Foreigner's Journey

After finishing speaking, he walked towards the back room, and the door was just wide open.

Tifa straightened up and looked at Zangan with puzzled eyes.The latter breathed a sigh of relief, and nodded towards Tifa: "It's okay, it's okay, if we didn't drive us away directly, it means there is something going on, let's go in."

No matter how hard-hearted Heather is, she wouldn't put a bad face on such a cute junior sister, would she?Zangan felt a little bit down this time, and hurriedly took Tifa into room 202.

### Chapter 3 You Are Not Alone ###

The Outlander's Journey The Outlander and the Hunter x Hunter Chapter 3 is not alone When Tifa walked into room 202, she found that the situation in the room was quite different from what she had imagined.

There is no sloppy garbage thrown around, and there is no strange smell.On the contrary, the furnishings in the house are very neat, and it can even be said to be simple.

The overall area of ​​room 202 is very small. It can only accommodate a writing desk, a single bed, a vertical clothes rack, a small round table, and the sink and separate toilet. The remaining space is pitifully small.

The sheets on the single bed were very clean and neatly spread, and the floor of the house was also very clean. Tifa could still smell a faint smell of washing powder in the room. The smell came from the direction of the bathroom. It seemed that Brother Heather was washing clothes. It's time to be disturbed by myself and the master.

The only source of light in the room was the lamp on the desk, on which Tifa noticed what appeared to be some papers and stacks of books.

But before she could see clearly, Heather had already picked up a kettle from the round table, poured water into a glass that had been turned out from nowhere, and said without raising her head, "I've always lived here alone, so There are no extra chairs prepared."

Seeing Heather handing herself a glass of water, Tifa quickly stretched out both hands to take the glass: "Please, Brother Heather."

Heather didn't hand her the cup directly, but raised her chin towards the chair over the desk: "Sit."

Tifa sat on the chair in a daze, holding a glass in his hand, and couldn't help but think in his heart: Senior brother seems to be very kind, why do Granny Marle and Master say he is weird?

Zangan's tall body almost reached the roof. He looked at the furnishings in the room and said, "It's strange, you are obviously rich, so why do you live in the slums on Qifan Street?"

"Nothing to do with you."

Heather choked Zangan with a single sentence, and he just stood in the middle of the room with his arms folded in front of him, and said lightly, "If you have something to say, hurry up, I have to go out later."

Zangan seemed to be organizing words in his mind, but as a master he had to beg his disciples for help, he didn't know how to speak for a while.

Tifa saw it, and made a decision in his heart - he couldn't embarrass Master anymore, this matter should have been said by himself.

She put the cup on the desk, stood up and bowed heavily to Heather: "Senior Brother Heather, Master borrowed money from you to treat my illness, I know the amount is huge and I may not be able to pay back after working for several years , but I will work hard to pay back the money.”

Regardless of whether it was Heather's or Grandma Marle's money, Tifa was determined to pay it all back.Master has given up his face to borrow money for medical treatment for himself, and he must bear the responsibility of repaying the money.

Heather looked at the girl who remained in the bowing posture, then looked at Zangan, and sighed: "...Forget it, tell me, how she got hurt."

As soon as Zangan heard this, he knew that Heather's attitude had finally loosened. He quickly pushed Tifa back on the chair, and then described in detail the tragedy that happened in Niederheim that day.

"...Her injuries were so serious that I had no choice but to bring her to Midgar's Central Hospital for treatment. You know what happened next. The treatment cost [-] gil. I found out that you live here too. Thank you Heather, if you hadn't lent me so much money, Tifa would probably really die."

Saying that, Zangan nodded solemnly to Heather.

Heather sat on the edge of the bed with Erlang's legs crossed, and fell into deep thought: "The Shinra official hasn't released any relevant news yet, and it seems that they plan to completely block the news. After all, Sephiroth is the strongest fighter in Shinra and even the world. Tu Cun's whereabouts are unknown, this is not positive news... So, you brought her to me, not just to pay back the money, right?"

Zangan nodded: "Tifa wants to live in Midgar, but it's too dangerous for a lonely little girl like her to live alone in Midgar. Heather, I want you to help take care of her."

"Zangan, I'm not a full-time nanny. The old lady Marlene should like a well-behaved girl like Tifa very much, why don't you ask her?"

"Marle has exhausted her energy by running such an apartment in the Seventh Street slum, and I can't ask for more from her. But you are different, Heather."

