An Extra’s POV

"Ahh… how fascinating!"

Adrien nearly raised his voice just a few seconds after meeting Emil and hearing the role she played in fooling him. His blue eyes warbled as he stared intensely at the Slime, and his lips were stretched to both ends as he made a broad, toothy grin.

"You're really amazing… one in a kind."

"Indeed, indeed! You get it, don't you?" Emil, who would usually be cold to any outsider who wasn't her Master, became extremely loose and even jovial with Adrien.

Perhaps this was due to the fact that he recognized her greatness and constantly sang her praises. Either way, Adrien didn't stop there.

He kept up his words of admiration, and Emil returned the energy to him. This continued at great lengths until—

"Okay, that's enough." Rey sighed, his voice louder than theirs.

His tone dripped with annoyance despite there being nothing to be really angry. He slightly glared at Adrien, then extended the same to Emil, leaking out another sigh as he shook his head very slowly.

"I think we are getting a bit sidetracked here, don't you think?"

"Eh? Really? But we are getting to know each other, right? Isn't it beneficial to get to know your allies?" Emil responded with slightly defiant words hidden behind her playful tone.

Rey frowned at her, but before he could say anything, Adrien spoke up.

"I agree with Emil. We should get to know each other a little better." "I don't think so." Despite the near consensus in the room, Rey put his foot down on the matter and refused quite vehemently.

"B-but Master—!"

"Return inside me, and don't talk to Adrien."

"Uuuu…" Almost begrudgingly, Emil did as Rey commanded, her black form slithering deep into him until she became invisible to any who looked at him.

A few moments after this were occupied by silence.

Then…

"That wasn't fair, Rey." Adrien said this, but Rey remained silent about his words—as if he didn't know what the boy was talking about.

"Emil is probably lonely without company, yet you would—"

think that's any of your business, Adrien. Can we proceed with the planning now that

who saw Rey at this point, they would have thought he overreacted, or perhaps he was acting too grumpy or combative towards his allies. However, Rey

the longest time out of fear for what he might do to her, but now… it's even more frightening that he has taken a

and Rey recognized that better than

but I sensed some kind of affinity between the two of them. At first,

was more? Would that

Skills that Emil will naturally have through her [Symbiosis] if they

Skills would pretty much make Adrien incredibly powerful in his own regard. All of this was to say that Rey didn't appreciate their conversations because of a

to Emil for disobeying his rules would affect her, considering the kind of constitution she had. 'It's safer this way…' Rey

would make up for his impulsive reaction to her and Adrien's

Emil never spoke

guess she's still sulking.' Rey laughed to

that, but her talkative nature would always surface after some time. He simply smiled and decided to give

into the nitty gritty of the plan, shall we?" Adrien said with a

Rey nodded and sat

get to

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[Moments Later]

meet again on the battlefield…

rise to his feet. He shrugged, instantly recognizing the meaning behind his words

"Guess you're leaving now."

You have a visitor arriving here, don't you? I'll leave you

"Yeah…"

words, and the space around him began to distort. Before he finally vanished from the tent,

given me a lot to

chuckled and

~VWUSH!~

seated behind his desk, mulling over every word that Rey uttered and their entire conversation. This

pink-haired Dragon Commander—Che'ri—or rather, her

and mannerisms of the original, as well as most of her capabilities. Since she was

to the old Che'ri, so she acted

me something. Perhaps they're finally ready to make a move?' Adrien

thoughts partially dwelling on its arrival, a bulk of

everything. But, I guess that makes sense since I'm also not telling him

how useful it would be in the grand scheme of things…' His glowing blue eyes