Infinite: Starting from Resident Evil

1st, the level of Shinra's strongest special forces soldier.

“What a joke.” Biggs, whose head was wrapped with a red cloth like Jesse’s, said, “1st, even Shinra doesn’t have many, right? Is your real name Sephiroth? Or Genesis? But I heard they are dead.”

“I am who I am, I am Claude, the mercenary Claude.” Claude looked at Biggers and said seriously.

"Since you call yourself a mercenary, would you be willing to accept our commission?" Although Claude seemed mentally unstable, Barrett was somewhat tempted by his confidence.

“As long as you pay enough money, I’m willing to accept.” Cloud’s memories were too heavily influenced by Zack. In addition to claiming to have the strength of a 1st Special Forces soldier, he also defined himself as a mercenary who only works for money because of Zack’s memory of always needing money.

Of course, another reason was that he didn't have a single penny on him, and even getting food was a big problem.

“Alright, as long as you’re willing to accept the commission, money is no problem.” Barrett stepped forward and patted Cloud on the shoulder forcefully, then looked at Tifa: “That shouldn’t be a problem, right?”

Tifa understood what Barrett meant and sighed helplessly, "Of course, no problem."

"Thank you so much, Tifa," Barrett said, clasping his hands together in gratitude.

However, he didn't forget Shen Ye. After all, it took him and Jesse quite a bit of persuasion to get Tifa to invite Shen Ye over.

Because Tifa didn't quite agree with Shen Ye's involvement in their operation.

"Shen, are you willing to accept our employment?" Barrett turned to ask Shen Ye.

"Is it an action against Shinra Corporation?" Shen Ye asked knowingly.

“Yes.” Barrett nodded.

"Can I refuse?" Shen Ye asked, looking at Tifa.

Before Barrett could speak, Tifa replied, "Sure, Shen, this has nothing to do with you anyway."

“Tifa, how can you say it has nothing to do with him? This concerns the life of the planet, and we all have a duty to protect it,” Barrett retorted, listening to Tifa’s words.

“Besides, we already had an agreement,” he added.

“But doing that is too dangerous, I don’t want him to take the risk.” Tifa suddenly regretted agreeing to Barrett’s request to let Shen Ye come over; she didn’t want her man to take the risk.

“You have to trust his abilities. Besides, didn’t your fellow countryman say that he has the strength of a 1st-level expert? With him around, there won’t be any danger in this operation,” Barrett continued to persuade him.

“So why don’t you just have Cloud go with you?” Tifa blurted out, then froze, never expecting she would say such a thing.

Fortunately, Claude didn't think there was anything wrong with what she said. Instead, he confidently interjected, "Tifa is right. I can go. There's no need for more people. Your name is Barrett, right? You don't need to hire anyone else."

Now all he cares about is making money, and subconsciously he thinks Shen Ye is trying to steal his business.

"Well... alright." Barrett could only nod in agreement, but he was still somewhat dissatisfied. After all, compared to the unfamiliar Cloud, Shen Ye, who was currently close to Tifa, was more trustworthy. So even though Tifa introduced Cloud, and even though Cloud said he was very strong, he still wanted to invite Shen Ye to come along.

Somewhat annoyed, Barrett took a sip of his drink and got up to leave the bar with Marlene.

At this moment, Shen Ye, who had been listening to their argument, suddenly said, "Wait a minute, Barrett."

Barrett, who was holding Marlene, turned around and glanced at him: "What's wrong?"

“I’ve suddenly changed my mind. I’ll go on this mission too,” Shen Ye said.

"Shen." Tifa was getting anxious and was about to speak when Shen Ye interrupted her.

“Barrett is right. As a member of this planet, I do have an obligation to protect it,” Shen Ye said with a smile.

Of course, this was just an excuse. After all, he wasn't from this world, and saving the planet was also saving Alice. Even if he publicly refused, he would secretly participate in this operation.

Moreover, his previous refusal was merely a way to continue testing Tifa's feelings for him and Cloud.

Now that he has achieved the result he wanted, he is at ease.

"Haha, I knew it, you still hate Shinra more." Barrett laughed and stepped forward to pat Shen Ye's shoulder hard, but he used that huge mechanical arm, so Shen Ye winced in pain.

……

(Working through the night, this chapter will be added gradually, as usual.)

(Completed)

Chapter 167! Want to take a bath together?

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Having achieved his goal, Barrett decided not to leave yet. He slammed his fist on the table, telling Tifa to bring out more drinks, saying they should have a good celebration. He then said a lot of encouraging words.

His words were very persuasive, and since most of the team members had a grudge against Shinra, the atmosphere was quickly stirred up.

"Come on, everyone, let's raise our glasses and toast to our future cause of justice!" Barrett shouted, raising his glass before downing it in one gulp.

Shen Ye wanted to raise his glass as well, but Tifa snatched the glass from his hand and replaced it with a newly mixed low-alcohol drink.

"Drink less tonight," Tifa whispered in Shen Ye's ear. "I don't want to smell a strong odor of alcohol tonight."

