## Chapter 203 – Cradle of Talent (2)
Saint Flansina Academy, the best in the Kingdom of Groden, no, perhaps the best educational institution on the entire Verdini Continent.
There was a reason why Saint Flansina Academy had earned such a reputation.
‘A workshop… if I had a lab, there are experiments I could do right away…!!’
It was an institution that discovered outstanding students and supported them in blossoming their talents.
And it was an institution with enough human and financial resources to do so.
Of course, the tuition to maintain such an academy was expensive, but it was cheap compared to the education they received.
Even just the Swordsmanship Department provided practice swords made by skilled artisans, and various practice armors were also available for rent.
The reason why Swordsmanship Department students used their own swords was simply to practice with a sword they were familiar with.
Sometimes, after graduation, some would even have their own swords made, using the exact specifications of the practice swords they had used throughout their school years.
If that was the case for the Swordsmanship Department, which didn’t require much initial capital, what about the other departments that were known to be particularly expensive?
The Medical Department, which used various expensive medical equipment, medicines, and herbs, and covered the costs of bringing in clinical trial subjects and various clinical patients for treatment.
The Smithing Department, where the tools for precision machining and the materials themselves were already expensive.
Even the Alchemy Department, like Karla’s, sometimes required only a portion of the alchemical materials needed to set up a workshop, which far exceeded the capital requirements of the Swordsmanship Department.
‘A workshop for free…!!
Is this… is this a dream…!?’
In the first place, a personal workshop on campus was a dream for students.
The academy didn’t openly lend out such classrooms or rooms to students who simply went to school like going to work, moving from classroom to classroom to attend classes.
Therefore, the only places where students could do personal study or experiments were the library or the shared laboratory attached to the department office.
Of course, if you asked if those places had good facilities, you could say that they were luxuriously well-equipped.
But those were public places after all.
There were always students who wanted their own space, even if it was small and cozy, rather than a place where they had to be mindful of others.
If it was even on campus, it would be enough to become their own wonderful hideout, where they could build happy memories throughout their remaining three years of school at the academy.
‘I can do the Puliba solution experiment…
The Kedenbach aging hardening experiment too…
The Karmensium ionization modification experiment…!!
It was too dangerous and burdensome in the dormitory…!!
I can’t miss this opportunity…!!’
For that reason, some Alchemy Department students often set up separate laboratories in places close to the academy outside the campus.
In particular, departments that conducted dangerous research or experiments, such as the Alchemy Department or the Smithing Department, could have accidents, and they often paid additional risk premiums to the landlords who rented out the rooms.
If the rental costs for maintaining such a laboratory disappeared, it would be a great support just to be exempt from the ongoing expenses.
In the end, Charlotte, watching Karla’s ecstatic eyes, smiled and confidently promised Karla that she would arrange a workshop for her right away.
“I don’t think I need to wait for an answer.
You said you live in the girls’ dormitory, right?
I’ll send you the information about the assigned workshop soon.”
“Th-Thank you…!!
A personal workshop…!!”
“This is also part of the academy’s work.
Then the remaining four requirements will be decided soon.
Let the staff know then, even if it’s not me.
The academy’s administration office will always be open.”
Charlotte, watching Karla, whose eyes seemed to be already heading to some laboratory far away, disappeared as if her business was over.
Karla’s face was already filled with pleasant imaginations, wondering how to decorate the workshop, and whether it would be a good idea to set up a shared laboratory with Yui from the Medical Department, since they were using it anyway. A bright smile never left her face.
And a little later, Yui, who was folding laundry, greeted her as she returned to the dormitory with a very excited expression.
Yui’s eyes also widened at Karla’s words, who was telling her the good news.
“Wow!! Congratulations, Karla!!”
“Thank you, Yui…!!
But this is also Yui’s share…
Let’s… let’s use the lab together…!!
A collaboration between alchemy and medicine?”
But as expected, Yui, who knew the value of a personal laboratory, cautiously asked a question.
Nevertheless, Karla’s determination seemed firm, and she straightened her small shoulders and nodded willingly.
“Is that okay? It’s Karla’s lab, though?”
“Yui gave me the rights to her injuries, right?
So half of the lab is Yui’s…!!
Actually, Yui could have asked for a lab too…
And… it’s more fun to do it together, if possible?”
“M-Me too…!!”
But at a completely unexpected timing, no, the timing was right, but a voice that shouldn’t be heard was heard.
“Kyaa!! Hyeryeong…?
How did you get here…!?”
Karla had definitely locked the dormitory door when she came in.
Whether she sprang from the ground or came down from the sky… but the ceiling was blocking her.
“Hieeek!! Wh-
Where did you come in from…!?”
