Although he prided himself on being less like his Nobody self and rather more like his original one, he hadn't lost the sly, conniving edge that he'd so deftly wielded back then. As much as he tried to be a decent person, he still planned and schemed, though generally not for nefarious purposes. It was second nature. Axel knew full well that he could simply 'not return' to the Order every time he and Saix went out on a Mark Hunt together. There were enough dangerous monsters in the areas where they hunted big or troublesome game to claim accidental death.
He stayed out of familiarity, out of a shred of loyalty for his childhood friend and, though he would be loath to admit it out loud, safety in numbers. Xigbar was dodgier than a marketplace spiv with a coat full of falsified licenses, but ... better the devil you know than one you don't.
As such, he grinned. "And make Vexen's day?" he asked, shaking his head. "You wish."
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Although he prided himself on being less like his Nobody self and rather more like his original one, he hadn't lost the sly, conniving edge that he'd so deftly wielded back then. As much as he tried to be a decent person, he still planned and schemed, though generally not for nefarious purposes. It was second nature. Axel knew full well that he could simply 'not return' to the Order every time he and Saix went out on a Mark Hunt together. There were enough dangerous monsters in the areas where they hunted big or troublesome game to claim accidental death.
He stayed out of familiarity, out of a shred of loyalty for his childhood friend and, though he would be loath to admit it out loud, safety in numbers. Xigbar was dodgier than a marketplace spiv with a coat full of falsified licenses, but ... better the devil you know than one you don't.
As such, he grinned. "And make Vexen's day?" he asked, shaking his head. "You wish."