Chapter 79
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Volume 3 + Chapter 79: Alchemy Test
Xia Yi sat in the alchemy workshop, bored out of her mind.
The doctor had told her to wait here, saying she’d be back shortly.
So she just sat on a chair.
Because of her height, her feet couldn’t touch the floor, so her calves dangled in midair, swinging back and forth.
“Why isn’t she back yet…” Xia Yi grumbled.
Just then, the door opened.
At first, she thought it was the doctor returning.
But it was someone else entirely.
When she saw who it was, Xia Yi immediately jumped off the chair, staring in disbelief—
The person was fully clad in armor, making it impossible to see his real face. But that golden insignia clearly marked him as a Human Sword Saint.
It was the impostor who had taken the place of the real Wright Schubert.
What’s he doing here?
That was Xia Yi’s first thought.
But then she remembered—didn’t she see staff from Rhine Alchemy around the fake Sword Saint last time?
So his presence here actually fit with what she had seen.
Still, this was just—
Meow meow meow, woof woof woof, awoo awoo awoo.
Just seeing this guy ticked Xia Yi off. She wanted to summon Gram on the spot and smash him into bits.
But before the little princess could even open her mouth, the fake Sword Saint beat her to it, questioning her coldly.
“Answer me—why are you here? This area doesn’t allow outsiders!”
“Why, you ask…”
“Or are you here to spy on our experimental data?” his tone grew even colder.
His attitude was very different from how he’d been back at Laurel Academy—he had completely lost any semblance of elegance.
Wait a second.
Experimental data?
What was he talking about? What experiment?
Xia Yi felt like she’d just heard some very strange vocabulary.
Why was the impostor acting so anxious? Could it be related to the “experiment” he mentioned?
“Don’t get worked up. I invited her here—she’s not some suspicious person.”
The doctor appeared at the entrance of the workshop—she had finally returned.
“…Why did you bring her here? This isn’t a place just anyone can enter.”
The impostor looked at the doctor, but she didn’t seem interested in explaining.
From their tone and demeanor, Xia Yi could tell—these two knew each other.
“Go rest for a bit, Wright,” the doctor said. “I’ll come find you after I finish here.”
Wright?
So this guy not only stole the Sword Saint’s identity, he even stole the name?
That was way too much!
“…Miss, I apologize. I was a bit emotional just now. Please allow me to apologize for my rashness.”
After a moment of silence, the fake Sword Saint bowed slightly to Xia Yi. Before she could respond, he turned and left without looking back.
Despicable guy. Lucky for you—you ran fast. Otherwise, I’d have ripped that helmet right off and taken a good look at your ghost-face!
“Xia Yi, did he scare you?” The doctor walked up to her. “The Sword Saint might be in a bad mood. He didn’t mean it. Don’t take it to heart.”
“Doctor, you and the Sword Saint… know each other?” Xia Yi asked cautiously. “What kind of relationship do you have? You’re not dating, are you?”
“He and I just know each other. Not close. He just came here as a patient.”
The doctor gazed at Xia Yi, then suddenly showed a mischievous smile.
“But you know… instead of dating the Sword Saint, maybe dating Xia Yi would be more interesting?”
“Uh…”
Hearing that, Xia Yi took a step back.
Did I really just run into a real yuri girl?!
The doctor laughed.
“Haha, I’m joking! I have no interest in romance. Dealing with unnecessary relationships would only waste my precious research time.
I despise putting energy into meaningless things.”
“I get it! I get it!!” Xia Yi nodded furiously, deeply agreeing.
Though the doctor was weird, in that moment, Xia Yi actually felt a strange resonance with her.
“Alright then, Xia Yi, let’s not waste any more time. Get ready.”
The doctor walked to the experiment table, activated the alchemy instruments, and laid out prepared materials.
“The reporting process is complete. We can begin the test.”
“Reporting? Test?”
“If you pass, Xia Yi, I might give you a nice surprise.”
“I don’t care about surprises. Just let me go and I’ll be happy.”
Xia Yi stepped up to the experiment table.
In truth, she had already planned what to do, she would refine a Conversion Elixir in front of the doctor.
The Conversion Elixir was used to suppress dragon curses.
In the human world, those who had seen dragons and lived to tell the tale were already incredibly rare.
Let alone those who had any understanding of dragon curses.
It wasn’t just rare—it was completely nonexistent.
The doctor had no chance of ever encountering a dragon or understanding its curses, so even if Xia Yi made one of those elixirs in front of her, so what?
To the doctor, it would just be an alchemy product she couldn’t understand.
Xia Yi could simply make up an effect on the spot and fool her.
She had already made up her mind.
So, she began refining the Conversion Elixir in front of the doctor.
The doctor watched silently, but her face showed increasing confusion.
She really has no clue.
Xia Yi smirked internally.
“Xia Yi’s alchemy technique is surprisingly advanced,” the doctor marveled. “This level isn’t something peers your age could typically achieve.”
“N-no, I’m just… under a lot of pressure right now…” Xia Yi wiped the sweat from her forehead.
So tiring.
A task that normally took just ten minutes had to be dragged out over several hours, all while putting on an act like she was walking on thin ice, terrified of making a mistake.
That was why she felt so exhausted.
After quite some time, Xia Yi finally completed the Conversion Elixir.
“Phew… That was close.” She slumped into a chair, letting out a long sigh.
“Xia Yi, what kind of potion is this?” The doctor studied the alchemical product in its container.
“…It’s not anything impressive!!”
“I’ve never seen this kind of recipe before. The combination of materials and the resulting product… I can’t understand it,” the doctor said, frowning.
“No alchemy texts mention this kind of potion.”
“Its effect is actually…”
Xia Yi started hesitating, which only made the doctor more curious.
“What is it, Xia Yi?”
“It’s—it’s—!!”
Like someone resigned to her fate, Xia Yi blurted it out.
“It’s an alchemy potion that makes people taller and curvier!!”
“…”
The doctor fell silent, glancing at the petite Xia Yi, and couldn’t help but smile.
“Xia Yi, are you serious?”
“It’s a home remedy! A home remedy!! I’ve been drinking it for a while…
Don’t—don’t look at me like this! I’m almost an adult!! It’s just… I still look like I’m barely ten…”
Xia Yi covered her face, embarrassed.
“So humiliating… I really didn’t want anyone to know about this. People would laugh at me!”
“Is this potion actually effective?”
“Y-yes! If you drink it, it’ll slowly and subtly change your body over time…
B-but the results depend on the person. The effects vary a lot!”
Xia Yi continued making things up on the spot.
“I see…” the doctor murmured.
Success.
Xia Yi’s perfect acting performance.
Hmph. She had used her own body type as the excuse, which made the lie even more convincing.
And you can’t prove otherwise anyway, can you?
She thought the whole matter was finally over.
But then, she noticed the doctor was staring at her unusually intently—saying nothing, eyes narrowed.
“What… what is it?” Xia Yi began to panic.
The next moment, the doctor suddenly made an extremely outrageous move, which left Xia Yi completely stunned.