The two girls’ surprised screams echoed as they saw Hyeryeong standing in front of the bathroom, who had somehow entered.
Well, apart from that, her usual confident, even arrogant expression seemed a little depressed, perhaps because of what happened at the brothel.
“Th-That’s not really important, is it…!!
I also have a share in catching the Arachnella…
Let me use that lab too…”
“Even so, three people is a bit much…
You have a lot of money, so if you find another lab…”
“Instead, I’ll pay for the interior costs and…
The experimental equipment to put in the lab…!!”
Yui’s eyes became quite heavy as she looked at Hyeryeong’s expression, which was gloomy and hopeful, like a dog worrying about being scolded after doing something wrong.
Karla, who didn’t remember what happened at the brothel, might not know what was going on, but Yui seemed to know why Hyeryeong was going to such lengths.
Goodwill shown as reconciliation for something that wasn’t good.
She was the type who didn’t know how to be honest with herself, so maybe even asking to use the lab together was just an excuse.
“Th-Then… I-I’ll only use it occasionally…”
Apart from everything else, it seemed clear that she really liked Karla’s brother, Antonio.
Maybe she really didn’t want to be hated by Karla, the family of the man she liked, because of her mistake.
“So…”
But apart from that, Karla, who glanced at Yui for a moment, was gently nodding her head.
“Okay? Do as you please.”
“Re-Really…?”
“If you’re going to do that much…
There’s no reason not to, is there?”
Karla answered Hyeryeong’s question coolly.
Yui, who smiled at that, was also shaking her head as if she couldn’t help it.
“That’s right. If it’s a lab given by the academy anyway…
Even if the number of people increases a little, there won’t be a shortage of space.
But what you just said wasn’t a lie, right…?
The interior and experimental equipment…”
“O-Of course…!! Don’t be surprised…!!
I’ll fill it with the finest items from Chao Xing…!!
I’ll take care of everything, so just tell me where it is!!”
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Five days later.
Was administrative processing originally this fast? It was the address of the new workshop that was assigned and the news came before the day was over after talking with Charlotte.
Now all that was left was to decorate the workshop and fill it with various research tools and materials.
After informing Hyeryeong of that fact, Hyeryeong’s message came back, telling them not to go in until she told them to wait for a while.
“Wow…”
“Here… really…?”
“Hehe…!!”
And today, about four days later, the place they arrived at together after receiving her message was overflowing with an unusual aura from the outside.
A small building located 5 minutes from the Magic Engineering District, between the Engineering Building and the Medical Building.
“This is… the workshop, right…?”
“…Rather than a workshop… it’s like a mansion…”
They had occasionally passed by the area and imagined what that empty place was for.
Hyeryeong’s voice, which had become a little more imposing at the sight of Karla and Yui admiring, began to pierce the sky.
“I used a little power…!! Ahem!!
If the Tang Clan is serious, this is about this much…!!”
It was originally a moderately large duplex house, literally.
‘I was planning to renovate and expand it someday.
If the Tang Clan helps, I’ll advance the existing plan a little?’
But whether Hyeryeong had negotiated with the academy, or with the joint investment of Chairman Charlotte and Hyeryeong, the personal workshop had been transformed into a large workshop the size of a several-story mansion in just four days.
“Come on!! Don’t be shy and come in?”
How many designers and workers did she grind to do the construction work?
Karla couldn’t help but wonder about the brain structure of this woman, whose stomach was bigger than her belly, at Hyeryeong’s words that even magicians were mobilized to improve the working speed.
“Your wallet… is it okay…?”
“Well… my dignity maintenance fee will be a little short this year…
But I needed a lab anyway…
The daughter of the Tang Clan can’t use a shabby place, can she?
They said they’d provide us with another floor as a reward for the investment?
They said it was the first and second floors, and they divided each floor into three sections.
For now, there won’t be anything to get in each other’s way.
If you want, you can even eat, sleep, and live here.”
And she was asking Karla a question with shy eyes, as if she was pursing her lips.
“Then since it’s the first occupancy, we should have an occupancy ceremony…
Hehe… is your brother at the academy today too?”
Hyeryeong seemed to be subtly excited, already thinking about bringing Antonio to the lab and cuddling with him.
“Heh… is that the purpose…?”
“Wh-What…!! Anyway, I’ve got everything you need…
Now go and take a look…!!”
Karla, who sighed softly while listening to her awkward excuse, was soon giggling and running towards the lab where she would spend half of her academy life.
And there were four pairs of eyes watching it, in shock.
‘Karla… is it you again…?
Why here of all places…!?’
A small spider, hiding in the surrounding bushes and looking around, was horrified as it watched her running excitedly and passing over it as if a giant was jumping over it.
