Noelle Zel Lespinasse

Noeru Jiru Resupinasu (ノエル・ジル・レスピナス) or her disguise name as a commoner known as Noelle Beltre (ノエル・ベルトレ) is the first daughter and once former of the Lespinasse Household. She is a second-year high school student at Alzer Academy and the eldest twin sister of Lelia in the series. Noelle was the protagonist of the otome game sequel and becomes the Priestess after the Sacred Tree Sapling chooses her.

Appearance
She possesses long, blonde hair with pink tips, which she ties into a ponytail on her right side. Her body is slender, with long arms and legs, and Noelle had a normal-sized chest. Her amber eyes were kind but strong & she gives off a tomboy vibe. Leon commented that she looked like a gyaru.

In the sequel of the otome game, her hairstyle is in twintails yet has the same hair and hair tips color compared to her current appearance. (Image of Noelle's appearance on otome game sequel.)

Personality
Noelle is a lively and outgoing teenage girl with a free spirit. Unlike most people in the Alzer Republic, Noelle is rebellious and willing to stand up to authorities if she believes she is in the right. She remains outspoken even in front of members of the Six Great Nobles. Although her facile tongue often worries her friends as it can get one in trouble.

Because she spends most of her life as a commoner, Noelle's behavior lack sophistication and refinement. She acts and talks casually in most situations. Combined with her headstrong attitude, Noelle gives an impression of a tomboy. Underneath the unrefined appearance, Noelle is a sweet and modest girl with no interest in political power or social status. As a result of being neglected during her childhood, Noelle yearns for love; She wants nothing more than to live her life with her loved ones.

Despite being highborn, Noelle dislikes the Alzer nobles and the Sacred Tree. Having witnessed countless injustices at the hands of nobles, Noelle is sympathetic toward commoners and their suffering. At the same time, it also causes her to feel attracted to Leon, who boldly challenges people in power for the sake of the weak.

Story Overview
Original Game: Otome Game Noelle was the second game's protagonist, where she and one of the five capture targets save the Alzer Republic.

Background
Noelle and her twin sister, Lelia, were born in the Lespinasse Household to the previous Priestess and her commoner-born husband. Despite being born into a wealthy and privileged family, Noelle's childhood is full of bitter memories. As her favored twin sister constantly lived up to the expectation of the adults, Noelle, an average child, was deemed a disappointment and neglected by her parents and retainers. One night, Noelle met with her parents, who told her to become the next Priestess. They also had her promise that she would protect Lelia in secret. Desired to be loved by her parent, Noelle accepted that forced promise.

Unbeknownst to Noelle and Lelia, their father had never been the Guardian, and their mother, who betrayed the Sacred Tree, had already lost her Priestess crest. Thus, neither of the twins could be Priestess. Noelle's parents intentionally forced her to do the hard part of pretending to be a Priestess. As they grew desperate, her parents arranged her engagement to Leon Sara Rault, hoping to force the Rault House to become their allies. However, the two never met, and Noelle was only vaguely aware of the arrangement.

Following Leon's death, Albergue and other Great Nobles uncovered the truth about the Lespinasse household. Angered by their deception and fearing the Lespinasse would take control of other nobles via the Sacred Tree, The Great Nobles, led by Albergue, destroyed the Lespinasse Household, killing all its members except Noelle and Lelia. The twins assumed that they were forgotten about when in reality, they were spared due to Albergue not blaming them for their family's sins. The two sisters then took the name Beltre and tried to live everyday lives under the covert protection of one of their house's knights, Clement.

After enrolling in the Academy, Noelle met Jean, discovering that she shared a name with his pet dog, and the two became friends. Around the same time, Louise Sara Rault began bullying Noelle to keep others from targeting her.

At some later point, Noelle met Loic while in town, and the two hung out for some time, but Noelle realized that they weren't compatible with each other when Loic shot down all of the things she wanted to do. On the other hand, Loic became interested in Noelle and, with encouragement from Lelia, began to pursue her, becoming her stalker.

