"We tried not to think about it, but that terrifying conjecture kept circling in our minds, and eventually we couldn't help wanting to verify it."
"So we designed an experiment."
"First, we infected a gnome with meningococcus. Then we had Teacher Serika use the Seed of the Mind spell on the gnome, making it coexist symbiotically with the meningococcus."
"After the spell took effect, we used another Seed of the Mind on the gnome, commanding any organism infected with the meningococcus to be unable to leave a certain test area."
"Then we extracted the mutated meningococcus from the gnome's cerebrospinal fluid and injected it into another gnome."
"If our conjecture was correct, then this newly infected gnome would also be unable to leave that test area."
"And the result... we succeeded." A frightened pallor appeared on Omid's gaunt face, as if he could still recall the intense terror he had felt when they obtained that result.
"No matter how we lured it with food, that newly infected gnome could not leave that area. And after we forcibly dragged it out of the area, its meningitis symptoms rapidly worsened, and it soon died."
"After that, we used several more gnomes, several veela, and even ordinary white mice for experiments. The results were all the same."
"We had indeed mastered a method of controlling animal behavior through microorganisms."
"That result was so incredible, and so terrifying, that we didn't dare continue the experiments. We immediately destroyed every organism, reagent, and sample that had been used, sealed off that laboratory, and regularly sprayed it with disinfectant."
"In truth, we didn't need to be that nervous, because those meningococci could still be killed by conventional means, such as antibiotics. Their ability to spread was also very weak, and even if they infected a human