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.f12ace12ce6db3b9

“Tired?”56b67f148bc4a5b2

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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.f3fd3849788eda82

“Get out. I’ll drive.”3b90cd5cf9023075

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With a push, 0f0795d856 Seokha awkwardly crawled 347577206b over to the 4c498da32d passenger seat and 560f3da1b5 curled up. He had expected d79b2b94f8 to be kicked 67e38e9b64 out of the 7644928d26 truck or hit 537e3524fb to wake him 5426710781 up, but instead, 31af5d7858 Seokha leaned his b1cef816e7 head against the 66915fba12 window. He, who 2fc1d7956f rarely even 83d785920d ran in 9b32ab661f the village fe2bb762b5 unless absolutely 61da7de7e9 necessary, was 6c1abf24a7 being swept 9c62f74c8c up in 3cd42fed5d a chase aa6227f1ba that had 5dfc93f354 lasted for fd5a7d3cd3 three days 0b5352f03d straight, and c4cde26488 he closed cfcb2f225d his eyes aaaed608bf as if 361feff62d being sucked c7b8c33d3f in.628e561c23e38a44

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.c3dc0de64ba721e9

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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.84fcfbba7a18f4ab

“Ah.”5b12811d54d0209b

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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.e76c7952590a731c

“Ta-da.”ddb0121fb9a8d6ca

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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.c4507bf9d5489188

Black hair ef6f6f4e1e was scattered a1b5eda1d5 across his 3f970da9a2 neat forehead. Beneath it 5e5f94f896 were clear b920bf0dce blue eyes, 895d3e84ae a straight 96700af72d nose, and 6b4733d14b well-colored lips 1962ef4542 that formed 3a21dd75f0 a gentle 0c214cbb1f curve.0b552071d2ba843b

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He’s pretty… The sudden badf282b89 thought made 605a745e35 Seokha touch 9d51ba009e his forehead. He ran his hand 231f617dbd over his rough skin c39794d8fd and snatched the car 76c9d0e6db key. He had 9ab54f43ab no time 951b15c41b to admire f923958a4d the appearance 2168c00358 of his 2ed2ade3ad unpleasant companion.31e7e3a704265dac

“Shouldn’t we eat something?”d2f6c477605a94db

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The man offered 3e6e901d8a a piece of 263c28025f fruit in his 572a7ece17 other hand. Now that he mentioned 93946fe1d2 it, Seokha felt empty 3935f41168 inside and took the e9d5bf6ca9 fruit, hesitating for a dea42bfe51 moment. He worried that ddbd76a292 the man had cb0fabc364 brought it separately.2cb40c30a900fb08

“There were quite a few loaded in the cargo bed. I thought you were going to sell fruit somewhere.”3b8b79f9ab77e9d6

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“I like it.”18d261ca86869cea

“Blue Land fruit?”2afd6b69d20a8252

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It must 9b89f8fb56 be expensive 9a70cc2da2 to buy a31a664143 that much. The man 010395dfc7 smiled, resting 4270e01546 his arm 3d83607ac6 on the 535877090b window frame.7de09f5e7a64a20c

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…4869742092bfc142

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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.1beb6f2c98ddebec

“By the way, haven’t you driven much?”abbcb4777ee2252c

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“No. I’ve been driving my whole life.”82a3bdf90adaaf1d

That was 04c04b06dd a lie.089480c6c4743498

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“I took the wrong road and had a hard time turning back.”467bbef03a44bbeb

“You shouldn’t complain when you’re riding in someone else’s car.”1c339a4a3ab7f20c

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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.7e39a45a6a20a8d9

“I won’t be able to sleep. I’m afraid you’ll take me somewhere strange.”d90e35a15a2745b5

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The man unfolded c1cce3823e a map. There were 225ea1b52c short memos 7ffcf646c1 and small 6a16480969 markings here e369345feb and there, 752ecc04cf as if 066e965700 he had e2efffcd26 brought it 85f98fe62d himself. Seokha wanted to see 0ed1a669eb what they said, but f95bedda13 it was difficult to fe0390494f read the scribbled writing.You could use that b58e01ef14 as a code. Seokha swallowed the sarcasm.ddce9dc1a06addaa

“But what’s your name?”db0f0dd2d194020c

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“Do I have to tell you?”e27bc33166c96195

“Well… we’re going to be together for a while, so I thought it would be easier to know.”293a3bbe3bab6871

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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.f976355561f45026

“Tell me your name first.”c6823c61a781b835

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“Eden.”e4d5a9a8b370f3d7

“……”207e6f6199803146

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He thought 8271818ded he would 679c82c984 stall for 3047ee4126 longer before 8b44e12538 telling him, e8396e37d0 but the a8c4b2044c man said a8ef5fa434 his name cc94e4f975 right away.efe435c784f72943

“It must be an expensive name. You wouldn’t tell me yours.”6fa7c37f3b13ccc3

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“…Seokha.”ce137b998b5e4c01

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.d64bd12204dedf16

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“Ah. Seokha.”7c6cdda8408b775e

