A foreigner's journey

The slums of Bafan Street... Manson Gulup's territory.

In Midgar, almost every district, whether in the upper city or the lower city, has an underground boss who dominates the land. For example, Alves in the downtown area of ​​​​Sanfan Street, Tora in the lower town of 4th Street, Kuruneo in the lower town of 6th Street, and Manson in the lower town of 8th Street. These are all those who dominate the entire street. The underground emperor who dares to disobey.

Only Wufan Street Xiacheng District and Qifan Street Xiacheng District are exceptions. The former is due to some reasons that caused the Shinra secret service [Tax] to monitor this place too much, and the latter is due to the existence of Heather.

When Heather came to the Qifan Street slum a year ago, it was not much better than other places. The underground boss here was named Doleg Lantel, who had organized a large group of thugs to control Qifan Street. of garbage dumps and water sources.

Suddenly, a new face came to the Qifan Street slum, and Doleg naturally sent his men to test him out to see if he was suitable for being a fat sheep or if he could be accepted as a dog. Then, as soon as the dirty-mouthed subordinate said a few words, Heather crushed the joints of his arms and legs to pieces on the spot. It was said that the mournful wailing could be heard even on the Bafan Street next door.

Threats, peace talks, inducements, begging for mercy... No matter which method works, Doleg doesn't even know where he offended this evil star. He watches the expressionless Heather fight through the monitor and kills him all the way. garbage dump villa area. Anyone who dares to try to stop them along the way will end up lying on the ground with their joints crushed and wailing.

Finally, when Heather stood in front of the villa gate, Doleg's men escaped, leaving Doleg alone and shivering in the basement of the villa.

Later, no one knew what happened in the villa, but no one in the Qifan Street slums saw Doleg again, and the garbage dump villa area was also demolished.

The people of Qifan Street kept this matter secret, and only the neighboring Eighth Street and Sixth Street vaguely knew the truth. Since the bosses from each district rarely interact with each other, Heather's name has not actually spread to other districts.

To the surprise of the people in the Qifan Street slums, they thought that a new emperor would rise. However, after Heather completed this important task, he lived in Tianwang Manor in a very low-key manner. I don’t know how he convinced Marley that The stubborn old lady's.

To everyone in the slums of Qifan Street, Heather's behavior and personality are considered unusual even in the slums. Sometimes you can't see him for several days in a row, and sometimes you can see him bargaining and buying vegetables at the market. Anyone of men, women, old or young who gets in his way will be rudely spoken to, and even have a few shameless ones. Bo's young man cried when he scolded him.

Gradually, people accepted Heather's existence. After all, with Heather here, at least there is no need to worry about any new 'Doleg' appearing in the slums of Qifan Street.

As for Helmer, who was negotiating with Heather, he belonged to an organization called [Avalanche]. This organization was once powerful, and its only organizational philosophy was to overthrow Shinra, because they believed that Shinra's act of extracting demons was slowly killing the planet. But as Avalanche's leaders and strong men from all walks of life died and disappeared one after another, this powerful anti-Shinra organization now only has two or three big cats and kittens left, huddled in the slums of Qifan Street and lingering, not daring to be discovered by Shinra. .

The aroma of the food wafted from Tianwang Village. After getting the information, Heather was too lazy to bother with Helmer anymore and turned around to leave.

"Heather!"

Helmer mustered up the courage to stop Heather: "Why do you hate Avalanche so much? You can't hide Shinra's true identity from you. This planet is slowly dying as its life is being sucked out of it. Do you just watch..."

"What does the life and death of this planet have to do with me?"

Heather sneered: "Shinra, Avalanche, Planet, Mako... these have nothing to do with me. If you don't mess with me, everyone will be fine. Don't think you are qualified to bring some information that you don't know whether it is true or false. Talk nonsense to me and get out of here.”

