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.]

a sour

Yeah. I'm not creeped out

to assume that Mountain King was

not

set of armor. It was made of dark-gray, soft fabric with several elements, such

also made no sound when he moved. Perfect

Awakened rank, which gave him a great advantage in dealing with all dormant monsters. He also felt a sort of strange,

worm of doubt… does it

he was sure

expect anything less from the Memory of a powerful

that the Puppeteer's Shroud was obviously not meant to be worn on top of a full set of clothes.

rewards he had

available to Sleepers, there wasn't even a limit to the amount each of them could eat! More than that, there were rice, bread, various side dishes,

Sunny thought, steering clear of the

the world's existence. As juicy, textured, perfectly seasoned meat filled

could have lived like that

why didn't you infect

and more than a little gorged, Sunny longingly looked back and thought about getting another serving. But it was already time for his appointment with

he stood up and left the

from an administrative worker. The worker was very friendly, and started the interview right

psychological counseling again. Remembering her advice,

something. Luckily, the questions were worded in a way to put Sleepers at ease. As such,

you mind telling me about the type of Aspect Ability you received,

but

not sure. I haven't had time to

you able to directly deal

guess not? Earlier, I wasn't even able to

the end, Sunny shared just enough information to create an impression that his Aspect was weak, harmless and most

his

for the first time after the Nightmare would be weird, but in fact, it was surprisingly easy. Lying on a soft mattress, with his skin against clean bedsheets and a fluffy