A steampunk fairytale retelling of Rumpelstiltskin. When a slip of the tongue lands her in prison, Sepha is tasked to transmute the mountains of straw around her into gold. Impossible, or so she thinks until a conniving magician appears with a deal —He'll turn all the straw into gold, in exchange for her firstborn. With a death sentence over her, what choice does she have? [Official English](https://manta.net/en/series/the-lady-alchemist?seriesId=2178)

Where did it all go wrong? Was it the moment she dared to fall for her patron’s only son, Gu Je-Heon? Or was it when she gave up her life as a pianist and gave birth to his child on her own? Yeon-Jae ran away, abandoning everything to raise the child of her first love on her own. Five years later, her first love reappears before her. Yeon-Jae tries to hide the child’s existence, while Je-Heon finds himself drawn to her once again. Their unfinished story begins anew, alongside a child who resembles both of them. (Source: Naver, translated)