Lily opened her eyes and slowly sat up. "You studied medicine, yet you can't tell me what it contains?"

Rhea frowned, examining the apparatus. Even after sniffing it, she remained clueless. "You're bluffing!" she roared.

She noticed her hand was reddened, as if scalded, though the substance hadn't been hot. Several overturned bottles leaked liquid.

Lily remained unfazed, calmly refilling her teacup and taking a sip. She smiled faintly. "Why? You don't know what they are? It's okay—you can tell me."

"They're just some corrosive chemicals. What's so special about them?" Rhea retorted. "I only burned my hand because you tricked me."

"I warned you, didn't I?" Lily glanced at Rhea, set down her tea, and approached her. She examined Rhea's injured hand, then the table. "You're wrong. Those aren't corrosive chemicals. Honestly, even I don't know what they are."

Rhea was bewildered.

"Don't look at me like that. I genuinely don't know," Lily chuckled, leaning to the side. "As you know, I'm in the experimental stage, so I must remain open-minded. I'm trying to mix non-compatible chemicals to see what changes they bring." She tilted her head toward the substances. "See? The results are surprising."

"Have you gone mad?!" Rhea exclaimed. Having conducted countless experiments herself, she found Lily's approach ridiculous.

"It's normal for accidents to happen. As someone who has experimented often, you should know, shouldn't you?" Lily paused, then added, "Oh, yeah, didn't you have an accident once and blow up the whole place? You even faked your death, didn't you? It's not fair if only you can go crazy." Lily sneered and turned to leave.

"That was different!" Rhea protested. "Wait a minute. Just what kind of experiment are you conducting? What are you up to?"

"It's none of your damn business," Lily said bluntly. "Have I ever asked about your experiments?"

"If you ask me, I'll tell you," Rhea offered, suggesting an exchange of information.

"Sorry, I'm not interested," Lily waved dismissively.

Rhea's exasperation grew. "Aren't you curious about what harmful experiment I'm conducting?"

Lily found Rhea's admission laughable. Leaning back in her recliner, she regarded Rhea. "So you admit you've been harming people? So you know what you're doing, yet you claim to be advancing science. What a joke. You're a disgrace to all scientists."

Rhea ignored the accusation. "You aren't even experimenting, are you? I know you're just trying to buy time. Am I right?"