Alchemists do not need self-cultivation

"Shiori..."

Mao Shibuya bled a lot, and she looked up at Shiori Okui with concern.

“It seems the medicine is working.” Isaac pinched Okui Shiori’s chin and asked, “Tell me your name.”

"Shiori Okui".

"age."

"fourteen."

"What is your purpose in plotting to harm Fujisawa Ayana?"

Okui Shiori still had that listless look in her eyes, muttering to herself:

"In order to destroy the Fujisawa family, we need to inflict enough damage on Ayana Fujisawa, destroying her both physically and mentally..."

"Finally, let Fujisawa Ayana... commit suicide."

Chapter 645: An Incurable Villain

Suicide?

The answer was somewhat beyond Isaac's expectations.

If these two girls were truly agents of 'Amalgam,' they shouldn't have gone so far as to try and kill Fujisawa Ayana.

The constant violence and defamation against Fujisawa Ayana, coupled with the double pressure, made it entirely possible that Ayana might commit suicide, as they suggested.

Who is your superior?

Shiori Okui continued to answer Isaac's questions numbly: "I don't know anything about superiors. These things were all organized spontaneously by us, with the aim of destroying the Fujisawa family..."

Is the Fujisawa family the target?

The Fujisawa family is considered a large enterprise in Shirasaki Ward, and the head of the Shirasaki Group is Ayana's maternal grandfather.

As for Ayana's father, Fujisawa Soichiro, he was an adopted son-in-law, but he still wielded considerable influence within the company.

But ultimately, they are a normal company, unlike Isaac who sells weapons to the battlefield at the drop of a hat; they are all law-abiding businessmen.

Could it be that someone in their family has done something shameful?

But none of this really matters to Isaac.

"There are two more questions: how many people are in your group?"

"The whole class were in cahoots because no one could resist the atmosphere around them. In order to fit into the group, they had to do the same things as us."

“Okay, one last question.” Isaac narrowed his eyes slightly. “Will you continue your revenge against Ayana Fujisawa?”

"Of course, only if she commits suicide can we be happy..."

As Shiori Okui finished speaking, a sickly smile appeared on her face.

Thank you for your reply, goodbye.

Isaac smiled slightly, raised the gun in his hand, and aimed the muzzle at her head.

boom! !

The bullet pierced her forehead, and with a splatter of blood, Okui Shiori died in her chair.

"It's...it's a lie, right..." Shibuya Mao, bleeding from the side, saw Okui Shiori lying dead in the chair, her pupils beginning to dilate. "Dead...this can't be real..."

This was the first time she had faced death, watching helplessly as her friend died right before her eyes.

The fear of death haunted her, causing her to completely break down.

Why? It was just bullying classmates at school, why did it turn into this situation?

“You’re wasting her, Isaac,” Balalaika said, lighting a cigar. “This child will definitely grow up to be a beauty. If you really don’t want her, why don’t you just hand her over to me? I can send her to Thailand and sell her to a shop for a profit.”

“That small amount of money doesn’t matter. The most important thing is that anyone who affects my mission must die in front of me.” Isaac’s eyes were cold as he looked at Okui Shiori’s corpse. “Fujisawa Ayana’s value is immeasurable. I must ensure her safety. All possibilities that could endanger the mission must be eliminated.”

As long as it is known that this person indeed intends to kill Fujisawa Ayana, then even if it has been found that he has no connection with 'mercury alloy', we must find a way to eliminate him.

"I see, that's a real shame." Balalaika pointed to Shibuya Mao, whose face was streaked with tears and snot. "Then you'll need to take care of one more."

"Yeah, we've only just transferred schools and we already have to deal with so many people..."

Isaac grumbled as he pulled out a gun and pointed it at Mao Shibuya's head.

"Satomi... tell me this isn't real... the corpses and stuff are all fake."

Perhaps due to her fear, Shibuya Mao shouted at Isaac, "This must all be a prank! Okay, I guess I fell for it! We'll never lay a hand on Fujisawa again! So..."

“I’m sorry, Shibuya-kun,” Isaac said with a smile, “I still think dead people are more reliable.”

"Wait, no!"

boom! !

Gunshots rang out, smoke billowed in the wind, and Mao Shibuya's pupils lost their light as she fell into a pool of blood.

