Freida, granddaughter of Ehrenfest Merchant Guildmaster Gustav, survives the Devouring—a lethal mana accumulation condition—through her grandfather’s secured magic tools, including a mana-draining bracelet. A submission contract with Lord Henrik, a noble layscholar, mandates her becoming his mistress at fifteen, granting her a Noble’s Quarter shop while maintaining her merchant career.

Her fluffy rose-gold hair, brown eyes, and petite frame belied by mid-teen growth catching her peers. Trained in noble etiquette yet sharp in commerce, she balances demure politeness with ruthless negotiation tactics. Personal joys include tallying coins, frugal savings, and sharing pound cake during tea parties with friends.

Commissioning a baptism hairpin from Myne ignites rivalry-turned-alliance when Freida reveals their shared Devouring, gifting a stabilizing magic tool that exposes survival methods. Though deeming Myne her first friend, their bond tilts unevenly as Myne favors family over noble ties.

Freida deduces Myne’s transformation into Lady Rozemyne, forging a partnership to co-manage a Noble’s Quarter Italian restaurant. Post-contract ambitions target expanding merchant influence among nobles—a path diverging from early drafts where she aided Myne’s paper production, later reassigned to Lutz.

Evolving from sheltered, ailing child to cunning entrepreneur straddling commoner and noble realms, Freida mirrors Myne’s fervor—commerce her parallel to Myne’s bibliophilia—and their entwined battles against mortality. Observers mark her strategic ascent, adapting survival instincts into societal navigation.