[FF7][SC] Star Flower

Genesis turned another page of the book.

This is not the collection of poems he usually holds in his hand, but a popular novel he picked up casually from the public reading room—it turned out that the book was damp, and he couldn’t bear the crumpled paper—the airship has limited space, leaving There are even fewer places for books, and he can be sure that the person who picks them has no taste at all.Reading was originally a relaxing thing, and he liked to immerse himself in that wonderful world, but now it only made his anxiety worse.He didn't know if his state could last until he returned to Wutai, where he could vent to his heart's content. He would use a crushing victory to wash away the past shame, and then everything would become the same as before.

He took a deep breath, closed his eyes and pressed for a while, and finally slammed the book against the opposite wall, causing the papers to scatter.This is venting anger, but if it can make you feel better, venting anger is fine.

Too bad it didn't work.There is no escaping the fact that we are about to go to the ice field.

After sitting and watching for a while, Genesis sighed, walked over to pick up the papers, folded them neatly and put them back on the table.

A respectful knock on the door called his attention.

They were ordinary soldiers on duty. Under the cover of their helmets, they didn't look any different. Anyway, Genesis never cared who was against whom. "Mr. Rappsodos, the airship is expected to take off in two hours, but there are still five members who have not returned to the team. What should I do?"

"When did it happen?" He frowned, and his anger was ignited by the soldiers who deserted their posts.

"The last sighting was at dinner time yesterday, after which they left the camp and disappeared into nearby residential areas." It is very common, considering the long ice field they are about to go to, and they will live a boring day with nothing but snow every day. Time to have some fun in the warm pasture area is preferred by lower rank soldiers.Usually this helps to maintain the stability of the army, and the top usually turns a blind eye.

But Genesis doesn't.He has nothing against this behavior, but he is sensitive and suspicious.

"Call all the soldiers on the airship, and gather in the square to count the number of people after 15 minutes." He returned to the room to pick up the gloves, put them on carefully, then lifted the saber, and swung it twice in the air. Search, and kill those who cannot show their identity certificates... What are you still doing here?"

"Sir, there are still two hours to go..."

"Two hours." Genesis repeated sarcastically, "Isn't two hours enough for you to line up?"

The soldier didn't answer, he was a little frightened, and he didn't know what to do.Genesis ignored him. After checking to make sure that the bullet was loaded, he put the pistol into the holster on his thigh, and immediately covered it with his coat. The warm red color overflowed with a bit of hostility.He paused briefly before leaving the room, "Who are on Rufas' side now?"

"Yes, there should be..."

"If you don't know, you should confirm the situation now instead of lying about military information here." Genesis told the soldiers in front of him in a terrifyingly elegant tone, and Genesis signaled him to go and finish his duties immediately, "and told Rufas, stay safe and don't make trouble. You can go."

"Yes Yes!"

Genesis sneered.At this level, even cannon fodder cannot be achieved on the battlefield.

He hoped his implication was obvious enough, after all, Rufas was far less cynical than he seemed.

Through the floor-to-ceiling tempered glass, you can see soldiers in a hurry rushing to the rendezvous point. Some guys who just relaxed in the room didn't even have time to tie their trouser belts. with.Before take-off, the rotor of the airship blew a gust of wind, and the uniforms that were opened were blown wildly.These were not on Genesis's radar, and if anyone was in the mix, a group of soldiers would suffice.After casually glanced twice, he left the glass curtain wall and walked towards the cabin, his shadow drawn down very long by the clear sunlight.

Angel keeps saying he's changed, and Genesis knows what he means, there's nothing to deny, and he knows it's not a welcome change.The war made Angel learn to compromise with reality, but it made Genesis loathe reality even more and wanted to escape even more.It's just that his self-esteem does not allow him to explain, those weak, despicable, and shameful emotions should be hidden and rotted deep in his heart, so that he is still the perfect Genesis - only perfect Only one person can surpass Sephiroth, or only match it.

war.When he was appointed commander, he thought that war was victory and glory; even in those days when cruelty first appeared, he did not think there was anything wrong with this view. Before becoming a hero, you must overcome obstacles and fight It will make the fruit more sweet.He will have a few good victories, and there will be some sacrifices, but the result will always be good.

