[FF7][SC] Star Flower

Zacks' good brother's plan was shelved immediately, and he was sent to the pasture area on the next week.

Not a bad thing.If nothing else happens, after accumulating good qualifications in the next few areas and passing a series of assessments, the door of special forces will be completely opened to him.Of course, he can also apply to Angel to stay in Midgar and serve as a guard for important people, but neither of them would do such a thing, so Zacks had to pack his luggage and board the airship regrettably, watching the steel The monster-like city quietly shrinks into a small dot.

No one came to see him off.

He wasn't sure what he was expecting.Friends in the army have their own training schedule, so they held a farewell meeting in advance; as for military places, people from outside without a pass cannot enter, so he has already said goodbye to the young lady in the tavern.Of course he knew that it was impossible for Claude to come, and the kid still had to go to school, but...

Just wanted to see him.

Misunderstanding things like this will only get worse and worse. He doesn't want Claude to be immersed in fear and sadness before he goes back; of course, it may not be, maybe because of his departure relieved.But Zack just wanted to talk to him nicely.

But that's the end of the matter, and Zacks no longer thinks about this annoying matter, and concentrates on his new military life.Things have to come one by one, and the rest has to wait until we go back.

Adapted well to life in the ranch area.To be honest, he's the kind of guy who can live well no matter where he is.Like many young people who came to Midgar with a dream of being a hero, he was also amazed by the bustling and dazzling life of the metropolis, but that was all; Practicing your dreams in a down-to-earth manner.Maybe that's why Angel is willing to mentor him.Now that he came to the countryside again, he quickly turned back to the country boy he was at the beginning. He often went to the ranch to pass the time after work, and soon became one with the breeders.

The turnaround came after that.

"Your mission is to find him and another missing girl." Enlarged photos were distributed.Although it was a little blurry due to too many magnifications, Zacks still recognized the person in the photo as Claude.He was stunned by the sudden gathering during the lunch break. Why did Claude disappear in such a long distance?Shouldn't he be well in Midgar?

The officer gave a general account of the situation—a large flock of free-ranging chocobos and the two children had been sucked into landslides in places caused by heavy summer rains—and this was two hours earlier.After his brief explanation, Rufas added very calmly, "Priority is given to the boy's safety, and the other is left alone when necessary. This is an order."

『It will be understood when there is a chance to bring him and Rufas together. 』

For no reason, Zack suddenly remembered what Sephiroth said.He looked at Rufas, who was so wet that he hadn't had time to dry himself - he was stuffing Cloud's photo back into his wallet - and didn't know what to make of this sentence.

If Cloud's arrival was surprising and tense enough, Zack was numb to the presence of Genesis.Private first class—especially the top three—often meant very big things.But right now there is no time to be curious about this matter, he nodded slightly, and then walked quickly to the bird stable area.

He thought maybe he should go to Bill[1] to confirm some information before going out.

Jim sneezed, and squeezed the chocobo eggs tighter against his belly.

Claude glanced at her, not knowing what to say, and turned his head back.On the way to ask for help, she picked up a whole egg, among the broken shells and egg pulp, so she refused to give it up no matter what, even if it was troublesome to take it away.Claude didn't mind. If possible, he would also like to find a way to keep the girl and the egg warmer, but his wet coat probably wouldn't help much.They were huddled in the still dry and comfortable rock cave, wet and dirty, listening to the lightning and thunder outside.And he sat near the entrance of the cave, hoping to block the wind as much as possible.

Claude felt that he might be responsible for this matter.

When he learned that Zack was transferred to the ranch area, he was actually relieved, because he didn't know how to face Zack.But he immediately realized that not seeing Zack was not what he wanted.When Angel told him guiltily that he couldn't take him back to Nibelheim this year because of a temporary mission, Claude had already figured out how to go to a nearby pasture area. After all, if he didn't need to cross the continent, Angel might be able to let him He walks alone.

At this time, Rufas asked him casually where he wanted to go on his graduation trip.

