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—"

don't think that's any of your business, Adrien. Can we proceed with the planning now that your curiosity has

have thought he overreacted, or perhaps he was acting too grumpy or combative towards his allies. However, Rey had very good reasons for his

he might do to

and Rey recognized that better than

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

it was more? Would

I am, but he has a lot more Skills that Emil will naturally have through her [Symbiosis] if they were to

regard. All of this was

he laid down to Emil for disobeying his rules would affect her, considering the kind of constitution she had. 'It's safer this

that would make up for his impulsive reaction to her and

Emil never spoke

she's still sulking.' Rey laughed

got like that, but her talkative nature would always surface after some time. He

get into the nitty gritty of the

and sat in a

get to

***************

[Moments Later]

guess we will meet again on the battlefield…

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

"Guess you're leaving now."

here,

"Yeah…"

space around him began to distort. Before he

me a lot to

chuckled and smiled

~VWUSH!~

his desk, mulling over every word that Rey uttered and their entire conversation. This continued even as someone approached

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

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

to the old Che'ri, so

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

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

that makes sense since I'm also not telling him everything…' His mind went to Emil, and

be in the grand scheme of things…' His glowing blue eyes warbled even more while he