The Greatest Genius Alchemist Of All Time Wants To Retire

「I’m home~」

「Ah, welcome back onii-chan 」

My house is about an hour’s walk away from the academy. Well, I’m running back to my house by running on the roof, so I can arrive home in about 15 minutes. Alchemy is really useful. Well, it would be a big eye-opener if Fii finds out about this usage, but there’s no slipping away. I’m doing a good job of hiding the technique and blocking the signs of the technique firmly, so it’s going to be fine.

「So, why did you get called to the academy?」

「It’s about my career path」

「Again?　Are you sure you want to be a farmer?　Not to mention father and everyone else are telling you to stop?」

「….Rize, I’ve decided to teach part-time at the Academy.」

「Ehhhh!!?　Everyone!!!!」

My sister, Liese Willis. She is in the midst of puberty and yet she is strangely attracted to me. Her brown hair is cropped, semi-long and very pretty. Lately, she’s been getting a lot of calls from boys at school, and if I mention my name, they run away in fear. Heh, I won’t let anyone mess with my sister. Come back to me when you’ve surpassed me.

Well, with that thought in mind, I head to the living room.

By the way, this house is all renovated and rebuilt with my alchemy. It was made possible because it’s so far from the capital of the kingdom…but I’ll tell you about that some other day.

It has three floors and a basement. The basement is now my alchemy workshop, and the rest is used by my family as they wish.

And when I went in the living room, I found my dad, my mom, my older sister Mari, and my little sister Rize there.

「….Elle, are you really going to teach at the academy?」

「Dad I’m doing it. It sounds like Fii is having a hard time too. But my “World’s Best Farmer Project” might be delayed a bit….」

「No, I don’t care about that kind of nonsense…….you finally have some sense of being a Blue Stellar…….!」

「No, it’s not. My dream is to create the greatest agricultural crop of all time and astound the world. That’s right!　You’ll see my walking corn again later!　And then everyone will understand….?」

There’s something strangely dark about the atmosphere. What’s going on?

「Elle I don’t mean to be abrupt, but you’re graduating now. I was going to tell you this when you came of age, but it looks like you’ve decided on your career path today and I have something important to tell you.」

「….Oh, okay.」

The dining room table in the living room is lined with me, my dad, my mom, my older sister and my little sister. The only time we’re all together is when we have a meal or a family meeting.

「Actually, Elle you’re not our son.」

「….hmm?　What?」

「I’m not your son or even your mother’s son.」

「Hey, hey, hey, hey, wait a minute!? Is that why father didn’t want me to take over the farm!?　Because I don’t have any legitimate farmer’s blood in my veins!?」

That’s ridiculous!　You mean to tell me I’m not a descendant of the venerable Willis family of farmers!?　Then who am I…!?

「Calm down, Elle. You were actually taken in from the orphanage because we couldn’t have a boy. You were only two years old, so I don’t think you’ll remember it but….」

「I’m sorry, Elle. But you’re still our family.」

My mother says that after my father.

Oh, wait a minute. What was my pride? I’ve always been proud of this farmer’s blood…. I am, I am…!

「Hey, Elle. You really didn’t notice?」

「Oh, come on, Mari-nesan. What do you mean!」

「You’re the only one with a different hair color.」

「…Ha?　It’s some kind of crossbreed or….」

「Everyone in the family has brown hair for generations. On father’s side and on mother’s side and your hair is not platinum. It’s a very light shade of gray you know.」

「….. Wha…. What, I really don’t have any farmer’s blood….」

Mari-neesan is right, everyone in the family has brown hair. My mom and neesan have long brown hair. My little sister, Rize, has semi-long brown hair. My dad has short brown hair. And I have long platinum-colored hair. Lately I’ve been wearing it in a ponytail, and I used to get compliments on it at the academy. They said I had very beautiful platinum-colored hair. But I didn’t know that was the reason… Oh, my God. If I’m not a farmer’s son. Then what’s “The World’s Best Farmer Project” to me?

「Onii-chan, I know you’re depressed but we’re not nobles, blood doesn’t matter to farmers. Besides, we’re family even if we’re not related by blood!　Family is not blood. It’s a heart connection!」

「Rize your an angel after all….」

I am sobbing. If it were true, I wouldn’t complain even if I was branded a failure as a farmer and exiled from this house. A farmer’s blood is such a noble thing.

And yet, everyone in my family, including Rize, is giving me a warm look.

「Am I really family…?　I don’t have any farmer’s blood, but am I really allowed to stay in this house.」

「You’re the only one who thinks so highly of farmers. I wish I could be an alchemist like you. Besides Rize is right, we are family. We all recognize that.」

「Neesan, everyone….」

I’d like to sing a song of joy. Not because I wasn’t born into a farming family. But my family still accepts me.

