East Blue.
Gellome Islands, Cocoyashi Village.
Sephiroth, draped in a white coat of justice, strolled through the village alone.
His actions naturally drew the attention of quite a few villagers.
However, no one rashly stepped forward to speak with him.
The Gellome Islands were only thirty or forty kilometers from Koz Port Town, so they naturally fell under the jurisdiction of Marine 16th Branch...
Thus, thanks to the havoc wreaked by Major Mouse and his men, the Marines' reputation was not much better than that of street thugs.
The only reason none of the villagers spat at Sephiroth was their fear of the Marines as a violent institution!
After walking for quite a while, Sephiroth finally arrived at an orange grove far from the village, in a secluded location.
Before a house, a woman with dark crimson hair tied up and a cigarette hanging from her mouth was endlessly lecturing a little girl with short orange hair.
Not far away stood a purple-haired girl with her arms crossed, watching the show from beginning to end.
"Nami, if you dare do that again, I'll spank you a hundred times!"
The dark crimson-haired woman crossed her arms and scrutinized her adopted daughter, Nami, her tone full of severity.
Seeing the serious and stern expression on her mother's face, Nami immediately lowered her head slightly. With both hands behind her back, she said somewhat aggrievedly:
"I'm sorry, Bell-mère! But I really wanted that book..."
"If you wanted it, why didn't you tell me?"
"Even if I had, you wouldn't have bought it for me, right?"
"I would have bought it for you. I still have a little money for allowance..."
"But everyone in the village said that the weather has been too good lately...
The orange harvest has been great everywhere, so we