episode_0228

It may not always be seen that students are happy going to school.

But while attending the academy, was there ever a moment as enjoyable as this one?

Of course, I could say that every moment was a shining moment, but compared to now, I felt like I could say that it was just one of the intermediate processes of life.

“How about this? Is it Cheiranium?”

“Cheiranium will react as violently as sodium in the reaction experiment, right?

It may be good to use as a catalyst, but… …

Wouldn’t it be dangerous, Carla?

I might lose what I barely gained… ?”

“Ahaha… … I guess so… … ?

Then I guess I should experiment with targon alloy first…

The ratio starts from 1.5?”

“The ductile iron content of Targon alloy is 14.543%, right?

So, wouldn’t it be better to start with a molecular ratio of 2.5 to see more reactions?”

“Yes!! Let’s do that!!”

Carla, a girl wearing safety glasses side by side with a male student, was looking at a small piece of metal in a flask.

She gently lifted the flask with her hands wearing protective gloves and inserted the measuring instrument into the flask.

In the end, like the group of alchemists, was it because their job was to always eat and experiment, lie down on their desk to sleep, and then wake up to focus on the experiment?

Carla, now the owner of a workshop, and Lucas, a boy who often actively worked with her.

Although they are actually developing a deep relationship, the fresh-faced man and woman, who actually do nothing but date under the guise of research, were happily pouring all their attention into mixing, disassembling, fusing, and transforming various materials today.

Is that all?

“Carla!? Research is good, but eating…

Oh, there was also a Proden group?

I always feel indebted to Carla.”

Yui, who had been nagging Carla as if she knew she would, bursting open the door to the lab and coming in, smiled brightly when she saw Lucas.

“Really!! You have to prepare your own meals to keep your head healthy, right?”

Yui entered the area of her medical facility, put down some of her luggage, and took out a small bundle. She unpacked the bundle she had brought and offered the lunch box to the two.

Still, since it was a workshop that was also an experiment, the group immediately went downstairs to the old-fashioned break room and were enjoying a delicious lunch together.

“You need to eat a balanced diet, Carla!!

Don’t you know how important nutrition is for growth?”

“That… But… I don’t like Mangfrika… … ”

“Haha… Is that so, Carla?

He said you should listen carefully to what your friend says.

It’s all about worrying about Carla. Let’s eat?”

“Hoeheh… Yes… … ”

Seeing Carla’s expression melt at the sound of Lucas’ voice, Yui was holding the back of her neck like a father greeting his daughter announcing her marriage. Was it really just a feeling?

Next to me is my irreplaceable soulmate, and next to her is an attractive person of the opposite sex who I can now call my boyfriend.

Could it be possible to be this happy?

– rattle

“That… Lady Hyeryeong… !!

Okay, so let’s leave this aside for a moment… !!

city… The restaurant is on the other side… !!”

“There’s no way it could fall… yo. this… ?

Today is a day to happily eat alone… !!

uh… ? Why are you here… … ?

Weren’t you doing research above?”

When her brother, Antonio, who barged into this lounge without saying a word, and Hye-ryeong, who was always targeting him, appeared, Carla began to question Hye-ryeong like an angry cat.

“Eek… !! Kyaoooo!!

You brought my brother here… !!

What were you planning to do here!?”

In any case, since the criminal has been arrested, it is a natural procedure to interrogate him.

At least Carla must have felt the sting in her eyes as she thought that way.

Hye-ryeong, who was caught dragging Antonio away, seemed to respond with a red face…

“Uh… Carla… !!

My dear brother… !!

This is… !!”

“No… What are you doing… !!

Just simply eat together…

If necessary, you can take a break for a while… !!”

“Why is it here… !!

however… A man and a woman resting alone together!!

In a room with this bed… … !!

Impure!! It’s unclean!!”

In fact, the words directed at Hyeryeong seemed to be flying like daggers at Antonio, who was next to her.

Antonio, who was flinching at every word Carla said as if he had been hit by an arrow, fell to the floor and wriggled, turning into a caterpillar.

Looking at this, who would really think that this person is a nobleman from the Department of Alchemy?

– Beep… …

Only Regulus, the mechanical bird that Antonio always brought with him, was sitting on his back as if to comfort him, chirping like a chick.

“Ah… … I guess the stimulation was too much for Siscom’s brother.

