"The Storm Lake Incident had caused quite a stir in the medical world too. A lot of people came asking about that venomous worm and its antidote, afraid they might be set up. Heh, the guy who came up with this method to wipe out the bandits really had some wild ideas."
Ilubeck displayed his bizarre eight spider-like tentacles, then looked curiously at Rein and muttered, "I've always wanted to find a live human subject afflicted by parasites to study. If no one came along, I was planning to transplant live worms into myself."
"..."
The more Rein listened, the colder his back felt.
He glanced again at the eight spider tentacles behind the old man and felt that if this guy said it, he had definitely been planning to do it.
He cautiously asked, "Doctor, can you resolve this parasite infestation?"
Rein had already made up his mind. If the old man uttered even half a "no," he would turn around and leave at once. He absolutely would not become this man's experimental specimen.
But unexpectedly, the old man answered with utter confidence.
"Of course! To me, it's only a minor problem."
Ilubeck smiled easily. "I obtained samples of these worms before, but I lacked data from studying live human hosts. This ancient strange worm isn't that frightening. On the contrary, it's a very remarkable mythical creature."
"..."
Rein always felt that anything coming from this madman's mouth sounded somehow wrong.
A remarkable creature? There was even a hint of admiration in his tone?
Heh. That was because he had not seen the horrifying sight of it instantly draining the bodily fluids from tens of thousands of people.
Still, the old man's words left Rein in a difficult position.
Clearly, this was the only opportunity he could think of