is a Japanese manga series written by Jirà  Sugiura and illustrated by Umemaru. The series is a remake of a webcomic originally written and illustrated by Sugiura on his Pixiv account. It began serialization on Kadokawa Corporation's KadoComi and Nico Nico Seiga websites in June 2023.
Paracelsus is a young man who was reincarnated into another world and works as an alchemist. However, unbeknownst to most people, Paracelsus has hidden cheat skills that enable him to make a living as an alchemist. He later goes to a slave trader, to find someone who can keep his secret safe, and later buys two slaves, a human girl named Nora and an unnamed amputee elf girl.
Written by Jirà  Sugiura and illustrated by Umemaru, The Fake Alchemist is a remake of a webcomic originally written and illustrated by Sugiura on his Pixiv account. It began serialization on Kadokawa Corporation's KadoComi and Nico Nico Seiga websites on June 3, 2023. Its chapters have been compiled into five tankà Âbon volumes as of February 2026.
In August 2025, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the series for English publication, with the first volume being released in February 2026.
The original webcomic was nominated for the eighth Next Manga Awards in 2022 in the web category, and was ranked twelfth. The series was later nominated for the tenth edition in 2024 in the same category. The series was ranked 15th in the sixth Sanyodo Bookstore Comic Awards in 2025.