A few minutes later, they led me into a reinforced room.
Heavy metal walls.
Thick glass windows.
Just in case something went wrong.
Outside the glass stood Yamato, the doctor, and an assistant.
Watching.
Waiting.
The five tied-up monsters were brought in as well.
The moment they saw me, they began growling.
Their ropes strained.
Their eyes locked onto me.
"Are you sure this is safe?" the assistant asked nervously.
"No," Yamato replied.
Then he took another bite of his ice cream.
The assistant stared at him.
"What?!"
I ignored them.
Something felt familiar about these monsters.
I couldn't explain it.
But deep inside, it felt as if I understood them.
One of the monsters suddenly broke free from the people holding it.
It charged straight at me.
Then another followed.
Then all five.
The people outside the glass panicked.
"KYOREN!"
I didn't move.
I simply stared at the first monster.
Maintaining eye contact.
The monster got closer.
And closer.
Ten meters.
Five.
Three.
Then—
something inside me spoke.
The same strange feeling I had experienced in the Prison Maze.
The word left my mouth before I could even think.
"RAKHTARAHMBHA!"
The room went silent.
The monsters froze.
Every single one of them.
Then they tilted their heads.
Almost like confused dogs.
And to everyone's shock...
they shouted back.
"RAKHTARAHMBHA!"
Outside the glass, Yamato nearly dropped his ice cream.
"What the—"
The doctor adjusted his glasses so fast they almost flew off.
I didn't understand what had just happened either.
But somehow...
I knew what to say next.
"Faint."
The monsters blinked.
Then, one by one...
they collapsed.
THUD.
THUD.
THUD.
All five were unconscious.
The room became completely silent.
I slowly turned toward the observation window.
Yamato.
The doctor.
The assistant.
All three were staring at me as if I had just grown a second head.
Finally, Yamato pointed at me.
"Okay."
He put down his ice cream.
"Now you have to explain what in the world that was."