Chapter 90
【Characters So Far】
Name (Age)
Monica Everett (17)
She is the youngest of the Seven Sages, the 〈Silent Witch〉. Her name while undercover is Monica Norton.
Before her adoptive mother, Hilda Everett, took her in, her name was Monica Rain.
Nero (age unknown)
Monica's black cat familiar.
Nero doesn't really understand what the word hussy means.
★Student Council Members
Felix Arc Ridill (18)
Second Prince of the Kingdom of Ridill and president of Serendia Academy's student council. His maternal grandfather is Duke Clockford.
He is interested in magic and a huge fan of the 〈Silent Witch〉. Apparently, he calls himself "Baron Ike" when he goes out on the town.
Cyril Ashley (18)
The adopted eldest son of the Marquis of Hiohn. An ice mage.
It was recently discovered that he had barely ever looked at Monica's face. Most of the time, he had only been looking at the crown of her head and her hands.
Bridget Graham (18)
Daughter of the Marquis of Shailbury. Student council secretary. A beautiful noblewoman skilled in languages.
She picked up the magic-tool brooch Monica dropped.
Elliot Howard (18)
Eldest son of Count Darsvie. Student council secretary. He looks cheerful and frivolous, but is strict with both others and himself.
Recently, he has really settled into the role of the long-suffering one.
Neil Clay Maywood (17)
Eldest son of Baron Maywood. Student council general affairs officer. A small, reserved boy.
In fact, he is terrifyingly good at chess. Cyril and Elliot have never beaten him at it.
★Other Academy Personnel
Lana Collette (17)
A baron's daughter. Her father is a wealthy merchant, so she knows a great deal about trends. Monica's classmate.
She was shocked to discover that the corset she wore at the age of twelve fit Monica perfectly.
Claudia Ashley (17)
Daughter of the Marquis of Hiohn. Cyril's adoptive younger sister. Neil's fiancée.
Her relationship with her brother is complicated, but she knows exactly how to handle him.
Glenn Dudley (17)
A transfer student who enrolled around the same time as Monica. An apprentice magician.
I don't even know the names of the chess pieces! But "Checkmate!" sounds cool, so I want to say it at least once!
Benjamin Moulding (18)
A third-year student in the upper school. Son of a court musician. He tries to compare everything to music.
In fact, he is the cousin of Miss Mabel, who appeared in 【6ー10】. Apparently, artistic passion runs in the family.
Isabel Norton (16)
Daughter of the Count of Kelbeck. Monica's collaborator, who spares no effort in playing the role of a villainess.
She desperately wanted to go cheer at the chess tournament. But it would have been unnatural for the villainess who bullied Monica to go cheer, so she forced herself to stay away. She was so frustrated that she cried.
★People from Other Schools
Barney Jones (17)
A student at Minerva. Second son of a count.
He was a genius who mastered abbreviated incantations in his early teens, but Monica's talent crushed him. Since then, he seems to have developed a twisted obsession with Monica...
Roberto Winkel (16)
A student at the Institute. The bold fellow who proposed to Monica on the basis of chess. An exchange student from the Kingdom of Randall.
He hopes to become a knight and is skilled with a sword. He is also good at chess, magic, and academics—in fact, he is a high-spec guy—but when it comes to romance, he is worse than hopeless.
★Faculty
McLagan (75)
Teacher of practical magic. Calls people "chimi."
He once taught at Minerva, a magician-training institution.
Boyd (45)
Chess teacher. A huge, bald man.
Our students are the cutest.
Dan Redding (40)
A teacher at the Institute. A little high-strung and a neat freak.
Our students are the cutest. However, Roberto Winkel's reckless antics give him a headache.
Eugene Pittman
A teacher at Minerva. He was murdered while on his way to the chess tournament.
★People in the Pleasure District
Madame Cassandra (age unknown)
Proprietor of Madame Cassandra's brothel. Has an intense gaze.
Doris (20)
A prostitute at Madame Cassandra's brothel. One of its most popular girls. Very caring.
Porter (42)
Owner of Porter Used Bookstore. An old friend of Monica's father.
He is also a novelist under the name Dustin Gunter. In fact, he has been mentioned by name since 【1ー1】.
★Other People
Darius Knightley (63)
Duke Clockford. The most powerful noble in the country and Felix's maternal grandfather.
Wildiane (age unknown)
Felix's attendant. A high-ranking water spirit that can also take the form of a lizard. Serves as Felix's body double when he goes out on the town.
Casey Grove (17)
Daughter of the Count of Bright. She felt indebted to the Kingdom of Randall.
After failing to assassinate Felix, she now lives quietly in a convent.
Mary Harvey (age unknown)
One of the Seven Sages, the 〈Star-Reading Witch〉. A master astrologer who reads the stars to divine the nation's future. Apparently the oldest of the Seven Sages.
She likes beautiful boys, and every servant in her mansion is a beautiful boy.
Lewis Miller (27)
One of the Seven Sages, the 〈Barrier Magician〉.
He once witnessed Monica getting drunk and starting to strip. His wife then arrived by chance, and he went pale.
Lyns Bellfeed (age unknown)
A high-ranking wind spirit under contract with Lewis. A walking source of bizarre sayings.
The spirit usually takes the form of a beautiful woman in a maid's uniform, but can also become a man or a bird. Gender has no meaning to it.
Venedict Rain (died at 35)
Monica's father. He was a talented researcher.
★???
Yuan (age unknown)
The culprit who murdered Eugene Pittman. Skilled in magic and hand-to-hand combat, Yuan can freely change their face.
Heidi (late teens)
A girl with thick—no, dignified eyebrows. Yuan's collaborator.
【Seven Sages (in order of age)】
〈Star-Reading Witch〉 Mary Harvey
〈Jewel Magician〉 Emmanuel Darwin
〈Cannonball Magician〉 Bradford Firestone
〈Barrier Magician〉 Lewis Miller
〈Abyssal Curse Mage〉 Ray Albright
〈Thorn Witch〉 Raul Roseberg
〈Silent Witch〉 Monica Everett