Shadow Slave

At first glance, the interior of the Instructors Lounge seemed simple and cozy. Most of the furniture was made out of wood, creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Bright sunlight streamed through the tall windows, which were open slightly to let in the chilly winter air.

However, his eyes widened slightly when Sunny realized that all the wood around him was natural, not synthetic.

'Extravagant! Wasteful!'

Noticing his expression, Master Jet smiled slightly.

"Let me guess, you have never seen that much real wood in one place?"

Sunny hesitated, then gave her a nod.

"Only in the Dream Realm…"

The young woman grinned, moved a chair back with her foot, and sat down at one of the tables.

"Where do you think all this came from?"

He looked around, seeing the Instructors Lounge of the Academy from a completely new perspective, then silently sat down, lost for words.

Master Jet summoned the menu, made a selection, then leaned back and tiredly rubbed her face.

"Believe it or not, the chair you're sitting on is made out of a dead titan."

Sunny stared at her, shocked. Suddenly, he had a strong impulse to jump out of the chair.

"...What?"

She chuckled and gestured around:

a vast — and very hungry — forest. The whole thing was one giant Nightmare Creature. Clan Valor spent decades at war with it, losing many knights. In the end, the forest was

his head, then cautiously knocked on the wooden table. The thing seemed dead,

once been a part of a titan, after

their food arrived. Sunny half-expected for it to be delivered by an actual Echo,

the motorized tray, Sunny stared at the feast in front of him with wild eyes. There were fried potatoes, baked beans, juicy roasted meat, a salad made out of real

was the most beautiful sight

seeing some of these things in real life. Suddenly, the position of a research assistant once promised to him by Teacher Julius did not

"Uh… please excuse me…"

concentrated on her own food. Not wasting any time on manners, Sunny assaulted his breakfast with

time later, with his belly on the verge to bursting open, he pushed away empty plates and leaned

'Ah… this is life!'

Jet glanced at him

I tell you? This is where they hide

empty plates with regret

nothing except for monster meat, I

of the most common food

in front of them, Master Jet sighed, then took out something from the inner pocket of her uniform. It was

on the table, she looked at Sunny and

why I visited you,

for a few seconds, and then answered in a

be honest, I

nodded, then

and a very beneficial

buzzed for half a minute, and then a small green light ignited on the metal box. With a quiet

took out several objects — a slick communicator made out of flexible glass, a memory chip with the government seal etched on its surface, and a small iron badge with two

a moment,

officially a citizen. Of the