Year 9988, Day 8 of the Month of the Rain.
Now that more than a year had passed since the Earthlings had come to this world, the vast majority had already become accustomed to their new lives in the Great World of Gaea.
But, for Luciel, this month a strange event would begin for him, because fewer clients came to the Crimson Swordsman's Restaurant, when he went out for a walk, he saw few people, and even from what Alec and the others told him, few adventurers did. missions lately.
When Luciel wanted to find out why this was happening, he went to talk to Don Armando about what was happening, at first, Don Armando did not know what was happening, but today, Don Armando told him that it was the Plague of the Hundred Days.
"What is that?"
"A Disease."
"Disease?"
"Yes."
"What kind of disease?"
"I don't know, this is the first time this has happened in the Town of Hope, be careful when you leave, I have heard that it is very contagious and that it is very dangerous."
"Hm, I think I'll go to Dr. Aris to ask him."
"Don't bother him."
"Don't worry, I won't bother him, besides, I get along very well with the doctor."
"Still, I don't think it's good for you to go with him right now, he's sure to be very busy right now."
"It may be, but I'm curious to know more about this hundred-day plague." - said Luciel who, as there were no clients, had the luxury to go to Aris's clinic despite the fact that this was the time when there used to be more clients throughout the day, even so, Luciel thought that just like yesterday, only a few guards would come who would finish their shifts at sunset.
"Doctor Aris." - Luciel said as he entered the clinic.
"Oh Luciel, what bone did you break today?"
"None." - Luciel said.
"And what do I owe my visit today?"
"I come to ask you something."
"Hm? What do you want to ask? "
"Do you know what the Hundred Days Plague is?"
"Of course."
"Can you tell me."
"Of course, as its name says, it is a disease that occurs for a hundred days and affects the inhabitants of the continent of Skypea. Nobody knows the reason why it exists, it is only known that it occurs in the month of rain each year, and affects different places at random each year, and as you can see, this time it was the turn of the region around the town, I have heard that people from nearby towns have already shown symptoms. "
"Really? How bad is it? "
"Very serious, this disease attacks the patient's body, weakening it, eating away at his energy and his body. If he can endure days of intense discomfort, fainting and bleeding, once the thirty day of his illness passes, he can usually recover and will only remain in I remember the disease, but in that period of thirty days, many people become very serious, unable to breathe, having immense pain around the body and a huge fever, these types of symptoms are the ones that ultimately cause many to die, because with the previous symptoms added to these, the patient's body does not hold much, and usually after ten or fifteen days of illness many die. "
"Really?!"
"Yes, it is a disease with a high death rate, about seventy to eighty percent of those who get sick die."
"..." - Luciel's face turned pale upon hearing such words. - "And ... Is there no cure?"
"Yes, there is."
"So, you're already supplying it to people who are sick, right?"
"It's not that easy Luciel, almost all the ingredients for the cure are common and easily available, all except for one."
"One?"
"Yes, the Thousand Year Grass."
"Thousand Year Grass?"
"It is a yellow herb that takes a thousand years to grow, and once it has grown, it can be used to create different potions and pills to alleviate different diseases." - Aris said that he showed Luciel a portrait of the grass in one of the books he had.
"Whoa."
"Yes, but the problem is that they are very difficult to find, not only are they rare to find, but finding one with a thousand years intact is strange, usually over time many people have managed to find one, but usually they were missing decades or centuries to be ready for use. "
"Wow ..."
"Yes, even so, I already asked the Adventurer's Guild to search for such herb. It is good that the Great Dark Forest is a place where it can be found. "
"But isn't it dangerous?"
"Don't worry, adventurers are careful when carrying out these types of missions, even if they take a little longer than expected, they will surely find the Thousand Year Grass soon."
"Oh ..."
"Yes, therefore, do not go out much if necessary, and take care."
"I know." - Luciel said who left the place.
"Ah ..." - Aris sighed as he saw Luciel leave. - "Who would say Liz."
"What?" - asked the assistant who brought Aris a cup of tea.
"That we would encounter the mysterious Hundred Day Plague in this town."
"Well, at least we know that we are immune."
"Yes, for some reason only the natives of this continent can get sick, he asked me if Earthlings are also immune."
"Well, for them they would be the best if they are immune, after all their bodies would not endure the disease."
"Can be." - Aris said, drinking from the tea Liz gave him.
"Worried?"
"Hm, worried about what?"
"Of the boy."
"Well, it would be a bad taste in my mouth if something happened to the boy, I have seen over a hundred times in the last few months."
"..."
"Ah, hopefully nothing bad happens, after all, we only have a few more days left ..."
"Yes."
"Really?!" Billy asked.
"Yes."
"Whoa, I can't believe that's the Hundred Day Plague." - Billy said scared.
"Yes, and to think that this disease is now over the Town of Hope." - Fred said worried. - "In these kinds of moments, I don't like my family having an inn."
"You're right, hopefully that doctor can do the cure."
"Don't worry Billy, Dr. Aris is a very good doctor, surely once they bring him the Thousand Year Herb, he will cure it without problems." - Luciel would say with confidence in the abilities of Dr. Aris.
"Yes, now it only remains to wait for the adventurers to find the cure." - said Fred.
"Yes!" - Billy said, hoping he would not get sick from that terrible 'Hundred Day Plague.'
"Well, I have to go now."
"See you Fred."
"See you later Fred." - said Billy who was also going home. - "See you later Luciel."
"Yes, take care." - said Luciel who stayed in the Restaurant of the Crimson Swordsman.