Io Brante.

A mercenary known for doing anything for money at the academy, labeled as a miser. In the original story, after the tragic death of her 'younger siblings' whom she cared for, she fell into despair and eventually joined the Demon Lord's army, becoming an obstacle for Leona and Aria.

She was last known to have carried out a mission involving falsifying documents for the Starlight Order and had amassed a considerable fortune from a warehouse. After that, there was no news of her, so I assumed she had retired from mercenary work and was living peacefully with her siblings.

But why is she here?

“No… No, you’ve mistaken me for someone else. Io Brante is inside; I’ll call her out….”

I was just as startled as the woman who offered this flimsy excuse. As I observed her, I started piecing together the situation.

Io Brante was said to have the ability to change her appearance and body shape at will using an ancient artifact. Despite being 48 years old, she could attend Velium Academy thanks to this artifact.

Was that ring she just took off the artifact?

Now that I think about it, I might have heard that it was in the form of a ring. I didn’t pay much attention to it at the time since it didn’t seem relevant to us.

“It seems I’m right, judging by your reaction.”

“I told you, you’re wrong! How many times do I have to say it, you’ve mistaken me for someone else!”

As she shouted almost hysterically and tried to fling the door open, I grabbed her by the shoulder.

“Don’t you remember? I paid you in platinum coins.”

“……”

The woman, who had been thrashing violently as if to shake off my hand, suddenly froze. Slowly, she turned to face me.@@novelbin@@

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