As soon as I was granted full authority over plague control, I rushed to the scene.

If I were one of those clueless nobles, running around without a plan would only cause trouble.

But seeing the chaos here, I couldn’t help but think, “Good thing I got involved.”

“No matter how much panic and fear have gripped everyone, some real lunatics have shown up.”

Monks, their heads shaved in the characteristic tonsure style, had stripped off their upper garments and were whipping themselves with flagellation whips.

While these whips, meant for penitence, weren’t designed to kill or torture, they were …