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.]

made a sour

terrifying. Yeah. I'm not creeped out at

a larva. If he were to assume that Mountain King was a mature Puppeteer Worm — and already a tyrant…

not to

threads immediately appeared around his body and wrapped it into a set of armor. It was made of dark-gray, soft fabric with several elements, such as bracers and shoulder guards, fashioned

It also made no sound when he moved. Perfect equipment for someone who likes to lurk in the

to pierce for any Creature below the Awakened rank, which gave him a great advantage in dealing with all dormant monsters. He

does it

was sure of

He wouldn't expect anything less

only problem was that the Puppeteer's Shroud was obviously not meant to be worn on top of a full set of clothes. Quite

rewards he had received during

it freely available to Sleepers, there wasn't even a limit to the amount each of them could eat! More

Sunny thought, steering clear of

of food on his 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. He had to hold

lived like that for a whole

you infect me

decimating the whole plate in no time. Satiated and more than a little gorged, Sunny longingly looked

regret, he stood up

across from an administrative worker. The worker was

him, Sunny was offered psychological counseling again. Remembering her advice, he refused, and

in a way to put Sleepers at ease. As such, most

telling me about the type of Aspect Ability you received, as in

but had to be

not sure. I haven't had time to

Are you able to directly deal damage with

not? Earlier, I wasn't even able to harm a

on like that. In the end, Sunny shared just enough information to create an impression

he returned to his room,

fact, it was surprisingly easy. Lying on a soft mattress, with