Ronan instinctively took a step back, when the light chuckle of "Schiper" reached his ears.
"Don't be nervous, it's greeting you."
Only then did Ronan make out that the shadow leaping out of the sand pile was a pitch-black dog, but it had no facial features.
It affectionately rubbed against Ronan's pant leg, and despite its peculiar appearance, it seemed quite tame and docile.
Ronan crouched down, trying to stroke the back of the black hound, his touch met with a cool hardness, like that of metal.
The strange black dog seemed to enjoy Ronan's affection, stretching so comfortably that it suddenly opened its mouth wide on its face.
With a mouth resembling shark teeth, it suddenly opened in front of Ronan, which startled him but also made him think of the Giant Magic Box Monster he saw in the Mechanical Heart Ruins.
The shapes of their mouths were almost identical.
"It seems to like you a lot..."
Schiper chuckled, saying, "Its name is Titanium."
"Ether?"
