After waiting a little longer, Li Qiuzhi finally saw Sucrose open the laboratory door, looking somewhat downcast.
"Uh, Sucrose, long time no see. Is something wrong?"
Seeing how downcast Sucrose looked, Li Qiuzhi reined in his happiness a little as he spoke.
"...Ooh, you interrupted my experiment!"
Sucrose had not wanted to say anything at first, but the more she thought about it, the harder it was to let go. She clenched her fists and puffed out her fair cheeks, looking at him with some displeasure.
"Haha, sorry."
Li Qiuzhi had not known that Sucrose was concentrating on her work. If he had known beforehand, this accident would not have happened.
"I think you could hang a sign on the door saying something like 'Working, please do not disturb.'"
He averted his gaze, trying to dodge responsibility.
"Um, did you need something from me, coming over here all of a sudden?"
Sucrose was as soft-natured as a piece of bread and a little shy, so she merely puffed her cheeks to express her displeasure. She could hardly beat him up.
She could only helplessly accept the experiment's outcome.
Failed experiments were common enough anyway. She might as well treat this one like the previous ones.
"Well, I found quite a few materials during my adventures that should interest you, so I brought them over."
Li Qiuzhi followed Sucrose into the laboratory.
The Alchemy Laboratory the Knights of Favonius had assigned to Sucrose looked quite spacious and came with every kind of equipment.
In the area marked "Observation area," Li Qiuzhi saw a Valberry tree only as tall as a palm, bearing a single blue Valberry.
He had no idea whether that was a successful experiment or a failed one.
"Something that would interest me..." At Li Qiuzhi's words, the eyes