This Villain is Soft - Chapter 120



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Episode 120

Nova’s house was in the new city, not far from Haon’s laboratory.

Thanks to that, Haon was able to arrive at the lab quickly, but there was a crisis in the middle.

“Prophet Eunhaon of Districts 1, 2, and 4.”

“The owner of the sturdy cranes.”

“May the deceased rest in peace.”

Seeing the memorial banners hanging in front of the research center, Ha-on almost took off his sunglasses to wipe away his tears.

According to Solmae, the residents of districts 1, 2, and 4 came to him and said they wanted to pay tribute to the ‘doctor’.

It was said that a separate memorial space and flower offering altar were set up in the old town.

Haon looked up at the banner and made a pledge.

‘We must make the world a safer place for these people.’

Haon had too many reasons to get back to magic engineering.

The forced awakening was decided to take place at the cafe on the first floor of Haon’s research lab.

It was impossible to change the access rights without magic engineering, so I was able to get help from Nova, who had experienced forced awakening, and Solmae, a doctor, at any time.

The lab door could be manually locked from the inside, so there was no need to worry about anyone coming to interfere with the plans.

Juyeol, who went to the hero headquarters, returned much sooner than expected, so I thought he had failed to bring the elixir.

However, he was holding a half-empty bottle of elixir in his hand, and Haon, who was puzzled, couldn’t help but ask questions.

“Juyeol-ah. Did you get permission from the hunter to bring it?”

“… … .”

“… … Right?”

It didn’t seem to be the case.

And when Haon took out the Awakening Orb extract, their positions completely changed.

“You had an awakening zone? I’ve been coming and going here every day, and you’ve been hiding it all this time?”

“… … .”

“… … Is there more? No? Is this it?”

Haondo also had nothing to say.

The two exchanged glances and tacitly decided not to raise the issue of where the elixir and awakening orb came from.

Finally, the preparations to attempt forced awakening were complete.

Haon stood in the middle of the cafe where the tables and sofas were all pushed against the walls.

Solmae sighed while holding a syringe containing the extract of Awakening Ball.

“They prescribe and inject all sorts of strange things.”

“Okay, I’m sorry.”

Haon rolled up his sleeves with an awkward smile.

“It seems like I’m seeing the same scene as yesterday.”

As Nova muttered and Haon’s white, skinny arm was revealed, Juyeol spoke urgently.

“I never thought I’d be asking this question again, but do I really have to do this?”

“I have to do it. I have to get back magic engineering.”

Haon was as determined today as he was yesterday. He didn’t seem to have even an inch of hesitation.

But the tension was evident. The other three also had tension written all over their faces.

“Honey. It’s going to hurt.”

Haon took a deep breath as Nova spoke in a humorless voice. Then he signaled to Solmae, saying, “Elder.”

Solmae injected the extract of Awakening Orb into Haon’s arm and fell down.

The response was frighteningly immediate.

“Black… …!”

Haon grabbed his heart, which started beating so fast it felt like it was going to explode without warning.

When a huge amount of mana suddenly poured into the dried-up body of the magician, his heart carried it throughout his body so as not to miss it.

My blood was flowing too quickly, making me feel dizzy and my vision blurry.

Rather than the mana being absorbed into the body, it seemed as if the mana was devouring every molecule that made up the body.

It felt like every cell in my body was burning and then being rebuilt, like my entire body was shattered like glass and then put back together.

“Ouch!”

Haon was already sitting on the floor.

Nearby, I could hear Juyeol chewing his curses anxiously. Oddly enough, it was a reassuring sound.

“Honey. Take a deep breath. Don’t try to strain your body.”

Nova’s worried voice could also be heard.

Haon’s whole body trembled. Mana struggled through his body and found a path, then pushed through it with a violent thud.

“Ugh… … .”

As Ha-on scratched the floor to endure the pain, Ju-yeol lowered his posture and held out a bottle of medicine.

“Haon. Elixir.”

“Ah, not yet. The mana of Bae An Jae… … .”

Haon barely shook his head and tried to push Joo-yeol’s hand away.

But the moment the fingertips boiling with mana touched the back of his hand.

“… … !”

Haon tilted his head back and opened his eyes wide.

Her senses went back to the source of mana.

The blue mana returns to the phone, turns gold, and soars into the sky.

Once beyond the boundary of the atmosphere, mana combines with countless subatomic particles to become the original high-energy cosmic radiation.

It returns to where it came from at the speed of light.

The place we arrived at was the Local Void.

A corner of the 11th dimension that holds the secrets of the multiverse.

The center of the universe and the boundary of the universe that transcends time and space.

Haon was able to catch a glimpse of the unknown for a moment.

