-Water 7 · Shining Studio
"Lord Shining! That pervert is here to see you again!"
Kalifa sounded disgusted, her face showing her disapproval.
It was the first time Sephiroth had seen Kalifa wear an expression so... genuine.
"Mmm... Super-Franky! Is here-!"
A pervert barged in... there was no other suitable word for him.
A burly man with a blue pompadour and sunglasses... wearing nothing but a patterned shirt and swim briefs... absolutely nothing else.
"Oww~ Biri-Biri-you're finally back! My friend!"
Unable to bear the sight, Kalifa backed away a few steps with a hostile look, then retreated behind the desk in the corner and sat down.
She would just pretend he wasn't there... but she still had an agent's basic training. Though she acted as if she wanted nothing to do with them, she was listening to their conversation.
"Franky, don't call me that... I feel like it could cause some serious trouble."
Franky loved giving people nicknames. Sephiroth didn't mind as long as they weren't too outrageous... but this one was a bit much.
"Don't sweat it~ bro~ I brought something good this time~"
His two female followers, Kiwi and Mozu, acted as servers for him and Sephiroth.
As for how Franky and Sephiroth-Satellite Shining-had met, Sephiroth had deliberately helped things along.
Franky was a fan of Sephiroth's music, but even he wouldn't casually approach someone like a Shichibukai.
Still, even Crocodile, the most approachable of the Shichibukai, didn't have a celebrity identity like Shining did.
Sephiroth had first become pen pals with Franky by replying to his fan letters.
To avoid arousing Franky's suspicions, Sephiroth-Satellite Shining-pretended he didn't understand much about technology and only knew how to use it.
"You mean-the new equipment for the Thunderhawk?"
"Oww-YES!"
The man struck his Super Franky pose.
According to its "backstory,"