But it was that fact that made me decide to move forward with my plan.

「Dad, I’m going out on my own….」

「Hey, why so sudden you can stay in this house all the time, can you?　You’re my son. You are family. You can’t just walk out on me because you’re not related to me like that….」

「No, I’ve decided this before. I’m going to go out on my own and share my produce with the world. I’m also going to teach part-time at the academy as a side job. I’m moving out of the house because, I’ve already rented an apartment near the academy. Fii got me a great deal on a cheap rental for teachers at the academy and I’ve been thinking about going out on my own for a long time now. I’m sorry for not telling you before….」

I wiped my tears away and talked about my future career path.

That’s right. I may not have any legitimate farmer’s blood, but I’m still a farmer. Then it doesn’t change what I do.

「….okay. I see. You’re already a Blue Stellar Alchemist, so I’m sure you have nothing to say for yourself. But you can always come home if you have any problems. Everyone is waiting for you!」

「Thank you Dad!　Everyone!」

And I was crying big time again.

—- §　§　§ —-

After the world-shaking incident (that I wasn’t a farmer’s blood relative), I was in my room.

I’ll have to say goodbye to this room. While I’m immersed in this atmosphere, there’s a knock at the door.

「….This is, neesan?」

「I’m coming in!」

「Ah, go ahead.」

My sister sometimes comes into my room like this and reads books on alchemy. In fact, she is a student of the academy. I’m sure she manage to get a ticket to the academy after a tremendous amount of effort. I really respect Mari-neesan

「Hey, you’re going to teach at the Academy could you possibly be teaching me?」

「Who knows~ I guess we’ll have to ask Fii about that part.」

「Ah, yeah. But we got in at the same time and I didn’t think you’d be graduating so quickly….」

「Neesan… about that… 」

「It’s okay. I’ve gotten used to your extra-ordinary talents.」

By the way, neesan is a copper grade alchemist. And like what she said earlier, I was enrolled at the same time as her.

Neesan is now 18 years old. I’m 16 and my little sister Rize is 13.

Me and neesan entered the academy at the same time two years ago. There is no definite limit to enter the Alchemy Academy, but the standard age is 16 at the earliest. That said, my sister is an excellent student.

But I was the youngest person ever to be accepted, and I also took only two years to graduate, which would have taken at least five years.

I feel there’s a little bit of a drawback from my sister. She’s had some hard days comparing herself to me, and yet she continues to study without saying a word to me.

「….Hey, are you really going to sell your crops to the world?」

「You know? I’m learning alchemy for that reason」

「I know, but I don’t really get it… well, good luck with that! mom and dad are against it, but I’m okay with you being a alchemist like that.」

「Thank you, neesan」

「Well then, good luck with that.」

「Ah…」

And so neesan left my room.

But in the next moment, there’s another knock at the door.

「Rize?」

「Hehehe! I’m next after oneechan.」

「Rize is so cute today.」

「Right? Hmhm!」

And as soon as Rize walked into the room, she handed me something. This is………an apple apple!

「You, this apple can’t be…」

「Hehehe. You should try it, mister.」

I take a gulp and try to eat it in one sitting. And at that moment, along with the mellow aroma, the flavor of the grapes spreads in my mouth… well, it’s finally done!
(confused? i to was confused at first)

「What do you think? Onii-chan」

「…Gokuri(ゴクリ). These apples are perfect. They definitely taste like grapes!」
(still no clue what it means)
「Yes! It’s a success! Onii-chan!」

「Yeah, you did it Rize!」

We hug each other in joy.

Rize is as obsessed with crops as I am, and I’ve been teaching myself the alchemy of breeding for the past few years.

We split our work, while I’m in charge of the vegtables, Rize is in charge of the fruits.

If I can commercialize my crops and Rize’s fruits “That looks like an apple, but it’s actually a grape”, there’s no doubt about it… the agricultural industry will be revolutionized…!

「Hey, oni-chan. You’re going to live by yourself, right?　Can I come to your house?」

「Of course you can. We are kindred spirits. One of these days, we’ll connect Rize’s room to my new one, space by space. We’ll be in and out of each other’s rooms in no time.」

「Hooray!　I love you onii-chan!」

Then Rize hugs me again.

That’s right. I learned alchemy for situations like this. To use it conveniently. But Fii told me not to tell anyone about the alchemy of space transfer. But, well, it’s an alchemy that only Rizeand I can use, so it’s fine. Even if we use it……..!

「So about the next type of fruit….」

「Hmmm. Then that technique…..」

We would argue late into the night to work on our next project.