22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQIbZiplqhGSomeone came charging toward them...
Caught between terror and rage, Darshan screamed, "Aaaahhh!!" Viyog steadied his staff, ready for a fight. But as the figure ran closer, a high-pitched voice rang out:
"Hey...!! Did I scare you!?"
The figure came to a halt right in front of them. Sarunya glared at him and muttered, "Mr. Piecus." Piecus just laughed. Viyog put his hand on his head, shaking it in disbelief. "There's just no changing you!" he sighed.
"Hey Viyog! How have you been!?" Piecus asked. Viyog remained silent, looking at Piecus with an annoyed expression. Piecus then turned to look at Chandu and Darshan, but he found only looks of pure disappointment on their faces.
Darshan: "Wait... what?"
Chandu: "So... Piecus is just a talking baby pig?"
Piecus (thinking to himself): "Why are they looking at me like this?"
Darshan: "Sarunya, when you said 'Piecus,' I imagined something... completely different."
Piecus laughed. "Hey, are you the new members? Welcome to this world!"
Chandu: "This is the first time in my life I’ve seen a pig talk!"
Darshan: "And also, we found a talking pig before GTA 6!"
"Hey, can you hear me!? Hello? Hello!!" Piecus shouted, trying to wake Chandu and Darshan out of their disappointed trance.
Their journey continued.
Piecus: "Ho... so this is your question," he said, turning serious. "{The Hollow Bubble Glass is indeed an illusionary glass! And it is extremely dangerous too!} {It operates based on a living being's experience—meaning, your feelings. Your emotions dictate the timeline within it.} {Feelings like patience, peace, fear, and love are the most important experiences it feeds on.} {If these emotions become too intense, the bubble understands them and weaponizes those very emotions against you just to keep you trapped.}"
He paused, his small eyes grave. "There is only one way to escape: {The bubble must be shattered from the outside. If not, a slow, agonizing death is certain!}"
Piecus: "But luckily for you, Viyog noticed and saved you." He walked a little further and then turned back. "What was your experience like inside there?"
Darshan: "It was... fear, anxiety, and things I can't even bear to remember. It felt as if I was experiencing things I had already seen before."
Piecus glared at him intently. "Mm......"
Chandu: "I don't really remember much of anything... I had fainted."
At this, Piecus turned toward Chandu with a look of pure surprise. "So the timeline worked in that way! Well, don't worry about any of that now. Let's think about what needs to happen next—specifically, how to get out of here!"
As they walked, Piecus looked up at Viyog. "Viyog, I’ve had a doubt for a long time now! Why exactly did you name the machine 'EX'!?"
Viyog hesitated, turning his face away. He looked like a man who wanted to be anywhere else.
Sarunya: "True, Mr. Viyog. I’ve asked many times, but you never answered. Tell us now!"
With no other choice, Viyog began to explain. He flashed back to his college days, walking to the lab with his friends, determined to finish their project. When the machine was finally complete, his friends insisted he name it.
Friend 3: "If you can't think of anything, just name it after your Ex-girlfriend, Viyog!"
The lab had erupted in laughter. His friends teased him about a girl named Maanya, even suggesting they call it the "Maanya Machine." Viyog had been mortified. On submission day, when the Professor asked why they chose the name "Machine-EX," the group just gave forced, nervous laughs. Viyog had simply thought: "Uff... thank goodness they didn't actually use her real name."
Back in the present, Chandu, Darshan, Sarunya, and Piecus burst into uncontrollable laughter.
Viyog: "Hey... stop it!!"
Sarunya: "So, Mr. Viyog, you actually had a girlfriend?"
Piecus: "That’s why they say—it’s not enough to be smart; you also need to know how to take a joke!"
Just then, a cold breeze swept through. Piecus’s laughter vanished. A massive, dragon-like shadow cast itself over the trees. The wind began to howl.
The laughter died instantly. They stood frozen. Piecus looked directly into Viyog's eyes, his voice trembling.
Piecus: "Viyog...!"
Viyog stared back, the terror finally becoming real.
TO BE CONTINUED...!!
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