How to fix 0.5s audio delay during dialogues in Metaphor: ReFantazio on Intel Core i9 13900K?

The 0.5s audio delay in Metaphor: ReFantazio made dialogues comical and broke immersion. I tried updating the sound driver, but the delay worsened, leading to helplessness. I used GamePP Peripheral Driver Conflict Detector to find the conflict and disabled the interfering service. Log analysis confirmed the fix, with CPU usage stabilizing at 40-45% per GamePP. The audio is now perfectly synced, and the narrative flow is restored without any lag.