With Vincent at the helm, the alchemy students quickly gained better control over their energy. They became good enough to purify 50% of impurities from the ingredients. It took them two weeks of training for four hours in the night and an hour in the morning to reach such a level.
When the news that nearly all of the students in his classroom had reached such a level spread across the academy, many instructors praised Alex, the alchemist. The headmaster even drank with him and gave him a few things. Alex, who was confused, had no choice but to get back to his class and witness their improvement for himself.
As it turned out, the students who were so clumsy that he didn't want to waste a single second of his life on them exceeded his expectations.
Just how did they become so good?
Why did nearly the entire class pass the test he set for them when he thought that only 3 to 7, including Vincent, would manage to hold on in the end?