Shadow Slave novel Chapter 2332

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Sunny chuckled.

'Actually, I haven't felt this weak in a long while. It was a good reminder, though - I was beginning to grow arrogant.'

Kai stared at him incredulously for a bit.

',Beginning? Did you say 'beginning' to grow arrogant?'

Sunny gave him a reproachful look and laughed.

'Ah, right. Your first impression of me was meeting the Lord of Shadows. Don't let it deceive you, though - that haughty guy is merely one of the roles I played. The real me is not nearly as conceited.'

He scoffed.

'I mean, why does someone as incredibly wealthy, unimaginably powerful, and unbearably handsome as I even have to be conceited?

Kai blinked a couple of times.

'In, deed. I think I understand. I had to play the role of myself for a long time, too, back when I was a singer. I guess you had your reasons.'

He paused for a moment, then asked curiously:

'But what is the real you like, then?'

Sunny shrugged.

'The real me? Oh… I am a modest man with modest goals. All I really want is to run a quaint cafe, make a little money on the side by selling Memories, become a god, and go on romantic dates with my girlfriend from time to time.'

Kai stared at him silently for a moment.

'Excuse me? What was that in the middle?'

Sunny smiled brightly.

'What, becoming a god? Isn't that a given? One can't even run a cafe in peace these days without becoming a god first… it is honestly annoying. Plus, my angelic girlfriend is a tad ambitious, so I have to keep up!'

Kai coughed a few times.

Sunny, meanwhile, glanced at the pile of soul shards the Obsidian Wasps had dutifully put in front of him. The shards shone gorgeously, dispelling the deep darkness of the Ash Castle…

His eyes glinted. _{frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓}

'Look at that, Kai. Dozens of Supreme soul shards! Can you even imagine how much this pile costs? That is… at least a crapton of credits right there!'

Kai glanced at the radiant shards, remained silent for a moment, then smiled with a hint of wistfulness in his mesmerizing green eyes.

'Oh. Indeed, You reminded me of someone just now, when you said that.'

Sunny glanced at him briefly.

'You mean Aiko? Right, she used to work for you at one point, didn't she?'

Kai nodded.

'Yeah. She was my manager after I Awakened. But we haven't seen each other in a while. How… is she doing?'

Sunny let out a laugh.

'Aiko? Oh, she is having a blast. It is a bit funny - she used to run a gambling den in the Bright Castle, but now she pretty much runs the entire Dark City. She also manages Shadow Clan's network all over both worlds… running a secret organization of that scale is a complicated affair, so she spends a lot of time in Bastion.'

Kai let out a quiet sigh.

'That's good. I'm happy that she's happy. Although, to be honest… I am a little surprised. We went our separate ways because I wanted to follow the Path of Ascension and use my power for a noble cause, while she wanted nothing to do with causes after the Forgotten Shore. I thought she wanted to be a civilian. So, I didn't expect her to end up as a Sovereign's personal assistant.'