The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

Most of them are girls.

"Good afternoon, everyone. I'm so glad you all finally chose this course."

The teacher was also a woman; Ms. Maria looked to be about thirty years old, wore glasses, and seemed very gentle.

He looks like the kind of doctor with a very compassionate heart.

"Pharmaceutics is a very practical discipline, and it is especially important in real life."

"In addition, although it is difficult for us to bring finished drugs into the Shadow World, we can often make the required drugs on-site in the Shadow World based on the materials."

"The knowledge I learn today may be put to use immediately tomorrow, and I will do my best to guide everyone!"

Dekan nodded repeatedly as he listened to Maria's words.

This course not only imparts theoretical knowledge, but also provides a wealth of materials and experimental opportunities.

Dekan can make the most of the school's resources.

To be honest, Dekan wouldn't mind taking more of these high-quality and practical courses.

Although his motivations were different from those of most students.

"In pharmaceutics①, we focus on restorative drugs, but in pharmaceutics②, we will focus on functional drugs."

"Today's lesson is about how to deal with unknown toxins."

As she spoke, Ms. Maria put on her gloves and held up a small bottle.

"This is a bottle of toxin newly developed by the Alchemy Institute. It is made from a newly cultivated poisonous herb. It is highly toxic, but easy to neutralize. Today's lesson is about how to extract the antidote from its associated plant."

Here comes the part that Dekan is most interested in.

His gaze was almost piercing through the bottle of poison.

Next, Ms. Maria began to demonstrate the production process to everyone, and Dekan listened attentively.

Before we knew it, the class was almost over.

"The task left to you is to successfully create an antidote. You have one week to complete it. After class, you can continue to use this classroom and the Alchemy Institute's medicine laboratory."

After she finished speaking, Ms. Maria distributed the diluted toxic agent sample to each group and also prepared a set of materials for the students.

For safety reasons, the experiment was conducted in pairs, and each pair was given two doses of the antidote that had just been prepared by Ms. Maria.

In the event of accidental poisoning, they can help each other.

In this class, each pair of students was assigned a long table, and there was plenty of space. So much so that Dekan was so engrossed in the class that he didn't even notice when his deskmate arrived.

But now, it's time to properly greet your deskmate.

After all, we have to do homework together.

"You finally noticed me, Dekan."

Dekan turned his head and found that the other person's face was already very close to his.

A delicate fragrance wafts towards you.

She is a beautiful woman with approachable demeanor, black hair and black eyes, and clear, bright pupils.

Her appearance was exquisite, as if sculpted by the most outstanding work of art by the Creator.

Even when she's sitting, you can tell she has a tall and slender figure.

So she's always been this close to me?

Although Dekan was surprised, he neither avoided eye contact nor backed away.

We cannot lose our momentum.

"If you had come any closer, I probably would have noticed you sooner."

Dekan answered calmly.

"Then the teacher might warn us."

The man with long, straight black hair said this without fading his smile.

As soon as she finished speaking, she leaned forward another step.

This is practically glued to Dekan.

Dekan felt a chill run straight to his head.

This is an instinctive sense of crisis, as if the other party is a beautiful but deadly flower.

Despite being dressed in the uniform of a second-year alchemy student, the other person still evoked such a strong sense of threat.

Dekan leaned back helplessly to avoid her, then moved his stool a little further away.

Although he admitted that the other person was very good-looking, he had no liking for people who inexplicably approached him.

"Could you keep a normal distance from me for now?"

"Sorry, I got a little too engrossed in observing."

The other party answered with a smile.

They didn't mean to make things difficult for Dekan; they simply moved a little further away from him.

"Your name is?"

This new deskmate only appeared in this class, and Dekan doesn't know her name yet.

"Mier".

She sat quietly, a smile still on her face.

Dekan: "Are you busy later?"

Mir: "Not busy."

"Let's finish our homework before we leave."

Dekan doesn't want to put off until tomorrow what can be done today.

Mier nodded, clearly agreeing with Dekan's idea.

049 Dekan's half-sister

Having just finished learning, Dekan was deeply impressed by every step of making the antidote.

Meanwhile, Mier helped Dekan prepare the necessary materials.

To Dekan's surprise, Mier's arrangement was exactly what he wanted, allowing him to achieve twice the result with half the effort.

However, she always seems to observe Dekan closely when she has free time.

Although Dekan remained highly focused, Mier's movements inevitably distracted him.

The sense of danger brought on by his sense of smell would occasionally stimulate Dekan's nerves.

The fragrance just now seemed to be not only her natural scent, but also a special medicinal aroma.

Like... the feeling of making your own hypnotic gas?

Although I don't know what the effects are.

But it's definitely not a good sign.

Dekan secretly used purification magic on himself several times.

......

"It was done so easily, it seems we have a great understanding."

Mir said with a smile.

The two worked together and successfully produced the antidote in less than ten minutes.

"That's a great wrap!"

Dekan was tidying up the lab table, looking like he wanted to leave as soon as possible.

"Speaking of Dekan, I've heard you're a card-making genius?"

Mier, who was also tidying up, asked.

"It's all about flattery to the point of destruction."

Dekan said calmly.

It seems that news of him making an epic card in the third-tier exam has spread rapidly in the capital.

"Hehe, I don't know who flattered you to death, but you flattered Princess Alice to tears."

"How did this news even spread?"

Dekan couldn't help but take a serious look at Mier.

He believed that those deacons wouldn't dare to speak out of turn.

Theresa couldn't possibly tell everyone about Alice's embarrassing moments.

Mier seemed to sense Dekan's confusion, and after a meaningful moment of silence, he said, "Alice lives next door to me. Yesterday she came to me crying for a long time, and her eyes were all swollen from crying."

"..."

Hearing these things from Mir seemed to make him feel a little guilty.

To be honest, that silly princess is a good person, at least she has a straightforward personality.

Not only did I not make money off him, but I also didn't want him to owe me any favors.

The main reason she couldn't make money was that her card-making skills were a bit off.

With so many materials, even if the card is successfully made, there's basically no profit to be made.

Unfortunately, seeing Alice's expression at the time, I couldn't resist teasing her.

"Is Alice alright?"

"It's alright, but it was hard on me. I had to comfort her for a long time. I also told her not to tell her brother and the king about this, otherwise you'll be in trouble, Dekan."

"...Thank you so much."