Lucas was surprised by May's words. He never expected that kind of language from her. The most surprised person, however, was Clovis, who with so much hatred began to scream and scratch his own body, trying to put out the flames of his anger.

For someone proud like him, this whole situation is worse than the pain he is currently feeling. Knowing that his life is in the hands of these two made him so furious that for a few seconds he no longer felt the pain.

"Wow, you're very good, withstanding so much. But remember, anger is a sensation that has highs and lows. You are furious at the moment, but in seconds, the pain will take over your body, and you will not even be able to feel anger. "

Clovis continued to writhe on the floor in pain and fury. Even though his anger temporarily relieved his pain, he was unable to move his body properly. All he could do was squirm as he gritted his teeth and screamed through closed lips.

Taking two chairs, Lucas sat down on one and introduced the other to May.

"It looks like we're going to be here for a while, this guy is very persistent."

Sitting in the chair while continuing to look at Clovis in silence, May did not feel an ounce of goodwill for him. Although she knew he was suffering at the moment, it brought relief and happiness that was really confusing her.

'Am I that kind of person?'

She had never felt that before. Looking at Lucas who had a smile on his face as he watched Clovis on the floor, she saw Clovis's hand being kicked when he tried to reach out to her, so she was unable to contain her curiosity.

"Are you… are you used to this kind of thing? You look very relaxed."

"Yes, this is normal in my world."

"..."

She was speechless with that answer. What kind of world does he live in? Without paying much attention to May's reaction, Lucas started to speak.

"Leaving that aside, we need to explain the situation better to him. Let's take the opportunity that he is still managing to hold on and tell his future. Hey, dog, pay attention to what we're going to say, we'll only say it once."

In a low voice, May whispered in Lucas's ear after seeing him kick Clovis a second time, in the background one could hear Clovis cursing and threatening.

"What if he gets even more furious and can withstand for more time the effects of the drug?"

"As I told you before, you don't have to worry, the limit that a normal human being can handle this pain is for an hour. This includes abnormal cases like his, where the person endures the pain using a stronger emotion. Do not worry. It can also help us since if we want him to listen to us, he needs to have his mind working. If he is feeling too much pain to think, you will have to give the antidote, and there goes the persuasive power. We need to talk to him now."

After understanding Lucas's reasoning, May turned to Clovis and took the lead when speaking, cutting out the hateful words.

"Clovis, the pain you were feeling before is not going to go away. The reason your body doesn't move properly is that the pain is so great that it is numbing your senses. Your brain cannot process so much pain and still function normally."

"What I fed you is a neurotoxin called F-196, also known as Endless Nightmare. That toxin..."

"Wait, May, it looks like our great friend Clovis knows what we're talking about."

Even though she knew it was sarcasm, associating the word "friend" with "Clovis" was making May angry. Slapping Lucas on the shoulder, she murmured.

"Stop sarcasm."

"Okay, okay, wow!!"

Lucas was right. Although he didn't know all the details, Clovis had heard about this neurotoxin from someone before. Remembering the effects of the toxin, his pale face turned even whiter.

"This toxin activates the nervous system of the entire body, sounding false alarms as if you were injured. The best thing about this toxin is that the pain doesn't go away, it continues for the rest of your life, a life of torture. "

"The only way to deal with this toxin is to take the antidote."

Lucas took a small glass bottle from his pocket. It was only two inches long and contained a strange greenish liquid.

"A bottle of the antidote is only effective for one day, so it's important to take it regularly."

Crouching close to Clovis, Lucas waved the bottle at the man's face as if he were waving a carrot at a horse waiting for him to run for you.

"A very good feature of this neurotoxin is that it was made to turn people into slaves. The only person capable of creating the antidote is the person who gave them the drug. There are more than 500 different types of the same drug, if you take the wrong antidote, you die, which means that only the person who gave the drug knows which is the right antidote. Now you understand? You became our slave."

"I will warn you, there is no point trying to get the antidote elsewhere, or trying to analyze in the laboratory the antidote that I am going to give you, it is proof of errors. After all, only large organizations use this drug. They wouldn't use it if it was easy to deal with. "

Putting her hand on Lucas's shoulder to prevent him from speaking any more, May stepped forward and said in a cold voice:

"Did you understand your situation? You are my slave from now on. I will give you a bottle of antidote, which will give you 24 hours of peace. I want my daughter back today. "

Clovis looked even more furious when he heard the word slave, but May knew that he would soon agree with her demand.

