Razeal came to a sudden halt.
His gaze slowly settled on the two figures standing ahead the protagonist and the heroine. A calm smile tugged at his lips, noble yet unreadable, the kind that concealed far more than it showed.
His plan was dangerous. Risky even by his standards. But it would work.
It had to work.
Just as he lifted one foot to move, ready to initiate the sequence, an arm uninvited wrapped itself around his shoulder from the side.
Razeal's body froze mid-step.
A soft, cheerful voice came along with it.
"Heyyy~! Friends, you didn't miss me, right?"
The sudden intrusion broke the tension like a slap across still water.
Razeal turned his head slowly, eyes narrowing. A face came into view Riven. That infuriatingly sweet smile on his lips, as if they were lifelong companions just reunited.
That same friendly grin, teeth gleaming as if nothing in this world could ever bother him.
The divine clown.
The trickster.
The comic relief of this world.
