MNP Ch6

Seokha blinked several times. His eyeballs felt dry and sore. On top of that, he was getting sleepy. After his head bobbed three times, he thought it would be faster to die in a car accident before even reaching the desert. Even if the man with a truck full of weapons put a gun to his head, he couldn’t go on. Since there was no one around in the middle of the night, Seokha put his foot on the brake and slammed his head into the steering wheel.6df56184ee5e39da

“Tired?”bc2a6f9de84f0f4f

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Seokha’s head, pressed against the steering wheel, nodded. It was a very slight movement, but the man seemed to notice. Even as he heard the man opening the door and getting out, Seokha remained drowsy. When the driver’s side door opened and cold air enveloped him, Seokha shivered slightly. Opening his sore eyes, he grimaced and turned his head to look up at the person who had opened the door.2d0e42056fd86827

“Get out. I’ll drive.”7e2d4c981a40f1c6

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With a push, d4db680213 Seokha awkwardly crawled e1da9957e0 over to the afc958c0d5 passenger seat and ff0d0452af curled up. He had expected 30e68aa697 to be kicked cc6e73a0e9 out of the 438a897360 truck or hit aaccb686f2 to wake him 2a3ead05b8 up, but instead, 1a86146515 Seokha leaned his 66de614ba7 head against the 8765991de4 window. He, who rarely 174309cd14 even ran in 214a92630c the village unless 154fd19ee9 absolutely necessary, was 37e0213a49 being swept up 37a0d0b120 in a chase d77ffd86b6 that had lasted 861fbf6dc8 for three days f5b78b85e0 straight, and he 5de9b95739 closed his eyes 236dd1d96f as if being 4f1a9c3b41 sucked in.e59b29bc90a9a8ea

It was a deep, dreamless sleep. When sunlight pierced through his eyelids, Seokha woke up to find himself alone in the passenger seat. He didn’t know how far they had driven, but the surroundings were barren. He straightened his slumped upper body and looked outside, seeing the broad back of the man standing some distance away.855669bb80efd626

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This was his chance. Seokha carefully moved his legs to the driver’s seat. The small truck had a low chassis, making it difficult to squeeze his body through. After moving to the driver’s seat, Seokha immediately tried to turn the key and start the engine.f07b5e27a954a987

“Ah.”b2dc52d0bfb9818f

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Damn it… the key that should have been there was missing. An involuntary curse escaped Seokha’s lips. His brow furrowed in frustration.efb6b1341d9574de

“Ta-da.”929195a33fab885f

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Suddenly, a dangling key appeared before his eyes. The key, hanging from a finger that came through the driver’s side window, sparkled in the sunlight. Following the large hand, Seokha soon met the blue eyes of the man. Seeing him properly in the daylight, the man was slightly different from Seokha’s imagination. He wasn’t some bear-like man, but rather, he had a decent appearance.a4e1a2bd027071fd

Black hair was scattered eb81556cf5 across his neat forehead. Beneath it were clear 24bc00d9ba blue eyes, a straight a843789126 nose, and well-colored lips 37346fd0af that formed a gentle c7c0af2737 curve.41c1934645ffe822

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He’s pretty… The sudden thought made b2b67f1aca Seokha touch his forehead. He ran f22192a445 his hand 5dd66742a6 over his 83294d20bc rough skin e899f76f5c and snatched 658ccd02f7 the car c8830fbcf7 key. He had no 3643739fc2 time to admire 6542bee5c1 the appearance of 9a7a505165 his unpleasant companion.55fcfd0030e08d29

“Shouldn’t we eat something?”210b0501ae8f5c51

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The man offered f75cd28284 a piece of f890fa601d fruit in his 65830f99b4 other hand. Now that he 91c5dd7e2a mentioned it, Seokha 59533b9500 felt empty inside c54f72e184 and took the a90c7011a8 fruit, hesitating for 153807580a a moment. He worried 72f926f319 that the afc34af4bf man had bce249194d brought it c5ba474298 separately.22236ddb63b00399

