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—"

business, Adrien. Can we proceed with the planning now that your curiosity has been sated?" Once again,

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

of fear for what he might do

special, and Rey recognized that better than

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

more? Would that really be

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

incredibly powerful in his own regard. All of this was to say that Rey didn't appreciate their conversations because of a potential

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

that would make up for his impulsive reaction to her and

Emil never

sulking.' Rey laughed to

her talkative nature would always surface after some time. He simply

gritty of the plan, shall we?"

Rey nodded and sat in a

get

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[Moments Later]

meet again

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

"Guess you're leaving now."

here, don't you? I'll leave you to

"Yeah…"

around him began to distort. Before he finally

a lot to

and

~VWUSH!~

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

pink-haired Dragon Commander—Che'ri—or

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

her memories belonged to the old

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

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

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

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