Night fell. The moon shone bright amid sparse stars, while starlight glittered overhead.
Sabaody Archipelago, Island 41.
Cool moonlight spilled over the second-floor balcony of a three-story villa.
Sephiroth reclined in a chair, wearing only a blue bathrobe with its front hanging wide open.
At his side stood a small round glass table, upon which sat a bottle of red wine and a stemmed glass half-filled with it.
He stared blankly at the full moon in the sky, a thoughtful expression on his face, as though pondering something...
Inside the bedroom.
Hancock, dressed in a black silk nightgown and lying on the white bed, seemed to sense something and slowly opened her eyes.
She looked toward the silver-haired young man standing on the balcony, lost in thought.
After thinking for a moment, she carefully got out of bed, taking care not to wake Perona and the other two.
Barefoot, Hancock stepped onto the cold floor, walked out onto the balcony, gently sat on Sephiroth's lap, and nestled into his embrace.
"You seem to have something weighing heavily on your mind..."
She lowered her head and gazed at him.
"How could I possibly have anything to worry about?"
At her words, Sephiroth gave a light smile, intending to brush it off with a joke.
"You're lying..."
"..."
Silence lingered between them for quite some time.
Suddenly!
Hancock spread her arms, wrapped them around Sephiroth's head, and pressed his face deeply into her chest.
"Sephiroth, as long as you wish it, I can do anything for you!"
"If something is troubling you, tell me!
I will definitely do my best to share your burden..."
Hearing that, Sephiroth closed his eyes. After a long while, he softly murmured:
"Thank you, Hancock...
This alone is enough... No matter what kind of future awaits me,