The best genius alchemist ever wants to retire

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What's the matter, Miss Alice?

I put my head on the desk and stayed put.

I went back to my room as soon as today's events had happened.

My actions were perfect, I thought.

I had thought so in the planning stages. But when it came time to do it, the embarrassment was going to be too much for me to handle. It was something I had been doing somehow before, but to do it again with a renewed sense of awareness... it was not easy.

''Saria ah........''

What's going on?

I gave my maid Saria a clinging look and asked for help.

'I tried to run that...'

How did you like it?

Ummm... that was a mistake...

Do you know what caused it?

It's just that...

I turn over.

I'm too embarrassed to say the words, but I manage to say them.

'Ha, I was so embarrassed...'

What?

That's why I was so embarrassed!

Well you were rather elated in the planning stages?

When the time comes to do it, it's...well...I just can't...

'Cause...　Yes!　To be approached by a woman, and even by a princess, is... well... it's just too much!

'That statement would have been credible if you'd said it before you came up with the plan. Now, I thought it was just an excuse.

Uh.....

When I choke on the words, he places the tea that Saria made for me on the table. I sit down in a chair at the table, drawn by the smell of the tea, and lift my cup of tea and pour it down my throat as usual.

I lift the cup of tea and pour it down my throat as usual. The tea made by Saria is very good, after all.

My mind naturally calms down.

So what's next?

What do you think we should do about...?

'Yes, I suppose so. If direct action is difficult for you, then maybe next time you should try attacking a little more euphemistically.

What do you mean by that?

It's just a subtle way of making you feel like a woman.

Casually, but isn't that hard to do?

'Yes, sir. 'The difficulty is considerable.'

I know...

Gudee~ I ponder as I place my body on the desk.

As I'm thinking like that, an idea comes to mind.

''Yes!　How about this...?

And I'll tell Saria what I came up with in a nutshell.

'I see. That might be a good idea.'

You bet!　I'm not that embarrassed. Or, more importantly, there's nothing embarrassing about it!

'Yes. But I thought we should always be careful about things like underwear.

'What?　Why?

Saria understands what she means when she whispers in my ear and her face turns red.

''Na........na na na!

'It's important, okay?　You don't want your first time to be a blunder, do you?

'It is!　Yes, but!

So I was to carry out my next strategy.