The People of the Sun, 'Inca'
ep 32. Reason
Fiction: This story has no connection to historical facts or real people.
It's already been 7 years since Minhyuk started living with Hui.
Hui took Minhyuk, who was now 15, with him on his adventures.
When the adventure is over and you return home
Hui always offered Minhyuk a drink.
Of course, it was a bit early to drink alcohol, but in the place where Minhyuk lived, 16 was considered an adult, so it wasn't a problem.
민혁
"Did you call?"
후이
"Yeah. Let's have a drink."
Hui said as he poured alcohol into Minhyuk's glass sitting next to him.
후이
"How was the place you went to this time?"
민혁
"The nature was beautiful, but other than that, it was a bit disappointing."
후이
"yes..."
후이
"There was no gold there at all..."
...
후이
"It's been seven years since I met you."
민혁
"yes."
후이
"Don't you want to see your family?"
후이
"When I asked you to go with me, you just followed me."
민혁
"I miss you..."
민혁
"I want to see you..."
민혁
"I can't see."
후이
"......"
후이
"Me too."
민혁
"yes?"
후이
"I guess I could see your face if I went there, but I'm not sure..."
후이
"I don't know if we'll meet."
"I was the successor to our family."
"My mother wasn't the first wife, but I was the only son in the family, so I always grew up with high expectations and attention."
"It started to feel frustrating when I was 15. That's exactly your age."
"I wanted to shoot a gun"
"I wanted to wander around here and there."
"I thought there must be places in this world we don't know about."
"That's where I wanted to find it."
"But... the moment I said that."
"I was locked up in a mental hospital."
"I didn't know. My other mother, my legal wife, was pregnant."
"I guess there's no need for someone like me anymore."
"About a year and a half after I was committed to the mental hospital."
"I ran away with the money I had saved."
"This way."
후이
"I don't know how those nobles live these days."
후이
"I hope you're doing well."
민혁
"......"
민혁
"I hope your mother is doing well."
후이
"okay."
Hui chuckled without any reason.
후이
"That's right."
여원
"Did you have another drink?"
민혁
"Yeah. You always do that."
여원
"You must have had a lot to drink too."
여원
"Go to sleep quickly."
민혁
"I'm in the same room as you anyway."
민혁
"Let's go together."
여원
"Yeah. I'm tired too..."
But a few days later
Kwaang_!!
여원
"Ugh_ Huh... Huh..."
후이
"It's you."
후이
"I know it's you, so how can you avoid it?"
여원
"Ugh_ I... really don't..."
후이
"No, that's not true.."
후이
"You stole all our information!!"
여원
"No.. Heuk_No.. No.."
민혁
"Did you call me? Huh_"
후이
"Oh, yeah. I was just about to execute the traitor."
Almost all of the other team members, besides Minhyuk, were gathered there.
후이
"I shared a room with you..."
후이
"You couldn't have not known."
후이
"Did you pretend not to know that the author was leaking information?"
민혁
"yes?"
여원
"Ah... no!"
여원
"It was all my doing. Yes, I stole the information."
여원
"But Minhyuk doesn't know anything."
여원
"Every Friday, Minhyuk doesn't come into his room because he practices until 3 AM."
여원
"At that time. I went then."
It was a lie.
On days when Minhyuk trained until 3 a.m., Yeo-won would always wait by his side or hand him water.
민혁
"What are you talking about...!"
But Yeo-won shook her head as she watched Min-hyeok raise his voice.
And then he smiled faintly.
여원
"I planned it all."
후이
"......"
후이
"It's too late today, so we'll execute him tomorrow."
후이
"dissolution."
But Minhyuk did not disperse and stayed by Yeo-won's side until the crowd had completely disappeared.
When Huido left and no one was left, Minhyuk was finally able to approach Yeowon.
민혁
"What...what is this.."
여원
"I don't know either."
여원
"I'm really funny, right?"
민혁
"......"
민혁
"If this continues, you'll die tomorrow."
여원
"know."
여원
"I knew that all along."
민혁
"no."
민혁
"What about me if you die?"
여원
"You... just live well again."
여원
"Hongseok takes good care of me"
여원
"And dating too"
여원
"Have a family and live the way you want."
여원
"Then it'll work."
민혁
"Should I go and tell him now? You're not like that."
여원
"No... don't do it."
여원
"Does the captain seem to need the real culprit right now?"
민혁
"......"
여원
"They're just looking for a scapegoat."
여원
"It's just that I'm unlucky."
여원
"You can't escape."
민혁
"......"
민혁
"What should I do?"
여원
"I told you before."
여원
"Live happily.."
Suddenly, footsteps thumped outside.
여원
"Hey! Go quickly!"
민혁
"uh?"
여원
"Go quickly."
여원
"Quick!"
민혁
"Ah..ah..I understand.."
여원
"hey."
여원
"Thank you."
민혁
"me too.."
민혁
"I'll miss you."
민혁
"A lot."
Minhyuk had no choice but to move away as the footsteps got closer and closer.
The next day came
Minhyuk blocked Hui's path to Yeo-won.
후이
"what?"
민혁
"Do you need the real culprit?"
후이
"......"
후이
"Do you see it?"
민혁
"...no."
후이
"Right. No."
후이
"I just need someone to blame for my disappointing destination this time."
후이
"Wouldn't it be wise to choose someone who is incompetent in his role, has no credibility, and has nothing?"
후이
"That's just a joke."
후이
"Don't worry. That won't happen to you."
민혁
"That day, for the first time, I felt disgusted with the captain."
우기
"But was it just down there?"
민혁
"Actually, I have nowhere to go once I get out of there."
민혁
"Anyway, it's just a story."
우기
"...."
우기
"thank you."
민혁
"what?"
우기
"Please come back."