Chapter 97: Chapter 96 Look at Me a Little Longer

Once more, he navigated the sewers.

A familiar sentiment of returning home welled up within Ybur.

In the city, his movements were always hindered, fearful of being discovered. It was only when he entered the sewers that he felt a semblance of the security one has at home.

Ybur tapped the surface of the Slithering Deep Pit twice with his tentacles, compelling the pit to open up the dimensional rift before extracting Sherry.

Unexpectedly, Sherry was uncharacteristically silent and motionless.

Feeling slightly uneasy, Ybur queried, "Sherry?"

Sherry stirred weakly, repulsing his tentacles.

...It seemed she was being sulky.

Ybur caressed the cover of Sherry's book with his tentacles, "Sherry, I'm sorry. Please don't be angry, the situation was dire back then."

Sherry remained silent.