Chapter 61: Childlike Imagination (Rewritten)
"...This place seems familiar."
Manually keeping himself awake through the act of manipulating his Essence, Sunny curiously turned towards Bronya, who had spoken those words.
"Maybe everything down here just blends in to you. Rich people problems and such..."
He neglected to say that he was also considered a rich person. He might have had plenty of credits in his bank account, but for all he knew, each and every wad of cash could have been obtained unlawfully.
Not like that’s going to stop him from spending it. It’s not illegal if you don’t get caught!
Seemingly indignant, Bronya mildly glared at him for a moment before looking ahead.
"Maybe it’s just my imagination."
Shrugging off her strange behavior, Sunny linked his senses to his shadows. Rivet Town was consumed by the Fragmentum, so there were bound to be a few monsters roaming around — they would probably be similar to the Shadewalkers that the Trailblazers had encountered in the Overworld.
Two of his shadows had been sent, while Gloomy — the original shadow — stayed behind in case of an emergency. It would be the most useful during a confrontation, as it would allow Sunny to wield the explosive might of the Destruction.
One of his shadows caught a glimpse of Seele, who was ahead of them by quite a bit. Observing her for a moment, Sunny’s lips curled downward slightly. His footsteps grew slightly more hurried as he and Bronya approached.
He also happened to notice something strange deeper within the town...