Understandably, Nephis seemed doubtful of Sunny's outrageous claim. She looked at him silently for a few moments, then raised an eyebrow.
"But you are merely an Ascended... forgive me for being blunt. How can an Ascended create something that powerful?"
Sunny could see how she would question his ability to keep such a promise. However, he meant what he had said. Because he had been thinking of a way to achieve something like that for a long, long time.
He lingered for a moment, then sighed.
"It's easier than you think... not that any random Ascended would be able to, of course. But my way of creating Memories is rather unique, so I can do more than most. It... would be easier for me to show you. Would you mind following me?"
Nephis did not move, looking at him intently.
"I don't mind following, Master Sunless. But not yet."
He frowned a little.
"Not yet?"
She nodded slowly, her face still and motionless. Her voice sounded even:
"Yes, I…”
Nephis paused for a moment, then added stoically:
"Haven't finished my cake yet."
Sunny thought that he had heard her wrong.
'What?'
He blinked. But Nephis ignored his confused stare, picked up her spoon elegantly, and turned her attention to the piece of cherry cake.
She ate it unhurriedly, maintaining a composed expression. He couldn't tell if she enjoyed the taste or was simply reluctant to waste food. A couple of minutes later, Nephis put her spoon down, wiped her lips with a napkin, and nodded courteously.
"Thank you. How much do I owe you?"
Sunny slowly shook his head.
It's... on the
going on in that head of hers? They had been talking about killing gods, and then paused...
Sunny was
enjoyed watching her eat an entire cake instead of just
even... although that would be
"Shall we go, then?"
and guided her to the basement of the Marvelous Mimic. Unlike the day he had led Telle of White Feather to retrieve the [Belated Apology], though, Sunny headed for the
looking around with a hint
Boutique part of the Brilliant Emporium. As you might know, I don't advertise my ability to craft Memories, so most of the customers think of me as a merchant with a wide network of connections. They peruse our inventory here or commission us to search for a Memory that
Nephis nodded.
interior is very tasteful. It
'Huh?'
she meant,
only ever see the boutique, but it's actually just the front side of the business. My workshop is
door, Nephis asked
why you are so reluctant to reveal
lingered for
mainly... I just don't like the great clans. Please don't take offense, Lady
She smiled faintly.
"I won't."
a vast hall drowning in darkness, with only a few lanterns illuminating its expanse. The lanterns were
at the
and ominous... sinister, even. That was because it was full of monstrous remains,
and odd artifacts of all kinds. The remains of the Winter Beast were here. Shards of frozen shadows were here, too, among other trophies Sunny had collected in the past four
middle of the vast underground
to be crafted from potent materials - otherwise, it won't survive the burden of its own enchantments. The remains of Nightmare
looked around with
what gives
smiled and shook
show you is not the materials, but rather the storage
prompting
informed you that my shop is actually an Ascended Devil. In fact, the volume of its interior...
lingered for a bit,
But yes, I would have expected it to be
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