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:

exactly does that rock ask you to

Sunny sighed.

be really, really careful and

tells me to wake up. As for that stuff I told about my

about

So it was really a joke. Very crafty. Sorry to ruin

Sunny scowled.

"Don't you patronize me…"

stopped, thought about

can tell when someone is lying, then why did I have to spend half an hour

of

I know if my Flaw works on Nightmare Creatures? I've never had a conversation with one before! A person can never be too careful when making deals with ancient horrors, you

covered his face with a

"Yeah, I know."

at him

Are you

meeting a person whose Flaw is almost the exact opposite of

Anyway. Let's get down

Kai sighed.

I will help you do whatever it is you want to do

Sunny shook his head.

first. Do you

other Sleeper thought for a bit, then

I do. I fly over that part of the city often, and it's hard to miss. Are

'Good question…'

On the other hand, he didn't trust Kai enough to simply let him return to

through the city with a source of light was not something he was

Was there a compromise?

by hiding in the darkness, remember? So you can go on and fly to the cathedral on your own.

south, remembering the location of

"Alright."

raised a hand, stopping the young man from flying

inside the cathedral, okay? I'm not joking. There's a Fallen Devil residing inside, so if you do, he'll butcher you just like he had butchered

stared at him

"What? They are dead?"

Sunny shrugged.