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Table of Contents

  • 1. Chapter 1 - Part 1
  • 2. Chapter 1 - Part 2
  • 3. Chapter 2 - Part 1
  • 4. Chapter 2 - Part 2
  • 5. Chapter 3
  • 6. Chapter 4
  • 7. Chapter 5
  • 8. Chapter 6
  • 9. Chapter 7
  • 10. Chapter 8
  • 11. Chapter 9
  • 12. Chapter 10
  • 13. Chapter 11
  • 14. Chapter 12
  • 15. Chapter 13
  • 16. Chapter 14
  • 17. Chapter 15
  • 18. Chapter 16
  • 19. Chapter 17
  • 20. Chapter 18
  • 21. Chapter 19
  • 22. Chapter 20
  • 23. Chapter 21
  • 24. Chapter 22
  • 25. Chapter 23
  • 26. Chapter 24
  • 27. Chapter 25
  • 28. Chapter 26
  • 29. Chapter 27
  • 30. Chapter 28
  • 31. Chapter 29
  • 32. Chapter 30
  • 33. Chapter 31
  • 34. Chapter 32
  • 35. Chapter 33
  • 36. Chapter 34
  • 37. Chapter 35
  • 38. Chapter 36
  • 39. Chapter 37
  • 40. Chapter 38
  • 41. Chapter 39
  • 42. Chapter 40
  • 43. Chapter 41
  • 44. Chapter 42
  • 45. Chapter 43
  • 46. Chapter 44
  • 47. Chapter 45
  • 48. Chapter 46
  • 49. Chapter 47
  • 50. Chapter 48
  • 51. Chapter 49
  • 52. Chapter 50
  • 53. Chapter 51
  • 54. Chapter 52
  • 55. Chapter 53
  • 56. Chapter 54
  • 57. Chapter 55
  • 58. Chapter 56
  • 59. Chapter 57
  • 60. Chapter 58
  • 61. Chapter 59
  • 62. Chapter 60
  • 63. Chapter 61
  • 64. Chapter 62
  • 65. Chapter 63
  • 66. Chapter 64
  • 67. Chapter 65
  • 68. Chapter 66
  • 69. Chapter 67
  • 70. Chapter 68
  • 71. Chapter 69
  • 72. Chapter 70
  • 73. Chapter 71
  • 74. Chapter 72
  • 75. Chapter 73
  • 76. Chapter 74
  • 77. Chapter 75
  • 78. Chapter 76
  • 79. Chapter 77
  • 80. Chapter 78
  • 81. Chapters 79
  • 82. Chapters 80
  • 83. Chapters 81
  • 84. Chapters 82
  • 85. Chapter 83
  • 86. Chapter 84
  • 87. Chapter 85
  • 88. Chapter 86
  • 89. Chapter 87
  • 90. Chapter 88
  • 91. Chapter 89
  • 92. Chapter 90
  • 93. Chapter 91
  • 94. Chapter 92
  • 95. Chapter 93
  • 96. Chapter 94
  • 97. Chapter 95
  • 98. Chapter 96
  • 99. Chapter 97
  • 100. Chapter 98
  • 101. Chapter 99
  • 102. Chapter 100
  • 103. Chapter 101
  • 104. Chapter 102
  • 105. Chapter 104
  • 106. Chapter 104
  • 107. Chapter 105
  • 108. Chapter 106
  • 109. Chapter 107
  • 110. Chapter 108
  • 111. Chapter 109
  • 112. Chapter 110
  • 113. Chapter 111
  • 114. Chapter 112
  • 115. Chapter 113
  • 116. Chapter 114
  • 117. Chapter 115
  • 118. Chapter 116
  • 119. Chapter 117
  • 120. Chapter 118
  • 121. Chapter 119
  • 122. Chapter 120
  • 123. Chapter 121
  • 124. Chapter 122
  • 125. Chapter 123
  • 126. Chapter 124
  • 127. Chapter 125
  • 128. Chapter 126
  • 129. Chapter 127
  • 130. Chapter 128
  • 131. Chapter 129
  • 132. Chapter 130
  • 133. Chapter 131
  • 134. Chapter 132
  • 135. Chapter 133
  • 136. Chapter 134
  • 137. Chapter 135
  • 138. Chapter 136
  • 139. Chapter 137
  • 140. Chapter 138
  • 141. Chapter 139
  • 142. Chapter 140
  • 143. Chapter 141
  • 144. Chapter 142
  • 145. Chapter 143
  • 146. Chapter 144
  • 147. Chapter 145
  • 148. Chapter 146
  • 149. Chapter 147
  • 150. Chapter 148
  • 151. Chapter 149
  • 152. Chapter 150
  • 153. Chapter 151
  • 154. Chapter 152
  • 155. Chapter 153
  • 156. Chapter 154
  • 157. Chapter 155
  • 158. Chapter 156
  • 159. Chapter 157
  • 160. Chapter 158
  • 161. Chapter 159
  • 162. Chapter 160
  • 163. Chapter 161
  • 164. Chapter 162
  • 165. Chapter 163
  • 166. Chapter 164
  • 167. Chapter 165
  • 168. Chapter 166
  • 169. Chapter 167
  • 170. Chapter 168
  • 171. Chapter 169
  • 172. Chapter 170
  • 173. Chapter 171
  • 174. Chapter 172
  • 175. Chapter 173
  • 176. Chapter 174
  • 177. Chapter 175
  • 178. Chapter 176
  • 179. Chapter 177
  • 180. Chapter 178
  • 181. Chapter 179
  • 182. Chapter 180
  • 183. Chapter 181
  • 184. Chapter 182
  • 185. Chapter 183
  • 186. Chapter 184
  • 187. Chapter 185
  • 188. Chapter 186
  • 189. Chapter 187 - The Final Chapter
  • 190. Side Story - 1

Chapter 1 - Part 1

My Childhood Friends Are Trying To Kill Me now has extra chapters up on kofi-shop!  Buy them now, only at https://ko-fi.com/rainofsnow/shop! Tier 1 with 3 advance chaps is for 5$, tier 2 with 7 advance chaps is for 12$, and tier 3 with 10 advance chapters is for 18$~

***

“You guys have no idea how surprised I was. I don’t know what Elizabeth looked like when she was young, but she must have looked a lot like this child. Her hair color is different, though… but that’s it.”

 

“They do not look alike at all…” Carius, who was listening to Atias, murmured. At that, Xenon chuckled. 

 

“Obviously Elizabeth looked a little different from when she was young and when she had grown up. Her eyes, her expression, and manners changed over time.  She was very mischievous when she was young.”

 

“I was a few years older than her… I also remember my sister’s childhood.”

 

“You were close to Elizabeth as an adult, so you probably remember her more after she grew up.”

 

“…”

 

At Xenon’s words, Carius fell into deep thought. His childhood memories were sometimes erroneous. 

 

It was difficult for Carius to fully accept the fact that the girl and his dead sister looked alike. 

 

Even after Xenon and Atias returned to their work, Carius sat there and pondered. After a while, he got up and headed out. 

 

He was in front of Elizabeth’s room where Lelia was currently staying.

 

***

 

Lelia was relaxing alone in her room after her grandfather left. The maids said they would be back in a bit. There was nothing much to do, so she decided to unpack first. Her most cherished treasure, a rabbit doll, was placed on the bed. She carefully put her watch inside the music box that she had received from her grandfather. She also put the physical strength recovery tonic, that she had taken out of her inventory, on the table. 

 

Her heart was filled with pride. She wondered if she could stay safe and happy here…

 

‘Every cloud has a silver lining…’

 

Lelia enjoyed a moment of happiness before touching the jewel on her necklace and looking at the ‘Alchemy Lottery’ screen. 

 

As if pleased, the alchemy tool said in a speech bubble. 

 

[System: Let’s proceed with optimization for the new environment.]

 

[Optimization in progress! A new recipe will be added according to the environment.٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و ]

[T/N: The emote is so cute!]

 

Perhaps a new recipe was added every time the location was changed and she moved to a new one. 

 

[I don’t know what the principle is…]

 

In the original game, dragons traveled around the world looking for materials. The system seemed to be applied as a part of reality. 

 

Lelia looked at the list of additional recipes. 

 

[If there are too many recipes, I’ll never be able to make another Philosopher’s Stone…]

 

A Philosopher’s Stone could only be made by unlocking and completing all recipes. 

