[FF7] Those things after marriage

Sephiroth, together with other special forces, embarked on the special train of Shinra Company and went to the front line of the war.

Although Sephiroth has gone on many expeditions before, the relationship between the two was different at that time. Although Esther was a little worried, she would not have so many emotions called 'concern' like now.

This is really a happy and annoying change.

Esther couldn't leave Sephiroth herself, because she happened to be attending another meeting just as Sephiroth boarded the train...

There have been a lot of upsetting meetings lately.

Zeng from Tuckers presided over the meeting instead of Director Lazard who sent away the special forces. In fact, Esther has never been able to understand what position Zeng is in, because he is both the executor and the decision-maker. , This is extremely rare in Shinra... But for the sake of safety, she also understands that it would be better if she didn't know.

Shinra's water is too deep.Without diamonds, she'd better not do porcelain work.

The meeting focused on resupply at the front and reassurance and advocacy afterwards.

How should I put it, Shinra never seems to have thought about 'failure'...or in other words, the word failure doesn't seem to exist in Shinra.

While Esther was absently writing notes, she was thinking about Sephiroth who had already boarded the train.Although this seems a bit unprofessional... But she is newly married, think about what is wrong with her man.

Besides... whatever was said in the meeting would end up as stacks of papers on her desk.It's the same when I look at it again, and it will be more detailed at that time.

Until a topic comes up.

"About recruiting..."

Fuck! Fuck!Is there finally a supplementary manpower?

Esther regained her spirits in a flash.Turning the pen in his hand, the tip of the pen touched the notebook with more than a dozen key words in it.

The person in charge of the HR department who happened to see her reaction grinned—she, who was in charge of administration, seemed more positive than him, who was in charge of recruiting.

Compared to these old fritters, Esther looks calm but is still a child.

Although people can often see emotions, why not feed the stagnant water of Shenluo to bring some ripples.

Shinra's recruitment decision will be carried out next week. Each department must count the vacant positions and the number of people needed in each department as soon as possible while ensuring that the follow-up work of the war is not affected.

Esther wished she could get the job done one day and start hiring the next.

But some hope is better than waiting for news, she should be content.

Having received the long-awaited news, it seems that even the sadness of Sephiroth's departure has been diluted a lot.Esther's energy seems to have returned.

She has to figure out how many people are still lacking in the administration department... Now recruiting people is not afraid of too many or not enough!Anyway, it wasn't her who sent the job, so hurry up and take advantage of this opportunity to make a move!

It was the first time that Esther returned to her office with such a brisk pace after the meeting.

Although there is still a large pile of documents in the office, the thought of someone having to share these tasks makes the documents in front of him seem less disturbing.

The only fly in the ointment...is that her boss had no choice but to take the opportunity to replace her.

It was a pity that for about two seconds, Esther threw herself into the boring work again.

Another meaning of fully ensuring the logistics of the war is... to work overtime.

The administrative department responsible for coordinating various departments is even more busy and feels that it is a waste of time to drink saliva.When the overtime was finally over, it was already pitch black outside Shinra.

Esther dragged her tired body towards home, it was already past meal time, but now she was so tired that she had no appetite at all.

...Perhaps it would be a good choice to wake up to dawn directly.

Although the busy days are exhausting, there is also an advantage-that is, Esther has less time to think about Sephiroth.Although she always felt a little empty when she was sleeping, it was obvious that she had been sleeping alone for several years.

but now……

I can't feel the weight of the other side collapsing, and there is no sound of breathing other than my own, so I always feel like something is missing.

The time when I was too busy to remember anything always passed quickly, and it was before the scheduled recruiting day in a blink of an eye.

It was an ordinary afternoon, because there was no urgent work, and people were in a lazy mood after eating and drinking.Some people walk in the corridor to digest food, while others choose to go back to the office and take a nap.Except for the front desk and the left-behind special forces who need to be on duty at any time, everyone else is taking a break from their busy schedule to enjoy this short lunch break.

The same is true for Esther, who just finished a job. After eating in the restaurant, she rarely ordered a dessert and chatted with the female colleague who was still talking for a while before getting up to talk to the one who happened to be going back. Colleagues from other departments returned to work together.

Although the two are not familiar with each other, it would be inappropriate if they didn't say a word.

"Survive another day tomorrow, and you will be liberated soon~"

Esther stretched her waist greatly, and then rubbed her sore shoulders.

"Is there such a shortage of people in the administration?"

