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[ A long, sterile meeting table surrounded by suited individuals, government officials, and military officers. At the end sits Professor akiru Kaito, ishijin's father – sharp, composed, wearing glasses that catch the light ominously.]Narration:Elsewhere... a very different conversation unfolds.
[ Kaito slams a thick file down on the table labeled "VOLUME EVENT: TYPE-V" in bold red letters.]Kaito:"We told you this would happen. The override wasn't ready for containment."
[ A stern military man points accusingly.]Colonel:"The energy spike originated from your son's classroom, Professor. Explain that."
[ Kaito narrows his eyes, steepling his fingers.]Kaito:"Ishijin Akiru was never supposed to activate it."Kaito (thinking):"Unless... it responded to him."
[ A monitor screen shows a distorted waveform of the sound anomaly — a volume knob turning upward without human input.]Technician (off-panel):"We picked up a resonance shift—like someone cranked reality itself."
[ Close-up on Kaito's face, grim.]Kaito (thinking):"It's started... just like back then."