"It looks like you still haven't fully understood your situation. For now, stay there and get a taste of what your life will be like from now on if you don't cooperate with us."

May then left the living room and went to the bedroom. Lucas followed close behind. After closing the door, she sighed in silence and asked.

"Won't the two bodyguards wake up? I think we should go back and watch them. "

"Don't worry, the bodyguards are not going to wake up for a while. We also need to leave Clovis alone for a moment for him to calm down and think calmly. We don't know the limit on how much he can take. If his mind breaks because of the pain, it will be a big problem."

"Because?"

"I read the documents that Major Miller sent me, and it looks like the situation is tense. Any conflict and war can break out. If Edgar Derosso knows that something has happened to Clovis... I don't know what he can do, but it can put you and Amy in danger."

Concerned, May put the hand on the chest and asked nervously.

"So what do we do? Even if your plan works and Clovis cooperates with us, there is nothing to stop him from telling the situation to Edgar. We would never know if he told him or not."

With the hand on his chin, Lucas said his plan in detail.

"That's why what I told you before is so important. First, we need to convince him that telling Edgar anything is disadvantageous to him. Honestly, that part is easy. This whole situation is disadvantageous for Clovis as he loses value in Edgar's conception. After all, the fact that he needs an antidote to stay healthy and alive is a time bomb."

"As I said before, it is almost impossible to get rid of this drug, there are few methods, and I can assure you that Edgar has no access to any. Even if he did, it would be doubtful whether he would use something like that on Clovis, someone who is easily disposable."

"Even if Clovis somehow thought he would get the antidote formula from us using some method with Edgar's help, we just need to convince him that we are completely prepared for every situation. We will need to be very persuasive."

"After convincing Clovis, you only need to reinforce this by talking to him every day. From now on, until this situation is over, you have to talk to Clovis so he can come and meet you to get the antidote every day. When he comes, before delivering the antidote, reinforce the idea that he has no way out of this situation. "

Reaching out to keep Lucas from speaking, May said doubtfully.

"If we don't give hope, he may end up doing something even if he has a high chance of failure."

With a satisfied smile, Lucas praised May in his mind for being so attentive to details while replying.

"Exactly, it can actually happen. After all, he is very proud. That's why we should also give him a carrot. We will make him believe that after the situation with Edgar is over, we will deliver the formula. That way, he can provide himself with the antidote. Of course, we will never give it to him."

Lucas showed a sinister smile that pleased May very much. She doesn't have a single ounce of mercy for the bastard.

She then went into deep thought. Crossing her arms, May remained silent for a few seconds. Lucas looked at her curiously, since there was one last point that was missing a knot. Would she be able to tell?

Lucas gave a lot of thought to this plan, he used all the teachings his mother gave him on how to assess the situation and use the tools at his disposal. He felt that the plan was perfect and that it would only go wrong if Clovis was an idiot and threw his life away.

"How do we know if he hasn't betrayed us?"

May suddenly looked up and asked, bringing Lucas a pleasant surprise. This was the last point to be unraveled. After all, what if Clovis was an idiot who put Edgar's plan above his own life? Although Lucas didn't think it would happen, it was a remote possibility.

This is where something Lucas had prepared beforehand comes in.

"We just need to use this, right?"

In his hand, there was the perfect tool to handle it: Bubble Lie.

"Whenever he comes, in addition to reinforcing the situation, as well as his hope of getting the antidote formula, always use this item to ask if he contacted Edgar to alert him about the situation he is in, directly or indirectly. This part is important, you know, right?"

Nodding, May elaborated.

"If we don't specify, he can just lie, saying that he didn't contact Edgar, but actually contacted him to warn of the situation using indirect methods. That's why it's so important to reinforce how bad it would be for him if Edgar found out what's going on."

With a satisfied smile, Lucas finally nodded and said.

"Exact. If you understand everything, let's see how he is doing, I don't know if he will last a long time."