“Y-yeah…”aa03582a08c02e35

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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.46492bf1c0dc09af

Seeing Seokha make ef58ea253e a strange expression 10ad61c19b every time his f2152810d1 name was called, 9a79ce0b14 Eden bit his 3bce183450 lip to hold 26d7cf85a9 back a big e6245cd55e laugh.3c5ad036d6b30317

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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.f20d4abe660026af

“I need to rest.”1e9c0e3d00f73c27

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“Here?”eb7f918a949c7ab5

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.ebb97dfa2be964fa

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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.159c87d8ab494788

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.b7e0f2aebabba70d

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“Go there.”53ba56440737636b

“That building?”5f1998f898ec3b4b

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“Yes.”79ce9968f2a1e1fd

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 85a6c4a4dd you want 90bdbef0da me to 99f91248f2 do…?4aa7e6c84e3a3b56

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“Give me the keys.”a49036a594ec2f2b

“It’s mine.”153d92081513a85c

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“You keep trying to go alone.”1763b5b3257b7a89

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.”93045c1fec24d644

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Eden, passing 636399434a by Seokha b272eeb3a8 who was 2065e40cff bristling, tried f9ac4631d9 to open 0ba85e59e2 the locked 7364e20bf3 door skillfully. Seokha, who fc51d4bac2 had followed 72be832cc1 him, watched 36dac6dacf Eden suspiciously cf5641b4fa as he 92fb4ff902 tried to c0ff6d5445 fit the 97b75fa07d key into a144247783 the keyhole.76d6ae9429dacd56

“…Is this a friend’s house?”39b41e999a41c9eb

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“Well, something like that.”54e2f9f4bbc33aff

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.bc19a7b753fff8cd

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“The water works.”030aacb1ad5f4cf9

Eden came 37c48d3839 out, shaking 7fa44b3730 the water 03acab4920 off his 550c0578e5 hands, having 69c94618c0 apparently gone 1dbccc7a6e to the b40f58622d bathroom at 048904767d some point. Finally, he could 886564c05e wash. Seokha suddenly felt uncomfortably 5c077dcd33 dirty, having been rolling 4012bb83fa around and getting dirty. Noticing Seokha looking around, 8818ad4757 Eden gestured to the 50487d39ff bathroom.a7e0edb3e8386f4c

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“Wash up first.”d199fe11b4277617

Seokha quickly a0c1236884 headed to 0c1d8eade4 the bathroom 625d8a216d and took 38af530a55 off his 9ffe6f1523 clothes. Outside, he 578fbe1b8a could faintly 5283e614b7 hear Eden 40f516b407 rummaging through 058b1d5f10 the house. He hid the keys d664f4da65 and the revolver between 66bb25e57f his clothes and turned d6d8511cfa on the water. As expected, no 65c2bc1c38 warm water came 94446bd7e9 out. The water c99c322bb4 was ice-cold, d95e7c112b but he d1ebc32971 was grateful 2384541725 just to 00885b63b9 be able 037cdd08a9 to wash. There was a bar b806bf2a20 of soap, dried out, 105348b3fa in the bathroom drawer. When he scrubbed ba04cf5995 it with water, f5a9ade95b some bubbles appeared.acc0c1837fc15284

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“Ugh…”f377f1def86584f1

When the cold cfacbe737b water touched his 6787427c9e body, a groan 8a3574b205 escaped involuntarily. His muscles tensed f433b59cda up so much 036e3a35d8 that his body 8adb114558 felt stiff after 4faa3f37be finishing washing.27f7b31de62e09c7

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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.4b327dd2d16f807b

“What is it?”2ecf1af29ab57a27

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Seokha’s voice echoed in the bathroom. A muffled voice came through the door.691c543be1675fad

“There are new clothes here. It might be better to change since your original clothes stand out.”7a2071744424fb41

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“Ah.”15cd90899b08223b

“I’ll leave them here.”05fa4a131f24119e

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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.419fd6190650e40a

“…What are you looking at?”cab641c7ade2bc6c

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“Nothing. Hurry and get dressed.”a0ad01a95afdd997

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.63473dc3976d614c

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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.791ed356eb36e0a7

Seokha came out with f51bafad2b his gun and key 90448e7b66 hidden in the new bc0d565982 clothes and plopped down 17254fd9d5 on the bed. Dust scattered everywhere, 505b834341 startling him. He got up again a69d383c9c and spread out the 9104d32abc cleanest clothes he could faea7292a6 find on the bed. Meanwhile, Eden d8ffae321c went into a57642289d the bathroom. Though quite dirty, b0fac66258 it was a 90c17a2a97 cozy bed compared d58d047128 to being crumpled d9820cacd5 up sleeping in bf187e320b the truck. Seokha leaned 452b319a3d against the ae3b9c38ff wall and fd1f83995b closed his fb100510ae eyes briefly, b3ca05bf2e listening to 6411cc8702 the distant f735bc5bdd sound of d452e77fbc running water.da1d988dd7c7734a

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