Shadow Slave

Perhaps joking around with Kai was a bit cruel, but Sunny was really annoyed by how ridiculously good-looking the other Sleeper was. Plus, he had not talked to another human in such a long time that his already lacking communication skills had become truly rusty.

Since they were going to visit the castle soon, Sunny had to prepare himself for the inevitable moment when he would be forced to talk to strangers. Stretching his Flaw to its limits was a good practice. He wouldn't want for something like… that accident to happen again.

The unpleasant memory soured Sunny's mood.

Meanwhile, Kai was staring at him with a very strange expression on his face. Sunny cleared his throat.

"Uh… that was a part of the joke, by the way."

The handsome young man continued to stare, his face full of doubt.

'Did I go too hard on this poor guy? He must have been scared out of his wits already… he's probably in an utter panic now. Who wouldn't be a bit apprehensive about meeting a madman? Yeah… maybe it wasn't as funny as I thought.'

Kai cautiously shook his head.

"It's not that. I just feel like I have to inform you about something."

Sunny raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah? About what?"

Kai hesitated, then said in a very calming tone:

"It's about my Flaw. I can actually tell when someone is lying to me. So, uh… when you said that there's a rock that tells you what to do, I knew that it was true right away."

Sunny glared at the beautiful young man with an incredulous expression. Internally, he didn't know whether to laugh or to cry.

'Flaw? How is that a Flaw?! That's a damn superpower, you despicable bastard!'

Why was that Kai so lucky? He had the charming voice, the tall stature, the perfect face. Even his Flaw was a damn blessing!

Coincidentally, it was also a perfect counter to the better half of Sunny's tricks. If Kai had not informed him about this strange Flaw of his, Sunny would have gotten himself into really big trouble pretty soon.

Luckily, the beautiful young man happened to be a very honest guy.

'What an angel!'

While Sunny was seething in outrage, Kai said in a gentle tone:

that rock ask you to do? Do you maybe want

Sunny sighed.

be really, really careful and watch what

all. The talking rock is actually a Memory capable of repeating words. I use it as an alarm occasionally, so it mainly tells me to wake up. As for that stuff I told about my shadow being opinionated… that's

thought about it,

was really a joke. Very crafty. Sorry

Sunny scowled.

"Don't you patronize me…"

he stopped, thought about

why did I have to spend half an hour convincing

a couple of times,

works on Nightmare Creatures? I've never had a conversation with one before!

face with a

"Yeah, I know."

looked at

Sunny? Are

those cursed strings of fate screwing with me again. What are the odds of meeting a person whose Flaw is almost the exact opposite of mine? And why is

am. Anyway. Let's

Kai sighed.

help you do whatever it is you want to

Sunny shook his head.

stop by a place first. Do you know the big ruined

other Sleeper thought for a bit,

city often, and it's hard to miss. Are you taking me

'Good question…'

know where he lived. On the other hand, he didn't trust Kai enough

a source of light was not something he was

Was there a compromise?

anywhere with that lantern of yours. I survive by hiding in the darkness, remember? So you can go on and fly to the cathedral

remembering the location of the

"Alright."

stopping the young man from flying

I'm not joking. There's a Fallen Devil residing inside, so if you do, he'll butcher you just like he had butchered that bunch of idiots

at him

"What? They are dead?"

Sunny shrugged.