A foreigner's journey

Midgar Fifth Street downtown station, the waiting hall is full of passengers coming and going and relatives and friends bidding farewell to them.

Zangan carried a simple luggage on his left shoulder and said his final goodbyes to Tifa and Heather who came to see them off.

"Tifa, you are recovering from a serious injury and need to rest. Once the injury is completely healed, you will start practicing martial arts. Don't relax, do you hear me?"

Zangan was nagging like an old father, but to Tifa they were the warmest words. Her eyes were red and she nodded: "Master, don't worry, I will work hard to practice."

Although Zangan likes to accept disciples wherever he goes, resulting in his disciples all over the world, Tifa is Zangan's favorite in terms of talent and personality, and she really feels like a true disciple.

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

Heather was wearing an old but clean dark blue jacket and jeans, with the same messy pot head and old-fashioned glasses. At this time, he was leaning on the pillar behind him with his hands in his pockets, seeming to be distracted.

"Heather!"

Zangan stretched out his broad, calloused palms to Heather and said solemnly:

"Tifa, please. And...thank you."

"...Tsk, there's no need for you to be nagging."

Heather hesitated for a moment, then stretched out her hand to shake Zangan's hand.

Tifa looked on and couldn't help but chuckle. The senior brother seems to be at odds with the master, but in fact he is also happy to see the master again, right?

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

[Dear passengers, the AC177 train from Midgar to Junon will leave soon. Please hurry up and get on the train. Friends sending relatives and friends off please stand within 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...if you pass by Midgar in the future, you must come and see me."

Parting was imminent, and the girl could no longer suppress her tears.

Zangan's eyes were also a little red, and he hugged Tifa gently: "You are a strong and good boy. I believe you will be able to stand firm in Midgar. Don't panic when something happens, and always discuss everything with your senior brother."

In the end, the girl wiped away her tears and watched the train painted with the Shinra logo slowly start and drive towards the distance.

The only remaining person in the world who cared about her the most also left. Tifa was at a loss for a moment and didn't know what to do.

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

"Stop standing there stupidly and let's go."

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

"Where are you going?" Tifa jogged a few steps to catch up with Heather and followed him step by step.

Heather looked at her like an idiot: "Of course I will buy you some household items. Are you going to live in Tianwang Village? The standard room there is empty, not even a towel. Do you plan to stand in the room after taking a shower? Is it naturally air-dried?”

Tifa's face suddenly turned red, she pouted and remained silent. Senior brother's words were so vulgar!

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

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

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

"The crew will tour around the world. It is said that the Kingdee Amusement Park, which was just established this year, spends a lot of money to poach actors. However, considering that Midgar is the economic and cultural center of the world, the most grand performance will still be held at the Midgar Fountain. Plaza Theater. Of course, this is not unrelated to the powerful oppression of the Shinra Company. The Shinra Company hopes to make Midgar the center of the world, and technology, economy, and culture must be the top. Just a theater crew , how dare you disobey Shinra, who dominates the world?"

Tifa simply turned into a curious baby: "Golden Butterfly 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 downtown area of ​​​​Bafan Street is not only a holy place for opera culture, but also has many department stores and high-end shopping malls. Thanks to the favorable conditions here, the housing prices in the downtown area of ​​​​Bafan Street are the highest in Midgar. "

"Wouldn't the things over there be very expensive?" Tifa suddenly panicked. She didn't have much money at all, and the total cost was less than 500 GIL.

Instead of comforting her, Heather continued to add fuel to the fire: "That's right, the 30,000 GIL you spent on treatment is just the price of a meal at a high-end restaurant in the eyes of the upper class in Bafan Street. If you think about it this way, don't you think this world Is it really unequal?”

Tifa pursed her lips, and her little brain suddenly thought of a good idea: "...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 frightened, Heather stopped pretending to be a bad guy: "Humph, I quickly learned the slum survival manual without any teacher. Yes, it is one of the key words for survival in Lower Midgar." That’s it - [Buy the most suitable things with the least money]. Qifan Street Xiacheng District is the relatively safe and peaceful one among the eight districts, so the market there is more lively."

"Slum Survival Manual...sounds so interesting. Are there any other rules?"

"You'll have to wait and see for yourself when you live in the slums of District 7, Junior Sister."

The two of them chatted on the bus, and the bus made a half-circle along the main street surrounding Midgar Disk, arriving at the Eighth Street Station.

Although you can find many practical daily necessities in the Qifan Street slums, you need to try your luck. Tifa will still need to use better-quality products for some daily necessities in her future life, and it will be more convenient to buy them on Bafan Street.

Heather skillfully led Tifa around and around the luxury shopping malls that were often ten stories high, and arrived at the entrance of an old four-story department store.

This place is located in a relatively remote corner of Bafan Street. Both the public facilities on the street and the clothing of pedestrians on the roadside are a bit older than the main street of Bafan Street, but it is still much better than that in Xiacheng District.

"This department store is called Stamp Mall. Yes, it is named after Shinra Company's mascot, Stamp the Loyal Dog. Isn't it a coincidence?"

Heather ignored the stationary revolving door at the main entrance and led Tifa into the mall from the side door: "Don't worry about that revolving door. No one has been responsible for repairing it since it broke half a year ago. This mall is Midgar It was established in the second year of its establishment and can be considered an antique. Although there are no brand-name products in it, the price is relatively cheap and it is very popular among the working-class people nearby. "

"Oh...brother, look, it's a flower!" Tifa suddenly pulled Heather and pointed outside the mall: "There is a wilderness around Midgar, how can there be real flowers?"

Heather looked in the direction she pointed and saw a brown-haired girl outside the shopping mall slowly pushing a cart filled with flowers.