"You have not officially met," the Goddess said, gesturing toward the silent girl while blue light flashed beneath her translucent skin.
"Hajin, this is your partner, or in terms you already understand, the system itself," she continued, introducing the child as if the revelation were ordinary.
Aria blinked her bright blue eyes and looked down at him, her small face remaining blank despite the warmth of the introduction.
"Greeting, host Hajin," Aria said, her voice flat and perfectly even.
"Dimensional sync is currently holding at eighty-four percent," she announced, watching him without any visible curiosity.
"So you are the one who keeps flashing those annoying screens in my face," Hajin said, glancing between Aria and the Goddess with open suspicion.
"She interfaces with my remaining power," the Goddess explained, turning toward Aria while the purple corruption crawled closer to the crystal.
