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:

the

the back

that case… it basically just wanted to find clues about a hidden treasure, but ended up almost being eaten by a treasure chest, falling into a bottomless abyss on top of a devil's corpse, and being burned

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

sip of water

white tower in the skies, and then rode back to the ground on a dragon's tail. That's basically it. Oh, and before all that, I kind

them stared at him for a few

Kai shook his head.

Let's hear the long

***

a few things to himself — like the true number of the miraculous coins he had

was done,

Attribute of yours has really been in overdrive

expression appeared on

too good happening before that, though. But that's the thing, when it does finally happen, one thing usually leads to

a sip of tea,

what about this voice… Mordret?

Sunny hesitated, then shrugged.

I made sure that he is not just a figment of my imagination, I 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 than that, though…

thought for a

information he had given me turned out to be true, so far. And very helpful. I might have not been alive right now if not

Kai smiled.

he is alright

their glasses. After they were alone once again, he remained silent for a bit,

true. I think I can get the Obsidian Knife, which is supposed to make the Nightmare easier. So… I wanted to ask. Effie, I know that you can snap your

remained quiet for a bit, an uncharacteristically serious expression on her

four months after we had

He smiled.

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

saying that, Sunny looked

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