@sheepdoge thing is that they are so physically weak that they can't even lift a sword so they won't even be able to participate in a sword fight .. Plus Alchemist can only harden metal to something like the strongest 'normal' metal like steel or our worlds Strongest Metals which are still much...
I thought tgis would be a lighthearted Manga but damn there is so much drama and now there is that crazy student council president & back from Dead plot? I don't know what to expect anymore