It appears humans enjoy belittling others to make themselves seem more superior. How the supposed elite find it necessary to degrade ones who seem lesser. Are people so narcissistic in themselves to think some words that come out of their mouth as being necessary? Zeref narrowed his eyes at the scene before him, a hag thrusted her food at the barmaid that wasn't adequate to her taste. The girl frowns, her eyes had become watery in attempt to hold back the tears.

The hag raised her fist yelling, "They hire anyone for this job, even the uneducated. You need to go to school, how can you not know something so simple!"

Zeref scowls further, he remembers the barmaid, every time he roams around the town, he would peer into the busy marketplace and establishments. He knew the girl would finish her shifts carrying multiple books and scrap paper to a corner and concentrate for hours on whatever she was studying. And it bothered him that this old witch was degrading her for something so pointless.

Zeref didn't realize what he was doing until he was in front of the old woman's face grapping her wrist. Zeref glared at her sharply his eyes gleamed red slightly, "How pathetic can you be to make a fuss on something so little as food. You should be thankful for the people who go out of their way to serve you."

The hag's eyes widen, she felt her heart skip a beat seeing those menacing eyes, "Unhand me."

Zeref sneers, "Certainly." As he let go of her hand, she fell onto the remainder of her food that stained the ground.

The hag's face became red with embarrassment as people stared at her covered in her own filth. She stood up sharply stomping out of the establishment.

Zeref fumbled through his robe, presenting a book before the tear-stricken waitress. Zeref remembered the books she had with her and presented her a history book of old law cases – she was studying to be part of the magic counsel.

The girl smiled at him teary eyed, "Thank you."

Zeref nods and he proceeded with his usual aimless walk around town. It was a curious thing how arrogant humans see themselves as superior. Even more intriguing and a shame that the intelligent quiet humans do not break free from their shackles and shatter the arrogance of their attacker. Maybe he was too far gone to understand the norms of humanity. Or perhaps shy humans forget that they didn't deserve to be treated wrongly…

Zeref's eyes caught sight of the hag as she went down the street, Zeref smirked slightly to himself – Perhaps I should educate the hag in manners.

You would think some people would be grateful for establishments being open to them with the uplifting of the Covid-19 lockdown – apparently not so the creation of this short story…