In present day Japan, "alchemy" is only used metaphorically; to refer to improper means of making money by politicians or religious hucksters with no morals or shame.
は・・・、若かったとはいえ、しょうもない凡ミスだ。
Ahh ... well I was young but what a stupid mistake.
そういえば。やばい、秀樹に毒されてるわ。
Now that you mention it. Yeek, Hideki's habits are rubbing off on me!
このことは、人間共通の宿命とさえいえる素因であって、なにも、ドイツ人に限ったことではない。
This is a basic factor that can even be said to be the common lot of man, it certainly doesn't apply only to Germans.