Shadow Slave

Chapter 463

The three of them sat down and were presented with old-fashioned, paper menus to make their choice from. Sunny stared at the word "steak" for a bit, then shuddered and shifted his gaze to the salad section.

A few minutes later, a waiter approached to take their order. Effie spoke:

"I guess… three portions of bibimbap, three portions of samgyeopsal, three bowls of jjajangmyeon, and three portions of tteokbokki."

Then, she turned to them, smiled innocently, and asked:

"...Oh, and what about you, guys? What are you going to order?"

Sunny almost choked on the water he was drinking from a beautiful crystal glass.

The waiter, though, somehow managed to keep a straight face.

'What a professional…'

...Since they were seated in a private booth, Kai finally took off his cap and sunglasses, then smiled brilliantly. His voice sounded so sincere that it irked Sunny... a little.

"It's so nice to see you, Sunny. Effie and I were really worried!"

Sunny cleared his throat.

"That's, uh… thanks. I guess. I sort of… assumed that you wouldn't notice that I was gone."

Effie sighed.

"I am starting to wish that I didn't, you idiot! Anyway… what the hell happened? Why were you gone for an entire month?"

He hesitated, then said:

"Do you want to hear the long version, or the short version?"

Kai gave him a curious look:

start with the short

scratched the back of his

into a bottomless abyss on top of a devil's corpse, and being burned by divine flames. Luckily, there is this voice

tilted her head and gave him a strange look. Kai's smile paled a

of water and continued in

were some broken dolls and a rotting severed arm inside, which I… uh… ate, sort of. From the black tower in the abyss, I went to a white tower in the

at him for a few moments, and then sighed

Kai shook his head.

take it back. Let's hear the long

***

more than a month, keeping a few things to himself — like the true number of

he was

[Fated] Attribute of yours has really been

expression appeared on

too bad or too good happening before that, though. But that's the thing, when it does finally happen, one thing usually leads to another. It's not all terrible, though. I had to work really hard to survive, but other than that, this expedition was a windfall for

a sip of tea, and then

voice… Mordret? Do

Sunny hesitated, then shrugged.

came to believe that Mordret is indeed one of the Lost, and most likely an Awakened just like we are. Most likely, he can communicate with me over a large distance because of the mirror shard I picked up after putting down that strange artificial Echo of his. Other

a bit,

very helpful. I might have not been alive right now if not for him. So it's

Kai smiled.

in that case, he is alright in

as the waiter approached to bring the dirty dishes away and refill their glasses. After they were alone once again, he remained silent for a

easier. So… I wanted to ask. Effie, I know that you can snap your fingers and have a dozen of the most powerful Awakened cohorts in the world accompany you to conquer the Second Nightmare. But... would you consider…

tease him a little before giving an answer, but Effie remained quiet for a bit, an uncharacteristically serious expression on her face. After

four months after we had become Awakened? Are you

He smiled.

I don't mean now. Both of us need time to grow stronger and prepare,

that, Sunny

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