Less chill this episode, but still the cute alchemist show. Here Sarasa saves life and limb of the blue-clad girl brought to her door in pieces at the end of last episode… for a price, of course, which seems to earn her some assistants for a time – that girl, Iris, and her elf-seeming friend,Continue Reading... Seasonal Selection – Management of a Novice Alchemist Episode 3Continue Reading...
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