boy in the park. When the MC returns, she asks Marius if it's true; he knows of the hazardous plastic issue but seems unaware of the followup. The ambulance arrives with the boy's father, who goes from gratitude to rage when he finds out Marius is the one who saved his child.

The boy's father, named Martyn Campbell, enraged at what Pax has done to him, immediately launches irrational accusations at Marius; the MC mediates, and Martyn leaves in peace but says Marius will face consequences for what he's done. When the MC asks Marius whether there could have been a misunderstanding in Martyn's scandal, he encourages her to investigate. The two go to the hospital to check on Martyn's son and ask about what happened; Martyn says he's the one who discovered and reported the hazard, saving Pax's reputation and potentially children's lives, but that Pax's handling of the issue -- publicly placing the blame on him -- caused him and his family to be doxxed and harassed.

The next day, Marius calls two upper managers of the subsidiary for which Martyn had worked to his office; they claim to have been acting for the good of the Pax Group, but Marius fires the pair and blacklists them from Pax and all its subsidiaries. At the hospital, the MC questions Martyn again, gaining his trust by convincing him of her objectivity as an attorney. Through detailed questioning, she discovers most -- but not all -- of the responsibility for the situation lies with Martyn's superiors. After Martyn leaves, Marius calls the MC, and the two exchange status updates; Marius says she'll see the results of his investigation in five minutes.

Pax releases its statement while Martyn and the MC are still at the hospital: the two fired upper managers switched the manufacturing materials to lower production costs and pocketed the difference, then made Martyn their scapegoat, using Marius' name without authorization. Martyn repents for his slander against Marius, and in the following days, he deletes the video blaming Marius for the situation and apologizes. A few days later, Marius takes the MC back to the dessert shop from the story's beginning; having realized she didn't like the limited-edition flavor because it was too sweet, he's asked the shop to develop new flavors just for her and closed the shop so she can try them in peace.

Illustrations

None

Video Call

Video Call		Marius: Narrow Road (After Story 6)

Video Call script

Marius: What's with that look on your face? Surprised that I'm video-calling you?

Marius: Oh, it's the shirt... I told you that I'd cherish it.

Marius: Actually, I want to go see you, but I was afraid that going out would mess up your schedule.

Marius: How about we set a time and I'll treat you to cream puffs? You still seem to like 'em.

Marius: This has nothing to do with going into the food industry.

Marius: They were originally free desserts for Pax employees, but they gained popularity after employees gushed about them online.

Marius: Amazing? Heh, I've always been a perfectionist.

Marius: What? What're you suddenly laughing at? I don't think I said anything weird...

Marius: My tone just now reminded you of those domineering president types in romance novels?

Marius: No one's ever told me that before. Woman, are you deliberately trying to get my attention...?

Marius: Hey, I was just joking around! Don't give me the cold shoulder, Miss...

Marius: Even if this doesn't work on others, it's okay if it works on you, yeah? Besides, there's never been any "others."

Marius: Thanks for choosing to believe in me and for investigating this matter.

Marius: I won't let you down.

Story Locations

Misc
Dessert Shop

Main Character's Residence

Stellis
Park

Misc

Stellis Public Hospital
Hospital Corridor

Pax Group
Pax President's Office

Stellis Public Hospital
Hospital Entrance

Stellis Public Hospital
Hospital Ward

Main Character's Residence
Your Residence

Stellis Central Business District
Central Business District

Story Characters

Marius von Hagen

Marius von Hagen

Marius von Hagen

Martyn Campbell

Boy

Store Clerk A

Store Clerk B

General Manager

Shadow of Themis Availability

The following is a list of Shadows of Themis that Marius "Narrow Road" has been featured in.

• [Event Limited Solo Lead Selection] Kiss of Fervour Rerun- Marius
• [Rotation] Shadow Of Themis: Rotation 73
• [Event Limited Solo Lead Selection] Blizzardous Threads of Red- Marius
• [Rotation] Shadow Of Themis: Rotation 68
• [Event Limited Solo Lead Selection] Shadow Of Themis: Enduring Light- Marius
• [Rotation] Shadow Of Themis Rotation 64
• [Event Limited Solo Lead Selection] A Love Poem to Skadi Rerun- Marius
• [Event Limited Solo Lead Selection] Mystery of Bakerlon- Marius
• [Rotation] Shadow Of Themis Rotation 58
• [Event Limited Solo Lead Selection] For Hearts and Mysteries Rerun- Marius
• [Event Limited Solo Lead Selection] To My Beloved- Marius
• [Player's Choice Single Target] From Dawn Till Dusk
• [Rotation] Shadow Of Themis Rotation 53
• [Event Limited Solo Lead Selection] Kiss of Fervour Rerun- Marius
• [Birthday] Dreams Rewoven
• [Birthday 1 Rerun] Crown of Glory (Rerun)
• [Rotation] Shadow Of Themis Rotation 49
• [Event Limited Solo Lead Selection] Secrets of the Tomb- Marius
• [Event Exclusive] Unconcealable
• [Event Limited Solo Lead Selection] Blizzardous Threads of Red- Marius
• [Rotation] Shadow of Themis Rotation 40
• [Rotation] Shadow of Themis Rotation 35
• [Rotation] Shadow of Themis Rotation 30
• [Event Limited Solo Lead Selection] A Love Poem to Skadi- Marius
• [Event Limited Solo Lead Selection] Kiss of Fervour- Marius
• [Player's Choice Single Target] From Dawn Till Dusk
• [Birthday] Menagerie of Lights - M for My One and Only
• [Event Limited Solo Lead Selection] For Hearts and Mysteries Rerun- Marius
• [Rotation] Shadow of Themis Rotation 24
• [Event Limited Solo Lead Selection] Secrets of the Tomb- Marius
• [Rotation] Shadow of Themis Rotation 21
• [Rotation] Shadow of Themis Rotation 17
• [Rotation] Shadow of Themis Rotation 12
• [Rotation] Shadow of Themis Rotation 6
• [Rotation] Shadow of Themis Rotation 2