Chapter 90 Nightfall (1/2)
Chapter 90 Nightfall
Nephis stared at Sunny, shocked by his sudden act of self-ritted teeth, he disht Shard and slowly rose back to his feet
"Ah! crap! That really hurts!"
His poor finger was red and swollen, pulsating with sharp pain It was unmistakably broken Sunny was so full of self-pity that he wanted to cry
'Why aht, just ing Star had been literally torturing herself for weeks and that due to her blindness Cassie was always covered in bruises
Hearing his pained voice, the blind girl turned her head and asked:
"Sunny? What happened?"
He gri serious, really I just, sort of… smashed my hand a bit"
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"Anyway, Neph Can you help e of the island?"
At this point, one wrong question could s very complicated He didn't want to reveal the true purpose of his actions until the last moment That way, he would have more leeway in how to deal with proble Star hesitated A few seconds later, she shrugged, looking at him with a concerned frown
"Are you sure you're okay, Sunny?"
He forced a s up, she shook her head and walked over to the front of the boat Sunny turned to Cassie
"We're off, Cas Wait here for a bit, alright? I'll coh not quite understanding his words, then answered with an uncertain expression
"Uh… okay"
Sunny raised his healthy hand to grip her shoulder, then hesitated and turned aith a dark look in his eyes Enduring the pain, he walked toward the boat
'Hold on a little more, Cassie It will be over soon, I pro
Sunny and Nephis dragged the boat across the island, pulling it as oxen yoked to a wagon The ashen sand was not the e vessel's hull were hter than it looked
Sunny knew that the alloy of the deht froed from the same lustrous metal If he were to believe the sword's description, this miraculous alloy came froood or bad, he didn't know
Soon, they heard a thundering rumble in the distance It came from the direction of the colossal crater
The dark sea akening
Gritting his teeth, Sunny grabbed onto the golden rope that was coiled around his chest and pulled harder
'Come on! Faster!'
The sun was just about to touch the horizon when they finally reached the edge of the island Falling to his knees, Sunny released the rope and gasped for air, his chest rising and falling frantically A wave of overwhel it hard to stay awake
'Not yet… you can't let go yet…'
Nephis was silent, looking at hilad that she eirdly taciturn by nature
Gathering his strength, he stood up and glanced at the darkening sky Ti to Neph, he strained his parched throat and said in a raspy voice:
"I'll explain everything once Cassie is here Don't go anywhere until I bring her, alright? Please"
Changing Star stared at hied with indifference and didn't say anything
'I'll take it as a yes'
What else could he do?
Cursing under his breath, Sunny turned around and hurried away He had one last task to acco for Cassie
Some time later, he cairl was still there, sitting some distance away froround
Hearing the sound of his approaching footsteps, she smiled weakly
"Sunny?"
He walked over, tired to the bone, and said while trying to keep his tone casual:
"Yeah It's ot distracted for a ry"
He flinched, then shook his head
"No Listen, we need to…"