Alchemists do not need self-cultivation

"President, at least everyone's alright," Hugh said reassuringly.

"Yes, I also apologized to Fiona, and it's time for Farmania to start afresh." The president was quite optimistic about this.

"I see..."

Hugh hesitated for a moment, then asked the president, "Um, Miss Fiona, she..."

"Don't worry about me."

A vibrant voice rang out from behind Hugh, and when he turned around, he saw Fiona standing behind the group.

"I still remember how to make perfume, and I can study it on my own even without relying on the Phantom Book."

"Really? Then what about your body..."

"Of course it's alright!"

Fiona twirled around in front of everyone and said with a smile, "The doctor said I'm very healthy."

"That's good."

Seeing that Fiona was alright, Hugh was relieved.

When she saw Isaac there, she suddenly leaned over and sniffed him.

"Huh? You didn't use the perfume I gave you?"

Isaac scoffed, "A real man doesn't need perfume to embellish himself."

"Eh~"

“After all, it’s a token of Miss Fiona’s affection,” Hugh said with a smile. “Besides, it’s not unusual for men to wear cologne, so it’s alright.”

Isaac glanced at Hugh, then took the perfume bottle out of his pocket.

次~

"Hey! Why did you spray that on me?"

"Didn't you say it was okay?" Isaac said expressionlessly, spraying perfume on Hugh. "Here, spray some more."

"No!"

……

Finally, with Fiona and the president watching them go, Isaac and the others decided to head home.

Dalian had been very quiet since the beginning, but after leaving, she couldn't help but ask Isaac as she walked behind him, "You damn alchemist, can I ask you a question?"

"what?"

"Are you... really human?"

"It's definitely human. Seriously, why does everyone have to ask me such a stupid question?"

Isaac ignored Darian and walked forward with Fran.

Hugh gave Dallian a strange look.

"You just now..."

“The power of the Phantom Book is interdependent with the user, and once it goes berserk, there is absolutely no way to stop it,” Dalian said. “But that bastard alchemist forcibly used the Phantom Book that activated its power and read its contents to reverse-engineer it, forcibly transferring that dog woman’s magic power into the Phantom Book.”

"Is there a problem with this?" Hugh asked, puzzled.

"The Incense Manual records the power of mythology. By doing this, he was essentially fighting against the legend itself, and in the end, he won."

"As expected of Isaac."

"...You should know what happened to that phantom book in the end, right?"

"It seems...it's gone."

Hugh remembered clearly that the last book of incense suddenly tore open in Isaac's hands, the pages scattered on the ground, and the contents inside disappeared at a visible speed.

A magical book, which became worthless after being used by Isaac.

"As I said before, the Phantom Book and the user influence each other. If the user uses it improperly, it will cause the Phantom Book to go out of control. The result is usually the user's death or madness, because they simply cannot withstand the power of the Phantom Book."

At this point, Dalian looked at Isaac in front of her.

"However, this time the Incense Manual couldn't withstand the power of that bastard alchemist and was destroyed."

"This……"

He said he was still a human being and firmly believed that.

As Dallian finished speaking, she couldn't help but laugh.

"That's just that bastard alchemist's self-righteous idea. His existence or concept has long since transcended humanity and is moving closer to godhood, but... he hasn't realized it yet."

Chapter 1036: I Want to Learn the Erhu

"Hey Isaac, you smell so good! Did you wear perfume?"

At noon, on the outskirts of the university town, Hugh and Isaac, not wanting to stay in the mansion for too long, went out for a walk, and Fran and Darian, as reading princesses, naturally followed.

Hughes, on the other hand, smelled a comforting fragrance emanating from Isaac.

"Huh? Really?"

Fran sniffed Isaac's back.

"It smells of lavender and daffodils, did you wear perfume?"

"Do you think I'm the kind of person who would spray perfume on myself?" Isaac rolled his eyes. "It's just a side effect of analyzing the Incense Nerve Book a couple of days ago."

"Aftereffects?"

“It means that the bastard alchemist has already obtained the power of that phantom book,” Dalian interjected. “After analyzing the phantom book and deducing in reverse, the contents of the book will become knowledge and remain in the user’s body. Even if the phantom book has disappeared, the person who inherited that knowledge can still exert that benefit.”

"I see. So, Isaac, you now possess the ability of the fragrance god Gandalf to automatically emit fragrance."

"It's a completely useless ability; it can't do anything except tarnish my image as a macho man."

Isaac was very unhappy with his newfound abilities.

"You've never really been a macho man anyway," Darian mocked. "Why don't you take this opportunity to get to know your 'Isabella' character better?"

Don't even think about it.

The Incense Manual has been destroyed, but its contents remain in Isaac's mind as knowledge. Once he learns how to use it, he can get rid of the faint fragrance on his body.

Then it transforms into a scent that exudes a masculine aura.

"Speaking of which, Hugh, why did you bring a suitcase with you this time? What's inside?"

Isaac noticed a small leather box that Hugh had placed at his feet and asked.

"Oh, that's mainly because I agreed to Darian's request."

He smiled and opened the box, taking out a delicate violin.

Judging from the material of the violin, it is made of spruce wood, and the style is that of a well-known local brand, so the price must be quite high.

"Not bad, you can also play the violin."

"I've learned a little bit before."

"Stop talking nonsense."

"I'm so annoyed," Dalian said, taking out a piece of fried bread that she carried with her and taking small bites.

"Hurry up and play, don't keep me, the audience member, waiting too long."

"Okay~"

Hugh smiled, rested the violin on his shoulder, gently placed the bow on the string, and slowly closed his eyes.

It actually looks quite convincing.

Sizzle————————

A piercing sound came from the violin, like metal rubbing against glass.

This can no longer be considered music; it's noise.

"Stop making so much noise, you idiot!"

Dalian was the first to lose her temper and rushed forward, kicking Hugh in the shin.

"If you want to practice sawing, you'd better go somewhere remote and deserted, you idiot!"

"Ah, it hurts."

Hughie's 'performance' also stopped after being kicked by Darian.

"I'm not sawing, I'm playing the violin."

"When did the violin become synonymous with noise-generating devices in this country?"

Dalian snorted rudely through her nose.

"Such playing skills will only cause trouble for others. It's laughable that a complete novice like you would want to play in front of people. Compared to your playing, the cawing of the crows gathered around the corpse is more artistic."

"Isn't it you who asked me to play for you?"

Although Hugh protested in such a tactful way, he was still silenced by a glare from Darian.

"And who said they'd studied violin? That's a lie that'll be exposed any minute. Why have such pointless vanity? Are you an idiot?"

"The last time I did it was six years ago, and I'm not lying."

"Even with such modesty, I should have played better. I never imagined that I would be tone-deaf to such an extent."

Hugh was somewhat hurt by Darian's assessment.

He turned to Isaac and asked, "Isaac, what do you think of my violin playing?"

"...Great."

"really?"

"It perfectly recreates the scene of lumberjacks sawing wood, and the vivid performance makes you feel like you're there. You must want to praise the greatness of the working people by destroying the violin..."

"No... never mind, I know it's probably terrible."

Hughes could understand Isaac's assessment.