This Villain is Soft - Chapter 105



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Episode 105

Ha-on, who had been unable to sleep deeply even with Joo-yeol next to him since losing his magic, opened his eyes in the dark of dawn.

My shoulders and back were sore from sleeping curled up all over.

As I was tossing and turning under the covers, my cell phone suddenly fell into my hand.

“… … .”

Haon rolled over, holding his cell phone tightly in his arms.

I saw Joo-yeol’s face, looking at me through my heavy eyelids as I fell asleep after sobbing.

He usually looks a bit like a bad guy because of his sharp expression and strangely ominous aura.

With my eyes closed, sleeping soundly, I couldn’t believe that he was such a foul-mouthed and fiery man.

It really felt like ‘Juyeol’.

‘… … I don’t even have nightmares because Joo-yeol is by my side.’

I’m afraid that I won’t be able to return home. I’m afraid that this dimension will completely fall into Bae An-jae’s hands. I’m afraid that I’ll never be able to use magic engineering again.

Even though there were more than one or two scary things, I didn’t have any nightmares.

I wish I had at least had a nightmare.

I was afraid that I would never be able to see my hometown again, even in my dreams, because I had lost my home and my magic.

As the vague emptiness became clearer, Ha-on moved little by little, closing the distance between himself and Ju-yeol.

The hero headquarters must be out of their minds because of the two-shot and the back-up. I wondered why they brought me to the old town when they couldn’t help me.

Even during that time, Joo-yeol came to see me regularly and stayed with me.

‘… … Kind Juyeol. My affectionate hero.’

Haon knows that he cares a lot about me.

It’s also true that they’re trying to act as if nothing happened and treat you like normal.

“Take this opportunity to get some rest.”

“You’ve already done enough to save your world.”

Ha-on, who was recalling Joo-yeol’s warm words, pulled the blanket up to the top of his head.

I understood what he was saying in my head, but in my heart I still felt useless.

A sense of helplessness different from what I had felt during the war consumed me.

For Haon, not being able to use magic right now was like losing the chance to save people.

Ha-on was lost in loneliness under her warm blanket when she gently grabbed Ju-yeol’s hand.

He held my hand in his sleep and mumbled, “It’s okay.”

Ha-on, who had been blankly staring at him at that sound, slowly closed his eyes as if he was about to cry.

‘If I can’t go home, wouldn’t it be okay to stay like this with Juyeol…?’

The warm-colored auxiliary lights gently swayed over the two people’s blankets.

The resulting layered shadows behind Haon grew darker.

Even in the corners of the bedroom where the light could not reach, only cold darkness piled up.

* * *

the next day.

Joo-yeol went to work at the headquarters and made Ha-on, who said she was fine, sit down at the cafe on the first floor.

Ha-on, who didn’t want to do anything and just stayed in bed or on the sofa, tried to return to the penthouse several times, but every time he tried, he was pushed back by Joo-yeol’s force pressing on his shoulder and had to sit down again.

“Oh, dear. But if you leave, I’ll come back up again.”

“If you plan on leaving the guest here alone, then so be it.”

“No one called?”

As Ha-on tilted his head, Ju-yeol’s gaze turned towards the lab’s entrance.

“babe!”

As soon as she did, Nova entered the cafe, her long, braided white hair fluttering in the wind.

“Nova? How is it… … here?”

Haon looked up at Juyeol with bewildered eyes, but he just glared at Nova with eyes that said he didn’t like her.

“Stop being a dog.”

“Honey. Why don’t you come to the old town once?”

Nova tried to sit next to Haon without even glancing at Juyeol.

“I told you not to do anything stupid.”

But Juyeol blocked his way and pushed him towards the opposite sofa.

Only then did Nova burst into laughter and turn her head to Juyeol, asking in a tone of absurdity.

“Would you like to have a power struggle with me instead of someone else?”

“There’s nothing I can’t do.”

The two people’s gazes clashed sharply.

“Are you being competitive in front of us?”

Nova grabbed Juyeol’s shoulder and pushed him hard, using her strength to push him away.

Then Juyeol put his hands under Nova’s armpits and lifted her up.

“… … ?”

As soon as his feet left the ground, Nova froze as if he had broken down.

Then, with a strange expression on his face, he became increasingly confused and relaxed like a cat. It seemed as if he couldn’t understand the situation.

“Do you weigh 80 kilos? You’re so light.”

Joo-yeol threw Nova onto the sofa opposite him.

“… … ?”

Nova was still in a daze, sprawled out on the sofa.

