One More Time: Rebirth

Chapter 39: Alchemy

After the disaster in the cooking class, Tsukiyomi and I headed to the next class. The next class was regarding alchemy. In my previous world, we didn't have alchemy I don't even know what it was. But based on what I saw on the description of the class, it somehow is like making medicine.

In the future, I might need that kind of skill. 'This world is truly more advanced than my previous one. Still, I wonder why only sword techniques have evolved and not the other types of weapon techniques?'

Now that I think about it, I haven't seen any other weapon aside from swords. What happened to spears and bow and arrows, aren't those more useful in a fight? I guess they thought that since they had magic, they didn't need bows. But then again the commoners in this world aren't privy on how to use magic. Also, that doesn't explain the lack of spears.

As I was thinking hard, I suddenly felt Tsukiyomi tapping my shoulder. "Huh, what is it?"

"We're already here, Edge." Edge looked at the room that was filled with smoke and smelled like flowers. Upon entering the room, I noticed that unlike the other classes there was no one in this class except for me and Tsukiyomi.

'Is this class unpopular, somehow?' While I was confused and looking around, I saw no one else. Though that didn't bother me as I was interested in all these boiling pot like things, that were see-through.

I wonder what they are for? Well, I'll learn about that once the Professor arrives. After a short wait, a middle-aged man who couldn't stop coughing arrived. Upon arrival, he looked at us in surprise.

"Are you students lost? This is the introduction to alchemy class."

"We aren't lost, Professor. We came here to learn alchemy." The moment I said those words, the Professor's eyes seem to change as it sparkled.

"Are you serious, or are you trying to trick me? If you two are just here to make a mockery of me, then as a Professor of this school, I can enforce proper disciplinary measures." When the professor said those lines, he started emitting a great deal of mana. It was larger than mine, which surprised me. Aside from my mom and the Principal, this was the only other time I felt someone having a greater amount of man than me.

"No, Professor we really did come here to learn about alchemy."

"Are you sure?" In my previous life, I wasn't all that smart, even now I guess I was pretty average. Also back then all I knew was how to kill things. Learning these kinds of new things might actually turn out to be fun.

"Yes, Professor, I have no idea what alchemy is. That's one of the reasons I applied for this class. But now I'm quite curious about these pot like things. What are they for, I'm truly curious?... Can I really learn alchemy?" The moment I said those words, the Professor smiled an almost creepy smile.

"Finally students that are actually curious and not one of those barbaric kinds that only know how to swing a sword and use magic for killing. Of course, you can my boy, of course, you can learn alchemy!"

"Thank you, professor." While I was talking to the Professor, Tsukiyomi remained quiet at the side.

"Alright then, it's been a while since someone came... So where to start... Oh, yes, of course, my boy what do you know of alchemy?"

"I don't even know what it is."

"How about you little lady?"

"..." Tsukiyomi looked at the Professor and shrugged her shoulders.

"I see, so both of you know nothing at all. Hahaha, excellent, then let us start from the very beginning. Alchemy is the study of what makes the world work. Alchemy is the ultimate form of magic. If mastered you can create almost anything. So with that in mind, you should know that the ultimate goal of alchemy is to reach immortality."

'Immortality?' The Professor had said many things in succession but that's the one thing that truly caught my interest.

"Is that possible?" I couldn't help but ask.

"My boy nothing is impossible. You see this, this is a potion that heals wounds." The Professor took a vial of something and showed it to us. He then proceeded to wound his arm. I was shocked to see him do that, but what shocked me, even more, was what came after. The Professor poured a droplet of the contents of the vial onto his wound. The moment the liquid made contact with his wound, I saw the wound visibly healing. It was even quicker than when I use healing magic. It had the same effect as someone capable of using C class healing spells.

"You see that? That is the result of alchemy. If we can create something that heals our wounds then don't you think it is possible that alchemy can save us from death itself?"