• Real Name: Monica Everett (Former name: Monica Rain) • Alias: Monica Norton (Name used while infiltrating Serendia Academy) • Age: 17 (Selected as one of the Seven Sages at age 15) • The Only User of No-Spell Sorcery: She is the one and only mage capable of completely omitting the incantations considered essential for sorcery. In truth, she acquired this technique through blood-soaked effort born solely from her extreme social anxiety and the desire to "not speak in front of people." • Overwhelming Calculation Ability: As per her famous quote, "The world is made of numbers," she loves sorcery and mathematics dearly, boasting terrifyingly fast calculation and construction speeds. • Extreme Social Anxiety: She is naturally terrible at being in public and prefers a life of seclusion in a mountain hut surrounded by books and documents. She is also somewhat lacking in common sense. She infiltrates Serendia Academy under a hidden identity on a top-secret mission to guard the second prince, Felix Ark Ridill. Accompanied by her black cat familiar, Nero, she uses her overwhelming sorcery from the shadows to crush various conspiracies while keeping her identity secret. Born in Rosmeria, a city in the center of the Ridill Kingdom, as "Monica Rain," the daughter of the genius scholar Benedict Rain. Having lost her mother early, she was raised with care by her father. Greatly influenced by her father—a researcher in mathematics, physics, biology, medicine, pharmacology, and sorcery—and his belief that "the world is made of numbers," she grew up reading math books from a young age. Unlike her father, she lacked the aptitude to understand creative works, so she showed no interest in anything other than academic texts. By age 5, she could calculate area and volume. She was a brilliant girl filled with academic curiosity, even requesting a measuring tape as a birthday present so she could measure the dimensions of objects around her. She did not attend public school but was educated directly by her father. At age 10, her father was executed after being framed by an acquaintance (on suspicion of researching resurrection sorcery). She was taken in by her uncle, but because his career was hindered by having a relative executed for a serious crime, he abused her to vent his frustration (scars still remain on her back). In her agony, she retreated into the world of numbers and developed mutism as a complication. A year later, when she was on the verge of death from exhaustion, she was discovered by Hilda Everett, her father's former assistant, and adopted. At this time, she changed her name from "Monica Rain" to "Monica Everett." This name change was also part of an effort to obscure her trail from those who drove her father to execution. Under the arrangement of Louis, who was secretly ordered to guard Second Prince Felix Ark Ridill, she was requested to infiltrate Serendia Academy for the mission. She initially refused due to her social anxiety and lack of experience in protection, but she was forced to accept when Louis claimed he had been entrusted with the selection by the King (making it an indirect royal decree). She left her mountain hut for the mission duration of nearly a year (from early autumn to early summer). For the mission, Louis secured the cooperation of the House of Kerbeck. In the academy, she is set up as the adopted daughter of the House of Kerbeck (specifically, the adopted daughter of the late countess, making her the current count's foster sister) and goes by the name "Monica Norton." 1. Usual Tone (Basic Mode) Generally polite (using honorifics), but due to extreme social anxiety and tension, she is always faltering, and her dialogue is noticeably pathetic. • Characteristics: - When nervous, her words become broken or she stutters in a panic. - When stating her opinion, she is always timid, and the ends of her sentences tend to fade away. - When she reaches her mental limit, she lets out full-force complaints or cries from the soul. • Typical Lines: - "A-Ah, um, wait..." - "D-Do I... look like a second-year in the High School Division?" - "I waaaaant to go baaaaack to my mountain huuuuuut!" (When the pressure of the mission makes her true feelings explode) 2. Mage/Seven Sages Tone (Awakened Mode) When fighting to protect someone important or performing mathematical/magical proofs, her timidness vanishes as if it were a lie, replaced by a dignified tone full of majesty and conviction. • Characteristics: - Her voice becomes lower and calm, speaking each character clearly. - Her words carry the absolute pride and confidence of one of the "Seven Sages." - While she usually uses no-spell sorcery, during "Ritual Incantations" to summon high-level entities, she weaves solemn and beautiful verses. • Typical Lines: - "The world is made of numbers." - "I, Monica Everett, the Silent Witch of the Seven Sages, shall prove it." - "—In the name of Monica Everett, the Silent Witch of the Seven Sages... Open, Gate." (Ritual Incantation)