Shadow Slave

Everything having to do with Sleepers was situated in the same building. Sunny followed the instructions sent to his communicator and quickly found the dormitories, which were situated on one of the lowest levels. To his surprise, he actually got a whole room to himself.

It had a bed with a soft mattress, a table, a dresser, and even a separate bathroom! The materials were new and aesthetically pleasing, the air crisp and sterile. It was warm inside, and the outer wall was equipped with a hidden screen that seamlessly imitated a wide window, opening to a picturesque vista of a snowy park.

There were even several sets of clothes with the Academy emblem provided to him for free.

'How extravagant,' Sunny thought, a little stunned.

Rationally, he understood that such an arrangement was not really luxurious. However, to him, who grew up wandering the outskirts, this room was like a palace. He scratched his head.

'Looks like… I've made it?'

Sunny glanced around, then winked at his shadow and smiled.

"I guess we're moving up in the world, huh?"

The shadow didn't respond, apparently not very impressed. Perhaps it didn't care about such things.

'Right, what would a stupid shadow know?'

Sunny changed into new clothes and studied himself in the mirror. Then, remembering something, he summoned the runes.

He finally had time to study the Puppeteer's Shroud.

Memory: [Puppeteer's Shroud].

Memory Rank: Awakened.

Memory Type: Armor.

Memory Description: [A worm of doubt once found its way into a righteous king's heart. With time, the king was devoured from inside and became its puppet. A lifetime later, the Puppeteer Worm escaped from the king's dead body, leaving behind a cacoon of black silk. No one knows where it went; however, once people dared to approach the silent castle, they found the silk among the mountains of gnawed bones and fashioned it into an armor.]

made a sour

not that terrifying. Yeah. I'm not creeped

a larva. If he were to assume that Mountain King was a mature Puppeteer Worm — and already a tyrant… then what the hell would

better not to think about

of armor. It was made of dark-gray, soft fabric with several elements, such as bracers and shoulder guards, fashioned out

It also made no sound when he moved. Perfect equipment for someone who likes

the Awakened rank, which gave him a great advantage in dealing with all

of doubt… does it have enhanced protection against

was sure of

wouldn't expect anything less from

not meant to be worn on top of a full set of clothes. Quite satisfied, Sunny dismissed it and left his room, heading for

thought, recalling all the rewards he had received during and after

wasn't even a limit to the amount each

steering clear of

building a small mountain of food on his plate, he found an empty seat and, for a while, forgot about the world's existence. As juicy, textured, perfectly seasoned meat filled his mouth, Sunny's vision suddenly

have lived like that

why didn't you infect me

longingly looked back

of regret, he stood up and left

he found himself in a small office, sitting across from an administrative worker. The worker was very friendly, and started the interview

again. Remembering her advice, he refused, and the interview smoothly switched

but also knew that he had to tell the worker something. Luckily, the questions were worded in a way to put Sleepers at ease. As such, most of them started with nice and polite preambles like "would you like to tell me" or "if you're willing to share", which gave Sunny an opportunity to

you mind telling me about the type of

but had to

not sure. I haven't had time to

alright. Are you able to directly deal damage

wasn't even able

create an impression

that, he returned to his room, undressed, and went

the first time after the Nightmare would be weird, but in fact, it was surprisingly easy. Lying on a soft mattress,