00:00C'est parti !
00:30Oh, Traveler, Paimon, what brings you here?
00:34We're here to help with your task. We wanted to see if you could use some extra hands.
00:40My task? Oh, you mean the one Mr. Albedo told me about. The one from the Hexen Circle?
00:47Well, you're just in time. The experiment is ongoing, and I was just about to work on it.
00:53Ongoing? So, you've been working on it all this time?
00:57Yes. It aligns with other research topics I've been working on, so it hasn't been too much extra work.
01:07Still.
01:09What? Is there a problem with the experiment?
01:12I've been... unsuccessful, so far.
01:17Oh, so it keeps failing, huh?
01:19It's not as simple as just failing. The whole theoretical framework behind this task is a bit more complicated than I imagined.
01:31Oh, right. You still haven't told us what kind of experiment it is.
01:36One meant to develop a potion that can transform sweet flowers into a variant 16 times its normal size.
01:43That is to say, the formulation of Botanical Augmentation Reagent Type 4, Iteration 7.
01:49As you can probably guess, this is my seventh time running the experiment.
01:55Wow! So, basically, we need to make growth serum. Or, the seventh version of what?
02:04Well, yeah, that's about right.
02:08This is my seventh attempt.
02:13But I didn't make many adjustments to the formula this time.
02:17Because both the theoretical principles behind this experiment and the products of the process prove there's nothing wrong with it.
02:23But you haven't succeeded yet, right?
02:27Yes. I'm thinking that it's not my current formula that is wrong, per se.
02:33But rather, some other key element is missing.
02:37Oh! Then Paimon knows just what to do!
02:43Well, that's why we're helping out...
02:45Wait a second! Paimon is not an ingredient!
02:49Um, we could try. It's just...
02:54I would need to adjust the ratios in the original formula, and that might make the potion even more unstable.
03:01No! We are not trying that!
03:04Just show us the original!
03:06Here it is.
03:08That said, I'm still missing two ingredients.
03:12Now that we can help with!
03:14What do we need to get?
03:16I need spring water from Springvale to use as the base.
03:19As well as Eye of the Storm fragments.
03:21But that last one could be tricky.
03:24We've got this! Let's go!
03:29Let's tackle the Eye of the Storm first.
03:31Let's tackle the Eye of the Storm first.
03:49Wow! You two work fast!
04:13That step usually takes me forever.
04:17We can get the spring water down there.
04:20The high quality of Springvale's waters makes for a stable potion-making ingredient.
04:42That's all we needed, right?
04:44That's all we needed, right?
04:46Yes. Let's head back.
04:48Okay.
04:50All right. The ingredients are ready and the cauldron is just over there, so we should be good to go.
05:08Mais, um...
05:12Non, non, c'est juste...
05:17Do vous mindre si je regarde de l'autre côté ?
05:20Just pour les purposes d'accueillir, je veux dire.
05:23Je sais que beaucoup de gens n'aime pas être scrutinés durant les expériences, donc...
05:36Merci, alors je suis prêt à aller quand vous êtes. Je suis sûr de prendre des notes détaillées, aussi.
05:45Donc, vous êtes prêt à commencer l'experiment ?
06:06Merci.
06:08Merci.
06:10Merci.
06:12Merci.
06:14Merci.
06:16Merci.
06:18Merci.
06:20Merci.
06:22Merci.
06:24Merci.
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07:04Merci.
07:06Merci.
09:38Assuming unnatural forms until nothing is left of them but liquid
09:42Wait, what?
09:44So there's a problem with the growth serum then?
09:47No
09:48I've adjusted the formula time and again
09:50Resolving all kinds of issues that arise when inducing small plants to grow larger
09:55Issues like ensuring that the leaves don't get too large, strengthening root diameter and load-bearing capacity, calculating how the increase in surface area might affect sunlight exposure and nutrition
10:08So why isn't it working then?
10:12Because the flowers cannot transcend
10:15As above, so below is one of alchemy's guiding principles
10:19Alchemy seeks mastery over matter, but this world has its limits
10:24It's like a specification etched into the law that governs all things
10:30Part of the purpose of doing multiple experiments is to determine if this specification is stable
10:36Exactly
10:38It proves that the limit continues to exist
10:41Okay, this is all a bit over Paimon's head, but basically
10:46You needed the experiment to fail?
10:50To prove that the limits and borders in this world are stable?
10:53Oh, what a weird experiment
10:56Huh?
10:58Looks like one of the flowers is reacting
11:00Wait a second
11:03That's not a sweet flower at all!
11:07Careful!
11:08It's a whopper flower
11:09It must have absorbed some of the potion
11:12Wait, but that's happened before and it's never gotten this big either
11:16Can this mean...
11:18We can talk about this later!
11:20Let's get rid of it first!
11:23Let's get rid of it first!
11:53Let's get rid of it first!
11:55Let's get rid of it first!
11:57Let's get rid of it first!
12:59That's good or bad. But from an alchemical perspective at least, expanded boundaries means that more possibilities are now open to us. Either way, this brings my task to an end.