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“There’s someone else here with us.” *Rerir exclaimed harshly*
“Oh? Who could that be?”^^” *Varka ,the knight of Boreas,called out*
A distinguished looking ruin guard walked out from its hiding place,seemingly having eavesdropped on the two short’s conversation. Pulonia didn’t want it to be this way either. Of course,it wasn’t polite to secretly hear what people said without permit. But he had to,if he wanted to keep his word and escape The Doctor’s persistence for “interesting test subjects”.
Pulonia took their hat off,put it over their chest and bowed as a gesture of greeting.Another round of studying Rerir’s movements with Sandrone has given him more confidence in facing the feared Sinner. The knight of Boreas was an unexpected variable but Pulonia can deal with him temporarily.
“You..You serve that Harbinger,correct? Back again i see?..” Rerir taunted,Pulonia stayed silent still.Varka’s eyes sparkled with interest,it seems like he also has his own plans.”You have the curiosity to be driven mad by knowledge..yet you only seek to learn more about..insects..?” Pulonia looks back at his memory log,when did Rerir see him? Ah,that’s it, It was when the butler still had the Eternal moon marrow kept inside of his body. The wild hunt was near Pulonia as hewent about his break admiring and studying moths. “Why..? Such dedication should be spent somewhere more..productive..” *Rerir stepped foward and Pulonia hardened his fists and took a step back* “Don’t you ever grow tired of her..?” *Pulonia takes a few step back as Rerir kept walking towards him.*
“I’ve been watching you..” *As Rerir went on,Varka has been trying to get up Pulonia’s back.The butler turned his head back slightly to see what was on his back..*
“Hey big guy,want to work together?”
A struggle and a limp robotic arm later,Rerir has now been captured.The sinner tried hard to attack Varka to which Varka swiftly avoided as he sat on Pulonia’s shoulders. This was their agreement,Varka got to fight Rerir as a test and Pulonia can get The Doctor’s request done with. As they walked towards Dottore’s secret lab on Paha Isle,Pulonia stared off into the distance. The wild flora was greatly underappreciated,fluffy moonglow fireflies roaming about and the gentle breeze brushing against his face.It almost makes Pulonia forget about the one he’s holding and the one on his shoulders. Almost.
Unfortunately for him,their banter was..far from quiet,preventing the butler from truly enjoying the beauty of the outdoors.
How could Rerir have been so..stupid? He tailed Pulonia for an hour,sensing the moon marrow inside of his body. Of course,he’s bound to learn Pulonia’s habits and interests and hobbies and..Fuck,why? Why does he give even a damn about this..artificial lifeform?His stoic yet polite demeanor,his devotion to his craft,his combat proficiency..That damned robot makes Rerir go so crazy,surely he’s only hungry for that moon marrow..Right? And look at him now,a sinner is being carried by a robot. A disgrace,honestly..yet a part of him doesn’t feel too bad about it.Pulonia isn’t saying anything,his grip was firm but not..uncomfortable. No longer can Rerir sense the moon marrow,and Varka destroyed one of his fragments right infront of him, Rerir still decided to engage with them. What a mess. What’s worse is that Pulonia was still acting like that even after Rerir broke one of his arms. Does he ever let go?
*Thud thud !* “Come in .” *Pulonia’s hands were full,so he had to use his leg to knock on the lab’s metal door.Varka almost fell had he not held on the robot’s head. Pulonia put Varka down on the floor carefully and kept holding onto Rerir.Rerir was about to protest but then Pulonia put him over their shoulders,catching him off guard. With a better view,the sinner noticed Pulonia’s ‘eye’ was teal now,and there was a small light pulsating inside of it,as if he had air to breathe. “Ah, Pulonia !^^, What did i tell you?You need not knock when you want to enter my lab,Pulonia.” Pulonia seems to disagree,as he wouldn’t want to disturb Dottore’s carefully planned out schedule. Pulonia gently lifted Rerir ,his touch surprisingly warm for something made of metal,the butler gave Rerir every chance to pull away. It wasn’t until Rerir felt a strange glovelike texture on his back did he hiss. “Off of me..!”
“Hmm? You seemed fine when Pulonia held you..” Dottore grinned without teeth.
Rerir did not reply,but it’s becoming increasingly hard to deny the thought in the back of his head. Not only was his heart stolen and destroyed,His mind was being driven mad with thoughts of Pulonia. Of course the lady harbinger Sandrone had to create an efficient,polite and curious ruin guard butler . If Rerir was ‘death’,he’d be endlessly chasing after an inorganic who only pays attention to ‘life’. Rerir has been blocking out the two knowledge seekers’ conversations for a while.Yet his eyes makes him admire Pulonia’s expressiveness,the way he points at himself,his gestures,the frequent head tilts.The way the light in his eyes blinks repeatedly as he received payment from The Doctor ,a small container of a rare blue ants species and a domesticated moth species in Teyvat.Pulonia’s gears creaked,he held himself back from jumping around in joy to be careful.
What was this feeling?..This ,anger?Rerir doesn’t want to acknowledge what it was.All he knows is that his claws are in fists and that ‘Dottore’ was getting on his nerves the more he was in this lab.
“So those are his conditions?..Fine. You’re a lucky one,Knight of Boreas.” *Varka flashed Dottore a smile.* “As for you,Sinner..” *Dottore smiled with his shark teeth and signaled for everyone else to leave his lab.*
Pulonia looked at Rerir one last time before leaving Rerir in Dottore’s hands.The butler sat down on the ground and began repairing his arm as he sat guard near the lab door. And Varka? He’s outside,but it seems like he also intends to follow Rerir later..
Rerir woke up and looked at his surroundings .. He’s back at that cave again,as if nothing had ever happened before..