 

[It definitely does grant wishes…]

 

If the hero’s sacred watch was not obtained, there was another way to break the magic of the Golden Words by using the Philosopher’s Stone. 

 

It was hard to guess which would be easier. 

 

But now that she has half of the sacred watch, wouldn’t it be easier to find the rest of the watch?

 

Lelia looked through the list with a hum…

 

The new list was full of magical drugs with unknown purposes. 

 

Earthworm Infectious Disease treatment, Turnip Fertilizer, Conciliation potions, Lantern of Truth and Lies, and more. There were all sorts of things on the list. 

 

There were some really strange ones among them.

 

‘Wait, what’s this? Game Addiction Prevention medicine?

 

She felt guilty for some reason. 

 

Since it was a game played in a previous life, modern words from that world often appeared.

 

Lelia wrinkled her brows as she skimmed through the strange list. It was then…

 

Oh, wait a minute!

 

Lelia’s hand paused at a recipe.

 

[Alzheimer’s treatment]

 

[Alzheimers, maybe…?!]

 

Lelia looked at the ingredients in the recipe. It was grayed out with question marks because it has missing material.

 

[Hmm…]

 

On her way to the Superion estate, Lelia found quite a few materials through the automatic material search function.

 

But there were more ingredients that were not found yet.

 

[Maybe I can help her with this medicine.]

 

Lelia read the names of the ingredients with hope.

 

99 beautiful plants, 10 pieces of memory, a piece of old fiber, ethe list continued. 

 

What’s wrong with this recipe?

 

Leria narrowed her eyes and returned to the main screen.

 

【♪(·o·) 最適 Optimization ♪ ⑦(·o·) ♪♪ In progress~】

 

It was then.

 

Knock knock. 

 

For some reason she heard a powerful knock. She was convinced a maid would never knock like that. Lelia quickly pushed the necklace jewel and closed the alchemy screen.

 

It was not a maid who came through the door, it was Carius.

 

As soon as she saw his face, Lelia felt shaky with tension. 

 

“…….”

 

Carius entered the room as if he didn’t need permission. He approached Lelia, who was sitting in the living room space, and sat down across from her. A cold glance was shot at what was on the table. 

 

“What is this?”

 

He asked with a hostile look. It seemed like he had to restrain his anger since  he had been scolded by the duke.

 

What he pointed to was Lelia’s medicine. There was a clear red syrup in a small glass bottle. 

 

“It’s a tonic.”

 

“Hah!”

 

Carius burst out laughing in amazement.

 

“You little swindler, do you know it’s illegal to make such a magic potion?”

 

“….”

 

Lelia felt a little scared of him, but then looked at him with shock. Now that her grandfather had warned him, Carius would not be able to drive her out of this place. 

 

Carius was very surprised to see that bottle. After his outburst of anger, he said;

 

 “Can you use that phoney alchemy?”

 

“….”

 

Lelia was silent.

 

When he said; “Are you an alchemist?” He meant; “Do you want to be caught by the priests and burned?”

 

At first glance, the question was intended to frighten her, but Lelia was not scared. The most powerful member of the Superion family is the Duke. Her grandfather believed in her and took her directly to this room, so she knew she was protected from any accusation. Moreover, Lelia was not the  imposter that Carius accused her of being.

 

Lelia’s psychological state, which had been unstable when she left the city and came to the Superion territory, was stable now. For Lelia, the Imperial castle was the root of her anxiety. It was the only place where she did not have anyone to rely on, and she did not know when she might die. The existence of Emperor Perseus and his twin sons, were another source of anxiety. Her mother’s cabin was a potential source of solace, but it was not a place where Lelia could live comfortably. Back in the cabin she had been frightened by Carius, and Emperor Perseus had shouted at Lelia when he found her in his dead wife’s cabin. 

 

All of these factors demoralized Lelia and made her passive.

 

After returning to her home country, she became more cautious and sensitive than when she was in the temple. She was in a constant state of fear while in the Imperial palace. During her escape, Lelia became close to the Knights of the Superion and received love from her grandfather.

 

Today she arrived at this home that she really thought of as ‘safe’. All these things brought Lelia back to her former vigor. Lelia stared at Carius with confidence.

 

“…….”

 

The look left Carius feeling embarrassed which put in a foul temper.

 

His eyes were completely different from when they met at the Imperial Castle. At that time, Lelia had such a fragile and pitiful look. While Carius had been angry, he’d also felt strangely guilty. 

 

Regardless of Carius feelings, Lelia managed to say after much trouble;

 

“Yes, I can use alchemy.”

 

“You!”

 

Lelia shrugged her shoulders. 

 

[So what are you going to do?]

 

Alchemy is a forbidden magic that the temple clearly defines as heresy. Temples are always sensitive to alchemy. There were considered heathens who challenged God’s authority and burned them.

 

But things have been a little different in recent years. There were signs that the light dragon would wake up soon. Everyone born and raised on the continent of Dracanea were paying attention to it.

 

[The temple doesn’t have the time to catch alchemists like they used to.]

 

The temple would be busier than anyone else because of the Mad Dragon. They used this opportunity as a stepping stone to once again inform the Five Empires of the importance of the pact, and use it to increase their influence.

 

Chapter 1 - Part 2

My Childhood Friends Are Trying To Kill Me now has extra chapters up on kofi-shop!  Buy them now, only at https://ko-fi.com/rainofsnow/shop! Tier 1 with 3 advance chaps is for 5$, tier 2 with 7 advance chaps is for 12$, and tier 3 with 10 advance chapters is for 18$~

***

“You guys have no idea how surprised I was. I don’t know what Elizabeth looked like when she was young, but she must have looked a lot like this child. Her hair color is different, though… but that’s it.”

 

“They do not look alike at all…” Carius, who was listening to Atias, murmured. At that, Xenon chuckled. 

 

“Obviously Elizabeth looked a little different from when she was young and when she had grown up. Her eyes, her expression, and manners changed over time.  She was very mischievous when she was young.”

 

“I was a few years older than her… I also remember my sister’s childhood.”

 

“You were close to Elizabeth as an adult, so you probably remember her more after she grew up.”

 

“…”

 

At Xenon’s words, Carius fell into deep thought. His childhood memories were sometimes erroneous. 

 

It was difficult for Carius to fully accept the fact that the girl and his dead sister looked alike. 

 

Even after Xenon and Atias returned to their work, Carius sat there and pondered. After a while, he got up and headed out. 

 

He was in front of Elizabeth’s room where Lelia was currently staying.

 

***

 

Lelia was relaxing alone in her room after her grandfather left. The maids said they would be back in a bit. There was nothing much to do, so she decided to unpack first. Her most cherished treasure, a rabbit doll, was placed on the bed. She carefully put her watch inside the music box that she had received from her grandfather. She also put the physical strength recovery tonic, that she had taken out of her inventory, on the table. 

 

Her heart was filled with pride. She wondered if she could stay safe and happy here…

 

‘Every cloud has a silver lining…’

 

Lelia enjoyed a moment of happiness before touching the jewel on her necklace and looking at the ‘Alchemy Lottery’ screen. 

 

As if pleased, the alchemy tool said in a speech bubble. 

 

[System: Let’s proceed with optimization for the new environment.]

 

[Optimization in progress! A new recipe will be added according to the environment.٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و ]

[T/N: The emote is so cute!]

 

Perhaps a new recipe was added every time the location was changed and she moved to a new one. 

 

[I don’t know what the principle is…]

 

In the original game, dragons traveled around the world looking for materials. The system seemed to be applied as a part of reality. 

 

Lelia looked at the list of additional recipes. 

 

[If there are too many recipes, I’ll never be able to make another Philosopher’s Stone…]

 

A Philosopher’s Stone could only be made by unlocking and completing all recipes. 

 

[It definitely does grant wishes…]

 

If the hero’s sacred watch was not obtained, there was another way to break the magic of the Golden Words by using the Philosopher’s Stone. 

 

It was hard to guess which would be easier. 

 

But now that she has half of the sacred watch, wouldn’t it be easier to find the rest of the watch?

 

Lelia looked through the list with a hum…

 

The new list was full of magical drugs with unknown purposes. 

 

Earthworm Infectious Disease treatment, Turnip Fertilizer, Conciliation potions, Lantern of Truth and Lies, and more. There were all sorts of things on the list. 

 

There were some really strange ones among them.

 

‘Wait, what’s this? Game Addiction Prevention medicine?

