Novel's Extra: I Awakened The Strongest Physique From The Start-Chapter 245 - 246 - Keryu’s Interrogation 2.

Drowseleaf pill. That was what Keryu had brought from his system and was now using.

That pill would numb his mind, making it impossible for him to think anything for a while. He wouldn’t be able to differentiate between right and wrong.

It was something that people used on their prisoners to have them speak the truth only.

People on Earth would call it modified anesthesia as it turns the person it is used on into an idiot who speaks and moves in a way that they believe to be true.

However, people don’t know one thing about this pill.

It doesn’t make people speak and move truthfully. It makes them move and speak based on their instincts.

Prisoners are tortured a lot before they are administered this pill, so their instincts at that time would want survival, and for survival, it would force the prisoner into speaking the truth.

Keryu, however, was using it in a situation where he didn’t have his life at risk, so there was no way his instincts would force him to speak the truth.

It was a risky move. One can’t control their instincts, after all.

Keryu, however, was willing to take the risk as the results he could obtain were just as good.

"Is that girl your sister?" Alex, on the other hand, asked his next question, and Keryu just stared at him absentmindedly, glancing at Eris once before replying. "Yes."

Alex nodded, bringing out a lie detector from his storage since the real interrogation was starting.

Eris, standing on the side, had her fists clenched as she stared at the lie detector, her thoughts complicated.

’Why are you doing this to me, Alex...?’ She muttered inwardly, feeling betrayed.

Alex had told her that he would bring him to the one responsible for her demise, so when she saw him leading to the jail, she thought that he had already captured the person out of his worry for her.

But then, he gave her an emotion suppressant—which confused her at that time.

That confusion, however, turned into shock when she arrived in front of the cell. It was her brother’s cell—the place where the only person she loved was kept.

She wanted to speak and rush toward him, wanting to ask about his well-being, but she recalled Alex’s words.

"Just trust me while we are in there. Just this once."

His expression of genuine sincerity reminded her of his words and how he had never lied to her.

And thanks to the emotion suppressant, she was able to control her emotions.

She was dubious and uncertain about what was happening, but even if this was the last time she did it, she decided to trust Alex.

What Eris didn’t realize was that Alex’s image in her mind had changed so much that she was doubting her brother—her lover—because of his words.

However, Eris also knew that if she looked at Keryu and saw his expressions, then it would be impossible for her to control herself, so she decided not to even look at him.

’Just wait, Keryu. Once this is over, I will stay with you as long as possible,’ Eris promised inwardly, her focus returning to the ongoing topic as Alex’s next question was asked.

"Was the Emberhowl that Varacius used given to him by you?"

Eris’s ears perked as she heard that question, while Keryu just stared blankly at the lie detector before he replied. "Yes."

The lie detector glowed green at those words, indicating that the words spoken right now were the truth, making Eris sigh.

She had hoped that Keryu wasn’t responsible for this, but now that she knew the truth, other than feeling slightly disappointed, she didn’t feel anything else.

"Hm, that solved one of the cases," Alex hummed with a nod before his expression turned serious and the next question was asked.

"What is Eris to you?"

That question turned the atmosphere heavy as even Eris realized that whatever Alex had called her here for was starting.

Keryu, however, remained expressionless. "Sister," he replied.

Alex nodded at that, but Eris frowned lightly. She didn’t know why, but the way Keryu’s words sounded made her feel uneasy.

She was his sister—it was true. But she didn’t know why she felt something was strange.

The lie detector, on the other hand, just blinked green, declaring the statement as the truth.

"Do you care for her?" Another question came from Alex’s lips.

Keryu didn’t immediately reply to it. His blank eyes turned toward Eris, who still wasn’t looking at him.

After a momentary silence, Keryu finally spoke. "No."

The moment his answer fell, the room froze. Eris, for the first time, turned toward Keryu, her eyes wide in shock.

’W-Why is he saying that?’ He thought in shock before her eyes snapped toward the lie detector.

’Surely it won’t be true—’ She hoped that it wasn’t the truth, but her words were cut short the moment she saw the green glow on the artifact.

"T-The machine is malfunctioning, right?" Eris, with hope in her voice, turned to Alex, only to see him summon another lie detector in another hand as he asked another question.

"Do you love her?"

"No." Keryu’s response this time was instantaneous. He didn’t even think, and looking at the lie detectors still blinking with a green light, Eris froze in her spot.

Her thoughts were in disarray as she couldn’t understand what was going on. With a frown on her face, trying to mask the desperation in her eyes, she turned to Keryu, but before she could say anything, Alex stopped her.

"Eris. Please don’t do anything. I’m not done yet."

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Alex knew very well what Keryu was doing. He was aware of the ways to bypass the lie detection after all.

But Alex was sure that when Keryu saw Eris crying and heartbroken, he would forget about his situation and explain everything to Eris, which would be bad for Alex’s plans.

So, he stopped Eris before such a situation could arise.

Eris also listened to his words, although reluctantly.

[It was a good idea to give her a modified emotion suppressant.] Sophie’s voice echoed in Alex’s head, making him nod inwardly.

Unlike Eris’s belief, Alex hadn’t given her your normal emotion suppressant. The one he gave her would suppress emotions while making them more doubtful of everything.

That was why, as she saw everything going on, she started turning wary of Keryu. She felt like he wasn’t the brother she used to love.

"Who are you?" Asked Alex as he stared into Keryu’s eyes.

For a second, the guy flinched as if not expecting this question, but since his mind was blank and he couldn’t even think of anything, his reply came without a delay.

"Keryu Ivanovich—"

Alex, however, cut him off before he could complete his words as he knew that everything the guy said would be shown as the truth.

With a frown, Alex asked again, his voice deeper this time. "Who. Are. You?"

Eris, on the side, had an expression similar to him, but her thoughts weren’t similar. Unlike Alex, who was scowling in anger, she was frowning in confusion.

That was until Keryu’s answer was heard.

"Max Wilson."

The moment his words fell, the atmosphere of the cold prison cell seemed to have frozen, turning heavy.