Musika was named after her parents’ love for music and so, she was expected to continue the family tradition. Since a child, her parents insisted that she become who they wanted her to be, forcing their beliefs and lessons onto her every day.  Her parents treated her as if she were more like a doll than their own child, but she knew they did not mean anything wrong. She did not have any ill will towards them, nor any affection either. Despite Musika’s natural talent earning her parents’ praise, she never truly had any passion for music. Musika appreciates it, but not enough to make a career out of playing.

Once she was old enough to enter college, Musika convinced her parents to let her join a prestigious school far away from home under the guise of following in their footsteps. As she was always the top of her class throughout her school years, she naturally entered with a scholarship. Despite her papers saying she would be in the Music Production course, she changed it last minute to BS Chemistry.

As her parents were at the peak of their music careers, they had no time to visit Musika at all so they did not know of this change. They eventually learned of Musika’s deception, but by then it was too late. They were severely disappointed with her but they could not do anything about it as her decision was set in stone.

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During her college years, Musika preferred to work alone. Whenever there was a group project, she would always insist on doing it solo and she was never the one to participate in events or group activities either. People would find it very odd and think she was a shy individual but this was far from the case.

Whenever people approach her and ask a question, she would often go straight to the point and answer bluntly. Musika simply has no time for idle chit-chat. She would much rather spend time memorizing each detail of the periodic table of elements than planning outings with friends. Knowledge of the sciences without the need for magic was everything to her.

To no one’s surprise, she graduated with honors from her college. Her professors and other members of the faculty admired her knowledge and expertise on anything chemistry related so they invited her to be a tutor or a teacher for high school students of a local school who needed help with the subject.

Musika was conflicted. She did not have any plans for the future other than to continue her pursuit of knowledge and this would also serve as an opportunity to earn money at the same time. But there was just a slight problem— she absolutely loathed kids and teenagers. She found them quite annoying and hard to manage academically. Musika initially hesitated but her professors insisted on taking this opportunity to share her knowledge and guide those who needed it.

And thus, she was officially employed as a high school chemistry teacher. Things were fine at first. She was a bit strict and boring as a teacher but at least she never went off-topic during discussions unlike previous teachers. The students of the different classes she handled took her well, but others either found the subject too hard to comprehend or have no interest in it entirely.

One thing she did not have was patience. She knew that there would be people who did not have the same level of passion for the sciences as her, but she hated having to repeat herself over and over to students who kept asking the same questions. It was a waste of her time. It was hard for her not to be rude to the students as per request of her fellow faculty members but she just did not have it in her to be understanding towards them. She was starting to get tired of it all, and what's worse is that she could not even have time to herself anymore because of all the papers she had to read and grade.

Musika had to leave. Leave without anyone knowing about her whereabouts. She started planning her escape and where to go while at the same time handling her responsibilities as a teacher. It took months of preparation, but she was finally able to do it.

On the day of her students' finals, Musika never showed up. Some wondered if she was sick or if she had an emergency. Her coworkers tried to contact her but there was no response. The students were overjoyed at the thought of them having to skip their chemistry finals until word came out that the exam papers were in her desk drawer with a note on top that said "Here are the exam papers and answer keys. Don't look for me".

While this was met with sheer disappointment and cries of anguish by some students who did not study for the exam, the rest of the school was filled with confusion and worry. Musika showed no signs of wanting to quit. She was quite good at her job but no one seemed to notice her growing frustration with having to deal with people, especially students. Her parting note at least reassured others that she would be fine on her own, though she would be missed by those who genuinely enjoyed her teaching methods.

Using the money from her previous paychecks, Musika bought and gathered all the essentials she needed and set off for the forest border between Gitlayang and Minglupa. She went deeper and deeper looking for a place to stay. Her new home started off as a small camp but she learned to adapt and eventually build her own cabin from whatever materials she found in the woods.

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Nowadays, she hides within her cabin. Brewing whatever concoctions she can think of to aid her everyday life as she refuses to rely on the convenience of magic like the rest of the world. After all, everything she needs can be found nearby, so she never left the woods since the escape from her teaching job. The one exception to this is her use of magic to determine which cooking ingredients are edible or poisonous.

Stay away from the cabin in the woods, and the monster that lurks within. Don’t worry. Musika won’t hurt you, but please don’t be rude and leave her alone.