“That guy’s just like me, you know. He’s a teacher too.”

“Ehh~?”

Alexia glanced at Aliyah in her arms, then propped her gently against the wall.

“Man, I didn’t think I’d actually manage to take down a teacher from the academy. Guess skipping class really was the right choice.”

“I really can’t pretend I didn’t hear that…”

I used Shadow Stealth to appear behind her, then tapped her shoulder lightly with the ice dagger I’d summoned.

“See? Like this, you’d already be dead.”

“As expected, anyone who can be my teacher isn’t simple at all. Normally, with the distance between us just now, no one could get close. This mist reacts the moment it touches skin. Even a monster would collapse.”

Then she looked at me.

“And yet you look totally fine, teacher. You’re even more of a monster than a monster.”

“Not at all, I’ll just take that as a compliment. But compared to how perverted you are, this is still pretty tame.”

“Ara, what’s wrong with being a pervert?”

“Nothing at all. But skipping class is another story.”

I put the dagger away.

“Sure, the stuff you make is really useful. But you have to prove it somewhere, right? If you just stay on this floor, aren’t all these potions going to waste?”

“Well, that’s true, but…”

Alexia spoke with a hint of hesitation.

“These potions aren’t really perfected yet. Take this mist—if I don’t keep drinking the antidote that removes paralysis, I’d be affected too. It’s not worth it. So let me keep researching them here~ Of course, if you want some kind of libido‑boosting potion, teacher, I’ve got a special formula. Even the most ‘pure and noble’ person only needs one sniff to turn into a total slut and forget themselves~”

“Hey, hey, hey! Watch what you’re saying in front of a kid!”

I glanced at Oyado as I spoke.

But… in Oyado’s eyes, I caught a flicker of curiosity. Wonderful. Bringing Oyado to see this pervert was absolutely a mistake.

“Listen, stop making this kind of weird stuff, okay? What if some real perverts get their hands on it and do something awful with it?”

“Mm, I’ve never sold any of it~”

She spread her hands.

…

Wait a second. A serious question just hit me.

“…Then how do you know what that potion does?”

“…”

Alexia’s body jolted. Her eyes darted away.

“Uh… well… this… I just know, okay? I read about various drugs in books, then used my imagination to combine their effects and mixed it.”

“Imagination?”

“That’s right. Imagination!”

You have zero credibility saying that. Your face is red enough, and why do I feel like your legs are shaking?

So even perverts get embarrassed. That’s… kind of a rare sight.

“Well, since you’re that insistent, I won’t argue. When it comes to medicine and pharmacology, you’re definitely more of an expert than me anyway.”

Yeah, mostly because I’m too lazy to learn medical skills. If I didn’t have light‑element healing magic, maybe I’d go study. But I do, so I won’t.

“Of course! As long as it’s related to medicine, I know it.”

“Aren’t you curious what your potions can actually do in practice?”

“N‑No, not at all!”

“Aren’t you curious whether you have talents outside of pharmacology?”

“No! That’s enough, teacher, stop messing around. I’m not going back to class. That stuff is meaningless to me. Magic, sword techniques, I don’t care. Just let me focus on my experiments.”

With that, she spun around and bolted into the back room, slamming the door shut.

Seriously, she’s such a kid. Completely spoiled.

I walked over to Aliyah, then cast a wide‑area abnormal‑status removal spell. In an instant, her fur turned red again.

“Bastard! I’m gonna hack that woman to pieces!”

Aliyah was about to charge out when I grabbed her.

“Calm down. Violence won’t solve this. Let’s think of another way.”

Looks like normal bait doesn’t work on her. Her mind’s already fully occupied by dirty jokes and experiments.

Hmm…

Unless I can find something that hooks her into talking. No—something that hooks her interest.

“Hmm…”

I thought for a moment, then said:

“Alexia, don’t you want to know a dragon’s biological traits, and all the potential experimental materials you could get from its body?”

…

One second.

Two seconds.

Three seconds.

…

Bang!

The door flew open.

Alexia stuck her head out and stared at me.

“Teacher, did you just say… dragon?”

I still don’t know if that dragon is male or female, but…

Dragon, your dignity is doomed.