"Deadly!" Esther replied immediately, "The administrative side has always been understaffed. Last time... a lot of manpower was lost, and some resigned..."

Esther blurted out the word 'dead'.She really didn't want to mention this word... and she didn't want to think about the situation behind it.

"Hey~ Then you should recruit a lot of people this time? What's the plan?"

"A plan..."

Esther recalled for a while, but didn't answer right away.

But before she could answer the question, an accident happened.

There was a violent explosion, and the invisible impact that followed seemed to shake the entire Shinra Building—at least Esther, who stayed on the stairs from the third to the fourth floor, clearly felt the shock from the upstairs. Vibration from below.

"ah--"

Screams erupted in an instant.

"F, what happened?"

The female colleague who was originally with Esther asked in a trembling voice. She was clinging to the handrail of the stairs, her eyes were full of fear-she happened to not be there when the Shinra Building exploded last time.For her, this was the first time that she was so close to a violent explosion that could kill her.

"...Probably an enemy attack."

The R&D department is located at the top, even if there is another explosion, it will not start from the bottom.

She hadn't heard of anything that might explode violently stored on the first floor of the Shinra Building.

So such a sudden and unexpected explosion...the only possibility is an enemy attack.

The result was exactly as Esther expected, the warning lights in the corridor lit up quickly, and the cold broadcast sounded, informing the staff of the non-combat department to evacuate as soon as possible.

Special forces also took action.

Teams of Shinra special forces in standard uniforms were running in the corridor, and people walked past the two from time to time.

Esther stood up and grabbed the female colleague beside her.

"Before the next explosion comes, let's take refuge."

"En, er!"

But even though she responded like this, the woman who was pulled up by Esther still had weak legs, and kept clinging to Esther's arm.This made Esther's speed suddenly much slower.

Esther was a little dissatisfied, but she didn't leave her alone.

As a result, when we reached the fifth floor, the explosion sounded again. This time the vibration was stronger than the last time, especially when there was a pile of cardboard boxes at the stairs on the fifth floor.

I don't know if people dropped it here when they went to evacuate or it was piled up here before that.The violent vibration caused the already messy stacked boxes to fall down one after another.

...These weightless cardboard boxes were like the last straw that broke the camel's back, making the woman hysterical.

"I, I don't want to die!"

The woman suddenly lay on Esther's body tightly, her legs seemed to be unable to stand anymore, and her body kept falling.

"You calm down!"

Esther quickly let go of the hand holding the armrest and grabbed the woman lying on her body with both hands.It is very dangerous for her to do this, if there is another explosion, maybe both of them will fall down the stairs.

Just when Esther was struggling to support the woman and dragged her to go up again, the third explosion sounded... Then Esther was caught by the screaming woman without any precautions. pushed down.And the woman ran up fiercely with the force that broke out when she continued to push her.

"Hey--"

Esther didn't have time to think about anything else, she only had time to protect her head with her arms, and rolled down the dozen or so steps of the stairs.

Although she protected her head in time, she didn't suffer any fatal injuries, but the severe pain from the knee of her left leg still made her heart sink suddenly.

This is really bad.

Injured leg... How can she escape?

The severe pain almost made her cry.But she also knew that crying at this time would not have any effect, so she just wiped her eyes fiercely with her bruised hand, and tried to prop herself up with her arms and right legs.However, Esther tried twice and failed to stand up.

She fell in a very delicate position, no matter the distance from the wall or the banister of the stairs, which left her with no other place to rely on except the floor.

"Hey, are you okay?"

At this moment, someone suddenly helped her up from the side.

The person who came was wearing a helmet with the characteristics of Shinra, so she couldn't see his appearance clearly, but from the still somewhat green voice, it could be heard that the person was still young.

...Probably the special forces recruited last year or the year before last.

"Your knee is very swollen—I'll take you to the infirmary first!"

As the young special soldier said, he picked up Esther and was about to run upstairs.

"Wait, wait, shouldn't you go downstairs to support at this time, just send me to the nearest shelter."

"It's just trash. Our special forces are very strong. Director Lazard has already prepared a pair of measures. Although the hero Sephiroth is not here, the 2nd seniors who stayed behind have been dispatched, enough to deal with them gone."

"Compared to these, it is more important for me to send you to the infirmary first. If you drag on your legs for a long time, there will be sequelae!"

...Should I thank you for trusting Shinra Corporation?

Hearing the boy's indifferent voice, Esther's mouth twitched.Although my legs still hurt, I was relieved.