Shadow Slave

Changing Star frowned. There was a hint of surprise visible in her cold, grey eyes.

"My… goal? Isn't it obvious?"

She gestured to the slum that surrounded them and the magnificent castle towering above it.

"I'm trying to help these people. What else?"

Sunny sighed.

Then, turning his face away, he asked:

"Hey, have I ever told you about my sister?"

Nephis blinked.

"No. Why bring this up all of the sudden?"

He smiled wistfully.

"I just was reminded of her recently, so I thought I'd share. You see… our parents died when we were little. She got adopted, but I ended up on the streets. Life wasn't really sweet for me. In fact, it was nothing but unsavory and bitter. So, young as I was, I simply imagined that it was the same for her. That's why I got obsessed with the idea of finding her. I had this fantasy in my head, you know, of saving and protecting her. Becoming a family again."

Sunny grimaced.

"But how could a penniless undesirable like me find anyone? You know how the city databases are. Even if they're functional, unsealing anything requires you to be a citizen, and one of a considerable rank, too. However, I was ready to do anything to accomplish my goal. So, I saved up money. A street kid can't earn much, but even then, I saved up as much as I could."

A dark expression appeared on his face.

of credits I had earned through doing all kinds of

He smiled.

my money to that guy and told him to find my sister. And you know what? He did. One day, about a month after we made the deal, he gave me a piece of paper with an address written on it.

moments, then

Did you meet your

glanced at the sky, and

Only at that time, I didn't recognize her. You see, despite my lofty ideas of being her savior, I couldn't even really remember what she looked like. There was this girl, around twelve years old, wearing a tidy school uniform. She was walking

was silent for a while, then continued, his voice

can you imagine? Well, I guess you can.

it, his own embarrassing astonishment, and tried to smile. However, he

shadows just outside the edge of that light, I observed her family for a while. She had parents who loved her and treated her well. She had real food, and enough of it to never go hungry. She had

at

what did you

there, watching those happy people. How he looked down at his own frail body, his dirty and ragged clothes,

years of dreaming of finding his sister and saving her, he was faced with the simple fact that she… she never really needed him. She probably didn't even remember that

you want to read more chapters ? ] Out there on that dark and rainy night, while Sunny was standing in the shadows, something in his heart

find himself in after this, nothing would really compare to the darkness he felt in that single

remaining motionless for a long time, he slowly

the first

the rest

the unpleasant memories, Sunny pretended to be

have ever done. I

slowly shook her

grinned, the anger finally finding

a cretin like me was able to realize that the person he wanted to save didn't need his saving. So please tell me, Neph, why is it

a deep frown appearing on her

intention to help