The next morning.
Sabaody Archipelago, Island 41.
Birds in the trees chirped merrily, poking their heads into damp hollows in search of food...
Second-floor bedroom of the three-story villa.
Sephiroth, lying in bed, sighed softly and opened his sleepy eyes, only to see the black-haired girl sitting on top of him.
Hancock's face was slightly flushed as she whispered to him:
"Good morning, Sephiroth~!"
"Good morning, Hancock."
When he turned his head slightly, he saw Sandersonia and Marigold on his left, still fast asleep.
The two women were sleeping soundly, with no intention of waking up at all.
Chirp! Chirp!...
Suddenly!
Hancock gave a soft hum, her entire body stiffening before she collapsed into his arms, unwilling to move.
"Hehehe! Good morning, Sephiroth."
Hearing that, he raised his head slightly and saw Perona poking her head out from behind Hancock's back, greeting him with a cheerful grin.
Only then did she stick out her tongue and lightly lick the corner of her lips.
"Good morning, Perona!"
Sephiroth had just gently set Hancock down when Perona pounced on him...
More than half an hour later, he finally got out of bed, dressed, strapped on his two long blades, and went downstairs.
As he descended the wooden staircase, he casually glanced at the clock on the wall. It was 8:40.
It was already working hours...
So Sephiroth walked into the living room, opened an iron cage sitting atop a cabinet, and took out the Crimson Bat inside.
After splitting off enough Black Bats and tangling them together with the Crimson Bat to form a bat clone, he opened a Spatial Gate and sent the clone to the commander's office at the Sabaody Archipelago Marines base.
As for himself, he went into the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, took out the ingredients, and began