A foreigner's journey

"...So, you came to the Forgotten City and prepared to use the underground lake and ritual altar to activate the ultimate white magic?"

Heather finally understood. She folded her arms and was furious: "A bunch of idiots! I told you to go to Ice and Snow Village, why didn't you listen!"

Everyone was so scolded that they couldn't even lift their heads. Yuffie said carefully: "But if you don't come, the planet will..."

"Sephiroth has received the knowledge inheritance from the ancient seed temple, and he must also know about the ultimate white magic. He sent his thoughts body to guard here early in the morning, in order to prevent the holder of the white magic stone from activating [Holy] to resist the ultimate white magic. Extremely dark magic [Meteor Star]. Originally, he was not sure whether Alice had the White Magic Stone, but this time he caught it."

Heather was angry, but for Tifa's sake she still patiently explained:

"Originally, I planned to rush back immediately after getting the Summoning Stone, and then take you to the Capital of Oblivion. Unless Sephiroth himself comes, there is no chance that the activation of [Holy] will fail... I didn't expect you to move so quickly. .”

After hearing this, Alice lowered her head and whispered, "Yes, I'm sorry... It's all because of my strong request that everyone accompanied me here..."

Regarding his proud disciple, Heather couldn't even curse him, so he could only sigh: "Forget it, this must be blamed on the will of the planet being too impatient, and I didn't make it clear at the beginning."

He didn't mention the matter of the Forgotten City before because he was afraid that they would come to the Forgotten City prematurely. If the tragedy in the original game happened again, Heather would feel regretful. Now it's just that [Holy] has been suspended and the white magic stone has been contaminated. The result is not too bad compared to the original game.

It's a pity that if [Insect Shield·Light Egg] can exert its full power, it will definitely be able to successfully purify the contaminated white magic stone, but without the support of myths and legends, light eggs are just four ordinary stone balls in this world.

"What should we do now, senior brother?" Tifa stroked Alice's back and looked at Heather.

"The source of all these events is Sephiroth. Only by completely defeating him can everything end."

Heather snapped her fingers: "Let's all take a good rest in the Forgotten City today. It's relatively safe here. Tomorrow we will directly attack the Great Hollow in the North and settle the accounts with Sephiroth."

Everyone had no objection and followed Heather back along the spiral staircase to the upper area of ​​the Forgotten City.

This city that has been sleeping for thousands of years seems to have been forgotten in the corner of history. If you walk into a conch-shaped house, you can see the daily necessities of the Settra people thousands of years ago, whether they are beds for resting or pots and pans. It has not become dilapidated due to the passage of time, and even the dust has not fallen too much, as if the Settra people left only a few months ago.

Perhaps the planet is also remembering the Settra clan that she loves most in its own way.

Yuffie rushed to the front and ran to a residential house she had already chosen. She announced that this was her place tonight and no one was allowed to compete with her. Not to be outdone, Barrett ran to a very spacious conch-shaped building with heavy steps to declare his sovereignty. Alice was embarrassed to tell him that it was actually the Settra people's barn.

Jesse took Claude and picked a house far away. It was small in size but warmly decorated. Maybe the previous owners here were also a newlywed couple, right?

I saw Jesse lying down with a red face and whispering a few words in Claude's ear. Claude's face immediately turned red and his whole body became stiff. He turned to look at Jesse, hesitated and nodded slowly, and was immediately pulled into the house by the laughing Jesse and locked the door.

Alice leaned on her staff and looked around, and finally found the tallest tower-shaped building located in the north of the Forgotten City. This is the Astronomical Tower of the Settra people. It has always shouldered the important task of observing the stars and studying magic for the elders of the past generations. Alice wants to experience the past of her kindred people through the remaining life stream here, and search for valuable ancient knowledge.

Heather saw that Tifa had found a residence closer to the forest, so she randomly picked a residence not far from Tifa.

In the evening, everyone gathered together to cook a large pot of soup with the ingredients they brought. The aroma of the food wafted through the Forgotten City, adding a breath of life to this forgotten ancient city.

During this period, the summoning stone of [Machine Alexander] was given to Alice for use, because she has the strongest spiritual energy and the largest amount of telepathy among the three beginners. Claude, who has Jenova cells that can continuously restore his mental energy and mental power, uses [Water God Leviathan], while Tifa continues to use [Ice God Shiva] who has the best compatibility with her and the most tacit understanding.

[Vulcan Ifrit] is left to Yuffie to use. Jesse and Barrett have no special energy, so they still have to rely on weapons and mechanical equipment to enhance their combat effectiveness.