He went to Wutai in place of Sephiroth when the first snows of winter fell, who couldn't leave Midgar for too long because of his regular medical check-ups.At that time, the front line on the east coast of the island country had been basically established, and supplies were continuously arriving by sea, and everything seemed to be going well.War is actually a contest of logistics. Before the Battle of Wutai, Shinra controlled the mainland by virtue of its advantages in armaments and productivity.But then it turned out that Wutai slapped everyone with her unique power.

The hilly terrain rendered most weapons—tanks, mortars, etc.—completely useless, and Van Fleet's advantage in ammunition[1] disappeared; woodlands hampered aerial reconnaissance; harsh winters On the one hand, they fell into a shortage of supplies, but on the Shinra side, it was even more affected. The frozen barrels even caused the bullets to explode inside, and their weapons could not stand the test of the severe cold.Among many factors, the one that frustrated the morale the most was the Wutai people who went on and on, and even Genesis had to praise their brave spirit in going to death.

But the threat that killed the most soldiers came from Shinra.

Several containers were filled with fake supplies, cans filled with sand, cotton-padded clothes stuffed with straw, and even the compass was just a broken box with paper on it.He led the hungry and cold commando to the siege of those cunning ninjas, and couldn't find the way back.He couldn't give up his troops to break out alone, and he might never get back after leaving; but even under his protection, they were decreasing day by day.

It was really cold that winter.Some people's hands and feet were blackened from the cold, and their fingers suddenly fell off when they pulled the trigger;Occasional prey is not enough to meet their needs, they dig out the frozen feces and swallow them whole with ice and snow.

He hasn't closed his eyes for about ten days, because he is not sure if he will be alone when he wakes up.But when he realized he couldn't last much longer, he finally settled the remaining men under the cliff and searched for camp as fast as he could.It only took him two days to find the troops who came to support him, and he was so happy when he rushed back with backup.

Then, he thought he would never forget that scene for the rest of his life.

There was no living person, and all that was exposed in the snow were scattered bones and frozen meat.

They are eaten.

Genesis clenched the hilt of the sword tightly, and the leather rubbed against it with a rough sound.

If Sephiroth was there, maybe the result would be different... no, it would definitely be different.He never asked Sephiroth how he would react in this situation, and he couldn't accept the correct answer.Most of the time, he couldn't help but wonder who was eating those soldiers, beasts, Wutai people, or...themselves?

There will be no truth.Whether there is or not is not important.He only knows that he can no longer miss any details, can no longer trust anyone, and all risks must be killed in advance. This world will not be kind to mistakes.He also realized—as much as he hated to admit it—that some people just couldn't get what they wanted, no matter how hard they tried.

"What happened?" Claude stuck to the window, vigilantly examining the soldiers lined up below.

"Probably a few mice got in, Genesis will take care of it, if he remembers not to destroy the airship." Rufas shrugged, he was sitting on the armchair upside down, propping up two chair legs and shaking back and forth Well, I see this kind of scene a lot, but I can't help but feel a little nervous seeing Claude's tense appearance.A few minutes ago, he brought his bodyguards to the primary school students' activity room, announced that the company planned to give each of them a newest robot pet this year, and then he blended perfectly into the crowd. "Really without Zack?

"Don't bring up this topic again." Claude warned him, but his tone had softened.But he suddenly opened his eyes wide, and then quickly looked around, but couldn't find the curtains.

Rufas also saw the shooting scene.With a bang, the chair returned to its original position, and he stood up and clapped his hands, making everyone's eyes focus on him. "Now there is a game of hide-and-seek. The scope is in this room, and the rule is that all of you close your eyes and find Claude after counting three hundred." Pushing Claude to the focus of sight, Rufas stroked him encouragingly. On his shoulder, it seems that he is taking special care of an autistic child, "The one who finds it first will get a year of candy!"

