Chapter 57

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"So what is required of me?" said Mill, who understood his situation. His hope of finding the Yukar who would save his people had faded. "I want you to find a cure for the plague that is slowly spreading throughout the Rose Kingdoms. I still stand by my word; you will get your terms if you just do your job, Mr. Mill. Enough with the desperate attempts to deny what you feel for Miss Misan. You need to face it before it's too late," Taya said quickly, then left the laboratory, leaving Mill alone to ponder what she had just told him.

Several hours passed, and the sounds of some people gathered at the threshold of the alchemist's house reached him. There were some patients lying on the ground, with their companions hovering around them in extreme despair.