“But soon, they will be!”

Edmund, who was by the side, was dumbfounded, and he mumbled...

Then, he speculated in confusion, ‘What does he f*cking mean by ‘soon they will be’?! This Wade guy is ridiculous… I f*cking hate Oskians when they talk vaguely and not clearly…’

Just as he was in the dark about what Charlie meant, Charlie said to Isaac: “One more thing, Isaac, please get me some mercury dichloride. I intend to use it.”

When Charlie said this, Edmund felt as though he had been struck by lightning!

‘Ah?! What does this Wade guy plan to do with mercury dichloride?!’

‘Also, why did he ask for dialysis equipment to be set up?!’

‘And! He asked people to prepare the dialysis equipment and even said ‘soon they will be’... what is ‘soon to be’? What’s that?!’

‘Now, he wants mercury dichloride, this… is he asking me to consume it?!’

Thinking of this, Edmund felt as if he was about to collapse.

Kneeling with both knees on the gro