The night was already deep, the moonlight cold and clear.
Sabaody Archipelago, Grove 78, Hotel District.
Inside a luxurious suite in an upscale hotel.
Sephiroth stood before the floor-to-ceiling window, his left hand pressed against the transparent glass as he gazed at the multicolored neon lights flashing endlessly outside, illuminating the bustling island.
Towering Yarukiman Mangroves stood one after another, their roots intertwining to form the foundation of the Sabaody Archipelago.
Through the respiration of the Yarukiman Mangroves, colorful resin bubbles rose from the ground, drifting and floating up into the sky.
Under the lights, every bubble refracted brilliant, vibrant rays, shrouding the Sabaody Archipelago at night in a dreamlike beauty.
Through a resin bubble, Sephiroth clearly saw his own reflection and Gion's.
For some reason, the air gradually filled with a scorching heat.
Sephiroth lowered his head and looked at Gion, whose face was flushed from drinking. He could not help but murmur softly:
"You really are drunk!
Some things can't be forced..."
At that, Gion immediately rolled her eyes at Sephiroth and snorted gloomily:
"I am drunk. What are you going to do about it!?
Want to put me in my place?
Then come on!"
Hearing the long-legged mature beauty's provocative words, Sephiroth could not help but close his eyes and let out a deep sigh.
Back when they were at the Marineford headquarters Military Academy, his relationship with Gion had already been an unbreakable, hopeless tangle.
He had once thought that they should simply be direct about it, cut things off cleanly, and never have anything to do with each other again.
After all, his identity was extremely sensitive. Not only was he the big boss of the Umbrella Corporation, he also had an ambiguous relationship with Boa Hancock, a pirate...
It could be said that his