Shadow Slave

Chapter 775

After the five of them walked inside, Nephis remained silent for a few moments as she looked around. Although her face was still and stoic as ever, Sunny could have sworn that he noticed a hint of curiosity reflected in her cold grey eyes.

After a while, she asked:

"This is your home?"

Due to her sheltered upbringing, Changing Star had probably never been in a normal residence. Strangely, she was someone who had only experienced living in upscale manors and squalid Dream Realm slums, with nothing in between.

Still, Sunny was not discouraged. He grinned and nodded proudly.

"Yes. Bought it fair and square, with the contribution points from my first research paper. I own this place!"

Nephis hesitated.

"What happened to the walls?"

His smile dimmed a little.

"...Effie happened."

Of course, he had long cleaned the mess that the huntress created after Ascending. However, Sunny had been too preoccupied with other matters to enact proper repairs. As the result, the guest bedroom only had a flimsy curtain covering its irregular-shaped entrance, but no door.

'Maybe I should get to it…'

Sunny cleared his throat, then gestured at the living room section of the main space.

"Make yourself comfortable. I'll make us something to eat."

in front of the open refrigerator for some time, thinking. For some reason, Sunny had a strong desire to

laid them out on the cooking surface, then started the

do the job.

reached a poignant moment. Cassie was finishing describing the important details of the reason for their tense

clan doesn't know that yet, so their response was only mildly aggressive. Sky Tide of White Feather took most of

and then

took shelter in the Dream Realm. For the past six months, Sunny's contact in the government acted as an intermediary to arrange a peaceful negotiation. It seems that Valor is finally ready to

The blind girl sighed.

get all of us, they are determined to at least make sure that we don't pledge allegiance to their competitors. Of course, now that

smiled weakly, and then said in an apologetic

to burden you with all that right after you

few moments,

were right to inform me.

grim and thoughtful look appeared

fact that his life had turned out in such a way that encountering words like "loyalists", "government contact", and "allegiance" in a casual conversation did

meanwhile, looked at Changing Star with

great clans is. What's your problem with them? I thought that you, of

her without

"They want me dead."

a couple of

"What? Why?"

Changing Star shrugged.

have to

while, thinking. After some time, she frowned

"So was Caster…?"

Nephis simply nodded.

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