Shadow Slave

Chapter 77

Sunny stumbled and looked at his companions in utter shock.

Nephis and Cassie were each holding a large, round, glistening fruit. The skin of these fruits was smooth and black as onyx, while the succulent insides were red as ruby. Their hands, chins and lips were smeared with red juice, making it look as though they were feasting on blood.

The air was filled with an alluring, sweet aroma.

Sunny recoiled...

But his stomach involuntarily growled, reminding him how hungry he was.

Nephis looked at Sunny and offered him a relaxed smile.

"Hey."

He stared at her, lost for words. Finally, after a few seconds had passed, Sunny collected himself and screamed:

"What do you mean "hey"?! What the hell are you doing?!"

His voice was loud, full of disbelief and anger.

Both Neph and Cassie turned to face him. They were visibly confused.

"Why are you shouting?"

Sunny gaped at them, feeling like he had lost his mind. Why were they so nonchalant about this? What was going on here?!

Trying to find some sense in the situation, he took a cautious step forward and looked at Nephis. Did she… wait… what was he thinking about?

He was so hungry. It was hard to concentrate on anything except for food…

Shaking off the unexpected memory lapse, Sunny remembered what he was about to say and pressed:

"Why did you change your mind?"

Changing Star frowned.

"Changed my mind? About what?"

He clenched his teeth, thinking that she was trying to fool him.

"About the fruits! I thought we had agreed to avoid eating them!"

Nephis blinked, a confused expression appearing on her face.

"Did we? ...Why?"

Sunny opened his mouth to answer, but then froze.

Actually, why did they make that agreement?

I can't

but his memory was completely blank.

he imagine the whole thing? There really

wait… that's not

"Are you alright, Sunny?"

at Nephis, who was looking at him with concern. Suddenly, Sunny felt

What agreement?

to answer, he just stood there with a frown on his

is embarrassing. Did I completely space out while she was talking to

quickly came to his rescue. She always knew how to

because we started

noticed the big, delicious fruit in

'So hungry…'

"Uh… I guess?"

was placed on

three

'How nice of her…'

fruit, looked at it, and took

sweetness. The succulent, juicy fruit was probably the most delicious thing he had ever tasted. It was both nourishing and refreshing, with rich texture and soft, lingering aftertaste. The ruby flesh practically melted on his tongue, making his

'Wow!'

disturbed for some reason. Something was very wrong about the whole situation…

he frowned and tried to understand the source of this anxious feeling. It was hard to think about anything except for how heavenly the fruit of the Soul Tree

Soul Tree? Since when...

was his shadow. When he reached out to pick up the fruit, the shadow did not copy his movements, as though reluctant to

motionless, refusing to mimic him

What is it with

more bite and looked at the

a reason. If it didn't like the fruit, there

suddenly feeling a sense of dread

something

so hard to

something wrong with the

screamed at Nephis? She broke an agreement… what was

very important. He felt as though he just needed to

was going to happen if he

Sunny got

that required his

about the problem with the Soul Tree's

at that moment, the Spell was talking into his

[Your shadow grows stronger.]

'Wh—what?'

the delicious fruit in his hands. The Spell announced the increase in his power right after Sunny

raised his head and looked at

Star, too, was staring at her fruit with a strange expression on her face. Feeling his gaze, she looked

Sunny licked his lips.

"Did you…"

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