[FF7] Those things after marriage

Speaking of this battle, besides Sephiroth who was as brilliant as ever, there were two other special forces who also stood out among other special forces. The deputy Rufus who was recovered and returned... No, President Rufus approved the promotion to 1st rank special.

One of them was named Genesis Rappsodos, and the other was his childhood sweetheart, Angel Rachel.

This is the first time that Shinra has a special soldier promoted to the 1st rank [Sephiroth is directly the 1st rank, and was soon called a hero, so people once linked the 1st rank with the word hero. 】

Although they seldom have any intersections with special forces [except for Sephiroth], Esther still has some impressions of these two people... One walks around wearing a pink long trench coat with a flirty bag all day long, and the other always carries a suit on his back. With a giant sword that looks heavier than Esther, it's hard not to be impressed with such a unique shape.

... Could it be said that "appearance" is also one of the review conditions for the promotion of high-level special forces in Shinra Corporation?

"...I don't know."

There was an inaudible pause in the man's answer,

Eh?

Did she accidentally ask the question out!

Esther's mouth twitched.

This problem has to be corrected... Otherwise, it will be bad if one day he says something inappropriate in a meeting or in public.

After lying down for several days, she was finally able to get off the ground, and Esther cherished this down-to-earth feeling especially when she was determined not to approach her lovely big bed when she was about to sleep.

It's the same now, she didn't go home for several days, she just took a rag and started to wipe.

"Speaking of which, don't you need to invite your 'new colleague' to dinner?" After all, he is the 1st special soldier of Shinra's only three, so he has to eat, drink, and connect with each other, right?

"...Do you need it?" There was some hesitation in the voice.

"Don't you need...?"

Although Sephiroth has always had a prominent position in Shinra, it doesn't seem good if the relationship with his colleagues at the same level is too weak.

Besides...

It has been more than three months since she got married, and she has never seen Sephiroth go out to eat or have fun with her colleagues or friends.

It felt as if... this person had no friends at all.

It's a terrifying conjecture.

Esther stopped vigorously wiping the cabinet.

But if you think about it carefully, it seems that since she came to work in Shinra, she has never heard of Sephiroth getting closer to anyone... The YY among colleagues does not count.

After the two got acquainted, they had more opportunities to meet each other, and they always saw him walking alone.

After marriage, it was even more exaggerated. Except for the time when he had tasks and work, they were almost together. She had never seen Sephiroth have a party other than work...

But even though this is the case, if this kind of speculation is true, it would be too...

Sephiroth has no friends or close colleagues, who would believe this?

This person's life is almost going to work and training and going home to sleep... the monotony is frightening.He never smokes, drinks or swears... he doesn't have any bad hobbies, and if training doesn't count, he can even be said to have no hobbies.

Even a little bit at a loss in many small things.

Esther was shocked by her discovery, but couldn't help but feel distressed.

She didn't know Sephiroth's past experiences, no one knew what this man was like when he was a child, and he himself never mentioned these topics.

He seemed to appear out of thin air, he appeared in Shinra Company that year suddenly, and then became famous in one fell swoop.

She also knew him from the beginning when he was called a hero... She didn't think it was anything at first, but now she was really unwilling.

I don't know where it came from, and I don't know why... I'm not reconciled.

***

The promotion of the new 1st Special Forces is a big event, especially when Shinra Company urgently needs positive publicity to stabilize its position after encountering a series of unlucky events, this ceremony will naturally not be bad.

The company's internal briefing, media promotion, and even a polite ceremony... After the host Barabara said a lot about looking back at the past and looking forward to the future, President Rufus personally handed over the 1st uniform to the two of them.The ceremony ended here, and the next step was the routine leisure activities such as eating, drinking, and dancing with someone who was pleasing to the eye.

Of course, few people will really spend this time leisurely.

Well-dressed men and women are shuttling among the bright lights, carefully developing their personal network.New friends and old friends, acquaintances and strangers, no one is left behind.

Esther is not a person who likes to make friends. Although she has worked in Shinra Company for more than three years, she can count on two hands who have good relationships. Most of the rest are just ordinary colleagues or acquaintances.

But even so, she couldn't get through this time easily.

Those who know each other and do not know each other, no matter where they go, people will come to chat with them.

Damn, at least half of the people inside have no impression of her at all.

