Volume 10
The Last Clove A Tale of Magic and Garlic
Aiko “The Garlic Girl”
Age: 19
Magic Affinity: Herbcraft & Cursebreaking
Personality: Stubbornly optimistic, quick with a sarcastic comment, and even quicker to risk her life for someone else’s meal or mistake.
Signature Move: Garlic Burst — a blinding charm that smells as bad as it hurts.
Fun Fact: Once tried to cook stew using cursed garlic. The pot exploded. Twice.
Quote: “If I can’t fix it with garlic or grit, it probably isn’t worth fixing.”
🌙 Hana of the Silver Wand
Age: 19
Magic Affinity: Lunar & Healing Magic
Personality: Calm, intelligent, but secretly loves teasing Aiko. Prefers logic over luck — though Aiko keeps forcing her to believe in both.
Signature Move: Moonflare Ward — a shimmering barrier that hums like a lullaby.
Fun Fact: Collects rare herbs but can’t cook to save her life. (Aiko refuses to let her forget this.)
Quote: “You cause chaos, I clean it up — that’s balance.”