There was a burst of cheers in the activity room, and a few troublesome little ghosts yelled, "I don't like candy, can I change it to something else?"

Nodding with the poise a good brother can have, Rufas smiled and said, "You can change it to whatever you want." Then he bent down and whispered in Cloud's ear as a bunch of kids covered their eyes and counted , "Just go outside the door and stay for a while, don't go far, I'll let someone follow."

Claude could only nod.

Then, in a blink of an eye, Zack was chatting with Tax outside the door.

He should have thought that Rufas had never been a guy who listened to others.

Viscous blood gradually spread to the boots.Genesis wiped the blood and grease off the sword with the dead man's uniform in disgust, and stepped back to avoid the pool of blood.He didn't control his strength well, the opponent's internal organs flowed out and spread all over the floor, the scene was extremely disgusting.He walked around the body, but then strolled back again, pondering.

It is customary to check the pass when boarding the boat. Although it is obviously useless, at least it can be sure that there are no more than five people.In addition to the one in front of them, they have already dealt with four people, and since they have turned over the entire boat, it is reasonable to say that they are already safe.But Genesis didn't think so, and was wondering if he should let everyone off the boat, close the hatches, and pump the circulatory system with poison.But it would take a lot of time to clean up in this way, and there must be many people who objected, such as that neurotic Hojo.

Speaking of Baojo... Genesis walked slowly towards the toilet. He just saw a little girl running in, and the guy who fell on the ground seemed to be chasing and trying to take a hostage... Give him a break, he doesn't care at all. I don't want to coax the children.

Hojo's side has also thoroughly investigated, and this gloomy psychopath has higher authority than him, but Genesis doesn't care much about this.The only box that was not allowed to be inspected was filled with liquid nitrogen, and when it was slightly opened, a large amount of icy mist overflowed from the seam, and it was indeed impossible to hide a living person.Fortunately, because it was going out, there were not many samples in the temporary laboratory-the requirements for life-support equipment were too high, and the airship did not have this condition-even so, Genesis felt very uncomfortable, they were too close "Humans," and the lab was splattered with stinky blood that hadn't been processed.He admires Sephiroth a little bit now on the other hand, because not everyone can tolerate such a weirdo.

Genesis calmly walked into the women's toilet, passed one cubicle after another, and found the trembling black-haired girl holding her head in the innermost one.

"You're safe." He looked at the girl, who did look as big as the group Rufas brought up, but wasn't sure yet, "Now check with me, and then you can cry as much as you want." The hand didn't leave It doesn't matter if it scares her. Genesis has experienced the power that a child can unleash. He has killed many boy soldiers in Wutai.

The girl twitched, and finally let go of her hand hesitantly, revealing a pair of beautiful garnet-like eyes.Genesis had tons of flashy words to describe them, and it would be a pity if the girl was a terrorist, and he hoped it wasn't. "Say your name."

"...Tifa."

"Very well, Tifa, now don't make me say it a second time, come here."

"Tifa?" Cloud blurted out.

Genesis looked from him to Zack, as if wondering how the two got involved and sat outside the door in perfect harmony.But Claude has no time to take care of it, his attention has been completely taken away by the timid girl behind Genesis.He would not be mistaken, in the years before leaving Nibelheim, his childhood sweethearts were the few good memories left in his life.He remembered how she looked every year before she was 13 years old. He always pretended to be indifferent and indifferent, but he was happy because of every word she said to him.He had longed for Tifa, just like he had dreamed of himself who had become a hero.

The same eyebrows, different expressions.

"It would be nice if you were killed by him... Claude..."

"Your classmate?" Genesis frowned, chewing on her name, looking at Claude with a little scrutiny. "Forget it. Zack, go in and get a roster to check her identity."

Genesis smelled of blood.Cloud immediately realizes how dangerous Tifa is in. Sephiroth mentioned that his recent way of doing things has become more and more surly.His heart skipped a beat, and he looked bewilderedly at Zack, who was reaching for the doorknob—

"Ow!" Then he was hit on the nose by the door that slammed open.

