[FF7] Those things after marriage

If you ask Esther if there is anything worse than showing her unbelievably good side in front of someone she likes, she will definitely answer:

That's having to deal with a mess of work after something so bad happened.

Since the catastrophe that destroyed most of Shinra, it seems that the whole world has been in chaos, and it is even more a disaster for them, the surviving Shinra employees.

Not only has the work site disappeared by almost half, but it also has to face the dilemma that the office system is almost completely paralyzed without a leader.The higher-ups don't know who to report to, and the lower-level people don't know who to report to.

In just one day, the Shinra Corporation, which once occupied the dominance of the planet, became fragmented and almost completely destroyed.

Although the basic functions have been barely restored now, it is just that there will be no situation where the person in charge cannot be found. Employees do not know each other and do not know what their superiors look like... In addition to the 'internal worries' within the company , There are countless 'foreign troubles'.

It is the best possibility for those anti-Shinra organizations not to fall into trouble at this time. It is better to hope that the president of Shinra can suddenly resurrect his corpse.

Although that guy is not a good bird, but he has a good wrist and has accumulated power for a long time. If he was there, at least Shinra would not be in such a mess.

Statistical list of missing special forces, equipment loss list, reconstruction plan...

Looking at the documents piled up on the table early in the morning, Esther's head was about to grow big.

Sure enough, it was another unhappy working day!

Obviously she just went to work, but Esther already had the urge to lie down on the table.

After taking a few deep breaths, Esther resolutely sat down at the desk, picked up a document and read it seriously. After reading like this, she was in a daze. It was not until Zeng came to call her that she realized that she even missed lunch time. .

No wonder she was so hungry... She always thought it was because she ate too little in the morning because of nervousness.

Esther rubbed her throbbing stomach with one hand, and gathered the unprocessed scattered documents on the table into a pile and casually placed them on the table.Then she nodded to Zeng, who always had a serious expression, and walked sideways out of the office door to her boss's office.

After the death of the high-ranking Shinra headed by President Shinra, almost all those who survived and did not leave were promoted... Those who were not promoted also rose in seniority and became 'senior'.

The seniors in the office, the seniors in the special forces, listening to the newcomers call this every day, Esther even sighed "I am old"-God knows that although she has three years of service, she is not yet 19 years old this year !

There is an advantage after half of Shinra is destroyed-that is, you don't have to go so far.

Esther exclaimed, standing in front of her boss's office in less than half the original time, so she should be able to go to the restaurant for lunch before closing.

Although the lunch provided by Shinra was mediocre, the portion was full... It was a very good lunch for a commoner like her who is not good at cooking.

Esther pushed open the door and entered her boss' office, thinking about her lunch.

"Ah~ my dear Esther, you even came to work during your wedding. Could it be that your married life is not happy? Or did Sephiroth do something strange that made you dare not stay at home?"

A frivolous male voice came from behind the desk. The man with bright red hair rested his chin on the back of his hand and looked at Esther standing in front of his desk with a smile.

Hearing this, Esther piled the stack of documents that needed his signature on the desk in front of her, and responded with a half-smile: "If you are willing to grant me paid leave, then I think I will You should still be living your new married life leisurely at home."

The man didn't take it seriously when he heard Esther's ridicule.

"Oh, isn't there a shortage of people in Shinra now? Of course, a capable and excellent employee like you should work harder."

"Thank you so much for your high opinion of me."

"You're welcome~"

Who is being polite to you!

Esther snorted disdainfully.

Facing Esther's series of ridicules, the bright smile on the white face of the red-haired man did not change at all.

After the routine "friendly" exchanges, Esther was not even in the mood to deal with it, so she turned her head and left—rather than trying to argue with this frivolous life and death here, it is better to go to the cafeteria and have a hot meal. Food soothed her throbbing stomach.

The temporary restaurant of the Shinra Building is located in the corner of the third floor.Although it is not as large as the original, it is not too small.

Therefore, it looks extraordinarily empty when there are only a few people.

Esther casually sat aside after eating.He listened to the conversation of several special forces at the table next to him.

"Five Taiwan Army..."

"Midgar City..."

