Shadow Slave

In the end, Sunny was not killed. However, he did receive a few bruises... considering that his skin was not easy to bruise due to the Marble Shell, it went to show just how much his little stunt had angered the three women.

Luckily, they calmed down pretty fast.

Even luckier, Sunny had wisely finished his breakfast before drawing their ire... in the aftermath of his punishment, the mess deck was in complete disarray, and there was nothing edible left on the overturned table. The wrath of three infuriated Masters was a frightening thing.

'Ah... I don't get it... it was just a little joke...'

Rubbing his sides resentfully, Sunny stared at Nephis, Cassie, and Jet. Of course, he was smart enough to keep these thoughts to himself. Otherwise, a few bruises would be the least of his problems.

His companions, in turn, were staring at the surrounding mess.

"We... should probably tidy up."

Cassie's voice sounded uncertain. Jet gave her a glance and shrugged:

"Won't it tidy itself up at the end of the day? Everything will go back to how it was."

The blind girl hesitated.

"Still. Let's clean what we can now."

Sunny was not really keen on cleaning on his day off, but he could always make Fiend do it for him. Before he did, however, Cassie suddenly said that he and Nephis should leave it to her and Jet.

Neph was still suffering from the symptoms of essence exhaustion, while Sunny was supposed to be resting. So, the blind girl told them to go enjoy the dessert on the upper deck.

Nephis seemed unconvinced, but Sunny was shaken. He remained silent for a while, then asked solemnly:

"There's... dessert?"

After that, the two of them were sent out of the devastated mess deck.

the shade of the sacred tree, having an improvised picnic with Neph. There was indeed dessert on a cloth in front of him, as well

spent some time in comfortable silence. Sunny was tired of having the same conversations over and over again, and Nephis seemed to

out a

is great... what is

bowls, causing Nephis to

simple fruit salad. Sorry... I didn't have time to make anything fancy. Plus, the supplies we received in Fallen Grace are not

his

in the Legacy nutrition course? How

looked away and remained silent for a while. Then,

go brew more

disappeared, leaving

gaze and looked at his hand. Soon, a black flame appeared above it. A

that, Sunny

slightly burned skin shone with dark radiance and slowly healed itself. Then, he summoned the flame again. His hand

a dozen seconds before dismissing the fire. Even if

wonder if I can get

His expression turned somber.

"I'm back."

sat down, carrying a new pot of tea. Noticing the black flame

"What is that?"

made the fire

copy your Dormant Ability. That is how I

a few moments, then

"Good decision."

at her with a complicated

so the fire burns me. It hurts

Aspect. Even when there was no active threat, his shadows were always out and about, either serving as his eyes or augmenting his body. Many routine tasks were

contrary, used her Aspect as rarely as possible. She did not even summon its powers in most battles, relying solely on her training and skill. It

too much. The pain of her

She shook her head.