MNP Ch9

“I’m curious. Tell me.”feb67199dc9379c9

“Ha….”b54a375c8122223a

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“If you tell me, I’ll start driving.”8290a8ea3158bc90

“If that’s the case, get out. Let me drive.”86df762c70e69901

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Eden shook his head 95ab9e0ac6 and was about to 1bd81f1975 pull out the key 5eb006e04a completely.36ef66f728fe7b74

It was just 2a05bc4ec0 an excuse he ede5e2f6b2 blurted out in d76c815747 panic, there was c27531a78e no real reason.775899f8bbfbca50

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Seokha let ed808a2492 out a 36994f2562 long sigh 4fe428c643 and suddenly e07bfbaae1 remembered when 43632a4f0e he was 2f722f67e8 face to 92c1bb081f face with 9d14591d60 the hunter f263977c1e in the d852dd577c cargo area. His pinned arm was 0a89e75a12 tingling, and the stories 8a27a6494c forcibly planted in his 74cf841409 ears while feeling nauseous 21942366f3 from the vibrations. Eden, who ae2831810d had taken 6675f18b19 his hands 1bf6d0095e off the 7389eb37af steering wheel, 2c4754cb6b seemed to 131a496840 have no d82baed14f intention of 0ab515f1dc either starting 14fe25bb12 to drive fd74970735 or giving 5f0686258f up his 06354cda02 seat until 95c9bc9962 he heard bb5e515f0b the story.e5948833ada812bc

“…I really don’t like my family.”c3e556b2ecd324a7

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Though he had heard the story not long ago, he had paid so little attention that it was hazy. As always, the slow-witted Seokha started speaking, telling the hunter’s story that had brought him here as if it were his own, rather than making up some nonsensical tale. Only then did Eden slowly start the truck.b25e32f688d0b869

“My dream is to buy a house near Sahura Market and become independent.”e4d3d559e9b28309

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“Is that all?”60adbb9ab182072d

“Yes.”050bb7f7da02d058

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The conversation became extremely short as he couldn’t think of anything else to say. Eden looked unsatisfied. Why did he suddenly become curious about him…. He must have been quite bored. Seokha, having run out of things to say, thought about changing the subject.47f42e30ee18724a

“What about you?”396cf86d6ca30fb0

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“Are you curious about me?”81d9b43468323225

“No, never mind…”f3956365dd939843

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The voice that came was subtle. He shouldn’t have asked. Seokha leaned his head against the car window and turned his eyes to the fading lights in the side mirror. The flames engulfing the building burned well in place without spreading elsewhere. Eden continued driving without asking for any more unnecessary reasons. He didn’t bring up any stories about himself either. As only the engine sound filled the surroundings, Seokha felt his tense body becoming languid. The sleep he had been desperately fighting off was finally overtaking him.20669e775a1809f0

“Ah!”b210604f20633f04

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Seokha woke up daf67625d1 with a cry. He clutched fecaf6887e his terribly cf70efa0c4 aching temple, 73547fc5d7 which must eac5d592f1 have hit 1ae5859c08 the window. Outside, the sky 6f285eb3df was turning a fe9f3330bd bluish dawn. Before he a7b206ab48 could fully 7c09b291f6 come to adcfceab35 his senses, c82637f3dc the truck 4375002f91 turned so 803e8cf3aa sharply it 2bc3410633 was hard 6f4962df53 to keep cb48eb4360 balance. Seokha reflexively grabbed the d6463a0167 handle above the window 0607f63fb3 and shot a bewildered db4a696350 look at the reckless 02cf125070 driver.68f49cede276a10c

“What are you doing?”2041a006e5e331aa

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“Ah, I didn’t mean to wake you…”8f0dbf0b1b086f18

Eden was 44572a344e steering with 6f28af3086 one hand 0594e0465d while holding e663e922e3 a gun 1ba7a4c066 in the 6a539c4a6c other.694d832fd614d144

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“Why the gun… ugh!”6affca1b6bccfa2b

As the vehicle swerved left again, Seokha’s shoulder hit the window. Come to think of it, he could hear some kind of noise… Eden stuck his hand out the window and fired a few shots behind them. Seokha gasped at Eden, who had half-turned his body while driving. It was fortunate the road ahead was all plains, this person was fearless.63375694bed2f532

