Mia works at the guild’s front desk and is about to retire for her wedding, when she catches her fiancé cheating. After breaking off the engagement, she’s offered a surprising new role: assistant to the court alchemist. With that chance, Mia embraces a second life and sets out on the path she always dreamed of — as an alchemist. A former noblewoman reborn into a role of power and skill, she begins to create, learn, and shine on her own terms.