"Apprenticeship might be possible, but learning alchemy probably won't."
"That primary pharmacist our drugstore provides is so arrogant; he feels like he's superior to everyone else. Even when my dad wanted me to learn alchemy from him, he refused."
John Hornby spoke indignantly, obviously reminded of his unpleasant experiences by David Jones' words.
"Never mind, then. I'll find some other way."
David Jones reluctantly replied, as he just wanted to give it a try. After all, he didn't want to join the Pharmacist Guild and start as an apprentice worker.
Apprentice workers are not the same as apprentices – at least apprentices can learn something, while apprentice workers are simply laborers, doing basic work. It takes one or two years of being assessed by a pharmacist to become an apprentice, depending entirely on the pharmacist's preference.