"it is good!"

Shen Ye understood what Tifa was referring to, and his mind immediately began to wander. He couldn't even taste the wine he had just drunk.

Jesse, who had been watching them closely, nodded thoughtfully. Then she glanced at Claude, only to find him being forced to drink by Barrett.

“Poor kid.” Jesse shook his head, not drinking it all in one gulp like Barrett, but just taking a small sip.

Claude was already not good at saying no, and his brain had been a bit foggy lately, so Barrett managed to get him to drink several glasses of wine in one go.

After a few drinks, Claude's eyes became even more vacant, but at the same time he became more talkative, even shouting that he wanted to become the world's richest mercenary and fulfill his best friend's last wish...

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The avalanche members didn't leave until late at night.

Claude had intended to leave as well, but he had just arrived in Midgar and didn't have a penny to his name, so he stopped at the door.

"What's wrong? Do you have nowhere to go?" Although Barrett has a volatile temper and is prone to impulsiveness, as the leader of the Avalanche branch, he also has a delicate mind that does not match his appearance.

Claude nodded: "I have no money and nowhere to stay."

Barrett said "Oh," and then turned to Tifa: "Tifa, I remember there are still several empty rooms in Skyward Manor. Take him there later and let him stay there for now."

Tifa, who was still mixing drinks for Shen Ye, paused for a moment, then frowned, because Shen Ye would be there later.

"I'll give him the money so he can rent a place somewhere else to live." After hesitating for a moment, Tifa said somewhat cruelly. Even though she liked Claude when she was a child, things were different now. She didn't want anyone to disturb her and Shen Ye's time together.

Moreover, she knew that the rooms in Tianwang Manor were not well soundproofed.

“That won’t do, he’s a guest.” Barrett was a little puzzled as to why Tifa would say that. Although they hadn’t seen each other for a long time, they were still childhood friends from the same hometown, and now that Tifa was employed by Avalanche, she couldn’t possibly be so indifferent.

Cloud was also somewhat surprised by Tifa's words. Although his mind was still a bit confused, he had not forgotten his childhood memories.

However, he has never been a good communicator, so since Tifa had already said so, he could only nod and say, "I think I'll rent a place outside."

Then he walked to the bar and held out his hand to Tifa: "Give me the money."

Just as Tifa was about to take out her money, Barrett rushed over and pulled Cloud outside.

“Don’t listen to her. You should stay at Tianwang Manor. Besides, it’s so late now, there might not be any rooms available for you to rent.” Barrett said, then turned to Tifa and said, “Save some money for activities, Tifa. I’ll take him there first and let him stay in room 202. That way, we can look out for each other.”

"But..." Tifa was about to say something more when Barrett and Cloud had already left the bar.

"Honestly, they didn't even let me finish what I was saying." Tifa was very annoyed as she watched the two disappear into the night.

"Shen, why don't we find a place to stay outside?" Tifa said to Shen Ye again.

"It seems this is the only way now!"

Shen Ye nodded. Something was bound to happen if he spent the night with Tifa. If they went to Tianwang Manor, he would have to change his hair color with Cloud.

After finishing the last sip of his drink, Shen Ye stood up and helped Tifa clean up the bar. Since it wasn't open to the public that night, the bar was quite clean, and they finished quickly before leaving.

However, as Barrett had said earlier, it was indeed difficult to find a place to stay so late. The two wandered around the area and found that either the places were full or the environment was too bad. So, with no other option, the two had to choose to go to Tianwangzhuang.

When they arrived at the second floor of Tianwang Manor, the lights in room 202 were already off, and Claude seemed to be asleep.

This relieved Shen Ye and Tifa, who then tiptoed into room 201.

"I'm going to take a shower first."

After closing the door, Tifa spoke to Shen Ye while taking out the clothes she had bought last time from the closet and walking into the bathroom.

But the next second, she peeked out and said to Shen Ye shyly, "Shen, do you want to take a bath together?"

"This is not good!"

Although Shen Ye said that, his body involuntarily stood up from the sofa and walked towards the bathroom, but as soon as he reached the door, Tifa slammed the door shut.

"Tifa, open the door!" Shen Ye, already aroused, knocked on the door with a pained expression.

"Shen, why don't you wait for me outside? Hehe." Tifa's charming laughter rang out.

"But I feel so uncomfortable right now." Shen Ye felt like she was being scratched by a cat, wishing she could just break down the door and enter.

"Shen, just wait a little longer, it won't be long," Tifa comforted him.

"OK then!"

Shen Ye had no choice but to sit back down on the sofa and turn on the TV.

But as the sound of running water from the bathroom reached his ears, his heart began to stir again, and he lost all interest in watching TV. At the same time, he felt thirsty and wanted to drink some water to calm his nerves.

However, after searching the room, he couldn't find any water. Instead, he found some leftover wine in a cabinet. Thinking that drinking would calm his nerves, Shen Ye took a big gulp from the bottle.

But after taking that bite, instead of calming his nerves, his body felt like it was on fire.