Although I couldn't hear the specific content of their conversation, judging from the few keywords in it, it was not a happy thing.

But speaking of it... the discipline of the special forces is completely out of order now.

Although the restaurants of the special forces and their ordinary staff were separated before, she believed that even in the restaurant of the special forces, they would not talk about these things so openly.

And the researchers...

Looking at the empty restaurant, Esther sighed involuntarily.

In this explosion of the Mako Furnace, apart from the loss of the president and a group of high-level departments, the researchers suffered the most.Because the explosion was on the floor where the researchers were, apart from those on vacation and those who went to other floors to report, few people survived.

...Even Dr. Hojo, known as the pillar of the research department, was not spared, especially because he seemed to be too close to the exploding Mako Furnace, so he didn't even have a whole body left behind.

Of course, some people think that he is not dead, but more than a month has passed since the explosion and he still hasn't shown up, so he can only be recorded in the death list.

and many others...

Thinking of the long death list on her desk, Esther felt extremely heavy.Many of her colleagues were killed in the accident, including an intern who was less than 15 years old this year.

The little girl greeted her with a smile in the morning, but in the afternoon she turned into a cold corpse... If she hadn't happened to be away that day, maybe she would have been one of those corpses.

After absent-mindedly eating, Esther returned to the office and continued to struggle with the almost endless pile of documents.She just had lunch, and the papers on the table were piled up again.

When walking around the desk, she picked up the top stack of documents and flipped through a few pages.

Fund application for reconstruction of research department, application for reconstruction funds of special forces training room...

If you have spare money to rebuild these, why not increase the pensions of some killed employees and special forces! ?

The woman with long wheat-yellow hair slammed a bunch of reconstruction applications onto the table with a snap, and then sat down heavily in the boss's chair behind the desk.

Although the dead always give way to the living, and although she also knows that the reconstruction of these institutions is very important to Shinra now, it is too much to just give a little money so casually.

Esther rubbed her curly hair irritably, and took a few deep breaths before picking up the application she had thrown on the table again.

Even if she doesn't want to, she still has to read the content carefully and make a first evaluation. After the evaluation, she will hand this pile over to her boss for re-evaluation and decision, and then make the final decision based on the financial side. Appropriate...

Although both Esther and Sephiroth belong to Shinra's "staff" in name, the places where special forces and ordinary clerks stay are far apart.So Esther is not worried at all about meeting Sephiroth in Shinra... She is more worried about what to do after get off work at night.

She can't stay home, can she?

But to be honest... She hasn't figured out how to live a "married life" with Sephiroth until now, and it's even too early to say that she is a "married couple".

Ahhh!What a headache!

Esther let out a long sigh.

Slowly, I began to sort out the materials and files until it was time to get off work, until there were not many people left in the office area.

Although I still haven't figured out what to do, if I keep procrastinating and not going back, it seems too deliberate, right?It seems even worse...

Thinking of this, Esther finally stood up, opened the side drawer and locked the unfinished documents in, then picked up her bag and left her office without hesitation.

In fact, Shinra provides dormitories for singles, but Esther is more used to living in houses with windows and balconies, so after living in Shinra's single dormitory for more than a year and having a small deposit, Esther Stoker resolutely rented such a one-bedroom, one-living room with private bathroom, kitchen and storage room in the residential area near Shinra Company, which can be said to be a "family courtyard".

In fact, the attic on the second floor can also be used, but she really can't muster the energy to clean it - the level of mess in the attic was already horrible when she rented it, let alone now... Besides, she One person doesn't have much stuff, a storage room is quite enough.

But now that there is one more Sephiroth, it's hard to say.

Wait, speaking of a Sephiroth at home...

Esther stopped in her tracks.

She suddenly remembered a serious question - what will the two of them have for dinner tonight.

Because she is not good at cooking, most of Esther's dinners are eating bread or eating outside. Anyway, she lives alone, so she can make do with it.

but……

Thinking of the hero who might be beautiful at home, she expressed that she was under a lot of pressure, and she couldn't let him eat bread with her, right?

I don't know if it's too late for her to buy takeaway at this time... Or should she invite that Sephiroth to accompany her to the market to buy something...?