Bev

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Bev Alberti (贝芙)
Age	16 486
Gender	Female
Affiliation	House Alberti; Blackstone Town Mages' Guild
Occupation / Role	Magic Apprentice; Imaginist School mage and magic researcher
First Appearance	Chapter 12

Background / History

Bev first meets Zeliel while waiting for a mage rating at the Mages' Guild. Intrigued that he is a self-taught commoner mage, she introduces herself with confidence and takes the assessment alongside him. On her third attempt, she passes and becomes a Magic Apprentice after demonstrating Wind Blade, Illumination, and Water Ball 12 13.

Her formal magical education makes her an important early source of theory for Zeliel. She explains the distinction between Elemental and Arcane School magic, guides him through the guild, and warns him that mages can be endangered by both monsters and untrustworthy teammates 15 17.

As an Imaginist School mage, Bev pursues the creation of new magic rather than only conventional spellcasting. Mage Hadley assigns her part of the Harvest Festival Firework Magic project: designing a circuit that produces a wheat-stalk pattern after the spell explodes. Bev and Zeliel repeatedly test and revise the design, eventually producing a golden wheat stalk in the sky; Bev then faints from exhaustion 109 110.

Bev brings Zeliel a [Challenge]-ranked commission from House Alberti when a Thousand-Toothed Rockworm appears in one of the family’s mine tunnels. After his party succeeds, she welcomes him to Alberti Manor, introduces him to her family, and teaches him to ride horses 176 186 187 188.

At House Alberti’s Winter Ball, Bev openly keeps Zeliel close and introduces him as her “very important friend.” After he leaves her abruptly following a private meeting, she confesses that she likes him; their relationship becomes official soon afterward 294 298 301. A future vision later depicts their marriage and a doomed life together before an Evil God’s descent, but Zeliel recognizes it as a warning against complacency rather than a reason to reject their relationship 296 461.

While Zeliel travels and advances in Ancient Forest Town, Bev struggles to focus on her studies because of how strongly she misses him. She repeatedly waits near Blackstone Town’s gate for his return, then joyfully reunites with him when he comes back as an intermediate mage 330 407 408.

As Zeliel prepares to leave for Silverpine City, Bev supports his future rather than asking him to remain behind. House Alberti begins establishing a merchant guild there, and she gives him a crystal card containing one thousand gold coins for the journey 461 462. Later, she cares for the griffin egg Zeliel gives her; when it hatches, the baby griffin immediately bonds with her 443 487.

Appearance

Bev is a refined young noblewoman with long golden hair, sapphire-blue eyes, and a delicate, captivating face. Her appearance and bearing are consistently associated with House Alberti’s wealth and status 12 264.

• Usually wears well-tailored pale-purple mage robes and carries an exquisite dark-red wand 12.
• Has long, smooth golden hair, sometimes worn loose over her shoulders and sometimes arranged in formal styles for noble events 187 293.
• Wore a moon-white, diamond-set evening gown at House Alberti’s Winter Ball 293.
• Is described as radiant and noble in formal dresses, including a pale-gold dress at Alberti Manor 186.

Personality

Bev is confident and sociable, readily approaching Zeliel when they first meet and refusing excessive formality between them 12 26. She is academically ambitious, taking pride in her plans to create new magic and persisting through failed firework tests rather than abandoning the project 26 109.

She is generous to the point of being forceful about it. Bev tries to buy Zeliel an expensive wand, gives him a Mind-Calming Bracelet, and later provides him with substantial travel funds 106 108 461. Her concern for him can become stern and possessive: she harshly reprimands Ella over the dangerous mission Zeliel accepted and openly keeps other admirers away from him at the Winter Ball 264 294.

Although raised in privilege, Bev does not dismiss Zeliel’s commoner background. She respects his independence and ultimately chooses to support his continued growth, even when his travels leave her lonely and insecure 330 430 462.

Abilities & Skills

Apprentice Spellcasting

Bev passed the Magic Apprentice assessment by demonstrating three Level Two Single-Layer Spell Structure spells 13.

• Wind Blade — Creates a pale-cyan blade of wind with cutting power comparable to an ordinary sword slash 13.
• Illumination — Produces a movable sphere of light for illuminating a wide area 13.
• Water Ball — Launches a human-head-sized water projectile at high speed 13.
• Her magic-power test reached approximately 1.2–1.3 meters on the assessment crystal, narrowly clearing the required standard 13.

Imaginist Magic Research

Bev studies the creative and experimental side of spellcraft as an Imaginist School mage 109.

• Designs and revises temporary spell structures for practical testing.
• Developed the pattern-forming portion of the Harvest Festival Firework Magic project, intended to create a wheat stalk after detonation 109.
• Works through trial and error; early tests caused an explosion and produced unintended shapes instead of wheat stalks 109.
• By later stages of her training, she can inscribe second-tier magic scrolls smoothly with a near-perfect success rate and is preparing to attempt creation of a new second-tier spell 443.

Magic Inscription

Bev possesses greater inscription experience than Zeliel and helps connect him with Mage Hadley when his desired fourth-tier scrollwork exceeds her current ability 202.

• Can inscribe second-tier, single-layer spell structures.
• Understands the theoretical and mental-power demands of permanent magic-scroll inscription 109 202.
• Her current ability does not extend to teaching fourth-tier inscription 202.

Horsemanship

Bev is an experienced rider and patient instructor.

• Teaches Zeliel mounting, rein control, body-language cues, verbal commands, walking, and trotting 188.
• Is affectionate toward her horse, Juna, and familiar with the Alberti estate’s stables 187.

Equipment / Items

• Dark-red wand — An exquisite wand worn at her waist when she first meets Zeliel 12.
• Mage robes — Owns multiple high-quality robes, including pale-purple and pure-white sets 12 56.
• Juna — Bev’s horse at Alberti Manor 187.
• Griffin egg / hatchling — A gift from Zeliel; the hatchling bonds with Bev immediately after emerging 443 487.

Relationships

• Zeliel — Romantic partner. They meet during the Magic Apprentice assessment, collaborate on magic research, confess their feelings after the Winter Ball, and maintain their relationship through his travels 12 109 298 301.
• Duke Alberti — Father and head of House Alberti. He restricts Bev from visiting the dangerous mine mission but later welcomes Zeliel’s party to the estate 187.
• Sienna Alberti — Mother. Bev is deeply devoted to Sienna and vows to seek treatment for her worsening illness 330 487.
• Yani — Close friend. Yani becomes jealous of Bev’s closeness with Zeliel and tries to compete for Bev’s affection, though she later wishes the couple well 129 137 462.
• Mage Hadley — Teacher and research mentor. Hadley assigns Bev magic-creation work and relies on her familiarity when her own research obsession causes her to neglect herself 109 203 407.
• Marvin Kofiler — Familiar guild examiner whom Bev calls “Uncle Marvin”; he evaluates her Magic Apprentice assessment 13.
• Juna — Her beloved horse at Alberti Manor 187.

Notable Quotes

“Maybe someday you'll get to use magic that I created myself.” 26

“I like you, Zeliel...” 298