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

that terrifying. Yeah. I'm not

that Mountain King was a mature Puppeteer Worm — and already a tyrant… then what the hell would it transform

it's better not

sigh, he summoned the Puppeteer's Shroud. Thin black threads immediately appeared around his body and wrapped it into a set of armor. It was made of dark-gray, soft fabric with several

armor was light, understated and did not restrain his movements at all. It also made no sound when he moved.

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

worm of doubt… does it have enhanced protection against mental

he was

less from the Memory of a

was obviously not meant to be worn on top of a full

thought, recalling all the rewards he had received during and after the

to Sleepers, there wasn't even a limit to the amount each of them could eat! More than that, there were rice, bread, various side dishes, sauces, fresh vegetables,

Sunny thought, steering clear

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

could have lived like

you infect me a few months

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

stood up and left

he found himself in a small office, sitting across from an administrative worker. The worker was very friendly,

Sunny was offered psychological counseling again. Remembering her advice, he refused, and the interview smoothly

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

me about the type of Aspect

but

haven't had

alright. Are you able to directly deal damage

wasn't even able to harm

Sunny shared just enough information to create an impression

returned to his room, undressed, and went to

the first time after the Nightmare would be weird, but in fact, it was surprisingly easy. Lying on a soft mattress, with his skin against clean bedsheets and a fluffy pillow under his head, he slept like a