Shadow Slave

Chapter 64

"Let me guess. You want to kill it…"

Nephis continued to stare at him with her usual unreadable expression. After a while, Sunny chuckled and shook his head in disbelief.

"You really are crazy. That's… that's an awakened demon we're talking about, remember? Have you forgotten that we're just Sleepers?"

Then he frowned and scratched his head.

"W—wait a second. I feel like we already had this conversation before. Doesn't it feel familiar?"

Cassie glanced at the two of them and politely cleared her throat.

"Actually, you had said pretty much the exact same thing right before we decided to attack that first carapace centurion."

Sunny beamed.

"Yes! Exactly! And how did that end up? I almost got killed!"

Nephis shrugged indifferently.

"You survived, didn't you?"

He froze with his mouth open, too flabbergasted by the sheer audacity of her remark to answer immediately. A few seconds later, Sunny was finally able to speak again.

"That's not the point!"

Cassie gently touched her friend on the shoulder and whispered.

"Neph! That's not a very nice thing to say."

Changing Star's face flushed a little. Glancing aside, she hesitated and said:

It was a risk we had to take, and it paid

feeling that the fight against the Carapace Demon was already inevitable, but couldn't bring himself

you won't even be able to poke it with your sword! What

looked at

"It's just an…"

"...awakened demon, I know!"

sighed and shook his head again, feeling like he was

mystery to him. He had realized a long time ago that there was a deep dark well hidden behind her seemingly radiant exterior. No one pushed themselves that hard, endured that much, went

ever known Nephis was, her personal demons were especially dreadful. Much more dreadful than the terrifying Carapace Demon, at least. But although Sunny understood that she was running from something, he had no idea what destination she was so desperate

reality and rip all the rewards that the world owed him was so intense that it would frighten most people to death. There

had meaning for as long as he stayed alive. Nephis, on the other hand, seemed to pursue a goal that held more meaning than her life. Why else would she be so willing to risk it? Sunny just couldn't understand that logic. It was irrational and paradoxical! What can be more important

Nephis in the

carapace centurion, we did so because there was no other choice. We were literally stuck on a rock with

him for a while and then

only

Sunny laughed.

is the truth, I'll give you

he wiped the corner of his eye

That makes sense. But believe me when I say it, as the only one who actually saw the Carapace Demon… we won't be able to

Nephis scowled.

"Your point?"

Sunny spread his hands.

Yes, we can't

dark smile appeared

that we can't kill

it, then raised an eyebrow and

"You have a plan?"

Sunny shook his head.

yet, not entirely. Let me sleep on it.

face. In the ensuing silence, Cassie turned her head to face him and asked

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