An Extra’s POV

"Huu…"

With a stable heartbeat, yet steady excitement, Rey held the Dyubbuk forward and stared at the Symbiote Slime.

"Let's make a binding vow, friend." He managed to leak out a trustworthy smile as he watched the sludge do its best to escape, to no avail.

The slime ignored him, as it continued trying to run, so Rey chose to repeat himself.

Nothing changed.

'Damn. How exactly am I supposed to communicate with this thing?' Rey thought to himself.

Then, a certain thought came to him.

Within the vast surrounding that they found themselves in—with the aged walls and dreary atmosphere—he chuckled, stretching his hand out to the slime.

~WHUSH!~

In an instant, the Zone of the Slime instantly shifted, and it became much closer to Rey. Once this happened, Rey reached out his hand and neared the ooze.

'Ater isn't saying anything, but since he isn't disapproving then this can't be a bad idea…' Something Rey noticed about his Familiar was that he preferred letting the former figure out certain things himself.

He only intervened when Rey was grossly wrong, or if he wanted to reveal something unknown—something Rey couldn't have found out himself.

'Right now, he's letting me figure out how to communicate with the Slime. Well, here goes…'

The moment Rey touched the tip of the jelly-like creature, some sort of spark rushed through his body, sending every aspect of himself into some kind of overdrive.

It was like being pricked by a needle in a finger, yet feeling the sensation throughout the body. This didn't feel like pain, though.

It was something different…

'It feels like power.'

~Hello. What do you want from me?~

The sudden voice that echoed in Rey's head would have caused anyone to jump in surprise—perhaps even scream—but the lad maintained his cool.

which was still touching the tip of his fingers, and it seemed like time had completely stopped for the two of them. Their physical bodies were suspended, leaving the mind

You and me… we'll make

there any

'What?'

a suitable host, I'll simply latch on to them and the both of us can enjoy the benefits. There is no

'Well… I mean…'

Bond with me. You and I can become

a smile tugging on his face, but he suppressed it. After all, Ater had predicted the occurrence of

evil or good. They were generally neutral about most things, and all they desired

lay the

to be more compatible

put it like

all, it was the same with human beings in almost every facet of

other. A man's favorite wear could change if he found something better. Weapons were forsaken for a much more powerful

even Rey's Skills were sometimes tossed aside for something

is. Let's just keep our relationship… casual. There's no need

needed to do was subconsciously accept the Symbiote Slime's offer, and he would let

bond, but only on

benefits… or a situationship?' Rey narrowed his gaze as he

what those terms mean, but… yeah. I guess

while sticking to a single host, was polyamorous in nature. They didn't mind leaving one partner for another if they considered the

to fetch the Dyubbuk.' Rey's thoughts echoed within him. 'There's no way I could trust this one to stick with

what do

portions of itself began to wrap around Rey, turning darker in color as if to blend

was a much weaker person. Would the

was able to break its contract at any time, did

despite the Slime's intentions to remain, wouldn't that make the Slime upset? If that happens, then…' Rey remembered the warning of the System

the Slime can just jump to another Host once its

power imbalance reminded him of marriage—at least, the ones he happened to hear talked about

different when it came to this as

you waiting for? Let us

the Slime a cold stare. "Sorry… but I want an

now? Come on,

more and more flustered. It even pulled back,

That told him something.

But, I