Chapter 8: Half Successful Experiment

{In Alan's perspective.}

Ahh.. Here we go again.

Her mood swings and personality change always make my day ruin.

We went back to her house just to find a book, an alchemy book, because there's a "recipe" for a potion that make her "young".

I really like to say something but oh my god, She's so adorable!

No. No! I should not think like that. She's a paranoid whose mind is not stable.

"Uh.. What we should find again?"

I ask her abruptly without any hesitation.

"Here it is! Let's see..."

Ah yes, She didn't listen to me. Goddes Theas, please guide her brains into sanity. Please I beg you. She begin to flip the pages as fast as she could but she stop minutes later.

She looked at me like she saw a horror movie.

"What is it?"

"I found it."

"Found what?"

"Mandrake fruit, Cordelia leaf, Asmuth sap, Hellinika flower, High quality Turmeric powder, A phoenix egg whites, Stupa grass, and tears of the goddess."

There's a long silence making her speechless after she read the ingredients.

Though, I know that all if it can be found within this forest since she told me things during my magic affinity training (not really). I hate to tell truth but, the tears of goddess...is a just normal mango fruit like from you can see from Earth.

"..."

"..."

I decided to break the silence.

"Found it?"

"Yes."

I suddenly wanted to hit her head.

"Can we pick the needed ingredients now?"

"Yes."

I really want to hit her head.

"Are you... NUTS!?"

I smacked her head as hard as I can for a stupidity she done to herself. For me, it was a fake book telling people to make a potion of youth when it was just a recipe to make a shake using a fancier words.

"How the hell do you fall from that nonsense? I'm sorry but making yourself young again is impossible. IMPOSSIBLE!"

And the moment I said that, she cried.

"UWWWAAHAAH!!! Why? WHY? I just want to get out from here! I want to explore the world! Huuwaaaaa!!!"

I think I triggered her childish personality. Seeing a huge woman crying like a kid makes me shivers in my body. So I tried to console her but she cried more.

"HUUUUWWWWAAAAA!"

"Okay! Fine! I pick the necessary ingredients and materials for that. Just stop crying."

The moment when the reality hits me, I decided to go out to do some picking up just to keep myself away from her.

I left her crying in the house and went around the forest. I had to pick as many as I can until Afternoon.

•

I went back late at night with a big haul, way more than I expected. I'd like to think about failures about this experiment that's why I ended up picking more ingredients and materials. And thanks to the storage bag I got from Milanni, I can store things inside of an 14 meter cube of spatial storage.

As I open the door, I saw her on the couch sleeping soundly.

She looks cute. Wait a minute...

I went to her room to get a blanket while not trying to disturb her. Then, I returned with a huge blanket that I almost can't breathe and I put it on her to cover herself from cold.

And I noticed her holding that book.

"She's still holding that book? I think I hit her head too much. I'll apologize to her tomorrow."

But dang, she's really cute. I wanna kiss her. Please stop, my inner thoughts.

I pick up the book she's holding and went to the alchemy room.

With the experience from my another self's childhood and the parallel knowledge about chemistry. I understand how this world's Alchemy works. It's almost the same as the VR game of my other self played when he ran out of ideas to write a novel.

You know what's surprising? I finished the potion in just a single run, without a huge mistake. Just mix all raw ingredients and materials, grind it, filter it, pour magic on the liquid, and done!

Afterwards, I made a batch of the potion of youth that Milanni wanted so badly.

I didn't sleep that night just to look at her face. She's cute, I admit it. I wonder if she looks more cuter if she's younger? I think I will marry her when we both grow up. Since we are both adults in mind, that's will no problem for us.

What the hell? Other me, please shut up.

Just in case, I'll hold this potion and surprise her in the morning. I want to have a relationship with her. And also, I want to apologize to her.

I think I give up. Just take over me, other me.

•

{Narrative}

Last night, Alan ended up sleeping besides Milanni.

She wake up with a smile in her face, looking at him.

She extends her hands to touch his face, making her heart fluttering.

"..."

Then she went silent for a moment when she notice Alan holding a potion with a colorful liquids and a strong hint of a magic.

She took it and then she look at him again with a surprised expression.

(Did he do this for me? But how?)

After doubting Alan's hard work. With no hesitation, she drank the potion.

(I feel my body is getting hotter. My magic fluctuates, and I'm glowing?!?!)

"Kiyaah!"

Alan wakes up from Milanni's cry, he quickly regain his composure then he threw away the blanket from her.

He thought he also threw the potion but he see her holding the empty bottle of potion.

"She drinked it?"

Alan looked at her with a stupified look. He suppressed his panic attack and just sat there doing nothing at all but watching her glowing out with the blinding lights.

Then later that day, Milanni the witch will be transformed. She lost her consciousness during the early transformation process. Who knows, her wish might become true.

•

Afternoon, the time that the boy had patiently waited. The result of what they looking for, is about to be fulfilled.

The sizzling sound of evaporating flesh and bones and the glowing light exploded like a flashbang, causing Alan a deafening ring in his ears and blinded his eyes.

And when the impairment has disappeared, the boy saw a miracle.

The witch has transformed into a young girl.

The young girl recovered from a recent loss of consciousness. She stand up from the huge couch then she looked at herself.

"Is this... my new body?"

As she moves her finger tips, her arms, her legs, her feet, her head, and every part of her body, she felt more alive and rejuvenated.

Alan, in the other hand, was stunned when he saw the beauty has come down from the heaven.

He slowly approaches the girl and suddenly embraced her.

"Wha-wha-wha-what? D-d-don't hug me like that? Hey!"

But the young girl was caught off-guard. The boy just suddenly kissed her soft pink lips.

She pushed the boy and threw him hard into the corner, rendering him unconscious.

Her cheeks became red and her heart beats so fast, she couldn't make up words to say.

"awaaswaawaawaaaqaawawaa. WAAAAA!!!!!"

And she noticed to herself. She was naked. Her clothings was evaporated and disappeared, including the couch made from leather and feather foams.

"uwauaawusaaUauaUauuauUauau."

Her eyes went spiraling, she's confused from what's happening to her.

That concludes their experiment is kind of success?