Passed to This Day

And so, the renowned doctors who were experts in difficult ailments changed their research direction at the behest of Frank's words, going in search of those elusive legends. The location where this curse first originated was in Salvo Mountain. It was rumored to have a history of several decades, passed down from generation to generation. The villagers living near Salvo Mountain mentioned that those affected by the curse could not live long. They would lose all their senses as the poison became increasingly severe and eventually perish. There was no cure. However, it was rumored that twenty years ago, a child accidentally ventured into Salvo Mountain and, somehow, contracted this curse. Just as the afflicted child was on the brink of death, the child's mother made a decision that shocked everyone yet moved them profoundly—a life for a life. After trying various methods, this mother gradually realized that this curse-like poison was irreversible but could be transferred. As long as the