Don’t be so harsh, Carla. You’re an adult too, right?”

“But this woman can’t do it… !!

Onii-sama, absolutely!! never!!

It’s such a waste!

Until dirt gets in my eyes!!

Kyaooong!!”

“Bracom’s younger sister is also a problem.

This is why I don’t know if we can both get married.”

In the end, the passionate(?) fight that left even Yui throwing up her hands seemed to end with Lucas suggesting that they all eat together.

Eating together is fun, right?

After a quick meal, Carla offered to show them the workshop, and the group went up to the second floor together, leisurely looking at the flasks still bubbling here and there.

“Now that I think about it, Carla.

I heard it will be soon. Have you heard the news?”

“Huh? What, brother?”

Antonio suddenly seemed to ask a question, and Carla began to look at him with puzzled eyes.

But, as expected, at this time of year, there is only one academy.

“Ah… if… … ”

“Yes. For the time being, it is a specialization period for pension refining.

I thought it would be a good idea for you to pick a topic and research it.

I think it might be possible for you… ?”

Pension refining specialization period.

The academy was a space for education and research consisting of numerous faculties.

As such, each faculty had a tradition of grouping items such as enrichment education, which is difficult to do in normal times, and research, which requires a lot of resources, space, and time, by period.

“I guess 3 months is a specialization period for pension and refining departments?

Next will be the magic departments.

This must be a very important time, Carla.”

Perhaps because she thought it would be good for Carla, who had been through a lot of things in the meantime, Yui also said something.

“Don’t you have a separate workshop anymore?

I think 3 months will probably be enough time to try a lot of things.”

In particular, in the case of the Department of Magic and the Department of Alchemy, there were broadband magic arts that were difficult to research indoors, reaction experiments for high-explosive groups that required separate space, and experiments on purification of toxic gases.

The idea is to conduct experiments with such dangerous or difficult conditions with support such as space, resources, and technology.

For students in that field, the specialization period was a positive factor that could have a big impact on their academic development.

Of course, in the case of the swordsmanship department where such a thing was not necessary, activities such as giving some time to other departments or inviting experienced and skilled swordsmen to receive direct lessons were carried out.

“Have you thought about it or anything like that?

I don’t think favoritism is good, but…

Because there may be something I can help you with.”

“Ah… miss… … ?

Is there any experiment you want to do?

yo. this… Don’t you need pocket money? … ?”

Hye-ryeong sneaks in like a grandmother expecting her granddaughter to give her New Year’s money.

And when Antonio, who was currently standing reliably as an assistant in the smelting department, asked a question as he gently turned down the heat on one of the flasks, Carla’s head was gently nodding.

“Regulus… It was hard to make… … ?”

– Beep?

“Haha!! This one is more difficult to maintain.

Arachnella’s web that was tangled during the special evaluation was the most hellish.”

When Antonio gently stroked the beak of the squeaking mechanical bird sitting on his shoulder with his fingertips, the bird affectionately nuzzled its head against the finger like a real bird and blinked its small lens eyes.

A deep smile appeared on Antonio’s lips as he gently placed Regulus, the mechanical bird, in his other hand and held it out to Carla.

“Still, isn’t this guy worth seeing every time you see him?

Sometimes I wonder if I made this guy.

Well, it was also a collaboration with the Department of Convergence Magic.

Do you want this guy, Carla?”

“Ugh… … no?

It’s not like that… … ”

“Then?”

“Thoughts… Because I have something to fly… … ”

“… … ?”

In response to Carla’s reaction as she began to think deeply about something, Antonio seemed to have a bit of regret in his eyes as he withdrew his hand.

In the time that felt like a long time to her, the words that came to mind were swirling around in Carla’s head.

『An organism that evolves by adapting to the environment.』

Carla, wearing protective gloves, gently lifted a flask up to the ceiling and held it up to the light.

Soon, he pursed his lips as he looked at the dark, sticky liquid shaking inside the flask like a cocktail.

The thing that Lucas and I had been working hard to create a while ago was finally in a form that Carla was happy with.

Of course, it may be a convection phenomenon caused by heat, but the liquid metal appears to be mixing around and mixing itself as if it were alive.

“I want to make it… … !!”

It was brief, but in the midst of a lot of thinking, everyone’s attention was focused on the shout that came out of Carla’s mouth.

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