Sarcastic and botanically inclined are not qualities generally assigned to the same person, but then, Spec Ops agent Ryoku Zaio isn't most people. After a grueling three months in the Equalist POW camps, Zaio won her freedom, but amidst the splinters of her shattered spirit, she made a choice: to take down Amon once and for all, even if that meant leaving the one person she loved.

Shuuhei Hisagi: cool, responsible, and still recovering from betrayal. Alejandria Castillo: impassive, fiery, and wholly committed to atoning for a past on the bloody streets of Madrid. But when Spain comes to Japan, more than the international fishing trade is at stake- and who knows if their diplomatic relations will ever recover... SHXOC