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:

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 destroyed, leaving behind a lot of

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

once been a part of a titan,

by an actual Echo, but luckily, it was brought by

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

most beautiful sight

these things in real life. Suddenly, the position of a research assistant once promised to him by Teacher Julius did

"Uh… please excuse me…"

and concentrated on her own food. Not wasting any time on manners, Sunny assaulted

open, he pushed away empty plates and leaned back with

'Ah… this is life!'

at him with

This is

at the empty plates

eating almost nothing except for monster meat,

mention of the most common food

something from the inner pocket of

the table, she looked

be wondering why I visited

box for a few seconds,

To be honest, I am

then

and a very beneficial one, at that. Put

The sensor buzzed for half a minute, and then a small

memory chip with the government seal etched on its surface,

lingered for a moment,

officially a