This Villain is Soft - Chapter 107



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Episode 107

“Boo…….”

The next morning, Haon crawled out of the bathroom like a zombie and got back into bed.

“Eat.”

Joo-yeol immediately threw off the blanket.

“Ugh. My stomach hurts. I smell alcohol every time I breathe.”

“The more you do that, the more you have to eat.”

He dragged Haon, who was crouching and whining, into the kitchen.

“My head hurts so bad.”

“Sit down, drunkard.”

“Did I make a fool of myself yesterday?”

“Don’t you remember?”

“Rarely.”

“Until you fall asleep, you… … .”

Joo-yeol, who had been keeping quiet, turned his head to look at Ha-on with a face that seemed to have a lot to say.

“Nothing much happened, so let’s eat first.”

Ha-on, who was anxious about the reaction, frowned, but then, unable to resist his urging, picked up the spoon.

And after taking a bite of the bean sprout soup, I opened my eyes wide as my stomach felt warm.

“This is what a hangover cure is.”

“Is this your first time drinking alcohol?”

“I started drinking beer as soon as I became an adult.”

“how much.”

“One can.”

“Then yesterday was the first time you were drunk.”

“Yeah.”

Joo-yeol rubbed the back of his neck as he thought of the drunkard who had whined and clung to him until he fell asleep.

“Avoid drinking to the point of getting drunk.”

“Did I treat you that badly?”

“If you really want to drink, then drink with me. It’s not like I can’t handle it.”

“Ugh.”

Haon groaned in embarrassment, but continued to move the spoon.

As I filled my stomach with warm soup, I felt more and more relaxed.

Joo-yeol, who had already emptied half of his bowl of rice, looked at Ha-on’s expression and asked him casually.

“I heard that Bae An-jae ordered the underground parking lot in District 5 to be emptied. Do you have any idea what he’s doing?”

“Huh? Uh, um… … ?”

Ha-on, who had stopped in the middle of pouring soup, opened his mouth with a bewildered expression and answered.

“Bird, I’ll think about it.”

Joo-yeol tried not to be moved by Ha-on’s words, which felt strange, and placed the elixir on the table.

“And I got this. What does it look like?”

“Hmm… … . I’ll think about that too.”

Haon hesitated again and gave an ambiguous answer.

“Okay. Let me know if you remember anything.”

Joo-yeol, who barely managed to respond calmly, thought that this couldn’t go on.

I felt a little relieved because I thought I saw the brightest thing last night and today since I couldn’t use magic.

If I had seen Haon’s mind before, I wouldn’t have been able to come up with an answer like that.

I thought you’d come up with a few guesses, even if they weren’t the correct answer.

But that reaction was like… … .

‘I don’t know why you’re asking me this.’

Joo-yeol was starting to get impatient.

I wanted to wait for Haon to recover, but I was afraid that if I continued like this, something would really go wrong.

We had to find another way.

* * *

The hunter stared at Juyeol with an expression that seemed like he wanted to punch him in the face.

I just praised the chemistry team for procuring a new potion whose effects are unknown and entrusting it to them.

Now I want to make him do ten laps at the gym with a water pump. It’s a kind of punishment and mental training.

For several days, Joo-yeol had been insisting on going to the two-shot area whenever we met at headquarters, and he was still being stubborn.

“How many times do I have to tell you that I’m not doing this because I don’t know that two-shots and back pain are dangerous?”

“Then what’s the problem? I heard that the engineering team also received equipment. I saw some large machine being moved underground today. If we mobilize all of the headquarters’ firepower and borrow all the mechanical cranes, we might not have no chance of winning!”

Joo-yeol pounded his chest as if he was going crazy from frustration.

“I think it’s remarkable that it has grown to the point where it doesn’t unilaterally invade areas 3 or 5.”

Then, I rolled my eyes, feeling stung by the Hunter’s sigh-filled words.

“But there are circumstances at headquarters. Go to the engineering team and report in person. Why can’t we attack areas 3 and 5 right away?”

“… …Team A? Or Team B?”

Engineer Team A mainly dealt with machinery and equipment, while Team B dealt with computers.

“Team A is better. Let’s go.”

With that, the hunter lowered his gaze to the report, as if he had no intention of continuing the conversation.

In the end, Joo-yeol went to Engineer A Team as she had said and had to go through a painful experience.

“The Operations Design Team wants you to peck at the engineers again? How many times do I have to tell you to do this before you understand!”

Team leader Kim Song-mi of Engineer Team A threw her hat on the floor and started to fight.

