My Magic Tools Are Selling Too Well

54 – Alchemist’s Day (2)

Unlike the ＜Magic Tool Festival＞, which takes from 3 to 5 days, the ‘Alchemist’s Day’ event ends in just two days.

The event that is held like the eve of this event is Friday.

And the most important main event is today, Saturday.

The last day of the weekend seemed to have been set aside for the returnees.

Aphelice Imperial Alchemy Society.

The buildings of the academy, located on a large site near the imperial palace, exuded a majestic spirit befitting its reputation and soared high toward the sky.

In particular, the splendid design of the buildings, which seemed to have brought the antique atmosphere of the imperial family, was a beautiful form that even I, who was ignorant of architecture, admired.

Professor Melaine and I were walking through the entrance of an event prepared and decided by the society.

“and… There are so many people.”

“hmm.”

In addition, the people who filled the seats all over the society.

Although the event lasts only two days, is it really a festival of alchemists?

From the entrance to the grounds within the society to the back gate at the end.

Numerous merchants and spectators lined the door, exuding a noisy atmosphere.

“uh?”

While watching various people with interest, a familiar shop caught my eye.

＜Mulang Hot Dog＞.

A hot dog shop that Ruen suggested we eat at twice during the academy festival.

That shop was proudly taking a seat at the Alchemy Society’s event this time.

After all, mobile restaurants seem to go wherever people gather.

It was new again to see this place I had seen a month ago at a conference.

“professor. Would you like a hot dog?”

“hmm?”

Naturally, his gaze went to Professor Meline.

The hot dog that surprised the academy!

Me and Shunik praised,

A shop that Luen is looking for again!

… I wanted to recommend this hot dog, which is popular in many ways, to her.

“I am fine. I’ll be waiting for you, so you can come and eat.”

But anyway.

As expected, Professor Melaine shook his head.

Even if I think about it, she and hot dog don’t match.

She, who values class, wouldn’t like a hot dog with a lot of sauce around her lips if she didn’t pay attention.

But I’m not the one to give up like this.

I have to make sure to give her a taste of the hot dog that offers the best taste.

＜Melange Hot Dog＞ is not a hot dog that can be overlooked just because the sauce sticks to your mouth.

“There’s a really, really good hot dog place. Let’s go together.”

“hmm?”

When I grabbed one of her arms and made a gesture to leave, Professor Melaine made a rare expression of embarrassment.

“no… Didn’t you say you didn’t eat? Let this go.”

“No. Professor, you must eat that hot dog. Because you have a precedent.”

“… what?”

She asked blankly at the sudden voice that there was a precedent.

I grinned and looked at her.

“Academy Coliseum. Professor, you put it on your own. Even the professor has to do as I please.”

The Academy Coliseum, which I was forced to leave through the recommendation of a professor.

Of course, after I competed, I also held the tournament without talking, enjoyed it in the middle, and even won the championship… .

Having fun is something I enjoyed, and being forced to participate is another matter.

At the time, I was friendly with Professor Melaine, so I just skipped it, but if another professor did that, I would have somehow resisted and bumped into him.

Did she even realize that the recommendation back then was careless?

My words made Professor Melaine’s face even more embarrassed.

“No, that… !”

“Ah- I don’t know. Anyway, you should have a hot dog. come quickly I will live.”

I didn’t even listen, I forcibly dragged her to ＜Melange Hot Dog＞.

No matter how hard you try to bounce, you will end up eating the specialty of this store, the ‘ink cheese hot dog’…

Even the hard-nosed Professor Meline will have a different opinion.

…

…

“It is an abuse of power, Sacher.”

Professor Melaine said to me with a grumpy face, holding a hot dog in one hand.

At the moment’s strange choice of words, I tilted my head and asked again.

“Does the power belong to the professor?”

“… It is an invasion of power.”

Professor Melaine corrected his expression after a moment of silence.

I barely managed to hold back the laughter that almost came out without me knowing.

Holding a hot dog in one hand and complaining to his student with his mouth… .

It was a scene that didn’t go well with her arrogant image.

I could understand why they didn’t want to eat hot dogs.

“Isn’t it still tasty? The hot dogs here are really good.”

Yum-

He took a big bite of the hot dog in his hand and asked her.

In fact, Professor Melaine has already eaten a hot dog.

Half of what was in her hand is already gone.

She doesn’t express it loudly due to her personality, but she must have been surprised by the unexpectedly delicious hot dog.

