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I have to make it through the evening party without

Count Lawvine discovering my double identity.

And...

I'd like to somehow find a way to get Prince Kyle to take this medicine.

If he doesn't receive treatment, in the near future...

his illness will keep him from even being able to stand.

What a surprise.

I thought that anyone caring for an herb garden of this sort...

must be someone in a profession similar to mine, but...

Good evening,

person who seems to be akin to me.

Professor Michel!

What do you think of the aurora?

Has it given you a hint to your research?

Yes! Very much so!

I'm glad to hear that.

I'm sorry, Professor, asking you to travel all this way to bring me here.

Why are you apologizing?

You're my student,

so whatever it is you want to see, I want to help you see it.

If there's something you don't know, I'll teach you.

Though, when you want to achieve something solely through your own efforts, I won't interfere.

In my third life, this man was my teacher.

Pardon my insolence, but may I ask your name?

Oh, my apologies if I've startled you.

I am Michel Hévin.

I'm here from Coyolles.

If you've lost your way,

we can escort you back to your room.

How kind of you.

But I'm not lost.

I'm interested in the young lady there.

This individual is our empire's—

It's all right.

My name is Rishe Irmgard Weitzner.

Master Hévin, might you be a scholar?

A scholar, you say?

That may be the simplest way to put it.

Your nails.

You used sap from the gelwood tree, didn't you?

Though, it seems you've used dyes to add color.

What method did you use to harden it?

I took lish grass and gibi nectar, added labed leaf,

and compounded them together with glue.

Did you refrain from using kirith leaf in order to prevent air bubbles?

You seem to know everything about it already.

It's no more than a logic-based theory.

What do you think would happen if you mixed in some estoma sap?

I think it might harden even further.

Though, that's only a hypothesis, at most.

The actual results would require verification.

You're quite an admirable young lady.

So admirable that were it possible, I would like to take you as my apprentice.

If you wouldn't mind, just for the time that you're staying here,

may I receive your instruction on various matters?

Yes. I don't mind at all.

Thank you so much!

Then, Master Hévin, this means you'll be like a professor to me!

A professor, is it?

That sounds like fun.

I never imagined the day would come that I'd be able to call him "Professor" again.

By the way, my student,

the herbs in this garden lie slightly outside my expertise,

so this is only a guess,

but are you perhaps intending to give Kyle some manner of medicine?

Lady Rishe, I never imagined I'd have the good fortune of seeing you twice in one day.

Please, don't hold to formalities for my sake. Speak as you wish.

Then, if I may take you at your word...

Michel, what are you doing?

I've found this amazing girl!

I thought you might want to meet her, too, Kyle.

This individual is His Highness, the crown prince's fiancée.

Really? Is she?

But she's become my student, you see?

What?

The herbal medicine she's compounded seems like it would work for you, Kyle.

Herbal medicine?

It's outside my field, but I felt you should be used in this experiment, Kyle.

Professor! You shouldn't use the prince of a kingdom in an experiment!

Oh, have I made a blunder?

Common sense is such a difficult thing, isn't it?

But I truly do, from the bottom of my heart, want Kyle to get well.

All right.

Are you sure?

The greatest scholar in my kingdom says he wants me to try this medicine.

From the beginning...

I have been resolved to use any method necessary to cure this disease.

Then, I will prepare it immediately.

Here it is.

The truth is that there is one problem with this medicine.

Please, tell us.

This medicine...

is incredibly revolting in flavor.

The flavor is incredibly revolting?

Oh, is that all?

Kyle will be just fine.

After all, he's a very strong boy.

He's earnest and hard-working, too.

Right?

Lady Rishe, if this is the ordeal which has been bestowed upon me,

I need only face it down with all of my strength and spirit.

I know. I'll feed it to you!

Professor! You mustn't! At least ready some water first!

Here you go.

Wait, I—

Are you all right?

I am.

So, Kyle, what does it taste like?

What is the flavor like?

Bitter mixed with sour, and mingled with the two...

a particular stench, like that of a horse stable, swoops in.