The privileged class, as simple as that.In order to shorten the time spent on transportation, Rufas also forcibly requisitioned the airship that was originally bound for the ice field, so the special forces and scientists in the mission had to endure the schoolchildren jumping up and down on the airship, and learned about the future with pain. The boss even arranged a sightseeing trip to the north for the little ghosts without authorization.

Only this time Claude couldn't say no, because he really wanted to go.

"Why don't we stay where we are and wait for rescue?" The girl's confused voice broke the thought.Claude glanced at her. Although he was surprised that she obediently agreed without saying a word, he didn't know how to explain it at the moment, so he continued to look at the rain screen silently.Anyway, he always did.Claude just felt that the matter was not as simple as a natural disaster. Maybe the terrorists he had seen in the past few years had too many methods and became too sensitive.

"Talk to me for a while." Sim carefully tugged at the hem of his clothes, "It's so boring."

Even if she said so, Claude is not a person who is good at chatting.But he knew that talking in this situation was good for keeping his spirits up. "You talk, I'm listening."

Choked by this indifferent attitude, Sim sighed, "Okay, let me think about it." She touched the huge egg, and suddenly found the topic, "You know how thick the shell of a chocobo egg is Is it? An adult woman weighing [-] kilograms will not break if she stands on it. Due to the need for too much calcium, there is usually only one egg during the breeding period, and the mother will become very prone to fractures."

Claude raised his head suddenly, "I forgot to remind you, if we can't wait for rescue in a short time, we have to eat it to maintain our strength."

"..." Sim hugged his egg tightly.

Even Claude, facing the sudden silence, realized that he might have said something wrong. "I mean, don't get too emotional about it or you'll be sad later...You keep talking? Interesting, I'm listening."

Him sighed even more heavily, but as if he knew Claude well, he didn't get too entangled in this detail.She continued: "Chocobos are also unique in their way of caring for their young. In the wild, when two chocobo couples with chicks meet, they fight and the winner gets to take the other's chick, while the loser takes the other's chick. Will try to snatch other people's children. The end result is often the most aggressive couple followed by a large group of other people's children, which can effectively increase the survival rate."

Thinking of that funny picture, Claude couldn't help laughing.

Sim was dumbfounded, and she stammered, "So you can laugh... I mean, I've never seen you laugh..."

"Have we met?"

The girl stared at him in shock for a long time, until Claude was looked at very uncomfortable, she covered her face in frustration, "Claude, we are classmates, classmates for six years."

"..." This is embarrassing.

Except for Rufas, Claude has never met anyone who can continue chatting for this sake.He felt that the girl was probably angry and started to endorse. Sim must be a good boy who loves to learn.But considering that this embarrassment was all his fault, Claude could only shut up and listen to her quietly. The content gradually slipped to the parts he couldn't understand, and it made him feel... Not very good.

"White blood cells include neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes...the normal content is 3.5~9.5x10^9/L...some of them have phagocytosis, and enter the process of apoptosis after eliminating pathogens and endogenous antigens..."

For a moment, the girl carrying the book seriously coincided with those lunatics in white coats.Claude knew that he was nervous.He thought that he had walked out of that memory a long time ago, at least the experiment would be just a small piece of insignificant fragment under the huge shadow, and it was much more painful than it.

no.It was the scariest moment of his life, when he wasn't strong enough and didn't know how to bear it.When he knew that the terrible pain was waiting for him there, not far or near, and he could only count the time waiting for it to come, his heart was always overwhelmed by despair.There is nothing he can do, not even death.His only begging is to die in some experiment.

The needle pierced into the spine, wantonly stirring every nerve in it, the sharp pain occupied all thoughts, and I couldn't even scream under the extreme feeling.He couldn't move and was convulsed all over, the only thing he remembered was how it took so long and why it wasn't over yet.

Then they took his bone marrow and discussed the data looking at the lab sheet.

Tears dripped down his cold cheeks.

"Claude...you have to live...at least for me..."

