"Hmm... Hmm... Hmm..."
Talon hummed quietly as he looked ahead of him. He had a relaxed expression on his face as he enjoyed the gentle breeze coming from the window. His fingers tapped on the steering wheel rhythmically.
Meanwhile, Hyun-Jae was watching the outside world move like a blur. Chin-Hwa had his eyes closed as he seemed to be napping and Sophie was watching the road along with Talon.
"What kind of song is that, Talon?" She asked casually.
"Hmm? It's a lullaby I learned from my mom."
"Oh, it's that same tune you always hum?"
"Yeah, the same one. I'm surprised you remembered it."
"Hm, I remember everything about you~" Bending forward, Sophie whispered seductively in his ear.
*CRUSH*
Suddenly, the duo heard the sound of something cracking. Looking to the side, they saw Hyun-Jae's hand gripping the side of the door with her fingers digging into it.
"Oh, my apologies." Realizing what she did, she pulled her hand away and coughed awkwardly.
"It's fine, Hyun-Jae," Talon replied with a confused expression.
'Oh, that got on her nerve? Good, I need to do it more. She will soon realize that she has no chance against me. Talon and I have known each other for years now, you barely knew him for a month.' Smirking to herself, she shifted her gaze forward.
Hyun-Jae sighed and decided to change the topic. "How long would it take for us to reach the next city?" She asked.
"8 hours... More or less. Probably more since we will probably come across monsters on the way." He said.
"I didn't fight any monsters during the entire trip to Seoul. It was unusually quiet actually." Sophie said.
"Wait, really? Not even a single monster?"
"No, actually, I even stopped a few times to check whether we were being followed or not. But, there was not a trace of anything." She shook her head.
Hearing that, Talon frowned slightly. What she said was certainly very odd considering the environment they were moving in. All around them were plains and forests, arguably the best places for monsters to thrive and get stronger.
The fact that Sophie didn't meet any monster the entire time was alarming. But, they had no clues as to why yet.
"We should keep an eye on our surroundings for now. Once we reach the next city, we can investigate further." Talon spoke after thinking for a moment.
"How long are we going to stay in the next city?" Chin-Hwa opened his eyes and asked.
"We're going to spend the night and start moving next morning. It would be optimal if we could only move during the day for better vision but we might end up resorting to moving during the night."
'I also want to explore some areas around Seoul. I have never been out of Seoul till now and I want to know what kind of creatures live out here.'
"Huh?"
Before the young man could even ask what she was talking about, Acrypha suddenly flew through the window from his side. Then, she shockingly sat in his lap with her back resting on his chest.
"I have the VIP seat now~"
The moment her body touched his, a beautiful smell assaulted his nose, better than the highest-quality perfumes he ever smelled. Then, he felt an amazingly soft and voluptuous body from head to toe.
"Acrypha... What are you doing?" Sucking in a deep breath to calm his racing heart, Talon asked in a low tone as he pretended like he was still driving normally.
"Hm? What do you mean? I'm just sitting casually in my seat." The girl looked back as she asked innocently. Then, she started wiggling her butt slowly to adjust her position.
That small movement almost made Talon lose his reasoning. "Hey... Please, can you not do this?"
"Where am I supposed to sit then? Do you want me to sit in one of their laps instead?"
"..." The young man opened his mouth to retort only to realize that she had a point. He wouldn't want her to sit in Hyun-Jae, Sophie, or especially Chin-Hwa's laps.
"So, can I sit here? Don't worry, I won't misbehave~" She said with a smile as she turned around and rested her head against his neck.
"You're going to be the end of me... Sigh..." With no other choice, Talon put his chin on Acrypha's head.
"That's my sentence, kiddo."
"Yeah yeah, I'm stealing it for now. After all, I have you sitting on my lap like this. My reasoning is not as resilient as you might expect." He replied.
"Hmm? Your reasoning? Did I affect you in some way?"
"In more than one way, Acrypha."
"Hehe, I guess you can't resist my beauty forever."
"Yeah, I doubt anyone could do that. Especially when you're this awfully close to me."
The two then went completely silent as they stared ahead of them. The atmosphere was slightly awkward between the two.
"What if, hypothetically, I don't mind you losing your reasoning... What would you do?" She asked in an oddly calm tone.
"..." Talon didn't immediately reply as he exhaled a small breath. "You don't really want to know the answer to that."
'I don't even want to know the answer to that.' He added in his head as a very unique image formed in his head that he quickly shook away.
"Hmmm... I guess I know the answer now." She murmured as she turned around and went silent again, not looking at Talon.
An invisible tension slowly formed between them. But, it was far from being awkward... It was something they never felt between them before and weirdly enough... Neither of them hated it.
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