“What are you surprised about? Just because you have super strength doesn’t mean you’re heavy.”

Although Sim Deo-ryeol’s calm words were scientific facts, Ha-on was also surprised.

Who would have thought that Nova, who is strong enough to dig through concrete floors with his bare hands to find an underground tunnel, could be lifted so easily?

“No, Nova. Are you okay?”

Even though Haon called out worriedly, Nova’s face was filled with question marks.

“Leave it alone. If you try to do something stupid, use this.”

Joo-yeol spoke calmly and handed Ha-on pepper spray and a stun gun.

“You want me to write this to Nova?”

“You don’t know how to write?”

“I know that, but… … .”

“Okay then. That kid will recover quickly even if he gets hurt, so don’t hesitate and just go ahead and beat him up.”

Only then did Joo-yeol feel relieved and leave the lab with a much more relaxed expression.

Haon blankly looked back and forth between the pepper spray and the electric shock gun he was holding in each hand, then put them down near the table.

Nova was slowly coming to his senses.

He kept washing his face dry, perhaps because he felt ashamed of having the knife dangling from his hand.

‘I think Joo-yeol called Nova because he was worried about leaving me alone. Why did Nova come?’

Haon suddenly became curious and thought about why Nova was helping him.

‘First he asked for a weapon, then he wanted a weapon, then he wanted one… … .’

The reason Nova, who had been consistent, stopped talking about weapons was when he realized belatedly that he had lost ‘Eunhaon’.

Even when going to rescue Bunny who was kidnapped by Q. Even when taking over Districts 2 and 4 and dealing with Bae An-jae.

He didn’t ask for anything to be made.

‘Then why are you with me?’

Haon looked at Nova, who was in charge of three districts of the old city in place of me who was unable to use magic engineering, and felt doubtful.

‘Do you really not want anything from me? Juyeol, Chacha, and Bani are my friends, but what about Nova?’

I kept asking myself this question, but I couldn’t find an answer, so I asked Nova indirectly.

“Nova. What’s our relationship?”

Nova, who had barely come to his senses, raised his head with a dizzy expression.

“what?”

“Did you come here today to tell me you’re leaving the gang?”

“……what?”

“I can’t use magic anymore, so I can’t do anything.”

Haon continued to speak hesitantly, feeling intimidated.

“I’m sorry I couldn’t do anything for you, Nova. If I had known this would happen, I would have made something for you.”

“Honey, why don’t you stop doing this because it makes me feel like crap? Are you trying to make me feel guilty?”

“That’s not it… … Nova has been asking me to make a weapon ever since we first met.”

Nova realized this when she saw Haon’s dejected attitude, as if he was about to dig into the ground and disappear into thin air at any moment.

“… … So that’s why the ghost called me.”

Joo-yeol seemed to have decided that if he left Ha-on alone like that, he would become trapped in a depression from which he could not escape.

“Don’t you know how easy it is to lure a weak person like you?”

“Are you telling me to be careful of scams?”

“Wow, that’s incredible. If it were me in the past, I would have done it by now… … But I don’t want to do that to you anymore.”

Nova, who had been mumbling, stood up, tossing her braided hair over her shoulder.

“Wait here. There’s something you absolutely have to do.”

After saying those words, Nova left the lab and returned with a wooden box in his arms.

“What do I need to do that requires that?”

In response to Haon’s bewildered question, Nova proudly opened the box.

“Drink a lot of alcohol and get drunk.”

“Hey, how can I drink all this!”

Haon’s face was filled with shock, but Nova paid no attention.

“Don’t worry about that and just drink.”

He just pulled out the cork with his bare hands and smiled brightly.

* * *

That evening, in the old town.

Before reaching the entrance of Area 3, Juyeol, who had been moving in the shadows, stopped walking.

‘As expected, surveillance is more lax here. The engineering team must have been checking this place too… … .’

He approached the entrance to District 3 from outside the old city, not from the road leading from District 2.

Unlike the other roads leading to other areas, there were no mechanical locusts to be seen here.

Besides, they said that Two Shot would be having a party today, and fireworks were in full swing in the direction of District 5.

Twoshot and his men will also be gathered there.

Since I didn’t know how long Twoshot would be crazy about the party, now was the time to infiltrate Area 3.

‘Is Baeanjaedo also a base for two-shots?’

Joo-yeol didn’t come here alone to deal with Bae An-jae.

‘If we want to find a way or hint to restore Haon’s abilities, we have to start by finding where that kid is.’