Good morning, Doctor.
Good morning, Dr. Elle.
Good morning, Dr. Willis.

Hey. Morning.

　It's been a week since I became an instructor. The students have gotten used to seeing me, and now they greet me normally. Some of them look at me weirdly, but for the most part, they are peaceful.

　Then, as I was walking to my lab to prepare for class, I was called out to them from behind.

"Sen-sei. Good morning.
'Oh this is Miss Alice. Good morning. Then I'll leave you to it.
Can you hold on?
Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii...!

　I try to escape, but an uncommon force grabs me by the shoulder.

　What the hell!　Now I was trying to escape with alchemy and I got resisted!　Who is this guy!

　That's right. In fact, almost every day I am approached by this third princess, Alice. It's no longer the realm of a stalker. There are rumors that she's Alice's favorite, and that seems to be the reason why not many students have come near her. I heard this information from Fee, so I'm sure of it. Fee's is a well-informed person.

　But still, this princess. I'm not sure I'm ever going to get tired of it. It's always a bit of a challenge for me. Well, it's not that I dislike him to the core, but I don't like him, so I don't want to make contact with him too much.

I'm sure you're not going to be able to get away with it.　Doctor?
No, it's always purchase or the cafeteria.
''.........Hmmm.... I see........

　Alice looks at me as if she is looking at me like she is priced out of a jilarious way.

　Oh, what are you going to do when you find out about my lunch situation?　Are you trying to extort me again?　That's right!

　As I was thinking this, Alice said something unexpected.

'Actually, I've made my lunch.
What?　Bento?
You know I made that for you, right?

　He stares at me with an upward glance and a strangely s*xy gaze. It's true that I've been doing a lot of purchasing or the school cafeteria lately. I would really like to consume fruits and vegetables every day, but like alchemy, balance is important in everything. Humans need three things: fat, protein and carbohydrates. If you want to get that in balance, it's still better to rely on school cafeterias and buy your own food. Of course, my own original vegetables are always in there. Today, I always have vegetable sticks on hand.

　But I haven't eaten a lunchbox in a long time. When I used to go to this school from my parents' house, my mother used to make me a lunchbox, but now I live alone, so that's not possible.

　Well, when I thought it would be okay to go out with this princess once in a while, I agreed to the proposal.


''........Okay. Let's eat on the roof.
'What?　Isn't the rooftop off-limits?
I've got the keys.
'Oh my goodness, oh my goodness. What will they do to me on a rooftop where no one comes?
Okay, okay. Just eating lunch. See you then.
Yeah. Now......


　And we part ways, but there's no point. Because Alice's guy absolutely sits in the front row of my lectures and attends them.

　An original class I'm taking this year. It's called 'Introduction to Elemental Theory and Alchemy Reconstruction'. In short, it's a class that teaches how to use alchemy theoretically without alchemy formation.

　I am used to this class, but it's always full. For some reason, there are reserved seats and standing room. I don't know why the class is full, but for some reason it is always standing room only.

　I was super nervous at first, but I got used to it because it's my area of expertise.


''........Okay, then, this is it. Next time I'll talk about the relationship between elemental theory and alchemy.


　With that, I'm going to finish my class. The only plan for today is to have lunch with Alice afterwards, and then I'm going to teach Rita in seminar. When I get home, I'm going to check on the proto again, wrap up my report and go to bed. It's a perfect flow. As I was pondering this, Alice comes up to me with a dada dada.

'Sir, let's go!'
Well you're early. Let's go then.

　Alice is getting very close to me. When we walk out of the classroom, she's right next to me. And then I hear some kind of whispering voice coming from the classroom.

"I knew they were made for each other.
But a princess and Blue Star class Bluesteer look too good together.
'Yeah, right! We both look pretty good together.

　Rumors spread buzzingly. But but I wasn't aware of it at all at the time. Because right now I was too busy thinking about the proto. Thus, my situation would be in trouble again.


　§§.


Hm!　That's good!
'Hmmm. Isn't it?

　Rooftop. It's sunny and quite pleasant today. I usually eat lunch here by myself. Because I need to expose the "walking corn" to the sunshine regularly. I didn't bring them with me today, though.

　In fact, I've been using this place since I was in school. I made a promise to Fee that I wouldn't run amok on campus and he gave me a key to the place. It's the best place to be now. And no one ever comes here.

　Then we eat the bento that Alice brought with her, which is also delicious. Everything seems to be homemade, from fried eggs to mini-hamburgers, rice balls, cherry tomatoes, lettuce and cabbage. It's a stable lineup. But still, I wonder if this guy really made it?

Did you really make this?
"...well!　Does that make you suspicious?　It's truly my handiwork. You're royalty, I can cook a dish or two.
Hmm. That's how it works.

