Ludwig Hewitt

Home town: Tearmoon Empire

One of Mia's loyal retainers. The second son of a mercantile family, he had been a bright spark ever since he was a young boy. He'd always dreamed of becoming a government official, but it didn't take him long to realize just how rotten to the core the Tearmoon Empire was after he began studying towards his goal. It was because of this that he truly despised those blueblooded nobles and the imperial family. Disciple of the Wandering Sage.

In the previous timeline, he was a tax official in a department at the Imperial Capital but was transferred to a department in the country-side by the time Mia was 11. During the Empire's financial crisis, he tried very hard to convince the others to rebuild the Empire. Even though he despises the nobility, due to a certain event, he changed his mind towards Mia. By the time Mia was imprisoned, he was running around proposing for Mia's release.

In the timeline of the main story, he remained working at the Imperial Capital and, due to a display of "wisdom" from Mia, he swore his loyalty to her...

(Spoiler from Volume 4 of the LN)

...but, it will be much later when he realizes the true essence of Mia and reaffirms his loyalty not to "The Empire's Wisdom" but to "Mia", like he did in the previous timeline.