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 short version,

scratched the back of his

about a hidden treasure, but ended up almost being eaten by a treasure chest, falling into a bottomless abyss on top of

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

water and continued

From the black tower in the abyss, I went to a 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 of killed myself, I guess. Got a

two of them stared at him for a few moments, and

Kai shook his head.

take it back. Let's hear the

***

to him being gone for more than a month, keeping a few things to himself — like the true number of the miraculous coins he had collected, everything having to do with Weaver, and the real reason for why he was so desperate

was

yours has really been in overdrive lately,

appeared

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

sip of tea, and

what about this voice… Mordret?

Sunny hesitated, then shrugged.

Lost, and most likely an Awakened just like we are. Most likely, he can communicate with me over a large distance

for a bit, and

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

Kai smiled.

in that case, he is alright

away and refill their glasses. After

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 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… challenging one with

to tease him a little before giving an answer, but Effie remained quiet for a bit, an uncharacteristically serious

a Nightmare? Now, barely four months after

He smiled.

I don't mean now. Both of us need time

that,

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