foreigner's journey

Chapter 340 The request of a lifetime
Jesse rushed forward and circled Claude, covering his mouth in disbelief, his beautiful big eyes full of surprise.

Cloud was stiffened by her, and looked at Tifa inquiringly.

Before Tifa could speak, Jesse looked at Tifa first and asked, "Tifa, who is this handsome blond guy? Is he a newly hired bar bouncer?"

There was uncontrollable surprise and excitement in the tone.

That's right, Jesse can't walk when he sees a handsome guy, not to mention that Cloud's level of beauty is very rare in Midgar.Thinking of this, Tifa quickly explained Cloud's origin to Jesse.

Behind Jesse, Biggs and Wedge look at each other and shrug.

"Everything House... Well, aren't Biggs and Weiji members of the Vigilante? When the time comes, let them help you publicize in the streets. I'm afraid there will be no business."

It's about the handsome guy, Jessie's mind is spinning very fast, and he carefully looks at Claude and the giant sword behind him:

"Well, it looks very reliable, and you are still the legendary 1st fighter. So you must be very skilled, right? Can you accept dangerous business?"

Claude nodded: "As long as the reward is enough."

Jesse looked at Barrett: "Hey, Barrett, didn't you worry about finding enough people yesterday?"

"Huh?" Barrett rubbed his head, confused.

"That happened!" Jesse clasped his hands together and then unfolded with a 'wow' to simulate an explosion.

Barrett suddenly realized: "Oh! Yes, the plan cannot be completed with such a small number of people. Have you found a helper? It is not only [skillful] but also [reliable enough]. Such a helper is hard to find."

"Dangdangdangdang~~" Jesse put his hands on Claude's shoulders and pushed him in Barrett's direction: "Isn't there a ready-made Mr. Mercenary? Being the 1st fighter of Shinra must meet the [skills] Healthy], he is a friend of Tifa’s hometown and defected from Shinra, and he is also in line with [reliable enough]. What else is there to be dissatisfied with?”

"Wait a minute, I haven't agreed yet."

Claude broke away from Jesse's hands, frowned slightly and looked at this beautiful woman with a high nose bridge and an oval face:

"I have to know the content of the task before I consider whether to undertake it, and I haven't negotiated the reward yet."

Jesse raised two fingers: "2000 GIL, how about it? The employment time will not exceed one day at most, and the mission content is that you cover us to complete a confidential mission. I can guarantee that the difficulty of the mission is easy for you, a former 1st fighter. , the details of the task will be informed to you after you confirm to accept the task, is that okay?"

2000GIL... This is a very attractive amount for Claude who doesn't even have 1GIL in his pocket, which made him not directly reject the invitation, but bowed his head and fell into deep thought.

From an angle he didn't notice, Barrett lip-synced to Jesse with a look of surprise and said silently——2000?You are crazy, where do we get so much money?
Jesse grinned and said with mouth-to-mouth—don’t worry, the day after tomorrow is the water purifier collection day, 2000GIL is no problem at all.

As if seeing Claude's hesitation, Tifa came out from behind the bar and whispered to him: "2000GIL is enough for an adult to live in the slums of Qifan Street for a month, provided that you don't live in particularly expensive houses Or an apartment. Brother will help you contact a suitable place to live, think about it, Claude?"

If Cloud is the 1st fighter, his strength is indeed enough to run rampant in most of Midgar, and Tifa also hopes that this friend from the same country can live in Midgar.

Hearing Tifa's words, Claude made a decision immediately, and nodded slightly to Barrett and Jesse: "I've accepted the mission, when will it start?"

"A week..."

"Let's go tomorrow!"

Jessie's "a week later" was interrupted by Barrett before she could say it, and both she, Biggs and Weggy looked surprised: "Tomorrow? So soon?"

Barrett proudly took out a note from the inner pocket of his tactical vest and shook it: "I've got the timetable of the freight train for No. I don’t know when I’ll wait any longer. It’s tomorrow!”

No. [-] Magic Furnace?Claude felt that he was involved in some terrible incident, and hurriedly asked: "Wait a minute, you haven't said what the mission is?"

"Oh, we're going to blow up the No. [-] Mako furnace in Midgar." Barrett said lightly, his tone as relaxed as if he was going to eat pineapple and bacon pizza at Dimo's restaurant.

Jesse tilted his head and looked at Claude: "No problem, right? Don't you hate Shinra too?"

This is really not a problem for Claude, because he also hates Shinra Corporation very much, and there is no psychological pressure to fight against them, let alone...

Cloud glanced at Tifa beside him, and then nodded coldly to Jesse: "...No problem. As I said, as long as the reward is right, I can complete even dangerous missions. Then, the time and place of assembly ?”

"Tomorrow at 4:[-] p.m., meet at the gate of Seventh Heaven." Barrett's style is swift and decisive, and he arranged the mission schedule in a blink of an eye.

Biggs and Weggy were gearing up to go back to sort out their guns and equipment for tomorrow's battle. Jessie trotted a few steps and grabbed Tifa: "Tifa, come here?"

With that, she pushed Tifa into the lounge inside and closed the door.

"What's the matter, Jesse?" Seeing Jesse sneaking around, Tifa involuntarily lowered her voice.

Jesse held Tifa's shoulders with a serious face, and said in a sincere and serious tone, "Tifa, am I your good sister?"

"Yeah." Tifa wondered why Jesse asked that.

"Second question, Tifa, do you like Cloud?" With that said, Jesse pouted towards the door.

Tifa froze for a moment, then shook her head slowly: "Jessie, you know who I like. Claude is my childhood friend from the same town, that's all."

"But I think his attitude towards you is very unusual?" Jesse was still asking.

Tifa became more and more strange: "Jessie, what are you trying to say?"

Jesse took two deep breaths and said, "Tifa, I want Cloud to be my boyfriend."

"Ugh--??"

Tifa realized that her exclamation was too loud, so she quickly covered her mouth and lowered her voice: "Are you serious, Jesse? You and Cloud haven't met for five minutes, right?"

"For the first time [love at first sight] in my life, I think this is the arrangement of God."

Jesse clasped his hands in front of his chest, with an intoxicated expression on his face: "Since he is a former 1st fighter, with his strength, there is no problem at all whether it is to open a master house to make money or protect me. He also looks very reliable and has a charming personality. Indifferent. The most important thing is his face... God, the most popular male star in the troupe before can't compare to his appearance! You can't call him [handsome], but [beautiful]!"

As she said that, she hugged Tifa all at once, and rubbed her head hard on her chest: "Tifa, my good sister! This is my request for the rest of my life, please help me catch up with Cloud!"

"How can I help you? I can't do anything myself!" Tifa couldn't laugh or cry, would she even compete with Alice if she had this ability?
"I want to know everything about Claude's past! His hobbies, his previous love history... It's the first time I want to talk about a boyfriend when I grow up. I can rely on you for my future happiness!"

"Even if you say so, I will..."

In the lounge, Jesse was entangled with Tifa like an octopus, as if he would not let go unless the other party agreed.

In the hall outside the house, Claude found Heather who was patiently stirring the chicken curry in the soup pot standing in front of the stove.

(End of this chapter)