foreigner's journey

Chapter 338 Three years later

Midgar in 2007 was as calm as ever.

Today is Wednesday, Seventh Heaven's rest day.

In the bar lobby of Seventh Heaven, the ceiling fan was turning slowly to keep the air flowing and cool in the room.

The decoration of the bar has changed a lot compared to a few years ago. First of all, the back kitchen was converted into a warehouse, and the brand new small stove was directly moved behind the bar.One pinball machine in the hall was missing, and it was replaced by a private slot machine that is not open to the public (a note prohibiting minors from getting close to it is posted on it). In fact, this slot machine is the entrance to the lower basement.Then the TV was replaced with a newer model, several memo notes were pasted on the refrigerator, and there were many vases filled with flowers in the lobby and lounge as decorations.

Jesse sat on the bar stool in front of the bar, put his hands on the bar and raised his oval face, watching Tifa busy behind the bar boredly.

Compared with the immature five years ago, Tifa now has both the vigor of a girl and the gentleness of a mature woman. Her slender waist and abdomen outline a clear vest line, and the strong and slender legs exposed at the hem of her short skirt are covered by Wrapped in black knee socks, the whole person exudes amazing charm at all times.

"The bust gets bigger every year, did Heather secretly give you some nutritional supplements?" Seeing that there was no one around, Jesse lowered his voice and asked Tifa.

"Really, you have to ask this kind of question many times every year, so there is no such thing."

Tifa is not as easy to blush and shy as she was a few years ago. After adapting to Jessie's driving rhythm, she even has enough time to fight back and joke:

"Last month, you said you wanted to find a handsome boyfriend. Do you have any plans? Biggs is steady and reliable, so why not choose him?"

Jesse waved his hand: "Forget it, I'm a good-looking person. If I'm not a super handsome type, I won't be able to attract me. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been an actor for so long and haven't had a relationship."

Tifa smiled and shook her head slightly, and neatly arranged the wiped cups in the cabinet, then picked up another clean rag and began to wipe the bar: "Raise your arms."

"Oh." Jesse leaned back, folded her arms in front of her and continued to say to herself:

"The Biggs are indeed very good, but they are always a little bit different in appearance. Sometimes there is a little bit of difference between friendship and love."

Tifa looked at Jesse while wiping the bar, and asked with a smile, "Only looking good? No other requirements?"

Jesse shrugged his shoulders: "Appearance bears the brunt, and of course other things should also be considered, such as character, strength, financial resources, etc. But when you think about it carefully, strength and financial resources don't really matter. I am willing to start from scratch with my boyfriend. At the beginning, we will work together to create a warm little family, and we don’t mind protecting our future boyfriend. But after all, you have to have a good character, and you have to have a particularly reliable personality. Hmm... Thinking about it this way, is Heather a good fit? "

Tifa froze when she wiped the table, and quickly said: "No, no, brother, you can't catch your eye in terms of appearance. Let's think about it differently. How about Weiji?"

A teasing smile appeared on Jesse's face: "Oh? Are you in such a hurry to rule out all risk factors? Don't worry, although Heather is indeed very reliable, powerful and rich, her looks are directly punishable by death, and I absolutely don't want to I will grab your boyfriend, don't worry."

"Boy, boyfriend or something..." Tifa blushed slightly, then her expression darkened, she lowered her head and continued to wipe the bar, muttering in a low voice, "They're not boyfriend and girlfriend at all..."

Seeing the appearance of his best friend, Jesse held Tifa's hand and asked with concern, "It's been five years, what are you two going to do?"

"...I don't know." Tifa slowly shook her head: "Senior brother only treats me as a junior sister who needs to be taken care of, I think...I want to wait."

"Idiot! If you wait any longer, it will be too late!"

Jessie tapped Tifa's smooth forehead angrily: "It's fine if there are no competitors, but Biggs and I secretly followed Heather and saw that flower girl from a distance. She looks very cute and sweet. , is the type that makes a man involuntarily arouse the desire to protect. Do you want to hand over Heather to someone else?"

In order to help Tifa check, Jesse and Biggs risked being caught and beaten by Heather three years ago and hung far behind him. Law's rival - the flower girl named Alice.

It has to be said that Alice is not inferior to Tifa in terms of appearance. Although her figure is not at the same level, her slender figure coupled with that exquisite face can arouse men's desire for protection and possession.And most importantly, Alice is different from Tifa, she is the kind of cheerful and lively type who will take the initiative to attack.

That is to say, Heather, a pure-bred straight man with a cold style, did not accept the move at all. If another man came up, he would have been taken down by Alice with various combinations.

I don't know if it's because they compete with each other, Alice and Tifa know each other's existence, but they have never actually met each other, and they never mention the initiative to meet each other.

Facing Jesse's hesitant questioning, Tifa bit her lip and did not speak, just cleaning the bar counter self-consciously.

"Speaking of which, Heather went to the flower girl again?"

Seeing that Tifa was unwilling to talk about this aspect, Jesse had to change the subject:
"In the past few years, whether it's Heather, the flower girl or you, they've all been mysterious. What are you learning?"

