The Greatest Genius Alchemist of All Time Want to Retire

The next day, early morning. The five of us boarded a carriage and headed for Altart village to the west. Altart. It's a small village just west of Teito. It's that place you'll reach in a few hours or so by carriage, but now they're turning it into a hell of a battlefield.

It looks like Scorpion Scorpions will be appearing this evening with more information on Clarice.

"Read this. All three."

That's what Clarice tells me. Me, Phee, and Monica, the three of them receive the material. That was detailed information about the scorpion Scorpion.

Scorpion Scorpion. Hazard Class B demons. Unlike spiders, there is nothing small about Scorpion. Scorpion Scorpion has evolved all along from the past, to the same extent as people in even the smallest individuals. Some are basically adapted to tropical regions, especially those present in deserts but cold. The color of the outer shell is basically red. But they also have bright blue individuals in the cold regions. You didn't know about this information. Will demons also change according to the environment after all?

Combat is basically about crushing your head. The outer shell is quite stiff and not easy to break through. It therefore says that priority should be given to smashing heads intensively. But some of them use alchemy to defend themselves, and in a nutshell, the way they fight is not the right answer.

Scorpion may also scatter tail poison all around. This works pretty well for humans with soft skin and the areas touched turn rotten and bright red. More time goes by to turn bright blue, to death. The information was compiled in such a way as to say:

Be flexible in your last sentence, as appropriate. So succinctly occupied.

"Scorpion, why don't you just freeze your feet?

I have to read the materials and ask the questions. But the answer I got back was that it wasn't that simple.

"There are quite a few of them, and they could involve the people around them. Plus, some individuals use the reflector. Basically, the front line is the Battle of the White Soldiers. After that, it's like backing up with alchemy."

"... reflectors? That's troublesome."

A reflector is an alchemy that returns the other person's alchemy exactly as it is. Some alchemists have less use, and I can use them. But when the demon even uses the reflector, this is finally... weird.

It's weird. Obviously, there's something weird going on in this world, starting with something.

About the labyrinth, and this scorpion, Scorpion. Demons that appear in places that have never appeared before in demons that use alchemy. It didn't seem to me that this was a total coincidence.

"So, what can we do with the White Soldiers in El, Phee and Monica? Anyone who can, I'd like you to go to the front."

"... it's just me"

I'll answer Clarice's question. If you keep your mouth shut, I'd say Phee and Monica are going, too. Fighting on the front lines is definitely hell. Become a battlefield alongside death. Then I'll have to go. I'm not Dada's Blue Stella alchemist.

"... can you go?

Rafe stares at me with surprise.

"Ah. I'm supposed to be just a farmer, but lately I've also gotten used to the White Soldier battle with labyrinth attacks. And I have it."

I slap a ton of thin feathers on my hips. Then Rafe wonders, and he reaches for it.

"... can I see it?

"Oh. I don't mind."

When you pull it out sooo much, Cui's body is exposed. I sharpened it before I got here, and the alchemy made it harder than before. Perhaps the outer shell of the scorpion Scorpion will also be easily cleaved.

Based on what happened at the Sixth Labyrinth, I didn't know I would live here reinforcing the thin feathers...

"... that's thin. But it's not bad. The sharpness would be excellent. Plus, it has a lot of hardness. Scorpion Scorpion will have no problem with the outer shell. So, is that the Devil's Sword? But you don't know a demon sword that is green, thin and thin, and specializes even more in cleavage. You got it in the Sixth Labyrinth?

"No, I made it myself"

"... the ingredients?

"Cucumber."

"... I see. There have been rumours that Bitstar Blue Stella is a mad genius in the crop, but it seems true... I didn't expect to produce the Devil's Sword equivalent of the Cucumber... it's frightening and speechless."

There were also horrible rumors about a genius who went mad on a crop. Well, I don't particularly disagree because I'm aware of what I'm getting targeted at. You shouldn't have complained because my research results are being duly evaluated.

"I use this. The Devil's Sword, Levataine."

"... Leviataine? Is that the fiery demon sword?

"Oh. I got it in the deepest part of the Third Labyrinth."

Demon Sword Leviataine. Unlike my thin feather, the true Devil's Sword. For a bright red appearance, thick body. My thin feathers specialize in cutting, in the form of a knife, but this is different.

Thick and heavy, this demon sword feels like it's going to smash everything. Besides, when it comes to Demon Sword Leviataine, you can wrap the flames around it.

"Um... what's the difference between a demon sword and a normal sword?

That's what Monica says, so I decided to answer. Rafe looks basically oligarchy.

"The Devil's Sword is about a sword that cannot be reproduced in modern alchemy. With a kind of Lost Technology, this Demon Sword Leviataine can wrap around flames"

"Wrapping the flames... you can usually do it with alchemy, can't you?

"No, the Devil's Sword is alchemically applied to this sword itself. I can carve a formation on my weapon, but I will always need the magic of an alchemist. But the Devil's Sword is finished in one piece. It's kind of the ultimate sword."

"Heh... that's amazing..."

When I returned Leviataine to Leif, Leif laughed niggardly.

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"A field ward... that's terrible, this is"

We got to Altart Village. We had our faces on the field ward. There were plenty of beds lined up in a tent that was made simple. Also, there is no one else's house in this village anymore. They've all been evacuated already. Only military personnel or alchemists are here.

Things that had no arms, no legs, no eyes, they were different. There were a variety of humans from mild to severe illness. Groaning, he seemed to stand still.

The Empire is a fairly large country and it takes days for a large army to arrive in this village of Altart. Until then, it looks like soldiers defending this neighborhood were fighting. Some alchemists, but many soldiers were driven out because few were specific to combat. The result seems to be here.

There is no such thing as a massive battle with demons. Even if there were, this one was well prepared, and the other demon wouldn't leave the territory. It was very easy to deal with.

Yes, until now. But it seems that the human being who dealt with the sudden emergence of the scorpion Scorpion was slaughtered and this field ward was to be born.

"Wow, I'm going to treat you!

"I'm coming, too."

Phee and Monica are good at therapeutic alchemy. I got help when I got wounded in the labyrinth. There's something I can do too... if you think so, Rafe grabs me by the shoulder.

"El, you don't do anything. It's front line in a few hours, keep it warm. And your presence will be their hope."

When he looked at me saying he didn't know, Rafe started talking absurdly about his voice.

"Listen!! Elweed Willis, an alchemist for the Bitstar Blue Stella, came to me. Now we can find a way to live!! Your injuries are not in vain. We'll keep the front line with this guy, and we'll finish scorpion scorpions!!

"Ooh... that's..."

"If Lord Rafe says so..."

"Oh... good. Now..."

"Can we go home alive...?

The field ward, which was gloomy, regains its vitality as if its breath had blown back.

"Hey, okay? Isn't that too much?

"Fine. Forgive this kind of performance. It also involves morale. All right, we're going to Ops."

And I followed Rafe.