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?

can't quite

but his memory was completely blank. There definitely was an agreement…

pretty sure that there was, at least up until a few moments ago. Now, however… huh… did he imagine the whole thing? There really was no reason not to

wait… that's not

"Are you alright, Sunny?"

at Nephis, who was looking at him with concern. Suddenly, Sunny felt lost and confused. What were they talking about? Something… something about some sort

What agreement?

he just stood there with a

embarrassing. Did I completely space out while she was talking

Cassie quickly came to his rescue. She always knew how to make the

angry because we started eating without

looked at her and noticed the big, delicious fruit in her hands. His

'So hungry…'

"Uh… I guess?"

placed on the

worry! Neph brought three

'How nice of her…'

the fruit, looked at

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!'

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

was hard to think about anything except for how heavenly

when... wait, don't get

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

was motionless, refusing

is it with

looked

If it didn't like

a sense of

something

it so hard to think about this

with

why I screamed at Nephis? She broke an agreement… what was

precipice of remembering something very important. He felt as though he just

terrible was going to happen if

then, Sunny got

happened, something that required his full

the problem with the

that moment, the Spell was talking into his

[Your shadow grows stronger.]

'Wh—what?'

looked at the delicious fruit in his hands. The Spell announced the increase

he raised his head and looked at

with a strange expression on

Sunny licked his lips.

"Did you…"

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