Wilhelm (ヴィルヘイム Viruheimu) or Croquette (コロッケ Korokke), is the founder and first ruler of the Great Empire. He is also Adelheid's late grandfather, whom he on her last visit before his demise took to the Nekoya to alleviate her loneliness from being away from her family. He was nicknamed after his passion for the restaurant's croquettes.
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Wilhelm was the illegitimate son of one of the Four Heroes and a princess of the from the Duchy. However due to his father's wanderlust and being at war, their relationship became strained. Wilhelm only regarded his mother to be his only parent. Wilhelm eventually discovered a Nekoya Door where it led to the Western Restaurant Nekoya, where he became a regular along with William Gold, Altorius and Tatsugorou. He met the current master of the restaurant when he was but a boy. The young at the time revealed to Wilhelm the main ingredient for croquettes to be potatoes. Eager to have his favorite food available in his Empire, Wilhelm managed to secretly make a deal with the boy without Daiki Yamagata's knowledge. Taking them back to his country he and several priests of the Lord of Earth managed to successfully grow the crop where it became known as cobbler's fruit and a sacred dish to the Lord of Earth and led to the prosperity of the Great Empire.
Wilhelm eventually sired a son who when he came of age was passed the throne. From his son, Wilhelm gained a granddaughter who was named Adelheid who was named after his mother. The former emperor retired to his villa in the countryside which contained his treasured Nekoya Door. Due to his son’s busy life in running the empire, Wilhelm found himself often taking care of his grandchild in his son’s stead. During her time with him, as a young girl, Wilhelm took her to the Western Nekoya Restaurant to cheer her up.
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- Despite being a quarter elf, Wilhelm aged normally.
- According to his father, the last time Wilhelm ever spoke to him was to brag about his access to superior croquets.