Foreigner's Journey

Heather had no choice but to relax the requirements - after he laid the foundation for Alice, let the two start learning at the same pace.

Junior sister is too naive, with Alice's stature, I'm afraid I have to count the time as a unit if I want to lay a solid foundation enough to break through the fine pores.

Seeing Tifa go to the back kitchen to check the soup pot with satisfaction, Heather complained secretly in her heart.

Just as Heather was sitting at the bar waiting for Tifa, the bar door was pushed open again.

Barrett, who had already fully recovered, laughed and wrapped the little Marlene in his strong left arm: "Oh! Heather, you are back!"

"H-se-!"

Little Marlene is almost two years old. Although her words are still a little fuzzy, she is already able to distinguish and call Heather and others' names accurately.

For some reason, Marlene likes Heather and Tifa more than Barrett, and clings to them every day.In addition, Marlene herself is a little beauty, completely different from Barrett's rough appearance. There are even gossip in Qifan Street that Marlene is the daughter of Tifa and Heather, and Barrett is just a nanny.

Mr. Nanny was furious by the rumors, and often went out to fight because of it.

Seeing Marlene running towards her with her short legs, Heather leaned over and hugged her in her arms, the indifference on her face was much less: "Did you behave well today?"

"Very good! Marlene! Very good!" Marlene happily hugged Heather and laughed.

"Want to play with Jin Oga?"

"want--!!"

Heather summoned the bewildered old wolf, and Marlene screamed excitedly, grabbing the old wolf's white mane and about to climb up.

Thunder Wolf Dragon lowered his body helplessly, and used his paws and tail to help Marlene climb onto his back.

Tifa came out from the back kitchen, holding a steaming soup pot: "Scallion Potato Cream Soup is ready, brother, go get the bread, and Barrett sets the table."

The warm lights of Seventh Heaven are reflected outside through the glass windows, and laughter can be heard from time to time.

Time passed quickly, and the time agreed upon by Heather and Alice arrived.

###Chapter 36 Exposing Fantasy###

The second meeting was still in the alley where no one passed by.

Alice was bathed in the dots of life-flow fluorescence, and was looking at Heather with great interest.

"First of all, I want to declare that this is an ability that requires talent and hard work. I call it [Nian]."

"【read】"

Alice tilted her head and read out the pronunciation of the tongue-smacking word.

"Senses, thoughts, superpowers, you can call them whatever you want."

Still wearing a dark blue windbreaker and wrapping herself up, Heather leaned against the wall of the alley, her face blurred by the water vapor in the alley, and her voice seemed to come from afar:

"Its main principle is to use the life energy in the human body to pry the fine pores in the body to achieve the smooth flow of [Qi], so that you can freely manipulate the life energy in the body."

Alice made a protracted sound of "Ai——": "So, can this ability called [Nian] make me as powerful as you?"

"The final effect of [Nian] will vary from person to person, but the four basic effects of 'permanent youth', 'free from all diseases', 'extended life', and 'strengthened body' are common."

Alice nodded ignorantly. She thought that this fellow was going to teach her about the exclusive abilities of the Settras.But if you think about it, you can understand it. If Shinra Company finds out that your Settra ability has become stronger, wouldn't it be possible to be arrested and locked up for human experiments every day?

And 'youth always stays'...

Thinking of this, she clenched her small fist and shook it vigorously in front of her: "Don't worry, I will definitely work hard!"

Because Alice was afraid of being discovered by the Shinra Company, the time for this secret meeting was limited. Heather took the time to ask some questions about her preferred weapons and expected fighting style, and shook hands to let the energy enter her body. Find out.

It has to be said that the ancient Settra race is indeed a unique species. Their appearance is no different from that of humans, but they are born with the ability to mobilize the flow of life, and they are also very sensitive to life energy.Even though Alice is only an ancient Settra hybrid, she still has the amazing potential to bring out all the abilities of the Settra.

If it is said that ordinary people must rely on magic spar to use [magic], then the ancient Settra tribe can easily cast [magic] simply by prying the flow of life around them.

But if you want to pry your fine pores, it is not enough to have a high sensitivity to life energy, you also need to have a strong enough physical fitness, and this is what Alice lacks.

After much consideration, Alice decided to use the [Long Stick] as her weapon.Polearms can bring her a sense of security at a sufficient distance, and weapons without blades won't worry her too much.

"Don't all the powerful magicians in the stories use long wands?" Alice said.

And such remarks were immediately met with merciless complaints from Heather: "The powerful magicians in the story are all grandpas with white beards. Do you want to grow a white beard?"

Alice was startled and shook her head quickly.

After making a preliminary training plan for Alice, the two agreed to meet again in this alley a week later.

After watching Heather leave, Alice waved goodbye to the gradually dissipating Flow of Life, and walked out of the alley with easy steps.

She felt as if she was the lucky protagonist in the novel who was instructed by the mysterious grandpa. As long as she exercised step by step, she would be able to break free from the shackles of Shinra Corporation, step out of Midgar freely and see the vast outside world with her own eyes.

But sweet dreams are always short-lived.

As soon as she walked out of the alley, she was stopped by several figures.

This is a group of Tax agents in black suits, headed by Director Zeng, who has long black hair and a mole between his eyebrows.

"Alice, can we talk?"

Although it was a gentle inquiry, Alice understood that the words were full of coercion and orders, and there was no room for maneuver.

