Shadow Slave

Effie wisely chose that moment to disappear and join the dancing crowd below. Sunny ground his teeth for a few moments, then shook his head and walked to the table, landing on a luxurious lounge chair with a sigh.

Kai briefly glanced at him and smiled.

"Where are Effie and Lady Nephis?"

Sunny stared at him for a few moments, then looked away.

"Effie went to dance. Neph is in the bathroom. Also, will you cut it out with the "lady" stuff? The two of you spent months traversing the Forgotten Shore together, back when we were returning from the Hollow Mountains. She is also younger than you. That is more than enough to drop the formalities, don't you think?"

The archer coughed.

"Oh. Well… I'll try."

He didn't sound very convincing, forcing Sunny to roll his eyes.

"Anyway, what do we have here?"

At some point, a waiter had entered the lounge and placed a tray of various foods on the table... while trying very hard not to throw reverent looks at the distinguished guests. Knowing that there would be no chance for him to taste anything once Effie returned, Sunny used the opportunity to try a few.

As he chewed on a piece of cheese that had been dipped into a sweet, viscous amber liquid, Sunny smiled in delight and asked:

"Wow. What's that sugary syrup?"

Cassie turned to him, then smelled the air.

"I... I think it's honey."

Sunny blinked a couple of times. The word was familiar, but he usually heard it used as a term of endearment. Who knew that it had actually come from something this delicious?

"What is honey, though?"

blind girl tilted her head a little, then said with a bit

insects produce by ingesting

slowly pushed the cheese plate away from

see. I see. Good to

that, he gulped a mouthful of champagne and tried to discreetly rinse

never picky about his food. He had even sustained himself on raw, rotting mimic meat for an entire

even he

rich people… what are they going to come up

Nephis returned. She was acting as if nothing had happened, and her face was perfectly composed. However, there was a hint of

sat down, Kai hesitated for a

Did

to the lack of

here in the VIP lounge that

small bowl of honey with

they want it, they can have it. I have no objections. They are free to gobble it up, as

a little. That was the point of today's outing, anyway. After days of serving as a punching bag for

She quickly destroyed most of their food, poured herself a drink,

is fun! We should go out

at her in horror,

a shame that they don't

around with a bit of curious

never imagined living like this. I mean, my goal was always to become a Master. But now that I did, everything

The archer smiled wistfully.

would look like. Then, for years, I tried not to think about the

let out a small

When I look back on my younger self and think about what she expected from the future,

gazes fell on Sunny. He raised

is exactly how I imagined my life would go, actually. After I returned from the First Nightmare, I thought that I would soon be a full citizen, super rich, and have unlimited access to tasty food. So I