[<Report 1, about rapidly spreading demonic disease in the capital city>]
The current report consider trends from now to the last 6 months.
A strange skin disease called demonic disease is currently spreading in the Empire (the capital is the main spreading plase).
It mainly affects active soldiers and veterans or their families.
It was assumed that by this time a disease could have developed and spread in the imperial palace, or that was transferred there during the war.
The main symptoms include 1. Dark red spots 2. Itching 3. Sensitivity to pain 4. Mild fever.
Although its not contagious, it remains a symptom found mostly in families living in the same house, so further research is needed.
The reason it was called demonic disease is because characters with skin diseases become more and more ferocious. The skin layer gradually turns black.
Right now, the only remedy that can temporarily alleviate the demonic disease is the Akan Kingdoms Akan Cream.
Due to the explosive demand for Akan Cream, its impossible to ensure its supply.
<Note>
[Akan, the exporting country, has declared its full support and has decided to provide an additional 3 000 boxes of Akan Cream.
In addition, they expressed their intention to attend the meeting with an additional 2 000 boxes of Akan Cream at this Imperial Meeting.
The Prince of Akan Kingdom Buford Adio will be present as the kings representative.]
Ahh!
The boy ran.
It was a sunny afternoon.
The boy threw away the clothes of the imperial palace and raced, wearing a rag that he had hidden a long time ago.
Faster Faster! They cant catch me.
A grassy field that no one cared about for a long time.
The boys face was filled with fear as he ran across the muddy grass.
Ha-a, ha-a!
The day the child first entered the palace as a servant.
It was a meeting place for gentlemen and ladies, drinking tea, looking at the beautiful fairy forest in the distance. This place, that always was before cheerful with fragrant tea, butterflies and flowers, was now abandoned.
This changed just 4 years ago.
This creature, who came to serve the beautiful nobility, soon turned into a child, and the sign of death appeared on his envious face.
The boy ran with all his might to escape from the palace, which has now become a terrible nightmare.
Okay, well have to go there.
Gritting his teeth, the boy ducked and ran.
If he is caught, he is dead. He will also fall prey to these demons of the underworld and die a terrible death.
He will cut me into pieces. The mad doctor will tear me apart and throw me like a food to those terrible demons!
The boy squeezed his eyes shut tightly, trying to forget the cruel scene that continued to flash before him.
But it was useless.
On the contrary, when he closed his eyes, the scene that the boy had seen a few days earlier only surfaced more vividly in his memory.
Dozens of huge bathtubs filled with blood.
And dozens of corpses dangling above them.
Humans, monsters, and fairies alike clung to each other and bled to death.
And also the royal palace doctor Lirik and the King of this country, calmly pacing between that all.
Besides fairies bodies dont look like demons bodies. If you just stick them in there, all the tissues will decompose.
In order to implant them into demons, you need a mana stone from a fairy of a higher level, which can counteract them.
Dont you know how difficult it is to get a high-ranking mana stone?
He didnt think about it when he just ran like crazy, but there was something odd about it.
Why was it so easy?
Because the escape was much easier than he thought.
No matter how long the prince and Lirik were outside, there were always suspicious knights there. Inhuman knights guarding the royal palace.
However, the boy never ran into them as he left the palace.
As if someone had already cleared the way for him.
It cant be
He shook his head hastily to dispel any distracting thoughts.
Rising majestically under the midday sun, the royal palace was beautiful and luxurious, like in a fairy tale. However, for some reason it seemed gloomy, like a graveyard for the unknowingly dead.
The boy looked back, looked at the castle, and hurried back to the fairy forest.
* * *
Im terribly thirsty.
Its been two days already.
The boy pressed his lips to the water bottle he was carrying, but not a drop came out.
Im going to die like this?
He laughed in disappointment.
He was lucky that he wasnt torn to pieces, draining the blood from the body.
It was hard, because he was tormented by thirst, but it didnt hurt.
Holding onto his tousled hair, the boy moved forward.
The strange thing was that it was too quiet in the fairy forest. There was no fog showing illusions, no spirits playing pranks. Even though the night was deep, not even the spirit of darkness could be seen.
Only terrible darkness.
The silence went on endlessly, as if everything was hidden without making a sound.
In addition, he couldnt see the way out of the forest, as he had gone too deep.
He seemed to have lost his way.
I dont want to die.
The boy lay down for a while, chewing the roots.
He was hungry, his head ached, and his strength had long since left him.
Should I take the medicine?
The first day he survived without taking medication.
When night fell, he felt his energy dwindle, and soon the boys mind was filled with anger.
A madness arose, filled with the desire to destroy everything. His arms and legs were numb.
However, as he approached a certain place in the forest, this itch gradually decreased. And if he could survive without taking medicine, he would like to do that. However, he couldnt find the exact spot where his head cleared up.
It feels like I keep going in circles in the same place.
It seemed to him that he had fallen into an invisible labyrinth.
If you go inside, then there must be something, but he couldnt find the entrance.
At that moment, all the boys strength evaporated, and his motivation also decreased.
Still, if I take this medicine, I think my stamina will recover a little
The boy took out the bottle of medicine from his pocket.
Ill take one.
After hesitating, the boy opened the bottle and took out a pill.
And just as he was about to put it in his mouth, someone grabbed his wrist.