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—"

of your business, Adrien. Can we proceed with the planning now

overreacted, or perhaps he was acting

Emil for 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 deep interest

was indeed very special, and Rey recognized that

some kind of affinity between

more? Would that really

than I am, but he has a lot more Skills that Emil will naturally have through her [Symbiosis] if they were to bond. He also has a Divine Tier Skill, which is what attracted her to me, in the

All of this was

disobeying his rules would affect her, considering the kind of constitution she had. 'It's safer this way…' Rey thought to himself. He considered addressing his Symbiote Slime in a more gentle manner

his impulsive reaction to her and Adrien's

never

guess she's still sulking.' Rey

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

get into the nitty gritty of the plan,

sat in a more

get to

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[Moments Later]

guess we will meet again on the battlefield…

feet. He shrugged, instantly recognizing the

"Guess you're leaving now."

arriving here, don't you? I'll

"Yeah…"

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

a lot

chuckled and smiled calmly.

~VWUSH!~

an eye, leaving Adrien seated behind his desk, mulling over every word that Rey uttered and their entire conversation. This continued

was the pink-haired Dragon Commander—Che'ri—or

as most of her capabilities. Since she was originally weaker than Adrien, he was able to

memories belonged to the old Che'ri, so

Generals have sent it to tell me something. Perhaps they're finally ready to make a move?' Adrien smiled to himself

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

since I'm also not telling him everything…' His mind went to Emil, and he found

would be in the