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Seokha turned to look back without even having time to rub his sore shoulder. Though quite far away, what was fiercely charging towards them was… motorcycles, already feeling sickeningly familiar. Four bikes were approaching the truck as if to surround it.ad6ce72655bdc0c8

“Are those following this truck?”be36fb8695b1d3b7

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Seokha didn’t want to believe it.711aeea948feb670

“Uh… yes.”3ffc2ae18693e2b0

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“…Just what kind of person are you?”cdb02040b815688d

“I didn’t expect to be discovered this early.”be9a310ef9fbadf2

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Eden added as if 9ab644dcae making an excuse.This bastard isn’t just some weapons dealer… Seokha had the strong feeling that he had gotten mixed up with the wrong person, and badly at that. The reason meeting Eden felt like ages ago was probably because these two days had been excruciatingly long. Seokha let out a long sigh and turned around, kneeling on the seat. He opened the small window between the driver’s seat and the cargo area.703c6dfa1c7b2c9c

“Will we die if we’re caught?”f6714881b976945c

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“Probably.”b113a3e3cfc0c7d1

“Can I say I was threatened?”33012de4e6caa7b8

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“I don’t know. Didn’t you kill everyone in that house?”b6318cdd1f3bd699

I only said that because they said they’d kill everyone… Seokha kept his mouth shut and continued what he was trying to do. The small window was barely big enough for one arm to fit through. Since what he was trying to reach was quite far, Seokha stuck his arm out up to the shoulder. His upper body inevitably bumped against Eden. When Eden turned to look at Seokha, their faces were close enough to feel each other’s breath.a263953bdfb18dfb

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“What are you doing?”0118fcbfd93a089d

“Just focus on driving properly.”694eedc33185c06b

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The handle was 1655f1150b just barely within de87722bf0 reach of his cdae094f98 fingertips. At that moment, the 5d35c774a2 truck swerved sharply again.4024ad8810129f30

“Ugh…”960c0f4a0e7d138a

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His shoulder, tightly wedged in the window frame, hit with considerable force. A stabbing pain followed. But in exchange, the handle that had only grazed his fingers slid into his grasp. Seokha quickly pulled the handle and frantically rummaged through Eden’s bag. Cold metal objects jumbled chaotically under his hand.8b7673c7debdf15f

Found it. After quickly 6576c29dec scanning the e06d94a8fc weapon he 9d9d4f9582 pulled out 275434fe55 with his a2c8e8e362 eyes, Seokha 288d711ebb withdrew his cdbc4e75ca arm from 2e8c48b78e the window. It seemed 533978ff75 this would 12aea7f46b do. Carefully extracting the 1790b4fb86 long rifle, Seokha bac7363346 confirmed it was 4cd3e6710a loaded and leaned 898f0ddbb1 his body out 7aa81d8e67 the passenger window. Eden just watched 31db6e0832 what Seokha was 4a8cd993bc doing.3daa80e19ce6ae75

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“You’re using it freely now, huh?”9a0a2d70f8b13f50

“Shut up and just keep driving straight.”4cf688927f1627b5

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Lowering the window, Seokha’s upper body was halfway out. A tremendous wind wildly tousled his hair. The four motorcycles came into view. This distance should be within range. With the wind at his back, Seokha aimed the muzzle at the nearest bike. No wonder he had heard gunshots – there were two people on each bike. The person in the back seat was holding a gun, but fortunately it looked like a submachine gun. They probably wouldn’t hit him unless they got lucky. Ignoring the rear rider aiming at him, Seokha targeted the tire.1a9802c26d374a3c

Bang! The bullet that tore through the massive sound struck the bike’s tire. The motorcycle instantly lost balance and toppled over. He vaguely saw two people rolling on the ground. The wreckage of the bike grew more distant. The motorcycle squad seemed flustered, slowing down briefly before charging forward again fiercely.c5a24e4fd9dd000a

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Next.b79fded7890e9b76

Seokha manually reloaded the rifle. It was good overall, but the cumbersome reloading wasn’t really to Seokha’s liking. He then aimed at the next closest motorcycle. With a loud bang, the bike went down. Two left. The third bike seemed to have quick situational judgment, approaching while wildly changing direction. Thanks to that, Seokha’s bullet missed spectacularly.e52a75d7c38088e1

