Miranda was utterly confused and didn't understand at all.
"Is there a problem with that?"
Anticipating this reaction, the skeleton took a swig of the alchemical potion, smiled smugly, and continued mysteriously.
"Put simply, it's not just the six basic elements, including the metal you just transmuted, as well as the metals you can't transmute. Fundamentally, they are all composed of even smaller particles! Even the so-called six basic elements can be further subdivided..."
"How is that possible?!" Miranda exclaimed in shock, saying eagerly, "I can understand that all things are composed of elements, but the six basic elements are already the smallest units constructing everything. How could they be broken down further?"
For example, the brass he had just condensed was a combination of Earth Magic and Water Magic, evolving into a metallic variant.