Between the two forces, Nick was the first person to recognize Zich.

“Mr. Zich?” Nick said joyfully when he realized that the third party that had abruptly appeared was Zich. Nick didn’t know whether Ellie had been saved or killed, but he was sure that the robed figures’ organization no longer had her now. Since there was no way those shady robed figures would tell him the truth easily, Nick thought the only way he would learn about his daughter’s whereabouts was by checking her status for himself. Zich had been preparing the rescue plan for his daughter, so now Nick could ask for his daughter’s whereabouts from the person who should know best. 

Nick felt hopeful seeing that Zich appeared fine; perhaps, this meant that his daughter’s rescue had gone well. Furthermore, Nick hoped for one more thing.

‘He came to help us kill those robed figures!’ Nick thought Zich had trailed behind the robed figures after saving his daughter. Nick was well aware of Zich’s skills and thought there would be no better support than Zich right now. That was about the extent of Nick’s thoughts as soon as he saw Zich. No matter how highly he thought of Zich and trusted...