Shadow Slave

Giving him a nod, Nephis went about asking Cassie to use the Guiding Light to locate Effie. Sunny, meanwhile, remained motionless. He was somewhat lost in thought.

'First of all... stay calm.'

His behavior up until now had been nothing short of embarrassing. Of course, there were extenuating circumstances. During his first... round?... Sunny had been barely conscious of the fact that time was repeating itself. During the second try, he was still reeling and in shock from dying gruesomely at the hands of Undying Slaughter.

But this was his third attempt - this time, he had to maintain his composure and not lose control.

'...No, not quite right.'

Who was to say that this attempt was his third? It was only the third attempt since he had become aware of the fact that everything was repeating itself. There was no telling how many times he had died before that.

Still deep in thought, Sunny glanced at Nephis and Cassie. He remained motionless for a few moments, then silently walked over to Nightmare and adjusted the stirrups of the Overpriced Saddle to make it easier for the blind girl to mount.

Soon, they abandoned the ship and stepped on the white sand of the misty beach. Sunny walked in the back, looking down with a somber expression on his face. He did not react in any way when the Sin of Solace suddenly appeared from the fog.

The sword wraith stared at him mockingly.

"Calling the Shadows? Shame the only thing you achieved was getting them killed... like you get everyone else who follows you killed. Hey, here's an idea! How about you ask Nephis and Cassia for help next?"

Sunny spared him a grim look, causing the Sin of Solace to cover his mouth with a hand theatrically.

"Ah. I've said a bit too much, haven't I?"

Sunny looked away.

'It is as I thought.'

It seemed that the sword wraith had become aware of the fact that time was repeating itself long before Sunny. What was it that the Sin of Solace had said the last time?

this.

past, unlike everyone else. But now, it was

think

wraith had stared at Sunny silently, and he turned to ask if the bastard was not going to say anything. The odd feeling

time... is

looked into the

moments later, he sighed

'...I'm such a fool.'

river of time. Wind Flower was surrounded by a mystical whirlpool... and what

the time here must have revolved in a circle, too. Forming a

an outlandish theory, but not an entirely baseless

ancient stone steps did not look weathered at all, for example. How Effie and

'...Wait.'

Flower... then was Undying Slaughter caught in it, too? She had not shown any signs of knowing what Sunny would do

of the dreaded Six

the only one who seemed to be

a few

it's the Sin of

events of every previous revolution... was it because the cursed sword was innately tied

a part of his mind... a splintered and twisted one, but a part nevertheless. Was it possible that he had slowly become contaminated by the knowledge the sword wraith possessed, somehow?

he was certain that it was because of the Sin of

His thoughts turned somber.

and "why"

more fearsome than Sunny had expected. He had lost

to say that he could

entered the battle with Nephis, Nightmare,

lose and watch everyone die. For the first