The Greatest Genius Alchemist Of All Time Wants To Retire - Chapter 28 - Monica's Path 2
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Merry New Year Everyone! Wishing you all a better 2021!
Translator: Xean
Editor: SevenTails
Hi, this is Monica. I was going to the labyrinth together with Elle-san and Fii-san. It was like a dream come true to be able to go with a Blue Stellar and a Platinum class alchemist.
By the way, it seemed that the deciding factor was the fact that I showed Fii that I could use alchemy without the formation early this morning.
“Mo-Monica… Did you learn that… on your own?”
“No, I did not. I used Elle-san’s paper as a reference.”
“Did you learn it just from… reading?”
“Yes. I read it, memorized and practiced using the theory over and over again.”
“To think that… there was a Platinum-level alchemist in this village.”
“Ehh!? I’m a Platinum-level alchemist?”
“That’s right. If you can understand the theory and use it, you are already at the Platinum-level. Maybe you can take the exam right now and pass. I assure you that you’ll pass the practical exam, but I don’t know about the written one.”
“Ehh. Hehe… I-I’m surprised. I can’t believe I’ve grown so much.”
“Ah, speaking of which, Monica is the only alchemist in this village, right?”
“Yes… Even though I’m the only one, I’m kind of happy. All the effort I put in was worth it.”
As a result, I was given permission to accompany them, but one cannot go into a labyrinth half-heartedly. The villagers have always said that it was a really strange place.
And then, we entered the labyrinth.
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“Prepare for battle! You two, cover my back! I’ll take the lead!”
“ “Roger!” ”
“All right, the alchemy formation is complete! Fii, Monica! Get behind me!”
“Hiiii, they’re coming after me!”
The first floor of the labyrinth. I was terrified by such a large number of Giant Spiders. I’m fine with one or two spiders, but this many… I thought that I would be eaten alive.
The alchemy Fii-san cast while half-crazed was much more skilled than mine, and Elle-san was even more amazing.
<<Singular Alchemy Extra>>. It’s large-scale alchemy accomplished by combining multiple layers of alchemy formations and a large amount of magic power. However, it takes a huge amount of time to deploy, so it’s not that practical. Yet, Elle-san was able to do it, and in just one minute.
“… <<Absolute Zero>>.”
The realm of <<Absolute Zero>>. In the blink of an eye, all the Giant Spiders were frozen.
It was overwhelming. No words were able to describe it.
Everything about it was outstanding. No alchemist could use <<Singular Alchemy Extra>> alone, except for him… I once again caught a glimpse of the exceptional nature of a Blue Stellar Class Alchemist.
We then returned to the Kingdom and came back to the labyrinth again. The second time, we progressed much smoother since we knew our way around. We made our way through the second, third and fourth floors, but when we reached the tenth, we then realized the true horror of this labyrinth.
“… Ehh!? We’re trapped!”
“W-Will we be okay?”
“No, it’ll be difficult to… destroy it. The alchemy formation is completely foolproof. Don’t tell me… Fii, the <<Transfer>> alchemy! Can you use it!?”
“No!! The connection to the other floors has been severed! I can’t get a connection to the First Quality Prima-materia!”
“… We’re completely trapped, huh?”
The moment we entered the tenth floor, the door closed, completely sealing us off. Alchemy was also ineffective against the walls and there were no means of getting out.”
Then we noticed something big wriggling on the ceiling. It was a… Giant Spider, but an order of magnitude bigger. It’s probably a variant, but that thing was just too big.
“Fii, Monica! Let’s do this!”
“ “Roger.” ”
With Elle-san’s voice as the signal, we started fighting. The battle was truly a fight to the death. In addition to using alchemy, the variant could use <<Transfer>>. The threads it shot spit out were teleported by <<Transfer>> and it attacked us from our blind spots. Elle-san was fighting the main body alone, while Fii and I were dealing with the unpredictable attacks, but I knew that Elle-san didn’t have much magical power left. He was fighting the variant using <<Usabakagero>> with physical enhancements only, but it could regenerate. We were completely cornered.
That’s when Elle-san decided to use it. A pure white Philosopher’s Stone.
We managed to fend off the attacks and buy ourselves some time.
Then, Elle-san yelled, “Fii! Monica! Come here!”
At that moment, I was transferred behind Elle-san using Fii-san’s <<Transfer>>. From what I could see behind him, it was painful. His body was bleeding all over, and a pool of blood had already accumulated on the ground, but he couldn’t stop because if he did, we’ll all… die.
“Ki, ki, ki, ki, kyiiiii..”
As the variant screeched with all it could muster, everything froze. At the same time, Elle-san collapsed.
“… Aah, you did it… I’m…”
“Are you alright? Elle!”
“Elle-san! Please stay with us!”
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We returned to my house using Fii-san’s <<Transfer>>, I shared my magic power with Fii-san and we healed Elle-san. The wound, which looked agonizing, healed quickly, but he still didn’t regain consciousness.
“… Will Elle-san be okay?”
“He passed the worst situation. He’ll wake up tomorrow.”
“T-Thank God…”
What a relief, but I couldn’t be of much help, even though Elle had done his best. My contribution was about half that of Fii-san. I was embarrassed and frustrated by my immaturity.
“Fii-san, I want to get better at alchemy…”
“… You still think you aren’t good enough?”
“But I wasn’t that useful in the previous battle…”
“Even if you say that, we know that you’re not trained using alchemy in combat. What you did was good enough.”
“No, that wasn’t good enough. I want to become better. So, I’d like to consult with you about enrolling in the… academy.”
“Into the academy? But isn’t it a little late for that? Well, I’m also the principal, so I can do something about it but… are you serious? I’m sure that you’ll find that a lot of people are very biased regarding demi-humans. Especially nobles. Ordinary nobles take pride in themselves. In such a citation, what do you think would happen if an alchemist better than them came? And a demi-human one at that?”
“The implications are that high, huh?”
“Yes. It happens even to normal humans, so it will be even more so for elves. They may not be persecuted or discriminated against, but you won’t be looked upon well. Do you still want to enroll?”
“I’m ready for it. Besides, if I have to neglect my human relationships because alchemy studies, so be it. I’ve been making excuses for myself for a long time now. Someday, I’ll go to the Kingdom and learn alchemy there, and someday I’ll become an official alchemist. But when will that day be…? I’ve always been spoiled by my own potential. I thought that I could do it someday but I have to decide when that day will be. That day is now. After meeting Elle-san and Fii-san, I understood. I am still inexperienced.
I will become an alchemist who can not only help myself but also help others.”
“That’s… some nice determination.”
Fii-san smiled at me.
I grew up in this village my whole life and I never dared to let go of the comfort here, even though I had potential. I knew that one day, that potential would keep growing and growing, but there will also come a time that my efforts will hit its limit in this village. The only way to keep growing was to receive more specialized training by going to the Kingdom.
The Kingdom of Canovaria was a human country. There were demi-humans, but they are said to be less than 10% of the total population. Even so, I’ve made up my mind. I won’t repeat the same mistake as this. I was going to become an alchemist who could help others.
And so, I officially took the exam for the Canovaria Alchemy Academy.