The Failure Alchemist of the Royal Capital ~My Job Is a Failure So, I’ll Manage My Store Carefreely.~

With the rift in the underworld, the souls that were supposed to be sleeping until the time of rebirth overflowed into the outside world... so what happened after that?

Ana has not questioned the events in the Star Elves I speak of, but rather encouraged her to go further.

Was it because you saw the Spirit King protecting me and Lynn before?

The liver is sagging.

That's how it is.

"Eventually, the goddess of the underworld was revealed, and the lost souls were recovered and brought back to the underworld..."

"... there must be some continuation of that narrative, right?"

Somehow, Anna-san was always better at understanding.

"... yes, there are not enough children."

Not enough?

"Yes, the Underworld Goddess said there were not enough souls."... the goddess ordered the elves in that city... to give birth to a new soul... "

"Hmm... not enough, hey"

And finally, Ana-san's silence returned between us.

It seemed that Ana was back to her ideas.

"Assuming that it was Gerz's doing."...... the fact that it's not enough suits me well... "

Ana's expression was steep, even though she said that she had fallen into trouble.

"... what do you mean?"

I didn't really understand the person named Gerz who Ana had just told me about, so I wanted to swallow what Ana had intended.

"The disturbances in the Elves' town may have been caused by Gerds."... if you think the purpose is to collect souls. "

"... ah!"

I finally got to the point and spoke up because I understood everything that had happened.

Ana says.

Gerz is about to complete the imperfect Stone of the Sage.

The material is the soul.

In other words, it creates a rift into the underworld by embedding malicious insects in the world tree protected by the Elves, withering them, and losing the power to support the world. If he is somehow retrieving the lost soul, it will serve his purpose.

And......

And the war your Majesty is concerned about.

I may not be everything yet, but I have saved the tree of the world, protected by two elves, and blocked the rift.

Then, even if you chose battle (...) as your next means, it's not strange.

... so I'm the one who triggered this war?

"...... Ana-san"

"What's wrong? Are you okay, Daisy?"

My voice only trembles in my heart. The facts I just learned... no, the reasoning was terrifying.

"Are you trembling with horror?... look, it's okay"

Then Ana stands up and scrubs my shoulders with her warm palms.

Anna-san, thank you.

"I'm your master." It's part of your job to take care of your disciples. "

Ana's voice was calm and gentle. With that voice and the warmth of my hands, my fear gradually subsided.

I ask Ana, as if she were indulging me to say goodbye to my child.

"Was I... sorry?" I heard the world tree crying that it was painful. That's why I eliminated the insects that devour the world's trees....... Is that what caused the war? "

... maybe this question is something I (...) want Ana to deny.

I knew it myself.

I want someone to gently deny that it's not your fault.

That's how I want to feel at ease.

In addition, if it was me before, I might have asked while crying about what I had done.

But Ana was very kind, so I could calmly and calmly ask.

... even under these circumstances, the world around me is so kind.

The other day, my father and Master Anna. And the whole family and the whole atelier.

Everyone. The people around me are very kind.

I knew that, so I gave myself to Anna's warmth.

“Daisy, maybe this isn't Daisy's fault, it's Gels' problem. I'm sure they want to make the imperfect stone of the wise man complete. I'm not going to choose a way to do that.... so even if Daisy got involved in this, it wasn't Daisy's fault."

"Do you understand?" said Anna, peering into my face.

... you want a wise man's stone, without choosing a means.

I thought it was very scary to have such a person.

But...

"... thank you, Ana-san"

I stretched out my arms and put my hand on Ana's back.

If that's the case, I'll...

Yeah?

Ana tilted her neck as she hugged me back.

“As the same alchemist, I'll try to stop it somehow.”

That's right, I'm done.

No one will be happy, and his wishes will not be fulfilled.

I made up my mind.