Gordon

[Gordon]

Hello darling.

What did you do today?

[Pleur]

I played Hide-and-Seek

with a white bear and a

blue bear, father.

Darling...

Aren't you tired

of playing with the

animals? We've lived

in this forest for so long...

Don't worry father, I understand. For now, this is the only place where we can relax and live inpeace. I think we deserve to rest after accomplishing our goals...

Thank you, Pluer.

I have no regrets about

our work, but sometimes

I do wish for a more

carefree life for you...

No no no!

Summon Flora!

Great Schott!

Summon... Marine Sphere!

Eh?! Don't you know

how dangerous this place

is? What are you doing

here in the middle of

this forest?

[

Actually, I think

I've been looking for

you. I've been sent on

an errand to find these

two famous Alchemists.

Mm...?

Well, we're retired

now, but I suppose it'd

do no harm if you had

something to ask us...

Stone of Sage?

Huh. To be honest,

I don't know anything

about it at all. I guess

its existence is pretty

much just a rumor, really.

All I've heard is that

the Stone of Sage might

be a catylst to transmute

materials into gold. If it

really existed, it would be

the ultimate alchemic item.

However, I've also heard

it's red, can make humans

immortal and can cure any

sort of disease or ailment.

Just where do these rumors

come from? It's crazy...

Now, I even hear that some

people are working on trying

to create the stone themselves.

If they succeed, it'll have a huge effect on the entire world!

I'm sorry that you've gone

through the trouble of finding

us for this kind of information. We're retired after all, so we

may be out of the loop.

Although we're retired, we

would be much interested in

knowing if someone does manage

to create such a stone. If that

happens, would you tell us?

Now let me guide you

on a safe path back out

of this maze. I've lived here

quite a while, so I can find

the exit with my eyes closed.

Farewell, adventurer~

I hope you understand that

my father and I devoted and sacrificed so much for our work. Finally, we discovered a way to summon monsters using potions.

However, too many Alchemists

hounded us for our information

once we announced the results

of our research. It was more

than we could handle...

I'm sorry, but if you have any

questions about Alchemy, there

are many qualified researchers and practitioners out there. We came to this forest to find peace...

Hah hah hah~

Did you forget

what you were

going to ask me?

Oh...!

You scared us!

Roaring like some

animal! What do you

think you were doing?

Sometimes I miss

being an alchemist.

But then again, a man

of my brilliance and genius

would put all those newbie

scientists to shame~

D...

D...Daddy!!

Heh heh~

Am I being

too arrogant?