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"Aiko?... I almost died," Ray sighed only to be ignored all over again for the second time as he watched Aiko turn to look at the beast,
"You're not bad. If not for my Master's power, I would never have noticed that we've all been under your thumb right from the very beginning," Aiko praised, watching the beast with a big smile on his face, only to see it suddenly disappear and reappear exactly where Ray stood as he made to take a bite out of him,
"Aaaahhh…," it screamed using all its willpower to bite down, only to become disappointed and angry when all he bit on was the empty air,
"It's nice to know that I was never really in any danger," Ray sighed, feeling his heart return to the steady pace it had been, before trying to flee out of his chest, the moment he saw the beast
