Shadow Slave novel Chapter 3013

Leaving Jet to enjoy her unemployment in peace, Sunny dove into the shadows and emerged in a different part of NQSC.

The strain of remaining in the waking world was growing more and more difficult to endure, but Sunny had not reached his limit yet. He still had a bit of time, and it just so happened that there was another person he had to meet.

Everyone was on a holiday, but Sunny had quite a few items on his agenda instead. It was for a good reason, as well — most of the people he knew had been impossibly busy for the entire year following the Dreamspawn's defeat, so today was a rare occasion when they could meet and spend some quality time together.

The streets around Sunny were uncharacteristically crowded, even accounting for Remembrance Day. There were hundreds of people around him, all heading in the same direction with excited expressions. The mood was celebratory, and he could feel a palpable sense of anticipation permeating the air.

Sunny looked around, then headed toward an unassuming alley.

As he was passing it, a loud whisper suddenly resounded from behind an artificial tree, calling him over.

“Sunny! Over here!"

Sunny approached the source of the voice and saw a tall man wearing a black face mask and a cap, his eyes hidden behind luxurious sunglasses.

Needless to say, he looked quite suspicious. The man pulled his mask down for a second, smiled, and then pulled it back.

"It's me, Kai."

Sunny stared at him with a dubious expression for a few seconds.

"Yeah, genius. I know. I sensed your shadow from a hundred kilometers away."

Kai seemed to smile behind his mask.

"Why, thank you! It's good to see you, Sunny!"

The two of them were not exactly separated by distance, considering that one of Sunny's incarnations resided in Ravenheart, but they rarely had a chance to spend time together as friends — as opposed to the Lord of Shadows and the Steward of the West. Today was one such occasion, though, so Kai put his hand on Sunny's shoulder.

“Thank you for coming with me today. I really appreciate it."

He paused.

"But, Sunny..."

Kai hesitated for a few seconds, and then said in a tentative tone:

“Can I ask you something? It has been gnawing on me for an entire year, ever since I remembered who you are."

Sunny raised an eyebrow.

"What?"

Kai studied him for a while.

Eventually, he asked:

"Your clothes. You create them by manifesting shadows, right? Which means that you can make them look however you wish. And yet, you just create the same outfit every day, day after day, over and over again... I just can't fathom why anyone would..."

Sunny let out a heavy sigh and suppressed the desire to toss Kai to the Shadow Realm. He looked down, then glared at his friend.

"What's wrong with my clothes?"

Kai blinked a couple of times.

“No, no! Nothing. Consistency is a virtue, too! It's just... uh... you know what? Never mind."

Sunny frowned.

"Nephis likes my clothes just fine, okay?"

Kai smiled.

"That's great, then!"

The reason why Sunny had traveled to this part of NQSC was the solo concert of Gale — the second half of Night&Gale, Kai's former band. Having built a successful solo career in the wake of Night&Gale disbanding, Gale was giving his last concert on Earth today. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

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