On reaching home, I immediately apologized to dad. Everyone was happy to hear that I allowed Sherry to accompany me. Michael-san decided to postpone the journey for the day the next day. Then Sherry and her parents went back to prepare for her departure.
I was worn out too because of all that happened today. After dinner, I direct went to bed and slept like a log. Michael-san arrived early the next day because we were already behind the schedule. Sherry and her parents were at our doorsteps when I got out of the hours.
I took Sherry's bags and put them in my subspace. She denied it at first but I still took it from her. She thanked me later. As there was no space in the carriage, I asked Michael-san if it was okay for me to keep the goods in my subspace. He agreed. Maybe he was even happier. Putting all the goods in my subspace made a lot of space for us to be seated. I sat on the outer side enjoying the beautiful and peaceful scenery.
It usually took a day and a half to reach Clara by carriage. We had set up 2 camps at night. One for me and Michael-san and the other for Sherry. The carriage driver said that he wanted to sleep in his carriage, so it won't be stolen at night. The food was prepared by me. I had brought some meat, spices, and utensils from home.
During dinner we talked about demons. Michael-san explained to us the current situation. The demons had started to attack humans. The news of demons marching towards the human territories spread like rapid fire. Fear was spread throughout the masses. Our country was comparatively peaceful being the farthest from the demon territory. War was waged on humanity. The strength of the demon army was more than anyone had imagined. New heroes arose but they were not enough to deal with the raging demon army.
The next day in the evening, We reached the town without any problem. Before entering the town, I wore the mask which was specially made by mom and Leh. It was black with 2 little horns attached to it. It covered my full face except for the eyes. Wearing it would make my voice a little heavier and it used illusion magic to make me look taller. It was specially designed so that it won't fall during a battle and would not break easily.
The main reason for wearing a mask was to hide my face as I was still underage. Sherry said that she also wanted a mask. She didn't need it because her body was that of an adult. I didn't feel it early but she had not grown at all after revival. Due to her being stubborn mom agreed to make another mask. It would take a few days so we decided to report to the guild after the mask was made. After delivering the goods, Michael-san treated us to delicious food in the tavern.
In the tavern, people talked about a peculiar rumor.
The Redfire Empire which was closest to the demon territory and also the largest kingdom, used ancient summoning magic to call forth a hero. The hero was summoned from a different world. Although the hero was sent to war soon after he was summoned, he managed to make the demon army retreat. It was also said that he was level 100 from the very beginning.
They were chances that he was from the same world as me so I decided to meet him when I would get a chance. I didn't think about it before but now I was worried about what happened to Sayori and Mina after I died. I hoped that the person who had been summoned was from my world.
After dinner Michael-san recommended a hotel to stay at. Both I and Sherry only took one room with double beds. Michael-san decided to stay a friend's play so we bid him farewell. I had taken off the mask a while after we had entered the city. The lady at the tavern had mistaken me as Sherry's little brother. Sherry seemed happy to hear that.
Sherry went to take a bath while I brushed Ash's fur. In this world only royalties and rich people that bathrooms at their homes. There were multiple public bathhouses in the town which the public used. By the way, our's and Sherry's house had bathrooms.
When Sherry returned we sat down to discuss important stuff. I told her that we would be staying in the town for a while. There were 3 reasons for that -
1) To collect information about the outside world.
2) To help Sherry level up. Her level was quite low and raise our rank at the same time.
3) To earn money. That stingy dad of mine didn't give me any money. Same for Sherry.
After all affairs were cleared, We went to bed.