 

She felt guilty for some reason. 

 

Since it was a game played in a previous life, modern words from that world often appeared.

 

Lelia wrinkled her brows as she skimmed through the strange list. It was then…

 

Oh, wait a minute!

 

Lelia’s hand paused at a recipe.

 

[Alzheimer’s treatment]

 

[Alzheimers, maybe…?!]

 

Lelia looked at the ingredients in the recipe. It was grayed out with question marks because it has missing material.

 

[Hmm…]

 

On her way to the Superion estate, Lelia found quite a few materials through the automatic material search function.

 

But there were more ingredients that were not found yet.

 

[Maybe I can help her with this medicine.]

 

Lelia read the names of the ingredients with hope.

 

99 beautiful plants, 10 pieces of memory, a piece of old fiber, ethe list continued. 

 

What’s wrong with this recipe?

 

Leria narrowed her eyes and returned to the main screen.

 

【♪(·o·) 最適 Optimization ♪ ⑦(·o·) ♪♪ In progress~】

 

It was then.

 

Knock knock. 

 

For some reason she heard a powerful knock. She was convinced a maid would never knock like that. Lelia quickly pushed the necklace jewel and closed the alchemy screen.

 

It was not a maid who came through the door, it was Carius.

 

As soon as she saw his face, Lelia felt shaky with tension. 

 

“…….”

 

Carius entered the room as if he didn’t need permission. He approached Lelia, who was sitting in the living room space, and sat down across from her. A cold glance was shot at what was on the table. 

 

“What is this?”

 

He asked with a hostile look. It seemed like he had to restrain his anger since  he had been scolded by the duke.

 

What he pointed to was Lelia’s medicine. There was a clear red syrup in a small glass bottle. 

 

“It’s a tonic.”

 

“Hah!”

 

Carius burst out laughing in amazement.

 

“You little swindler, do you know it’s illegal to make such a magic potion?”

 

“….”

 

Lelia felt a little scared of him, but then looked at him with shock. Now that her grandfather had warned him, Carius would not be able to drive her out of this place. 

 

Carius was very surprised to see that bottle. After his outburst of anger, he said;

 

 “Can you use that phoney alchemy?”

 

“….”

 

Lelia was silent.

 

When he said; “Are you an alchemist?” He meant; “Do you want to be caught by the priests and burned?”

 

At first glance, the question was intended to frighten her, but Lelia was not scared. The most powerful member of the Superion family is the Duke. Her grandfather believed in her and took her directly to this room, so she knew she was protected from any accusation. Moreover, Lelia was not the  imposter that Carius accused her of being.

 

Lelia’s psychological state, which had been unstable when she left the city and came to the Superion territory, was stable now. For Lelia, the Imperial castle was the root of her anxiety. It was the only place where she did not have anyone to rely on, and she did not know when she might die. The existence of Emperor Perseus and his twin sons, were another source of anxiety. Her mother’s cabin was a potential source of solace, but it was not a place where Lelia could live comfortably. Back in the cabin she had been frightened by Carius, and Emperor Perseus had shouted at Lelia when he found her in his dead wife’s cabin. 

 

All of these factors demoralized Lelia and made her passive.

 

After returning to her home country, she became more cautious and sensitive than when she was in the temple. She was in a constant state of fear while in the Imperial palace. During her escape, Lelia became close to the Knights of the Superion and received love from her grandfather.

 

Today she arrived at this home that she really thought of as ‘safe’. All these things brought Lelia back to her former vigor. Lelia stared at Carius with confidence.

 

“…….”

 

The look left Carius feeling embarrassed which put in a foul temper.

 

His eyes were completely different from when they met at the Imperial Castle. At that time, Lelia had such a fragile and pitiful look. While Carius had been angry, he’d also felt strangely guilty. 

 

Regardless of Carius feelings, Lelia managed to say after much trouble;

 

“Yes, I can use alchemy.”

 

“You!”

 

Lelia shrugged her shoulders. 

 

[So what are you going to do?]

 

Alchemy is a forbidden magic that the temple clearly defines as heresy. Temples are always sensitive to alchemy. There were considered heathens who challenged God’s authority and burned them.

 

But things have been a little different in recent years. There were signs that the light dragon would wake up soon. Everyone born and raised on the continent of Dracanea were paying attention to it.

 

[The temple doesn’t have the time to catch alchemists like they used to.]

 

The temple would be busier than anyone else because of the Mad Dragon. They used this opportunity as a stepping stone to once again inform the Five Empires of the importance of the pact, and use it to increase their influence.

 

Chapter 2 - Part 1

My Childhood Friends Are Trying To Kill Me now has extra chapters up on kofi-shop!  Buy them now, only at https://ko-fi.com/rainofsnow/shop! Tier 1 with 3 advance chaps is for 5$, tier 2 with 7 advance chaps is for 12$, and tier 3 with 10 advance chapters is for 18$~

***

“You guys have no idea how surprised I was. I don’t know what Elizabeth looked like when she was young, but she must have looked a lot like this child. Her hair color is different, though… but that’s it.”

 

“They do not look alike at all…” Carius, who was listening to Atias, murmured. At that, Xenon chuckled. 

 

“Obviously Elizabeth looked a little different from when she was young and when she had grown up. Her eyes, her expression, and manners changed over time.  She was very mischievous when she was young.”

 

“I was a few years older than her… I also remember my sister’s childhood.”

 

“You were close to Elizabeth as an adult, so you probably remember her more after she grew up.”

 

“…”

 

At Xenon’s words, Carius fell into deep thought. His childhood memories were sometimes erroneous. 

 

It was difficult for Carius to fully accept the fact that the girl and his dead sister looked alike. 

 

Even after Xenon and Atias returned to their work, Carius sat there and pondered. After a while, he got up and headed out. 

 

He was in front of Elizabeth’s room where Lelia was currently staying.

 

***

 

Lelia was relaxing alone in her room after her grandfather left. The maids said they would be back in a bit. There was nothing much to do, so she decided to unpack first. Her most cherished treasure, a rabbit doll, was placed on the bed. She carefully put her watch inside the music box that she had received from her grandfather. She also put the physical strength recovery tonic, that she had taken out of her inventory, on the table. 

 

Her heart was filled with pride. She wondered if she could stay safe and happy here…

 

‘Every cloud has a silver lining…’

 

Lelia enjoyed a moment of happiness before touching the jewel on her necklace and looking at the ‘Alchemy Lottery’ screen. 

 

As if pleased, the alchemy tool said in a speech bubble. 

 

[System: Let’s proceed with optimization for the new environment.]

 

[Optimization in progress! A new recipe will be added according to the environment.٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و ]

[T/N: The emote is so cute!]

 

Perhaps a new recipe was added every time the location was changed and she moved to a new one. 

 

[I don’t know what the principle is…]

 

In the original game, dragons traveled around the world looking for materials. The system seemed to be applied as a part of reality. 

 

Lelia looked at the list of additional recipes. 

 

[If there are too many recipes, I’ll never be able to make another Philosopher’s Stone…]

 

A Philosopher’s Stone could only be made by unlocking and completing all recipes. 

 

[It definitely does grant wishes…]

 

If the hero’s sacred watch was not obtained, there was another way to break the magic of the Golden Words by using the Philosopher’s Stone. 

 

It was hard to guess which would be easier. 

 

But now that she has half of the sacred watch, wouldn’t it be easier to find the rest of the watch?

 

Lelia looked through the list with a hum…

 

The new list was full of magical drugs with unknown purposes. 

 

Earthworm Infectious Disease treatment, Turnip Fertilizer, Conciliation potions, Lantern of Truth and Lies, and more. There were all sorts of things on the list. 

 

There were some really strange ones among them.

 

‘Wait, what’s this? Game Addiction Prevention medicine?

 

She felt guilty for some reason. 

 

Since it was a game played in a previous life, modern words from that world often appeared.

 

Lelia wrinkled her brows as she skimmed through the strange list. It was then…

 

Oh, wait a minute!

 

Lelia’s hand paused at a recipe.

 

[Alzheimer’s treatment]

 

[Alzheimers, maybe…?!]

 

Lelia looked at the ingredients in the recipe. It was grayed out with question marks because it has missing material.

 

[Hmm…]

 

On her way to the Superion estate, Lelia found quite a few materials through the automatic material search function.

 

But there were more ingredients that were not found yet.

 

[Maybe I can help her with this medicine.]

