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

that terrifying. Yeah. I'm not creeped out at

assume that Mountain King was a mature Puppeteer Worm —

not

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

and did not restrain his movements at all. It also made no sound when he

this armor would be tough to pierce for any Creature below the Awakened rank, which gave him a great advantage in dealing with all dormant monsters.

it have

he was sure of

trophy! He wouldn't expect anything less from the Memory of

be worn on top of a full set of clothes. Quite

the rewards he

only was it freely available to Sleepers, there wasn't even a limit to the amount each of them could eat! More than that, there

thought, steering clear of the

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

he could have lived like that for

infect me a few

no time. Satiated and more than a little gorged, Sunny longingly looked

of regret, he stood up

found himself in a small office, sitting across from an administrative worker. The worker

counseling again. Remembering her advice, he refused,

worded in a way to put Sleepers at ease. As such, most of them

mind telling me about the type of Aspect Ability

but had to

haven't had time to understand

to directly deal damage with your

I wasn't even able to

In the end, Sunny shared just enough information to create an impression that his Aspect

he returned to his room, undressed, and went to

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