Borksen

Borksen
Kana	ボークセン
Rōmaji	Bōkusen
Also known as	Bork
Debuts
Manga Debut	Chapter 394
Characteristics
Gender	Female
State	Alive
General Status
Affiliation	Kakin Royal Army
Occupation	Private first class in the Kakin Royal Army Provisional Hunter

Borksen (ボークセン, Bōkusen) is a private first class in the Royal Army of the Kakin Empire and a Provisional Hunter.

Appearance

Borksen has large, dark eyes and light-colored hair that falls past her ears but above her shoulders, curling up at the ends. She wears the standard attire of a Kakin soldier.

Personality

Borksen is extremely intelligent and observant, having noticed the reactions of Theta and Salkov to the mention of Nen and having made a connection between their tattoo artist and Morena. While she is cautious regarding dangerous matters, she is also ambitious regarding her career. Among her group of friends, she is persuasive and influential.

Plot

Succession Contest arc

When Gipper is left confused by Otocin's use of the word "Nen", the latter explains that it's a dangerous power spreading quickly on Tier 1, guessing that it's the reason why "Tserri" hasn't handled the situation on Tier 3. Gipper wonders who reported the information to a private second class, and Otocin reveals that they learned about it from Borksen, a provisional Hunter on security detail at the royal living quarters. Gipper recognizes them as a private first class and says that he will request for her to be transferred to Tier 3 as an advisor.

Momolly can't believe that Otocin would involve Bork in the situation, but Otocin replies that her information will be crucial, explaining that Morena wouldn't pick a fight with "Tserri" if she didn't have a plan. Momolly points out that Otocin did just that against Gipper, but Otocin replies that it was calculated since he was able to get Bork transferred. Later, Momolly suggests waiting for Borksen's arrival to confirm the facts, quickly adding that they can discard the assumption that Morena doesn't use Nen.

Borksen reuniting with the other soldiers

After meeting up with the five soldiers, Borksen explains that Tserriednich is learning Nen from Theta, his personal bodyguard, warning that they will be instantly demoted if they leak the top-secret information. Otocin wonders about Nen, but Borksen herself is unaware of it since it's classified, adding that she was planning to investigate it before being transferred. Otocin asks if she's upset, and Borksen confirms it with a smile on her face, chastising him for revealing the information to Corporal Gipper. Otocin replies that they needed to know the details and adds that they were able to propose the transfer request early warning system. Borksen calls him naive and says that Gipper wouldn't agree to switch now that he's moved up, guessing that he's using her as a pretext to restrict communications with soldiers in the lower tiers in order to prevent information leaks. The first soldier says that while she is most likely right, he thinks there's a 5% chance that Gipper decides to stay in contact with them.

Borksen points out that Gipper won't be able to get any information out of Theta anyway, and another soldier asks why Theta would share top-secret information with her, even if the two are friends. Borksen replies that while she wouldn't tell her about Nen, something else got her attention. She reveals that after the emergency broadcast was made and Tserriednich learned about Nen, both Theta and Salkov began acting strange. However, she says that they will have to do what they can from the lower tiers, assuring the others that she agrees with their assessment that Morena is most likely a Nen user and that they should avoid her at all costs to protect their own lives. Two of the soldiers are happy to see that she is the same person they have always known, but Borksen points out how difficult it will be to avoid Morena while also pretending to look for her. Another soldier says that it should be easy since they know Morena's face and she doesn't know theirs. However, Borksen replies that she probably does since the tattoo artist who gave them their unit tattoos used to be a Heil-Ly member, adding that he only avoided the massacre during Morena's inauguration because Tserriednich pulled him out in time. She reveals that they were listed in his client database and that Morena most likely has information on personal soldiers.

The soldiers worried about Morena capturing them

The first soldier wonders if Nen is really that dangerous, and Borksen explains that while she doesn't know the details, she could tell from Theta and Salkov's reactions that it's comparable to a top-secret weapon. Otocin quickly reminds them that he said it was more dangerous than a gun, but the first soldier and Momolly reply that Borksen's words are more convincing. The other female soldier wonders if they are able to learn Nen as well, and Borksen reminds them that she could have investigated the question if she had remained on Tier 1. She emphasizes that survival is their top priority and that they are at a disadvantage since they don't know anything about the Heil-Ly members. She suggests contacting the Xi-Yu or Cha-R to establish a working relationship as soon as possible. Momolly then asks Bork whether she would tailor her response if one of them gets caught by Morena, and she agrees that they should come up with a contingency plan.

After meeting with Xi-Yu and Cha-R members, two of the soldiers confirm the information and add that the Heil-Ly weren't at the office. Ken'i tells them that they have possibly found the secret hideout behind Room 3101 and that Nobunaga plans to investigate it with two other Troupe members. He adds that he and Hinrigh will track the pair seen on the camcorder footage and try to bring them back alive so that they can avoid police involvement. Borksen explains that they are unable to help since the Heil-Ly know their faces, but another soldier adds that they can turn themselves in if they end up killing the two Heil-Ly members.

Abilities and Powers

As a Provisional Hunter, Borksen has all the benefits granted by her status as a Hunter. However, these are all temporary, and her Hunter status and license will expire after the voyage to the New Continent.

Manga Appearances

Succession Contest arc
340. Special Mission	Absent
341. Threats	Absent
342. Challenge	Absent
343. Invitation	Absent
344. Author	Absent
345. Signature	Absent
346. Options	Absent
347. Inauguration	Absent
348. Resolve	Absent
349. Worm Toxin	Absent
350. Prince	Absent
351. Battle to the Death	Absent
352. Troublesome	Absent
353. Cold-Blooded	Absent
354. Heat	Absent
355. Detonation	Absent
356. Unfortunate: Part 1	Absent
357. Unfortunate: Part 2	Absent
358. Eve	Absent
359. Departure	Absent
360. Parasite	Absent
361. Withdraw	Absent
362. Resolve	Absent
363. Nen Beast	Absent
364. Speculation	Absent
365. Choice	Absent
366. To Each His Own	Absent
367. Synchronization	Absent
368. Foul Play	Absent
369. Limits	Absent
370. Observation	Absent
371. Mission	Absent
372. Disappearance	Absent
373. Inheritance	Absent
374. Ability	Absent
375. Persuasion	Absent
376. Determination	Absent
377. Scheme	Absent
378. Balance	Absent
379. Collaboration	Absent
380. Alarm	Absent
381. Predation	Absent
382. Awakening	Absent
383. Escape	Absent
384. War	Absent
385. Warning	Absent
386. Hypothesis	Absent
387. Recreation	Absent
388. Reflection	Absent
389. Curse	Absent
390. Clash: Part 1	Absent
391. Clash: Part 2	Absent
392. Information	Absent
393. Plea	Absent
394. Hypothesis	Debut
395. Founding: Part 1	Appears
396. Founding: Part 2	Absent
397. Founding: Part 3	Absent
398. Search	Absent
399. Expulsion	Absent
400. Secrecy	Absent
401. Moonlight	Absent