"W-What do you think you're doin'? I'm gonna call the captains! I'm gonna! " The shop owner screamed.

He was surrounded by pieces of wood from the broken shelf, glass and jewelry. He had several injuries, but that didn't stop him from screaming. Zack looked at the pathetic sight and said, "What do you want with us? "

The shop owner was stunned, but the people around them whispered:

Isn't that a captain?

What's he doing here? He's scary.

Isn't he only sixteen? How is he so strong?

The shop owner heard the comments and immediately grovelled. He begged, "I apologize. I did not realize she was a comrade of yours, I'll do anythin' to make up for it! "

Zack was about to leave when he saw Melissa holding a silver bracelet with the designs of a dragon and serpents. Zack pointed at it and asked how much it was. The shop owner said, "N-Not to worry, you can have it for free. "

"I'm asking ow much it's worth, not for free stuff. " Zack replied.

"F-Fifty gold coins, sir. "

Zack got one of the pouches hanging from his waist and threw it at the guy. He said, "It's for the bracelet. There's a hundred coins in it, so go fix your shop with the change.

While the shop owner thanked him repeatedly for his mercy, Zack told Melissa to follow him. Melissa was about to but the bracelet down, but Zack said she could keep it. Melissa put it on her left wrist before running after him.

Zack sighed, first, he had patrol duty in the jungle, then he saved a little girl from hounds, and after all that, he had to babysit said little girl. They went to a restaurant and ordered some food. They ate, Zack paid and they left.

While walking back to the hospital, someone carrying a long metal pole accidentally swung in an arc towards Melissa's head. Before Zack could do anything, the panicking Melissa's shadow extended and protruded from the ground to block the metal pole. Everyone who saw it immediately ran away. The shadow raced after them, but Zack drew the sword that was on his waist and cut the shadow. Melissa collapsed.

When she woke up, Zack explained the situation and gave her two options, "Go to prison or join my squad. "