Chapter 332 Alice Gainsborough
Chapter 332 Alice Gainsborough
There is a quiet alley at the corner of the street opposite the cafe. The bricks and stones on the ground of the alley are uneven and there is a lot of water in the depressions. The Mako pipes at the bottom of the wall extend to the far sides of the alley.
A girl with brown hair braided into a pigtail squatted in front of the Mako pipe, holding a basket full of flowers in her hands, and was bathing in the star-pointed green light overflowing from the broken pipe with her eyes closed, as if listening to something.
Suddenly, she opened her eyes alertly and looked at the end of the alley with a little panic.
There stood a young man wearing glasses and black curly short hair, with his hands in his pockets looking at the girl.
Because of being targeted by the will of the planet for many years and the specificity of the foreigner's fire, Heather can now slightly sense the large-scale convergence of the flow of life. When he was drinking coffee just now, he felt that the flow of life had gathered beyond the ordinary level. Out of curiosity, he walked to the alley to find out, and then saw the scene in front of him.
Alice Gainsborough is another heroine in the original FF7.
She is the last ancient Setra in the world. In the original work, she died at the age of 22 without leaving any offspring, and the once powerful ancient Setra tribe was completely extinct.
At the same time, due to the favor of the planet and the characteristics of the ancient Setra, Alice traveled the life river inside the planet in a spirit form after her death, and finally became the spokesperson of the planet.
I didn't expect to meet her in this place.
According to the timeline, Alice should still be living in the slums of the Fifth Street with her adoptive mother Amina and under the 24-hour surveillance of the Shinra Company's secret agency Tuckers. She usually earns some pocket money by selling the flowers she grows. By the way, the large-scale life flow convergence phenomenon just now was caused by her? It seems that she can now talk to the planet.
Although she is a little curious, Heather has no interest in Alice at all. According to the original work, the minions under Gurugenbi said: [Although she looks very cute, her figure is just so-so], and Heather is not the kind of person who falls in love with everyone she meets. He still can't figure out the relationship between himself and Tifa, so how could he mess with other girls?
On the other side, Alice clenched the flower basket in her hand and looked at the black-haired man with glasses not far away with vigilance.
She just communicated with the little life stream leaking from the Mako pipeline. It was a messy sound similar to many people whispering in her ears. If you don't concentrate, it is difficult to sense what the life stream wants to express. Of course, only in very rare cases will the life stream reveal its meaning. But Alice will still listen patiently every time she has the opportunity to communicate with the life stream.
Communicating with the planet is her unique ability as an ancient Setra, but she never shows it in front of outsiders.
This time, she walked back and forth twice to make sure that there was no one around the alley, and then she squatted in front of the pipeline to listen to the sound of the life stream with peace of mind. It was only a short while later that she heard a clear response from the Lifestream.
This was the first time Alice had discovered that the Lifestream had such complex emotions. It was a strange emotional fluctuation mixed with doubt, vigilance and a strong desire for knowledge, and the intensity of the emotions even made Alice dizzy.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw the source of the Lifestream's "emotions" - the strange man standing at the entrance of the alley.
What should I do? Should I run away? Seeing that he was blocking the entrance of the alley and had no intention of moving away, did he discover the secret that he could communicate with the Lifestream? No, no, no, I squatted there and didn't say anything. In the eyes of others, I was just resting with my eyes closed. But, what could make the Lifestream like this...
Wait a minute, Alice suddenly remembered something.
Apart from her, only her biological mother, Ifaluna, could attract the attention of the Lifestream, thanks to the ability of their ancient Setra tribe. The man in front of her could also cause disturbances in the Lifestream. Could he also be an ancient Setra?
Think about it from another perspective. Maybe the other party came to investigate because they felt the flow of life converge. The other party can also sense the flow of life!
I am not the last Setra person. I have my own people! ?
Thinking of this possibility, Alice's little head felt a little dizzy. For a long time, the strong loneliness of being the last Setra person has been lingering in her heart. The sense of mission that no one can help her shoulder is heavy. Witnessing the tragic fate of her mother since childhood makes her feel panic and restrained because of her identity.
But now, Alice seems to feel a beam of sunshine shining in her heart, dispelling all the fear and loneliness.
"Hello?" Alice held the flower basket tightly and greeted Heather hesitantly.
Heather did not expect such an opening, and nodded to Alice: "Hello."
Alice didn't know how to speak next. She looked at the pipe that leaked a little life flow, then looked at Heather, and hesitated to speak.
Heather immediately understood what she meant. She didn't want to reveal her ability to communicate with the planets, right? Got it.
Thinking of this, Heather spread her hands and tried to make her tone gentler: "I just happened to pass by and found a Mako leak, so I came to check it out. I hope you're okay."
Come by? Found a Mako leak? You must be kidding! Alice suddenly had a clue in her heart. The other party could definitely sense the disturbance of the flow of life, but he was also hiding the truth.
Alice took out a narcissus lily from the flower basket, walked to Heather and handed it over: "For you."
"ah?"
"Thank you for the concern from the 'stranger'. This flower is given to you." Alice emphasized the word 'stranger' and insisted on handing the flower in her hand to Heather, as if she would not accept it if the other party did not accept it.
Heather had no choice but to reach out and take the flower. When the flower connected their fingers, it turned into a 'bridge'. The green light spots of the life stream around Alice suddenly became brighter and brighter, and some light spots fell on Alice. .
As if listening to the sound of the stream of life, Alice sensed the powerful vitality of the man in front of her through the light spots of the stream of life that she actively integrated into. This was the first time she had such a novel experience. Is this also one of the abilities of the Settra tribe? Is this fellow member teaching him how to use the power of the Settra tribe correctly?
But the next second, she was frightened by Heather's terrifyingly powerful vitality. What she saw in front of her didn't seem to be a human being, but a terrifying beast with a huge body entwined in its body. It didn't have any malicious intent.
Heather instantly noticed the disturbance in the flow of life. Was the planet observing itself through Alice's senses? It turns out that this way, we can use the abilities of the ancient race Settra to see if they have enough power to threaten the planet.
Given that Alice had no ill intentions at all, and the planet had no additional hostility, Heather didn't care much about this temptation.
"that……"
At this time, Alice looked at Heather with bright eyes and couldn't help but ask:
"Can I ask you to teach me?"