Alchemists do not need self-cultivation

Shirasaki Junior High School isn't some prestigious or elite school; it's just an ordinary high school.

Just as Locke said, teachers would occasionally check each student's belongings to see if there were any prohibited items.

These prohibited items included entertainment products such as game consoles, comics, magazines, and pornographic books, which Isaac, of course, did not bring.

I just brought a bit too much weaponry.

As the two passed the teacher, the teacher and Isaac exchanged a glance.

The two exchanged a glance and then let Isaac in.

Fujisawa Ayana looked at the handbag in Isaac's hand, which was more than twice the size of a normal person's, with some doubt. She thought it should be checked by the teacher.

But then again, this teacher looks a bit unfamiliar. Did he work at this school before?

Actually, this teacher is not the original teacher. Since IW bought the school, it has forcibly carried out a wave of personnel adjustments. This 'teacher' is actually an Asian employee hired by IW, who was formerly a retired soldier of the French Foreign Legion.

"By the way, Fujisawa-kun, may I ask you something?"

"Excuse me."

"Have you ever experienced this?" Isaac asked seemingly casually. "It's like sometimes some unknown voice is shouting in your head or something."

"what?"

Fujisawa Ayana paused for a moment, then recalled some things, and said, "Once, when I was twelve years old, I had a high fever. During that time, my mind was hazy, and I heard someone whispering in my ear, but there was no one around."

"and after?"

"That was the end of it; it was as if nothing had ever happened."

Have you noticed any changes in yourself?

“Nothing has changed,” Ayana said. “Maybe my science grades have improved a lot since then.”

"I see……"

It seems the answer is clear: Ayana Fujisawa herself is the 'listener'.

Her grades suddenly changed, which may be why the 'Amalgam' organization took notice of her...

Isaac's misunderstanding has deepened.

Upon entering the school, as previously mentioned, one should first change their shoes.

Isaac was looking for his shoe cabinet when he found Ayana standing in front of it, lost in thought.

"what happened?"

"fine……"

He doesn't look like he's alright at all.

In fact, Ayana knew in her heart that her shoe cabinet had definitely been tampered with, either stuffed with smelly garbage or nails thrown into her shoes.

"Ok?"

Isaac noticed a suspicious spot on the floor beneath the shoe cabinet.

He crouched down to examine it for a moment, then picked up a hair from the ground.

This strand of hair has a slightly brownish tint, completely different from Fujisawa Ayana's black hair, which means there's someone else here besides him.

Isaac also recalled what Balalaika had said a few days earlier.

……

"Back in the day, my comrade accidentally opened a mailbox containing a bomb, and so..."

……

The memory ends.

It's a trap (I'm sure of it).

"Fujisawa-kun, step back a little."

"what?"

Before she could react, he had already been pulled behind Isaac.

He took a flat, palm-sized object out of his bag, stuck it on the shoe cabinet, and then pressed a button on it.

"Step back a little."

"it is good……"

When the two stepped back a little, Isaac took out a remote control and pressed a button.

boom--

"Ahhhh!!!!"

Flames erupted, and the loud noise caused all the students around to cover their ears, crouch on the ground, and scream.

Fujisawa Ayana stood to one side, staring blankly at the shoe cabinet that had been reduced to ruins.

Who exactly is he? How can he so easily pull explosives out of his bag?

Ignoring the screaming crowd around him, Isaac took out a clean pair of white gloves and began rummaging through the blown-up shoe cabinet.

Besides the smell of gunpowder, there was also a foul stench in the shoe cabinet, which suggested that someone had dumped garbage in it.

However, Isaac believes the matter is not so simple.

When garbage decomposes, it produces a gas called hydrogen sulfide, which smells like rotten eggs and is also toxic. A concentration of 400 ppm or higher can cause poisoning, and a person will die within an hour.

Of course, the amount of gas produced by garbage is only about 0.4 ppm, which is why it smells a bit unpleasant.

Isaac took out the somewhat charred shoes, repaired them using alchemy, and then decomposed the smelly garbage inside.

I checked the shoes from left to right, and there didn't seem to be any special devices or anything like that on them.

It's safe for now.

"Fujisawa-kun, your shoes."

"Huh? Oh."

Just now, during the explosion, she felt that her classmate seemed to be a very dangerous person.

However, when he stood in front of her with his shoes in hand, and she saw the brand-new shoes and Isaac's face with a little dust on it, she felt relieved.

So what if it's dangerous? Right now, the only person on her side is the boy in front of her.

She tried to take the shoes, but the shock from the explosion made her movements somewhat sluggish.

"Feel sorry……"

"It's okay, lift your foot up."

"……Um."

Ayana shyly lifted her leg. As usual, she was wearing black stockings, which perfectly outlined her slender leg lines.

After putting two pairs of shoes on her feet, Isaac put the hair he had found earlier into a clear test tube.

"Go to the classroom first, I'll come find you in a bit."

"it is good."

The explosion had alarmed many people, and the teachers were planning to come down to investigate the situation, but they received orders from the chairman almost simultaneously as they were setting off.

"Stay where you are and do what you're supposed to do."

So, it seems the explosion was simply being brushed aside.

Isaac left the shoe cabinet, but Ayana didn't go to the classroom as Isaac had said; instead, she waited for him in the same spot.

……

Outside the school.

He found the 'teacher' from before. There were no students nearby. The 'teacher' saluted Isaac as soon as he saw him.

"Hi boss."

"Ah."

"Was the boss responsible for that explosion?"

"Yes."

"You previously mentioned that there were spies from hostile organizations here. Wouldn't this be alerting them?"

"...This is also my first time in an underground organization, so please be understanding as an employee."

As he spoke, Isaac handed him the test tube containing the hair from before.

"This is?"

"He might be an enemy. Hand him over to the people at the Ministry of Health for DNA testing. Once they find him, bring him directly to Balalaika."

"Yes!"

Chapter 632: You've probably never been frightened in your life.

"Alright, I'm going to report for duty now. Please get that broken shoe cabinet fixed by this afternoon."

"learn."

“That’s it. Keep a close eye on these students and teachers while they’re at school,” Isaac said. “The enemy is in this school, and with the meager information we have about ‘Amalgam,’ they’re very well hidden.”

"Yes."

"Okay, I'll head over now."

"Take care, boss."

Isaac picked up his schoolbag and went back to school, where he found his shoe locker and changed his shoes.

He turned around and found that Ayana Fujisawa was still standing there waiting for him.

"Fujisawa-kun, aren't you going to class?"

"There's no rush, let's go together," Ayana said timidly.

"Oh, let's go then."