Darcia, a seamstress from a poor farming family, began working at age eleven to earn her dowry. This childhood labor hardened her worldview, fostering resentment toward aristocrats and a belief in life's unfairness based on birth. Her first meeting with Arte occurred when Darcia fainted from hunger. She misinterpreted Arte’s admiration for her calloused hands as noble condescension. Later, when their workshop’s pay was reduced, Darcia confronted their exploitative employer. Unable to read the new task list, she and the others reluctantly accepted Arte’s help, marking the start of their friendship. Darcia’s skepticism faded as she witnessed Arte’s dedication, leading her to spend her dowry savings on literacy lessons taught by Arte. Physically, Darcia has a light tan, round greenish eyes, and curly hair usually tied in a bun with two small forehead locks. She typically wears a sleeveless dark kurtle over a full-length white chemise, paired with a waist cloth. Colleagues initially saw her quiet diligence as coldness, but her true nature is kind yet shy; she is prone to blushing and embarrassment. Her development includes aiding Angelo in exposing a secret involving his sister Carla, gathering crucial information and physically confronting Carla’s deceitful suitor, solidifying their friendship. Whereas the anime adaptation omits her introductory arc and background, presenting her solely as Arte’s literacy student.