Alabasta Kingdom, Atla Mountain.
Inside the studio of a wooden villa, Sephiroth reclined in his office chair with one leg crossed over the other, leisurely flipping through a freshly printed World Economy News Paper.
"Due to Vegapunk's failure while testing chemical weapons, a major experimental accident occurred on Punk Hazard..."
"Shocking! The civil unrest in the Alabasta Kingdom was actually a plot by Shichibukai Crocodile. Sephiroth, former Vice Admiral and current security consultant of Umbrella Corporation, intervened forcefully and swiftly helped the Alabasta royal family quell the unrest..."
Click!
The studio door was suddenly pushed open from outside. Princess Vivi, dressed in a long white gown with her aqua-blue hair flowing over her shoulders, casually shut the door behind her and walked gracefully to the desk, quietly watching Sephiroth.
This man had been teasing and flirting with her in every possible way just three days ago, yet after making that wager with her, he had not come to see her even once.
Thus, after helping her father Cobra deal with the rebellion, she had returned to Atla Mountain.
"How did things go with the rebels?"
Sephiroth kept his gaze on the newspaper, his tone equally casual.
"My father pardoned every rebel. He told them that Crocodile and Baroque Works had been the masterminds behind this incident, while those who joined the rebel army had merely been incited and manipulated...
"So that no one would continue shedding blood and fighting, everything that happened in the past has been wiped clean."
"Uh? I have no comment on that approach...
"So, the Alabasta Kingdom's rebellion has been completely settled, right?
"After all, I personally took care of the remnants of Baroque Works for you as well..."
Sephiroth set down the newspaper, rose to his feet, and looked at Princess Vivi.
"Yes!"
"Then... would