"E-Eh…? Me?" Kirika pointed at herself, still in a daze from what happened earlier.
"… I don't understand," Lust said after a short silence. "She does not seem to be the type to be prone to envy. Why her?"
"I believe in my judgment," Envy said. "Not everything is as it seems on the surface—you should know that better than anyone."
Lust fell silent after that, and no one brought up the hidden meaning behind Envy's words.
"Now…" Envy turned back to Kirika, and flew closer to her. "Do you accept to being my vessel? I cannot enter your body unless authorized."
"Er… sure?" Kirika said hesitantly.
"Such an unsure answer is unacceptable in my programming," Envy stated. "Yes or no. 1 or 0. On or off. Binary."
"R-Right." Kirika took a deep breath, closing her eyes, then opened them again and looked Envy dead in the eye (monitor). "Yes. I accept to be your vessel, Sentinel of Envy."