Shadow Slave

Some time later, Sunny was sitting on his opulent Memory chair in front of a veritable feast of all kinds of delicious food. Better yet, it was all prepared by Nephis... he was drooling from just looking at it.

They were currently at the mess deck of the Chain Breaker. Sunny was sick and tired of the mist, so being away from it was already doing wonders for his mood. Because of the dimness of the outside world, the mess deck was illuminated by the warm light of luminous Memories... the fragrance of his luxurious breakfast permeated the air.

Nephis was staring at him with a serious expression, her confusion hidden so well that no one except for him would have detected it.

"You said that it was important, so... I did my best."

Sunny marveled at how endearing her seriousness was, then nodded and immediately picked up his chopsticks.

'Where to start...'

For a moment, he was lost for choice.

But only for a moment.

Soon, he was happily stuffing his face with several dishes at the same time. His table manners... would make Fiend look like a gentleman, in comparison.

Nephis, Cassie, and Jet stared at him incredulously.

After a while, Jet let out a long sigh and asked:

"Sunny... sorry to interrupt your meal... but aren't you going to explain what is going on?"

He stopped chewing for a moment and glanced at her briefly.

"I might."

Then, he asked sweetly:

"Oh, can anyone pour me a cup of tea?"

The teapot was right there in front of him, but what was the point of being pampered if he had to do everything himself?

Nephis blinked, confused.

"Can't you do it yourself?"

Sunny smiled. Considering that his cheeks had ballooned because of all the food in his mouth, his smile looked nothing short of ridiculous.

"I can."

There were a few moments of awkward silence.

Then, Nephis sighed and poured tea into a beautiful porcelain cup.

"Here you go."

Sunny nodded in gratitude and chased down the food with a sip of the bitter tea.

"Ah... shame there's no coffee anywhere in this tomb..."

a bit. The other three, however, seemed a little concerned. After a while, Nephis cleared her throat and

you going to tell us what is going

another sip of tea, and gave her a contemplative

see. How do I put it... I just wanted you to make me

motionless face seemed to

he was not done talking.

of time left. I only have a day to

She was suddenly pale.

widened. Cassie

knew that Sunny could not lie. Which meant

"What?!"

Sunny nodded solemnly.

It's inevitable, and none of you can stop it. So, I just wanted to spend a pleasant day with you, guys... gals?

silence in the mess deck. Jet was frozen still.

a hand... and poked

voice trembled

he's not wearing

floor with a loud

rubbed his cheek, blushed a little, and looked at Neph

that we're past that... let's get back to food. It's getting

his face. A satisfied sigh escaped from

a few moments, he looked up and saw three beautiful women staring at him in

Sunny sighed.

"What?"

not move. Furious white sparks ignited

was Jet who broke the

mean, what?! Do you expect to drop that bomb on us and continue eating as if nothing happened?! What do you mean, you are going to die?! Why?! Who is going to kill you?!

probably the first time Sunny saw the infamous Soul Reaper Jet lose her composure. Well... disregarding the

had been much

then opened it again. Eventually, she simply pointed

Cassie nodded.

"What Master Jet said!"

few times and put a confused

I mean dying by "going to die". A terrible Nightmare Creature is going to kill me. As for preventing it... ah, there's no point, really.

his tea and

are you guys making a

in their comical expressions for a few moments, and

think I am starting to understand

Sunny smiled and looked at his companions with mirth in his eyes. By now,

He sighed.

a whirlpool of time. Time

stared at him

remembers the previous ones.

gleamed in a cavalier

you think that dying would actually kill

of the time loop, Sunny explained it again, this time in detail. He wasn't hurried, and did not

already had rich experience of having this conversation,

mood was quite