 

Lelia read the names of the ingredients with hope.

 

99 beautiful plants, 10 pieces of memory, a piece of old fiber, ethe list continued. 

 

What’s wrong with this recipe?

 

Leria narrowed her eyes and returned to the main screen.

 

【♪(·o·) 最適 Optimization ♪ ⑦(·o·) ♪♪ In progress~】

 

It was then.

 

Knock knock. 

 

For some reason she heard a powerful knock. She was convinced a maid would never knock like that. Lelia quickly pushed the necklace jewel and closed the alchemy screen.

 

It was not a maid who came through the door, it was Carius.

 

As soon as she saw his face, Lelia felt shaky with tension. 

 

“…….”

 

Carius entered the room as if he didn’t need permission. He approached Lelia, who was sitting in the living room space, and sat down across from her. A cold glance was shot at what was on the table. 

 

“What is this?”

 

He asked with a hostile look. It seemed like he had to restrain his anger since  he had been scolded by the duke.

 

What he pointed to was Lelia’s medicine. There was a clear red syrup in a small glass bottle. 

 

“It’s a tonic.”

 

“Hah!”

 

Carius burst out laughing in amazement.

 

“You little swindler, do you know it’s illegal to make such a magic potion?”

 

“….”

 

Lelia felt a little scared of him, but then looked at him with shock. Now that her grandfather had warned him, Carius would not be able to drive her out of this place. 

 

Carius was very surprised to see that bottle. After his outburst of anger, he said;

 

 “Can you use that phoney alchemy?”

 

“….”

 

Lelia was silent.

 

When he said; “Are you an alchemist?” He meant; “Do you want to be caught by the priests and burned?”

 

At first glance, the question was intended to frighten her, but Lelia was not scared. The most powerful member of the Superion family is the Duke. Her grandfather believed in her and took her directly to this room, so she knew she was protected from any accusation. Moreover, Lelia was not the  imposter that Carius accused her of being.

 

Lelia’s psychological state, which had been unstable when she left the city and came to the Superion territory, was stable now. For Lelia, the Imperial castle was the root of her anxiety. It was the only place where she did not have anyone to rely on, and she did not know when she might die. The existence of Emperor Perseus and his twin sons, were another source of anxiety. Her mother’s cabin was a potential source of solace, but it was not a place where Lelia could live comfortably. Back in the cabin she had been frightened by Carius, and Emperor Perseus had shouted at Lelia when he found her in his dead wife’s cabin. 

 

All of these factors demoralized Lelia and made her passive.

 

After returning to her home country, she became more cautious and sensitive than when she was in the temple. She was in a constant state of fear while in the Imperial palace. During her escape, Lelia became close to the Knights of the Superion and received love from her grandfather.

 

Today she arrived at this home that she really thought of as ‘safe’. All these things brought Lelia back to her former vigor. Lelia stared at Carius with confidence.

 

“…….”

 

The look left Carius feeling embarrassed which put in a foul temper.

 

His eyes were completely different from when they met at the Imperial Castle. At that time, Lelia had such a fragile and pitiful look. While Carius had been angry, he’d also felt strangely guilty. 

 

Regardless of Carius feelings, Lelia managed to say after much trouble;

 

“Yes, I can use alchemy.”

 

“You!”

 

Lelia shrugged her shoulders. 

 

[So what are you going to do?]

 

Alchemy is a forbidden magic that the temple clearly defines as heresy. Temples are always sensitive to alchemy. There were considered heathens who challenged God’s authority and burned them.

 

But things have been a little different in recent years. There were signs that the light dragon would wake up soon. Everyone born and raised on the continent of Dracanea were paying attention to it.

 

[The temple doesn’t have the time to catch alchemists like they used to.]

 

The temple would be busier than anyone else because of the Mad Dragon. They used this opportunity as a stepping stone to once again inform the Five Empires of the importance of the pact, and use it to increase their influence.

 

Chapter 2 - Part 2

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***

“You guys have no idea how surprised I was. I don’t know what Elizabeth looked like when she was young, but she must have looked a lot like this child. Her hair color is different, though… but that’s it.”

 

“They do not look alike at all…” Carius, who was listening to Atias, murmured. At that, Xenon chuckled. 

 

“Obviously Elizabeth looked a little different from when she was young and when she had grown up. Her eyes, her expression, and manners changed over time.  She was very mischievous when she was young.”

 

“I was a few years older than her… I also remember my sister’s childhood.”

 

“You were close to Elizabeth as an adult, so you probably remember her more after she grew up.”

 

“…”

 

At Xenon’s words, Carius fell into deep thought. His childhood memories were sometimes erroneous. 

 

It was difficult for Carius to fully accept the fact that the girl and his dead sister looked alike. 

 

Even after Xenon and Atias returned to their work, Carius sat there and pondered. After a while, he got up and headed out. 

 

He was in front of Elizabeth’s room where Lelia was currently staying.

 

***

 

Lelia was relaxing alone in her room after her grandfather left. The maids said they would be back in a bit. There was nothing much to do, so she decided to unpack first. Her most cherished treasure, a rabbit doll, was placed on the bed. She carefully put her watch inside the music box that she had received from her grandfather. She also put the physical strength recovery tonic, that she had taken out of her inventory, on the table. 

 

Her heart was filled with pride. She wondered if she could stay safe and happy here…

 

‘Every cloud has a silver lining…’

 

Lelia enjoyed a moment of happiness before touching the jewel on her necklace and looking at the ‘Alchemy Lottery’ screen. 

 

As if pleased, the alchemy tool said in a speech bubble. 

 

[System: Let’s proceed with optimization for the new environment.]

 

[Optimization in progress! A new recipe will be added according to the environment.٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و ]

[T/N: The emote is so cute!]

 

Perhaps a new recipe was added every time the location was changed and she moved to a new one. 

 

[I don’t know what the principle is…]

 

In the original game, dragons traveled around the world looking for materials. The system seemed to be applied as a part of reality. 

 

Lelia looked at the list of additional recipes. 

 

[If there are too many recipes, I’ll never be able to make another Philosopher’s Stone…]

 

A Philosopher’s Stone could only be made by unlocking and completing all recipes. 

 

[It definitely does grant wishes…]

 

If the hero’s sacred watch was not obtained, there was another way to break the magic of the Golden Words by using the Philosopher’s Stone. 

 

It was hard to guess which would be easier. 

 

But now that she has half of the sacred watch, wouldn’t it be easier to find the rest of the watch?

 

Lelia looked through the list with a hum…

 

The new list was full of magical drugs with unknown purposes. 

 

Earthworm Infectious Disease treatment, Turnip Fertilizer, Conciliation potions, Lantern of Truth and Lies, and more. There were all sorts of things on the list. 

 

There were some really strange ones among them.

 

‘Wait, what’s this? Game Addiction Prevention medicine?

 

She felt guilty for some reason. 

 

Since it was a game played in a previous life, modern words from that world often appeared.

 

Lelia wrinkled her brows as she skimmed through the strange list. It was then…

 

Oh, wait a minute!

 

Lelia’s hand paused at a recipe.

 

[Alzheimer’s treatment]

 

[Alzheimers, maybe…?!]

 

Lelia looked at the ingredients in the recipe. It was grayed out with question marks because it has missing material.

 

[Hmm…]

 

On her way to the Superion estate, Lelia found quite a few materials through the automatic material search function.

 

But there were more ingredients that were not found yet.

 

[Maybe I can help her with this medicine.]

 

Lelia read the names of the ingredients with hope.

 

99 beautiful plants, 10 pieces of memory, a piece of old fiber, ethe list continued. 

 

What’s wrong with this recipe?

 

Leria narrowed her eyes and returned to the main screen.

 

【♪(·o·) 最適 Optimization ♪ ⑦(·o·) ♪♪ In progress~】

 

It was then.

 

Knock knock. 

 

For some reason she heard a powerful knock. She was convinced a maid would never knock like that. Lelia quickly pushed the necklace jewel and closed the alchemy screen.

 

It was not a maid who came through the door, it was Carius.

 

As soon as she saw his face, Lelia felt shaky with tension. 

 

“…….”

 

Carius entered the room as if he didn’t need permission. He approached Lelia, who was sitting in the living room space, and sat down across from her. A cold glance was shot at what was on the table. 

 

“What is this?”

 

He asked with a hostile look. It seemed like he had to restrain his anger since  he had been scolded by the duke.

