[Ace's Point of View]

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The fact that we found Dad, or at least, the past version of him... made me really happy. Really, really happy. More than anything else, I wanted to bond with him and Mom, with Amelia too, of course. But, I also wished for Ame's safety. You know, since she always had her devious plans and stuff. I couldn't cover up for her forever. Because sometime, someday, the others would figure out. First time in eternity, her mask faded in front of Dad. I was curious about what he thought, but I hope they weren't negative. That would be terrible!

The floating coffin devices were redirected over to me. I stared at them with much excitement. A power-up, just like Ji and Ame's contract!

I figured that I wouldn't have to keep up my facade anymore either, since Ame's was broken already. "Thank you! Thank you thank you thank you!" I smiled, bowing down repeatedly.

All Dad did was laugh. "Then, I'll start explaining the basics. Huh, where should I start... kekeke~"

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Add had LOTS of information to share. No kidding, he had a huge database and everything stored with him! He said that all of this was valuable, and I shouldn't tell anyone about it, but Ame and invisible Ji were eavesdropping anyway. Everything he talked about seemed like gibberish in my ears, but to Dad, it was almost common sense. Terms like "Nasod Armor" and "Dynamo Configuration" were used a bunch of times, but still, I had no idea what he was going on and on about.

At some point in his elucidation, it was as if something clicked inside my head. Everything began to make sense; my brain felt the need to utilize the fresh knowledge. It was actually starting to crave for more. I had absolutely no idea what happened, but it certainly seemed like magic.

I blinked, and rethought about the words he uttered. I chuckled and grinned. "Yeah. I understand. Thanks, Dad!"

"That's not enough, Ace." he sighed. "Show me what you can do. Focus, and put your mind into it. Control those dynamos."

I did as he asked. The flying weapons followed the commands I mentally instructed, as they zipped around Ame.

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Soon, Ame and I had a practice fight, to adjust to the skills obtained. She was a natural at wielding the spear! Her slashes and thrusts with the harpoon were swift, fast, and accurate nonetheless! And the electricity that was suddenly generated from the dynamos were amazing! And so was my enhanced strength to perform kicks and such! The quarrel was extremely fun.

"Pause." Dad ordered.

We halted in our tracks, glancing over at him.

"We hereby announce you two to be..." he started.

"... the Little Specter," Ji added.

"and the Psychic Tracer." Add concluded.

"Whoa! Those nicknames sound cool!" I beamed.

"Kyahahahahaha! Now we're officially set. There's no more time to waste, we must find Ara at all costs." he proclaimed.

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The "magic" that enabled me to consume the knowledge that Dad had. It felt familiar. As if I had experienced an event similar in the past. It seemed like something was missing from my array of recollections, but I wasn't too sure. What could've it been? Was I starting to lose my mind? I wasn't sure, and I didn't know.

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---[CHAPTER 9 - DYNAMOS : END]---