Chapter 35 A Shadow, A Star And An Oracle (1/2)

Chapter 35 A Shadow, A Star And An Oracle

Grey sky above, black mud below, an endless sea of criirls alking across the labyrinth

One was delicate and fragile, with blond hair and cerulean, aimless eyes She was dressed in a simple tunic, with leather sandals on her feet and a cloak the color of sea waves draped around her shoulders

The other was tall and lithe She had silky silver hair and clear, grey eyes Her revealing clothes were crudelyher fair skin and athletic build exposed She was poised, alert, and barefoot

A golden rope connected two girls together

'Wow What a sight…' Sunny thought

He suddenly regretted that he was not an artist The picture just begged to beabout that? People! I found people!'

His heart skipped a bit If Nephis and Cassia were here, then the orange light fro to do with theet to the tall hill

Which h tide!

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'Uh… so what do I do now?'

He wasn't the best at ingratiating himself to other people In fact, he was the polar opposite — people usually instinctively avoided him And that was in normal circumstances This ti sure that everyone in the Acadeuts…

'Good job, Sunny!'

Still, he was at least useful In this situation, an additional body was already a great boon when facing hungry monsters And he wasn't just anyone: his ability to scout ahead alone orth a lot Surely they'll understand that… right?

With a heavy sigh, Sunny stepped into shadows and hurried to the clearing He reached it in aa final decision

Helping herself with the wooden staff, blind Cassia slowly approached theNephis and touching her on the shoulder

"Why did you stop?"

Nephis supported the blind girl and glanced at the sky

"It's getting late"

An aard pause hung between two girls After some time, Cassia asked:

"So you think we should turn back?"

Nephis blinked and cleared her throat

"Yes"

Sunny was a bit a silent type?'

Then he returned to his dilerimaced

'How do I approach the to ask them out on a date Iabout?! Just go and say hi!'

But then, if he suddenly appeared out of the shadows… not at all like a creep… how high was the probability of the that he was not a h, to hell with this!

Deciding on the safest approach, Sunny co place and move to a spot where Nephis could clearly see it He could clearly sense the shadow rolling its eyes as it obeyed the order

As soon as the shadow started to move, Nephis suddenly snapped her hand sideways I the air as it assumed a defensive position Before the shadow could even take two steps out of its hiding spot, it was already pierced by Changing Star's grey eyes

The shadow froze It seemed a bit startled

Cassia took a step back

"Neph? What is it?"

Nephis didn't answer i the shadow Then she simply said:

"There's a shadow"

Cassia's doll-like face paled

"A shadow? Scavengers?"

The tall girl tilted her head a little

"No It's a human shadow"

This was clearly not what Cassia expected to hear With an expression of surprise, she asked:

"A hu?"

Nephis hesitated After a while, she answered in a flat tone:

"It's waving at us"

After a whole minute of silence, Cassia finally found the words to react

"What?"

"I said: it's waving…"

"Yes, I know! Ithat?"

Nephis opened her ain

"I don't know Maybe it's a distraction to lure us into a trap"

At this point, Sunny decided that it was time to talk He inhaled deeply, then said in a friendly tone:

"Actually, I just sent it ahead to make sure that you don't stabthat I'm human"

I the exact location where Sunny was hiding in a blotch of shadows Her sword slightly shi+fted, ai at the new threat

"If you're hu in the shadows like a creep?"