"We need to head back to town so we can see about getting a sleeping bag and some foodstuff so we can try to sleep out here," Naofumi said, water dripping from this body's long hair and fluffy tail. he of course didn't bring a towel with him as he didn't expect to take a bath in a river after test riding Sakura, this body's face was also littered with a light red blush on his face even after spending about two weeks in this body he still wasn't 100% used to staring at it naked but compared to the first time back in the castle he was definitely doing better

'I probably look like a drowned rat right now' Naofumi thought darkly as he tried to get as much water off his armor as he could as once again he didn't pack a second pair of clothing but now with how Sakura has grown recently he can definitely start packing much more as she could definitely start packing much more then he can

'And if I have enough for a wagon and or could find one we can definitely start holding much more and probably get around more… if I can get over this motion sickness' he thought as he started to dress himself. He started to light shake as put the armor on

'I am not putting on my boots those will just have to wait till they're dry'

"God, that's cold!" Naofumi yelled out as put on the armor, Naofumi didn't want to wear it but since it was his only outfit he had on him right now he had to endure till he could get back to the inn where he had the multitude of outfits that crazy woman made

"We need to head back to inn get our stuff and also so I could get in one of many outfits," he said to Sakura shaking, the cold of the early morning making it worse

"Pia" Sakura let out, she unlike Naofumi was mostly dry her head was dripping wet as that was where most of the vomit was it also was a pain for Naofumi to get it clean as she was much taller than he but he did after some time and maneuvering he got it

Sakura seeing her shaking mistress tried to think of a way to help but before she could do anything Naofumi had already started walking towards the city seeing that Sakura understood that her mistress didn't her help most likely since she caused the reason for her mistress to be wet so with a soft "Kya" she dashed after her little mistress

And so with that, the little shaking tanuki heroine and the giant pink owl started to head back to town

"It seems the beast decided to take a swim"

"Indeed I would say it looks like a stray mutt but it's more like a raccoon that couldn't find a trash pile to hide in during a storm"

The snide remarks, comments, and soft laughs confirmed that he once again was in the city as they came full force he could feel this body's ear flatten against its head as he walked closer to the inn

"You know the deal you have to sit outside while I am in the inn," Naofumi said as he stood in front of the inn

"Kya" Sakura let out rather sadly

"It's gonna be okay I'll be back out soon and I am gonna be sleeping outside today so you know I am not gonna leave you here," Naofumi said as he stood on tippy toes to pat the giant owl creature's lower neck

"Pia" she let out understanding

"Good, I'll see you in a bit," he said as he walking into the inn, he let out a sigh, it was harder to deal with the voices without Sakura with him it felt claustrophobic as the voices would surround him prod at him but with Sakura, it was like there was an escape all he had to do was pay attention to her and he would escape from the voices, it made him wonder how he did before he had her.

'Where would I be if I didn't have her?' Naofumi thought as he walked to his room

Multiple ideas flashed through his head none of them pleasant he truly felt in debt to her even though she was his slave he really did feel in debt to Sakura as she made this hell he's been forced into, into well… something livable as without her he felt that he would be in some dark alleyway being 'used' or scared to enter cities anymore as the voices broke him down into something pitiful or…dead… this hell could have done many things to him, but thankfully it gave him a hope in Sakura

As he finished his thoughts he arrived and entered his room

"Now where did I put those clothes.." Naofumi said aloud as he began searching after taking off his armor and putting it on a chair same with the boots which he has been holding this entrie time

"Ah, here," he said as he took out bags under his bed

'I really hate these dresses but there my only other clothes' Naofumi thought as he brought the dresses in the bag there were many different types frilly, poofy, frilly and poofy and many more there were also many different types of color combinations most of them were a mix of dark green like his eyes, red like most of his shield's gem or light brown like this body's hair some also had hints of light pink like the center of his shield's gem, after setting them all down on his bed Naofumi looked at them before choosing the least feminine outfit which was a thin but long dark green dress that reached his ankles it also had a light pink lacy bow on the back it was an interesting dress but at least it wasn't super frilly, poofy or too short

So after making sure he was dry he put on the dress then began to pack everything up which was mostly just the dress and armor (boots included as armor) as Naofumi really hasn't really bought anything for himself

'I'll just need to tie these to Sakura and we can make our way to the salve merchant then we get the stuff we need to sleep out today' He thought as he picked up the bags

"Hey! You in there!" Naofumi yelled as walked towards the slave merchants tent

"My My it has been a while since you came by and what beautiful dress I have to say it doesn't fit in the alleyways though lord Shield hero, and my has your filolial grown," The small man said behind Naofumi

"Yeah, that's actually why I came by, you said nothing about them growing this big" Naofumi said pointing towards Sakura

"Indeed, Indeed they shouldn't though I believe what we have here is a filolial queen, filolial queens and kings lead flocks and transform into normal filolial to hide, they also require a special crest to stay tamed though," The small man said while circling around Sakura like a vulture

"How much for the special crest?" Naofumi asked with a raised eyebrow

"Hmm, around 5 silver, I'll give a discount compared to the normal 7," the man said with a wide smile

Naofumi let out a sigh

"Here do your thing," he said pulling out the necessary coins 'at least the inn isn't gonna be sucking me dry now'

"Why, thank you for your patronage, come now," the man said evening his hand trying to get them in the tent but Naofumi felt incredibly uncomfortable as he grew closer to the tent Sakura walking behind him but she seemed deep in thought as she did

soon Beloukas finished setting everything and it began, purple lighting began spewing out of the middle of the ground there was also a symbol as soon as I saw that I could feel powerful pain coming over my chest no reason for it was just pain, it wasn't doing damage it was like it was just in my head but it didn't matter as it just hurt seeing it I felt like my chest would explode but thankfully it was over

"Mistress!" as soon as the pain was done a sudden force hit me making me tumble to the ground

"'Wha-"

"Oh, they can also take human form interesting" I could hear the slave trader speak above me

"Wha-"

"Are you okay mistress?" a new unknown voice came from the weight above me I could also feel something rub against this- my face

Finally, after a few seconds, the voice got off of me and I could see the cause

It was a teenage-looking girl with pink hair which on the left-hand side seemed to be styled in flower shape she also had striking blue eyes but the most apparent thing was that she was naked she also had wings but that was not as important as her being naked!

"Wha-What, wh-who are you!?" I asked as I got up I didn't feel anything like I expected at seeing a naked girl though I still feel my cheeks heat up in a blush

"Why of course I am Sakura," she said with a small smile