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

a reason, but his memory

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

"Are you alright, Sunny?"

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

What agreement?

there with a

completely space out while

always knew how to make the situation

angry because we started eating without

noticed the big, delicious fruit in her hands. His

'So hungry…'

"Uh… I guess?"

smiled and pointed to the ground, where another fruit was placed on the pile of fallen

worry! Neph brought three of them, one for

'How nice of her…'

at it, and took a

with rich texture and soft, lingering aftertaste. The ruby flesh practically melted on his tongue, making his whole body tingle. It was pure joy in

'Wow!'

reason. Something was very

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... wait, don't get

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

it was motionless, refusing

is it with this

took one more bite and looked at the

but it rarely did something without a reason. If it didn't like the fruit, there

frowned, suddenly feeling a sense

something wrong

is it so hard

wrong with the

Nephis? She broke

remembering something very important. He felt as though he just needed to pull on the thread, and the whole truth would

was going to

then, Sunny

something that required

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 third

raised his head and

fruit with a strange expression on her face.

Sunny licked his lips.

"Did you…"

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