Shadow Slave novel Chapter 1964

Chapter 1964: Nice Experience

Nephis was walking at the head of the column of tired soldiers, just as pure and radiant as always. Her silver hair seemed to shine in the rays of diffused light that fell through the veil of clouds above, and her slender figure was outlined beautifully by the soft fabric of her white tunic.

Sunny blinked.

’She was not kidding...’

It seemed that Nephis had indeed given up on wearing armor. She would usually be clad in a suit of lustrous steel, looking valiant and knightly, but today, the armor was replaced by a light tunic and leather sandals. It was a much softer look, but also much more eye-catching.

Sunny was not going to complain, though.

The Fire Keepers, who were walking behind her, all looked beaten down by heat, but Nephis seemed fresh and clean, as if she had not spent many days traveling across the perilous surface of Godgrave.

He tilted his head in confusion after noticing beads of water in her hair.

’Why is she so clean, though?’

It was a mystery.

The soldiers around Sunny exploded with boisterous cheers, but he just watched her silently.

Nephis seemed to have sensed his gaze, though, turning her head to look back.

Her lips twisted into a beautiful smile.

The cheers grew louder.

Suddenly, someone grabbed Sunny by the shoulder and shouted into his ear with indescribable excitement:

"H—hey! Did you see that?! She smiled at me!"

Immediately, another voice assaulted his other ear:

"What are you talking about, fool?! Why would Lady Changing Star smile at you? Obviously, she smiled at me!"

Then, there was a third voice:

"No, no, it was definitely me!"

The soldiers were bursting with excitement.

Sunny glanced at them with a grin.

"Yeah. I did see that."

But of course, he knew that they were all wrong.

Sunny looked back to where Nephis was entering the camp.

’She smiled at me.’

It was only for him.

***

After seeing Nephis arrive, Sunny quietly returned to the Ivory Island. Now that Anvil had gone to oversee the defense of the Vanishing Lake and Morgan was away to defend Bastion, she was the only member of the royal family in the main camp of the Sword Army — therefore, it was going to take a bit of time before she was free to return to her Citadel and rest.

In the meantime, Sunny could prepare to welcome her home.

As if by magic, his fatigue seemed to be gone. Instead, Sunny felt full of energy — if not for the occasional yawn, no one would have suspected that he was running on fumes.

’Now, what should I do...’

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