Atelier Escha & Logy : Alchemists of the Dusk Sky

It’s time for bed, Escha.

I’m not sleepy!

If you oversleep again and miss your alchemy class,

Millia will scold you again.

Tell me a bedtime story, Clone.

I’ll go to bed right after that.

A bedtime story?

Yeah.

Tell me a fun and exciting story!

That is quite a difficult request.

I think I might have something you would like.

I made this picture book a long time ago.

You made it?

Yes.

I never thought I would be reading it to anyone.

I’m your first audience?

I can’t wait!

Hurry! Read it to me!

Very well, then.

I shall begin.

This is the Tale of the Hummingbird Princess.

Rise and shine! Good morning.

It is time to awaken, Escha.

I know...

Oh, my.

You mustn’t be late.

Your new job starts today.

I know.

I’ll work really hard!

Good morning, Escha!

Good morning, Miss Martha!

How are the vegetables today?

They’ve been getting worse and worse lately.

I see.

A blimp’s coming.

Doesn’t your new job start today, Escha?

Y-Yes, that’s right.

I’d like to celebrate your success.

Take these.

Good morning!

What are those flowers for?

Sorry, Miss Marion.

She wanted to celebrate my new employment.

I don’t blame you.

Let me take them for you.

Can you handle that, Solle?

Yes, sir.

You’re such a nuisance, and you haven’t even started yet.

Now then, Miss Escha.

You’ve been very helpful to us recently,

but you are now officially an alchemist under the Corseid Research and Development Division.

I hope you’ll continue to work hard to better our town.

I will!

I’ll work my very hardest, sir!

Looks like you and Solle got off on the wrong foot.

I don’t think he’s ever been very fond of me.

I see your point.

He sees the R&D Department as a black hole for his budget.

But things are different now.

We’ve got two alchemists now!

I can only do basic synthesis, though.

Huh?

Did you just say “two alchemists”?

That’s right.

The blimp should be arriving soon.

I saw a blimp flying over the town this morning.

That’s the one.

Excuse me.

It’s good to meet you.

I’m from Central City.

My name is Logix Ficsario.

Please call me Logy.

I’m Marion, the head of R&D.

And that’s-

U-Um, my name is Escha.

Sorry. I was careless.

Y-You brought a-a sword!?

That’s right.

I thought I’d need a weapon out here in the country.

I-I see your point.

You’ll be exploring the countryside from time to time.

Right, Escha?

Escha!?

What’s the matter, Escha?

I-I’m really sorry.

I didn’t mean to panic like that.

No, that was my fault.

Let me show you around your new atelier.

Thank you.

Sure!

Wow!

A cauldron!

You bought a new one for us!

That’s right.

As our new alchemists, I thought you two might appreciate it.

That reminds me.

This is a cauldron?

Mr. Logy?

Sorry, ma’am.

I’m just surprised, that’s all.

I see.

This must be new to you.

No time like the present.

Why don’t you try synthesizing something?

I’ve never used a cauldron before.

I can’t synthesize with a cauldron.

Why not?

Cauldrons are so anachronistic.

I’ve never needed to use one before.

Really?!

Yes.

We use different methods back in Central.

We use forges like this.

I see.

I should have done more research.

I’ll talk with the boss about having a forge installed.

Um...

May I ask a question?

Since we’re all here, may I synthesize something?

We’re still missing someone.

Is something the matter?

Oh, it’s nothing.

Go ahead, Escha.

Sure!

It’ll be ready in half an hour.

Hooray!

It’s ready!

There we go.

I made an apple tart.

An apple... t-tart?

You made an apple tart in a cauldron?

I’ve got some tea, if you’d like.

T-Thank you.

Delicious.

Oh, thank goodness!

I’ve asked the Chief to install a forge.

We should be able to have it ready by next week.

Thank you.

You’ll have to make do with it until then.

If we can’t prove our worth to the rest of the company,

we’ll all get fired.

This is our first request.

I’d like you to work together on it.

Of course.

Certainly.

Your first task is to repair the windmill in the apple orchard.

The windmill in the apple orchard?

That’s part of our job for R&D?

That’s right.

It’s absolutely crucial for Corseid.

But-

I don’t have time to listen to your complaints.

Get to work.

Yes, ma’am.

There’s something I don’t like about all this.

Really?

This doesn’t seem like work the R&D division should even be doing.

I know we’re out in the boonies, so there’s not much work to do, but still...

Um...

Just call be Escha, Mr. Logy.

You seemed surprised earlier, too.

Yes, but for a different reason.

I live in the apple orchard.

Hey! Escha!

Hello, Mr. Ryuki!

Hop on by when you’re finished for the day!

I will!

Escha!

I haven’t seen him around before.

This is Mr. Logy. He’s here from Central.

What a handsome young man.

Now, now.

Don’t interrupt their work.

Everyone knows who you are.

Corseid is a very small village.

Yeah.

I did some research before I came here.

This whole area used to be a desert.

I know.

I read about it in my history books.

At least we have a village here now.

Yeah.

Lots of blimps pass through here.

I never thought things would change so much.

The Land of Dusk...

Is that what they call it back in Central?

Yeah.

A land where no crops will grow.

An arid desert.

The Land of Dusk has spread throughout most of the world.

We humans cannot live on most of the planet.

This era itself could spell the end of humanity.

We’re still here. We’re still surviving.

My mother lived here, and so did her mother.

We’ve always lived in this desert.

There’s a nice fragrance nearby.

There are two reasons why Corseid was built here.

This is one of them.

This is incredible.

I’ve done a lot of reading in Central.