He was targeted by the will of the planet as soon as he arrived. How could Heather, a petty person like Heather, rush to save the planet? It’s not my home planet. The worst I can do is finish the mission and leave. Whether your ghost planet will be swallowed by Jenova or directly exploded is none of my business.

Helmer was still unwilling to give up: "If the planet dies, no one will survive. Heather, you are the strongest person I have ever seen. If you come to lead Avalanche, you will definitely be able to compete with Shinra!"

Heather stopped, slowly turned her head to look at Helmer, and said in a sarcastic tone:

"Poor Helmer, are you still dreaming about overthrowing Shinra? If [Alfie] is still here, then I admit that you have a little hope, after all, he is a powerful swordsman who can fight Sephiroth to a tie. . It’s a pity that [Alfie], [Sells], [Fucito], [Revens]...these pillars of the avalanche have all collapsed and disintegrated. What’s the use of just trash like you? Hiding in the slums, shivering and barking at the Mako reactor above your head to vent your anger? Listen to my advice, give up this ridiculous dream as soon as possible and go back to your hometown to farm."

After saying that, Heather walked away.

Helmer was left standing silently in the alley, motionless.

………………

In the kitchen on the first floor of Tianwangzhuang, Mare was chatting with Tifa while cooking together.

"Yes, that's it. First add the meat filling and fry until cooked, then add chili powder and chopped tomatoes."

Tomato soup was simmering in the pot, and Mare guided Tifa in making Midgar's famous dish [Pesto Soup].

Tifa is so dexterous that she only needs to be taught once by Mare to be able to complete the operation accurately according to the instructions. As the soup simmers in the small cast-iron pot with pitted edges, a strong aroma wafts through the kitchen.

Tifa took a deep breath, her stomach suddenly growled, and her face immediately turned red.

Mare laughed: "Are you hungry? Don't wait for that kid, let's eat directly! Tifa, let me tell you, for pesto soup, you need to tear the bread into small pieces and soak it in the soup. very delicious."

Tifa swallowed quietly, but she shook her head firmly: "Grandma Marei, please eat first. I will eat together when our senior brother comes back."

Mare walked up to the table, sat down, lit a cigarette and took a puff, then slowly exhaled a burst of smoke and looked at Tifa: "...You have been in contact with Heather for a day, how do you feel about him? "

Faced with the sudden question, Tifa was stunned, and after thinking for a moment, she answered: "Senior brother, he gives me a very reliable feeling. It seems that nothing can trouble him, and he is also very kind to me. Granny Mare, Why do you say that Senior Brother..."

She hesitated to speak, but Ma Lei understood what she meant and sighed: "You want to say that we said Heather is [weird], right?"

Tifa was silent for a moment and nodded slowly.

"If you hadn't seen the tragedy that day, you wouldn't be afraid of him. Doleg is an underground gangster who has dominated the slums of Qifan Street for many years. He has dozens of thugs under his command. But such a powerful force was eliminated a year ago. Heather, who had just arrived, crushed her with the force of thunder, and it only took two hours."

Marley flicked the ash from her cigarette and sighed:

"Rationally speaking, people in District 7 are very grateful to Heather, and even secretly hope that Heather can become the patron saint of the slums in District 7 and become our hero. But we soon discovered that he is moody and rejects others. Thousands of miles away. Nothing can move him. He just hides himself in the thick ice wall and doesn't talk to anyone. He doesn't get in and treats others with extreme indifference. This is my evaluation of him. "

Tifa was anxious: "But senior brother, he is obviously not such a person! He is just, just not good at expressing..."

"You know, for the people in the slums of Qifan Street, Heather is not a hero that we admire, nor is he a thug that we fear. He is like... like a traveler passing through this place, so indifferent And he watches everything from a high position, and even if he occasionally interferes, it is just out of interest or because he is offended."

A burst of smoke was slowly exhaled from her mouth, and Marley was faintly shrouded in white smoke:

"Before you arrived, I was worried about the child. But it's okay now."