 

What he pointed to was Lelia’s medicine. There was a clear red syrup in a small glass bottle. 

 

“It’s a tonic.”

 

“Hah!”

 

Carius burst out laughing in amazement.

 

“You little swindler, do you know it’s illegal to make such a magic potion?”

 

“….”

 

Lelia felt a little scared of him, but then looked at him with shock. Now that her grandfather had warned him, Carius would not be able to drive her out of this place. 

 

Carius was very surprised to see that bottle. After his outburst of anger, he said;

 

 “Can you use that phoney alchemy?”

 

“….”

 

Lelia was silent.

 

When he said; “Are you an alchemist?” He meant; “Do you want to be caught by the priests and burned?”

 

At first glance, the question was intended to frighten her, but Lelia was not scared. The most powerful member of the Superion family is the Duke. Her grandfather believed in her and took her directly to this room, so she knew she was protected from any accusation. Moreover, Lelia was not the  imposter that Carius accused her of being.

 

Lelia’s psychological state, which had been unstable when she left the city and came to the Superion territory, was stable now. For Lelia, the Imperial castle was the root of her anxiety. It was the only place where she did not have anyone to rely on, and she did not know when she might die. The existence of Emperor Perseus and his twin sons, were another source of anxiety. Her mother’s cabin was a potential source of solace, but it was not a place where Lelia could live comfortably. Back in the cabin she had been frightened by Carius, and Emperor Perseus had shouted at Lelia when he found her in his dead wife’s cabin. 

 

All of these factors demoralized Lelia and made her passive.

 

After returning to her home country, she became more cautious and sensitive than when she was in the temple. She was in a constant state of fear while in the Imperial palace. During her escape, Lelia became close to the Knights of the Superion and received love from her grandfather.

 

Today she arrived at this home that she really thought of as ‘safe’. All these things brought Lelia back to her former vigor. Lelia stared at Carius with confidence.

 

“…….”

 

The look left Carius feeling embarrassed which put in a foul temper.

 

His eyes were completely different from when they met at the Imperial Castle. At that time, Lelia had such a fragile and pitiful look. While Carius had been angry, he’d also felt strangely guilty. 

 

Regardless of Carius feelings, Lelia managed to say after much trouble;

 

“Yes, I can use alchemy.”

 

“You!”

 

Lelia shrugged her shoulders. 

 

[So what are you going to do?]

 

Alchemy is a forbidden magic that the temple clearly defines as heresy. Temples are always sensitive to alchemy. There were considered heathens who challenged God’s authority and burned them.

 

But things have been a little different in recent years. There were signs that the light dragon would wake up soon. Everyone born and raised on the continent of Dracanea were paying attention to it.

 

[The temple doesn’t have the time to catch alchemists like they used to.]

 

The temple would be busier than anyone else because of the Mad Dragon. They used this opportunity as a stepping stone to once again inform the Five Empires of the importance of the pact, and use it to increase their influence.

 

Chapter 3

My Childhood Friends Are Trying To Kill Me now has extra chapters up on kofi-shop!  Buy them now, only at https://ko-fi.com/rainofsnow/shop! Tier 1 with 3 advance chaps is for 5$, tier 2 with 7 advance chaps is for 12$, and tier 3 with 10 advance chapters is for 18$~

***

“You guys have no idea how surprised I was. I don’t know what Elizabeth looked like when she was young, but she must have looked a lot like this child. Her hair color is different, though… but that’s it.”

 

“They do not look alike at all…” Carius, who was listening to Atias, murmured. At that, Xenon chuckled. 

 

“Obviously Elizabeth looked a little different from when she was young and when she had grown up. Her eyes, her expression, and manners changed over time.  She was very mischievous when she was young.”

 

“I was a few years older than her… I also remember my sister’s childhood.”

 

“You were close to Elizabeth as an adult, so you probably remember her more after she grew up.”

 

“…”

 

At Xenon’s words, Carius fell into deep thought. His childhood memories were sometimes erroneous. 

 

It was difficult for Carius to fully accept the fact that the girl and his dead sister looked alike. 

 

Even after Xenon and Atias returned to their work, Carius sat there and pondered. After a while, he got up and headed out. 

 

He was in front of Elizabeth’s room where Lelia was currently staying.

 

***

 

Lelia was relaxing alone in her room after her grandfather left. The maids said they would be back in a bit. There was nothing much to do, so she decided to unpack first. Her most cherished treasure, a rabbit doll, was placed on the bed. She carefully put her watch inside the music box that she had received from her grandfather. She also put the physical strength recovery tonic, that she had taken out of her inventory, on the table. 

 

Her heart was filled with pride. She wondered if she could stay safe and happy here…

 

‘Every cloud has a silver lining…’

 

Lelia enjoyed a moment of happiness before touching the jewel on her necklace and looking at the ‘Alchemy Lottery’ screen. 

 

As if pleased, the alchemy tool said in a speech bubble. 

 

[System: Let’s proceed with optimization for the new environment.]

 

[Optimization in progress! A new recipe will be added according to the environment.٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و ]

[T/N: The emote is so cute!]

 

Perhaps a new recipe was added every time the location was changed and she moved to a new one. 

 

[I don’t know what the principle is…]

 

In the original game, dragons traveled around the world looking for materials. The system seemed to be applied as a part of reality. 

 

Lelia looked at the list of additional recipes. 

 

[If there are too many recipes, I’ll never be able to make another Philosopher’s Stone…]

 

A Philosopher’s Stone could only be made by unlocking and completing all recipes. 

 

[It definitely does grant wishes…]

 

If the hero’s sacred watch was not obtained, there was another way to break the magic of the Golden Words by using the Philosopher’s Stone. 

 

It was hard to guess which would be easier. 

 

But now that she has half of the sacred watch, wouldn’t it be easier to find the rest of the watch?

 

Lelia looked through the list with a hum…

 

The new list was full of magical drugs with unknown purposes. 

 

Earthworm Infectious Disease treatment, Turnip Fertilizer, Conciliation potions, Lantern of Truth and Lies, and more. There were all sorts of things on the list. 

 

There were some really strange ones among them.

 

‘Wait, what’s this? Game Addiction Prevention medicine?

 

She felt guilty for some reason. 

 

Since it was a game played in a previous life, modern words from that world often appeared.

 

Lelia wrinkled her brows as she skimmed through the strange list. It was then…

 

Oh, wait a minute!

 

Lelia’s hand paused at a recipe.

 

[Alzheimer’s treatment]

 

[Alzheimers, maybe…?!]

 

Lelia looked at the ingredients in the recipe. It was grayed out with question marks because it has missing material.

 

[Hmm…]

 

On her way to the Superion estate, Lelia found quite a few materials through the automatic material search function.

 

But there were more ingredients that were not found yet.

 

[Maybe I can help her with this medicine.]

 

Lelia read the names of the ingredients with hope.

 

99 beautiful plants, 10 pieces of memory, a piece of old fiber, ethe list continued. 

 

What’s wrong with this recipe?

 

Leria narrowed her eyes and returned to the main screen.

 

【♪(·o·) 最適 Optimization ♪ ⑦(·o·) ♪♪ In progress~】

 

It was then.

 

Knock knock. 

 

For some reason she heard a powerful knock. She was convinced a maid would never knock like that. Lelia quickly pushed the necklace jewel and closed the alchemy screen.

 

It was not a maid who came through the door, it was Carius.

 

As soon as she saw his face, Lelia felt shaky with tension. 

 

“…….”

 

Carius entered the room as if he didn’t need permission. He approached Lelia, who was sitting in the living room space, and sat down across from her. A cold glance was shot at what was on the table. 

 

“What is this?”

 

He asked with a hostile look. It seemed like he had to restrain his anger since  he had been scolded by the duke.

 

What he pointed to was Lelia’s medicine. There was a clear red syrup in a small glass bottle. 

 

“It’s a tonic.”

 

“Hah!”

 

Carius burst out laughing in amazement.

 

“You little swindler, do you know it’s illegal to make such a magic potion?”

 

“….”

 

Lelia felt a little scared of him, but then looked at him with shock. Now that her grandfather had warned him, Carius would not be able to drive her out of this place. 

 

Carius was very surprised to see that bottle. After his outburst of anger, he said;

 

 “Can you use that phoney alchemy?”

 

“….”

 

Lelia was silent.

