"Hmm? In the morning..."

I woke up feeling the morning sun coming into my room.

Crawling out of bed with Momozo reminded me of what I needed to do today.

"El!? Wake up!?

"Oh... oh, my God"

It was Phee who came indoors with Dotadota. She asked me to be present for Marie's exam last night. I wouldn't take on that kind of hassle if I were supposed to, and I'm in the position to do it on my own...... but this time things are different on their own.

Because it's Marie who takes the exam.

Marie Blanc. Know it, alchemy genius. Even from my eyes, that skill is equal to or greater than mine. That's why I was driven out this time, too. Maybe... a second Bitstar Blue Stella will be born.

"All right, I'll go then."

"Rafe said he was going, too, but you don't have to wake him up?

"You can just leave the map of the college. Because we have so much to do! I'll be there soon!

"Ugh."

I left Leif a map and a note, and Phee and I headed to the academy.

"Hey, Elle. You've brought a hell of a lot of people here again."

"Good morning, Chairman. Well... this one's on the edge too."

When I got to the college, the chairman was already there. This exam is structured as usual: written and practical exams. Every alchemy association employs the same exams, but this time I was specifically involved in problem creation. Even so, I just gently converted my research material, but still I can't even solve it with the knowledge of an alchemist in line.

It was originally planned to impose an exam to be taken by an ordinary alchemist, but the fact that the other person was Marie gave him special treatment.

Maybe a second Bitstar Blue Stella will be born. The association is also serious about trying to build her strength.

And when I was discussing it with Phee and the three of the chairmen, Marie showed up.

"Ha ha... you don't study here in the city... I envy you..."

"You're here, Marie. We're gonna start the exam right away."

"There are no problems I can't solve......!! haha!!

And it started with a written exam.

The composition of the problem was made all descriptive in particular this time. Normally, there are choice issues, but Marie specially employs all descriptive issues. As a result, its difficulty jumps as quickly as possible. An issue composed using the knowledge of me, Phee and the three chairmen. It employs everything from the classical problems that exist in the history of alchemy to the latest research.

By the way, the problem I was in charge of was the "On the relationship between artificial intelligence and alchemy" issue. There are numerous attempts to reproduce artificial intelligence in alchemy today. But many of them have failed. For this reason, why does that failure occur and how can artificial intelligence be reproduced? In the first place, intelligence begins by defining what the hell intelligence is in order to solve this problem. I'm at the forefront of this research, and I've already got the answer, but I haven't presented that in my paper yet.

I mean, I'm the only one who knows the answer.

If we were able to guide the exact answer to this, the human would be comparable to the Bitstar Blue Stella in terms of knowledge alone. Of course, this is all I could measure, but still I was hoping.

How far can an alchemist named Marie Blanc go......

"It's over. Whoa, whoa, whoa!

"" "... Yay!!

The three voices overlap. That should also be true, I thought this question would take at least two hours, and the test time is set at three hours. But Marie's answer time is 50 minutes. If this was more than 80% of the correct answers, I would be well qualified for the Bitstar "Blue Stella"... I thought so, but in and of itself it far exceeded my expectations.

"... full score"

"That's a full score, too. El-kun's field of responsibility is…"

"... full score. I can't complain."

We used the rest of the exam to score. And I was stunned. Marie's answer was more than I wanted. Rather, isn't this approach good for my theme? There was even a suggestion that

The same applies to Phee and the Chairman, who not only had answers, but also wrote statements in an approach from a different point of view. Even if I take this issue, I won't be able to derive this level of answers. That's also in just 50 minutes.

It is true that knowledge is proportionate to the amount studied, but this is nonetheless an anomaly in the history of alchemists. Once again, I realized that an alchemist named Marie Blanc was really a monster.

"Huhahahahahahahaha!! Full score? Naturally! Not impossible for this Marie Blanc! Huhahahahaha!!"

If you look at it, it just looks like a crazy little girl, but it still doesn't change that she's a genius... the three of us moved on to the practical exam, keeping in mind that we're going to make it a Bitstar Blue Stella.

"Isn't there a lot of people? And there's the press."

When I went outside, I was around the school yard making sure many humans took it in. Apparently, it's a wild horse. If you look closely, some of them are Rafe. Besides, there is also a 'Keep Out' tape around it, which also creates a bond by alchemy.

"Oh, this is what my uncle and I decided to do. And, well, this is what happened because the story leaked... so I thought I'd make it a spectacle anyway."

"I see..."

And the test imposed on Marie was the substance conversion Material Shift.

First we collect moisture in the air, then we smelt the water by combining it with the first material, Prima Materia, then we convert it into ice, and finally we sublimate it to steam all at once. This one is a test that works normally, but the question is, if you cut 30 seconds, it's the platinum alchemist's equivalent. By the way, I mean it and finish the whole process in three seconds.

For this reason, it has been decided that Marie will become a Bitstar Blue Stella after three seconds.

"Well, first time!

The moment the chairman said that... a hell of a phenomenon happened. Yes, water is produced… it produces columns of ice at once… and returns to steam. Just looking at the process, it is in line with the test contents. But that time, 1.7 seconds.

That was Marie's record.

"" "" Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!!!!!!!! ""

The surrounding wild horses who saw it gush. But it should be, too. Finishing this in 1.7 seconds illustrates one fact. And the chairman let his own voice expand with alchemy, and told him this.

"End of exam. Full written exam. In addition, the practical exam updates Elweed Willis' recording of 3 seconds. In view of this result, we have one result. I would like to present Marie Blanc here as my second star, Blue Stella. This is an official announcement by the association."

As Sin and his surroundings calm down, the wild horses gush up again. At the same time, the press came into the premises and poked a microphone at Marie.

"YES, how do you feel now......!!!?

"Hehehe..."

"Huhahahahahahaha!!!! Ri, Ri, Ri!!! This Marie Blanc is the best genius of alchemists!! World, engrave my name!! Marie Blanc is the supreme!!!!"

"" "" Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. "" "" "" "" "" "" "

And at the same time, somehow Marie Cole wakes up.

"" "" Marie! Marie! Marie! Marie! Marie! Marie! Marie! Marie! Marie! Marie! Marie! Marie! ""

"Huhahahahaha!!!! MORE THANKYYYYYYY!!

Thus a new name was engraved in the alchemy world.

Marie Blanc. She was the moment when she became the second bi-starred Blue Stella alchemist of all time.