Smth might be different interpretation for me. But I think Cocaine survive Yaba's screaming not because he is out of range. It's actually because of his ability. Coca is also the reason the thug and his subordinate saved that day, cz they are being in the range of Coca's ability range. I rmb the thug making a hypothesis about it later when he asked his subordinate's position at the day they doing the surgery on both boys. He deduced Coca's ability that actually saved them.
Btw do u happened to rmb about the classification of the healers type? Cz I rmb there are 3 types of healer? Aside from perfect healer and Siren.
Copied from the spoilers: Aglaopheme (sweet whisper): a healer that can only heal
Thelxiope (fascinating voice): a healer with both healing and killing power
Ligeia (sharp voice): a healer that can only kill
Oh nice nice. Cz I was trying to rmb if Yaba is a Thelxiope or Siren. But I think Yaba's more a thelxiope but then "upgraded" to Siren lol. (Forced by situation anyway)
Well from what I remember it was multiple factors, because that's how Cocaine survives the 2nd time Yaba screams because he's not directly in the range of the scream and he counters it. I think it's mentioned by Cocaine too, but I don't remember exactly.
Also Yaba is the type that both heals and kills (thelxiope), and it's foreshadowed in the beginning. From what I remember his power works more subtly, like the choir lady at the beginning kept asking Yaba to sing and join the choir because she started to feel better with his song. That's why it takes long for the brother to also heal. His scream kills while his singing heals, or it's related to his emotions because whenever he's been in extremely high stress situations he's been able to kill compared to when he's calm and he's healed without knowing.
The set up right now is that Cocaine is the only true healer among the group, the rest are just good singers who provide back-up vocals. Supposedly Cocaine killed the people in his home, then the doctors, and is the reason why all the singers have explosives.
In reality, Cocaine is only the healing type of singer. His story is tragic, with his older brother trying to protect him but his mother using him. However, Cocaine cannot kill with his power. There's some clues that show that Yaba is a healer too, but his healing is different. It takes a while for Yaba's voice to have impact, which is why no one realizes that Yaba is a healer until later when the brother's cancer is completely cured. But Yaba is not only a healer, he can kill with his voice as well. When Yaba and Cocaine are first castrated, Yaba is the one who screams and kills the doctors but because of the chaos of the day and their limited knowledge, everyone assumes it was Cocaine. This is why they are given the exploding chips, to ensure that they can quickly kill Cocaine and as method to threaten the singers into compliance. Yaba also believes this, as he wasn't aware that he could heal as well because of his backstory and his current abuse. Going back to Cocaine a bit, it is later revealed that Cocaine knows the truth and that he hides it for his own sake. Yaba's brother was the one who killed Cocaine's brother, mother, and the worshippers. When castrated, Cocaine was not within the screaming range of Yaba and was spared.
Yaba was mostly kept on because he was a witness and because he's pretty. The manager wants Yaba to himself, eventually wanting to own the club so he can care for Yaba on his own like a creep. Yaba was also assaulted many times when he was sent to be punished, resulting in him becoming suicidal and dangerous. It's mentioned that the singers can't cook for themselves because if they had knives or other tools, Yaba would try to kill himself. That's also why Yaba is given drugs, so that he does not want to kill himself - and because the manager wants Yaba alive to later own. Fortunately for Yaba, they don't know he's a healer that can also kill, because he might have been used to do worse things. Unfortunately, Yaba suffers a lot of abuse because he's only seen as a pretty face. And the other singers are aware that Yaba has been assaulted, but they still keep their distance from Yaba because he is unable to cope with his trauma in a healthy way. And Cocaine both envies and resents Yaba, because of how Yaba attracts people and because of their past together. Which is why he never reveals the truth, because that would make Cocaine less valuable and would spotlight Yaba.