The owner took the black berries out of the canine's body, showing them to the group.

"These are edible berries that can explode upon contact with another of the same material. I could only find it in your pistol, Doris. I'm sorry."

Despite her explanation, the group continued to look at their leader, just as tired and confused.

"And... why did you make Gorgon throw Shinma to the dragon?"

Gorgon blinked, looking at Melman, who had asked the question. He seemed somewhat confused.

"If I threw just the edible ball inside, it would dissolve quickly in the dragon's acids. If we can get Shinma to eat them and use him as a bomb dog, we can even perform surprise attacks."

Again, despite her explanation, the group continued to look at their leader, just as tired and confused.

"It's animal abuse."

"I'm tired of all this."

"Boss... what the heck is going through your mind?"

The entire guild seemed more dismayed than ever, but the leader only watched as her pet finished regenerating in her arms. Regaining consciousness, he started wagging his tail and barking as if nothing had happened.

"See? Shinma is happy to help us. After all, he is our guardian. And if he's immortal, he can handle anything. Don't you think?" said their leader, then looked at them somewhat seriously when she saw they were still stubborn about leaving. "He'll make us a lot of money."

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Clenching their fists, the three guild members fell silent and nodded.

"Maybe... if he's immortal, he can't feel pain," Doris commented quietly, quickly embraced by their smiling leader.

"That's the spirit, see? Doris agrees. Let's collect all the dragon parts and sell them at a high price in the market. And then let's go get our reward!"

The guild fell silent, starting to clean the entire tunnel...

***

Tenma regained consciousness a little later, taking a gulp of air.

He found himself on a bed. From the aroma, he recognized it as a room in the bar where they had gone to celebrate his adoption.

But what was he doing there?

It was already night, and his fur was very well washed. He had no memories from the moment he was thrown and swallowed by the dragon. He had lost consciousness due to the toxic gases in the stomach, even starting to think he might have died again.

But for some reason, he was still alive.

He clearly remembered two of his deaths.

He got off the bed and began to walk around the room. The door was slightly open, and he could hear laughter in the background.

On the other side of the door were his owner and the entire guild. Drinking, playing cards, and eating a huge pile of food, each with a large bag of gold coins.

Tenma stood watching them, not knowing how to feel...

But he was grabbed as soon as he was seen, held by Doris, who hugged him tightly while in a drunken state.

"Puppyyyyyy... your owner... your owner destroyed my possession because of you. But I can't hurt you........... you're soooo.... cuteeeeee........"

Tenma stayed still, watching everyone laugh at the girl's behavior.

The canine ended up joining the welcome party. They had been through a long and strange day, where he had died twice. In total, with the other two... that made four.

They offered him some beer, and he started to drink. Soon, he was in a drunken state, acting unconsciously and amusingly.

And so, the party continued and continued... until everyone went to sleep.

Except for one.