The door that bounced back hit the person who opened the door again, and Sim crawled out of the door pitifully, clutching his forehead. "Why not make it a sliding door!" Complaining, he did not forget to pat Claude on the shoulder, "If I caught it, I knew you were not inside, those idiots! What's wrong?" Finally realized that the atmosphere was wrong , she looked at the situation in front of her in confusion.

"Little lady...shouldn't you care about the wounded first..." Zacks squatted aside so painfully that tears came out, it had nothing to do with perseverance, anyone who was hit on the bridge of the nose would have to cry.

Suddenly, Claude realized that this was the only chance.

"Tifa appears to have lost her way and was just sent back." Please notice, please.With his back to Genesis, Cloud blinked earnestly and desperately, while trying to restrain his tone from trembling. "Haven't you been looking for her?"

Jim looked from Tifa to Cloud, raising his eyebrows suspiciously.

Genesis folded his arms impatiently.

Staring anxiously at Jim's brown eyes, almost every texture of the iris can be clearly seen, Claude didn't know how helpless he looked at the moment.Jim shook his head and sighed exaggeratedly, "Cloud, why do you remember Tifa but can't remember my name? You two don't really have something, do you?"

"No." Claude answered dryly. Obviously, he is not a good actor, and the on-the-spot response is not within the scope of his skills.

"Obviously there is! You boys are always full of lies!" Sim gave Claude a disgusted look, and left him to hold Tifa's hand.She felt Tifa's palms were cold and wet, too stiff to move. "Okay, alright, although I like Claude very much, but I'm not her girlfriend, so don't feel sorry for me." She grabbed Tifa's hand and dragged her into the room forcefully, the door closed. noisy.

Quietly return to the corridor.

Claude stared at the door blankly, but didn't react for a long time.

"You can't judge by appearance, boy..." Zack muttered with a smirk, and patted Cloud on the back while sucking his nosebleed.Claude came back to his senses, avoiding Zack uncomfortably, returned to the corner and sat down again.His heart was beating fast, and he was dizzy when he relaxed, and his throat was so dry that he couldn't speak.

Slapping Kong's hand stagnated in mid-air, and finally retracted embarrassingly.

Genesis sneered at the awkward scene, turning his attention to Zack. "Don't give a little truth to any thief[2], the road is wide and long, why should it be crowded like this[3]?"

Even if he didn't understand it, Zack understood that it was not a good word.But he also felt...things are not necessarily what they seem. If he can give Claude enough patience, why not study Genesis in the same way?They are all very important to Angel, and there is no reason to alienate any one of them.

It's just too difficult for him to be in such a complicated situation between the two of them.So he shrugged helplessly, said nothing, and instead asked the two-gunner Tux who had just met him for some paper to stuff his nostrils.

He thought, it's better to keep silent at this time.

Then he thought, since Claude can't say anything, it's okay to disturb the great poet during his break at night?

When the airship took off on time without any chance of getting Tifa out, Cloud hid her in his room; given Ruphas' indulgence, having a private room wasn't much of a surprise.Maybe there is no way to send her back until she sets foot on the land of Midgar.He brought Tifa food and asked Sim to borrow a down jacket, who readily agreed to all his requests without questioning any details.She said that there was a reason for what Claude did, and she was willing to trust him. This unreserved trust made Claude relieved, at least there was no need to involve more people.

Because of his reclusive image, he had a lot of time for Tifa and not attracting suspicion, so he did it right away.The Nibelheim to Ranch region straddled two continents, and Claude didn't think it was just an adventure or excursion, though he hoped it would be.

"Why do you help me?" Tifa didn't touch the food and water, but carefully observed Cloud. Uneasiness flashed in the eyes as alert as a young deer, but it was more of a kind of resolute courage, which seemed to be the same as Same as she used to be.Maybe it’s because Claude can’t get rid of his cowardice—his cowardice comes from childhood repression, teenage hesitation, and endless loss in his long life—he feels that the people around him are always stronger than him, which is often the case. It made him very envious.