　I proceed with more chopsticks. Delicious. Should I offer this one of mine?

"Alice, I'll give you this.
What's this?
Vegetable sticks.
Vegetable sticks?
These sticks of vegetables with my special mayonnaise.

　I take the vegetable sticks out of the Tupperware and serve the mayonnaise in a small bowl. The mayonnaise on the market has a lot of oil in it, but mine is less and a little more acidic. This also goes well with the vegetables.

Then, if you'll excuse me I'll have it.

　Alice picks up a carrot and dips it in the mayonnaise and takes a bite out of it, taking a bite out of it. Instantly, Alice's face turns a startling color.

'Oh my goodness, well, well!　It's delicious, isn't it!
My house vegetables and my special mayonnaise. There's no way it's bad.

　I speak with a smug look on my face and I start to eat a piece of it too. Yummy!　It's too good!　I'm still in love with my own genius farmer sense. But pride is not good. I have a place to get to. I would love to commercialize this as well, but now is the time to be a hen. Let's get more samples and wait for the time to come.


　As we were having lunch, Alice suddenly changed the subject.


'Speaking of which, Doctor. Have you heard about the mystics?
'Mystics?　Oh ... come to think of it ...


　I remembered what Fee had told me the other day.


'Actually, the mystics are upset that we're surrounding Elle.
What?　What's that?　Am I being fed by a nobleman?
Hmm. Elle is working at the Academy now, isn't she?　And we own the institute, right?　That's why they're keeping him here. How dare they confine that great talent to the cage of the academy!　They're releasing documents like that. So, they called a meeting of the Lords and... well, we decided to see what happened. Elle asked me to tell them.
'Huh ... the mystics are something of a challenge, too. Are you bored?
'Well I don't know. But I'm pretty sure you have a special place in your heart for Elle. At first they said you were some kind of fanatic exposing God's deeds or something, but now the idea that you're more of a god has taken root.
'God?　Me?
Yeah. God of Alchemy.
Not the god of crops?
That's...not going to happen. Well, that's why you have to be careful.
I understand. I'll keep it in mind.


　We had such an exchange. But is it such a big deal for Alice to say that?


'I only asked Fee about it, but something about me being a god or something.
...or is it that woman again?
Oi. The Black Princess, you're on.
Oh, excuse me. Oh-ho-ho. So, yeah. There are some wicked people you worship as gods. God is coming!　And, praise God!　And so on.
'Uhehe I'm not a god I'm a god of crops, even if I'm a hundred percent sure I'm a god of crops.
Actually, there is a certain level of mystics in the royal family. My brother and others...
'Oh the second prince, that's a famous story.
'Yes I'm being pestered to introduce you to the doctor. But it would be best not to see him for a while. And when you come to my house, you can come to your marriage.
'Oh... well... hmm?'
Oh, no. I'm just being honest. Oh, ho-ho-ho.
You think that was deliberate?

　I say and give Alice a light chop to her head.

'Ouch!　What would you do to the princess if you were to do it!　I'll sue you!　I'll take responsibility for getting you engaged!
Whoa. Easy, Alice.
'Oh no. It's not often that I get beaten up so... ohohohoho.
And then there's the mystics.......I hope it's nothing.


　Then the rooftop door slams open. I lock it from the outside, just in case. But the fact that it opens means there's only one person coming.

'Elle, I need to talk to you for a moment... ah...'

　It was Fee who came over. And on my right arm, Alice was still entwined in this, less than a second's worth of action. Before I recognized it, Alice was entangled in it.

'Well, I mean... did I interrupt you?
Yeah. It's very disturbing. We're about to do something even more awesome...
........gobbledygook. Great thing, huh?
'That's right, Fee. It's a great thing, isn't it?
''Huh.......Elle, this tomboy princess has got you again. Come on, we need to talk about that matter, so let's go to my lab.
Yeah I get it.

　I try to break free of Alice's arm, but I can't.

'Hey, Alice, I'm serious. I'm serious. Let me go.
Pfft. You'd rather be that woman than me?　Would you rather be ten years older than your age?
"...Hmmm, you're a good sport. A girl.....

　Ah, this is a bad one.

　I thought about that and quickly activated the alchemy of transference on the spur of the moment. Via the First Pledge 《Primamateria》, I connected me and Fee to the laboratory and immediately jumped.


''Well....
Wow!

　I succeed in landing, but Fee falls down. It's not the first time he's moved on, but he's a dumbass. I give Fee a hand and he shyly stands up.

"Ow, ow," he says, "if you're going to do it, you should tell me. If you're going to do it, you're going to tell me!　You scared the hell out of me!
I'm sorry. I had to do this or Alice wouldn't have let me go.
'Well, yes. So, to get to the point...


　And I'm going to get a startling revelation from Fee.