"This doesn't seem to be the content of our textbook." Claude said tremblingly, he hoped Sim would change the subject, and hoped that his anger wouldn't frighten her, "What are you reciting?"

You actually attend class?Sim seemed to want to say that, but in the end she answered anyway. "Medical books, I will be a doctor later."

doctor?This word made Claude relax a little.Doctors and Hojo are completely different existences, they are safe and trustworthy.

"Is it too early for you to decide now... 12 years old?"

"I made up my mind when I was six years old."

"?"

"Claude." Sim let go of the hand around the egg, and took off the lace necklace tied around his neck, revealing the ugly scar under the cover, "You saved my life, I only want to because of you." become a doctor."

It's her, Claude has an impression.

"When I was lying there waiting to die, I felt so scared. I still wanted to see my parents and I wanted to see so many strange and interesting things in the world. I don't understand why all of a sudden there is nothing. You gave me The chance to live. So I want to be a doctor, and I want to give more people who don’t want to die another chance.” Sim gently stroked the egg, “Every life is important, it’s you who made me want to cherish them .”

"So, can you not eat it?"

"..." came back again.

Claude watched the rain screen uncomfortably.

It was a strange feeling, small pleasures instead of anger.When he thought of Barrett thanking him awkwardly for Marlene, he seemed to feel the same way now; when Nanaki sat in front of his father's stone statue and howled, he would feel the same emotion when he looked at the child.He was once guided, hiding under the protection of others, and could only look at the back of the hero; but unconsciously, he may have become the person he wants to be, and he has been able to bring changes to others.Just like Zack.

Sim must not understand how he feels at this moment, as if his existence has been endowed with a value that he never had before, a completely different meaning beyond the past.

"... There are birds chirping." Claude suddenly pawed towards the entrance of the cave, trying to distinguish the subtle bird chirping from the pattering rain, "You wait here, I'll see if I can bring a chocobo back."

Zack suddenly wanted to laugh, inappropriately.

He stroked the wet feathers on the back of the chocobo under his crotch, and wiped off the fine water droplets for it. The animal fat prevented the weakened rainwater from soaking through the fluff underneath, which was really convenient.

In front of them was a grassy field where a large area of ​​yellow chocobos gathered, and the sounds of cooing and shivering could be heard endlessly.Animals such as chocobos are particularly tossing the pastures. When they peck wild vegetables, they like to dig out the roots, so they usually have to prepare several pieces of fresh and juicy grass for use in rotation.And these clever little guys know their way.

Zack just figured it might be more helpful to find the chocobos if Cloud was with them when he disappeared.After all, in the wilderness, staying with animals you are familiar with will make you feel more secure.But now the problem is, if a little guy with a chocobo head is mixed in with a group of chocobos, how to find him is really troublesome.No, I can't help laughing again...

It's not that he wasn't worried, but he didn't take it too seriously, because Zacks was always lost because of playfulness when he was a child.

Standing on the hillside and looking down, he didn't find any movement at a glance, so he shouted: "Are you there——Claude———"

All the birds raised their heads in salute, their beautiful and vigilant eyes never blinking, like soldiers waiting for the chief inspector.

In fact, he was just yelling casually, and was about to jump down to study the origin of the birds so that he could follow along, but he heard a response.

"Zack—"

Did he hear it right?

Zack clamped the bird saddle and inspected hesitantly, but the idea he had just joked came true, he only saw a yellow ocean, mixed with a little blue and black.

"Where are you! I can't see—don't move! Keep talking!"

"Zack!" I don't know if it was an illusion, but he seemed to hear the eagerness in the boy's voice.He thought it must be because the young man had been lost for too long, and it was so difficult for someone to come to him, so he must be extremely disturbed now.Then he reacted belatedly, and Claude recognized his voice immediately?

There was a commotion from far to near, Zack squinted his eyes and tried to see clearly, but the light rain blocked his sight.When he could see clearly, he only saw flocks of birds rushing to both sides like Moses dividing the sea, and a menacing chocobo was flying towards him in the middle!

