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:

was a risk we had to take, and it paid off. We've

Carapace Demon was already

it's huge! It's so tall you won't even be able to poke it with your sword! What

and looked at

"It's just an…"

"...awakened demon, I know!"

shook his head again, feeling like he was

deep dark well hidden behind her seemingly radiant exterior. No one pushed

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

damned human castle, even more so than Sunny himself? His burning desire to come back to reality and rip all the rewards that the world

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 than your life? If you die, you won't be able to

looked Nephis in the

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

stared at him for a

the only way

Sunny laughed.

the truth, I'll give

down, he wiped

believe me when I say it, as the only one who actually saw the Carapace Demon… we won't be able to defeat it in

Nephis scowled.

"Your point?"

Sunny spread his hands.

misunderstand. Yes, we

smile appeared

mean that we can't

Star thought about it, then raised an eyebrow

"You have a plan?"

Sunny shook his head.

not entirely. Let me sleep on it. However, there's one thing I

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

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