Balalaika watched all this from the side, then threw the cigar in his mouth on the ground and stomped it out.

"I didn't expect you to actually lay a hand on some students this time. What happened?"

"There are some things I can't tell you. You just need to know that one of the people I'm protecting is being targeted at school."

“Really? Then I think you can let her take revenge herself,” Balalaika said with a smile.

“My job this time is of utmost importance. To send the important person I’m protecting to commit murder personally? What kind of stupid person would come up with that idea?”

Isaac pulled a cigarette out of his pocket and put it in his mouth.

To let someone he had gone through so much trouble to protect, someone who had never even touched a gun, take revenge on his own—honestly, Isaac would never do that unless he'd been completely brain-damaged.

"Besides, isn't murder the very job of incorrigible villains like you and me? Why leave it to those who live honest, law-abiding lives?"

"That's true."

Balalaika had a faint smile on her lips, as if she were mocking someone.

Perhaps it's the times, or perhaps it's her own doing.

"We are all hopeless villains."

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"According to our station, at 6:40 pm yesterday, a fire broke out in the house of the Kawamoto family on XX Street, killing all three members of the family. The cause of death is under investigation by the police..."

Many things happened in Shirasaki Ward overnight.

First, the Kawamoto family perished in a fire at their home, with the official explanation being a gas explosion.

Secondly, Shiori Okui, Mao Shibuya, and Yuto Seo have disappeared without cause, but because the time since their disappearance is not long enough, a case cannot be opened for investigation.

These four people were all students in Class 3, Grade 2 of Shirasaki Junior High School, so the incident brought the school to the attention of many media outlets.

When these journalists tried to investigate, they immediately received orders from above to forbid reporting.

The official reason given was that it disrupted students' regular classes.

They all believed that the real reason was definitely not as simple as what the higher-ups said.

But they were helpless. If the higher-ups said no to reporting, then no reporting was allowed. They couldn't just stubbornly investigate the matter themselves.

Isaac woke up in his bed, washed his face, brushed his teeth, changed into his school uniform, and prepared to go out.

Because the company's traitor handed him sailor uniforms, he had no choice but to use alchemy to recreate a few.

After changing his clothes and stepping outside, he saw Fujisawa Ayana hesitating at his door, wondering whether to ring the doorbell.

"Ayana, let's go to school together."

"Ah."

The two set off from home together, walking on their way to school.

It is autumn now, and fallen leaves occasionally drift by the roadside.

Ayana thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere. Originally, she was afraid to go to school because of the bullying, but with Isaac by her side, she felt that it might be good to just keep going like this.

"Ok?"

Isaac then took out his phone.

Yesterday, Yoshinaga Shota, the new lackey he recruited, sent him a text message.

"Boss, Tokiwa Ren is at the school, and it looks like she's here to cause you trouble."

Chapter 646: Passionate Junior High (laughs)

"Ayana, do you know someone in our class named Tokiwa Ren?"

"Tokiwa Ren?"

Ayana frowned when she heard the name.

"He's a delinquent in my class, an extremely awful bastard. He used to get his cronies to harass me. Why am I suddenly bringing him up?"

"Someone told me he suddenly came to school today, and it seems he's going to cause me trouble," Isaac laughed. "These rascals really have a lot of energy; don't they know how to study properly when they come to school?"

Upon hearing Isaac's words, Ayana suddenly stopped in her tracks.

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

"Maybe we shouldn't go to school today," Ayana said worriedly. "That Ren Tokiwa is different from other delinquents, he..."

"Don't worry, if you're afraid he'll hurt you, I'll protect you."

This statement worked very well on Ayana, and she immediately gave up the idea of ​​not going to school.

'As long as Rentaro is around, everything will turn out for the best.' At least, that's what she truly believed deep down.

Isaac didn't care much about Ren Tokiwa's situation. After all, he was among the first batch of students Isaac removed from the agent list, and there was no need to be wary of a delinquent.

When he first arrived in Japan, he bought several comic books on Locke's advice. They were all school-themed comics, which he wanted to read to help him understand Japanese school life.

However, the manga Isaac was reading was called Crows Zero.

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The school atmosphere was no different from usual today, except that the classroom of Class 3, Grade 2 was a little different.

"Have you heard? What happened to Daisuke Kawamoto's family..."