The momentum was too enthusiastic, and Zack decisively pulled the rein to avoid it.

His decision was correct—maybe because children are relatively light, the big bird stomped heavily, and using the momentum, it "flyed" directly up the hillside, and flew far away with a whoosh.Then he moved a few steps around and walked back slowly.Claude grabbed a large piece of feathers and sat firmly on the bird's back, adapting well even without a bird saddle.

They faced each other, speechless for a while.

"Uh... so your hair can hang down..." Terrible!Why is it the topic of hairstyle again!But it's not all his fault... Claude was so pitiful when his hair fell down, it was so different from his usual stinky face that he almost didn't recognize it.Zack carefully observed the boy's expression, hoping he wasn't angry this time.

...he was really angry.

"Are you alone?" Claude's face was livid, he couldn't tell whether it was anger or freezing, as if he was asking why Zacks came so late, "Why are there no other soldiers?"

"It's not my fault. They fanned out to search according to the rules, and I still risked punishment." Maybe he was afraid of wild animals. Where there are flocks of birds, there are naturally predators.Zack thought for a while, then reached for the gun hanging from the strap across his back, "It's okay, I will protect you."

"I don't need your protection." Claude said coldly, "Take off your coat."

"Why?" Chocobo tipped back a few steps, and Zack hissed it to be quiet.To be honest, Zack was also a little annoyed that he was scolded for running so anxiously to find someone, especially since Claude is fine now and doesn't need to worry.

"..." Claude paused, "I'm cold now."

Only then did Zack notice that Cloud was out in the cold with only short sleeves on.Although he was willing to provide warmth to the little one, it was always unpleasant to do so in this way.They stalemate for a while, Claude finally showed a trace of uneasiness on his stubborn face, and now he looks a bit like a child.In the end, Zack didn't say anything, threw the gun to Claude, and began to take off his blue uniform jacket with a rustle.

etc. "gun?"

"I'll hold it for you." After speaking, Claude skillfully carried the gun on his back, without leaving any room for Zacks to react, he lightly kicked the bird's stomach, turned around and ran away, "There is another girl whose foot was injured, You will carry her back later."

Zack rubbed his nose, now he was really sure he was being targeted.But the insurance was not removed. If this can make this troublesome guy feel at ease, let him go.Then his thoughts drifted away unconsciously as he followed behind, thinking subtly, could it be that someone who looks like a chocobo has a racial talent for training birds?

Claude can't let this idea know.

During the thunderstorm season, something went wrong with the base station, and it is currently being repaired, so the communication equipment was temporarily paralyzed, and it was not possible to contact the team leaders by radio until they returned to the camp.Zack handed the bird and eggs to the breeder, sent the little girl to the infirmary, and after finishing everything that could be done, he and Claude looked at each other, and finally decided to take him to the dormitory for a bath .The whole process was unusually silent, almost embarrassingly silent.

There was a patter of water in the bathroom.The ranch area is sparsely populated, and the space is not as cramped as Midgar. The standard configuration in this area of ​​the military area is a four-person room, which even has a bathroom.Claude, who managed to warm himself up, put on the dry clothes Zacks gave him, sat on the lower bunk, and listened quietly to the sound of the water.

Zack is right there.Through a door, alive there.

But now it's hard between them.

This was not a deliberate result. In fact, he didn't think about how to treat Zack at all. He could only say that he was not a likable guy by nature.But thinking about it now, maybe not bad.

Claude pulled up his skirt and sniffed.It was obviously not a clean piece of clothing, and he knew that Zack usually piled up the changed uniforms for a whole week before handing them over to the laundry room.Of course, neither of them has the right to dislike the other, the wild boys from the countryside are all alike.Now he feels very nostalgic, this is Zack's smell... a reassuring smell.He couldn't help but bury himself in Zack's bedding.

