Shadow Slave

Soon, Nightmare landed on the deck of the Chain Breaker. Sunny had been a bit distracted, so he was surprised to see that Nephis was pointing her sword at him. After a short moment, she let out a sigh and sheathed it again.

'Right. They didn't see us approaching because of the mist, and then something fast jumped out of it and landed on the ship.'

After the lackluster explanation Sunny had given them, both Cassie and Nephis must have been tense and uneasy for the past half an hour.

"You're back..."

Nephis started to talk, but then grew silent. She had finally noticed the bloodied figure sitting in front of Sunny.

Jet used that moment to gingerly jump down and stretch.

"Horse riding... is just not for me. Ah, I miss my PTV."

Cassie seemed taken aback.

"...Soul Reaper Jet?"

Jet nodded and smiled.

"One and only."

Then, her expression darkened.

"Well... I suppose not anymore."

For a few moments, everyone was silent. Nephis and Cassie were looking between Sunny and Jet, startled. He had already dismounted and was rubbing his face, a little spaced out.

"Sunny... you have already found Jet?"

He stared at Nephis for a moment, then nodded.

"Yes. I also found Effie. She's on the other side of the island, but we can't go there yet. Oh... Undying Slaughter and Devouring Beast are also here. As well as a number of Great Nightmare Creatures. Basically, everywhere you go on this island, only death awaits."

All of it was news for Cassie and Nephis, and most of it was news to Jet.

He paused for a moment, ignoring their somber expressions, and nodded.

sleep.

hatch to the interior

mind. How do you know all this? What

corner of his

Flower exists inside a closed loop of repeating time, and I have already lived through this day a few dozen times. I can remember the previous revolutions because of my

walked between the three frozen

and toppled onto his bed. His pillow

a few

eyes, he instantly fell into the comforting

thing

as he had been before. He waited for a moment, then straightened and looked around in

'What is this?'

was back to the start of the

His expression soured.

the hell? Did I sleep through the

killed him

looked at Nephis. She met

still put up

then cursed and jumped into the saddle. Before Nephis or Cassie could say

in peace. How hard can

of Truth again, found Jet, and healed her. Returning to the Chain Breaker, he dismounted first and looked at his

anything, he raised a hand

events a bunch of times. Leaving the ship is too dangerous, so please don't. I am going to sleep... I

used Shadow

were left

his bed, Sunny closed his

'Sleep...'

on the deck of the Chain Breaker

straightened, took a deep

"Damnation!"

***

he rescued Jet and went directly to bed, only to find himself

must have slept until the termination point of

his senses feeling... if not well, then at least not bone tired. His mind was clear, and his thought flowed freely without