The Greatest Genius Alchemist Of All Time Wants To Retire - Chapter 20 - To the village of the Elves
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Chapter 20 – To the village of the Elves
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Translator: Xean
Editor: SevenTails
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“I’m sorry, Fii. You’re the only alchemist available from the association right now.”
“… Lies!!!! I know there are others! I know it!”
”Although there are others, they are incapable of capturing the Sixth Labyrinth. At the bare minimum, they should be Platinum Class Alchemists. This is something I can only ask Elle and Fii to do, but for now, I want you to go for an inspection at the Elven village.”
“At the Elven village? What does this have to do with anything, Chairman?”
“I’ve always been curious about them. Elves are a sub-human race, but they are still considered a different race. They have built a village near the kingdom of Canovaria and they regularly distribute goods, so they are on good terms with our kingdom, but… did anything happen in the Elven village?”
“You know that the Elven Village and the Sixth Labyrinth are close by, don’t you?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Demons and spiders seem to flood the labyrinth from time to time, but this time they reached the village.”
“Hyii~iii! Oh, God! It’s scary! All the spiders there are… all Giant Spiders, right? Scary! Too scary!”
The Giant Spiders Fii spoke of were like normal spiders but grown to be twice as big as a human. Due to their size, they can and will eat people, and also caused lots of damage throughout the year. But why is there an overflow in the labyrinth? The seven labyrinths have demons living inside all the time, but I’ve never heard of them overflowing.
“… All right. I’ll go to the Elven village together with Fii.”
“Noo~ooooooo!!!!! I hate spiders!!!!”
In the end, Fii ended up going.
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That night, we had gathered at Fii’s house to organize the information about the Sixth Labyrinth.
”The Sixth Labyrinth, also known as the spider’s labyrinth… Numerous adventurers, and even alchemists, have tried to conquer it, but almost no one has survived…?”
“Uuuhhhhhhhhhhh. Why me? No~oo, I hate spiders…”
“Ah, Fii. A spider’s in there.”
“Kyahhhh!”
“Sorry, it’s a lie.”
“Damn you, Elle. I’ll kill you!!!”
Fii’s dislike of spiders was really extraordinary. She said they’re mankind’s greatest natural enemy. I ignored the furious Fii and organized the materials I got from the Chairman.
The Sixth Maze, one of the seven labyrinths of the world, was located south of the Canovaria Kingdom. It was also a famous spot because of an Elven village to the south. Elves are a type of sub-humans, a species that has almost the same looks and intelligence as humans, but with a different genetic sequence and an odd appearance. On a civilization level, humans were more advanced, but the sub-humans have also built their own civilizations, and no sub-humans were in clear conflict with each other.
However, there was one entity that was hostile to both humans and sub-humans. It was the demons. Demons have low intelligence, but they are intelligent enough to hunt for prey, and they eat both humans and subhumans, just like the Giant Spiders in the Sixth Labyrinth we were heading to this time.
Giant Spider. A bug-type monster, about 6 meters large. They vary between individuals, but their size was around the same. Its breeding cycle is the same as that of a normal spider, but it doesn’t give birth to too many at once. Because of this, their numbers were low, except in the Sixth Labyrinth, which was mostly dominated by them. The insides of the labyrinth were also quite large, and it’s said that there are hundreds of them, but it’s still an unconquered labyrinth so the whole picture of it remains a mystery. We didn’t even know what was in the lowest level.
“Hey, Fii, I’m not sure how to deal with the Giant Spiders. Would using ice be a good idea? There’s a chance you won’t be able to burn them, so I think it’s best to freeze their legs so they can’t move…”
“Hmmmph! Don’t involve me with that, Elle!”
She turned away with a “~tsun”. Guess I went too far…
“It’s impossible to do it alone. My total magical power is also low, and it’s definitely not possible to traverse it alone. Besides, Fii knows quite a bit about the labyrinth, right?”
