"Can you create an antidote?" Sagiri asked.
"No," Sukuwa did not even hesitate before saying that. There was a uniform sigh of disappointment.
"So this was a waste of time," Salka said. He was in a pretty bad mood, even being in proximity to Sikuwa.
"I did not say that, you, Asakana, never change. The black rot, just like its name, rots everything it touches, eating it until only black remains. The black rot was used mostly in warring times in the past between superior tribes, kingdoms, and nations. It was not made for killing men. It was made to kill land.