Everyone had a tacit understanding and did not ask Heather whether he had successfully obtained the legendary mysterious summoning stone, because Heather had never let them down.

Claude held a bowl of soup and said while eating: "With Heather here, the monsters wandering outside are okay, but how are we going to break through the protective shield of the big hole in the north tomorrow?"

Heather scooped a large spoonful of soup from the cauldron into a bowl and handed it to Barrett. Then she replied: "The divine judgment beam of [Machine Alexander] plus my full strength after transforming into a dragon." One blow should be able to blast through the protective barrier. Sephiroth borrowed the river of life in the deepest part of the Great Hollow to build this barrier, but after all, he is not the agent of the will of the planet. He does not have such high abilities and authority. There must be someone Assisting him."

"Assist Sephiroth? Who is so crazy?" Tifa was stunned, unable to think of what kind of person would be willing to help Sephiroth destroy his planet.

Claude was silent for a while and then said: "...Such a crazy person can only be [Hojo], right?"

"But why, why would such a proud Hojo be willing to help Sephiroth, even if his home planet is destroyed?" Jesse still couldn't understand. Is the brain circuit of a genius scientist different from that of a normal person?

Heather curled her lips: "Father wants to help his son, what's the problem?"

"...Oh!??" Everyone screamed, not expecting to hear such a big gossip so close to the final battle.

"Hojo has a lover named Lucretia who is also a senior scientific researcher at Shinra. Lucretia's pregnancy happened to be the period when Hojo was most fascinated by studying Jenova cells. In order to study the data first-hand , Hojo frantically injected Jenova cells into Sephiroth, who was still an unformed baby, and Lucretia was infected by Jenova cells."

Heather satisfies everyone's gossip:

"So, Hojo is Sephiroth's biological father in every sense, although he has never fulfilled any of the responsibilities that a father should have. Although I don't know why he wants to pave the way for his son's future again. , but Sephiroth must not intend to recognize such a father."

"Indeed... Sephiroth has always looked down on Hojo. Instead, he respected Dr. Gast, Alice's father." Claude heard Zack say something related.

"Anyway, tomorrow is the day of the decisive battle, so everyone should have a good rest."

Heather clapped her hands, signaling that dinner time was over and it was time for everyone to go to rest.

Returning to the residence she chose, Heather sat at the table and placed the portable camping lamp in the corner of the table. Then she took out Tifa's gloves, which had broken magic crystals by Sephiroth, and helped her reinstall new magic crystals. stone.

Because it was protected by Tifa's mind energy and buffered by magic crystal, the damage to the gloves was not too great, and it was to the extent that Heather could repair it with tools.

As the night progressed, the gloves were finally repaired. Heather carefully selected three more outstanding magic crystals and embedded them into the gloves, and then stretched out.

Suddenly, he looked towards the door. The door was slowly pushed open, and Tifa stood at the door happily, her face slightly red and she said softly: "Brother, are you still awake?"

"I just finished your gloves. Come on, try them on to see if they fit."

Heather threw the glove to Tifa, who took it and put it on, and found that it worked as well as ever, and the magic crystal inlaid in it was better than before.

"It's very appropriate. Thank you, senior brother."

Tifa seemed to have made up her mind. Her face became more and more rosy. Instead of leaving with her gloves, she walked into the house and locked the door.

"Huh? Is there anything else?" Heather said in a gentle voice, "Don't be depressed because you lost to Sephiroth today. That guy himself is..."

Heather couldn't finish what she said, because Tifa suddenly strode over and threw herself into his arms, hugging him tightly.

"Senior brother...I...I'm very scared...I was running a tavern well, but I accidentally shouldered the fate of saving the planet...It would be great if I win tomorrow, but if I lose...I'm so nervous that I can't breathe , senior brother.”

Tifa buried her head in Heather's chest, her voice filled with tears. She raised her head and looked at Heather: "I'm afraid that tomorrow will be the last day of my life, and I'm afraid that I'll never see you again."

"Idiot, I won't let you die. No one will die except Sephiroth."

Heather gently stroked Tifa's head and said in a gentle voice: "The planet will be fine, and everyone will be fine too. I'm here, don't worry."

Tears shone in Tifa's eyes when she looked at Heather. She left Heather's arms and took two steps back, then started to take off her clothes with trembling hands.

Heather was stunned for a moment, and instead of refusing or leaving indifferently like she had in the previous worlds, she turned off the light.

In five years, he has already confirmed his feelings. He loves this kind and strong girl, although Heather and Tifa have never spoken the word "love" to each other.

Sometimes, it’s not just words that can convey feelings.