 

When he said; “Are you an alchemist?” He meant; “Do you want to be caught by the priests and burned?”

 

At first glance, the question was intended to frighten her, but Lelia was not scared. The most powerful member of the Superion family is the Duke. Her grandfather believed in her and took her directly to this room, so she knew she was protected from any accusation. Moreover, Lelia was not the  imposter that Carius accused her of being.

 

Lelia’s psychological state, which had been unstable when she left the city and came to the Superion territory, was stable now. For Lelia, the Imperial castle was the root of her anxiety. It was the only place where she did not have anyone to rely on, and she did not know when she might die. The existence of Emperor Perseus and his twin sons, were another source of anxiety. Her mother’s cabin was a potential source of solace, but it was not a place where Lelia could live comfortably. Back in the cabin she had been frightened by Carius, and Emperor Perseus had shouted at Lelia when he found her in his dead wife’s cabin. 

 

All of these factors demoralized Lelia and made her passive.

 

After returning to her home country, she became more cautious and sensitive than when she was in the temple. She was in a constant state of fear while in the Imperial palace. During her escape, Lelia became close to the Knights of the Superion and received love from her grandfather.

 

Today she arrived at this home that she really thought of as ‘safe’. All these things brought Lelia back to her former vigor. Lelia stared at Carius with confidence.

 

“…….”

 

The look left Carius feeling embarrassed which put in a foul temper.

 

His eyes were completely different from when they met at the Imperial Castle. At that time, Lelia had such a fragile and pitiful look. While Carius had been angry, he’d also felt strangely guilty. 

 

Regardless of Carius feelings, Lelia managed to say after much trouble;

 

“Yes, I can use alchemy.”

 

“You!”

 

Lelia shrugged her shoulders. 

 

[So what are you going to do?]

 

Alchemy is a forbidden magic that the temple clearly defines as heresy. Temples are always sensitive to alchemy. There were considered heathens who challenged God’s authority and burned them.

 

But things have been a little different in recent years. There were signs that the light dragon would wake up soon. Everyone born and raised on the continent of Dracanea were paying attention to it.

 

[The temple doesn’t have the time to catch alchemists like they used to.]

 

The temple would be busier than anyone else because of the Mad Dragon. They used this opportunity as a stepping stone to once again inform the Five Empires of the importance of the pact, and use it to increase their influence.

 

Chapter 4

My Childhood Friends Are Trying To Kill Me now has extra chapters up on kofi-shop!  Buy them now, only at https://ko-fi.com/rainofsnow/shop! Tier 1 with 3 advance chaps is for 5$, tier 2 with 7 advance chaps is for 12$, and tier 3 with 10 advance chapters is for 18$~

***

“You guys have no idea how surprised I was. I don’t know what Elizabeth looked like when she was young, but she must have looked a lot like this child. Her hair color is different, though… but that’s it.”

 

“They do not look alike at all…” Carius, who was listening to Atias, murmured. At that, Xenon chuckled. 

 

“Obviously Elizabeth looked a little different from when she was young and when she had grown up. Her eyes, her expression, and manners changed over time.  She was very mischievous when she was young.”

 

“I was a few years older than her… I also remember my sister’s childhood.”

 

“You were close to Elizabeth as an adult, so you probably remember her more after she grew up.”

 

“…”

 

At Xenon’s words, Carius fell into deep thought. His childhood memories were sometimes erroneous. 

 

It was difficult for Carius to fully accept the fact that the girl and his dead sister looked alike. 

 

Even after Xenon and Atias returned to their work, Carius sat there and pondered. After a while, he got up and headed out. 

 

He was in front of Elizabeth’s room where Lelia was currently staying.

 

***

 

Lelia was relaxing alone in her room after her grandfather left. The maids said they would be back in a bit. There was nothing much to do, so she decided to unpack first. Her most cherished treasure, a rabbit doll, was placed on the bed. She carefully put her watch inside the music box that she had received from her grandfather. She also put the physical strength recovery tonic, that she had taken out of her inventory, on the table. 

 

Her heart was filled with pride. She wondered if she could stay safe and happy here…

 

‘Every cloud has a silver lining…’

 

Lelia enjoyed a moment of happiness before touching the jewel on her necklace and looking at the ‘Alchemy Lottery’ screen. 

 

As if pleased, the alchemy tool said in a speech bubble. 

 

[System: Let’s proceed with optimization for the new environment.]

 

[Optimization in progress! A new recipe will be added according to the environment.٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و ]

[T/N: The emote is so cute!]

 

Perhaps a new recipe was added every time the location was changed and she moved to a new one. 

 

[I don’t know what the principle is…]

 

In the original game, dragons traveled around the world looking for materials. The system seemed to be applied as a part of reality. 

 

Lelia looked at the list of additional recipes. 

 

[If there are too many recipes, I’ll never be able to make another Philosopher’s Stone…]

 

A Philosopher’s Stone could only be made by unlocking and completing all recipes. 

 

[It definitely does grant wishes…]

 

If the hero’s sacred watch was not obtained, there was another way to break the magic of the Golden Words by using the Philosopher’s Stone. 

 

It was hard to guess which would be easier. 

 

But now that she has half of the sacred watch, wouldn’t it be easier to find the rest of the watch?

 

Lelia looked through the list with a hum…

 

The new list was full of magical drugs with unknown purposes. 

 

Earthworm Infectious Disease treatment, Turnip Fertilizer, Conciliation potions, Lantern of Truth and Lies, and more. There were all sorts of things on the list. 

 

There were some really strange ones among them.

 

‘Wait, what’s this? Game Addiction Prevention medicine?

 

She felt guilty for some reason. 

 

Since it was a game played in a previous life, modern words from that world often appeared.

 

Lelia wrinkled her brows as she skimmed through the strange list. It was then…

 

Oh, wait a minute!

 

Lelia’s hand paused at a recipe.

 

[Alzheimer’s treatment]

 

[Alzheimers, maybe…?!]

 

Lelia looked at the ingredients in the recipe. It was grayed out with question marks because it has missing material.

 

[Hmm…]

 

On her way to the Superion estate, Lelia found quite a few materials through the automatic material search function.

 

But there were more ingredients that were not found yet.

 

[Maybe I can help her with this medicine.]

 

Lelia read the names of the ingredients with hope.

 

99 beautiful plants, 10 pieces of memory, a piece of old fiber, ethe list continued. 

 

What’s wrong with this recipe?

 

Leria narrowed her eyes and returned to the main screen.

 

【♪(·o·) 最適 Optimization ♪ ⑦(·o·) ♪♪ In progress~】

 

It was then.

 

Knock knock. 

 

For some reason she heard a powerful knock. She was convinced a maid would never knock like that. Lelia quickly pushed the necklace jewel and closed the alchemy screen.

 

It was not a maid who came through the door, it was Carius.

 

As soon as she saw his face, Lelia felt shaky with tension. 

 

“…….”

 

Carius entered the room as if he didn’t need permission. He approached Lelia, who was sitting in the living room space, and sat down across from her. A cold glance was shot at what was on the table. 

 

“What is this?”

 

He asked with a hostile look. It seemed like he had to restrain his anger since  he had been scolded by the duke.

 

What he pointed to was Lelia’s medicine. There was a clear red syrup in a small glass bottle. 

 

“It’s a tonic.”

 

“Hah!”

 

Carius burst out laughing in amazement.

 

“You little swindler, do you know it’s illegal to make such a magic potion?”

 

“….”

 

Lelia felt a little scared of him, but then looked at him with shock. Now that her grandfather had warned him, Carius would not be able to drive her out of this place. 

 

Carius was very surprised to see that bottle. After his outburst of anger, he said;

 

 “Can you use that phoney alchemy?”

 

“….”

 

Lelia was silent.

 

When he said; “Are you an alchemist?” He meant; “Do you want to be caught by the priests and burned?”

 

At first glance, the question was intended to frighten her, but Lelia was not scared. The most powerful member of the Superion family is the Duke. Her grandfather believed in her and took her directly to this room, so she knew she was protected from any accusation. Moreover, Lelia was not the  imposter that Carius accused her of being.

 

Lelia’s psychological state, which had been unstable when she left the city and came to the Superion territory, was stable now. For Lelia, the Imperial castle was the root of her anxiety. It was the only place where she did not have anyone to rely on, and she did not know when she might die. The existence of Emperor Perseus and his twin sons, were another source of anxiety. Her mother’s cabin was a potential source of solace, but it was not a place where Lelia could live comfortably. Back in the cabin she had been frightened by Carius, and Emperor Perseus had shouted at Lelia when he found her in his dead wife’s cabin. 

