An Extra’s POV

[Bonding Successful!]

Rey saw this System Window displayed before him as Emil's gooey body slipped back into him and re-established their Bond. Once again, he felt the unreal sensation that he experienced when they first bonded. A rush of power swelled throughout his body, and he felt beyond alive.

'Ahh…' It was nearly orgasmic, but Rey controlled himself from leaking out any of his feelings through his face. Hence, despite having a stoic expression on his face, he felt immeasurable pleasure internally.

Before he could even acclimate, though—

~I've missed your body so much, Master! It looks like your body has missed me too! You've grown stronger too, haven't you? Ahhh… this feels amazing!~

—Emil's voice pounded within his head.

He didn't complain, though. Instead, he simply smiled and sighed.

"No thanks to you. You drained all of my Mana, so how exactly was I supposed to fight back against that explosion you sent to me? I had to spend my preserved Stat Points." He murmured, slowly remembering the feeling of anger he had previously.

Now that he thought of it, Emil actually needed some talking to… or would that go to Ater? He wasn't sure who to blame, but he needed to still educate the former about what was acceptable or not.

… Just for future purposes.

~Why didn't you use [Consume], though? Didn't you Copy it? Me leaving you didn't mean you couldn't use it…~

"...."

~I actually thought that was what you'd do, though it would have taken you time to absorb the energy, which would provide me and that guy a chance to escape.~

It seemed, perhaps even more than Emil and Ater, he also needed some talking

at the time. That's

I'm glad my departure shook you that much. I guess

do, Emil." Rey

because she was a very useful Familiar to have, and also not because of her recent accomplishment with Adrien. It went

thoughts. To me, Emil is like another part of me… a neighbor closest to me than anything else. She can also be pretty endearing and cute—not that I'm going to

can hear your thoughts, you

eyes popped wide open. ~HAHAHAHA! So you think I'm cute, Master! You also think I'm a

'Don't push it, Emil!'

~Aye, aye, Master!~

the conversation ending that way, Rey could sense that Emil was happy with him,

I want you to hear.' He smiled, thinking on a deeper level than what

Thoughts, Rey could not only multitask, but he could segment his thoughts into various regions and fool anyone reading his

but I played it in a way that will make her think I didn't want her to know my true feelings…' After what he recently experienced, he realized he needed to appreciate

was the first step towards that

understand how I feel about her, without her constantly seeking validation and praise

didn't think of it that way. It was the same way siblings didn't need to constantly repeat that they cared about their fellow siblings since

how much I value her, and Emil

he concluded thoughts on that front, he

and Emil will also be a powerhouse on her own. She'll be useful in a

'Still… this isn't enough.'

words of The Oracle still weighed on him. Only he knew what was about

heights I need to achieve to prevent the destruction of everyone

time, the power he sought wasn't only for himself, but for the people around him. Money, business, and his own individual might didn't matter if there were no more hardly any living beings left in the world. In a way,