Chapter 810 - 810: Can Being Handsome Let You Do Whatever You Want?

He quickly shook his head. Ben tossed aside the idea of being a worker. If he thought about it any longer, he felt like the game's vibe would change too much.

It made him unable to look directly at it. He didn't clear out all the side quests in the slums, after all, he wasn't a completionist gamer.

Besides, he chose only normal difficulty, not a hard mode that had high requirements for character levels.

He judged the difficulty based on his gaming experience. Following the main story and occasionally doing a few side quests, as long as you weren't stingy with using items in battles, like a hamster hoarding +100 HP potions and refusing to use +200 HP ones, you basically wouldn't get stuck.

As for Ben, he was more interested in the subsequent developments of the main story.

After completing two side quests, Ben headed straight for the main story.

Cloud received his follow-up rewards from Tifa and Barret.

Later that night, Jessie, one of the Avalanche trio, approached Cloud because she wanted to ask for his and his two companions' help with something.

That was to infiltrate a Shinra warehouse and alter the gunpowder composition.

While Avalanche's goal was to destroy the Mako reactors, they didn't want to bring disaster to ordinary people.

The first Mako reactor attack resulted in a large number of casualties.

As a gamer, Ben knew very well that this was a conspiracy orchestrated by Shinra. However, Jessie and the others from Avalanche clearly didn't know this. They believed that the consequence was due to the excessive amount of gunpowder they had prepared.

Therefore, for the upcoming plan to destroy Mako Reactor No. 5, Jessie wanted to reduce the gunpowder composition and sought out Cloud, a former Shinra SOLDIER now working as a mercenary.

This part of the story allowed Ben to understand the stories behind the Avalanche trio more deeply.

Wedge, the chubby one; Biggs, who looked like a strategist; and Jessie, the dashing one.

While Tifa wasn't involved in this particular encounter, which left Ben a little disappointed as he had hoped to fight alongside her.

But soon, his attention was diverted by Jessie.

In this part of the story, a thrilling chase scene unfolded in the dead of night.

It was similar to the chase scene in "Advent Children" where Cloud faced Kadaj and his group at the beginning.

Jessie, riding on Cloud's motorcycle, faced off against pursuing Shinra soldiers and Reno, a Shinra SOLDIER, in a spectacular battle.

Although the enemies didn't create the same oppressive feeling as the giant scorpion from the first Mako reactor.

The entire battle was incredibly cool and dazzling.

Of course, what left the deepest impression was how Jessie flirted with Cloud after the chase.

"You passed!" Jessie, sitting behind him on the bike, gave him a thumbs-up.

"What?" "Your motorcycle skills."

"Don't grade me without my permission," Cloud said indifferently.

"Even though you barely passed, you could have gone faster!" Jessie tightly hugged Cloud, her body swaying back and forth against his.

"You'll fall off."

"Do I look that fragile?"

"Hold on tight."

"Ah... what you just said made my heart flutter... Just kidding!"

Watching how Jessie was flirting with Cloud from behind, Ben in the game was dumbfounded.

Wasn't Tifa supposed to be the main love interest?

Is Jessie trying to take her place?

How could she be so good at flirting!?

"And... this is barely passing. What else would happen if I got an excellent grade?" Ben smacked his lips, thinking about Jessie's lines.

Seeing that the scene had moved on to a later part, passing through a tunnel, he quietly opened the game's main menu and chose to reload.

It wasn't because of her looks, but purely out of curiosity to see if different actions would lead to subtle changes.

Ben justified his actions to himself and, with practiced ease, replayed the chase scene.

"Holy crap! This time there were no lines, they just kissed!?"

Seeing Jessie, who said she wanted to give Cloud a reward, plant a kiss on his cheek, Ben was stunned.

Is this reasonable!? Is this reasonable!?

Can being handsome let you do whatever you want?

Carrying this resentment, Ben continued to push through the subsequent plot and learned about Jessie's family background. Jessie, who aspired to be a theater actress from a young age, joined Avalanche because her father, who worked for Shinra, fell into a vegetative state due to Mako poisoning.

And the friendship bond she shared with Biggs and Wedge.

However, for Ben, the most exciting part was the subsequent combat.

"This big lizard is so awesome!"

Using a summon materia given by Jessie earlier, Ben summoned a summon beast named Ifrit.

With the ground trembling, a colossal creature resembling a lizard emerged from the depths of the earth, spewing molten lava.

Regardless of anything else, its visual impact and expression alone were fully maximized.

Steampunk, magic, special forces, summon beasts...

Just like the game's title, the entire game's style can only be described as fantasy.

But to Ben, the game had successfully blended them all together.

And as for the story, it was gradually getting better.

Just like the movie "Advent Children," in addition to the grand scenes and beautiful aesthetics.

There were also some humorous elements in the leisurely details.

When the higher-ups from Midgar used parachutes to return to the slums, Ben had his eyes closed the entire time.

Because it was too scary.

It was much more thrilling than bungee jumping.

After returning to the ground, Wedge, the chubby one, called Cloud "big brother" because Cloud had saved his life when facing Shinra earlier, although Cloud was rather unwilling.

Then Wedge took Cloud to confirm if the other teammates had returned home.

At Jessie's house, Wedge reminded him, "This is Jessie's house. Boys aren't allowed in!"

"There are girls who want to be actresses living inside. Big brother, don't get any funny ideas!"

???????

Hearing Wedge's words, Ben's spirits immediately lifted.

If you put it that way, he wouldn't be sleepy anymore!

Watching Wedge run ahead after the introduction, Ben quietly slowed his pace and gradually backed away. When Wedge was out of sight, he quietly walked to the door and pressed the interaction button to open it.

"Big brother! Boys aren't allowed in!"

Just as Ben was looking forward to it, he saw Wedge peek half of his body from around the corner, staring intently at Cloud.

"You're still here, and you're still watching me! I was just worried this door wasn't closed tightly, so I came to check. Hmm, confirmed now, the door is tightly closed."

Ben felt a headache looking at Wedge around the corner.

After escorting Wedge back to his home, it turned out Wedge was a cat lover, and Cloud seemed to be a little afraid of cats.

This opened up a whole new world for Ben.

Returning to Jessie's doorstep, the scene triggered, and the door opened, with Jessie stepping out holding a magic stone.

"Thank you, all-around helper!"

"And a special reward!"

As Jessie finished speaking, she threw her arms around Cloud.

Cloud seemed a little awkward with Jessie's enthusiasm.

"I know, let go of me."

"Then come find me tomorrow night. It seems my roommates won't be home!"

??????????

What kind of suggestive words are these?

Ben's eyes widened.

Although Jessie later clarified that she simply wanted to invite Cloud and the others over to her place for pizza.

But Jessie's attitude was very suspicious!

Considering her behavior in the tunnel earlier.

So, can being handsome truly let you do whatever you want?

(End of Chapter)