The teen sat down in the chair by the desk, leaving enough room for Tifa to feel safe.He looked at her soft facial features nostalgicly, and couldn't help feeling that she was still as beautiful as in memory.

"How do you know my name?" Tifa asked again.

Cloud thought for a while, then slowed down, "Don't you remember who I am, Tifa?"

Tifa was silent, staring at him suspiciously.

She can't remember.Not surprisingly, she was too young when he left, and few could recognize a long-lost childhood companion.Only when he realized this, Claude felt a little... lost.

"We can get to know each other again. I'm Cloud, I used to stay in Nibelheim..." He just started, and then he was surprised at Tifa's unconcealed shock. Is this so surprising? ?Cloud paused briefly, but Tifa still didn't intend to speak, so he had to continue, "There should be an empty house on the side of the road passing by the back mountain now? It's been many years, and it may have been demolished, but The foundation should still be there. My mother and I lived there before. There is a tall water tower at the head of the village... We used to climb up to overlook the mountains, but all we saw were mountains. The city is full of longing..." He paused, realizing that he had confused the time.

Memory is really a wonderful thing. Many things that I thought I had forgotten always suddenly become clear.When he was still in Nibelheim, the surroundings were like a misty backdrop, which failed to impress him at all; but now, when he left the land and saw Tifa again, his Nibelheim Bullheim seems to come to life again, with an earthy smell and a bit of berry sweetness.

Tifa wriggled her lips and said dryly, "Oh. They're all gone."

Claude couldn't understand what she was saying.

"It turns out that there are still people alive. I thought I was the only one left." No longer watching Cloud's every movement, Tifa unscrewed the mineral water to moisten her thirsty throat. "I'm very happy." She smiled, which was immediately covered by bitterness. "Really. I'm really happy. I haven't been this happy for a long time. Someone still remembers us..."

"What happened?" Claude asked aloud.

Tifa looked up at him, "Since you survived, cherish your chance and don't ask anything."

"It's okay, tell me." He already had a bad feeling.But it's impossible, at least not that much earlier, and he's been by Sephiroth's side—

"Excessive curiosity does no good." Tifa shook her head.

"The person Genesis is looking for is you." Claude swallowed the untimely anger, because of this alienation, he calmly began to negotiate, "It's too late, no matter what reason you boarded this airship, In his eyes, we are already accomplices. Whether you tell me or not, it will have no effect on the result."

"Then what does it matter if I say it or not?" Tifa still resisted.

"You can think so. But if I've been implicated because of you, at least I need to know why. It's your responsibility, and you have an obligation to tell me the truth." He hoped that his tone was not too harsh, and talking to Tifa like this is Things that I never thought about—usually he is the one who gets scolded—but he was very anxious, very anxious, "The most important thing is, if I don't know anything, I can't help you."

"You have no reason to help me."

have.that is you.Claude almost said so.There were only two people in Nibelheim who were really important to him, and he would be saddened by the death of innocent villagers, but not too much; now that Hunis was gone, Tifa's pain still touched his heart.

At that point she was the only one who chose to stay, after the rest of Avalanche left.He didn't think other people's choices were wrong, saving the world was far more important than taking care of a waste - even Tifa's choices were problematic.But she didn't give up on him, and this fact saved Claude.

It remains so until now.

"Yes. Because I want to help you."

Cloud's smile might be the most beautiful thing in the world, Tifa couldn't help thinking, it was far more touching than the "Tifa" that came out of desperation.

"You'll regret it," she sighed.Memories of her hometown opened her heart a little, and she thought, there was no other choice; she had no teammates, no road map, and no one else, and she couldn't move an inch on the airship.They're on the same boat now, aren't they? "I'm a member of the avalanche, if you know what an avalanche is. It's too late to stop now."

Claude simply nodded, "I know. But what I want to know is how did you get to the avalanche."