It wasn't Renault who was easy to fool or Luther who was gentle and kind. It wasn't gentleness and kindness that made him the leader of the Turks.How can a dangerous person who can make all anti-Shinra organizations and forces extremely fearful is a kind person?

Without any excuse, Alice was brought back to her home in the slums of Wufan Street in silence.

In the living room, Alice was sitting at the table. Zeng, who was wearing a black suit and black gloves, took out a photo from his pocket and put it on the table, and gently pushed it in front of Alice. His tone was still so gentle:

"Alice, have you made new friends?"

The photo was a long-distance photo of Heather, which seemed to be the photo taken when he left the alley after meeting Alice for the first time last time.

Alice plucked up the courage to look at Zeng, and said loudly, "Does Shinra even care who I want to make friends with?"

"Of course not. From my personal point of view, I'm actually very happy to see that you can make more new friends. A good mood will help your Settra ability awaken. But..."

Zeng leaned down slightly, and tapped on the photo with his slender fingers wrapped in black leather gloves:

"Do you really know this man?"

"I think he's handsome and I want to date him, that's all!" Alice puffed up her cheeks and said angrily.

"Pretending to be angry to cover up personal goals, immature performance at the beginner stage."

Zeng glanced at Heather's extremely ordinary face in the photo, smiled and shook his head, then took out another photo from the inner pocket of his suit and placed it in front of Alice.

Alice looked down, and saw Heather in the photo standing among the wolf corpses all over the mountains, attacking the huge demon wolf, with a ferocious smile on her face.

Zeng's magnetic and gentle voice sounded in Alice's ear:

"Even Renault can't deal with the demon wolf king. He only needs 15 seconds to easily capture him alive. Unlike you, he has no awe or pity for life at all. In his opinion, both humans and demon wolves can only be divided into [ Can kill] and [Can’t kill]. Need me to introduce you in detail how he slaughtered an entire underground gang within two hours?"

Alice clenched her hands tightly, her little face turned pale.

"You don't know this man, and you are suddenly attracted by his 'powerful' and 'mysterious', but you are making mistakes that most girls will make. There is nothing to be ashamed of."

Zeng pulled a wooden chair, sat next to Alice, and stared at her:

"Alice, in order not to misunderstand you, let me reiterate again—Shinra will not interfere with your private life, and it is your freedom to make friends with him. However, I do not want to watch it out of [friendship] after all. You are in a quagmire, so I am here to remind you a few words. You can listen to me if you bother me, this matter has nothing to do with me anymore, understand?"

"……Understood."

After a moment of silence, Alice nodded stiffly.

"Good girl." For a moment, Zeng's hand seemed to want to touch Alice's head, but he pulled it back in time.

He stood up, glanced at Alice, and then looked at the photo on the table: "The photo is for you. By the way, I will give you some information. His name is Heather, and he is the owner of a bar in the slums of Qifan Street. Pure A human being, that's all."

After speaking, he opened the door and left the villa.

Only Alice was left sitting alone at the table in the living room, staring at the photos on the table.

###Chapter 37 That Tiny Possibility###

In a secluded alley, Alice stood leaning against the wall holding a flower basket.

Her face was full of thoughts, and she was just bathed in the fluorescent stream of life, which seemed to give her a sense of security.

"You have something on your mind."

A male voice with an echo suddenly sounded in the alley, and Alice suddenly looked up at the entrance of the alley, and found Heather's figure looming in the water vapor in the alley.

Without preconceived notions, Alice discovered many details that she hadn't noticed before—sometimes Heather walked without sound at all, and even the flow of life would not be disturbed.In addition, his attraction to the stream of life is different from that of himself and his biological mother Ifaluna, and more like a suspicious element being watched by the planet.

Sure enough, Heather is not her own race...

"Heather, you... aren't you an ancient Settra race?" Alice hesitated for a moment before asking.

"I am human."

Heather's answer was very flat, and she didn't have any additional reaction to the ancient species that Alice mentioned.

"You know I'm an ancient species?" Alice continued to ask.

"Yes, I knew it when we first met."

Heather, who was in the mist, and Alice, who was wrapped in the flow of life, kept a distance of three meters, as if two worlds were looking at each other.

Alice fell into silence, and the green fluorescence emitted by the stream of life beside her became more and more dazzling.

Heather tilted her head: "I haven't seen you for a week. You don't seem to be practicing the way I said. Are you planning to give up?"

Alice did not practice in the way Heather said. Ever since she left, she has been in distress and psychological struggle. She is afraid that Heather is also because of someone with ulterior motives who coveted her identity as the descendant of the ancient species.

She clenched the flower basket in her hand, and suddenly said loudly: "I, I want to know why you approached me!"

Heather was taken aback for a moment, and then couldn't help but let out a sarcasm laugh: "Heh...Miss, did you make a mistake?"

"……Um?"

"When we met for the first time, you took the initiative to talk to me and asked me, who had never met before, to teach you, and I agreed. When I met for the second time, I tailored a suitable training method and plan for you, and you responded with confidence."

Heather put her hands in her pockets, her tone was flat:

"Now, the third time we met, you actually asked me why I approached you?"

"That's because I recognized you as my fellow clan..." Alice tried her best to defend herself.

"So? Am I a Settra person? Does it help or change your current situation in the slightest?"

"!!"