Pandora sat atop the Void Dragon's enormous head. The slight satisfaction that had just appeared on her little face after subduing a new thug vanished without a trace the moment she saw the figure make such an outrageously flamboyant entrance. It was replaced by an undisguised look of annoyance, mixed with disgust and a clear "Why are you here?"
"Aha?" Pandora's little brows furrowed. "Why are you here? Where the hell were you when I was fighting so spectacularly just now? Were you watching me for laughs?!"
Having just completed his grand entrance and prepared to launch into an impromptu performance, Aha's brilliantly smiling mask instantly froze. Then, as if changing faces, it went whoosh and became an absurdly aggrieved expression, with downturned lips and even simulated tears at the corners of its eyes.
"Waaahhh—! My dearest, cutest BOSS in the entire universe!" Aha wailed like an abandoned puppy, rolling about dramatically in midair. "How could you misunderstand your most loyal, most fun-loving subordinate, Aha, like this?! Aha's heart is breaking!"
He abruptly stopped rolling and hovered in the air, pointing a white-gloved finger at his chest. His tone became extraordinarily "sincere." "The instant Aha sensed the ripples of your supreme might, Aha tore through space and crossed countless light-years! Aha even abandoned his favorite bit of fun—making the Exterminatus Protocol dance in a grass skirt—and rushed here without stopping to cheer for you, applaud you, and wave the flag for you! Aha arrived one step too late and failed to witness your heroic crushing of that big fellow with his own eyes. Aha regrets it so much that he wants to eat his mask!"
Pandora did not buy any of it. She snorted through her little nose. "As if I'd believe you! You definitely hid in some corner and