By that point, though Endo and Izumi had been prepared to die, they couldn’t help but breathe vigorously—as beads of cold sweat drenched their foreheads—when they realized that they were just inches away from death.

Regardless, after Takuya ran toward Gerald, he couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that the two were still alive. After panting for a bit, Takuya eventually cleared his throat before saying, “They… can still be of use to us, Mr. Crawford… Let’s keep them alive fo