“… Not bad.”

“Right! I didn’t ask to eat for nothing.”

To the extent that words like this could come out of her mouth with little compliments… .

Truly ＜Melange Hot Dog＞ is a legend in the hot dog world.

After filling the hungry stomach well in my own way because I couldn’t eat.

We started looking around the conference street again.

At first glance, the society building and the street were crowded with a lot more people than before, crowded with crowded crowds.

One reason they came together.

It was for free discussion and subject discussion, which can be seen as the highlight of the event.

‘Alchemist’s Day’ is different from the atmosphere where people gather in one place and discuss hard, surprisingly, there are quite a lot of interesting discussions.

First free discussion.

This is literally a way for alchemists to freely select the topics they want to discuss and to talk about them with other alchemists.

The method, time, or place of discussion is not specifically set, and it is free from all forms related to it.

In other words, you can have a discussion while eating at a restaurant, or you can have a discussion while reading a book in the academic building if someone suggests it.

“There are so many people having free discussions.”

“hmm. After all, the essence of the event is discussion.”

Acceptance and rejection, discussion freely in all ways and places.

It’s ordinary, but surprisingly, it’s the most basic, so it’s the most popular discussion method among the alchemists attending this event.

Even if you look around right now, you can see people sitting on benches having discussions, people having quiet conversations in teahouses, people arguing over piles of books in the conference library… .

Alchemists of various types were preaching about what they were pursuing and filling in what was lacking.

“You’re having a pretty interesting topic discussion over there.”

Where Professor Meline’s gaze landed, I followed suit.

The second discussion method, thematic discussion.

This is different from the free discussions that took place in the form of conversations in buildings or benches.

It is a ‘street discussion’ in which a sign is put up on the street, and people gathered on the street are given a certain amount of time to speak and discuss a certain topic.

Since this is a discussion with a large number of people, the number of people who gather varies considerably depending on the topic of discussion that is hung on the sign.

The topic discussion party that Professor Meline pointed out had the largest number of people gathered among the topic discussions I had ever seen.

“It’s already been 40 years since they disappeared from the continent. Even that is only recorded in the history books, and the person who actually witnessed the shape has not been revealed. In other words, to talk about their existence any longer is the same as chasing an illusion without substance. like… Like the forbidden all-purpose potion made in ancient times, the elixir.”

A man with a unique appearance, covering one eye with long hair, was making his point at the center.

The crowd around him were mostly moved by his persuasive words.

“Now the history of alchemy is wrong, you mean?”

However, if only one side is supported, the discussion will not be successful.

An alchemist in the group snorted and sneered.

The man who first made the argument was not taken aback by the criticism and leisurely stood his ground.

“It’s not meant to be that extreme. But I’m just making it clear that we have to look at it with a little more sober perspective.”

The man paused for a beat and spoke again.

“Look at the papers of Claudy Lazur, who is called the father of alchemy, right now. His thesis has described numerous magic tools and various alchemy so far, but only one. There was no narrative about them. They are the most mysterious beings in the history of alchemy, but they are also the ones with the most fictitious fantasies of alchemists.”

Certainly, it seems that many people with excellent debating skills come to Alchemist’s Day.

The preaching of the man with his hair covering one eye had a strange persuasive power that made me nod my head naturally even when I was not participating in the discussion.

“There is nothing very wrong with that.”

Professor Meline seemed to feel the same way.

As she nodded and muttered, curiosity suddenly rose and asked.

“Professor, do you agree with that alchemist?”

“hmm. not very interested It’s far from the field I’m dealing with in the first place. I just felt that there was no big gap in that man’s logic.”

There was no gap in her hard words.

For Professor Meline, who specializes in potion making, the topics they dealt with would not have attracted much interest.

At most, the story about [Elixir], which is called the legendary magic tool, would have attracted attention.

I also nodded and looked away from them.

Signs erected in the center of the street,

＜Secret Research and Existence of Homunculus＞.

This is certainly an interesting story for an alchemist, but…

It was also an ambiguous topic to discuss, as there were a lot of fictional stories mixed in like the man’s words.

If you look at them right now, you will fall for all the words the man is pouring out.

We stood and listened to their stories for a while, then moved on to another place.

“I’ll have to prepare for the lecture soon.”

Professor Meline said while looking at the main building, the tallest building in the society.

The last of the various discussion methods of ‘The Alchemist’s Day’.

It was time to go to the ‘lecture discussion’ in the conference hall.