Jaune wanted to send Yuffle back with the airship but they were already gone.

He could only look at the little one helplessly.

"What should I do?"

He asked himself but he already knew what had to do.

He needed to make her become stronger so that when there was any danger she then could protect herself.

He looked at his coins and thought that it was enough. He would buy many things for her later.

"I will get my coins back with interest when she is older."

That was just an excuse but he wouldn't know what the future would hold.

He might not know that she would be the real spender of his shop.

"Are you angry with me? Jaune nii-chan"

"N-nii-chan…"

Yuffie was very cute right now. Her watery eyes made her look so pitiful.

'She must learn that from Ruby.'

Jaune looked at Ruby who instantly avoided his eyes.

He shook his head then rubbed the little one's head.

"I am not angry. But I'm just worried about your safety. Even though you are agile and good at escaping, that doesn't mean bad things might not happen to you. From now on stick to us and don't wander around by yourself. If you don't listen to me then I will be really angry and upset."

Yuffie smiled after she heard that he wasn't angry at her and nodded then saluted to him and told him that she promised to do everything he asked her to.

"That's good then. We should find some chocobos. It is still day time so we might be able to reach the next village before the sun goes down."

He got a map from a wutai soldier and by calculating. They would be able to reach the next village before the sun went down.

…

At Shinra main base of operation.

A man with a red coat was reading a poem book called loveless.

He was now waiting for someone.

He heard that Wutai had successfully taken over one of their crucial bases of operation.

Even though that station was assigned to a promising soldier who would be promoted to a first class soldier soon.

But with the incident. His promotion might be called off for the time being.

"I don't know if he would feel sad or happy, He had witness the cruel of war and might not want to be a hero again."

The man in the red coat or known as Genesis spoke to a man that was wearing a similar outfit to the soldier he had mentioned earlier.

His name is Angeal.

"I think that kid would be more happy. He didn't want to be a first class soldier anymore. Or anyone under Shinra to be exact."

Angeal sighed. He was the same as him but he can't withdraw from the whole thing anymore.

He had to take care of his fellow soldier.

Genesis went silent then he looked at the other people who were there with them.

He was silent the whole time. No one knew what he was thinking.

He looked at the horizon from the open area on the top floor of their base.

The wind blew his hair gently and made him look like he came out of an art piece.

Genesis sighed then looked in the other direction. He felt that someone was walking toward them.

The one who walked toward them smiled brightly.

"I think I can't make it to the first class anymore."

The one who spoke to them was of course Zack.

His promotion had been called off and he was demoted to be just a third class soldier.

Shira was very angry that he abandoned their base and chose to save the troopers instead.

"Well, You don't look like you regret it."

"Of course I regret it but…I am relieved too. I don't have to do what you all have to do. They called me back to the main continent."

Zack felt relieved to be called back and didn't have to witness anymore cruelty of the war.

But at the same time he felt regret that he couldn't accompany his friend, his mentor, and his hero to the war.

The two shook their heads, then they looked at the one who was silent the whole time.

The one who was silent was called Sephiroth.

He was the strongest soldier Shinra ever produced.

He looked at Zack, his eyes glowing green with power.

"Who was it?"

Zack could feel it. Even though he spoke less. Zack knew that he was excited.

Was he longing for someone who was strong enough that he could fight to his heart's content?

Genesis could only grit his teeth. They fought with each other not long ago and he lost even with the help of Angeal. Now that someone got the attention of his rival. He couldn't help but feel jealous.

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