An Extra's POV Chapter 574 Exclusive Relationship

"Huu…"

With a stable heartbeat, yet steady excitent, Rey held the Dyubbuk forward and stared at the Symbiote Sli.

"Let's make a binding vow, friend." He managed to leak out a trustworthy smile as he watched the sludge do its best to escape, to no avail.

The sli ignored him, as it continued trying to run, so Rey chose to repeat himself.

Nothing changed.

'Damn. How exactly am I supposed to communicate with this thing?' Rey thought to himself.

Then, a certain thought ca to him.

Within the vast surrounding that they found themselves in—with the aged walls and dreary atmosphere—he chuckled, stretching his hand out to the sli.

~WHUSH!~

In an instant, the Zone of the Sli instantly shifted, and it beca much closer to Rey. Once this happened, Rey reached out his hand and neared the ooze.

'Ater isn't saying anything, but since he isn't disapproving then this can't be a bad idea…' Sothing Rey noticed about his Familiar was that he preferred letting the forr figure out certain things himself.

He only intervened when Rey was grossly wrong, or if he wanted to reveal sothing unknown—sothing Rey couldn't have found out himself.

'Right now, he's letting figure out how to communicate with the Sli. Well, here goes…'

The mont Rey touched the tip of the jelly-like creature, so sort of spark rushed through his body, sending every aspect of himself into so kind of overdrive.

It was like being pricked by a needle in a finger, yet feeling the sensation throughout the body. This didn't feel like pain, though.

It was sothing different…

'It feels like power.'

~Hello. What do you want from ?~

The sudden voice that echoed in Rey's head would have caused anyone to jump in surprise—perhaps even scream—but the lad maintained his cool.

He calmly gazed at the sli, which was still touching the tip of his fingers, and it seed like ti had completely stopped for the two of them. Their physical bodies were suspended, leaving the mind as their only ans of contact.

'Let's make a contract. You and … we'll make a binding vow.'

~Binding vow? Is there any real need for that?~

'What?'

~I'm a Symbiotic Sli. As long as I can find a suitable host, I'll simply latch on to them and the both of us can enjoy the benefits. There is no need for a binding contract.~

'Well… I an…'

~Join with . Bond with . You and I can beco one. It's not a bad deal…~

Rey felt a smile tugging on his face, but he suppressed it. After all, Ater had predicted the occurrence of this very scenario.

Symbiote Slis weren't inherently evil or good. They were generally neutral about most things, and all they desired was a suitable host.

But, therein lay the problem.

'You're fickle. If a host you consider to be more compatible appears, you are going to ditch , aren't you?'

~Heyy… don't put it like that…~

Rey knew this wasn't inherently a bad thing. After all, it was the sa with human beings in almost every facet of their lives.

It only took a certain period of ti for people to move on from one thing to the other. A man's favorite wear could change if he found sothing better. Weapons were forsaken for a much more powerful item.

Heck, even Rey's Skills were sotis tossed aside for sothing better.

~It seems you understand how it is. Let's just keep our relationship… casual. There's no need to sweat the small details. You won't regret this, don't worry…~

Sohow, the voice that echoed in Rey's head sounded seductive. All he needed to do was subconsciously accept the Symbiote Sli's offer, and he would let the thing in.

They would bond, but only on a shallow level.

'So, it'll be like friends with benefits… or a situationship?' Rey narrowed his gaze as he considered the Sli's offer.

~I don't know what those terms an, but… yeah. I guess that sounds right.~

It seed its kind, while sticking to a single host, was polyamorous in nature. They didn't mind leaving one partner for another if they considered the latter to be a more attractive choice.

'Now I see why Ater went to fetch the Dyubbuk.' Rey's thoughts echoed within him. 'There's no way I could trust this one to stick with forever without it.'

~So… what do you say? Deal?~

As the Sli transmitted this, more portions of itself began to wrap around Rey, turning darker in color as if to blend with the attire the boy currently had on.

Rey couldn't help but wonder what would happen if he was a much weaker person. Would the Sli need permission from any host regardless, or could it bind itself with less resistant vessels?

Also, since the Sli was able to break its contract at any ti, did that an the Host could also do the sa?

'That's probably the case, but… if a Host did that despite the Sli's intentions to remain, wouldn't that make the Sli upset? If that happens, then…' Rey rembered the warning of the System concerning making the creature an enemy.

'So, it's in the best interests of a Host to maintain the relationship, while the Sli can just jump to another Host once its tired of its current vessel.'

The power imbalance reminded him of marriage—at least, the ones he happened to hear talked about back on Earth.

His family was no different when it ca to this as well.

~What are you waiting for? Let us beco one…~

Rey shook off the seductive voice in his head and gave the Sli a cold stare. "Sorry… but I want an exclusive relationship with you."

~W-what are you talking about now? Co on, don't be like that!~

Rey could feel the Sli getting more and more flustered. It even pulled back, but didn't completely get away.

That told him sothing.

'I know you want . I want you too. But, I don't like having competition. You will be mine, and mine alone.'

~And if I refuse?~

Rey knew this was him just bluffing, but his instincts told him he wasn't wrong. He just had to go with his gut on this.

'Then the deal is off.'

~Are you sure about that? You won't et anyone else like , though.~

'I think you have it mistaken. You're the one who won't see any other host like .' Rey smiled, slightly pulling his hand away.

The Sli, however, held it back.

~W-wait… let's talk about this first.~

'What is left to talk about? You clearly can't see value even when he's standing right in front of you.' To win over the Sli, he chose to employ a manipulative strategy that made it seem like he was the best option.

~W-who do you think you are? I'll have many people pining over , just you wait and see!~

Rey wasn't intending on letting the sli et anyone, so this bluff was wasted on him. Still, he decided to play along.

'Search as high and low as you want. I doubt you'll find soone who has an SSS-Tier Skill and an S-Tier Class… who still has the potential to grow.'

Upon hearing this, the sli's body trembled exponentially. It reached out to Rey's finger, wrapping itself around it while drawing closer of its own accord.

~F-fine… you win.~

Rey's smile grew broader as he stared at the shivering creature who was now at his rcy.

~Let's make a binding vow…~

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[A/N]

Thanks for reading!

The new change to my Authors Note will be that I'll stop placing them on every chapter like this, but instead on the dedicated WN place.

I had my reasons for choosing this thod, but with many of you complaining about it, I figured this change was necessary.