Reeva

Reeva has a deep understanding of cooking. If she had to choose one dish to make from a wide variety of cuisines, she would always choose an Empire-style stew. She is especially skilled at selecting and preparing meat, and her stews always attract many hungry-eyed and eager-to-eat crew members.

Thanks to her calm personality in the face of emergencies (as well as the help of several tentacles behind her), Reeva can handle any unexpected situation in the kitchen. Sometimes Verlaine suddenly rushes over with a large bag of brand-new ingredients, and sometimes Millie comes running over and sneakily gobbles up half a pot of prepared ingredients... Somehow, all of these situations seem to be within Reeva's expectations. Although she may scold her friends a little when they act unreasonable, she has never once lost her temper over it.

More interestingly, no matter how much of the ingredients are stolen or wasted, whenever it is Reeva's turn to cook, she can always provide everyone with enough delicious stew to fill their stomachs. It must be because she prepared more than enough ingredients in advance!

Beyond her duties as a guard crew and her Devil Hunter commissions, Reeva also enjoys studying various weaving techniques. Unlike the ropes woven through magic, this is purely her personal hobby. Every weave and knot on her clothes was designed and tied by her own hands. They not only secure parts of her outfit, but also serve to amplify her magical power.

During her free time, Reeva can often be seen leaning by the window or sitting among a pile of soft cushions, weaving various items with her own hands. Problems that other crafters might face, such as having too many materials or keeping everything in a chaotic mess, are easily solved when it comes to Reeva. The devils she commands will obediently fetch materials for her, sort out tangled threads, and hand her whatever she needs without her even having to ask. Of course, this process occasionally leads to some unexpected situations... For example, sometimes people may search for her everywhere, only to later find her wrapped up in yarn and tentacles, smiling awkwardly in embarrassment.

Naturally, Reeva is more than happy to share and discuss her knowledge of this craft with others. She believes that hand weaving and binding devils (or humans) actually have some things in common. Once you understand the techniques, these things are not so different after all... The question is, do we really need to know this kind of knowledge?

"To protect the peace of the Empire and punish powerful monsters, the 'Devil Hunters' appeared. They traveled across the land, especially to the remote regions of the Empire, capturing devils and protecting the safety of villages and roads."

This was the first story Reeva had ever read that was related to "Devil Hunters." It was a simple and straightforward story, yet strangely captivating... Like the protagonists in knight tales or adventure novels, she was drawn in by the image it portrayed. While the children around her dreamed of becoming mages, knights, or adventurers, she began to develop a different dream of her own. Carrying that dream with her, she entered the Magic Academy.

She possessed extraordinary magical talent and was widely praised for it. She spent every day immersed in the library, searching for the knowledge she wanted to learn. She received countless words of approval and admiration. "Reeva will surely become an outstanding mage someday!"

But deep in her heart, Reeva quietly thought that she did not want to become a mage... She wanted to become a Devil Hunter.
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However, years later, even while fleeing for her life, she still could not understand how everything had turned out this way.

She had only read books that were not made available to the public out of simple curiosity. She had only witnessed the rise, decline, and prohibition of Devil Hunters through those books. She had only learned magic capable of capturing powerful monsters, hoping that she could demonstrate it to her mentor.

It was at that moment that her rope captured the first monster that would become her servant.
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The "Devil Hunters," once lost to history, have returned to people's sight and begun moving throughout the world on the surface once again...

Not a bad way to start a new story, right?