He had counted the days of Zack's arrival and looked forward to it, waiting for every moment of the reunion to be filled with joy; just as he had wandered into the church for so long, only for an angelic girl to stray into it.But in the end he didn't see her.Only occasionally, some late nights when Sephiroth's quest was completed, he would crouch on the edge of the rotting wooden floor and touch the beautiful closed buds.

Maybe someday they'll be friends again, but right now their lives are better off without him.Actually, he thought, there was never such a thing as sacrifice, because doing so is happiness in itself.

It is time for him to leave.

Claude rolled up his sleeves and trouser legs and jumped off the bed.His eyes glanced at the bedside table inadvertently, and then his blood almost froze, and the chill penetrated into his bones, even after staying in the wind and rain for so long, it wasn't so cold.

There lay an application form for the special forces department.

Hot air flooded into the small room, and he turned his head abruptly to see Zack eyeing him in bewilderment.He wanted to say something, wanted to tell him that there were other ways to become a hero besides special forces, but he really realized that he was just an outsider, and he had no right to interfere with Zack's choice.And, no one here will understand him.

So Claude didn't say anything, and ran away quickly before Zacks could react, and bumped into Conseil who had just returned in a hurry.He left the warm house, the hot Zack, and the last bit of tender fantasy behind him, and sank into the darkness without looking back.

Solitude caught up with him.

Zacks met Conseil's probing gaze and shrugged helplessly. "Why is it only you? What about Netherlands and Aronas?"

"Their team is missing." Conseil came back to his senses, his expression became worried, "I was wondering if you would be in danger if you were alone, but fortunately, you are always the luckiest one... …What's wrong?"

"No, no. It's nothing. I'm just worried about them." Zack threw the dripping clothes into the bucket, and walked out with the bucket.

Claude sat for a long time in Rufas' temporary room, which was probably the only place where he would not be disturbed.He watched the cloudy sky finally replaced by the pitch-black night, time passed, but the heaviness in his heart didn't decrease by half, even if he smelled like Zack on his body.It's the feeling that you could have done something well, but you've been running away until it's too late and you realize you've missed all the opportunities.

It sucks.

To make matters worse, he knew that the next decision would cost him the loss of him, and the feeling made him nauseous.

"Why don't you turn on the light?" Rufas asked cautiously, pressing the switch by the door to turn on a small light.

The VIP room was incompatible with the simple decoration of the entire military area. The warm yellow lights reflected on the dark red carpet, giving it a heavy sense of luxury.Rufas put the plastic bag on the table and took out the packed dinners one by one, looking like a good brother who takes care of the family.In the end, he shook the small box in his hand, "Do you want ice cream?" As expected, he didn't answer, he skillfully threw the things into the refrigerator, and then took out the tableware from the kitchen.He knew that Claude would not be frightened by today's experience, and since his safety was confirmed, the rest didn't matter.

Claude sat silently on the side of the long table and began to unwrap the tin foil wrapped around the barbecue.

Rufas sat across from him and opened a can of Coke for the boy.It could be seen that he was relieved, maybe because Claude was not crying, in fact, the boy took the initiative to hide here and really surprised him.He thought there must be some serious trouble.

"Speaking of which, I've always wanted to ask, what happened last time you bought a skirt? Do you have a girl you like?" Rufas smiled. Considering the difficulty of waiting for the other party to open his mouth, he decided to have a chat first. "Hey, I didn't follow you. But if you swipe my card, the bill will come back to me in the end."

"No." After being scalded by the tin foil, Claude finally gave up the idea of ​​eating directly, and picked up the knife and fork like Rufas.

"It's nothing to be shy about. I've slept with other people when I was your age. The girl you were with today? Sim?"

"No."

"Then the two of you run so far...?"

"She said she wanted to tell me something and I agreed, but in the end she seemed too scared to forget about it."

Rufas couldn't hold back his laughter, and squirted the red wine back into the glass. "You're really..." He wiped his mouth with a napkin and pushed his wine glass away, "So, what the hell is going on with the dress?" Apparently Rufas is a 'remember' guy.

