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43. [Altora] Life’s Greatest Chance – 1

Alchemy, or another name for it, is “the art of producing money”. In a broad sense, it also includes the academic system that deals with it.

「Geli believes that the ultimate goal is to “prove the impossible”. Proving that it cannot be done is much more difficult than proving that it can be done. Even when it came to creating gold, it ended up being possible in the end.」Angelina.

[TL Note: Angelina refers to herself with the “geli” part of her name.]

When you try to prove something that you didn’t think was possible, it turns out to be possible. The genius alchemist Angelina said with fiery eyes that today’s alchemy is the result of that failure being recognized by the world as an “achievement.”

「That’s why alchemy is so interesting. The best among them is golems. Golems are gods. They can do anything. They can do too much of anything, which is the worst thing ever. Geli’s dream is to find something that even golems can’t do.」Angelina.

「O-Oh. I see? Dreams are important, yeah.」

「Empathy.」

Altora, the leader of the “Divine Silver Sword”, nodded without giving much thought to Angelina, who didn’t even pay attention to the luxurious meal that was served before her and enthusiastically spoke about the charms of alchemy.

Eria, who was brought along with Altora, thinking that she might be useful against a scholar, was listening with eyes lit up. She seemed to be enjoying it, probably because she has a science background, but her understanding of the essentials hadn’t caught up. She was filled with wonder, saying, “What an awesome story.”

「Coming back to the topic at hand, Angelina-san. We, the Divine Silver Sword, are treating you with exceptional conditions…」

「Ah, that’s enough, I’m going home! I wish you all the best in your endeavors!!」

She is a talented woman who mastered the difficult art of alchemy at a young age, and a student who remained dedicated to being a scholar despite receiving repeated invitations from the guild and military. With a wave of her red hair and a bow, Angelina quickly got up from her seat and walked towards the exit.

「Wait, wait, wait, wait! Why did you send out the rejection notice!!」

「Oopssss…」

Spun around all of a sudden by Altora, Angelina glared at him, who was about a foot taller than her.

「Why are you stopping Geli! Is it because of the food left behind?」

「That doesn’t matter. Eria will finish it up later! Despite her appearance, she eats well!」

「Oh, she’s a glutton.」

「No, that’s not important! Why are you trying to leave!?」

Altora, who had managed to stop her in her tracks, looked down at her. He tried to make eye contact with her, but his gaze was drawn to her breasts, which were large and jutting out in a way that didn’t suit her frame.

「W-Where are you looking!? Are you a pervert!?」

「No! It’s because of the height difference!」

「Geli came for the Skill Lender Marge-san. Not Mr. Pervert!」

「Mar…! No, no, no. You don’t need that guy.」

There were rumors spreading around the guild that the Divine Silver Sword was strong because of Marge. Angelina, whom Altora invited to turn things around, also mentioned Marge’s name. Cold sweat ran down Altora’s back.

「Do you not understand the value of [Skill Lender], Mr. Pervert?」

「W-Well, that’s…」

「There is almost nothing that cannot be done using the synergy between golems and [Skill Lender]. That is why Geli came here. To find something impossible that even Marge-san and Geli together cannot prove.」

Angelina insisted that she was only trying to get closer to her goal, but Altora snapped back.

「Even if that’s the case! It is not okay for you to come and say you want to join, and then quit at the last minute!」

Angelina crossed her arms as if supporting her chest.

「Not even when the party has stopped functioning?」

「Ugh.」

「Geli was solicited by the guild. When she was eight years old, the master of the guild headquarters came to see Geli, and he wrote a contract on a napkin on the spot. At that time, she declined, but… she was told, “You can come to the branch or wherever you like whenever you like.”」

「I-Is that so?」

Altora’s was starting to sweat more and more as he felt that the cards he had prepared were running out.

However, Angelina pondered for a second.

「It does make sense that it’s not okay to say no at the last minute.」

「T-That’s right!」

「That’s why let’s do this.」

Angelina held up one of her fingers towards Altpra.

「A one-on-one match between Mr. Pervert Swordsman and Geli’s golem. If Mr. Pervert wins, Geli will join the party.」