Hi, I'm Fee. My real name is Alsphira Medis. I'm the eldest daughter of the Medis family, the most historic and powerful of the three great noble families. I am the most promising member of that Medis family. It's no surprise that I'm the next head of the family, but I've been called the greatest genius ever in the history of alchemy. He was the youngest person ever to graduate from the Canovarian Institute of Alchemy. And when he graduated, he also won the Platinum class. After that, he worked as a teacher at the academy and quickly became the headmaster of the school.

　It was a smooth sailing life. I don't remember any particular hardships in my life. I've worked hard in my own way. But I never felt like it was hard enough to die or that I was sick of it.

　But that all changed when I met Elle. Yeah, that's a big change.

　Elwyd Willis. A true genius who became the second azure-star class 《Blue Star》 in a long alchemy. It's been a long time since he was regarded as the greatest genius alchemist of all time. I've known him since he was such a nobody. Or rather, he is my student.

　As the headmaster, I have the job of managing the institute. I may teach a few classes, but I don't have a seminar like I used to. But when I saw Elle's entrance exam scores, I knew I had no choice but to take charge.


''Ha........?　A perfect score?
Yes, Dr. Medis. Dr. Medis. Perfect score. You got a perfect score on your paper and your practice.

　The male teacher, who was the examiner, told me so. I thought he was joking at the time.

'Here are the exam results,'

　With that being said, I received the paper that summarized the exam results.

　Basic Alchemy Theory: 100
　Alchemy attribute theory: 100
　Practical Alchemy: 100

　It really said that. Huh?　Really?　Even I was at the limit of 80% at the time........

'Huh?　Wait a minute...?　What's the passing line on the exam?
'It's quite difficult this year, so I'm passing at 60.5 percent. My average is below 50 percent.
'Well ... a perfect score on that difficult test?'
Yeah, perfect score. He's a genius. But the problem is...
Conduct and character?　It's common for geniuses. Well, those guys aren't that big of a deal, are they?
I'm from a farming family...
"...Yeah?　The nobleman - if so, I'd know about it already - but you're from a farming family?　There's never been an alchemist from a farm family before, has there?
Yeah. He's gone. Just him and his sister.
How's your sister?
'My sister's side is normal; she passed in 60%-70%. She's on the lower end of the passing class.
The question is, is this girl...

　When I looked at the documents, I saw that the name Elweed Willis was mentioned. His background is normal. Pretty standard background. But it's crazy to get a perfect score. Did you cheat?

Any signs of cheating?
None. And even if it was a cheat, it wouldn't be possible to do it on the job.
'Well I understand. I'll be the only one to interview him. I'll take care of it.
'Yes. Nice to meet you.

　Then the teacher who came to tell me about the emergency leaves.

　I think to myself, "Can I enroll this Elweed Willis boy? I wonder if I should admit this boy, Elweed Willis, to the school. Obviously, the score is too unusual. If it's 90% all-perfect, it's just barely credible. But all perfect is bad. Seriously, it's bad. I'm not sure if I can get a perfect score on this exam either. At best, it's 90% and a half. Even with the current me........

　In this school, there is a formal interview test. If you can get a passing score on the paper and practical skills, you've almost passed, but you have to do an interview. Then, the student is assigned to a seminar based on his or her personality. Of course, I'll listen to what they want, but I'll make the final decision.


　That's how I'll meet Elle.


''Then, Elweird Willis-san. Please enter the room.
Excuse me.

　He bows his head and takes a seat at the desk in front of me. Yeah, he's not an abnormal person for now, it seems. Occasionally some of them can't sit in a chair properly, but so far they're fine.

　But still........you're cool. It's oddly my kind of look. The hair is a lightly pigmented platinum. Her hair is lightly pigmented platinum, it's about shoulder length, and it's smooth and silky. He also has quite a body, tall and fleshy. The sharp eyes don't seem too harsh. That's fourteen years old, so he's quite precocious.

''Now, please tell me why you want to apply.

　This is really a formality. For the most part, as alchemists, we don't expect anything from you as an alchemist, the search for truth ~ or in the mission of the house ~ or anything else, either.

I applied to enroll in this institute to accomplish the 'World's Best Farmer Project.'
What, "The World's Best Farmer Project"?
'Yes. In short, I want to share my produce with the world.
'Well what's that got to do with alchemy?
"Alchemy makes it easier to breed crops. That's what I'm here for. My parents told me I couldn't do it, but I think I did rather well in the test. And the fact that I was able to come to this interview means that I exceeded the passing score on the paper and practical skills, right?
Yeah, well, that's rather well done, isn't it?
Yes, that's rather well done.
Look, I'm not really sure what I'm doing here but do you want to know my score?