There was a dead silence between them.Claude understood the feeling that he didn't even want to think about it, so he wanted to seal them up and not touch them, as if such a thing had never happened.Avoidance doesn't make the pain go away, but it makes it less unbearable.

But Tifa was different from him.

"I was in the mountains that evening..."

She always made up her mind quickly and faced herself.Claude knew she would.

Memories are fragmented and fragmented.She remembered the heavy snow in winter, and the branches of holly were crushed; when she was running in the mountains, her cheeks were sore from the wind, so she walked very slowly, very slowly, and when she returned to the village, the night had already enveloped the mountains, but In fact, it was around five o'clock.The winter days were always difficult, and the hungry wolves would come and attack the livestock and occasionally the lonely villagers, so Papa never let her go too far.

But she's hiding a little secret, two fledgling Niebuhr pups.They played together all summer, paddling in mountain streams and chasing trees.They are not very able to integrate into their own group, but like to stay in places with Tifa, not far or near, just like young boys who have a crush on the girl they like.Tifa worried that the harsh winter would take them away, bringing with it some inn food scraps now and then.

The sound of footsteps was deep and shallow, and was suddenly cut off by a blast that soared into the sky.

She began to stumble and run back, never running so fast before, and rolled a few times in the snow.The cold air was poured into the lungs, the nose was sour from the cold, and the tears and snot were all over the face.The fire burned into the night sky, and some small ashes flowed in front of her eyes, and then she smelled the pungent, disgusting smell of demons, and the dark green mist steamed up.

The scalding Mako poured down from the mountainside, flooding her Nibelheim, burning everything in flames.

It's so quiet.The wood crackled in the flames, and the glistening liquid bubbled and bubbled, but all she heard was a dead silence.She wanted to go home and have a look, but as soon as she stepped on the ground, she was so burned that her feet retracted. The soles of her boots were so hot that they were limp and sticky. She struggled for a few steps and couldn't even breathe.

The black and beautiful hair was burnt to dry grass, and the tender and soft skin began to peel, and large blisters and pink flesh appeared from the heat; she was coughing desperately, and her trachea was burned by the heat and magic, but she just wanted to find her father immediately.She no longer remembered how long and terrifying the journey was. She only knew that she finally reached the front door of the house, expecting her tall and strong father to overcome all difficulties and come back to her as usual, when another man appeared.

With a big sword on his back, and demonic green eyes shining, he lowered his head and stared at her for a long time.

The sword in his hand was dripping with her father's blood.

Angel? Hugh Ray.

"One day, both Xiu Lei and Shinra will pay the price." Tifa said calmly, she had already learned to hide her hatred, so that she could live better. "I'll try not to hurt you, but I can't promise." She added, because Claude's pale face looked like he was scared.He should really be afraid-Lieutenant General Xiu Lei, the existence second only to Sephiroth in the army-was also a big man who she could only look up to before.

"Could there be some... misunderstanding?" Claude's tone was a little weak, and he was no longer as firm as he was at the beginning.

"Are you saying I'll admit to the man who killed my father?" Tifa asked back, raising an eyebrow mockingly.

Claude couldn't make a sound, and looked away waveringly.Tifa has no reason to lie to him, but it's impossible for Angel...impossible...he knows what kind of person Angel is, even without Zacks' memory, after getting along with him all these years, he understands that nothing is more important than Angel's personality reliable.

"I'm sorry, I'm afraid I won't be able to take you back this year. 』

He always told him so guiltily, year after year.

What Tifa said was true.

Claude stared blankly at the small round glass window of the cabin, the clouds rolled under the airship, and the sky above the dark clouds was brightly sunny; then he saw his own reflection, 12 years old, a little baby fat... almost It can be called pampered.Five years... He stared into those eyes almost in horror, wondering what he had done all these years.

He did nothing.Everything happened as it should.

"You stay here." He was going to ask Angel, now, right now.He couldn't let things go like this, he couldn't let Tifa and Angel confront each other, neither of them should bear this kind of result.

