The Greatest Genius Alchemist of All Time Want to Retire

I had a dream.

That was my ideal. Generate your own agreeable crop and send it out to the rest of the world. I had company around. Always supported me, my friends. But it collapses abruptly. It all returns to nothing without too much hesitation. I felt like I had such a dream.

……

Dazzling. That's what I realized at the beginning. And when I opened my eyes, the sun was hitting my face if it was just midday.

"Ugh... Speaking of which, what is this place?

If you look around, you look familiar. This is Monica's house. Am I... saved? When I looked at my body, there was a bandage all over my body. Probably the two of you did it for me. There are also traces of treatment with alchemy. Then the door opens. It was Phee who came in.

"... Errr!! You're awake!!?

"Oh... I really just woke up. How many days have passed since then?

"A whole day. It was pretty dangerous. You totally ran out of sage stones, didn't you?

"That was the only optimal solution then"

"... so don't be so impotent, just worry about it."

"Oh, I'm sorry"

Fee was only weeping a little. I'm sorry to bother you.

"What happened to Monica?

"He said he's going to look at the crops he's growing today. Even so, I'll be right back. So, does the body move?

I'll spread my hands. And when I wake up and see it, it doesn't hurt either. Alchemy can also be used. I feel the first material, PrimaMateria, around me. This shouldn't be a problem.

"No problem. Alchemy works just like before."

I'll make ice roses at my fingertips. Yeah, it looks like precision control's okay, too.

"Oh, good... I was wondering what I would do if I had any sequelae..."

"I'm sorry. That was really helpful. So, what happened after that?

"Since then..."

Then I asked Phee what happened after that. They opened the door at the same time that the subspecies became icy, and they were able to use the metastasis. And Phee and Monica carried me straight here. Looks like he explained the situation to the village chief.

"... Okay?

"Oh... got it. So now I'm going to go back to the kingdom for a while."

"Really? It was like going back to the labyrinth or something."

"I have classes in college and stuff, though, twice a week. And take care of the vegetables. Well, and... I got the literature I wanted to look into."

"Really? Shall we go back? And normal adventurers and all that cage up in the labyrinth, right? Isn't that amazing? Unthinkable."

"Oh, right. We have a lot of good conditions for a labyrinth attack. But I can't be alarmed. You saw that giant spider, Hughespider, right? I think that's a subspecies, but the labyrinth ecosystem is a little bit like this ground... no, quite different. Only the labyrinth seems to have a different sense of time."

"... I thought Elle was a crop idiot, but you're surprisingly cooperative"

"Huh? Everything in my brain is directly connected to the project. Look, there must be something in the labyrinth that gets to the truth of alchemy. I mean, we can learn more about alchemy, if we step through the labyrinth. And... that would make it even easier to improve the variety. Labyrinth tactics are also needed for project success. Besides, I can experiment with prototypes, like thin feathers."

"Oh, that cucumber knife. It's an unintelligible cleavage, a substitute for the Devil's Sword. But in the meantime, I'm relieved as usual."

That's what the two of us talked about, and it seemed like Monica was back.

"Wow! Mr. Elle! Did you wake up!? So, are you ok!!?

"Monica, you're worried. I don't have any sequelae at all, and my body and brain seem to function normally. I'm going to the hospital when I get back to the kingdom."

"Oh, are you going back again? How many days is it this time?

"That's a week to two. There's something I'd like to do for a labyrinth attack, and I'm a lecturer at the academy for once. I have class and student instruction at Semi. I'm going to do what I have to do."

"Heh. Is that right? Well, can I get there again, too? I didn't have a lot of stays last time..."

"Will Monica not be told anything around?

"Yep. We all know you want to go to the kingdom for a long time, so you're telling me to go. My father told me to study."

"Well...... then go back"

"Ha!"

That's how the three of us went back to the kingdom.

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"Is that all you got?

"Yes, Chairman"

"And it's a subspecies... the demonic subspecies have been confirmed, but the subspecies of the giant spider Hughespider. It also uses alchemy. Plus he's 10 meters over. That's a labyrinth. Too different dimensions."

"The use of sage stones was unavoidable. I didn't have any body..."

"I don't have a choice. I was able to crusade beyond the limits of Absolute Zero."

I've been back in the kingdom since then. I was coming to the association. Phee and Monica are not here this time. They'll be shopping for you two on everything. "I need to dissipate because I'm stressed out!," Fey said.

I actually crusaded the report. I'd better do something about it. I know a little bit about the labyrinth.

"For the record, I think the labyrinth itself is a lost technology."

"Ho... why would you think that?

"The labyrinth has been confirmed in existence for hundreds of years. Even so, all that is inside is a substitute beyond modern times. I haven't solved the mystery yet. And until now, I've been focusing only on the contents, but I thought I needed to ask why the labyrinth exists itself. And then I came up with the idea that the labyrinth itself is one of the technologies, and I think it's a magical product."

"Magic, that's a preemptive word. It's no longer a gay tale. The incredible and ambiguous phenomenon of magic was ravaged by alchemy. Along with a definite theory... is it magic?

"Yep. It's magic. Labyrinth has something to do with magic. And magic can also be a different technological system from modern alchemy. You're like a relative. The results are the same, but I wonder if the processes that occur are different."

"Hmm... is that what this report says?

"Yes."

Some of the reports I've described mention magic. A flame that keeps burning permanently, it's a light that keeps illuminating the labyrinth. More gimmicks on the 10th layer. A room where you can't leave until you've defeated the target. A special wall that further inhibits alchemy. This cannot be explained by modern alchemy, nor is it theoretically possible. Maybe magic is the possibility that alchemy might arrive. But the possibilities may have branched out, and alchemy may have arisen.

I can't tell you all about it, but there are secrets of alchemy hidden in the Seven Labyrinths of the World. I was sure.

"... there is room for thought. No, you have too much. Is this really going to launch a labyrinth attack in the association..."

"I'll take care of that. Just leave the Sixth Labyrinth to us. Alchemists like you will be killed instantly."

"I get it. I know it's hard to hang a lot, but I want you to do your best."

"It's okay. Labyrinth attack also leads to my goal."

After I finished talking to the chairman, I came out. Nice sunshine, nice breeze. It's not today, it's the day the crops grow. And when I tried to get back to my home, I just met Serena.

"Oh, Elle. What's the matter, sir? Looks like you've been busy inside lately...... is it true the rumors that you're having a labyrinth attack? It's just a rumor anyway."

"No, it's true. The Sixth Labyrinth is being attacked at the request of the Society. Me, Phee and Elf Monica are three kids. Now we've broken through to the tenth level."

"Ha, ha, ha, ha!!!? So, speaking of the Sixth Labyrinth, it would be a spider's labyrinth...? The giant spider" Hughespider "is with Walla Walla..."

"You've killed hundreds more if you're a giant spider, Hughespider. There really are only spiders over there. The name of the spider's labyrinth isn't Dada, ha."

"Ha... what are you really doing? Do you want a crop? And the lecturer at the academy..."

"Hmm, it's going to be a long time when we talk... do we talk about it in the cafe for a second? Do you have any money now?

"Oh, there is."

"I'll be gothic. Okay, let's go."

"Ha... ma, fine. I just don't have any business today."

That's how we walked side by side and headed to the cafe.