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—"

Adrien. Can we proceed with the planning

this point, they would have thought he overreacted, or perhaps he was acting too grumpy or combative towards his

for the longest time out of fear for what he might do to her, but now… it's

special, and Rey recognized that better than

it's just my imagination, but I sensed some kind of affinity between the two of

it was more? Would that

lot more Skills that Emil will naturally have through her [Symbiosis] if they were to bond. He

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 potential possibility

of constitution she had. 'It's safer this way…' Rey thought to himself. He considered addressing his

for his impulsive reaction to

Emil never spoke

sulking.' Rey

would always surface after some time. He simply smiled

gritty of the

this, Rey nodded and sat in a

Let's get

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[Moments Later]

guess we will meet again

chuckled as he watched Rey rise to his feet. He shrugged, instantly recognizing the meaning

"Guess you're leaving now."

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

"Yeah…"

space around him began to distort. Before he finally vanished from the

given me a lot to

and smiled

~VWUSH!~

Adrien seated behind his desk, mulling over every word that Rey

was the pink-haired Dragon

all the personality and mannerisms of the original, as well as most of her capabilities. Since she was originally weaker than Adrien, he was

the old Che'ri, so she acted

Or rather, the Generals have sent it to tell me something. Perhaps they're finally ready to make a move?' Adrien smiled to himself as he rose to his feet, his eyes locked at the

see the still silhouette of the puppet, and despite his thoughts partially dwelling on its arrival, a bulk of his mind still

I'm also not telling him everything…' His mind

Familiar. It's so fascinating. I can only imagine how useful it would be in the grand scheme of things…' His glowing blue eyes