I who got fired from the S class adventure party worked as a support, want to have a slow life by becoming an alchemist - Chapter 26

Translator: NovelMultiverse | Editor: NovelMultiverse

The practical examinations were over, and the entire schedule of exams held over the morning and afternoon had been completed.

-Alchemist Practical Examination-.

1 person with an A rating

6 people with a B rating

38 people with a C rating

12 people with a D rating (failed)

No certification (failed) 3 people

Top of the class, number 43, Frederica.

Forty-five of the 60 students passed the practical test. This meant that three-quarters of them had passed the practical test.

Those who failed were those who had failed to transform into gold or silver. Among them, there were many who had usually been able to transform into gold or silver but failed because they were too nervous to show their abilities.

On the other hand, there were some who had never attempted a gold metamorphosis and had never succeeded in doing it.

I can assure you that the metamorphosis technique is not so sweet as to have such a fluke.

It is a new field of magic that is still young in history and is harder to control than magic and sacred magic that has been known since ancient times, such as witchcraft and sacred magic because it has less know-how.

From Slay’s point of view, which can handle magic up to B-rank, even the C-rank of metamorphosis is as difficult to construct as the B-rank of magic, and that is because it is harder to control than magic and sacred magic, which have been known since the ancient times. I don’t know what the future holds, but it’s reasonable to think that the transmutation technique at this stage should be slid up one rank.

“…… This is the end of the alchemist exam. Those who have passed the exam are to pick up their badges at the reception desk. Dismissed.”

And with the declaration of Albert, who served as the examiner, the alchemist examination came to an end.

Those who passed both the written and practical exams would be handed a badge, the proof of an apprentice alchemist.

It is not effective by itself. In order for this badge to be effective, a certificate of passing the exam, which will be distributed later with your name on it, will be needed as well. The only thing left to do was wait for the badge to be issued.

“Lord Slay.”

After the dismissal, I was approached by Chloe, Frederica’s bodyguard, near the entrance of the Alchemist Society.

But her would-be master, the blonde drill lady, Frederica, was not there.

“…… Uh, Chloe, is that you?”

“Yeah. Looks like there’s something wrong with the practice test.”

Hearing those words, Slay remembered Frederica’s cold stare and felt his own heartbeat rising as well.

He braced himself for what was to be said next, but the words that came from Chloe were not a sermon.

“I suppose Lord Slay had his own set of circumstances. You said that the …… alchemist exam isn’t a competition, but rather a question of whether or not you can demonstrate your personal skills. I agree. And even if there was something wrong with you, it’s a personal matter, not a comparison to others.”

That line was half redeeming, but the other half swirled in my mind as self-loathing.

If he considered it a personal matter, he couldn’t help but feel the awkwardness of that half-hearted action, even more so if he considered it a personal matter.

If they were going to finish the practical skills in such a half-hearted manner, they should have stopped after finishing the gold transformation as planned.

If that was the case, he would have ended up being treated as a commoner who had only prepared well for the paper test.

Rivalry with Frederica …… No, it’s just self-promotion. It’s a good thing that the writing and the aristocrats who were there definitely had a desire to give the aristocrats a crack at it. I’m halfway there.

And as a result of the various emotions swirling around, he finished the platinum-platinum metamorphosis as fast as he could, where he stopped his hand unnaturally because of a distraction from the conversation.

It’s really an either-or situation.

“…… Where’s Miss Frederica?”

“She was adamant about not saying hello. She doesn’t want to see you now.”

The words made Slay look uncomfortable, and Chloe continued to help her out, perhaps noticing the awkward expression on her face.

“…… It would be rude for me to speculate on Frederica’s feelings, but there is one thing. She doesn’t want to see anyone right now ・・・・・・・・. I suppose she wants to put some time aside before he gets too emotional.”

Hearing that, Slay breathed heavily, as if relieved.

The other party was a duchess and above the clouds, but it was because he felt it would be too bad to insulate her with that, and it would be too bad to have an aftertaste.

”I understand. Thank you for taking the trouble to do it. My bad. I took it as a rival and I did a half-assed job. I wanted to apologize in person at ……, but could you tell her for me?”

“Agreed. …… If you have an apology from Lady Frederica, I hope Lord Slay will accept it.”

“That’s a given. …… I’m in awe of a commoner like me.”

I don’t mean to be disingenuous. But the other party is the daughter of those four great dukes, Lord Northfield’s daughter.

I can’t think of an option that I won’t forgive her. Above all, I didn’t dislike her character.

”…… I’m also planning to stay in Loonside for a year as Frederica’s companion. I’m sure we’ll see each other again. So long, Lord Slay. Excuse me.

Chloe bowed and left underneath Slay.

“Mr. Slay, welcome back!　No way is that look …….”

Julia, the innkeeper’s daughter at the Moon Wheel Pavilion, was pale when she saw Slay appearing at the doorway, looking unwell.

”I’m home, Julia. …… No, I’m just tired after a day of work. I did pass.”

Slay showed Julia the badge in his hand, the badge of an apprentice alchemist.

“Good. I was already prepared for it. Slay said with confidence that I was sure I’d pass.”

As if guided by Julia’s gaze, I looked downstairs to the dining room on the first floor and said, ”Congratulations on passing! 

There were also a few other customers. It was extremely embarrassing. It hadn’t been there in the morning, but I wondered how long they had been preparing for it.

“I’m not sure I’m going to be able to find the right one. …… Yeah, thanks for the lunch, it was delicious.”

“You’re welcome. …… Mr. Slay, you’ve passed the test and you look so unflattering. What on earth is wrong with you?”

Looking at Slay with a somewhat dull atmosphere, Julia asked with a curious expression while tilting her head.

“…… No, I’ve got a lot going on. Don’t worry about it. I’m going to see Lloyd.”

Slowly, he walked up the stairs of the inn and returned to the room he was renting, when Lloyd, noticing his master’s return, ran up to him.

“Lloyd, I’ve finally taken the first step towards my dream. …… I’ll be sure to take you back to my home town.”

Slay left his body to Lloyd, who ran up to him.

When you play with Lloyd like this, you can usually forget about the bad things that happened.

But this time it might not be complete. That’s how much the duchess named Frederica, whom I met today, left a strong impression on Slay.

“Yeah, that’s a pretty half-assed thing to do. …… I don’t have the right to say anything bad about Henry’s guy in terms of either one.”

Slay suddenly thought of his former companion, the one-glassed wise man who had been his former companion.