Shadow Slave

Everything having to do with Sleepers was situated in the same building. Sunny followed the instructions sent to his communicator and quickly found the dormitories, which were situated on one of the lowest levels. To his surprise, he actually got a whole room to himself.

It had a bed with a soft mattress, a table, a dresser, and even a separate bathroom! The materials were new and aesthetically pleasing, the air crisp and sterile. It was warm inside, and the outer wall was equipped with a hidden screen that seamlessly imitated a wide window, opening to a picturesque vista of a snowy park.

There were even several sets of clothes with the Academy emblem provided to him for free.

‘How extravagant,’ Sunny thought, a little stunned.

Rationally, he understood that such an arrangement was not really luxurious. However, to him, who grew up wandering the outskirts, this room was like a palace. He scratched his head.

‘Looks like… I’ve made it?’

Sunny glanced around, then winked at his shadow and smiled.

“I guess we’re moving up in the world, huh?”

The shadow didn’t respond, apparently not very impressed. Perhaps it didn’t care about such things.

‘Right, what would a stupid shadow know?’

Sunny changed into new clothes and studied himself in the mirror. Then, remembering something, he summoned the runes.

He finally had time to study the Puppeteer’s Shroud.

Memory: [Puppeteer’s Shroud].

Memory Rank: Awakened.

Memory Type: Armor.

Memory Description: [A worm of doubt once found its way into a righteous king’s heart. With time, the king was devoured from inside and became its puppet. A lifetime later, the Puppeteer Worm escaped from the king’s dead body, leaving behind a cacoon of black silk. No one knows where it went; however, once people dared to approach the silent castle, they found the silk among the mountains of gnawed bones and fashioned it into an armor.]

a

is not that terrifying. Yeah. I’m not creeped

it, the first creature he killed was called a larva. If he were to assume that Mountain King was a mature Puppeteer Worm — and already

not to

it into a set of armor. It was made of dark-gray, soft fabric

at all. It also made no sound when he moved. Perfect equipment for someone who likes

him a great advantage in dealing with all dormant monsters. He also

does it have enhanced protection

he was

trophy! He wouldn’t expect anything less from the

to be worn on top of a

thought, recalling all the rewards he

true: not only was it freely available to Sleepers, there wasn’t even

Sunny thought, steering clear of

plate, he found an empty seat and, for a while, forgot about the world’s existence. As juicy, textured, perfectly seasoned meat filled his mouth, Sunny’s vision suddenly was full of stars.

think, he could have lived like

you infect me a few months

a little gorged, Sunny longingly looked back and thought about getting another serving. But it was

of regret, he stood

from an administrative worker. The worker was very friendly, and started

like Master Jet had warned him, Sunny was offered psychological counseling again. Remembering her advice, he refused, and the

give up information about his abilities, but also knew that he had to tell the worker something. Luckily, the questions were worded in a way to put Sleepers at ease. As such, most of them started with nice and polite preambles like “would you

the type of Aspect Ability you received, as in combat, sorcery,

mind, but had

haven’t had time to understand it

alright. Are you able to directly

Earlier, I wasn’t even able

enough information to create an impression that

his room, undressed, and