Mid-December, Royal Pamir Academy.
"An astonishing insight! Anvis, you really are a genius! I'd never even considered that gold's occult properties could be used that way."
"Not at all. Progress is mutual, Karl. Your argument on the relationship between Mangula Black Goats and ancient fertility totem worship has also inspired me."
"That's what I'm saying! Compared to sheep, goats really are better—"
"..."
After that day's Occultism class ended, Anvis wore a proper smile as he politely responded to his classmates' praise. From time to time, he offered perfectly timed compliments of his own, keeping the atmosphere lively and relaxed.
Having been tempered by Anvis's many outstanding performances since enrollment—
None of the students now mentioned Anvis's status as a freshman. Instead, they regarded him as a genuine upperclassman.
Even though only a little over two months had passed since his official enrollment—
"Of course, if any of you have other questions regarding Occultism, you're always welcome to discuss them with me."
"Goodbye, Anvis. Next time for sure!"
"Bye, Anvis—"
"Goodbye, Pekala."
After bidding farewell to his many classmates with a smile, Anvis returned to his residence and entered the underground Secret Laboratory.
"Welcome, esteemed administrator, Anvis, Your Excellency—"
The heavy Anti-Magic Metal doors slowly opened, and Seer Silver's inorganic construct voice echoed by Anvis's ear.
A month and a half had passed since the separation of the raw metals began.
At last, the progress of Element Stripping had reached 99% yesterday.
Today was the day the separation would be fully completed.
"Report the Element Stripping progress."
Standing before the enormous Element Stripping apparatus, Anvis gazed at the mysterious runes flickering across the silver pyramid's surface and issued a command to Seer Silver's Construct Core.
"Command received—scanning... Element Stripping progress: 100%. Task completed—confirm export of separation results?"
"Confirm extraction—export to