Claude hesitated, "Sephiroth wanted it, I didn't ask much."

"It's Sephiroth again." Rufas clicked his tongue, obviously this answer appeared more than once, "It seems that our general is going to commit a crime this time. Is your relationship with him so good? Always take my Money to buy him presents."

"I bought it for you too."

"But that's my money." Rufas can't bear to be spoiled by the bill every time he waits for a gift. That thing is still notified by email, and it is always mixed in a lot of information and accidentally seen .But he also knows that Angel is very strict, which is why he issued a secondary card for Claude.As he talked, Rufas couldn't help but smile again, because he was familiar with this usual mode of complaining, and the atmosphere was getting better.

They talked meaningless gossip one after another, and Claude was still a little worried and often absent-minded.Rufas sighed, finally took out a small fluffy box from his suit pocket, put it on the table and pushed it over.

"?" Claude looked up.

Rufas also realized that it was wrong, this scene really looked a bit like a marriage proposal.He shook his head, dismissing the ridiculous thought. "Here, birthday present, I gave it to you in advance seeing that you are so sad. Now I have occupied No.1."

Inside the box lies a wolf head earring quietly.Rufas bought it only because Claude's eyes stayed on it for a while, and he was very good at observing words and expressions.As he expected, Claude stroked for a while, and then—

"Wait, wait—!" Rufas was dumbfounded, and Claude directly stuck the earring into his earlobe, which made his flesh hurt, "Now Angel wants to see me even more unpleasant..." He supported Forehead, don't look at Claude calmly wiped off the blood.Sometimes he really doesn't understand what the kid is thinking, which is okay, but he is always worried that Claude's indifferent attitude towards the body will encounter a more dangerous situation.Maybe Claude should be transferred to work under him in the future.

This little episode seemed strangely calming for the boy.After a while, Claude finally took the initiative to ask, "What do you think of Hojo?" There is nothing to hide, and there is no way to ask this kind of question tactfully.

"Hojo... is both a lunatic and a genius." Rufas pondered the meaning of this question. What happened between him and Dr. Baojo?Usually when you are asked in this way, you should remain neutral appropriately, and a little bit of inclination may lead to the termination of the topic.He thought about his words, "Shinra's status today is inseparable from the special forces project he led. Although I personally don't have any feelings for him, he is indeed very important. Is there a problem?"

Claude shook his head, which shook Rufas a little, and he felt that he might have missed something very important.I hope not. "It's nothing... Regarding the special forces plan, I need your help with one thing. If your promise still counts."

"It's not a plan to stop it?" Rufas said half-jokingly.

Claude looked at him fixedly, and he began to think about what to do if it was really the wish.Of course he doesn't mind fighting with the president, or rather, he has been waiting for such an opportunity.But it's still a little early, and the loss is too great.Not just his personal loss.

Fortunately, Claude looked at him for a while, and finally lowered his gaze. "Zack Phil. I hope he never becomes a special soldier. It's best to drive him out of Shinra."

"..." Rufas didn't answer, he frowned and thought for a while, "Who is that?"

"He is a soldier that Angel has taken care of recently. They have a very good relationship. But I can't accept a new member of the family." Reciting Genesis' speech, Claude was a little grateful to him, "Angel is my I won't give it to anyone."

Rufus rested his chin.Although they didn't understand what was going on, it didn't hinder their communication.He lazily raised one eyebrow, full of provocation—a bad habit left over from negotiations. "You raise your head first, look into my eyes and say it again."

"It's fine if you don't agree."

"I promise, I promise, it's not a big deal, it's just a soldier." Rufas raised his hand to comfort the young man who had become agitated again, with a playful smile on his lips, "If you don't want to see him so much, I will help you How about getting rid of it?" Sometimes you have to go around a bit to hear the truth, and Rufas is very good at it, he just doesn't usually talk to Claude like that.

"……up to you."

