An Extra’s POV

"There, there, little egg."

Rey caressed the small object in his hand, whispering to it as he watched Ater approach him.

"You better grow to be big and strong so you can prove your big bro Ater wrong, okay?"

Ater chuckled as he heard Rey say this. He had an air of ease around him, nearly shrugging aside all the events that had transpired.

The Magic Circle was long gone, and since the task was complete, it was time to return home.

"Shall we leave now, Master?" Ater asked with a sparkling smile on his face.

"No."

"E-eh…?"

Ater's surprise at his Master's words caused his handsome and calm face to display hints of nervousness.

Somehow, he already knew what was on Rey's mind.

"I'm going to try again!" Rey declared, snorting out steam from his nose.

"B-but Master… you said you'd try one at a time."

Ater's complaints fell on deaf ears. Rey's determined face made it clear that he wanted to have another Absolute Familiar.

"How have I been inadequate, Master? I'll try to be better, so let us just stop for today…" He pleaded even more.

However, Rey shook his head as he maintained his stone-cold face.

"I can only pray for something special to come out of that egg. But, I also need something I can use now."

Since his [Absolute Dominion] allowed him to make as many Familiars as he wanted, as long as he could handle them, he wanted to give it another try.

"But Master, excessive summoning causes space to experience an imbalance. It might not be safe to use a Summon Skill of such a scale again"

Rey shook his head again and raised it in determination.

"My [Absolute Spatial Domain] tells me that this space can handle at least one more Summoning. If I manipulate the space around me, I can make it handle two or even three more!"

Rey's stern demeanor shattered apart as a wide smile crept on his face. He seemed to be the very personification of evil as he grinned with bloodshot eyes.

His desperation was palpable.

"But Master—!"

forward and prepared himself for

placed his egg within his

something

********

[Moments Later]

"Another egg?!"

nearly shed tears as he held a similarly shaped egg in his

was blue, matching the bursts of energy that flowed from within the Circle when the Summoning

"Why…?" Rey muttered.

was he

would be competent and strong, but they

Panel in front of Rey

Weeks, 5 Days, and

red one. What's going on here? Are they siblings or

head in shame, until a hand fell on

up and saw Ater smiling at him while raising a thumb

again, Master? Who knows… you could get something a lot better this

beamed the moment

was so against all of this

Rey wiped away his nonexistent tears and

time to try his

Domain] to stabilize the space around me so

stepped aside and smiled at Rey. The two of them exchanged nods and waited in anticipation for what would come

something good

*********

[Moments Later]

he looked at the

previous times, Rey managed to summon

itself. I've never seen anyone consistently summon the same thing three times."

"You're pretty amazing, Master."

thought the praise sounded sarcastic, but that wasn't what his bond with Ater told

placing the third egg in his Inventory. "This purple egg will take three

sitting on the dirt, Ater's voice came to

don't you

his back on the floor as he held his head with