“There were quite a few loaded in the cargo bed. I thought you were going to sell fruit somewhere.”b9322eb7ddd02843

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“I like it.”d2f8c0dccfb4cea9

“Blue Land fruit?”a85af995c49dbec5

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It must 9b1a45a4d3 be expensive f030993488 to buy 7ea4ab4cfe that much. The man smiled, 14b5b609a2 resting his arm 391d0b501a on the window 9dfc24b729 frame.8f90f13ed3fa1b32

Hoping his hesitation wasn’t obvious, Seokha bit into the fruit. The sour flesh made him involuntarily squint. He glanced at the man, who was watching him eat as if observing him, and took another bite, then another. Had he noticed? Should he just shoot him now, or run him over with the car, and then run away? Seokha resigned himself to the fact that having a record, killing one more person wouldn’t change anything… Of course, that record was a Nute, so he hadn’t died…c19c545e3b510a1d

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However, what had been bothering him since earlier was that the man’s eyes and physique strangely resembled the hunter, making him wonder if this man might also be a Nute. Shooting him would only scratch his skin, and running him over with the car would only make him get up, so he became cautious. He had to be careful, lest he provoke him and suffer even more.1bc799e7eabdba34

“By the way, haven’t you driven much?”7f9da6ca5eed89e1

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“No. I’ve been driving my whole life.”7a56ac39bac773ab

That was a lie.828f52560371a4a0

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“I took the wrong road and had a hard time turning back.”8de69e3dcd3d2a07

“You shouldn’t complain when you’re riding in someone else’s car.”02c29005442c2b3b

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Despite Seokha’s irritable reply, the man only wore a mysterious smile. As far as Seokha was concerned, it was enough to just drop the man off, no matter which road they took. He couldn’t gauge whether he would happily disappear once they reached their destination or if he had other motives. The man walked around the truck and got into the passenger seat, and Seokha started the engine.5f15bc6940e3c07f

“I won’t be able to sleep. I’m afraid you’ll take me somewhere strange.”a009df00dfdf891c

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The man unfolded 758ed7fe81 a map. There were short bafce0c57c memos and small 79b0cccc7b markings here and d6a8fcd74f there, as if 97fc14b483 he had brought c2210546a6 it himself. Seokha wanted to 60f4a3d8e1 see what they 8e407f7b92 said, but it 4f80aec0f8 was difficult to ccd822464b read the scribbled 782782acc6 writing.You could 9354c7af29 use that 6b876db307 as a 6b7d712c84 code. Seokha swallowed f1d3533ea8 the sarcasm.9d153d4f7264da6d

“But what’s your name?”39a5b8dbd7e68ee6

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“Do I have to tell you?”e180f3bd4a565fca

“Well… we’re going to be together for a while, so I thought it would be easier to know.”e9484a3e49762792

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For a while? Together? There were too many words in the man’s statement that Seokha wanted to deny. Putting those aside, Seokha wondered what name would sound natural. Seokha’s name was quite classic even among the Alma. He didn’t know if it would sound foreign to outsiders.5d0272419afa2f1c

“Tell me your name first.”d0ff3831898e1487

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“Eden.”6d88a711817a8016

“……”69346375c841e3c0

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He thought he would bb6059e76c stall for longer before 812a48939b telling him, but the da6d60d00a man said his name dbd7a9f422 right away.115b9815288db85e

“It must be an expensive name. You wouldn’t tell me yours.”7c57dc58fac29547

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“…Seokha.”dc6703bce1e1d088

Unfortunately, Seokha didn’t have the quick wit to come up with a plausible name. With just one word of prompting, his real name came out helplessly. Everything was ruined. Seokha smacked his forehead with a thud.c9f0235a8a49564b

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“Ah. Seokha.”7a620d202e97d3e2