Volume 4
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Volume 6
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Volume 10
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Volume 11
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Alternative Routes
Ideal appeared in the Alzer Republic suddenly and destroyed the Republic; the sacred tree released a ton of monsters. Albergue Sara Rault and the Six Noble Families failed to stop the sacred tree and were killed. Noelle calmed the rampaging sacred tree and was absorbed by the sacred tree. Noelle temporarily stalled the sacred tree and asked Leon Fou Bartfort to destroy it. The spirit of Noelle asked Leon to pass a message to Lelia.
 * The Sixth

Lespinasse Family
Their relationship is highlighted by Noelle's inferiority complex toward her sibling since childhood. Due to Lelia's intelligence and popularity in their surrounding, Noelle has always been judged and compared to (especially by her parents), which led to Noelle harboring envy of her younger sister. She would later confess that she is in no way fond of Lelia's condescending attitude toward her.
 * Lelia Zel Lespinasse (Younger Twin)

Despite having a negative bond with her sibling, Noelle earnestly tried to keep her promise to her parents to protect Lelia. A prominent example is when she was willing to risk her life to push Lelia away from Emile's range of fire. Always striving to be the best older sister, she often felt too helpless and maladroit.

Noelle didn't have fond memories of her parents. Noelle desired parental love from her parents, but she is often neglected and compared to Lelia. Noelle accepted the forced promise from her parents to protect Lelia, hoping she would receive love and affection from them. Over time, she came to resent her parents for lying to her about becoming the Sacred Tree's Priestess and forcing her to live and die for Lelia's sake.
 * Unnamed Parents (Deceased)

She didn't doubt Albergue's explanation about her parent's corrupted plan and the reason for Lespinasse Household's downfall. She believed her parents had done the unforgivable.

Bartfort Family
After arriving at the Holfort Kingdom, Leon's family welcomed Noelle warmly as his future wife. She is on good terms with most members of the Bartfort family. Aside from Leon, She is particularly close to Luce and Colin.

Leon is Noelle's fiancé. Their first meeting was at the Alzer Academy when Noelle and Jean were assigned to be the caretakers of exchange students from the Holfort Kingdom. While most female students crowded around the Prince's Entourage, Noelle alone came to talk with Leon. They soon grew close to each other due to their similar mindsets. As they spent time together more often, Noelle gradually developed feelings for Leon. Despite his quite problematic personality, she found him to be good-hearted and broad-minded. Furthermore, Leon was strong and courageous, fearlessly confronting the Six Great Nobles. With such a reliable man beside her, Inevitably, Noelle fell in love with Leon.
 * Leon Fou Bartfort (Fiancé)

However, Noelle became devastated after learning that Leon already had two fiancées: Angelica and Olivia. Even worse, as she struggled to move on from Leon, Noelle was cornered by Loic, who then imprisoned and forced Noelle into an engagement with him. As she suffered Loic's abusive treatment, Noelle was tormented by the conflict between her love for Leon and the perceived impossibility of being with him. Noelle expressed both joy and sorrow that Leon came to her rescue. With his heroic action, Leon cemented his place in Noelle's heart, making it impossible for Noelle to move on.

For the rest of Leon's time in the Alzer Republic, he and Noelle hesitated to press the issue. Although she loved Leon, Noelle was reluctant to pursue a romantic relationship since her future remained uncertain. Additionally, she felt guilty for both fiancées of Leon, especially after realizing their jealousy toward her. The breakthrough happened at the end of Serge's coup attempt when Noelle was dying from mortal wounds. For the first time, Leon was honest about his feelings and said he loved her. Noelle was both happy and sad because she knew Leon answered it with a pang of guilt. In a stroke of luck, Noelle ultimately survived due to Ideal's change of heart.

After Alzer's civil war, Noelle became Leon's third fiancée and lived in the Holfort Kingdom.

