Actually... That might be a useful warning to children, so they can learn the responsibility to have a pet. Or might it be too harsh?
A pet isn't just an animal they can pet on and being sooth about. There's life in it as well.
@Cryotic you'd likely get some random snowflake screeching in your face about animal cruelty and rights and other SJW bullshit, because that is how pitiful modern society has become. People are offended by every nonsensical little thing
Edit: JEEZ SORRY FOR MAKING A DAMN JOKE
@Cryotic The message of responsibility of this chapter was well convened, the opinion about raising a kid that Shok has is really interesting too, people seem to think that they need/should have a kid, but a child is a privilege, not a right.
This manga has some amazing character interactions, i don't remember the last one with such believable and well-constructed personalities.
@Epicredeemer I actually considered to use it as a lie for the child to realize the meaning with having a pet, but I can see what you mean as well, if they are taking my words for granted.
I feel as though this raised a huge flag in the sense of: "Tifa gets attacked by humans/other kids -> Black Wheel defends her by biting said humans -> said humans will instigate a mob to have Black Wheel killed because it's now a <dangerous beast>"
Get the mother to conditionally accept the pet, then go straight to the mayor.
Reminds me of my childhood: If mom says no, go to dad - and vice versa. Works especially well, when both parents' mother tongues are different.
I agree with what was said before. To tame a magical beast, you have to be prepared to kill it if it gets out of hand. It may be cruel to say that truth to your daughter in such a way, but it's essential to admit.
@epicredeemer lmao you're a sheltered manchild who's never been legitimately threatened by anything and uses buzzwords like SJW and snowflake, you're a dipshit waste
animals are dangerous. a good dog can still turn dangerous under the right conditions, for example, an injured dog who's never bit anyone can still turn vicious. I've seen a normally totally calm, friendly dog snarl and lash at people when it had an ear infection. Older dogs can develop dementia and no longer recognize things normally, or feel threatened by totally ordinary things and lash out. Same goes for cats and other animals, they're animals. If they're describing this creature as something capable of killing an ox as an adult and has the intelligence of a human, it's not just a simple pet. It's like keeping a chimpanzee as a pet, at any moment it could just decide to kill you and you couldn't do a damn thing as it rips your arms out of their sockets because chimpanzees are insanely powerful creatures.