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After lunch, there were still no customers, and all the preparations were done, so everyone had some free time again.
After chatting for a while, Wedge and Biggs left. They were also members of the vigilante team and had to participate in patrols in the afternoon. They also wanted to replace their leader, Barret.
Cloud did sit for a while longer, but only drank a few more cups of tea. He felt that he was now a redundant person. Although Shen Ye and the others did not isolate him when they were chatting, he just felt uncomfortable, so he found an excuse to leave.
Of course, it wasn't necessarily an excuse, because Biggs mentioned to him before he left that monsters had appeared on Rubble Street, and nearby residents were willing to pay mercenaries to clean it up.
Cloud, who thinks of himself as a mercenary, will not miss any opportunity to make money, especially now, his biggest goal is probably to make enough money.
Looking at Cloud's receding back, Shen Ye felt a little sorry. He actually wanted to follow him. After all, he had been in this world for a month and he had not seen with his own eyes what a monster looked like!
However, apart from this pity, he originally wanted to talk to Cloud about Sephiroth, but every time he wanted to talk to the other party, the other party looked at him with indifference, so he had to give up.
"Tifa, can you find me a piece of wood? And a thicker pen? Oh, and some nails and ropes. The rope doesn't need to be too thick, just something sturdy will do."
Not long after Cloud left, Shen Ye suddenly remembered that he had said in the morning that he wanted to be a Midgar City Hunter. Although he received his first business order right away and completed it smoothly, and the reward was so satisfactory that he was still thinking about it, he couldn't just do this one order and then sit there doing nothing!
Tifa also remembered what she had said late at night about hanging a sign at the door of the bar, so she excitedly rushed into the small compartment where the wine was stored. After searching for a while, she finally found a piece of wood that was probably removed from a wooden box that contained wine.
"What should I write on it? Just write Midgar City Hunter? It won't be easy for others to recognize it." Before Shen Ye could speak, Tifa grabbed a pen and thought about it. "Cloud nicknamed himself 'Universal Helper', which is much more recognizable than Midgar City Hunter, and it's shorter and easier to say."
"Then Shen should be called a jack of all trades, or an all-around helper." Jessie interjected, "That sounds loud enough."
"No, that would be too much of an imitation." Aerith retorted, "I think we should just remove the three words Midgar and just call it City Hunter, or Hunter x Hunter, what do you think? Shen."
Aerith turned and looked at Shen Ye, waiting for his decision. Shen Ye also had difficulty making a choice. To be honest, this was all a spur of the moment decision on his part, and as the plot progressed, and with Sephiroth targeting him, it was hard to say how long he could do this.
After thinking about it, Shen Ye decided to keep the original name: "Let's call him Midgar City Hunter!"
Seeing that Shen Ye had made the decision, the three women naturally had no more objections. Tifa then wrote the words on the wooden board, and then Jessie, who was the most hands-on, tied a rope to the board and nailed it to the door of the bar. Shen Ye did not move a finger during the whole process.
"Okay." Jessie clapped his hands, turned around and said to Shen Ye: "Next, we just have to wait for the guests to arrive."
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In fact, customers came to the store in the afternoon before get off work ended. Of course, they basically came to drink. Although many people stopped to take a look at the sign when passing by, they just took a look.
After waiting for another half an hour, still no one wanted to hire Shen Ye. With nothing to do, he simply sat at the bar and started drinking.
Unlike the somewhat depressed Shen Ye, Aerith and the others were very satisfied with the current situation. In fact, they didn't want Shen Ye to run around, and staying by his side and watching him was better than anything else.
"Uncle, Sister Aerith, Sister Tifa, Sister Jessie!"
Just as Tifa was making a cocktail for Shen Ye, Marlene ran in from the door. After politely calling out to everyone, she climbed onto the chair next to Shen Ye and sat down, then asked Tifa for a glass of juice.
But Tifa was busy. Aerith gave her the juice. After pinching Marlene's little face, Aerith asked, "Are you alone? Where's your dad?"
"After my dad picked me up from school, he went back to the vigilante team." Marlene bit the straw and said, "My dad told me that a lot of monsters have invaded the seventh district recently, and they have to patrol all night, so he asked me to come and find Sister Tifa."
"Then you better be good!" said Tifa after she finished her work.
Marlene nodded immediately: "Marlene will be very good."
"Speaking of which, the situation of monsters invading the city has indeed become more and more serious recently. Every day we hear news of monsters injuring people." Jessie sighed and said, "The poor people in the slums are in a panic."
"This is normal. The area dozens of kilometers around Midgar has turned into a wasteland. Those monsters also need to eat. They can't find food outside, so they have to go into the city." Shen Ye took a sip of the wine handed to him by Tifa. While speaking, his eyes scanned the bar. Several people had just come in from outside, and they all wore masks and hats, wrapping themselves tightly. This aroused his curiosity.
But curiosity aside, this is a famous bar in the Seventh Street District, so it's not uncommon for some strange people to come here. Just be careful not to cause any trouble.
After hearing what he said, Jesse snorted coldly: "It's all Shinra's fault. If they hadn't extracted the lifestream near Midgar, this place wouldn't have become like this."
Aerith nodded with some empathy. As the only ancient species, she was basically the spokesperson for the planet. Environmental changes had the greatest impact on her. She also said angrily, "They are just a bunch of greedy guys."
The two did not deliberately lower their voices, but their voices did not travel very far in the noisy bar. Only a few people around them could hear them clearly. Those who were farther away could only hear the general idea.
"Keep your voice down, Aerith, Jessie, don't let anyone hear you." Tifa thought her voice was a little loud. Although no one seemed to notice their conversation, she still reminded them.
"Hmph!" Jessie snorted again, but didn't say anything. He took a clean cloth and kept wiping the wine glass.
Shen Ye smiled at her, motioning her to relax, then glanced at the people at the table and they began to communicate.