Noelle is close to her future mother-in-law, Luce. Since Leon's mother faces awkwardness when she tries to interact with Angelica and Olivia, Noelle is the only future daughter-in-law she feels comfortable with. When Luce's relationship with her husband became strained due to a misunderstanding, Luce came to Noelle, who kindly listened to her complaints and comforted her.
 * Luce Fou Bartfort

Soon after she arrived at the Bartfort household, Colin quickly became attached to Noelle. Unlike his biological sisters, who are usually mean and rude, Noelle dotes on Colin, treating him like a little brother. During her rehabilitation period, Colin liked to hang around Noelle and volunteered to push her wheelchair.
 * Colin Fou Bartfort

Unknown to Noelle, Colin had developed a crush on her. By the time she was finally aware of his feelings, however, Colin had already learned that Noelle was in love with his brother, Leon. Having experienced the first love and heartbreak simultaneously, Colin was left in tears and avoided facing Noelle for a while. Nonetheless, he eventually apologized for his reactions and wished for her happiness.

Friends
Jean and Noelle have been friends since the beginning of the academy. They are close enough that Leon assumed they had romantic feelings for one another.
 * Jean (Best Friend)

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The two became good friends while Noelle was staying at Marie's mansion. She overheard Marie calling Leon her brother and thought they were real siblings. However, she was surprised when this was proven wrong. Noelle is a little worried that the atmosphere and the sense of distance between the two didn't seem to say that they were just simple acquaintances.
 * Marie Fou Lafan

Their first encounter left Olivia and Angelica to dislike her for a brief time because she was collared, and Leon was supposed to take it off. Noelle was taken care of by both of them after the Alzer's civil war was over. Despite Olivia and Angelica telling Noelle to find another man, they finally gave in and let Noelle be a part of Leon's harem. However Olivia is the friendlier of the two, seeing eerie similarities between Noelle and Leon, causing her to develop a slight crush on Noelle. Angelica continues to be abrasive though internally she finds Noelle a very friendly and fierce woman she starts to soften her view of her in the latest volume. Angelica has instructed Noelle to at least behave as the noble she is during formal activities and is often is worried over her tom boyish personality.
 * Olivia & Angelica Rapha Redgrave (Friends(?))

Others
Louise dislikes Noelle, often mocking and insulting her. In turn, Noelle doesn't get along with Louise, and they often clashed with one another. This also has them often clash for Leon's attention. Unbeknownst to Noelle, Louise's hostility towards Noelle is also a means to protect her from others, as no one would bother Noelle if Louise did. This was a request from Louise's father and how Louise's little brother was actually attached to Noelle even though they didn't meet.
 * Louise Sara Rault

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She was unaware of her engagement with Leon.
 * Leon Sara Rault (Former Fiancé)

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Enemies
Loic is determined to make Noelle his girlfriend, often telling others they are dating and occasionally trying to threaten her to agree. Noelle hates Loic, to the point where Marie states that it's physiologically impossible for her to like him.
 * Loic Leta Barielle (Formerly)

Noelle was filled with anguish and sorrow when Loic finally forced her into wedding him as her partner for the Sacred Tree. During this time, she was forcefully confined by him and had a collar put on which forced her to do whatever he wished. Later at their engagement party, she appeared with multiple bruises upon her body, hidden by clothes and makeup. What occurred during that time to her was left to imagination. It wasn't until Leon rescued her and defeated Loic that Noelle was able to make Loic understand how unreasonable he was to her. The revelation of how little Loic actually knew Noelle left him shocked and silent.

Abilities & Equipment
As the Priestess, she can communicate with the sacred sapling and can make someone she is in love with a Sacred Tree Guardian. However, in her case, the sapling chose Leon first.

Trivia

 * In the original game, she had a twintail hairstyle.
 * In the Otome game world, her hair is blonde hair with pink tips, a ponytail on her right side, while Lelia is the opposite for the hairstyle with her whole hair in pink.
 * Her appearance has significant differences from her younger sister Lelia's despite them being twins.