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:

to say is… uh… we've won in the end, didn't we? It was

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

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

looked

"It's just an…"

"...awakened demon, I know!"

and shook his head again, feeling like he was talking

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 that far

than the terrifying Carapace Demon, at least. But although Sunny understood that she was running from

was she so hellbent on finding that 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 owed

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 enjoy the fruits

Nephis in the eyes and

there was no other choice. We were literally stuck on a rock with it. What about now? Don't

a while and then simply

only

Sunny laughed.

truth, I'll

laughter died down, he wiped the corner of his eye

I say it, as the only one who actually saw the Carapace Demon… we won't be able

Nephis scowled.

"Your point?"

Sunny spread his hands.

Yes, we can't defeat

dark smile appeared on his

doesn't mean that we can't kill

about it, then raised

"You have a plan?"

Sunny shook his head.

entirely. Let me sleep on it. However, there's one thing

Demon's disturbing, bestial face. In the ensuing silence, Cassie turned her head to face him

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