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?"

as he heard those words of

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

"I don't mind."

There's no reason to act so tense, is there?

the way he addressed people, but based on his

saw Justin as a peer or

just a tool for him… and that's okay.' He told himself, obediently raising his head per the

end of the deal,

with me again?" Adrien interrupted his thoughts with a rather

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

talking about? You were the one who

did you choose to

it and giving out

immortal by turning me into an Undead. That way… I could make it back home in one piece and see my family

glossing over everything… but that

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

was nothing he wouldn't do to see them again, which was why he was

He could even be dead by now. I… I can't afford to risk my life if

friends, and he loved the people

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

fun games could distract

touching…" A voice—different from the one he had been hearing all of this time—echoed in the air. This

and focused on the entity