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

There was still a continuation of the book that Nguyen Reel-sama had left behind.

Eventually, the book becomes more like a diary than a book, more like a chore.

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The stone of the wise man is said to be the elixir of himself, and the stone of the wise man produces the elixir.

Whether the stone of the wise man is the Elixir itself or the stone of the Elixir, I advise you that it should not be made by men.

I had a friend who was an alchemist.

His name is Gerz.

He was a very talented and promising young man….

Gerds and I met at the academy.

As the next wise man, he was a synchronized student who expected a future as an alchemist.

I met Gerdz and became interested every time I saw the alchemy he practiced.

Of course, I learned the original profession of a mage, but alongside that, I tried alchemy with the help of Gerz and by imitation.

It may be said that our school years were a very meaningful period.

I am passionate about my studies and sometimes talk about love.

I think it was a good relationship that didn't change anything between normal friends.

And the time has come for us to graduate with good grades.

I became a trainee in the Court Mage Corps.

Gerds became the king's own patron and had an atelier in the court.

He was required by the king, who was the backing (patron), and he produced things by alchemy with free ideas.

Eventually, however, I came to the conclusion that:

"This country is no good."

When I was a student, I wish I had dreamed of the future and made progress in my studies and interests.

I could only dream of a beautiful future in this world.

However, he began to train as an apprentice for the court mage group and participated in the actual battle as a trainee. And I saw the status quo of the war the king was about to wage.

By that time, from my point of view, the king was a fool.

He tries to invade the entire continent without even thinking about the roughness of people and land.

War of aggression.

It is said that it will unify the continent.

The Knights and the Court Mages are unleashed in a never-ending war.

Meanwhile, the gunpowder made by Gerz is used as a bomb and cannon, as a tool of war to supplement magic.

The same goes for the weapons he makes.

Switching ferrous iron to sturdy iron, it becomes a tough shield and weapon for soldiers, ravaging the people of neighboring countries.

The same is true of the medicinal herbs that he stumbled upon from the plant.

It is said that if they drink potions made of extracts from the herbs, they can make ordinary people brave soldiers who obey orders blindly, without knowing tiredness and without falling asleep.

When I realized it, I thought I was risking my human dignity.

The current King is using the power of the Gerz to invade another country.

So did our court magic division.

There's a lot of blood flowing out.

I made up my mind to leave this country.

Not very much, I thought I couldn't go with that idea.

But as expected, he was the last one to call out to invite his old friend.

But he had already changed.

He is said to have been ordered by the King.

He told me to make an elixir. Of course, it is a wonderful medicine of immortality.

And he himself was possessed by it.

The king invades all continents and rules them.

And to become immortal and rule this continent forever.

That is the ultimate goal.

And Gels says he's going to make an elixir for it.

That's why they refused my invitation.

I was surprised. I thought it was madness.

I have heard that no man has ever made a stone of a wise man, nor an elixir.

First he began to say.

“Mercury and sulfur. That is the basis of the elixir of longevity. Then, if you improve this, you will become an elixir."

I decided to break up with him and quit the court wizard group and embark on a wandering journey.

If you try to learn, you can learn everywhere.

I trained magic in the mountains and helped people in need.

When I finally realized it, I had enough power as a wise man.

However, Gerz's research seems to have made the direction suspicious.

Both the king and Gerds, who are taking the pill that was made using "sulfur and mercury" as the basis, are gradually changing into ugly looks.

Stains appeared on the skin and the teeth fell off. The customer put on makeup and dentures to deceive her.

Such ugly stories are now played in vagrant bardos and street spectacle shops.

Eventually, the war of foreign invasions became extremely fierce.

I went to the court again to complain to Gerz.

I told Gerds involved in the mass production of gunpowder to stop.

And don't drown in our own lust for elixirs.

But he told me.

“Elixir needs a soul.”

That's why he even said, "War is what we need."

I decided to divide my life completely with him.

and departed from the land.

I worked hard to reach out to other nations that were about to be invaded by their original countries and to forge alliances to thwart their ambitions.

Eventually, the nations that formed the alliance were outnumbered, and the funds for the war ended, and the war that had swept the continent was over.

When I saw it, I found myself in the tower of a certain country.

The king of the country wanted me to serve the country, because I was a meritorious worker at the end of the war. But I didn't want to see the world anymore.

I wanted to hide it.

By that time, I had a wife and child. The gentle girl who kept supporting me embraced my desire to hide.

I think I've done them a great deal of sorry.

Then I pulled myself up to the top floor of the tower.

The food was carried in the basket by the devil's dragon, and his wife and daughter, so that they could continue their lives.

I decided to study alchemy in the tower.

If something like that happens again, find a way to prevent it.

Of course, my profession is wise and not an alchemist, so there is no blessing from God.

But let's make it up to you.

At least a little wisdom for the sake of the Hereafter.

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