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

liquid that special insects produce by ingesting and regurgitating floral

little pale, and slowly

see. Good

of champagne

was never picky about his food. He had even sustained himself on raw, rotting mimic

even he had his

rich people… what are they

if nothing had happened, and her face was perfectly composed. However, there was a hint of confusion in her

Kai hesitated

concerned. Did anything happen… uh…

Star paid no attention to the lack of

there is a little snack here in the VIP lounge that those

at the small bowl

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

a strange glance from Kai, Sunny took a sip of champagne and relaxed a little. That was the point of today's outing, anyway.

delight. She quickly destroyed most of their food,

is fun! We should go out more

Nephis looked at her in horror,

It's just a shame that they

with

never imagined living like this. I mean, my goal was

The archer smiled wistfully.

had a clear picture of what my future would look like. Then, for years, I tried not to think about the future at all. And now that I reached that future, it's not like

out

expected from the

He raised his eyebrow, and

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 don't know what you're talking about. For me, everything went according