The pet master

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In the morning, Max woke up well rested.

While stretching, he looked around, looking for the little one. Usually she sleeps next to him, going to bed early and waking up late. Not finding her next to him when he wakes up is kind of rare.

Walking around, Max saw a scene that made him speechless.

Currently, the little she-devil is holding a tiny Mist sword while looking at the sleeping pigeon with longing.

She looks down at her sword, then at the pigeon, but remembering that her cheap master told her not to use her skill, she didn't make a move.

In her tiny mind, just holding the sword isn't using the skill.

‘ is one stab also considered not using? ‘ she wondered.

Max didn't know whether to laugh or cry, looking at the little one.

She kept looking down at her sword, then up at the pigeon, then down again at the sword.

Max just pretended not to see any of that, and just went to take a his morning bath.

....

After that, Max went out to have breakfast with Jamie.

“Lucy, come let's go”.

Lucy flew towards Max and sat on his shoulder.

Max smiled at her, “Lu, you know that making a mist sword is considered using your skill.”

Lucy stiffened and gave Max an ugly smile.

“hhh. Don't worry, I am not mad, little Lu, just a little more, and we'd be free. You can do whatever you want then.

for now, be patient. “

Lucy sighed in relief. Thankfully, Max doesn't seem angry.

She nodded at max showing her understanding. Honestly, this time.

As for the pigeon, Max selectively ignored its existence. Anyway, who told it to bully this little she-devil? A person should be responsible for his actions, or a pigeon in this case.

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At the restaurant, Max enjoyed his food next to Jamie while examining the surroundings.

“so where are they, the new passengers, I mean.”

“The coffee is really good, Max. I see why you like it.” Jamie suddenly changed the conversation.

Max didn't flinch and responded immediately. “I told you, didn't I. “

Among people of the underworld, when the conversation change suddenly, that usually means cops are around, or someone suspicious.

Simply, it means this conversation isn't meant for the ears around.

Jamie just spoke casually, “Yeah, but you know I am not a coffee type of guy.”

“you're just young.”

“we are almost of the same age.”

“It is not the same.”

Suddenly, two people interrupted the conversation.

One tall and burly, the other thin.

The thin man addressed Max, ignoring Jamie.

“hello there, the name is Julio and my friend is Nicholas, you should be Jamie. “.

Max felt awkward. “my name is Max. The one next to me is Jamie. “

Jamie felt annoyed, but it's a small matter so he just nodded.

“oh, I am sorry about that. “

The two didn't care much and sat down with them. Although they disregarded Jamie, they showed enough respect for Max.

“well friends, I came to you with some business, but first I heard you know the staff around here. Is that true?”

Jamie nodded while Max kept silent.

Getting Jamie's confirmation, the thin man smiled.

“you see, there is a dungeon monster on this train, and we want to hunt it. For that, we need the staff cooperation, of course we won't let you work for free. “

“oh, if that's the case, is it not better to call the police or someone from the government? “

The two looked at each other, and the thin man handed Max a stack of credits.

“well, about that we want to claim this achievement. I hope you two can keep it a secret. “

Jamie’s mouth twitched. ‘I am the middleman here, am I not? Why do I feel like a random nobody here? ‘

With a calm expression, max handed the money to Jamie without checking it and spoke; “just help them out Jamie.”

Jamie's expression twitched more fiercely, but he didn't argue and just nodded, feeling like shit.

The two smiled at Max's agreement. “at night we will be working on something around here. Please inform the staff, after 2 days we will make a move. “

Jamie nodded, “alright, but the restaurant isn't easy. You have to pay more to convince the train-staff. “

Julio nodded, “money isn't a problem, for now I will let you enjoy your coffee in peace.”

As the two left, Max just observed. He didn't plan to jump in, at least not now. He had the suspicion that Beatrice was deliberately trying to attract someone. He didn't know if the two noticed or not, but she was using herself as bait, or at least that's how Max saw it.

All along, Lucy just enjoyed her food, not caring about what's going on around here. Although she was interested in the starfish on that man's shoulder, she wanted to introduce it to a certain pigeon.

they will make great friends in arms, but sadly Max warned her through their spiritual link to not mess around.