[FF7] Those things after marriage

Esther's not-so-deliberate introduction sets off a disaster.

First of all, it was the dishes on the dining table that suffered the disaster, and then Sephiroth suffered the disaster... Of course, it cannot be said that it was a disaster, but there are several pairs of eyes staring at it no matter where it is, but it will make people suffer. Felt pleasant experience.

This situation is a bit... out of Esther's expectation.She really underestimated the children's star chasing psychology.

Sephiroth was a little overwhelmed, and this situation lasted until the afternoon, when he had to turn his eyes to Esther who was putting the washed clothes on the clothesline.

He probably didn't even notice that the word 'help' was faintly written in his eyes.

...it's surprisingly cute.

Esther smiled, put down the big basin with clothes in her hand and walked towards Sephiroth.

"Originally, Sephiroth will stay here for two days, but if you keep staring at him and finish reading the two days in one go, he will leave~"

Esther, who has four younger siblings in her family, has always been quite experienced in dealing with children.

The children looked back at every step and left Sephiroth reluctantly.The pitiful look seemed as if someone was about to abandon them, Sephiroth, who should have been relieved, felt that it was not appropriate.

Maybe he could play with them a little longer?

The hero who never had fun in his life looked hesitantly at the girl beside him with her hips on her hips.

"No."

As if she understood the meaning in the other person's eyes, Esther shook her head simply.

"As long as there is an exception, there will be no way to restrain them in the future."

As she spoke, Esther bent down and picked up another piece of clothing from the tub she had just put down, shook it, and put it on the clothesline.

"They have their own game to play, don't mind."

As she spoke, Esther brushed a strand of hair that fell to her chest behind her ears, then picked up the empty tub and walked into the house.However, she stopped after taking a few steps——

It seems inappropriate to leave Sephiroth here alone.

Thinking of this, Esther turned to face Sephiroth, and took out a bunch of keys from the apron pocket with one free hand.

"Sephiroth, can you help me move something?"

He should, wouldn't mind doing some manual labor, right?

Of course he didn't mind—so after Esther finished cleaning the room, he saw the silver-haired man chopping wood in the yard.

And Lin Ni, whose temples had been dyed white, was standing beside him, chatting with him.

"The size of the firewood should be chopped properly. If it's too big, it won't burn, and if it's too small, it won't burn... It's best to chop every piece of firewood to the same size as possible."

"There are also tricks in choosing wood, such as..."

Saying this is unintentional but the listener has a heart.

So Esther saw a large pile of firewood that was almost the same size as seen by the naked eye.

"..."

Don't chop wood with this look of completing a difficult task, hey.

Esther covered her face silently.

She'd better...go and see the children.

Esther didn't make a sound, and turned silently to find the children playing in the nearby park.As I said before, the children are very energetic, and if you don't keep an eye on them, some minor accidents will inevitably happen.

The Katerina Orphanage was not far from the park, so Esther quickly saw the group of children gathering in the park.

They were gathering with the children they usually play with.

"I want to play Sephiroth!"

"I should play the role!"

"I'm the tallest! So I'm here!"

"It doesn't matter what the height is!"

Several boys quarreled over who would play the role of the hero. Seeing that the smell of gunpowder was getting stronger and stronger, there was a possibility of a fight at any time.

The girls are very calm, they have their own games, which is to play with the boys, and usually play the role of the rescued hostages.As long as they stay at the designated place, it hardly affects them to play their own games.

So it doesn't make any difference to them who is that hero.

A hero...how can it be so easy to be.

Esther stood aside and shook her head. The higher her status in Shinra, the more frightened she felt. Even if she didn't deliberately investigate many things, she could still see clues from many documents.

For example, there will be a death list every season, such as many unaccounted for grants... and Sephiroth's several field missions that she did not hear about.

There are many, many things... After sitting in this position for two months, she felt much older.

Sephiroth, who stayed in the company earlier than her and performed many undisclosed tasks, must be more tired than her.

Behind the 'heroes' that boys worship is an unimaginably heavy burden.

But kids have the right to dream, and there's nothing wrong with worshiping heroes—it's better than them trying to be bad.

It would be bad if there was another freak with an easy-to-use brain and eccentricity like Dr. Hojo.

Thinking of that person, Esther felt a chill.

