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

there was a reason, but his memory was completely

up until a few moments ago. Now, however… huh… did he imagine the whole thing? There really

wait… that's

"Are you alright, Sunny?"

concern. Suddenly, Sunny felt lost and

What agreement?

there with a frown

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

rescue. She always knew how to make the

angry because we

and noticed the big, delicious fruit

'So hungry…'

"Uh… I guess?"

where another fruit was placed on the pile of fallen leaves. Her teeth

three of them, one for

'How nice of her…'

looked at

his mouth was filled with 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

'Wow!'

some reason. Something was very

source of this anxious feeling. It was hard to think about anything except for how heavenly the fruit of the

Soul Tree? Since when... wait, don't get

finally able to pinpoint the source of the strangeness. It was his shadow. When he reached out to pick up the fruit, the shadow

motionless, refusing to mimic him eating

What is it with

took one more bite and looked at

If it didn't

a sense of dread grip his

was something… something wrong with

hard to think

was something wrong with the fruit?

screamed at Nephis? She broke an agreement…

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

terrible was going to

Sunny got

that

forgot all about the problem with the Soul

at that moment, the Spell was talking into

[Your shadow grows stronger.]

'Wh—what?'

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

raised his head

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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