Rem sneaked inside the inn room where the others were at. The room was quite small, but it could fit five people in it properly. it was just a little cramped.
Alex was Izel and Chloe slept on the bed while Alex and Samael slept on the floor. They both have a sleeping bag, which Rem gave to them after they each took turns taking a shower.
"Where did you go?" A familiar voice asked.
Rem turned around, only to see Samael standing in front of the door where they could use to go to the entrance and exit of the inn.
'How suspicious of him.' Rem thought as she observed Samael.
"I was taking a short walk." Rem answered.
"You leave and come in through the window when you go out for a walk?"
Samael raised one of his brows.
"I didn't want to wake any of you up since I saw that you were all sleeping. Using the door would cause loud noises to be heard. The window was opened anyway, so I used it to exit the inn. Sometimes, you just need some fresh air." Rem replied nonchalantly.
"Oh, okay." Samael said skeptically.
He decided to not pry into what Rem was doing.
{You're stupid. Who would believe such a lie? Even this kid knows you're lying.}
'Sure, you're so smart.'
Rem emphasized the 'so.'
"What are you doing up this early in the morning?"
"I almost always wake up this early." Samael claimed.
"I was summoned here as a hero. From what I heard, heroes are supposed to defeat the Demon King and save everyone. I'm sure that there's going to be a war soon between the demons and other races. Surely some races would join forces with the demons." Samael predicted.
'Ah, yes. I've heard this from Nor.'
"As you can see, I've been abandoned and exiled. Excluding me, there are four other heroes." Samael added.
"Your point?"
"I would like to join the military. I can gain experience that way. I want to show them that I'm not useless. Sure, I may be cursed, but I'm confident I can control my curse somehow." Samael said determinedly.
'I wonder where he got all that confidence from... Well, if he joins the military with me, I would gain a comrade. I'm curious about his curse and him being a half werewolf. If I train him well while he's in the military, he'll gain experience and will definitely be a great help in the future.'
There was a long moment of silence.
"I'll keep bothering you if you refuse to let me go and join the military." Samael said stubbornly.
"Oh? Did you think they're going to accept you and let you join the military easily? You're known as the cursed hero. You're also blind. Do you really think they'll let someone like you join?" Rem questioned.
{Wow... What a cruel thing to say, rubbing all those facts in his face. Poor guy!}
Rem ignored the background noise and looked at Samael's expression.
Samael's clenching his fists tightly as he looked at Rem, straight in the eyes.
"I won't know whether or not they're going to accept me if I don't at least try." Samael said.
'I mean, he's clearly older than me in this world. How old is he? Sixteen? Seventeen? Eighteen?'
Rem sighed.
"Alright, I'll see what I can do."
"Thank you, Miss."
"And your name is...?"
Rem knew what Samael's name was, but she asked anyway because Samael never introduced himself to her or the others.
"What's going on...?" Alex mumbled, getting up from his sleeping bag.
He stared at Rem and then at Samael in a daze.
"Why are you both up?" Alex asked.
Afterwards, he yawned while covering his mouth with one of his hands.
"Is it morning already?" Chloe asked, getting up as well.
Izel got up right after Chloe did.
"Right on time." Rem stated.
"I haven't introduced myself. Sorry for the late introduction. My name is Samael, and I'm currently seventeen years old." Samael exclaimed.
"It's about time! We were wondering when you would introduce yourself to us. I'm Chloe, and this is Izel. That messy haired redhead boy over there is Alexander. We just call him Alex for short." Chloe said aloud.
"And I'm Rem." Rem chimed in.
Samael nodded.
"I'll remember them." He said.
"Now that that's done, I'll be announcing something important." Rem began.
"I'm going to join the military. I'll be leaving early tomorrow morning. Samael's coming with me." Rem announced.
"W-What??! You're leaving???" Alex stared at Rem with disbelief.
"This is so sudden... Well, if you want to join, then we can't stop you. Can you tell us why you're joining the military of all things?" Chloe asked, accepting the fact that Rem was going to leave.
"I want to gain experience. If I'm in the military, I'll get stronger and my commanding skills will improve. There's going to be a war, and I want to end it as soon as possible." Rem answered.
"Hey, how come that Samael guy is going with you? If you're leaving with him, I'll go with you too!" Alex yelled like a little kid.
"No, you're too young to be in the military. You should begin doing what you want instead of living your life like I am." Rem said softly.
She ruffled Alex's messy hair.
"Aw..." Alex pouted.
"You can send letters to me. Say that you're sending the letter to Rem, the one General Ross recommended to be in the military and they'll know where to send it to. Here's some money. It should last you all a few months."
Rem has three large bags of gold coins. She threw one at Alex, another one at Izel, and lastly, Chloe.
"Izel, you're going to stay with Chloe, am I correct?"
"Yes, Izel will stay with Chloe at all times!" Izel responded.
"What should we do without you?"
Chloe looked at Rem with uncertainty in her eyes.
"You'll be fine. Do what you want to do."
"My first goal is to get stronger. Strong enough to protect who I care about and defeat the trash who murdered my father! When I'm done with my revenge, I promise to follow you." Alex said to Rem.
"Follow me when you achieve your goal." Rem deadpanned.
"Izel and I don't know what to do yet. We'll tell you in the letter about what's going on and what we'll do." Chloe decided.
"Izel shall do whatever Chloe does. Izel will protect Chloe!"
"We have one more day left before Samael and I leave. Let's have breakfast. We can talk more while we're eating." Rem suggested.
Everyone else agreed and followed Rem to the first floor of the inn, where people would eat.