«Gossiping about me, huh? How exciting!»
Pretending to be oblivious, Sunny looked at Nephis and Effie with a little bit of masterfully performed confusion.
Nephis spared him a short glance, then shrugged.
«The Lord of Shadows… he is just as the rumors say. Immensely strong, more than a little bit sinister, and highly eccentric.»
Effie chuckled.
«Well, anyone who chooses to live in a Death Zone has to be a lunatic. Still, to be called immensely strong by you… Princess… I am at a loss for words. Is there really such a monster in the world?»
Sunny blinked.
«Hey!»
What did she mean, highly eccentric? He was the picture of perfect mental health!
Well… maybe not…
Still, Sunny was a little hurt.
Nephis, meanwhile, smiled faintly.
«At the same time, he is nothing like what the rumors say. He is surprisingly considerate despite his tyrannical strength, kind despite wanting to appear sinister, and very shrewd despite his eccentricity.»
Effie blinked, then briefly glanced at Sunny with a strange expression.
«Princess… well… why are you smiling that way? in front of your… actually, never mind!»
Nephis raised an eyebrow.
«Oh? Was I smiling? I didn't mean to.»
Sunny took a sip of wine.
«No, no! Smile more!»
Why was Effie raining on his parade? What an insufferable woman!
The insufferable woman in question, meanwhile, grinned.
«That's fine and all. But what does he look like? Is he handsome? I bet that even if he is, he can't be as handsome as Master Sunless.»
Sunny raised an eyebrow.
seemingly uninterested
wearing a mask or a closed
excited,
Did you say he
at
me into this? No, wait… what
having feigned ignorance, he couldn't really defend
the third avatar's honor.
much
his frustration,
paid attention to how
suddenly came to the
or ugly. He is… well… he seems like a very outstanding young man,
Sunny nodded unconsciously.
«You tell her, Neph»
But then, he frowned.
but why are you defending that bastard so much? I'm right
Sunny was confused.
know that. So, was she praising some random
technically, she knew the Lord of Shadows longer — and better. The two of them
It was so confusing!
«What is this situation?»
he supposed to
was questioning his
he's such an outstanding man, why is he hiding his face behind a mask? What
Nephis frowned.
to hide his identity for an important reason. In any case, all I know is… that a man whose swordsmanship is so beautiful can't be
glared at her silently, as if wanting
«Princess! Take a hint!»
was the hint Nephis was supposed
took a
open book. An honest and sincere man like Master Sunless doesn't need to hide
get distracted for a moment,
seems that we are going to be arriving soon. Shall we change the topic?« Nephis shrugged, seemingly confused by the
one
then looked at
the way… have you heard the news about
she really didn't want to talk about the Lord of Shadows
excited before, was now unsure how he felt about it. It was nice to hear Nephis praise him… but also made him angry, for some reason? What was going on with
out for a few moments, listening to Nephis and Effie, with one
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