After Being Sold Out By The Empire, I Decide To Assist The Demon King
Chapter 34 - 33: Teaching and the Essence of Alchemy

Chapter 34: Chapter 33: Teaching and the Essence of Alchemy

Editor: Atlas Studios

"Ding!"

"Ugh~"

The crimson scythe in Satan Ye’s hand was knocked away by Yila’s rapier, which was as thin and long as a bee stinger... It was hard to imagine that a weapon held with both hands could be knocked away by a seemingly lightweight thin sword.

This was the power of the [Fourth Wing Pillar·Giant Bee·Wing Spread]. At this moment, the transparent wings like cicada wings that extended from Yila’s spine, close to his waist, proved that the mana source came from a giant bee that Yila had killed in the previous battle.

"I lost."

Satan Ye said as she reached out to summon back the Crimson Demon Scythe. *She silently reflected on her shortcomings in the previous battle and concluded... she was indeed unfamiliar with how to use the scythe.*

"If you find it difficult to use, then you don’t need to. You don’t have to imitate your father in everything."

Yila said, shaking his head helplessly, "In fact, your father’s scythe technique seemed to lack any skill. I still think he used the scythe just because it was a high-level [magic wand]."

Recalling his battles with the Demon King, Crimson Dragon, Yila seemed to realize something and said, "When he used the scythe, he most commonly smashed or fired light cannons... That is, attacks formed by concentrated mana."

"..."

"Hmm, is that so?"

Apparently not very familiar with her father’s combat style, Satan Ye hesitated as she looked at the scythe in her hand. She instinctively infused mana into the scythe.

The scythe began to fill with mana... Although Satan Ye’s quality and control of mana were both lacking, due to the powerful Crimson Dragon lineage, her mana capacity had increased significantly from the recent training and witnessing that fierce combat.

At least enough to withstand simultaneous use by both her and Yila.

So, this was where her confidence to continuously infuse mana into the scythe came from.

"..."

She kept infusing it, following the guidance of the scythe... Wait!

Realizing something was wrong, Satan Ye widened her eyes. Yila’s reminder came slowly, his voice drawing from the other side: "Very good, but you should stop infusing mana now and release it quickly... You don’t have the control..."

Before Yila finished his sentence, Satan Ye already felt the scythe in her hand becoming uncontrollable. She hastily cut off the connection between her mana and the scythe, shouting: "Mr. Yila! Dodge quickly!"

As soon as she spoke, the Crimson Demon Scythe inherited from her father released a crescent-shaped slash, flying towards Yila under Hilena’s astonished gaze.

"Ah, I told you..."

Watching the crescent-shaped mana scythe fly towards him, Yila said helplessly as he strengthened the thin needle in his hand with mana borrowed from the World Tree, "You need to watch your limits..."

As he spoke, the massive spinning crescent of red mana collided sharply with his thrusting needle, producing a crisp and piercing sound: "Ding!!!!!"

"Boom!!!"

Accompanied by a faint explosion, the crimson mana disintegrated under Yila’s sword strike, dispersing instantly into countless red particles in the air.

Under Satan Ye’s guilty gaze, Yila lightly shook the bee sting in his hand, bathed in the crimson mana, and said, "No need for such an expression. I actually anticipated this would happen. You still have a lot to learn."

"Um... Yes, Mr. Yila!"

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Vera, who was tending to the corpse of the giant bee, seemed to feel the faint sound of the explosion. She lifted her head slightly from her research, realizing that it was another teacher-student session between Satan Ye and Yila, and quickly ignored the noise.

"So, the reason magical beasts are considered as such is not just their intelligence, but also their souls?"

Vera muttered to herself, but she never quite understood whether intelligence determined the quality of a soul, or if a predestined soul set the limit of intelligence.

"Giant bees, whether worker bees, soldier bees, or queen bees, their souls can’t be used in alchemy to create a Sage’s Stone."

Vera propped her chin with her hand, and because she was a bit tired, her cumbersome chest just rested on the table. With her other hand lightly tapping the table, she appeared deep in thought.

On the table lay a murky stone, but what Vera wanted was a colorful stone-like object, even if that quantity of soul could only yield a tiny bit of residue.

"Sigh, I still don’t get it."

Vera said helplessly, playing idly with the murky stone and deciding to give this magic stone to the Mechanical Leader of the Demon King Territory later. She sighed, "Alchemy is indeed hard to understand. It would be great if Gurela were here."

Muttering to herself, Vera referred to a certain [Gurela], an imperial court alchemist. It was worth mentioning... the empire’s alchemists were all crazy admirers of Yila.

They always worshipped the sketches Yila drew out of boredom beyond imagination, and some fanatics even said things like, "Hehe, my dear Yila! So small and fragrant! Hehehe!"

Their fervor made people wonder what kind of image of Yila they had in their minds... Their behavior provided material for many bards in the taverns to describe the fanatics in the theocratic country.

Because the entire lineage of alchemy was considered part of the [Yila Faction], now that Yila had defected, Vera wondered if they would be suppressed by the empire... Knowing Isabella, Vera thought she wouldn’t suppress them at least.

But other nobles might be a different story... Because, after all, they were nobles!

"I remember Gurela used to dislike Yila..."

Seeming to recall something, Vera looked at the fake Sage Stone in her hand (a broken product)... Apparently, one of Yila’s theories had instantly turned Gurela into a fanatic.

What theory was it?

Frowning, Vera tried to think about it. She had an impression and, worst case, she could ask Yila... though Yila might not remember things from ten years ago.

"Hmm... Right!"

It seemed to be...

...

[Hmm? The difference between alchemy and magic? Well, the mana consumed in magic is used to create, like summoning hot flames or cold ice from thin air.]

[But in alchemy, the consumed mana is just a medium because...]

"Because [alchemy essentially is not about creating something from nothing but about equivalent exchange]?"

Vera thought about what Yila had once said. *She seemed to understand something, her eyes brightening as she threw herself into a new round of experiments.*

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