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Afterward, Noah chatted with Kasugabe Yō for a while and fed her the apple he had peeled. Only after she grew tired did he help the girl lie down and leave the room.
The moment he stepped outside, Kudou Asuka, with the pointed-hat spirit perched on her shoulder, walked over from the other end of the corridor.
Seeing Noah emerge from Kasugabe Yō's room, Kudou Asuka quickened her pace slightly and came before him.
"How is Kasugabe's condition?"
"Can you really call it good?" Noah gave a bitter laugh.
"That girl has the Black Death. If it drags on too long, she could die."
As one of the most terrifying plagues in human history, the Black Death still struck fear into people even now. It was practically synonymous with the Grim Reaper.
After all, the Black Death was contagious.
Because Kasugabe Yō's Black Death had flared up, Mandela had directly ordered the area around her room completely sealed off. No one from Salamandra was permitted to enter or leave freely; only the members of No Name were allowed through.
Under those circumstances, only the No Name group could care for Kasugabe Yō.
"I've already had Leticia stay behind to take care of Kasugabe," Noah could only say.
"So, for the time being, we can rest easy."
"Only for the time being?" Kudou Asuka asked, sounding worried.
"Don't tell me even you can't cure Kasugabe's illness?"
"There's nothing I can do." Noah immediately surrendered.
"If she were injured, no matter how serious it was, I could