Madelyn wondered, 'Why'd Zach allow Jardin Corporation's shares to be sold? Is he still unconscious in the hospital?'

On the vast seaside, waves were surging and crashing against the shore. There was a little girl with a ponytail. She was around eight years old, barefoot, and wearing clothes made of seaweed and fish skin. She was holding a necklace made of seashells. The girl unsteadily walked up to Madelyn and spoke in fluent Roshyian.

This location was in a secluded village. The village was built very close to the mountain. The little girl said to Madelyn, "Hi. This bracelet is for you."

According to local legend, this place used to be a barren desert. Once the daughter of a god made a grievous mistake and as punishment, was sentenced to wander here for eternity. She could not find a water source and eventually died of thirst, her body turning into the sea that surrounded and nourished this area. The people here believed that the seashells and conches they found in this place were