"Listen young man, even if you take this dog, we will still be taking it back." The guard said with his eyes directed at Ace who was acting as Axe.
"He is right Axe, that dog is too violent." Mia supported with a worried voice.
"That dog is exactly my type." Ace smiled, with his eyes scanning the other silent dogs.
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"Don't look at me like that." The boy said as he couldn't stand the weird glances he was receiving from the two.
"Don't say, I didn't warn you kid, that dog is dangerous." The guard shook his head, as he didn't want to bother with the stubborn brat.
"You are the man, so it is your call." Mia walked a few inches back, as she wasn't really the fun of dogs, even from her past life.
Sky walked over to the dog which didn't stop barking for a second, showing its deadly sharp teeth that would kill an animal like an Impala in one bite.
Reaching the steal cage he could hear the dog's thoughts in his mind.
–"Who are you human!? Do you want to get me out of this cage."
"My name doesn't matter, but I do intent to get you out of that cage." Ace sat cross legged sharing eye contact with the beastly black dog.
–"You can understand me?" The dog had a flustered look, as it calmed down a little.
"Yes, think of it as an ability of mine."
–"..." The dog was beyond shocked. Humans can't speak its language, even Ashes can't speak with animals without possessing it, but this just gave the dog a feeling of deja vu, "You are one strange human."
"I get that a lot, I have been always strange since the moment I left my mother's belly." Ace showed a weak smile, "People don't like me either, so it is mostly me and my shadow most of the times, but I do have few girls by my side, but I think the feeling isn't really mutual among us."
–"Hmm... Are you always this talkative." The dog sat on the ground, as the red haired in front of him reminded him a lot of his previous Master.
"He actually made that dog calm down." The guard muttered in shock.
"It is more like he is actually understanding the dog's thoughts." Mia was curious of what the boy was going to show next.
Ace who couldn't hear the two just looked at the ground with a sad expression, "Sometimes I feel so powerless and used, dying twice isn't easy, it makes me think if I can really die the next time."
–"Dying twice? Is this not your first life?" As a dog that had lived among humans for over five years, it was able to run into a few topics that talked about humans being reborn in the past or other world.
Ace took a bottle of whisky from his 'Inventory' app which was really shocking for a seventeen year old like him to be seen holding such an alcohol, "Apparently it is not only the previous two, but a lot of lives that I don't even remember living."
–"Oh!" The dog went into deep thought of its memories, searching for a way that would best help the red haired in front of its eyes, it was weird that it was actually thinking of helping a human, but it just brushed over the feeling.
–"What is it that you want to do at the moment?" The dog finally voiced out after a minute of deep thinking.
To Mia and the guard it sounded more like the black dog was whimpering something, while the man playing Axe whispered to it.
Hearing the dog's question,the red haired turned his head to look at Mia who just cutely waved at him, before turning his face towards the dog, "I want her so bad it's irresistible, I know we just met but it is like something has to happen between me and her today."
–"Then what are you waiting for?" The dog made a creepy smile that almost made Ace cough up his drink, "Strike while the iron is hot, I can tell that she is also feeling the same thing."
"I am glade, I lived to see a day I would get relationship advice from a dog." Ace sarcastically said.
–"I am telling you, I have been with over a dozen of ladies, who never had anything special with me."
"Tsk." Ace cringed his face, as he took a gulp of his whisky, "Easy for you to say, you are a dog. She probably met with other dudes that day, which made her forget about you."
–"Hey!" The black dog barked, "I am memorable, no female dog forgets me!"
"Really?" Ace cast a deviant look, "Then how do I suggest, I hit off with that girl?"
In all honesty Ace has never made the first move on a girl before and when it comes to taking it to another level he was practically scared. As a person with zero pride Ace decided to ask for help from a dog, since they are the Master's of the game
Feeling like it was being ridiculed by the boy, the black dog felt no need to hold back its wisdom, "Ask her to take you to her house instead, since she probably feels secure there and always pay attention to every sign she gives, ladies don't usually talk about doing staff, so you just have to act upon it."
"Yay! I didn't know that, thank you." Ace smiles and ask, "What's your name?"
–"...." The dog stayed silent, as the memories of its previous name before it got cast up played, there weren't pleasant in the slightest, in all honesty it wouldn't want to use such a name again.
"Kabuto."
–"Huh?"
"It is a military helmet worn by Samurai." Ace puts his hand on the dog's forehead, "You are the helmet and I am the Samurai, perfect match."
–"Are you asking me to be your dog?" It quickly got what the boy wanted to say but it couldn't believe he tried to use a round about way.
Ace turned coy as he nodded, making the dog laugh a bit, which sounded like loud barks to the others.
–"Fine you are my new Master."
"Yes! Now I can really start my plan to take what is rightfully mine."