October 2, Midnight
Lithianburg Red Cross Hospital
Shibata, Kanzaki, and Nagaoka were horrified by the test results obtained from the princess's blood. A moment of silence passed, and then Nagaoka opened his mouth to break it.
"HIV... I never expected it to exist in this world..."
Nagaoka looked bitter. Soon after, he gave Tahara urgent instructions.
"The anti-AIDS drug is not available at this clinic because it has not been confirmed until now. Let's order them now. Tahara-kun, contact the head office in Japan!"
"I understand!"
With a reply, Tahara left the laboratory.
"I'm going to report to the Ministry of Health that AIDS has been confirmed," Nagaoka said and left the laboratory, followed by Tahara. The two men who remained in the room were silent for a moment, but one of them spoke up.
"What about you?" Kanzaki asked Shibata.
"Tomorrow morning, we will go to the Imperial Palace as soon as possible. This is a big deal..." Shibata replied.
He could see the frustration on his face. No wonder, AIDS has been confirmed in the imperial family, a frightening fact that could threaten the survival of the Crossnellyard Imperial Family.
"The problem is the route of infection. It is unlikely that the princess would be exposed to other people's blood, and if so, since blood transfusion does not exist in this world, blood infection is not possible. In other words, of the three routes of infection, either sexual or mother-to-child transmission would be the most likely... If it is mother-to-child transmission, the age of onset is 15 years old, which is quite late..."
"...!"
The onset of AIDS from mother-to-child transmission of HIV often occurs by the age of six. Shibata, sensing Kanzaki's true intentions as he tilted his head and looked at him, shook his head and yelled.
"...Hell no, not me! Are you going to ask me to ask the princess if she is a virgin!?"
Shibata's point is the best. Hearing this, Kanzaki showed some consideration and came up with another idea.
"Then we will have to ask the princess's maid... I don't know if I can get her to answer honestly..." Kanzaki mumbled somewhat uneasily.
It would have been terrible if he had been deceived about whether or not she had had sexual intercourse, saying that she was trying to 'avoid tarnishing Her Highness' honor.'
"Well, HIV in this world may not be exactly the same as in our world... The problem with mother-to-child transmission is that the emperor may be infected..."
Kanzaki presents the problem of mother-to-child transmission, another route of infection. If Theopha's HIV had come from her mother, there was a possibility that her biological father, Emperor Fasta III, could have been infected as well.
"I will ask the Emperor for a blood test."
"...Right. That's the only way."
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Next morning
Imperial Palace, Lithianburg
Shibata and Kanzaki, along with Tahara, who was visiting the palace for the first time, were guided by a lady attendant to the emperor's office, as they had been yesterday.
"Um... About Princess Theopha... will she be cured?"
As they walked toward the office, the maid asked the three of them.
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ASAHI NO NISHISEI - Rising Sun Goes West (1)
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