Hakushaku to Yōsei (伯爵と妖精 ?, "Earl and Fairy") is a series of light novels written by Mizue Tani and published in Japan by Shueisha. The story is serialised in Cobalt magazine and illustrated by Asako Takaboshi.
Shueisha have also released two drama CDs, and a manga version has begun serialisation in The Margaret. An anime adaptation began broadcasting in September 2008.
Edgar J. C. Ashenbert (エドガー・J・C・アシェンバート, Edgar J. C. Ashenbert)
Voiced by: Hikaru Midorikawa
Edgar is a flirtatious man in his early twenties with very distinctive ash mauve eyes. When he was young his parents were both murdered. As a result, he was thrown onto the streets and branded as a white slave. He was subsequently framed as a mass murderer and forced to flee from America for his alleged crimes. Stripped of his honorable name, Edgar embarks on a journey to find the famed Sword of Merrow. By obtaining the sword, Edgar hopes to assert himself as the "Earl of the Blue Knights" thus aquiring a respectable title and gaining a fabricated sense of honor. In his quest to find the Sword of the Merrow, Edgar captures Lydia Carlton, believing her eyes to be the key to finding the ledendary sword. He is revealed to be in love with Lydia, and is frustrated and confused as to why she continually avoids his advances. He openly shows his love for her and even asks her on the night of his ball, to have her dance with only him and no other, lest he becomes jealous. He tells her it makes him uneasy to see her communicate with other men so easily and is rather unnerved over the fact of her friendship with Paul.