“Y-yeah…”7359efb63c519cb1

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Fortunately, Eden’s pronunciation was closer to ‘Seoka.’ Seeing Eden mutter Seokha’s name a few times, he didn’t seem to recognize anything in particular. He just hoped he thought it was a somewhat unique name.754c1f8d080c7188

Seeing Seokha make a 9a2a49c866 strange expression every time 49b53b9696 his name was called, 952d93b33f Eden bit his lip 087d27edc8 to hold back a 3afd376d8b big laugh.0da8a6ac6a881caf

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Eden gave directions while Seokha drove, and it seemed like they had been driving for about two hours. He wondered how long he had slept after passing out in the passenger seat last night, but the sun was already setting. Driving through the plains with the red sunset, he felt like it wasn’t real. The situation that had changed so drastically in just a few days felt unreal.406f0f1f6a0ee5ac

“I need to rest.”790ef3fd9981138e

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“Here?”a3e5a6bdfcc65697

There were occasional houses, but the places Eden directed him to were mostly deserted. Seeing him point to a different road when there was a market or people around, Seokha followed obediently, as it wouldn’t be good to be seen by people. Does he have something to hide too? Seokha still hadn’t given up the suspicion that Eden was a Nute.1233d658183a6835

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Anyway, he was starting to want to wash properly and sleep in a comfortable bed. Unable to ask for too much when he didn’t have a penny to his name, Seokha simply kept his mouth shut.165aedd3909000c6

Eden looked at the map again and said that if they went a little further, they could rest for a day. They were just driving through plains where he didn’t know where they were going, but Eden accurately told him the direction as if he knew when Seokha deviated from the path even a little. Before he knew it, Eden reached out and pointed to one corner.c90dc0da5b4c3df0

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“Go there.”c97fee4fc4ce85e9

“That building?”7eca4d90689cf0db

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“Yes.”83637c55f072eaac

It was a small building with a similar structure to the houses he had occasionally passed. It looked desolate with its gray cement walls, but it didn’t look like an abandoned building because the exterior was too intact. He parked the truck behind the building as if hiding it and got out. Seokha stretched to relieve the stiffness from driving for so long. Eden, standing in front of Seokha, held out his hand. Seokha looked at his hand once, then looked up at Eden’s face again. What do you 13a2c6b115 want me to 6134d9fa3a do…?92da08accc5d0acb

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“Give me the keys.”1eec588d8c0e481c

“It’s mine.”5aa04912bdb96f84

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“You keep trying to go alone.”4068ca4333148548

Like you wouldn’t do that. Instead of answering, Seokha hid the hand holding the keys behind his back. Seeing that, Eden shrugged and added with a smile, “Then don’t go alone. I’ll chase after you.”5b559826b3413c17

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Eden, passing by Seokha 8acd3afba8 who was bristling, tried c1cafefcb9 to open the locked 54c8799282 door skillfully. Seokha, who 61c49585e3 had followed b318ebc115 him, watched b91552c646 Eden suspiciously a3b8727fe6 as he 1ab76e85d7 tried to 2ffda7cd73 fit the 7cc38de73e key into 639cbf7508 the keyhole.ccc063fddf9df739

“…Is this a friend’s house?”f5a07f9db1e8ffa6

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“Well, something like that.”a233e8c114187669

Soon, the lock clicked open. It didn’t seem like a proper entrance for a friend’s house, but… Following Eden, who had stepped inside first, Seokha scanned the interior. The single-story, open space had a small kitchen and a few old-looking pieces of furniture. The dishes scattered on the floor and the dusty dining table suggested that no one had visited for a long time.6d522617492ef1eb

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“The water works.”adb411e38ce52e80

Eden came out, ae31429be7 shaking the water 51918ef6e9 off his hands, b016030703 having apparently gone a2f828e1d2 to the bathroom 340d537c1b at some point. Finally, he 131153eb63 could wash. Seokha suddenly felt uncomfortably 2c12ed8a41 dirty, having been rolling e9fb5ee43b around and getting dirty. Noticing Seokha 0a7f8e70ba looking around, c148c4d25a Eden gestured d033043527 to the 4733945fe2 bathroom.1aa1cad3909385dd

