Shuna Aren Lihita

Shuna Aren Lihita is a princess from a small kingdom and a First Dungeon explorer distinguished by her defensive strength. Initially frightened and inexperienced in battle, she develops into a shield-bearing frontline member of Revival after escaping Luka with her friend Palludia Gren Ehuir. (Chapters 5–6, 54–56, 110, and 141–150)

Biography

Awakening and the First Dungeon

Shuna first joins Kang Shin's Orc Lord raid as a princess whose royal bloodline has been blessed by her kingdom's guardian god. That blessing gives her an abnormally strong constitution, but she has no aptitude for weapons and relies on a large shield. Fear and inexperience make her hesitate during the raid, and the party removes her after repeated failures to perform her role. She is distressed rather than indifferent, however, and continues trying to become a defender capable of protecting others. (Chapters 5–6)

Later encounters show clear progress. Shuna uses her shield to receive the Giant Ghoul's attacks and angles it to redirect force instead of absorbing every blow directly. Her inherited defense is exceptional even when her other capabilities remain underdeveloped, allowing her to stand at the front while more offensive party members exploit openings. These battles establish the actual shape of her power: she is neither a weapon specialist nor a healer, but a constitution-based shield bearer whose value increases as courage and technique catch up with her natural durability. (Chapters 54–56)

World Crises and Heroic Growth

When Luka falls, Shuna and Palludia escape into the dungeon while the other battlefield explorers are lost. Shuna initially stays in Palludia's Residential Area home without being registered there, a precarious arrangement that could expel her if her vitality reached zero. Palludia later transfers the house to her so that Shuna becomes an independent explorer with a secure refuge. The two resume climbing together, turning their survival into a shared attempt to grow strong enough for the crises beyond the dungeon. (Chapters 110 and 124–125)

Shuna joins Revival as a Silver-rank member and gradually finds a place in its multinational team, with Hwaya Eleni Mastiford helping her socialize. Her family's defensive blessing lets her withstand attacks that Korea's S-rank ability users cannot penetrate, and she holds the frontline beside Minami Violet Sumire against cyclopes. She also protects Hwaya, Palludia, and Pepper during larger operations. Her limits remain visible: she is among the physically weaker Revival members outside defense and declines an SS+ raid she does not believe she can survive, choosing continued dungeon growth over reckless participation. (Chapters 141, 144–150, 154–155, 170, 202, and 219)

Final Wave and the Dungeon's End

Shuna is present with Revival's assembled exterior force when the Demon Lord's dungeon opens. She is not selected for the small party entering the decisive confrontation, consistent with her established role as a dependable defender rather than one of the guild's highest-output specialists. The corpus provides no later individual combat scene or injury for her, so her latest supported state is alive and active with Revival as the final crisis unfolds. (Chapter 343)

Appearance and personality

Shuna is a pretty, slender young woman with curly pink hair. Her delicate appearance contrasts with the enormous shield she carries and the exceptional durability granted by her lineage. The corpus emphasizes this contrast when she stands against large Floor Masters or frontline monsters: visually she appears less imposing than many warriors around her, but her defensive constitution allows her to receive blows that would overwhelm them. (Chapters 5, 54–56, and 141)

She begins timid and prone to panic, especially when an enemy's pressure exceeds her experience, yet she is also earnest, passionate, and unwilling to let an early failure define her. Shuna becomes more composed through repeated dungeon climbing and Revival operations, while retaining enough self-awareness to decline missions beyond her current strength. Her close friendship with Palludia and willingness to protect support fighters show a cooperative temperament centered on keeping others safe rather than pursuing individual glory. (Chapters 5–6, 54–56, 110, 150, and 170)

Powers and abilities

Guardian god's blessing

Shuna's royal family receives a hereditary blessing from its kingdom's guardian god, granting her an exceptionally strong constitution and defensive ability. Attacks from high-ranked ability users fail to break through her guard, and the blessing lets her absorb the tremendous physical pressure of Floor Masters and massed monsters. The benefit is specialized: it does not grant corresponding weapon talent or offensive power, and early accounts describe Shuna as weak in most areas other than defense. Her development therefore depends on learning to apply that narrow advantage reliably. (Chapters 5–6, 54–56, 144–145, and 154)

Shield defense

Shuna fights with a large shield, placing herself between enemies and more vulnerable allies. She learns to angle its face so that attacks slide aside, reducing the force she must absorb, and later holds a shared frontline against cyclopes with Sumire. Revival also assigns her to protect ranged and support members during field operations. No named shield skill or healing technique is securely attributed to Shuna in the supplied corpus; her demonstrated strength lies in positioning, constitution, and the practical control of impact. (Chapters 54–56, 149–150, and 155)

Dungeon progression and limits

Continued First Dungeon climbing advances Shuna from an inexperienced raid member to a Silver-rank Revival member and eventually a Gold-rank explorer. Levels and equipment improve the durability she already possesses, but the story repeatedly distinguishes survival from complete combat power. She declines an SS+ raid because she judges herself insufficiently strong, climbs with Palludia to close that gap, and is not chosen for the final Demon Lord party. Her latest capability is therefore substantial frontline defense within a team, not independent mastery over top-tier world enemies. (Chapters 141, 170, 202, 219, and 343)

Power progression

Relationships

• Palludia Gren Ehuir: Palludia is Shuna's close friend and fellow survivor from Luka. They escape through the dungeon, share housing until Palludia transfers the residence to Shuna, and continue climbing together. The corpus identifies them as friends, not sisters. (Chapters 110, 124–125, 141, and 219)
• Kang Shin: Shin first leads Shuna in the Orc Lord raid, removes her when fear makes the party unsafe, and later accepts her into Revival after she has matured as an explorer. His teams rely on the defensive specialty that her earliest failure had prevented her from using consistently. (Chapters 5–6, 141, and 149–155)
• Hwaya Eleni Mastiford: Hwaya helps Shuna enter Revival's social circle and later fights from behind the protective line Shuna is assigned to maintain. Their cooperation reflects Shuna's development from an isolated survivor into a trusted defensive teammate. (Chapters 144 and 155)
• Minami Violet Sumire: Sumire is Shuna's principal defensive peer in Revival. The two stand together against cyclopes and are noted for guards that ordinary S-rank attackers cannot easily penetrate, although Sumire later grows into a broader and more powerful combat role. (Chapters 145 and 149–150)

Items

Shuna's defining equipment is a large shield, used to intercept and redirect enemy attacks. She also selects a lump of refined blue iron when Revival distributes materials, presumably for future equipment, but the supplied corpus does not confirm a completed named item made from it. Neither the shield nor the material has a separate catalog article associated with Shuna. (Chapters 5, 54–56, and 150)