The Crimson Corruption's Awakening

Kusuri

I made a terrible mistake with my latest experiment.

Kusuri

The evil enhancement drug was supposed to be safely contained, but...

Kazuma

What do you mean someone already drank it?

Kazuma

Please tell me it wasn't anything too dangerous.

Rimuru

A drug that turns people evil with a red aura sounds extremely problematic.

Rimuru

Who exactly consumed this substance?

Kaguya

How cute... you all look so concerned about little old me.

Kaguya

But I feel absolutely wonderful now. So much... power.

Kusuri

Kaguya-san! The red aura means the drug is fully active in your system!

Kusuri

It amplifies negative emotions and removes moral inhibitions!

Kazuma

(This is bad... really bad. That's not the Kaguya I know.)

Kusuri

I can synthesize a neutralizing agent, but I need more time!

Kusuri

Keep her distracted until I finish the antidote!

Rimuru

I'll create a barrier to contain her power.

Rimuru

Kazuma, help me keep her calm while Kusuri works!

Kaguya

You think these pathetic barriers can hold me?

Kaguya

I'll show you what true power looks like!

Kaguya

Did you really think frozen water could contain me?

Kaguya

How adorably naive of you both.

Kazuma

(Her power is affecting the lab equipment! This is getting out of hand!)

Rimuru

The laboratory systems are overloading from her energy!

Rimuru

We need to contain this before it gets worse!

Kaguya

Why don't I show you what happens when you try to cage a predator?

Kaguya

This laboratory will make a perfect demonstration ground.

Kusuri

The antidote is ready!

Kusuri

But I need to get close enough to administer it!

Kazuma

Rimuru, create an opening!

Kazuma

I'll distract her with water magic while Kusuri moves in!

Kusuri

Kaguya-san, this will help you fight the drug's influence!

Kusuri

(Please work... please bring her back to us.)

Kaguya

What... what did I almost do?

Kaguya

That wasn't... that wasn't me at all.

Rimuru

The corrosive chemicals are eating through my barrier!

Rimuru

These toxic fumes are spreading too fast!

Kazuma

(Can't breathe... this stuff is burning my throat!)

Kaguya

While you're all choking on toxic fumes, I'll destroy that precious antidote!

Kaguya

No cure means I stay powerful forever!

Kusuri

Not happening! I know exactly how to handle chemical emergencies!

Kusuri

(Emergency protocol activated... neutralize the fumes first!)

Kusuri

Sodium bicarbonate solution will neutralize the acid fumes!

Kusuri

Everyone, the air is clearing now!

Kazuma

Kusuri, you're amazing! Now we can focus on helping Kaguya!

Kazuma

Rimuru, can you restrain her while Kusuri prepares the antidote?

Kusuri

With the fumes neutralized, I can safely administer the antidote!

Kusuri

Kaguya-san, this will bring you back to us!

Kaguya

(I can remember everything... every cruel word, every malicious thought...)

Kaguya

(What kind of monster was I capable of becoming?)

Kazuma

Kaguya, are you alright? You look like you've seen a ghost.

Kazuma

The antidote worked, right? You're back to normal now.

Kaguya

I tried to destroy the antidote... I threatened all of you...

Kaguya

Those thoughts, those horrible impulses... they felt so real, so natural!

Kaguya

What if that darkness was always inside me?

Rimuru

Kaguya, that wasn't you. The drug amplified negative emotions artificially.

Rimuru

You fought against it and that's what matters.

Kusuri

I can create a memory-suppressing compound to ease the psychological trauma!

Kusuri

You don't have to suffer with those memories!

Kaguya

No... I need to remember.

Kaguya

If I forget, I might let something like this happen again.

Kaguya

I have to live with what I almost became.

Kazuma

Then we'll help you carry that burden.

Kazuma

You don't have to face this alone, Kaguya.

Kusuri

Your strength in choosing to remember... that's the real you, Kaguya-san.

Kusuri

(She's braver than I ever imagined.)