“What do those who sit and work know? Do you think that just because the office is running properly, the engineering room is also running normally?”

“That─.”

“How long has it been since we moved the headquarters? You’re urging me! We didn’t even move it; it’s basically like we built a new one!”

“That’s─”

“We haven’t even received all the necessary equipment yet! The ones that did arrive today are defective and need to be exchanged! And there are even guys who are scared to go to work in the old city and are giving up!”

“… … .”

“Go to the design team and tell them clearly! If they make the heroes peck at me one more time, I’ll peck their heads off with this!”

Team leader Kim Song-mi held the wrench tightly and grunted.

Joo-yeol couldn’t bring himself to tell them that it was he and not the design team who had come to pick on him.

If the engineering team is not prepared, it will naturally affect the heroes’ range of action.

I decided that this wasn’t something that could be done through pressure, so I apologized appropriately and found another way.

“Team Leader Kim. Don’t get so worked up.”

At that time, Deputy Manager Noh Hye-jeong appeared, holding an iced Americano in both hands.

She was wearing a hat pulled down low and a mask, so her face was barely visible.

“Vice-Chief. How’s it going? Our new recruit Jun-dae?”

Team Leader Kim Song-mi looked at the deputy team leader, who was older than her, with sparkling eyes.

But Deputy Manager Noh Hye-jeong sighed and shook her head.

“No. All the applications that came in this time are for Team B.”

“Ugh, X! It’s not just the lack of equipment, it’s also the lack of people! These days, all engineers want to do is pound away at computers!”

Team leader Kim Song-mi took a big sip of coffee as if her fever was rising again.

“It’s not like Team A has been short on manpower for a day or two. I guess that’s to be expected.”

Deputy Manager Noh Hye-jeong also pulled down her mask to drink coffee.

Juyeol, who was quietly observing the atmosphere and waiting for the right moment to say hello, felt as if lightning had struck Jeongsu-ri.

‘How did I forget this?’

A huge shock and a great idea hit me at the same time.

At this moment, I thought that maybe it wasn’t me but someone else that Ha-on needed.

He looked at the two people as if he had made up his mind, wondering if it was a little bitter.

“Team leader. Vice-team leader. Can I talk to you for a moment?”

* * *

That evening.

As soon as Joo-yeol arrived at the penthouse, he knelt down in front of Ha-on.

Ha-on, who had barely recovered from his hangover and was sitting blankly on the sofa, met my gaze with a bewildered expression.

“Hey, Joo-yeol?”

“I misspoke. I was short-sighted.”

“huh?”

“I told you to rest until you regained your magic. I told you that you had done enough and that dealing with villains was the job of the headquarters.”

“Well, I guess I didn’t misspeak?”

When Ha-on continued to mutter with a puzzled look on his face, Ju-yeol shook his head.

“Haon, think back to when you first fell into this dimension.”

“… … .”

“Even when your phone was broken and you couldn’t use magic engineering, you were still good at using the lab’s computers and fixing things here and there.”

Haon’s trembling gaze slowly turned downward.

“That’s… … . You can’t deal with Bae An-jae at that level.”

“I’m not asking you to start an all-out war with Bae An-jae.”

“then……?”

“Even if you never use magic engineering again in your life, you won’t rest. You’re too good for that.”

At first glance, it sounded like he was trying to use her somehow, but strangely enough, Ha-on liked hearing those words.

“Are you doing this to cheer me up? You don’t have to. There’s nothing I can do right now.”

As I tried to deny that feeling, Juyeol smiled gently and said that was not it.

“I need you.”

“But I… … .”

“The engineering office at headquarters is short-staffed. There’s also a shortage of equipment.”

“… … !”

“The Hunter also gave his permission.”

Haon’s eyes became as big as lanterns.

“Me, I’m the boss of the old town?”

“He’s also an excellent engineer.”

“Many people probably know me as ‘Dr. Eunhaon’… … .”

“Well, you’re pretty good with machines too.”

Ha-on put his hand on his chest at Ju-yeol’s nonchalant answer. He felt a pang rising from his chest.

“Do you really need me? Even if I can’t use magic?”

“Perhaps even in another universe where there is no magic engineering, you would be a genius engineer. You would be needed everywhere.”

Haon’s tear ducts eventually burst at his confident answer.

Joo-yeol chuckled and wiped her wet cheek. In fact, he had something else he wanted to say.

‘I don’t mind if you’re not a particularly great engineer, but this isn’t the time to say that.’

Every time he moved his hand, the shadow that had been pooling at Haon’s feet grew in size and wrapped around his shoulders.