‘There is nothing. At the same time, everything is too much.’

I didn’t know where I was looking, but I saw so many things and at the same time, nothing.

“Sil─.”

A sound came faintly from somewhere far away and yet very close.

“─Haon!”

Someone was calling me.

‘Who is it?’

When I turned my head, the golden mana formed the shape of a young boy and scattered among the constellations.

The void area disappeared from sight in an instant.

“Galaxy On!”

[… … Haon?]

Then, ‘주열’ and ‘주열’ appeared at the same time.

“Haon-ah. Drink the elixir.”

[Haon-ah! Is that really you?]

“Can you hear me? At least blink.”

[Where are you now? Huh?]

“Can you drink it? Please swallow it. Please.”

[Just wait. I’ll definitely come get you.]

My lips felt cold glass and slippery liquid.

Haon shook his head as his vision became dizzy due to the double-layered vision. He felt liquid flowing down his chin.

After repeating this a few times, a large hand suddenly grabbed my face. Something hot and soft touched my lips.

Gulp. Haon drank the liquid that was given to him.

“… … !”

Then, at one moment, I felt like my trembling mana was being forcibly pulled down.

The overlapping vision forcibly split and blinked.

Joo-yeol’s face appeared before my eyes, repeating the process of becoming clear and then blurry.

“─Haon-ah.”

All sounds sounded muffled, as if water had filled my ears.

“… … Joo-yeol-ah.”

“Are you awake? Haon!”

“Who, what… … .”

Haon was confused about where he was and what time it was. It felt like a bell was ringing in his head.

“Haon-ah. Look at me.”

“Ouch, wait a minute. I’m confused about which fever this is. Right now, it’s just… .”

As Ha-on closed his eyes tightly and turned away, the hand that had been caressing his cheek flinched.

As the pain slowly subsides, your breathing becomes calmer.

As the hand that had been touching my face made me raise my head, my eyes opened on their own.

“Galaxy On.”

Before I knew it, Joo-yeol’s face had appeared before my eyes, which had stopped blinking.

“Look straight at me. I am who I am.”

“… … !”

“Do you still see me as that kid?”

Ha-on’s eyes trembled slightly as he met his gaze.

“Does that kid look at you like that?”

Black burning emotions.

A painful and sorrowful desire.

Worry and sadness and… … .

“Juyeol-ah.”

An unconcealable affection towards me.

“I know who you are. You are Juyeol. My hero.”

A gaze too deep and hot to be the gaze of a friend.

Haon felt his emotions as if he was in sympathy with Mana.

My heart was pounding and my chest was tight.

The surroundings gradually became clearer as light expanded around him.

As the irregularly raging mana subsided, the mana barrier that had been rising like flames around the two also went out.

The hidden figures of Nova and Solmae were revealed.

“… … !”

Ha-on, who didn’t even realize that there was a barrier, suddenly came to his senses and examined Ju-yeol’s hand.

“Hey, are you okay? Did I hurt you?”

“… … .”

He shook his head silently and handed the cell phone over to me.

“Go ahead and do it.”

Haon looked at my cell phone quietly, then held it tightly and whispered.

“… … Blue?”

[Good morning, Haon!]

A bluebird appeared on the cell phone.

[Have you had a nice trip? I hope you had a nice trip!]

Haon covered his mouth in frustration. The bluebird flew around the first floor, chirping happily.

‘I am a magician.’

It felt like I had found and put back the last piece of my lost heart.

As Juyeol woke up Haon, who was moved, Nova and Solmae also approached cautiously.

“Honey. Aren’t you having trouble breathing?”

“I can breathe well and my heart seems to be beating normally.”

“Let me examine you.”

Haon barely took his eyes off Blue and looked at Nova and Solmae.

“Thank you all again this time. I could never have done it alone… … .”

Then, belatedly, I noticed the state of the cafe and was shocked.

Tables and sofas were tossed around in a mess, and the cafe’s utensils were broken or scattered everywhere.

Haon noticed that I had done this while I was awake and swung his phone around slightly to try to fix it.

However, perhaps because of the elixir, the magic didn’t work properly. The broken muddler was still in a state of needing to be fixed.

“I guess the elixir’s effects have completely worn off.”

Ha-on looked at Ju-yeol as if it were a habit, and as he neared the end of his sentences, he rolled his eyes to the side.

He manipulated the band on his wrist with an expression that said he had a lot to say.

“It’s the Hunter’s call.”

“Should I go?”

Haon felt embarrassed that he had asked so harshly, but he had something to say to him before it was too late.

But Juyeol shook his head and held out his hand.

“It’s not me, it’s you.”