 

All of these factors demoralized Lelia and made her passive.

 

After returning to her home country, she became more cautious and sensitive than when she was in the temple. She was in a constant state of fear while in the Imperial palace. During her escape, Lelia became close to the Knights of the Superion and received love from her grandfather.

 

Today she arrived at this home that she really thought of as ‘safe’. All these things brought Lelia back to her former vigor. Lelia stared at Carius with confidence.

 

“…….”

 

The look left Carius feeling embarrassed which put in a foul temper.

 

His eyes were completely different from when they met at the Imperial Castle. At that time, Lelia had such a fragile and pitiful look. While Carius had been angry, he’d also felt strangely guilty. 

 

Regardless of Carius feelings, Lelia managed to say after much trouble;

 

“Yes, I can use alchemy.”

 

“You!”

 

Lelia shrugged her shoulders. 

 

[So what are you going to do?]

 

Alchemy is a forbidden magic that the temple clearly defines as heresy. Temples are always sensitive to alchemy. There were considered heathens who challenged God’s authority and burned them.

 

But things have been a little different in recent years. There were signs that the light dragon would wake up soon. Everyone born and raised on the continent of Dracanea were paying attention to it.

 

[The temple doesn’t have the time to catch alchemists like they used to.]

 

The temple would be busier than anyone else because of the Mad Dragon. They used this opportunity as a stepping stone to once again inform the Five Empires of the importance of the pact, and use it to increase their influence.

 

Chapter 5

My Childhood Friends Are Trying To Kill Me now has extra chapters up on kofi-shop!  Buy them now, only at https://ko-fi.com/rainofsnow/shop! Tier 1 with 3 advance chaps is for 5$, tier 2 with 7 advance chaps is for 12$, and tier 3 with 10 advance chapters is for 18$~

***

“You guys have no idea how surprised I was. I don’t know what Elizabeth looked like when she was young, but she must have looked a lot like this child. Her hair color is different, though… but that’s it.”

 

“They do not look alike at all…” Carius, who was listening to Atias, murmured. At that, Xenon chuckled. 

 

“Obviously Elizabeth looked a little different from when she was young and when she had grown up. Her eyes, her expression, and manners changed over time.  She was very mischievous when she was young.”

 

“I was a few years older than her… I also remember my sister’s childhood.”

 

“You were close to Elizabeth as an adult, so you probably remember her more after she grew up.”

 

“…”

 

At Xenon’s words, Carius fell into deep thought. His childhood memories were sometimes erroneous. 

 

It was difficult for Carius to fully accept the fact that the girl and his dead sister looked alike. 

 

Even after Xenon and Atias returned to their work, Carius sat there and pondered. After a while, he got up and headed out. 

 

He was in front of Elizabeth’s room where Lelia was currently staying.

 

***

 

Lelia was relaxing alone in her room after her grandfather left. The maids said they would be back in a bit. There was nothing much to do, so she decided to unpack first. Her most cherished treasure, a rabbit doll, was placed on the bed. She carefully put her watch inside the music box that she had received from her grandfather. She also put the physical strength recovery tonic, that she had taken out of her inventory, on the table. 

 

Her heart was filled with pride. She wondered if she could stay safe and happy here…

 

‘Every cloud has a silver lining…’

 

Lelia enjoyed a moment of happiness before touching the jewel on her necklace and looking at the ‘Alchemy Lottery’ screen. 

 

As if pleased, the alchemy tool said in a speech bubble. 

 

[System: Let’s proceed with optimization for the new environment.]

 

[Optimization in progress! A new recipe will be added according to the environment.٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و ]

[T/N: The emote is so cute!]

 

Perhaps a new recipe was added every time the location was changed and she moved to a new one. 

 

[I don’t know what the principle is…]

 

In the original game, dragons traveled around the world looking for materials. The system seemed to be applied as a part of reality. 

 

Lelia looked at the list of additional recipes. 

 

[If there are too many recipes, I’ll never be able to make another Philosopher’s Stone…]

 

A Philosopher’s Stone could only be made by unlocking and completing all recipes. 

 

[It definitely does grant wishes…]

 

If the hero’s sacred watch was not obtained, there was another way to break the magic of the Golden Words by using the Philosopher’s Stone. 

 

It was hard to guess which would be easier. 

 

But now that she has half of the sacred watch, wouldn’t it be easier to find the rest of the watch?

 

Lelia looked through the list with a hum…

 

The new list was full of magical drugs with unknown purposes. 

 

Earthworm Infectious Disease treatment, Turnip Fertilizer, Conciliation potions, Lantern of Truth and Lies, and more. There were all sorts of things on the list. 

 

There were some really strange ones among them.

 

‘Wait, what’s this? Game Addiction Prevention medicine?

 

She felt guilty for some reason. 

 

Since it was a game played in a previous life, modern words from that world often appeared.

 

Lelia wrinkled her brows as she skimmed through the strange list. It was then…

 

Oh, wait a minute!

 

Lelia’s hand paused at a recipe.

 

[Alzheimer’s treatment]

 

[Alzheimers, maybe…?!]

 

Lelia looked at the ingredients in the recipe. It was grayed out with question marks because it has missing material.

 

[Hmm…]

 

On her way to the Superion estate, Lelia found quite a few materials through the automatic material search function.

 

But there were more ingredients that were not found yet.

 

[Maybe I can help her with this medicine.]

 

Lelia read the names of the ingredients with hope.

 

99 beautiful plants, 10 pieces of memory, a piece of old fiber, ethe list continued. 

 

What’s wrong with this recipe?

 

Leria narrowed her eyes and returned to the main screen.

 

【♪(·o·) 最適 Optimization ♪ ⑦(·o·) ♪♪ In progress~】

 

It was then.

 

Knock knock. 

 

For some reason she heard a powerful knock. She was convinced a maid would never knock like that. Lelia quickly pushed the necklace jewel and closed the alchemy screen.

 

It was not a maid who came through the door, it was Carius.

 

As soon as she saw his face, Lelia felt shaky with tension. 

 

“…….”

 

Carius entered the room as if he didn’t need permission. He approached Lelia, who was sitting in the living room space, and sat down across from her. A cold glance was shot at what was on the table. 

 

“What is this?”

 

He asked with a hostile look. It seemed like he had to restrain his anger since  he had been scolded by the duke.

 

What he pointed to was Lelia’s medicine. There was a clear red syrup in a small glass bottle. 

 

“It’s a tonic.”

 

“Hah!”

 

Carius burst out laughing in amazement.

 

“You little swindler, do you know it’s illegal to make such a magic potion?”

 

“….”

 

Lelia felt a little scared of him, but then looked at him with shock. Now that her grandfather had warned him, Carius would not be able to drive her out of this place. 

 

Carius was very surprised to see that bottle. After his outburst of anger, he said;

 

 “Can you use that phoney alchemy?”

 

“….”

 

Lelia was silent.

 

When he said; “Are you an alchemist?” He meant; “Do you want to be caught by the priests and burned?”

 

At first glance, the question was intended to frighten her, but Lelia was not scared. The most powerful member of the Superion family is the Duke. Her grandfather believed in her and took her directly to this room, so she knew she was protected from any accusation. Moreover, Lelia was not the  imposter that Carius accused her of being.

 

Lelia’s psychological state, which had been unstable when she left the city and came to the Superion territory, was stable now. For Lelia, the Imperial castle was the root of her anxiety. It was the only place where she did not have anyone to rely on, and she did not know when she might die. The existence of Emperor Perseus and his twin sons, were another source of anxiety. Her mother’s cabin was a potential source of solace, but it was not a place where Lelia could live comfortably. Back in the cabin she had been frightened by Carius, and Emperor Perseus had shouted at Lelia when he found her in his dead wife’s cabin. 

 

All of these factors demoralized Lelia and made her passive.

 

After returning to her home country, she became more cautious and sensitive than when she was in the temple. She was in a constant state of fear while in the Imperial palace. During her escape, Lelia became close to the Knights of the Superion and received love from her grandfather.

 

Today she arrived at this home that she really thought of as ‘safe’. All these things brought Lelia back to her former vigor. Lelia stared at Carius with confidence.

 

“…….”

 

The look left Carius feeling embarrassed which put in a foul temper.

