Aki was about to respond in a rather snide way when Teru came up to them and answered Nettaiya's question in a smart ass way. This made Aki annoyed, it looked like they would have a very hard time trying to develop teamwork.

"Look, it's clear that we don't like each other but if we are going to be a proper squad and not get killed on our first mission then we need to try and get along" Aki told them. On the inside, Aki was laughing at the idea of them even trying to work as a team, it was clear that his two teammates had very big egos. Aki then noticed the boy's dog Makoto peek his head out of Teru's jacket and he couldn't help but smile. His clan had a special connection with animals and they seemed to know what an animal wanted and what type of moods they were in. He took a piece of beef from his pocket and held it out for the dog to take it and eat it.

"Here's a nice little snack for you boy" Aki said to Makoto, he didn't ask if it was okay to feed Teru's dog since it was easy to assume that any dog would like a bit of beef.