Yo huh?Not fooled?Rufas sighed heavily, "I see." He took out the PHS, skillfully swipe a number from the address book and dialed it.While knocking on the table and waiting, he looked at Claude's expression. Speaking of which, the earrings were too much for a child of this age, and Claude was not a bad boy like him. "Zeng, it's me, there is someone you need to deal with—"

PHS was suddenly taken away by Claude.He knelt on the table, several dinner plates were pushed to the ground, but they were not broken because of the thick carpet, but the kitchen waste was hard to clean.Rufas spread his hands and smiled innocently at Claude.

The screen is black.It was already ruined by the rain.

"You obviously like that Zack, but are you afraid?" Fear of losing, just like facing his mother at that time, Rufas is already very familiar with this set. "Of course it's useless to say what I say now. You won't listen to it. That's all right. I'll find a reason to postpone him for one year. If you still think the same way after one year, I will drive him away."

Claude stood on the chair in a daze, "Is it so obvious?"

Rufas nodded, "You are much more stupid than you imagined." Then he shook his head again and pretended to speak, "But it's because I'm too smart. An honest person like Angel probably wouldn't be able to see it, you You can try harder, dear brother." He walked around the table, around the mess, gently rubbed the boy's head, and then left the space for him alone.

A young man with a bucket was squatting outside the door.

They met in a restaurant.Rufas wants to know who brought his precious brother back safe and sound, so the head of the base points Zack to him.Of course Rufas recognized him, he even remembered the 24 kids in Claude's class, how could Zacks, who was favored by Angel, miss it.Rufas talked with him cautiously on the way to the laundry room to pick up his clothes, thinking that things might be a bit complicated.

It's complicated that they can't handle with their IQ.

"I don't understand..." Zack said softly.

Rufas touched the cigarette subconsciously, only to realize that the soaked cigarette packet had already been thrown away.He motioned for Zack to come with him.

"I don't understand either." Rufas walked ahead, straightening his back even though there was no one else around, "Are fools always more attractive?"

"..." This guy is a bit annoying.

"Anyway, that's it." He concluded nonchalantly, "You know what you need to know, and what you want to do is up to you. But I don't recommend cold treatment, because the extension is real. If you can't convince Claude, The test will be postponed until next year, and becoming a special soldier will be the next year. If he hasn’t made up his mind at that time, he will continue to postpone it.” Threatening words as if nothing had happened, Rufas stuffed the vending machine with a smile A banknote, "I'm treating guests, take whatever you want."

Zack shook his head. "No, that's not the problem. What I don't understand is why he cares about me so much."

Claude didn't want to expel him from Shinra out of disgust. Knowing this, although he was still a little angry, Zacks didn't take it to heart.The army is a big dye vat, and there are all kinds of people. Zack has already learned how to adapt to maliciousness. Compared with them, Cloud's matter is nothing, at most it is a bit of trouble.

Then he started feeling terrible.

The matter of changing clothes is not capricious.If Claude could carry a girl of his size for more than ten kilometers instead of abandoning her, then he obviously wouldn't ask others to take off their clothes because of a little cold.After denying other possibilities, what remains, no matter how unbelievable, can only be the truth.

"I also thought about why, and then I found that there is no reason, he is just sick." Rufas threw a can of beer to Zacks, and sat on the bench in the public rest area, and the inferior cigarettes lit up Liao Qingyan, "He can die for anyone. I think it has something to do with his childhood experience. Maybe being alive is not a happy thing for him... It's not fun... I suggested to Angel not to let him go to school He was like a wandering ghost in there, unable to interact with other imps. Then I almost got beaten up by Angel again."

"again?"

"Well. Because of some criminal records." Rufas didn't intend to go further into this topic, and Rufas vaguely passed it by, "but maybe he just thinks that he is unfortunate enough, so at least he should make others happy. Although the happiness in his concept is right It might be a little off for others.”

"It's a big deviation." Zacks smiled wryly.He's starting to find it hard, no wonder Angie