Mummy Evolution-Chapter 66: Zainah

"Do you know how much we have been searching for you?!" Zarah shouted, hugging Zainah from the side.

Sett sat himself on a chair in the noodle shop, just looking at the duo with a rather lost expression. Zainah had a mouthful of noodles in her mouth, so she couldn't immediately speak, but she gulped it down before pushing Zarah aside.

"Don't smother my face," Zainah said, but her whole relieved expression at seeing them was obvious. "Sit and eat first. Did you guys eat something?"

The little devil shook her head, even though she had been stuffing herself with cakes and buns all day. She immediately found a chair for herself, ordering noodles. The old woman shouted back at her in acquiesce.

Sett couldn't help but smile.

Zainah looked at Sett, then blushing, turned to look at Zarah again. "I've been searching since two days ago, too. Where the hell did you wake up?"

"I met big brother yesterday," Zarah said. "We searched for you all night, then continued in the morning too. And finally, here you are."

"All through the night, didn't you sleep?"

"Big Brother Sett was searching for you more than me," Zarah said, smirking. "I was either sleeping in his arms or just enjoying the city. He is the one who was really impatient to see you."

Zainah's face reddened, and she engaged herself on the noodles.

"You look good in those clothes," Sett said, looking at Zainah in her ancient clothes. "Did you have the needed money?"

Her blush only became more evident.

"Somebody gave me money for free," she said.

Sett smirked, leaning on his hand and admiring her—now no longer hiding inside her scarf.

"Sure, somebody just gave you money," he teased.

Zainah wasn't a fool, the tallest tree will have to bear the storm, and when in Kemet, one must act as Kemetans do. Zainah had already gotten into this world's style.

Her deadly face became utterly red.

Sett felt even more amused.

Zainah couldn't seem to hold still—her gaze jumped, her blinks rapid, her focus slipping away the moment it met him. She was so bold when she kissed him in the alleyway the other day, but look at her now.

He just watched her squirming in amusement.

The old woman placed a steaming hot bowl infront of his table.

Sett pushed it towards the fidgeting Zainah.

She slurped on her noodled and looked at him with a blink.

"What?" she asked.

"Feed me."

"..."

Zarah snatched her sister's bowl into her hand and began eating from it. Zainah, now having no food, only had Sett's bowl infront of her.

The old woman, smiling, shook her head.

To be young…

"My stomach is full," Zainah said, "Maybe I—"

Sett put an hand over hers. He looked at her expectantly.

This is unfair.

She put the spoon into the bowl and raised it to the air, he gulped it down like a kid. It was Sett's first time tasting food in this lifetime and it sent jolts through his senses, but he kept eating, not wasting a single drop.

Zainah, subconsciously or otherwise, continued to feed him until the bowl was empty.

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He took Zainah's palm in his broad hand and kissed it as he stood up. "Thank you for the food."

She looked at him, feeling warmth in her hand.

"It's okay," she said.

He looks cute when he is asking to be indulged.

If Sett knew her thoughts, he would have caused a fuss.

Taking a small pack she had carried here, Zainah stood up. Then, they paid the old woman with generous gold and left the restaurant, soon melding into the lands of Kemet.

…

Zarah quipped, "Noodles are a weird dish."

"Right?" Sett nodded with deep sympathy. "They're not native to Ehyut, so they don't quite suit our tongues—or Kemet's, I mean. They came from outside the empire, brought by trade ships and caravans."

"Where are they from?" Zarah asked, her eyes widening with curiosity.

"Another empire beyond Ehyut, called Shayna—the Red Empire. It's a place far different from here. Ehyut's all desert and dust, but Shayna's full of greenery instead of sand—forests, seas, mountains, pavilions, and stunning rivers. A sight worth seeing."

Zainah, who'd been listening quietly beside Sett, blinked, feeling a bit out of place. "Have you been there?" she asked.

"I'll answer if I can hold your hand," Sett replied with a grin.

She didn't even need to respond—her hand was in his before he finished, their fingers interlocking. She didn't pull away, though she couldn't help noticing how warm his grip was. Oddly warm.

"I haven't actually been to Shayna," he admitted. "Their emperor hated me, so I never got the chance."

"Idle boasts," Zainah huffed, rolling her eyes.

"Forget that." Sett waved it off. "Anyway, what's in that bag you're carrying?"

Her face grew serious. She glanced at him, then at Zarah. "Come on," she said. "Let's go somewhere quiet, away from people."

…

They slipped away from the crowded streets and soon reached a quiet alleyway, as usual.

Zainah knelt and emptied her pack onto the ground.

Both Sett, and Zarah, were surprised.

"Tomb Hearts?" Zarah asked. "How many are there—twenty?!"

Sett's expression also turned solemn. He took one into his hand, finding that it was all Tier 1 Tomb Hearts. But even then, this was not a small treasure for Zainah. To get this much of it out of nowhere…

What had happened to her in the two days he hadn't seen her?

Zarah looked at the pile with a complex expression, mirroring Zainah.

If their past selves had gotten this many Tomb Hearts, even half of it… no, a quarter of it—This was unbelievable!

"Where did you get this?" he asked, frowning.

"A man…" She looked at him, seeing his frown become sharp. "A man gave it to me," she said, "when I used the Game of Benefits ability on him. He also gave me a lot of gold."

Zarah was amused. "People of this age sure are generous. And your ability sure is scary, sis."

Sett's expression became immensely displeased.

"Whoever he is, he must have wanted to please you so bad to give this many Tomb Hearts. And he shouldn't be some insignificant guy either. Well, are you pleased?"

Zainah immediately shook her head.

"I don't care about him! I even told him-told him that I am engaged. But he still left this to me before going away. He seemed like he just wanted to get rid of some baggage." She then looked back out of the alley. "But I don't know… maybe, we should give this back. He seemed like a big shot."