An Extra’s POV

"A-Adrien…?!"

The calm smile that the teenage boy in front of Justin had caused chills to permeate through his bones. The sole touch on his shoulder nearly caused his body to grow numb.

Still, Justin maintained his sanity and consciousness.

"What did I say about calling out my name so flippantly?"

"A-ah… my apologies." Justin found himself taking a few steps back to create some distance between him and Adrien before bowing his head in apology.

Before he could even leak out another word, a silhouette appeared right behind Justin, where he now stood. It belonged to none other than the same young man that he had tried to avoid proximity with.

"It's fine…"

Justin froze in place, and Adrien smiled as he touched him from behind this time.

"Why are you looking so tense? You haven't done anything wrong… have you?" He coiled closer to Justin, their faces mere inches apart from each other.

At this point, the lad's heart was racing rapidly.

Was this due to fear? How about natural subservience? It was both.

Justin had no choice but to tremble before Adrien, despite the both of them being supposedly peers. Perhaps this was just the inevitable reaction his body had to make when in the presence of the one who made it this way.

Either way, he had no choice but to keep his head lowered.

"N-nothing wrong. I've done what you asked me to. I was also about to call you, per our scheduled meeting period, but—"

"I wasn't available… right?"

nodded as he heard those words of confirmation from

for once. Surely, you don't mind…" At this point, Adrien stood in front of Justin, finally keeping a small

"I don't mind."

act so tense, is there? We're on

way he addressed people,

as a

told himself, obediently raising his head per the instruction he

as he fulfills his end of the deal, I

you choose to work with me again?" Adrien interrupted his thoughts

moment, considering how he was just thinking along those lines. He felt a little annoyed that he was being probed about such a personal

the one

did you

before loosening it and giving out a sigh. He truly had no choice

you had the means to make me stronger and immortal by turning me into an Undead. That way… I could make it back home in one

course, Justin was just glossing over everything… but that was all he had to

my girl back home, or the sickness that… ah, no… nevermind that.' He shook off

nothing he wouldn't do to see them again, which was why he was betraying his comrades despite all they had been

is. He could even be dead by now. I… I can't

friends, and he

lies with my family back on Earth. They're my

games could distract him from that

hearing all of this time—echoed in the air. This one also felt familiar, but

eyes and focused on the entity before him, he realized