The mighty huntress stared at the Stone Saint, her hand hovering in the air, ready to grasp the shaft of the spear. Her beautiful hazel eyes were full of tension and dark anticipation.
The contrast between that fierce pose and the fact that she was still comfortably wrapped in a blanket was so funny that Sunny couldn't help but snicker.
"Gee, relax. Haven't you seen an Echo before?"
Effie blinked.
"That thing… is yours? Wait, you got an Echo?!"
He gave her a nod and gestured at the Stone Saint.
"Yes, I did. Meet Saint. Aint' she a beauty?"
The huntress stared at the taciturn creature, then scowled with outrage.
"You lucky bastard! You do know that I haven't even caught a sniff of an Echo after three years in this pit? How dare you get one before me, huh?"
Sunny laughed.
"Actually, this was my second Echo. The first one got killed in the Labyrinth."
Effie glared at him for a long time, then shook her head with an expression of utter dejection. Finally, she turned to the Shadow and studied her.
"Wait… is she what I think she is?"
Sunny nodded.
"Yeah."
the blanket behind, walked barefoot around the Stone Saint. She studied her from all angles and then
did you manage to kill
who had found himself involuntary studying Effie from all angles
It was an epic clash, to say the least. I just happened to be there in time to finish one
the Shadow with
"What class is she?"
Sunny smiled.
to hunt three monsters in one night with her by my side. I
arms, thought for a bit, then gave Sunny a strange
are you showing her to me? With how paranoid you are, I'd expect you to keep such a
for a moment, then
have planned, showing her to you is
then gave him a
I'm up for all kinds of fun.
quite getting what she was
a degenerate are you?! Training!
huntress blinked
inexperienced, at your age. In fact, it's quite charming! You
calling inexperienced?! I'm plenty experienced!
Sunny to fume with outrage and walked over to the makeshift kitchen while shaking her head. Soon, the tantalizing smell of roasting meat filled the
to kill her. Should I kill her? It's going to be pure self-defense, anyway. A week of this
very hard to calm down. When his thoughts returned to their usual cadence, Sunny stood in front of the Stone Saint
was time to
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cathedral, Sunny
his body with the power of the shadow during
of pain in the future, he was adamant about his choice. There were several reasons why he wanted
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