“Did you get thinner?”

Pon* Pon*

“Oh my God, looked at your body, its 4 inches thinner!” Allen pinched the Slime’s body and cried out.

Pon* Pon*

Knock! Knock!

As Allen was having his reunion with Lime, suddenly someone came and knocked the door. It must be that young maid from earlier.

Lime turned its head and stared at the door, suddenly, its whole body metamorphosed and covered Allen’s wrist, becoming a steel-like bracelet.

Allen gently caressed the pale grey colored bracelet. He felt as extremely happy that Lime finally woke up and officially returned to him. She was his best pal in the previous world... the best protector in the world!

At this moment, the closed door was silently opening. As Allen rose his head and turned towards the door, expecting the young servant to come in, but he was actually mistaken.

The one who entered was not a servant or anything and it was obviously not the young servant from before.

Entering through the door was a girl he had never seen before.

Her purple with reddish strips hair flowed past her shoulders were shining brilliantly in the sunlight contrasting with her snow white skin.

She was an incredibly beautiful girl... Allen thought inwardly.

Although she was quite tall for a girl, her thin cherry colored lips and golden eyes that were almost like that of a cat was like the crystallization of art. Her very existence seemingly exudes gentleness and it was clear that she had a good upbringing.

Still, it was a girl he didn't recognize. More like, he swears he never see this girl before...

Yet upon seeing him, she smiled and said, "Hello, young master Allen, my name is Diana Haley, A member of the Bianchi Family’s [ Protettore ].”

Confident and calm eyes stared at Allen, giving off the impression of someone with an adamant will, yet at the same time, she looked somewhat fragile, giving her a mysterious feel.

“Okay, do you need something?”

Diana didn’t wait and immediately entered the room and sit at the opposite side of Allen without any permission. Wow, she's so carefree and nonchalant...

However,

“I’m selling myself to be your servant… Young Master!” The girl, Diana suddenly bowed her head and asked. “Please take me in!”

The sudden development startled Allen and his eyes widened for a moment. “Do you know what you are saying?”

He was at a loss as to what this girl was suddenly talking about…

Well then… just what is this girl’s angle?

“I know and I want to be with you, no, your servant… I want to serve you!” Diana said with extreme determination.

Just where is this girl coming from…?

“Serve me… you don’t like the Familia…?” Allen asked with a complicated expression.

“No, that’s not what I meant! I,” Diana was flustered while awkwardly waved her hands.

Shiiiing!!!

But before she could finish her words, Lime who had turned into a steel bracelet suddenly jumped out and turned into a 10 – 12 inches dagger, shooting towards Diana, as if intending to kill her.

“Lime!?” Allen was startled but the one who was most surprised was Diana. Her eyes shot wide open as she immediately somersaulted, avoiding Lime by a hairsbreadth. Reflexes are good...

Lime stabbed through the couch.

Diana who had managed to avoided instant death landed on the floor but probably due to the surprise she just got, her entire body suddenly gradually changed – her skin turning into a blue lizard-like skin and greasy red hair.

Allen frowned. A shape-shifter?

— Now then, what the hell is happening right now, Allen thought as he his hand runs through his head, tussling his glossy silver hair.

Though Allen had extraordinary powers of deduction, it took him some time to grasp the sudden transformation of events happening before him.

Besides, he was never on guard whenever he was inside the Bianchi’s stronghold… why would he? As if someone can hurt him nor planning to within Mia’s house in the first place… still this person, an assassin?

Though she did appear extremely familiar…

Lime once again flew backward, returning beside Allen. It was floating in front of him as if protecting Allen from any danger.

Looking at the floating dagger, the girl Diana (?) let out a deep sigh. “I never thought you have this kind of thing and for it to recognized my presence or was it scent…?” She said while smiling bitterly.

??? HUH?

Nothing showed on Allen’s expression but his mind was rapidly working, spinning like a washing machine… just who is this girl? She looked like Mystique from X-Men though…

An assassin sent to kill me…? From whom? He can’t think of any person that will send an assassin to kill him… he was a good guy. A very kind person that will always help the elderly to safely cross the road or pick garbage and tin cans and throw it properly in a garbage can, afraid for the cats and dogs in the neighborhood to get hurt and most importantly when he picks up a wallet with money… well, whatever, let’s skip that…

… …!!

Allen suddenly senses Lime’s feelings and understand some things. It seems like Lime woke up because she felt something or someone around Allen which she hates extremely to the point of despising so she forces herself to wake up, trying to protect him…

What a good girl… Allen almost wanted to hug the cute slime, but what’s most important right now is this Mystique lookalike who was standing in front of him.

First of all...

“Okay, X-Men, are you an assassin sent for me?” Allen asked nonchalantly. There was no tense or anxiety whatsoever showed in his expression.

Lime in her dagger form hummed a dangerous sound.

“So, you even don’t remember me now…” Diana (?) flashed a pained and hurtful expression captured Allen’s gaze and wouldn’t let go.

Hm? Now that’s extremely familiar…

He knows her! Indeed, Allen racked his brain and finally remembers a golden hair girl smiling at him.

So it’s her! Allen’s eyes widened in shock!

“You-!!” He shot out from his seat and looked at the girl in front of him.

I believe her name was…

… … … … … … … …

… … … … … What was it again…?

Dear me, he forgot. Of course, he would he wasn’t the one who had met her, you know.

It was the other ‘Allen’. Although they shared bodies and he can see his memories but memories were memories; they were different from the actual experience.

It was similar to watching a recording; it wasn't an experience the current ‘Allen’ had shared with others.

While it might be his counterpart’s memories, Allen hadn't been part of it.

So it would only be natural for him not to remember her name. Besides, in this case, that 'Allen' seems to have thrown this person at the back of his head for quite some time now...

Seeing Allen seemed to have remembered her, an extremely happy expression as if she had received the most wonderful gift in the world by Santa appeared on Diana (?)’s face. Tears started falling from her eyes and her body started trembling.

Seeing her like this, Allen suddenly felt guilty. Naturally, he wouldn’t say he had really forgotten her, it would certainly hurt the girl whether she was a bad person or not, as a gentleman, Allen would never do that.

“That’s right, I’m Celty, I’m your Celty, Allen!” She said as she rushed towards him, wanting to hug him.

Thank you for your obligatory introduction! That saves me! Allen gives a thumb up inside his mind.

That’s right, the one who appeared before him was none other than Celty McGill, one of the ten kings; [ Snow Princess ] and Allen’s former best friend!

But before she could reach him, Lime appeared in front of her and tried stabbing her again. “Get away!!”

Celty’s hand froze and icicle covered her arm. She blocked and repelled Lime and continued towards Allen.

Now then what should he do? Allen was conflicted. As a gentleman, it would be a shame not to receive a woman’s passionate embrace but she had betrayed ‘Allen’ – though it was clearly done due to her scary-o-meter love for him.

However, she’s an enemy, well, not really… from what she had remembered, she came under Alkrasha’s banner and now, Alkrasha is already with him…

But she would become terrifying if Allen rejected her here… unless he kills her, Celty would do anything just to make Allen hers.

What should he… do?

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Note: Mystique (born as Raven Darkhölme) is a mutant in the Movie X-Men with the ability to shapeshift into anyone.