“Well, you know. I had the chance to look into it due to work.”
“Please! You’re the only one I can ask, Fii.”
“O~oh? It’s just me that you need? Just me, Elle?”
“Of course. Let’s go together.”
“Well, if you say that much… Ehehe.”
Too easy. I’ve recently learned that Fii loves to be needed. I hated to trick her, but it can’t be helped.
“So what about the Giant Spiders…”
“Just like you said. I don’t think fire and lightning is not a bad idea either, I don’t know how much power we should use in each shot, and water might not be good to use…”
“Okay, let’s get going for now. I’ll just use ice as the main element. All we need is some armour and a backpack. We’ll also need food and water. If anything happens, we can use transfer, so I think we’ll be fine, but let’s be careful.”
“Yes, but really! I’m really bad with Giant Spiders, so when the time comes, please take care of it. I’ll even give you my magic!”
“Leave it to me. I’m not afraid of those spiders.”
The next day we departed to the Elven village.
“Ha~a… this carriage shakes too much.”
“I agree.”
We were currently travelling by carriage. Although the level of civilization within the kingdom where alchemy is flourishing was quite high, alchemy wasn’t widely used throughout it due to an alchemist always being necessary. I had chosen to travel by carriage because I wanted to avoid consuming magic power, even though we could have used transfer.
Then, after a few hours of shaking in the carriage, we arrived at the village of the elves.
“I see. So this is the Elven village…”
The place was full of nature. The houses were built on trees, and it was easy to see that they lived with nature. Fii and I tried to go to the office we heard about beforehand, but…
“Kyaaaaah!!!”
I heard a scream. It was a bit outside the village, but not too far. At this distance, we could barely transfer to go to the location.
”Fii jump!”
“I understand ~tsu!”
Then Fii and I designated the coordinates and did the transfer.
”Kuuu, don’t come! Don’t come over here!”
“Aaaaahhhh…”
Two elves were there and in front of them was a Giant Spider.
I see. It was pretty big up close and if there were five of them together, it would make an impressive sight. As I was thinking this, Fii started to shake and shiver.
‘’Hyii~iii!!! What is that?! That’s not that big! It’s super big, bigger than I expected!”
“Is that so? That’s about right. It’s about six meters long,”
“Come on, just kill it quickly! I can’t… I can’t do it!”
“… Yes, yes.”
I wove my hands and immediately froze the legs of all five spiders in an instant, making them unable to move. The spider screamed “Kiii~ii!” but it was so noisy that I ended up stabbing them with an icicle spear. Well, guess that will do it.
“It’s over, Fii.”
“Re-really?”
I glanced out from behind and saw the carcass of the Giant Spider.
”Ugggh, wow! Elle is really awesome, eh. It looks like a sculpture.”
It certainly did look a bit like a work of art when their legs were frozen and they had an icicle stuck neatly into its head.
“T-thank you! Thank you for saving our lives! Where are you from? If you’re that skilled… maybe from the kingdom?”
The male elf started talking steadily. Fii was still saying, “You do it” so I decided to deal with him.
”I’m from the Canovaria Kingdom. My name is Elweed Willis and this is Alsfira Medis. I’m a Blue Stellar Class Alchemist and she’s a Platinum Class Alchemist.”
“A Blue Stellar and Platinum Class Alchemist! To have such a high-ranking alchemist come from the kingdom! Thank you so much!”
And then we were led straight to the village chief’s place. The village chief’s place was the central office, which was up located on top of the trees. Fii and I went up to the upper floor without any difficulty and met the chief immediately.
‘’Thank you for coming all the way from the kingdom. My name is Cyril Dan, the village chief.”
“I’m Elweed Willis.”
“I’m Alsfira Medis.”
Fii and I shook hands with him. Chief Dan looked quite young, but the data said he was 60 years old, which made me realize how different elves were from humans. We got right to the point.
“That Giant Spider, are they always like that?”
