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

sure that there was a reason, but his memory was completely blank.

did he imagine the whole thing? There really was no reason not to eat the alluring fruits. Especially when the three of them were so

that's not

"Are you alright, Sunny?"

him with concern. Suddenly, Sunny felt lost and confused. What were they talking about? Something…

What agreement?

stood there with a frown

this is embarrassing. Did I completely space out while she

his rescue. She always

because we

her and noticed the big, delicious fruit in

'So hungry…'

"Uh… I guess?"

ground, where another fruit was placed on the pile of fallen leaves. Her teeth were smeared with

brought three of

'How nice of her…'

fruit, looked at it, and took a bite

delightful, cool 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

'Wow!'

his delight, Sunny felt disturbed for some reason. Something was very wrong about the

this anxious feeling. It was hard to think about anything except

when... wait,

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

it was motionless, refusing to mimic him eating

is it with this

bite and looked at the shadow, lost

rarely did something without a reason. If it didn't like the fruit, there had to be something wrong

frowned, suddenly feeling a sense of

something

it so hard to

was something wrong with the fruit? Why would

why I screamed at Nephis? She broke

very important. He felt as though he

to happen

Sunny got

unexpected happened, something that required his

somehow forgot all about the problem

that moment, the Spell was

[Your shadow grows stronger.]

'Wh—what?'

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

raised his head

a strange

Sunny licked his lips.

"Did you…"

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