Zangan looked at Heather with piercing eyes, and said in a deep voice:

"Even if you deny it, Tifa is still your junior sister. After I leave, you will be her only [family] in Midgar. I am not asking you to take care of her all the time, Tifa is a very A good independent child will not bother you with everything. But if she really encounters something that she can't solve by herself, can I ask you to help her?"

"...This is Midgar, Zangan." Heather looked at Zangan, and there seemed to be something in the words.

Zangan stared at him without showing weakness, but his tone eased after all:

"I don't know why you have been deliberately keeping a distance from everyone, but when I was in Wutai Arena two years ago, I could see your heart through your fist. You have a fiery heart of integrity, and I I trust you from the bottom of my heart, that's why I trust you to take care of Tifa... Please, Heather."

Heather's expression froze. He scratched his messy black hair and subconsciously looked at Tifa.

The girl lowered her head slightly, staring blankly at the floor with teary eyes, trying not to cry out.She didn't want Master and Brother Heather to feel that she was a burden, and she also wanted to puff her chest out and say with confidence that she could gain a firm foothold in Midgar and pay off all her debts.

But after all, she is just a 15-year-old girl who lost her family and hometown overnight. The master is about to leave her, but the senior brother is unwilling to accept her.Helpless, she seemed unable to see the way forward, and the lonely cold completely surrounded her.

"Tsk..."

Heather scratched her head vigorously, trying to harden her heart to ruthlessly reject Zangan and drive the two out of the room.But... I can't say it.Does it take talent to be a villain?

When Tifa was hanging her head down, she suddenly found a big hand hanging in front of her.

She raised her head and found that Senior Brother Heather was standing in front of her, extending her right hand to herself: "Let me introduce myself, my name is Heather."

"...Tifa, Tifa Lockhart." Tifa stretched out her hand in a daze, and took Heather's big hand.

"In the days to come, I will replace Zangan and continue to teach you [Zangan Liu Wushu]."

Heather put on a straight face on purpose: "Beforehand, I won't be as gentle as Zangan, so be prepared."

"Senior brother, what do you mean... you are willing to accept me..." Tifa's voice trembled after falling to the bottom and then suddenly climbing to the top again.

"It's not accepted, I just came to Midgar not long ago."

Facing the excited gaze of the girl, Heather scratched her cheek a little embarrassedly:

"Uh, it can be regarded as supporting each other. Please take care of me in the future... Junior Sister."

"Well! Please take care of me, brother!"

The girl's heart suddenly became much more stable, and she had a new [family] in Midgar again.

I am not alone.

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### Chapter 4 Flowers ###

The Stranger's Journey The Stranger and the Hunter x Hunter Chapter 4 Huamidgar Wufan Street Shangcheng Station, the waiting hall is full of passengers coming and going and relatives and friends seeing them off.

Zangan carried a simple bag on his left shoulder, and said goodbye to Tifa and Heather who came to see him off.

"Tifa, now that you are recovering from a serious injury, you need to recuperate, and when your injury is completely healed, you will start practicing martial arts. Don't relax, hear?"

Zangan babbled like an old father, but to Tifa it was the sweetest words.She nodded with red eyes: "Master, don't worry, I will work hard to practice."

Although Zangan likes to accept apprentices whenever he goes to a place, and his apprentices are all over the world, Tifa is the one Zangan is most optimistic about in terms of talent and character, and he really feels like a true disciple.

Heather?Talent is strong, but that character is simply too awkward... Thinking of Heather, Zangan looked to the side again.

Heather was wearing a well-worn dark blue jacket and jeans, the same messy pothead and old-fashioned glasses.At this moment, he was leaning on the pillar behind him with his hands in his pockets, as if he was distracted.

"Heather!"

Zangan stretched out his calloused wide palm to Heather, and said solemnly:

"I'll leave Tifa to you. And... thank you."

"...Tsk, there's no need for you to be long-winded."

Heather hesitated for a moment, but still reached out and shook Zangam.

Tifa watched from the side, and couldn't help but chuckle.Brother seems to be at odds with Master, but in fact he is happy to meet Master again, right?

Ding dong!A sweet announcement sounded in the waiting room——

[Dear passengers, train ac177 from Midgar to Junon is about to leave, please hurry up and get on the train.Friends who are sending off relatives and friends, please stand inside the white safety line on the platform to avoid danger...]