　The truth is, I don't disclose scores to students. But I wanted to be sure.

'If you can tell me, please do so. I think feedback is important.
"...that's a perfect score, honey...
''A perfect score, does that mean you got a perfect score for all three Alchemy Fundamentals, Alchemy Attribute Theory, and Practical Alchemy Technique?''
Yeah. It's what we understand here.
'Well I wasn't sure I'd get a perfect score...'
What part of that made you nervous?
'It's around the alchemy foundation alchemy formation and magic power. All the questions were written, so I thought I wrote too much, but it was good.
'Well, yes I do. Yeah ...

　The problem with the part he's talking about is the part I made up. The relationship between alchemy and magic, which I had been studying since I was in school, was my major and my specialty. His descriptions were, to put it mildly, exactly what I was looking for. I was rather surprised that he described it in more depth than I did.

　But then again, that's all for crops?　Really?　What's the secret to this?

So, you came to the academy to breed crops?
I've been self-taught up until now, but I was advised to learn from someone who was an expert in the field... My parents said I should just try it, but I'm relieved I made it to this interview.
You know your parents were farmers, right?
Yes, I do.
Do you think they can do alchemy?
No, my sister, myself and I are the only ones in our family who can use alchemy.
Yeah, yeah...

　Yeah, I don't get it. You're from a farm family and all your kids can use alchemy?　Sometimes they are born out of the blue, but basically, alchemy abilities are inherited. That's why the nobles want to engage a better alchemist. Well, I can't get engaged because I'm too good at it, right?　I'm not trying to be tough.... And this is not the time to be thinking about that. Right now, it's whether or not to admit this kid.

''Well, I can admit her to the school. But it's not like there's some weird purpose to it, right?
Of course. My body has been and always will be with the crops.
Oh, yeah. Good luck from now on.
Yes!

　Yeah. I'm sure these pure eyes are an indication of your determination to strive for your goal. Well, it's going to be okay. And if anything happens, I'll take care of it. You can't be better than me, can you?

　But if this is the case, you're entering the school at 14 years old....... He'll be the youngest ever.......this will be rough on the aristocracy, and the mystics and theorists won't be silent. Something might happen.


　And it will be spectacularly betrayed.


　§ § §


Huh....

　Two years have passed since then. Just two years. A lot has happened. A lot of things have really happened. Elle made a name for herself as soon as she entered the school, and half a year after she entered, she became a platinum-grade alchemist. And another half a year later, or in other words, one year after entering the school, she became a blue star class [Bluesteller]. ''Hey, Fee. It's a good idea to have a look at this paper. I'm going to be able to say that it's relatively well done," he said, and the paper he saw.

　That's no longer the case. The result is a fully independent artificial intelligence, and it turns out that a homunculus can be created. But the process is a process that even I, or at least he, is the only one in the world who understands it.


　I delivered it to the Alchemy Society. But no matter how many platinum [platinum] alchemists gathered, they couldn't understand it. But he created a 'crawling carrot' that has a will, has simple communication skills, and moves on its own. According to Elle, "There's a trick to accessing Qualia and incorporating the alchemy team. The intelligence itself seems to be a copy of mine and split it up a bit". I don't know what that means. Like Qualia, copying the intelligence doesn't make sense either, and it doesn't make sense why the carrot is crawling with it. But this is undoubtedly a homunculus. It may seem silly at first glance, but it's a homunculus. We decided to make Elle a Blue Star class 《Bluesteller》 alchemist, making a public announcement, hiding the fact that a homunculus was feasible. The youngest and second ever Blue Star Class Alchemist, Elwydd Willis, was the name of the youngest and second ever Blue Star Class Alchemist.


　If it were true, he could have graduated in one year, but since the conference for that thesis stretched to the middle of April, Elle would have to stay in school for another year. But he's taking it as a special student, so there's no admission fee and all the tuition is free. Can we give him another year?　I asked him, "Hmm?　Well, I'd like to do some more research. One more year is just about right." he said.

　Elle's love for crops had changed the history of alchemy. Even if I told him to be aware of being a Blue Star Class 《Bluesteller》 or that Blue Star Class 《Bluesteller》 was really amazing, he said, "Hmm. Well, I don't care about class or anything else. As long as I can grow crops, that's fine.

　But on the other hand, maybe this was the right thing to do. It's just a lucky thing that this much talent isn't being misused.

　Yeah, I'll take that as a given. Yeah, but I'm glad Elle's career path has been decided........

　And tomorrow is the entrance ceremony. It's also Elle's debut as a teacher. After that, Elle and I are going to have a drink together. I'll be released tomorrow........if only it's over tomorrow.......!