Tifa clasped her hands together to apologize: "I'm sorry, Jesse, I can't tell you because my brother won't let me."

Two years ago, she asked Heather if she could teach others to learn [reading], but Heather rejected it.

At that time, Heather had no way to prove to the planet the value and harmlessness of the brand-new power system of [Read], so it was not suitable to bring in too many people, and it was not suitable to explain the specific relationship to Tifa, so Heather was very domineering. It was rejected with [They don't have that talent].

While Jesse was chatting with Tifa, the door of the bar was pushed open, and Heather in a black windbreaker stepped in.His appearance has not changed at all compared to five years ago, but the slightly curly black hair has become slightly longer.

"Let's talk about this first, see you~" Jesse was a little afraid of Heather for no reason, a little bit of the feeling of respect and awe that children have for their strict father or elder brother.Seeing that Heather was back, she was afraid of being caught saying that she had nothing to do with Tifa, so she planned to take the opportunity to escape.

"Wait."

Jesse greeted Heather and wanted to slip away, but was stopped by Heather.

He handed the windbreaker he took off to Tifa, and while straightening the cuffs, he looked at Jesse and said, "Tell Barrett that those idiots from Avalanche are looking for him, and they seem to have a problem with your plan."

"Since the family has been separated, what do those guys care about us?" Jessie shrugged his shoulders indifferently, without the reserve that a beautiful woman should have: "Our plan is the ultimate plan from [Original Avalanche]. There is a plan that may impact and threaten Shinra."

"It doesn't matter, anyway, I have already brought it. Also, don't always put your water purifier on sale in the bar. The style doesn't match the bar at all."

"It's up to you! Tifa is willing to sell it for me. This is an important source of funds for our Avalanche branch! I'm leaving, Tifa!"

Jesse stuck out his tongue at Heather, waved to Tifa and ran out of the bar lobby in a hurry.

Tifa smiled and waved her hand in the direction of Jesse's departure, then looked at Heather with a worried tone: "Brother, you mean Barrett's plan..."

"A stupid plan, but also very straightforward."

Heather shook her head lightly: "It is indeed a proposal from [Original Avalanche]. The problem is that [Original Avalanche] at that time possessed great strength and was indeed capable of completing such a crazy plan. Barrett and the others How far can [Avalanche Branch] with two or three big cats and kittens accomplish this plan? Without Helmer as the brake, Barrett's Avalanche Branch will only go on the road of self-destruction."

Two years ago, the Avalanche organization in the Qifanjie slum was gradually developing and growing, and was raided by Shinra Corporation.At that time, the meeting place was set up in the slums of Yiban Street. Shinra Company dispatched helicopters and a large number of special forces to encircle and suppress the Avalanche members participating in the meeting. Helmer was shot and killed several times in order to cover the members of the organization during the raid. explain.

Without the leader, the avalanche organization that had just started to improve fell apart again.At this time, Barrett stepped forward to shoulder all the burdens and became the new leader of Avalanche.With him as the center, the Xuebeng organization has gathered many talented people.

But gradually, two voices appeared in the avalanche.One is Barrett's claim that to make Shinra repay its debts, only by hurting Shinra can they stop harming the planet, even if there are casualties or even damage to Midgar in the process; One intends to liberate Midgar from the Shinra Corporation. In the process, the safety of civilians and members of the organization must also be considered. For this reason, they hope to unite all reliable forces.

The differences between the two sides became bigger and bigger, and the final result was that Barrett took Jesse, Biggs, and Wedge away from Avalanche angrily, and called themselves [Avalanche Branch].Why a chapter?Because there are few of them, and there are much more members on the General Assembly side.

Under Heather's interference, Tifa did not join the Avalanche organization as in the original.After all, she only longs for a stable and peaceful life, and even though she hates Shinra Corporation in her heart, she doesn't want to participate in this kind of blood and fire resistance war.

Heather didn't want Tifa to get too involved in this kind of thing, so she immediately changed the subject: "Stop cooking at noon, do you want to go to the station to buy something to eat?"

"Well, it's been a long time since I ate Bafan buns." Tifa nodded.

Heather changed her coat and went out with Tifa towards the station.The place where he met Alice in the past few years was no longer the alley of Bafan Street, but changed to the place recommended by Alice - the abandoned church on the outskirts of the slums of Wufan Street.There is Alice's secret base, where a lot of flowers are planted.Because there are occasionally monsters on the road, very few people will go there.

In this way, Heather only needs to pass through the tunnel between the slums to go directly to and from Qifan Street and Wufan Street, instead of taking a train to the upper city and then spending a lot of time changing to two trains to Wufan Street.

As they were walking, they suddenly saw a crowd gathering near the station, as if they were watching.

"It's so pitiful, is the demon poisoned?"

"Shh, don't mind your own business, let's go."

"That sword looks dangerous..."

There were whispers in the crowd, perhaps because the onlookers were dangerous, the gathered crowd began to disperse.Heather and Tifa glanced inside as they passed by, and Tifa suddenly screamed:

"Claude!?"

　PS: The main story has officially started.Can you guess what Alice and Tifa's ability to read is?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)