Zangan forced a smile and was about to say something when Tifa hugged him tightly.

"Master, thank you very much...you must visit me when you pass by Midgar in the future."

The parting was imminent, and the girl could no longer hold back her crying.

Zangan also had some red eyes, and gently hugged Tifa: "You are a strong and good boy, I believe you will be able to gain a foothold in Midgar. Don't panic, and discuss everything with your senior brother."

In the end, the girl wiped her tears and watched as the train painted with the Shinra logo started slowly and headed for the distance.

The only remaining person in the world who cared about him the most also left, and Tifa was at a loss for a while, not knowing what to do.

Snapped!Heather suddenly snapped her fingers in front of her, and Tifa came back to her senses immediately: "Brother?"

"Don't just stand there, let's go."

Heather hooked her hands and walked out of the station first.

"Go, where are you going?" Tifa trotted a few steps to catch up with Heather, and followed behind him step by step.

Heather looked at a fool: "Of course I bought some household items for you. Are you going to live in Tianwangzhuang? The standard rooms there are empty, not even a towel. Are you planning to stand in the room after taking a shower?" Does it dry naturally?"

Tifa's face turned red all of a sudden, she pouted and said nothing, the brother's words are so vulgar!

The two walked out of the station one after the other, and then took a bus towards Bafan Street.There were not many passengers in the car, and Heather and Tifa were sitting in the back double seat, the former was explaining to the latter:

"Bafan Street is the cultural center of Midgar. The Grand Theater over the Fountain Square will stage the opera "Loveless" every year. It will become crowded with people and it will be hard to get a ticket."

Tifa was a little strange: ""Loveless", is that opera adapted from a famous poem? Why is it only performed once a year..."

"The crew will be touring around the world. It is rumored that the Kingdee Amusement Park, which was just established this year, spent a lot of money to poach talent. However, considering that Midgar is the world's economic and cultural center, the most grand performance will still be held at the Midgar Fountain. Plaza Grand Theater. Of course, this is not unrelated to the power and oppression of Shinra Corporation. Shinra Corporation hopes to shape Midgar into the center of the world, and technology, economy, and culture must be top-notch. A mere crew , how dare you disobey Shinra who dominates the world?"

Tifa turned into a curious baby: "Kingdie Playground? What kind of place is that?"

Heather glanced at her: "It's not a good place for a little girl like you, don't ask so many questions."

"Oh……"

Tifa nodded obediently: "So, are we going to Bafan Street?"

Heather replied: "The upper city of Bafan Street is not only a holy land of opera culture, but also has many department stores and high-end shopping malls. Thanks to the favorable conditions here, the housing prices in the upper city of Bafan Street are the highest in Midgar. "

"Wouldn't the things there be very expensive?" Tifa panicked, she didn't have much money at all, and it was less than 500 gil.

Instead of comforting her, Heather continued to add fuel to the flames: "That's right, the 3 gil you spent on treatment is just the price of a meal at a high-end restaurant in the eyes of the upper class on Bafan Street. If you think this way, do you feel that the world is Is it really unequal?"

Tifa pursed her lips, and suddenly thought of a good idea in her little head: "...I want to go to the market in the lower part of Qifan Street. There must be good and cheap things there."

Seeing that Tifa couldn't be scared, Heather no longer pretended to be a bad guy: "Hmph, I soon learned the slum survival manual without a teacher. That's right, one of the keywords for survival in Lower Midgar That’s——[buy the most suitable things with the least amount of money]. The lower district of Qifan Street is the relatively safe and peaceful one among the eight districts, so the market there is more lively.”

"Slum Survival Manual...sounds interesting, are there any other rules?"

"It's up to you to realize it yourself when you live in the slums of Qifan District, Junior Sister."

The two were chatting in the car, and the public bus made a half-circle around the main street around the Midgar Circle and arrived at Bafan Street Station.

Although you can find a lot of practical daily necessities in the Qifan Street slums, it takes luck.Some personal daily necessities for Tifa’s life in the future still need better things, and it is more convenient to buy them in Bafan Street.

Heather skillfully led Tifa around, bypassing the ten-storey luxury shopping malls, and arrived at the entrance of a four-storey old department store.

It is located in a relatively remote corner of Bafan Street. Both the public facilities on the street and the clothes of pedestrians on the roadside are a bit older than the main street of Bafan Street, but it is still much better than the downtown area.