Although she had only met that person a few times, every time she met, she felt shuddering.

This is a man who doesn't treat people as people.

From his sarcastic and arrogant eyes, she could read the message that to him, they were all just ants.Or in other words, they were no different from the test subjects in his hands.

If one day someone tells her that Hojo is going against humanity, she won't be surprised at all.

But now...

Although I am a little sorry for Shinra, but... fortunately he died.

Even thinking of nothing but Sephiroth's unnatural attitude towards him, she was glad that Hojo was dead.

After all, the wounds of the past can always heal. As long as there are no new wounds, the scars of the past will heal one day.

She didn't know what exactly Sephiroth had encountered in the past, and only hoped that those pasts would be gradually forgotten by him over time.Until it no longer affects his mind.

While Esther was thinking wildly, the quarrel between the boys escalated from talking to hands.It is about to develop into an armed conflict'.

At this time, a mature and stable 'adult' should appear on the stage.

The blond-haired girl rolled up her sleeves and hurried over.

Boys need to be herded, and it’s okay to fight occasionally. Besides, isn’t it often said that boys’ friendship is made by fighting?

But this 'fight' can only be played around, it would be bad if you were really anxious.

Esther rushed forward and pulled the two little boys away one by one.

"Tuter, I will truthfully tell Aunt Lin Ni what you did today!"

"Eh? Why, obviously he hit me first!"

"Then why did he hit you?"

"Because I don't want him to be a hero." The boy was dishonest even if Esther grabbed the strap of his overalls, struggling with his teeth and claws.

"Then why don't you make him a hero?"

Facing the boy's straightforward statement, Esther couldn't laugh or cry.

"Because I have seen the hero Sephiroth!"

Esther was really going to laugh out of anger now.

She first put down the boy she was carrying in the other hand, comforted him with kind words, and then turned around and slapped Tut on the head hard.

"Listen to Tut, you don't become a hero by whomever you meet or rely on. There hasn't been one before, and there won't be any in the future."

Esther looked seriously at the little boy who was clutching his head and screaming for pain.

"It's the same for Sephiroth being a hero. People call him a 'hero' because he saved a lot of people with his own power, not because he met Shinra's president. You understand?."

"Tutt always does that!"

"Look, you've been trained!"

Doreen and Ed interjected one after the other.

But their untimely intervention was greeted with fierce criticism.

"Don't think that there is nothing wrong with you - Tut is going to do something wrong, why don't you stop him? Obviously you are the relatives who grew up together?"

Esther also rewarded both of them with a brain collapse.

"The loved ones are the ones who stand up to defend their loved ones when it's time to stand up, and stop them in time when their loved ones do something wrong, right?"

"Caring for each other is more than just playing and talking."

"Sorry……"

The three children bowed their heads honestly and apologized.

"Then as a punishment, there will be no pudding this afternoon."

"No--"

Although their pudding was going to be fined, Esther 'reluctantly' agreed to return the pudding to them under the pleading of others.

The three scolded children finally got the lost pudding.

After getting the pudding, the three children immediately ate the pudding, as if they were afraid that Esther would change her mind and take it back.

Esther laughed, and put the last pudding in front of Sephiroth.

"Here, your share."

The silver-haired man blinked, then looked at Ed who had finished eating his own pudding and was staring at the pudding in front of him, and subconsciously wanted to push the pudding to him.

...he ended up being slapped by Esther.

"No, one person can only have one." Esther withdrew her murderous hand, "Sephiroth, eat yours."

After speaking, she stuffed the spoon into the silver-haired man's hand.

It wasn't until she walked to the door of the kitchen that she suddenly realized how...excessive her actions were.

Of course it doesn't mean that her actions were excessive, it's just that compared to the previous respectful behavior, her current behavior is really too intimate.

but……

She stopped and glanced secretly at Sephiroth, who was eating pudding with a spoon.

From the looks of it, he doesn't like this look either.

Perhaps, she has found a way to get along with him and develop a relationship.

The girl with long wheat blond hair smiled and walked towards the kitchen with a tray in her arms.

"Hey~ Sister Esther is smiling so happily, did something good happen?"

In the kitchen, Tira, who was packing up the pudding molds, approached Esther with a smirk and looked at her expectantly.

"...I won't tell you."

Esther gave her a smirk back.

"...Sister Esther is really annoying."