Victoria

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Victoria grew up in Border Village, where she dreamed of becoming a storybook hero who protected everyone, defeated villains, and searched every treasure chest. She and Sylvia studied under a great mage who had reached the elder hero domain. His harsh instruction included ice lances, pursuing fireballs, and lessons beside monster dens, giving Victoria practical experience far beyond that of most academy freshmen 11 21.

Demons destroyed the village and killed her parents. Her father defended their doorway with a woodcutting axe, while her mother pushed Victoria into an escape tunnel. Sylvia dragged her away despite her desperate attempts to return. Unable to save her family, Victoria resolved to become strong enough to protect those she cherished and take revenge on the Demons 21 24.

Her talent and hard work made her a sensation in the academy entrance examination despite her lack of noble connections or privileged resources. Her identity as the Hero remained secret, known initially only to Sylvia and a handful of senior Holy Light Church members 3 20.

Appearance

• Hair: Long and gray 24.
• Eyes: Gray, frequently described as sharp or cold when she is wary or angry 2 18 24.
• Build: A tapered waist and long, straight legs 2.
• Duel injuries: Her right arm and shoulder are heavily bandaged during her hospitalization after Lilith’s Flame Explosion 24.

Personality

Victoria is guarded and judges people through their actions and results. Greg’s past sabotage gives her concrete reasons to distrust him, and even his rescue of Sylvia does not immediately erase that hostility. His generosity and concern gradually change her opinion, but she does not become unreservedly trusting 2 7 26.

She is fiercely competitive and drawn to formidable opponents. Lilith’s reputation makes Victoria eager to defeat her rather than afraid to fight her. Her pride also makes her vulnerable to provocation: Sylvia must restrain her when noble students insult commoners before the assessment 7 17 18.

Her protectiveness is especially strong toward Sylvia. She shields her unconscious friend from Greg and later makes Sylvia’s safety a condition of their cooperation. Greg also considers Victoria dependable in promises and important agreements, despite her occasional reckless decisions 3 6 35.

Defeat exposes the insecurity beneath her confidence. After losing to Lilith, she hides her distress from Sylvia, then privately questions whether she deserves the Hero’s name. She eventually accepts that one loss need not end her progress and resolves to seek a rematch 24 33 34.

Abilities & Skills

Four-Element Magic

Victoria has exceptionally balanced, powerful affinities for earth, water, fire, and wind. This breadth gives her flexible tactical options and reduces her vulnerability to elemental disadvantages 20.

• Switches fluidly between elements and uses difficult attack angles to force an opponent to react 21.
• At the time of Greg’s pre-assessment comparison, she has not learned a highest-tier spell in any element 11.
• Her basic spells can sustain a stalemate against Lilith, but do not match the princess’s fire magic in refinement or apparent mana intensity 21.

Combat Experience and Mana Control

Victoria’s frontier upbringing and dangerous training give her unusually calm judgment, precise mana control, and an instinct for finding opportunities under pressure 11 17.

• Uses footwork to evade the lingering sweep of Lilith’s Flame Chain 20.
• Draws out an evenly matched fight to frustrate her opponent and create an apparent opening 21.
• Feigns a loss of balance to bait Flame Explosion, intending to shelter in a pit sealed with earth magic 21.
• The feint fails when Lilith anticipates the hiding place and directs the explosion into it 21.

Hero’s Blessing

Victoria bears a blessing originating from the source of the world. She treats it as both an advantage in battle and a duty to grow strong enough to end calamity 17 21.

• Its specific mechanical effects are not detailed in the supplied passages.
• It does not prevent her defeat or injury against Lilith 21 24.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Reflection Gem — A rare Gem given by Greg in exchange for her promise to help clear the dungeon’s first floor. She planned to activate it amid the dust from Flame Explosion before using Wind Pressure Cannon, but never reached that stage of the duel. During hospitalization, she keeps it in a pouch around her neck 6 25.
• Dungeon supplies — Basic healing potions, rations wrapped in oiled paper, light crystals, and spare clothes 3.
• Dark metal box and hemp rope — Objects she picked up and later threw into the underground river after Greg claimed they were forbidden items 4.

Relationships

• Sylvia Lorraine — Childhood friend and Holy Maiden candidate. They trained together, and Sylvia helped her escape the destruction of Border Village. Sylvia supports her during hospitalization; Victoria later entrusts her safety to Greg 3 11 21 24 35.
• Greg Sass — Former enemy turned uneasy ally. His entrance-test sabotage and public contempt for commoners caused her hostility. Saving Sylvia, giving her the Reflection Gem, and reassuring her after defeat gradually weaken her distrust 2 6 26 34.
• Lilith Kahn — Competitive rival. Victoria welcomes the chance to face the princess, loses their placement duel, and later resolves to challenge her again 7 18 21 33.
• Unnamed master — A great mage in the elder hero domain whose severe training shaped her combat instincts. His advice about lowering a stronger opponent’s guard informs her duel strategy 11 21.
• Parents — Killed during the Demons’ attack on Border Village. Their deaths drive her determination to protect others and seek vengeance 21 24.
• Holy Light Church leadership — A small number of senior members know her Hero identity. Some within the Church already question that identity, making her public defeat especially troubling to her 3 24.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Dungeon Encounter and Truce

• Enters the dungeon seeking a Gem for the placement assessment. She had gone without her enrollment Gem after asking for the one mounted in the storeroom teacher’s wand 6.
• Attempts to reach Sylvia as she sinks into the river; Greg rescues Sylvia from a Blackwater Octopus 1 2.
• Confronts Greg over his past misconduct and reacts defensively when he reveals knowledge of her secret Hero identity 2 3.
• Accepts a provisional truce after Greg claims to be the Goddess of Night’s emissary and alleges that Duke Sass’s House serves the Demons 3.
• Promises to help Greg clear the first floor after the assessment in exchange for the Reflection Gem 6.

Class Placement Duel

• Answers noble students’ insults by declaring that they are not even as good as Greg Sass. Lilith supports her rebuke, then approaches her as an eager opponent 18.
• Uses water and earth magic against Lilith’s opening attacks, then cycles through basic elemental spells to prolong the duel 20 21.
• Attempts to bait Flame Explosion with a feint. Remembering Greg’s prediction, Lilith anticipates the maneuver and attacks Victoria’s intended refuge 11 21.
• Loses and is hospitalized, but her overall performance still earns her a place in Class A 24 33.

Recovery and Dungeon Investigation

• Struggles with guilt over failing to use Greg’s gift and doubts about her ability to fulfill the Hero’s role 24 25.
• Greg’s reassurance helps her regain her resolve. She announces her intention to challenge Lilith again after discharge 26 33 34.
• Cannot join Greg’s urgent investigation into dungeon abnormalities and three missing upperclassmen because she is still recovering. Instead, she agrees that Sylvia should accompany him and demands that he protect her 34 35.
• Greg later explicitly cites his promise to Victoria when assuring Sylvia that he will watch over her 42.

Original Game and Changed Events

Notable Quotes

“I'll still remain skeptical.” 3

“How could she have guessed?! I demand to check your cards!!!” 21

“It was just one match. If I lost, I could win the next one. There's still a long road ahead of us. There's no reason to stop moving just because we stumbled once.” 34