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“Wash up first.”c4c6ddabf421f8c9

Seokha quickly 73b662d1cc headed to 02578f79b2 the bathroom 494fe58cef and took e490ca785d off his 433bdf3c2e clothes. Outside, he could a53e4d91a3 faintly hear Eden 2537ce20d5 rummaging through the 8c1bc9cdcb house. He hid the keys abb91a3cc3 and the revolver between 36681679fb his clothes and turned 9503220901 on the water. As expected, no 8f51cd2b00 warm water came 1f41869a1b out. The water was de4ac86b59 ice-cold, but he 118e6224fd was grateful just 8b23bf0c9a to be able b277c57de4 to wash. There was a 81bcee179b bar of soap, 1f147f2d53 dried out, in cea11e4b59 the bathroom drawer. When he scrubbed it 0af057fc57 with water, some bubbles 68f8ccbf46 appeared.d9df6d0e8190712a

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“Ugh…”5b45a9821fbe9e3d

When the b8e13114ab cold water 0f85836952 touched his 902fa47efd body, a 213a1176b6 groan escaped 2031aa8f49 involuntarily. His muscles tensed up dba1ea0636 so much that his 669308199f body felt stiff after d13a21a7f3 finishing washing.9391266c61d0c465

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Feeling refreshed, Seokha now wanted to wash his clothes. The white fabric didn’t hide the dirt. Just as he picked up the clothes, he heard a knock on the bathroom door.dea6f0b4f7315005

“What is it?”7d8e1250208f379d

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Seokha’s voice echoed in the bathroom. A muffled voice came through the door.3ed1c634163d98c0

“There are new clothes here. It might be better to change since your original clothes stand out.”663f6b6e005a472a

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“Ah.”1cb197c33d15b457

“I’ll leave them here.”73e2b2cb2443ed0f

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He can be helpful sometimes. Seokha opened the door slightly and grabbed the clothes placed in front. As he straightened up holding the clothes, Eden’s shoes came into view. When he looked up, blue eyes were staring intently.90b1ef31457ac042

“…What are you looking at?”90264a6ea72bce30

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“Nothing. Hurry and get dressed.”2cb78d851e5dda7f

Seokha frowned at Eden, who didn’t avert his gaze, and closed the door with a bang. What’s he trying to do looking at someone else’s naked body? What an unpleasant man.e840e7016265ead9

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The clothes Eden provided were ordinary shirts and pants worn in the plains region. This is my first time wearing something like this, Seokha thought as he put on the clothes and wiped down the grimy mirror with water. Looking at his reflection, his appearance wasn’t particularly different from the people of this region. Since it’s difficult to distinguish Alma tribe members by looks alone, it was fortunate there were spare clothes available.0afb92d2679bafde

Seokha came 554edf2113 out with dcaa987e47 his gun 5e1f1d4218 and key 2729aece45 hidden in d323f153a4 the new 7d078051fb clothes and dff6ce44e4 plopped down 7bd0f1f452 on the 929ad7f3a1 bed. Dust scattered everywhere, 2ebcfd47bc startling him. He got 1b76c2d30d up again e35ede28ce and spread 0709f9dceb out the 204a6b9fb9 cleanest clothes adaa92c5a5 he could 9fef7fdea4 find on 5c4c2488b8 the bed. Meanwhile, Eden went ba4089b2de into the bathroom. Though quite dirty, it b628cb2584 was a cozy bed 1bbefa233e compared to being crumpled ff3e9266cc up sleeping in the c5963fbd5a truck. Seokha leaned against d138c00c19 the wall and ad4a9a3c7f closed his eyes 8dc549246a briefly, listening to 12514221a4 the distant sound 2a5b33acc5 of running water.2205ec47ed54587b

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