Th-Then, after swallowing, a strange sweetness wraps around the tongue like a slimy—

There's no need to explain each stage!

Shall we try to get a clearer grasp of the flavor?

Excuse me! Please bring some water!

Y-Yes, sir!

Here. One more sip.

Professor!

Now, my student, would you like to look at this until your escort arrives?

Professor, this is—!

My research records.

They're too difficult for Kyle.

He said that no one would be able to understand them.

You truly are a most intriguing girl.

Rishe, you truly hate this medicine, don't you?

You're an intelligent girl.

If you have a flaw,

it might be that you only want to use your knowledge and skills to make people happy.

I think it's a mistake for you to determine others' happiness.

If something is born into this world as a poison, then its reason for being...

would be to fulfill its role and bring misfortune to people, don't you think?

Is it truly impossible for a poison to bring someone happiness?

The idea that someone is born to bring misfortune to others...

that preconception in itself isn't like you, Professor.

There's no need to worry.

This compound hasn't been perfected yet.

It's complete, but I've been unable to obtain the human resources necessary for testing.

Someone who will use this compound exactly as I wish...

Such a person doesn't exist.

The professor and I...

we just couldn't come to understand each other when it came to that compound.

I wonder if the professor has met the kind of person he was looking for.

P-Pardon the intrusion!

Lady Rishe, your escort has arrived.

What?

Rishe, we're leaving.

Prince Arnold...

Your Highness, why are you here?

This is Michel Hévin, a scholar.

He is incredibly knowledgeable

and he'll be teaching me all sorts of things while he's here.

I am honored to receive such an introduction.

I suppose I should present myself as well as possible here.

Good evening.

You're this empire's crown prince, I assume?

It seems you've granted permission for us to enter your imperial library.

Thank you.

If you should require anything for your exchange of knowledge with my future wife,

I will procure it.

Ask for whatever it may be.

Then, I won't refrain from making many requests of you.

Why did you suddenly come to escort me?

I was on my way back anyway.

Are you always out and about this late?

When I become absorbed in my work,

I find myself forgetting the time.

Oh, but I slept until this afternoon, so please don't worry.

Here.

Use that.

What? But this pocket watch is such a precious item!

It doesn't bother me. Since it's easy to carry around,

I found it convenient to have for battles.

By "battles," do you mean in strategizing for battles?

Yes. There are some who doubt them because they haven't existed for long,

but it's just a tool which accurately tells the time.

His Highness's thinking is flexible enough to adopt new technologies.

Someone who will use this compound exactly as I wish...

Such a person doesn't exist.

What is it?

It's nothing.

I'll take you at your word and indulge myself by borrowing this.

Now that I think about it, my master in herbalism found these useful, too.

Your master?

Yes. A truly incredible herbalist from Renhua.

How does that man compare to this master of yours?

Professor Michel isn't an herbalist.

Though, he does use herbal medicines in his research, so he has the knowledge.

Then who is he?

He researches all the substances in the world and creates new substances.

That's the sort of scholar he is.

He creates new substances, you say?

In Professor Michel's case, he says that his objective isn't the creation of gold,

but if we were to call him by the title which most closely describes his work...

it would be "alchemist."

At tonight's party,

I have to act cleverly so that Count Lawvine doesn't notice anything.

Lady Rishe.

A letter has arrived for you.

Thank you.

Madame Mihaela.

I said that the piece would take a month to complete,

but I've made a request of an artisan visiting Galkhein from Coyolles,

so it's likely that the date of delivery will be much sooner.

Changing artisans makes this much of a difference?

How beautiful!

Your Highness.

The fact that you find this tedious is showing.

I'm showing that on purpose.

It isn't a problem.

Prince Arnold.

For you to prepare an event such as this for my sake...

I am entirely unworthy of it.

Lady Rishe, tonight you are indescribably beautiful.

Thank you.

How do you find you've been feeling since then?

Thanks to you, I'm feeling much better.