He didn't dare to think about where that bitch Jenova was at the moment, whether she was in Midgar, beside Sephiroth, and this time there was a whole city to be buried with her.Maybe he shouldn't have gone to Angel first, Hojo is on this ship, maybe he should-

"You regret it." Tifa sneered.

She suddenly jumped up and rushed towards Claude's back, like a vigorous little leopard, holding down his head with the impact and smashing it to the ground.Claude subconsciously rolled over and wanted to throw the attacker out, but his waist was tightly clamped by a pair of legs, and the two of them fell to the ground together.Tifa was under the pressure, but still seized the gap, and dexterously strangled the boy's neck with his left hand, wrapped around his right elbow and firmly fixed it.is her victory.

"Let go!" Claude blushed, he began to lack oxygen, and only 15 seconds was enough to lose consciousness.He should have figured it out, Tifa had always been the best of them all in hand-to-hand combat.

"I won't hurt you," Tifa whispered in his ear, "but you've got to stay here until I'm gone, and then you're safe."

Claude didn't speak.He bent his knees and touched the hilt of the knife protruding from his boot, then let it go and turned to Tifa's arm.He quickly realized one thing, very simple.

Tifa doesn't have as much strength as he does.

Easily ripping off Tifa's arm, Cloud regained the upper hand.In order to guard against other possible attacks, he grabbed Tifa's wrist firmly, but the other party obviously didn't intend to let the battle end easily, glared at him fiercely, and suddenly bit Cloud's left hand.

"Hiss—" Cloud wrinkled his face and endured it for a while. After seeing his own blood flow into Tifa's mouth, he finally slammed his head on her head unbearably.Both of them were confused by the violent impact, but they calmed down in the end.

It was like two children fighting, extremely embarrassed.

Aren't they just kids?

Seeing Tifa's tearful but still fierce expression, mixed with a little fear that was desperately hidden, Claude's panicked mood suddenly settled down.He laughed dumbfoundedly, lowered his head, and lightly touched the girl's forehead. "It's okay, I won't hand you over."

"Do you think I would believe it?"

"Then how will you believe it?" Claude asked softly.

"...Let go first." Tifa stopped uncomfortably, her voice was too gentle.

"Don't bite me again, do you understand?" Claude let go tentatively, fine, not aggressive.He stood up and held out his hand to Tifa, who didn't answer, but he firmly took her hand and pulled her up.He shouldn't panic, if even he loses ground, who can protect Tifa?

There were no bandages in the room.He found some paper pads on the tooth marks, and then put on the same small gloves as Angel. It only looked like a boy of this age wanted to be cool, and no one would think it was strange. "The water is there, you rinse your mouth."

Tifa didn't move.

"I'm sick, if you don't mind, just pretend I didn't say anything." Claude pretended to be indifferent, "It's just that there is no guarantee that you will survive to get revenge."

"You don't look sick." Tifa hesitated, but complied.

Claude breathed a sigh of relief.He seemed really concerned. Tifa wiped her mouth and couldn't help asking, "...is it serious?"

"what?"

"Your illness."

Claude blinked, almost couldn't help boasting about his girl, God always sends the best gifts to him. "I lied to you. You can't have a good conversation with a bloody mouth." And before Tifa got angry, he asked unhurriedly, "Who are you looking for, Rufas or Hojo?" He asked. I think it should be Hojo, because Rufas is probably still the patron of Xue Beng, and there is no reason to burn the fire on himself.

Then Claude thought, maybe now is the best opportunity.

When he was with Sephiroth, he saw Hojo a few times, and Hojo also bumped into them staying together a few times, and his scrutiny eyes sometimes made Cloud feel that he had discovered something.But thankfully, Sephiroth is clearly on his side when it comes to loathing Hojo, so there's nothing to worry about.

In this peaceful state full of loopholes, it was hard for Claude not to move that thought.He was almost on the verge of action.But something stuck with him... Sephiroth was always standing between him and Hojo.

To Cloud's disbelief, but seemingly true, Sephiroth was trying to protect him - he never once had the chance to run into Hojo alone.regular study