East Blue.
Gellome Islands, Cocoyashi Village.
At the edge of the village stood a lush orange grove, its trees heavy with unripe oranges. The wind rustled the leaves, carrying an orange-scented breeze through the window and into a residential house built within the grove.
Nami, with shoulder-length orange hair, sat in a chair with her cheek resting on her left hand and her elbow propped on the dining table, gazing out the window.
A stack of books on meteorology and navigation lay on the table before her, while Sephiroth sat across from her.
Ever since Nami had begun studying navigation and meteorology, Sephiroth had come by every so often to answer her questions, teach her new knowledge, and broaden her understanding of the world...
Nami suddenly turned to look at Sephiroth, who was sitting across from her and teaching her meteorology, and spoke in a slightly wistful tone:
"Sephiroth, my dream is to travel through the wider world beyond, then draw my own nautical charts..."
"Can you bear to leave Bell-mère and Nojiko?" Sephiroth asked with a smile.
At that, Nami pouted and muttered:
"Bell-mère is married to Akin now, and she's even moved into his house.
Those two spend all day being lovey-dovey without a care for anyone else. It drives me crazy!
As for Nojiko... it doesn't matter!
We've been sisters for so many years. She should know perfectly well that sooner or later, I'll leave this home and venture out into the world..."
As she spoke, Nami seemed to be playing a prank. Under the table, she slipped off the white slipper on her right foot and lightly brushed her bare foot against the leg of Sephiroth's black suit trousers.
"Well?
Would you consider running away from home with this beautiful girl?
That should be a very