Glory in War [EDITED VERSION - SHORTER CHAPTERS]

Chapter 8.4

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Now, MY4 and N04H are coming back from the merchants' area as MY4 thinks that the mission has already finished and everyone got back. She is carrying a bag with her which is full of everything they bought in the meantime, which of course seems a bit heavy, but she manages to carry it on her own. Yet after a while of walking, from behind, N04H hears someone calling him out of nowhere.

[K4NE]-...N04H? N04H! Over here!

[N04H]-...K4NE?

He looks behind to see who it is, only to see some of his old roommates who were waving at him and calling his name so he can see them.

[MY4]-Friends of yours?

[N04H]-Yes! They were my roommates when we were at school!

[MY4]-I see... Go talk to them then. I can leave and we will meet at the base.

[N04H]-No, no! I will be quick! I promise! Just wait a bit!

[MY4]-Alright then. Take your time!

N04H rushes to the two boys standing to greet them, yet MY4 remains behind, looking at her list once again and calculating something. She waits five minutes, ten minutes, even more, but N04H enjoys his time with his old friends, and another one seems to join after a while too. After some time of waiting though, someone seems to be calling for her a bit far away from her location. It seems to be C0NNER this time.

[C0NNER]-Miss MY4!

[MY4]-...C0NNER? What are you doing here?

[C0NNER]-Master told me to search for you and N04H since none of you gave us a sign where you guys went, so... here I am.

[MY4]-Oh... Sorry for the trouble then.

[C0NNER]-It's nothing. Where is the other one?

[MY4]-N04H is over there, talking with his friends. I'm waiting for him to come so we can go back to the base together.

[C0NNER]-I see... What's in the bag?

[MY4]-Right! We went to buy some things that I needed since we will soon run out of them, including the Bethjavih Ore.

[C0NNER]-Huh... I wondered how much it could last... I don't think I lived the moment when the base didn't have it until now.

[MY4]-Well it has to end at some point, right? Every material can get consumed after all.

[C0NNER]-Right...

Then they both watch N04H and his friends enjoying their lives, but C0NNER seems a bit unhappy as usual, so MY4 changes the subject.

[MY4]-How was the mission?

[C0NNER]-It was fine, I guess... We managed to save all of them, which will be around 26 beings. There are only five people injured, but Mr. IS4MU is taking care of them at the shelter right now, so no need of you to worry about that. If anything, you might bump into him when you get there. He said it will take a while until he comes back at the base.

[MY4]-It seems like you guys did a really good job. No problems encountered?

[C0NNER]-Come on. At this point, rescue missions aren't something so complicated. The collaboration between Mr. M1SH4M and the Southeast Base got to be a habit of our building over the years.

[MY4]-...

MY4 looks at him as she feels he isn't feeling better. His past doesn't let him go, so it's hard for him to enjoy anything around him.