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?"

heard those

interaction for once. Surely, you don't mind…" At this point, Adrien

"I don't mind."

There's no reason to act so tense, is there? We're on the same

fond of exercising courtesy in the way he addressed people, but based on his expression and actions, it was clear

saw Justin as a peer

told himself, obediently raising his head per

his end of the deal, I can

choose to work with me again?"

he was just thinking along those lines. He felt a little annoyed that he was being probed about such a personal matter, but he didn't really have a choice in this,

the

did you

loosening it and giving out a sigh. He

this world and return home, and 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 piece and see

Justin was just glossing over everything… but that was all

need an extensive sob story about my girl back home, or the sickness that… ah, no… nevermind that.' He

he wouldn't do to see them again, which was why he was betraying

is. He could even be dead by now. I… I can't afford to risk my life if it means I might not get to see them

and he loved the people

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

jokes or fun games could

he had been hearing all of this time—echoed in the air. This

the entity before him, he