"Hey, it's me! Your favorite character from this story! So much has happened, and yet, it's far from over!"

Emel looked around the room to make sure that she and Silv were indeed alone. With perplexity and concern, she asked with uncertainty,

"Are you talking to me?"

Silv woke up from the couch she was sitting on and continued monologuing, completely ignoring Emel's words.

"So much happened and so much will happen, so why not take a break from those boring 'main characters' and spend some time here with us?"

"Silv, I know you're crazy but even for you it's starting to be a lot, who are you talking to?"

"Emel, can you shut up? I can't believe you're the one my dumbass self fell for."

Emel stared at Silv for a moment, trying to understand what she was saying.

"Are you talking to me?"

"Of course, who else? You're the only Emel here."

"It's kinda hard to know with you sometimes. It's like you're talking to a ghost or something."

"You wouldn't get it. Anyway, why don't celebrate by talking about something interesting this time? I mean, who wants to know what happened after Neige used the holy diary to save his friend? I'm much better."

"Neige?"

"And let's not talk about my dumbass self, she thinks that because she's depressed and that she's getting better she's a good character. What's even more pathetic is this Emely, using one of the main characters as a crotch to make her way to the main story."

"Who are those people? Can I go home soon?"

"But let's not talk about bad things, we have a moment just together for once, isn't it great? So Emel, what are you thinking of this adventure so far?"

The nervous girl looked at Silv's smile with uncertainty, trying to understand if she was talking to her now.

"I want to go home..."

"You saw a world full of candies and you're still saying that?"

"You tried to drown me in a lake full of caramel!"

"Ah, yes. Good times." Silva reminisced with a nostalgic smile on her face. She poured a glass of wine that she handed to her friend, who seemed unsure of her intention.

"Is it for me?"

"No, it's for the ghost behind you."

Emel stared at Silv with empty eyes, unsure about whether she was joking or not.

"Of course it's for you! Who else?"

"You don't have to yell..."

Emel took the glass and stared at it for a moment. Silv poured a glass for herself and sat back on the couch in front of her friend.

"This Kairo guy is annoying, but his family has good taste in wine!"

"Kairo?"

"Don't think about it, it's not important for you to know."

"Then... What is? You just bring me around and make me do weird things."

"There are three reasons I keep you around. The first one is part of my plan to replace my stupid self."

"Replace her? But why?"

"Because I deserve her place more than her. Who wants a pervert as a main character after all."

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"Yes... Of course..." Emel took a sip of her wine, not understanding a word that came out of Silv's mouth "And the other reasons?"

"It's quite simple, Silva has Emely, so Silv has to have something like that too. Why would the main character have something over the main villain after all?"

"Yes, for sure..." Emel finished her glass, still not understanding.

"And for the third reason, it's because it feels sooo lonely. The others all suck, so I needed someone to spend time with me."

"So... I don't suck?"

"You suck less than the others."

Even though she knew she shouldn't, Emel took her friend's words as a compliment and couldn't help but smile a little. Silv filled Emel's glass with wine, to the surprise of her friend.

"I shouldn't drink so much alcohol."

"I don't drink alcohol at all, I just wanted to take a sip. But come on, it's wine older than me! We have to drink it all."

"So... You want me to drink the full bottle? I already feel lightheaded."

"It's perfect, maybe you'll pass out and shut up then."

The two girls stayed silent for a moment. Emel felt the gaze of her friend on her, staring at her soul. It was like Silv could undress her with her eyes and observe the naked body under her clothes. Emel was intimidated but wasn't minding the attention that was-

"Emel... I'm blind you know?"

"Oh, right..."

"It's really a horrible day to read thoughts... Why am I surrounded by perverts?"

"It's not my fault. The alcohol, two persons alone. One of them is away from her home and at the mercy of the other one. If something happened, no one would-"

Silv threw the bottle at Emel before she could finish her sentence, who barely managed to catch it.

"Pass out already, you're annoying... Even Silva wasn't as bad when she was drunk..."

"I'm not drunk, just a bit tipsy."

"You're hopeless, that's what you are."

Silv looked away from Emel and did her best to not interact with her but despite her best efforts was still forced to as Emel sat next to her to meet her gaze.

"Silv... Don't you miss our world?"

"Miss that boring place? No thanks, I have a greater fate a accomplish."

"But you could still be happy in our home world, don't you agree?"

"Emel, I'm not trying to be happy. I'm above that now, I'm working for something greater! And why are you suddenly trying to convince me? You tried to stop me and hated me before, did you not?"

"You were at the head of the mafia, of course I'd want to stop you. But now... I feel like you're not a bad person, you can still change your ways."

Silv rolled her eyes and moved away to sit in front of Emel instead.

"Remember yesterday when we killed everyone in the world?"

"Yeah, but you said it wouldn't change the future anyway and that something else would kill them eventually."

"Sure, and what about the fact that I'm planning to kill my other self?"

"She's your other self so it barely counts."

"Emel... You're becoming evil." Silv said with an amused smile on her face.

"What? No, I'm not! I just think that... It's not that bad."

"Just accept that you have an evil heart instead of lying to yourself."

"No, I'm not evil!"

Silv sighed and stood up to go right in front of Emel. She leaned to her friend, visibly flustering her.

"I won't change. You can try all you want, you're only here to fill your role in my story. I have no interest in morals or justice, I don't mind killing you just to get closer to my goals."

Emel stayed silent as Silv went back to sit on the couch in front of her.

"For now it doesn't matter much. They're more focused on their old friend than on us."

Silv noticed how bad her friend suddenly felt and tried to comfort her, not without showing her discomfort in doing so.

"Don't worry, I won't kill you yet. People are barely getting used to you and I don't want to search for another sidekick."

"So... You like me?"

"In what world did it sound like I was showing my affection for you?"

Emel smiled softly, making Silv grimace with disgust.

"I understand Silv, you need to keep your tough act together to the ghost you're talking to. But I know you're kind inside!"

Silv was baffled by how wrong and dumb her partner was, almost considering sending her back into their world. However, she couldn't help but feel amused by Emel's innocence.

"It's not a ghost. Maybe someday I'll tell you, even if you can't understand."

"I still hope we can go back to our world someday, I'll try my best to convince everyone that you aren't the worst person on earth."

"I wonder if your other self is as naive as you. It could be interesting to know."

"I'm sure you just have a scar that didn't heal, and that's why you're doing bad things!"

"Okay Emel, it's time to stop now, you're starting to creep me out. That's some heavy Stockholm syndrome."

"Isn't that when people fall in love? I'm not in love with you!"

Emel was blushing and visibly trying to hide her embarrassment.

"Stockholm syndrome is when you sympathize with your jailor after spending a lot of time without human contact. It has nothing to do with love and you don't fulfill the conditions for it anyway."

"Oh, I see."

Emel seemed a bit disappointed for some reason. Silv wanted to question her about it but didn't feel like she had enough energy for that and instead decided to head toward the exit of their room.

"Emel, can you walk?"

"Of course, I'm not that drunk."

"Good, it's time to make the story interesting. It wasn't the hundredth chapter I hoped but, oh well. Maybe we'll get to see each other again in the two hundredth chapter."

"Y-Yeah." Emel looked around panicked, trying to find the person Silv was talking to "I'm glad that we're on the hundredth chapter... Or sad that we are, I'm not sure if it's a good or bad thing and-"

"Emel?"

"Yes?"

"Shut up."

"Alright..."

Silv left the room with a satisfied grin, followed by her friend soon after. The two girls walked in the fancy hallways. Emel wasn't sure about Silv's plan but was ready to help her both to possibly get home safely and also to convince her friend to stop causing chaos.