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“Sheesh…”eb91a6a00115c011

Only two bullets left. Could he hit them? The erratically approaching bike was starting to annoy him a bit. Seokha took a deep breath, reloaded, and fired the bullet at the bike. As the shot hit the tire precisely, Seokha couldn’t hide the twitching corners of his mouth. With a short cry, the bike disappeared over the horizon. The remaining one gradually slowed down as its companions were taken out, and turned towards the fallen bikes.5232dd3a6f1b472d

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Saved one bullet.ece851e27cff1426

As he pulled his upper body back into the truck, Eden checked the rear through the side mirror. Then he looked at Seokha, who was fixing his messy hair with his hands, with a strange expression. While untangling his tangled hair that was getting caught in his fingers despite not being that long, Seokha met Eden’s eyes.11fc6d791db08e15

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“What?”44b3be70cde56c3c

“Where did you learn to shoot?”cee7537e2e0acf57

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Another random question. Seokha roughly shook out his hair and put the gun he had been holding back into Eden’s bag. Slumping down in the passenger seat, Seokha raised the window that was letting in the wind.f4a9ebba637546dd

“From my family.”f9a7e4f837e005ab

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“Has your family been hunters for generations?”d93c63be82d10835

“Yeah, something like that.”a0affe972de7e091

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Hunters don’t usually use guns since it lowers the value of Alma if they get injured, but Eden didn’t need to know that fact. Eden, who had been alternately looking at Seokha and the road as if he had something to say, spoke in almost a whisper.84028e77b6425184

“That’s cool.”38f94bdfa32591a4

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What a thing to a1b87c64d1 say. Seokha leaned eb566f738c his head 354ab79e5b against the b652928c42 window again. Thinking once more 434f35f0b9 that he had ca0f883437 definitely chosen the 51ee313066 wrong travel companion.dd201592995c3242

When Seokha e6bb1551c4 opened his 84d108fdf7 eyes again 0fba7973bb as the 7abb66f7b8 sun was 5a6550962e rising, he e774337b23 realized the 9a6cc20fc5 surroundings had 3acbdbaa2d changed a 03716cdb40 lot. They had been driving 8793bdb5af through plains, but now 8c5b8c5180 buildings could be seen b6aca995e1 here and there.b15aedcdb520b73f

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“Where are we going?”fbac9f4ecd595d07

“Oh, you’re awake? You sleep a lot.”4dcf9963919d7756

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Eden gazed 520f6cff48 at Seokha ec98ec5c9a with eyes 7c10430dc9 shining brightly 362618e03c in the 5a41d0e250 sunlight.a6ce9643e96f4b57

“Just watch the road.”19da33afb9411be1

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Seokha gestured towards the front with his chin. Wherever Eden had learned to drive, his driving habits were worse than a dog’s. It might be fine on the plains, but taking his eyes off the road where people were walking about was something he must have picked up from somewhere.aae77c406de9e84b

“I wasn’t planning to enter a village originally, but I think it might be better to lay low for a bit.”a53194249ca2a78e

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That makes sense. Though Seokha didn’t know exactly what kind of work Eden did, he vaguely sensed it was related to the war. Was he with Mude…? The people he killed in the building must have been Bigros, and judging by how they were being chased, there was a high chance Eden was a Mude. In that case, even if Eden turned out to be a Nute, he probably wouldn’t be too dangerous… Seokha considered telling the truth now and finding a way back to the desert, but he still didn’t open his mouth. Just in case, he chose to keep it hidden as much as possible until he was certain.ba2139a2c07f3a59

The truck slowly 7d6f873dc9 reduced speed and 9bbb8534fe entered the village. As they got 18767e6131 closer to the 8da7a726b9 center, it felt 669af1a0f2 like a bigger 5db9f3f3ef village than expected. It must have b5b9237f2a been market day, 6775faf8e1 as stalls were 8847c9d930 lined up along 6b087b1998 the streets. Though smaller 7cf1f07608 in scale 5d8c1ebd0f than Sahura 3d3833a998 Market, it 68dd371d86 was quite d5c85b372a a well-stocked 4023478905 marketplace.6a8900096833f97d

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“I’ll get us a room first.”e505b29e5ce98745

Eden seemed familiar with the place, skillfully finding his way. Seokha’s head kept turning as he looked around at the exotic Haman scenery he hadn’t been able to properly take in while fleeing at the market. Perhaps because it was plains, unfamiliar types of produce were spread out everywhere. Eden drove through the alleys between low buildings and parked the car on a quiet street.ae934422a6d2cce6