That's the most important thing.

Prince Arnold, I'm going to go and speak with the ladies.

Prince Kyle, please do enjoy yourself.

I've finished giving my greetings,

so I've met my most basic obligations.

All that's left is...

Now... focus.

I found him.

It's been a while, but that went very well.

I never imagined that experience from my fifth life would prove useful in a place like this.

I must keep my focus...

and keep anyone from noticing that I'm avoiding Count Lawvine.

How are you, Lady Rishe?

How are you?

I'm honored to meet you, Lady Rishe.

No, the honor is mine. I'm very happy to speak with you, Lord Weilman.

After hearing what happened from my mother, I've been looking forward to meeting you.

Your mother?

I heard that you were kind enough to visit my mother's shop the other day.

He can't mean that that difficult proprietress...

Even Her Majesty, the empress wasn't accepted as a client.

Oh, could you mean...

I'm the proprietor of this store, Mihaela Laure Weilman.

I merely picked out a stone.

The one who sought to purchase something there was Prince Arnold.

My!

Prince Arnold giving a woman jewelry?

I was surprised, too.

Speaking of which, I was informed that the delivery date will be much sooner than anticipated.

I understand that it's because an artisan from Coyolles was entrusted with the work,

but would that really make this great a difference?

Coyolles' jewelry artisans possess superior techniques.

The speed they can complete fine, detailed work at is completely different.

Really? I suppose I should expect no less from a country which produces gems and metals.

Count Lawvine seems to be standing still.

Prince Arnold,

please, will you lend Coyolles your strength?

Instead of aid through money or medical care,

we would like to receive Galkhein's support through military means.

As you know, Coyolles' military strength is all but nonexistent.

Our kingdom is allowed to exist because we provide gems and metals.

If our neighboring nations so wished,

they could destroy us at any time, and they threaten to do so.

I want to extricate us from this situation

and obtain a method to protect our citizens!

You're saying that Coyolles wants to forge an alliance with Galkhein.

It's just as you say.

I've been wondering what you were going to say.

You pushed your disease-weakened body on that long journey to come here for this?

The value of the existence of a royal family lulled into naïvety by peace is questionable.

Even if, hypothetically, we moved this discussion forward,

what does Coyolles intend to bring to our empire?

We will promise to give exports of gems and metals to your empire the highest priority.

Even if our kingdom makes no profit whatsoever.

That won't work, Prince Kyle.

You aren't suited to telling lies.

Don't make me laugh.

If I were in your place, I would be sure to attach a period of effectiveness to that offer.

The gems which serve as the kingdoms greatest source of funds

cannot continue to be supplied with no regard to profit indefinitely.

That's...

It's clear why you've come here with such a suggestion.

Coyolles' mineral resources have already nearly run dry, haven't they?

Yes, that's right.

It's incomprehensible to me.

Your actions are nothing more than the actions of a fool.

My life... isn't likely to last much longer.

A new life is about to be born into my royal family!

For the sake of that child's future, and for the sake of our people...

I must do whatever I can right now.

From what I've researched, Prince Arnold, you care for your people,

and run a government which extends a helping hand to them.

If it were you, then—

This isn't worth discussing any further.

Please wait!

Please, Prince Arnold!

Please help Coyolles!

You seem to be mistaken about something.

Rather than joining hands with another country, invading and taking control of it...

that suits me much better.

Five years from now...

Prince Arnold will have become emperor and will wage war on the world.

Coyolles will fight Galkhein.

And so many lives will be...

But Prince Kyle has confronted Prince Arnold and proposed an alliance.

This is a branching point in history which could change the future.

Weitzner, I want to protect this kingdom.

To accomplish that, I intend to do whatever it takes.

As someone born into this, someone who has lived beyond his time, I have duties to perform,

and this is the greatest of them all!

Prince Kyle may be prepared for Coyolles

to become a vassal state to Galkhein if it means an alliance.

But...

that would only change who is in control of the nation.

Unless a relationship of equal standing is created...

But how?