Shadow Slave | A Slave Once Again

Chapter Seven: The Cohort

Third POV:

Nephis flinched and tore her eyes away from Kai. After a few seconds, Changing Star cautiously leaned forward and whispered:

"Sunny... what is Night doing here?"

Sunny suppressed a chuckle.

"He's the friend I was waiting for."

She lingered, then shook her head:

"No, I mean what is he doing here?"

The emphasis was on the word "here".

Sunny replied trying not to trigger his flaw.

"I saved his life in the ruins, so he's doing me a favor in castle."

Nephis stared at him with desperation, then shook her head again:

"No, I mean what is Night doing here, on the Forgotten Shore!"

Sunny faked a scowl. He was enjoying himself, This was the whole reason why Sunny brought Kai here, and he wasn't planning to let this golden opportunity slip away until he gets to the bottom of it. So he asked:

"Did you guys know each other in the real world? He is obviously a sleeper."

Nephis looked at him with a funny expression. She awkwardly opened her mouth, then closed it again. Finally, she forced herself to speak:

"You... you don't know who he is?"

Meanwhile, Kai, who was politely staying silent through this whole weird conversation, smiled dazzlingly and said:

"He really doesn't. Isn't it wonderful? He didn't even bother to ask."

Sunny gave him a look.

"Am I supposed to know his identity? I know his name which is Kai and the fact that he's a sleeper. Is there Anything necessary that I should know beside that?"

Which was true. Sunny was never interested in the idol industry to begin with.

Neph was silent for a while, then loudly whispered:

"That's Night, you idiot! Night from Nightingale! The Night!"

Sunny almost broke his character:

"What are you talking about? What is he...a bird?"

Nephis looked at Kai, paled even more, and finally said in a small voice:

"It's... only the best and most famous idol group of the last decade. Triple Orpheus winners, one hundred consecutive weeks at the top of all charts, six diamond albums. That... that Nightingale. That Night. The lead vocalist..."

Sunny simply stared at Nephis. Her facial expressions were too funny for him to hold in anymore. She was Wide-eyed with frowned eyebrows, her voice slightly high-pitched, and nervously flickering her eyes back and forth. She was utterly starstruck.

He remained silent for a while.

And then exploded into laughter.'Gods... oh gods! Nephis is a fangirl! What the Spell, that's too funny...

Even though he already knew Sunny couldn't help himself. When they first met in the previous, she had been wearing headphones the whole time. He realized that Neph was into music much earlier.

The Mighty and stoic Changing Star, brought down by a dainty idol boy...That was just too hilarious!

He wasn't even jealous. What were the chances of meeting her bias in the damn Dark City? You couldn't come up with that crap!