 

His eyes were completely different from when they met at the Imperial Castle. At that time, Lelia had such a fragile and pitiful look. While Carius had been angry, he’d also felt strangely guilty. 

 

Regardless of Carius feelings, Lelia managed to say after much trouble;

 

“Yes, I can use alchemy.”

 

“You!”

 

Lelia shrugged her shoulders. 

 

[So what are you going to do?]

 

Alchemy is a forbidden magic that the temple clearly defines as heresy. Temples are always sensitive to alchemy. There were considered heathens who challenged God’s authority and burned them.

 

But things have been a little different in recent years. There were signs that the light dragon would wake up soon. Everyone born and raised on the continent of Dracanea were paying attention to it.

 

[The temple doesn’t have the time to catch alchemists like they used to.]

 

The temple would be busier than anyone else because of the Mad Dragon. They used this opportunity as a stepping stone to once again inform the Five Empires of the importance of the pact, and use it to increase their influence.

 

Chapter 6

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“You guys have no idea how surprised I was. I don’t know what Elizabeth looked like when she was young, but she must have looked a lot like this child. Her hair color is different, though… but that’s it.”

 

“They do not look alike at all…” Carius, who was listening to Atias, murmured. At that, Xenon chuckled. 

 

“Obviously Elizabeth looked a little different from when she was young and when she had grown up. Her eyes, her expression, and manners changed over time.  She was very mischievous when she was young.”

 

“I was a few years older than her… I also remember my sister’s childhood.”

 

“You were close to Elizabeth as an adult, so you probably remember her more after she grew up.”

 

“…”

 

At Xenon’s words, Carius fell into deep thought. His childhood memories were sometimes erroneous. 

 

It was difficult for Carius to fully accept the fact that the girl and his dead sister looked alike. 

 

Even after Xenon and Atias returned to their work, Carius sat there and pondered. After a while, he got up and headed out. 

 

He was in front of Elizabeth’s room where Lelia was currently staying.

 

***

 

Lelia was relaxing alone in her room after her grandfather left. The maids said they would be back in a bit. There was nothing much to do, so she decided to unpack first. Her most cherished treasure, a rabbit doll, was placed on the bed. She carefully put her watch inside the music box that she had received from her grandfather. She also put the physical strength recovery tonic, that she had taken out of her inventory, on the table. 

 

Her heart was filled with pride. She wondered if she could stay safe and happy here…

 

‘Every cloud has a silver lining…’

 

Lelia enjoyed a moment of happiness before touching the jewel on her necklace and looking at the ‘Alchemy Lottery’ screen. 

 

As if pleased, the alchemy tool said in a speech bubble. 

 

[System: Let’s proceed with optimization for the new environment.]

 

[Optimization in progress! A new recipe will be added according to the environment.٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و ]

[T/N: The emote is so cute!]

 

Perhaps a new recipe was added every time the location was changed and she moved to a new one. 

 

[I don’t know what the principle is…]

 

In the original game, dragons traveled around the world looking for materials. The system seemed to be applied as a part of reality. 

 

Lelia looked at the list of additional recipes. 

 

[If there are too many recipes, I’ll never be able to make another Philosopher’s Stone…]

 

A Philosopher’s Stone could only be made by unlocking and completing all recipes. 

 

[It definitely does grant wishes…]

 

If the hero’s sacred watch was not obtained, there was another way to break the magic of the Golden Words by using the Philosopher’s Stone. 

 

It was hard to guess which would be easier. 

 

But now that she has half of the sacred watch, wouldn’t it be easier to find the rest of the watch?

 

Lelia looked through the list with a hum…

 

The new list was full of magical drugs with unknown purposes. 

 

Earthworm Infectious Disease treatment, Turnip Fertilizer, Conciliation potions, Lantern of Truth and Lies, and more. There were all sorts of things on the list. 

 

There were some really strange ones among them.

 

‘Wait, what’s this? Game Addiction Prevention medicine?

 

She felt guilty for some reason. 

 

Since it was a game played in a previous life, modern words from that world often appeared.

 

Lelia wrinkled her brows as she skimmed through the strange list. It was then…

 

Oh, wait a minute!

 

Lelia’s hand paused at a recipe.

 

[Alzheimer’s treatment]

 

[Alzheimers, maybe…?!]

 

Lelia looked at the ingredients in the recipe. It was grayed out with question marks because it has missing material.

 

[Hmm…]

 

On her way to the Superion estate, Lelia found quite a few materials through the automatic material search function.

 

But there were more ingredients that were not found yet.

 

[Maybe I can help her with this medicine.]

 

Lelia read the names of the ingredients with hope.

 

99 beautiful plants, 10 pieces of memory, a piece of old fiber, ethe list continued. 

 

What’s wrong with this recipe?

 

Leria narrowed her eyes and returned to the main screen.

 

【♪(·o·) 最適 Optimization ♪ ⑦(·o·) ♪♪ In progress~】

 

It was then.

 

Knock knock. 

 

For some reason she heard a powerful knock. She was convinced a maid would never knock like that. Lelia quickly pushed the necklace jewel and closed the alchemy screen.

 

It was not a maid who came through the door, it was Carius.

 

As soon as she saw his face, Lelia felt shaky with tension. 

 

“…….”

 

Carius entered the room as if he didn’t need permission. He approached Lelia, who was sitting in the living room space, and sat down across from her. A cold glance was shot at what was on the table. 

 

“What is this?”

 

He asked with a hostile look. It seemed like he had to restrain his anger since  he had been scolded by the duke.

 

What he pointed to was Lelia’s medicine. There was a clear red syrup in a small glass bottle. 

 

“It’s a tonic.”

 

“Hah!”

 

Carius burst out laughing in amazement.

 

“You little swindler, do you know it’s illegal to make such a magic potion?”

 

“….”

 

Lelia felt a little scared of him, but then looked at him with shock. Now that her grandfather had warned him, Carius would not be able to drive her out of this place. 

 

Carius was very surprised to see that bottle. After his outburst of anger, he said;

 

 “Can you use that phoney alchemy?”

 

“….”

 

Lelia was silent.

 

When he said; “Are you an alchemist?” He meant; “Do you want to be caught by the priests and burned?”

 

At first glance, the question was intended to frighten her, but Lelia was not scared. The most powerful member of the Superion family is the Duke. Her grandfather believed in her and took her directly to this room, so she knew she was protected from any accusation. Moreover, Lelia was not the  imposter that Carius accused her of being.

 

Lelia’s psychological state, which had been unstable when she left the city and came to the Superion territory, was stable now. For Lelia, the Imperial castle was the root of her anxiety. It was the only place where she did not have anyone to rely on, and she did not know when she might die. The existence of Emperor Perseus and his twin sons, were another source of anxiety. Her mother’s cabin was a potential source of solace, but it was not a place where Lelia could live comfortably. Back in the cabin she had been frightened by Carius, and Emperor Perseus had shouted at Lelia when he found her in his dead wife’s cabin. 

 

All of these factors demoralized Lelia and made her passive.

 

After returning to her home country, she became more cautious and sensitive than when she was in the temple. She was in a constant state of fear while in the Imperial palace. During her escape, Lelia became close to the Knights of the Superion and received love from her grandfather.

 

Today she arrived at this home that she really thought of as ‘safe’. All these things brought Lelia back to her former vigor. Lelia stared at Carius with confidence.

 

“…….”

 

The look left Carius feeling embarrassed which put in a foul temper.

 

His eyes were completely different from when they met at the Imperial Castle. At that time, Lelia had such a fragile and pitiful look. While Carius had been angry, he’d also felt strangely guilty. 

 

Regardless of Carius feelings, Lelia managed to say after much trouble;

 

“Yes, I can use alchemy.”

 

“You!”

 

Lelia shrugged her shoulders. 

 

[So what are you going to do?]

 

Alchemy is a forbidden magic that the temple clearly defines as heresy. Temples are always sensitive to alchemy. There were considered heathens who challenged God’s authority and burned them.

 

But things have been a little different in recent years. There were signs that the light dragon would wake up soon. Everyone born and raised on the continent of Dracanea were paying attention to it.

 

[The temple doesn’t have the time to catch alchemists like they used to.]

 

The temple would be busier than anyone else because of the Mad Dragon. They used this opportunity as a stepping stone to once again inform the Five Empires of the importance of the pact, and use it to increase their influence.

 

Chapter 7