At this time, certain auras that make people feel uncomfortable have become a guarantee of quietness and comfort, such as Hedda Heyman.

After retreating to Hedda Heyman's side, the person who came up to say hello with a glass of wine finally disappeared, and Esther let out a long sigh of relief.

"What a busy night, Miss Esther."

The tall slender woman who didn't even wear a dress pushed her glasses and glanced at the wheat-blonde long-haired girl with a strange expression of 'he came alive'.

"If possible, I would also like to be as quiet as Miss Heda...Really!"

Esther said with a sincere face - this is not irony, on the contrary, it is her sincere words that can no longer be true.

"Also, it's not polite to use someone as a shield without their consent." The woman smiled lazily, "I think your husband would be more willing to be the flower protector."

Looking for Sephiroth?

The corner of Esther's mouth twitched, and she turned her head to look at the center of the venue, which was crowded like sardine cans.

Shinra's three 1st special forces were being watched there.

The past is really boring.

You have to know that people will not die if they don't do it!

"I think it's safer to stay here." She is not interested in showing people.

Esther rubbed her stiff face with a smile, and quickly took a plate of food for herself under Heda's cover—she hasn't eaten anything yet, and her stomach has already started to protest.

The promotion ceremony and celebration banquet of the 1st Special Forces lasted until late at night.Hedda Heyman had already retreated on the grounds that the R&D department was still undergoing experiments. Esther couldn't find another person to 'defend' for the time being, so she had to sneak to the balcony to blow the cold wind.

Summer is over, and although the days are still warm, the temperature drops sharply at night.The night wind blew from an inexplicable direction, and Esther, who was wearing a sleeveless dress, couldn't help shivering due to the slight chill, and involuntarily gathered the shawl on her shoulders, which had no effect of keeping warm. .

I knew I should have bought a long dress...but it would have been too hot in the room.And when she bought this dress, she was just a little-known leader, how could she have imagined that one day she would become the second in command of a department, and then she would be chased and blocked by people in such an event and could not escape...

Isn't this kind of thing always the red-haired thing, and she saw that he enjoyed it very much.

But then again...

Is she going to stay like this until the party is completely over?

According to this situation, it won't be finished in a while!

Esther rubbed her arms, secretly cursing the master planner of this event.

Although I know that this kind of entertainment is necessary for Shinra, but every time I participate, I feel that I will overdraw my good temper for the next year.She used to be able to sneak away ahead of time, but now if she dared to sneak out ahead of time without giving people face, it would be no wonder that the group of leaders didn't give her little shoes to wear.

"...Esther?"

Just when Esther was resting her idle hands on the fence of the terrace to look at the stars, a familiar male voice came from behind, and Esther turned around in surprise: "Eh? Sephiroth, why are you here?"

Aren't you still dealing with that pile of media?

"I asked Lance, and he said you're here." The silver-haired man smiled gently, "I thought...it's rare to have such an opportunity, do you want to dance together?"

...that the idea came from some red-haired guy named Lance he wouldn't tell.

"Eh, eh?"

Did she hear it right?

Although she didn't quite believe what she heard, but when she saw the man's hand stretched out to her, Esther put her paw on that big hand.

Never mind!Let's take action first!

Although listening to the music in the venue on the terrace was a bit blurry, none of the two people on the terrace at this time would mind such an insignificant matter.

Esther is not good at dancing. In fact, she just went to the dance party held by Shinra Company for a few days and barely passed.

But at this moment, who cares about these unsightly things.

As long as two people are together, even if it's just swaying vaguely, it's fine.

This young couple, who got together less often, danced on the terrace by themselves, but they didn't know that their actions had completely fallen into the eyes of the other two.

"Is that the legendary wife of Sephiroth?" Although it was a question, the sticky male voice spoke in an affirmative tone.

The critical eyes turned on Esther several times again, he really didn't see how this woman was good enough to attract Shinra's great hero Sephiroth.

"Yes, Esther Grant, the current Deputy Minister of Administration. Although she is a deputy, she handles most of the work of the Administration Department. She is a very capable woman."

The other person's evaluation was much higher.

"Hmph, Sephiroth's vision is really not very good." He snorted disdainfully, and the man in the pink leather jacket turned and left without hesitation.

The burly man standing beside him looked at the two people on the terrace again before leaving with his friend.