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 high-quality lumber. And

knocked on the wooden table. The thing seemed dead, but he decided to remain alert,

had once been a part of a titan,

food arrived. Sunny half-expected for it to be delivered by an actual Echo, but luckily, it was brought by a mundane

There were fried potatoes, baked beans, juicy roasted meat,

the most beautiful sight he had ever

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

"Uh… please excuse me…"

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

verge to bursting open, he pushed away empty plates and leaned back with a satisfied smile on

'Ah… this is life!'

him with a dry

did I tell you? This is where they hide the good

looked at the empty plates with regret and

after a year of eating almost nothing except for monster meat, I would have

the mention of the most

then took out something from the inner pocket of her uniform. It was a small metal box with a sensor on

the table, she looked

must be wondering why I visited you,

tilted his head slightly, stared at the metal box for a few seconds, and then answered in a

To be honest,

nodded, then smiled

a formality, and a very beneficial

for half a minute, and then a small

of flexible glass, a memory chip with the government seal etched on its surface, and a small

for a

now officially a citizen.