An Extra’s POV

Rey found it difficult to sleep that night.

And when he finally fell asleep, he had the worst of nightmares.

Needless to say, he didn't enjoy his night at all. Memories upon memories appeared to haunt him, tormenting his mind until he finally woke up.

By the time he did so… it was already morning.

"Yawwwwnn!" He rose up, stretching both arms as he welcomed the freshness of a new day.

Somehow, he felt at ease just knowing that it was morning. Something about the new day seemed to wash away the anxiety of the night.

"Ahh…"

Rey smacked his lips as he blinked several times. He wanted to make sure he was really seeing what was in front of him.

And sure enough… he was!

"Good morning, Master! I hope you had a pleasant night."

Ater was bowing his head first thing in the morning, with one hand on his chest and the other behind him. Of course, he was still dressed in his entire black attire, but something about him seemed slick this particular morning.

Perhaps it was the bright gleam in his eyes or the cheerful smile on his face.

Either way… Ater seemed pleased just seeing Rey wake up.

"How long have you been watching me?" Rey muttered as he groggily cleaned the little tears that spilled out thanks to his yawns.

"Not for too long, Master. Just a few hours…"

Rey smiled and shook his head a little. In all honesty, it felt nice having someone dote over him like this.

'When did he start acting like my parent?' He mused and shook his head.

"You should stop the stalker behavior, Ater."

The moment he said this, Ater's face fell slightly, which caused Rey to quickly rethink his words.

'Did I hurt his feelings? Does he even have feelings?' He sighed and shook his head once again.

Ater was a chaotic entity. He was the worst kind of evil, even the System confirmed that much. Having him around was incredibly advantageous, but Rey had to wonder if he could treat Ater like how he would treat a normal person.

'Well, he is my Familiar, after all. I don't think I should treat him poorly.'

Not after a job well done the previous night.

"You did well last night, Ater. Just as you promised, no denizen of the capital died."

I only did what was expected of me."

expected of you, huh? Can't you just take

a slightly wide smile and decided not to

any reward?" He

even deeper for some reason,

not deserving of

I guess

indeed something I would like

suspicion the moment he heard those words from

he buttering him

anything like a bunch

smiled, hiding his true thoughts

would be reciprocated with

"Well…"

waited for the request with

like you to praise me,

of the confused Rey. He couldn't comprehend it at first, and

"E-eh?"

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good boy? Yes, you are!

black cat that sat on his lap, and an unconscious smile was tugging at his

is so cringe!' His mind yelled as he gently

fur, and the skin underneath was equally pleasant to the

honesty, despite feeling uncomfortable at first, Rey was beginning to enjoy

obvious sign that the chaotic evil being—the personification of chaos, as

didn't know which was worse; the fact that he was literally petting a grown-ass

why Alicia is so passionate

this for only a few minutes

about his nightmares, and his slightly uneasy mind became purged of all negativity.

you, Ater. You're really…' Rey smiled at the black cat on

More considerate

as he took his eyes off Ater and stared straight ahead, only to

was his Status

[STATUS WINDOW]

- Name: Rey Skylar.

- Race: Human (Otherworlder)

- Class: Anomaly (A-Tier)

115 (05.13%

Force: 146 (+206)

Mana Level: 240

Combat Ability: 207 (+206)

- Stat Points: 0

- Skills (Exclusive): [Doppel]

Skills (Non-Exclusive): [Fusion/Fission].