Shadow Slave

The Silver Bell rang once more, and a new customer walked in. Sunny was idly wondering what they would order when he noticed who it was. A moment later, his eyes glistened with professional interest.

It was a young woman wearing light armor and a white cape… an Awakened. Her elegant beauty and golden hair were lovely, but her expression was cold and composed, creating an uninviting impression.

Sunny did not really care about what she looked like, though. The aloof Awakened was important because she was one of his clients, and had come to retrieve a Memory. More than that, she was a Legacy. Which meant a hefty commission and a great boost to the Brilliant Emporium's reputation.

Plus, she was a passing acquaintance from Sunny's former life. Even though they had only met a few times, hers was still a familiar face.

He smiled and bowed politely.

«Awakened Telle. Welcome.»

The young woman glanced at him sternly and nodded.

«Master Sunless. I'll be leaving Bastion soon, so I wanted to check on your progress. It would be convenient if you procure a suitable Memory before I depart.»

He couldn't help but widen his smile a little.

«It is good that you decided to pay the Brilliant Emporium a visit, my lady. In fact, I have just recently acquired something that might be of interest to you.»

the fact that he could craft Memories, but he was hiding the extent of his abilities. So, for the more demanding commissions, he pretended to be a

network of connections that allowed him to find and purchase suitable Memories

Telle to follow him downstairs. Passing through an ornate

the soft light of enchanted lanterns. The furnishing was luxurious, but tasteful, exuding elegance and class. Various Memories were displayed in glass cases that were attached to the

short, Sunny had nothing to do with designing how the Memory

to actually sell Memories, both because she had been close to Stev, the caretaker of the Bright Castle's

had explained her rationale well to make Sunny

Awakened now, but good Memories were still quite expensive. In that sense, they were much closer to luxury goods than to common tools. Therefore, a Memory shop had to cater to a luxurious clientele in order

fact, Sunny only had to sell a Memory once in a while to keep the business afloat… selling one every month,

Memories, but actually crafting them. Since Sunny did not want to reveal his secrets, he was reluctant to partner up with external specialists. Therefore, he did everything alone, playing the role of a

at it… well, actually,

equipment, constructing shelter, sewing up wounds, and many other things. Additionally,

knowledge was then put to the test when he lost access to the Nightmare Spell and had

craft weaves of essence strings made all other forms of craftsmanship

and precision were unrivaled, his senses were vastly superior to those of mundane humans, and his mental acumen was far beyond the

that he would not lose to

of all the tools and resources they had

used to do work, from a forge and a kiln to a pottery wheel and a sewing machine. There was also a large storage room where various