Shadow Slave

The problem was, he just didn't know enough to make a good decision. And even then… was he even qualified to make it?

Sunny had a lot of experience dealing with various situations, possessed a quick wit, and was street smart, as well as having a real talent for killing things and remaining alive.

Without wasting time on false modesty, he could admit that he excelled at many things.

But were the things he excelled at even applicable to training a young girl for the Nightmare Spell? After all, what he wanted to give her were not combat skills or survival tactics… those she was being taught already, in an elite school that someone like him would have never been able to attend.

What he wanted to give her was a mindset that would allow her to survive in the unforgiving hell of the Dream Realm. And mind… mind was a delicate thing.

If he went about it in the wrong way, he could bring more harm than good.

Not to mention that everyone was different, and what worked for him was not guaranteed to work for someone else. Take his own friends, for example… all of them had wildly diverging mindsets, but each had been able to thrive even in a place as dire and harrowing as the Forgotten Shore.

'So… what the hell do I do?!'

Sunny massaged his temples, then sighed.

First… he had to observe more and understand more. Whatever he wanted to decide, it was stupid to try and base that decision on observing Rain for a single day as she went about her classes.

'Maybe I'll get inspired. Or my intuition will give me a hint…'

With that thought, he frowned, finished his tea, and went inside.

***

house early and used the transit system to reach the district where Rain's school was

sister around. Instead, he went ahead, returned to the cafe he had hidden in the last

an hour later, he noticed her figure and silently ordered the shadow to follow

a while… a few weeks, at least. By then, it is going to be clear if my initial impression was right, or if I need to reconsider my evaluation. I'll

had to stop

few weeks… that was going to really eat into his time. Both the hunt for shadow fragments and his training with Effie and Saint were going to suffer. Which was such a shame. Recently, he was starting to feel a hint of confidence when

spear to be a rather static weapon, one mostly capable of only straightforward thrusting attacks. And on the surface, it

ruled the battlefield for thousands of years — unlike the sword, a person didn't need endless hours of practice to

swift, deadly, and unpredictable, capable of a vast variety of attacks at a wide array of ranges. It was a truly versatile weapon capable of dealing devastating damage to anyone who would dare to approach its wielder. What Sunny liked the

blade, which could both piece and slash. Not to mention the fact that

odachi form of the Soul Serpent. He was growing rather fond of the ability to keep his enemies further away from his body that

time he trained by a lot. That was not even the main reason why he felt malcontent about the prospect of spending

reason

to fall into an endless abyss while eating

Well, almost.

Not really…

of him and prepared for a long and arduous day. That pastry alone made his mood better, simply because of the fact that it didn't come

Luckily, Rain was also the same — she studied quietly and avoided all the drama, which basically made her

as you can. Knowledge is a privilege… these classmates of yours are too stupid to value it, but you're

school, so the competition among the students was fierce. It was just that most saw learning as a tool to earn status, as

priorities were any

hour, and at some point, he decided to leave the cafe and