“No… they’ve never been that close to the village before.”
“When did it first happen?”
”As I recall, it was about a month ago. Suddenly there were sightings around the village and although someone from the village can use alchemy, we can’t deal with them if there is more than one Giant Spider, so we asked the association to help us. It’s reassuring to know that they sent a Blue Stellar and Platinum Alchemist Class Alchemist.”
“We’ll do our best. So, have you tried exploring the labyrinth?”
“No, not at all. There’s a tradition in our village that we’re told to never go near the Sixth Labyrinth. A few reckless young men have gone there, but they haven’t returned. If we didn’t enter the labyrinth, we wouldn’t be harmed, so I thought it was okay”
“And then all of a sudden, a Giant Spider appeared outside of the labyrinth. I see, I see. We’ll go investigate tomorrow.”
“… Please take care of it. Regarding accommodations, you can stay with my daughter. She’s alone in a rather large house, so there’s no problem with staying there. I’ve already told my daughter about it.”
“I understand. Thanks for your help.”
We bow our heads and walk out. But still, was Fii okay?
“Fii, you okay?”
“Oe~eee. I can still vividly remember the scene… of Elle, taking care of it.”
“Ou… Well then, let’s go.”
“… Unn.”
The village chief’s daughter’s house was located on the outskirts of the village. She was 18 years old and seemed to have recently left home. I’ve left communicating to Fii.
While walking around with that in mind, we soon arrived at the house. When I knocked on the door, a beautiful elven woman came from inside. Yes, a beautiful woman. My eyes widened in surprise. I didn’t expect her to be so perfectly balanced. Her light green hair reached down to her waist but was not showing any signs of discomfort. It’s just perfect. It’s the only way to describe it.
“… Um, who are you?”
“We were introduced by the chief. Are you Monica?”
“Oh! You’re the alchemists my father was talking about! Go ahead, please come in…”
“Excuse us.”
We could see a very organized house upon entering. There was not much furniture and it was a bit lacking? Some only had a few parts out of the whole furniture.
“I’m sorry, we’re still working on it”
“… Hey, Fii, is it okay if I fix this thing?”
”The kingdom does not allow the use of alchemy in other villages but… Monica, is it okay to fix it?”
“What? If you can, I’d like to ask you to do so, but… there are so many of them.”
“Then I’ll do it. Monica, I just need you to tell me the relevant parts.”
“Let’s see. There, there and there.”
Gathering the First Quality Primamateria at the spot she pointed to, I activated my alchemy. I made sure the density was high enough to reinforce it as well.
“Eh? Is it already done?”
“Yes. Please check to make sure it’s done”
“It’s really done. But there was no alchemy formation…?”
“Fii and I can do it without alchemy formations.”
“Are you perhaps… Elweed Willis-san?”
Monica asked with a big smile on her face. Oh, come to think of it, she didn’t get the message about who was coming.
“Yes. I’m Elweed Willis and this is Alsfira Medis.”
“Hello~”
“Eeehhh! A-aren’t you both very famous! For such people come to this village… Awawa~”
Apparently, from what I’ve heard, Monica was good at alchemy and wanted to come to the kingdom one day and enroll in the academy. She said that being independent was part of that. She also said it was only natural for an alchemist to know me and Fii.
And the food, unlike the kingdom’s, was simple and it was a lot of farm produce, which I was looking forward to.
“Wow! This! These potatoes, carrots, cabbages, lettuce, and all of these crops are all grown to a pretty high standard. This is on par with our farmers!”
“Unn… delicious! Monica! Who made this?”
“Ah, I’m the one doing all the cooking? I hope it was palatable to you and just Monica is fine, can I call you Elle and Fii too?”
“Of course! More importantly, this…”
Then I started asking Monica a lot of questions. How the vegetables are grown, what nutritional supplements were used, what was the harvest cycle, etc.
It was a mystery to me why Fii was in a bad mood that night.
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