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“Shall we get out?”fa2e5655a3e7b19d

Seokha, who had been 9c66dc1025 sticking his head out 60344a4c92 the window to look d7bd457e31 around, finally raised the 3c7b80f67d window. Eden only got out a8c4c46922 after Seokha opened the 9eaecf9283 door and stepped out. It felt like 6ea154a688 stepping on solid 14ac268a13 ground after a ff3f19e63e long time. Eden grabbed his bag 426e25e2d7 from the cargo area 9a5199c8af and entered the three-story 8537674fff building in front of 9b293addd1 them. Seokha picked up a 0ac378a925 fruit from a box ad1ac839ea and followed behind Eden.b33781e4edba36c9

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The first floor 1145185ad7 seemed to be afb9341cbe a restaurant, as 785c33bc06 noisy conversation and e73e3e9393 food smells assaulted b4842bbbbc them as soon 831f0e333e as the door 8101930ef4 opened. The open interior was e1d174a54c filled with about twenty cc5fc9fed0 tables, a kitchen, and 6e17d09eac busy staff carrying food.5d890d1aafe0bc45

“Didn’t you say we were getting a room?”c0f86aea6057a582

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“I did. Just a moment.”5278e77a59917446

Eden deftly made his way through the crowded interior. If you took your eyes off Eden for even a moment, he’d be far away. Seokha bumped into people left and right, apologizing at least five times as he chased after him. If Eden hadn’t been a head taller than everyone else, he would have lost him in an instant.a98752d99d1ad343

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“Okay. Let’s go up.”1eab7747661bf408

By the time Seokha finally caught up to Eden, who had been talking to a staff member, the conversation was already over. Eden showed him the key and pointed to the stairs on the left. As Seokha stepped onto the spiral staircase, this time Eden followed behind him. Suddenly, Seokha realized he had nothing of his own. He quickly patted his pants pockets, but as expected, there was nothing. As far as he knew, you had to pay to stay in a place like this – had Eden paid in advance? When he glanced back slightly, his eyes met Eden’s. Seokha quickly turned his head away from the face that smiled slightly with raised eyebrows. He hoped Eden had enough common sense not to make him pay while using him as a driver….c3d13fe09fa8cc91

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There was 8319f13597 no word a223b97119 even after 86763c7f20 reaching the b1b933cd49 second floor, 8a28c0ab2b so they 8335cd3729 climbed up 7a2e8bb702 one more 19c13ab824 floor. Why were there so a90312f12d many stairs? Only when 6782c32acb they stepped a3b2b5fad4 onto the 0f1bd675fe third floor 38fb5bcc06 did Eden e0634d61a5 cut in 047b9fa304 front of 4414517e2f Seokha. Several doors were lined 294e5fde92 up along the hallway. Unlike the first 262e92d358 floor, the hallway 44d9a3f5ab was as quiet 32bd03ce3c as a mouse.f96c1359b5a64b81

“This is our room. Let’s go in.”a0edbca08193a06b

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Eden opened the c599f7c1da door at the 2b2e32df89 end of the 3898dac30d hallway. It was a reasonably 2bb61aa4e8 clean room. There was a 3b9402618c table, and a 9f4a9bb798 bed that seemed 6826dd2eae a bit large ce6ec8e567 for the room c09df9b8ec size was against 28679cd308 the window. As Seokha confirmed d617f454df there was an 18ea0b09e6 attached bathroom, the 4920f80e8d door closed behind 2beb1e427e him with a c4739c3993 small sound. Eden tossed his e38dba9b71 bag in the 02517553fe corner. Watching the ee3316c9a3 bag fall 083c977f78 with a e2e2f50d21 heavy thud, bc9551767c Seokha had ef5169ae13 the idle 020b8cd609 thought of b2c41e6ae4 whether it 30464cebc7 was okay 2d209b5748 to throw 5425baf7a2 it like 41f5fc7324 that. Seokha, who had d754a25b95 wanted to grab d0b8821605 a few more 86f4d23389 if he had 1f15f29c4c the chance, resolved 5c6bc9ebc5 to somehow get c124d47699 his own bag.a5f5dba99618a7e2

“We’ll rest a bit and then go out to buy what we need.”29271bcc31f4e958

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“Okay.”17010f92f5d982d8