This Villain is Soft - Chapter 126



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Episode 126

Juyeol was startled by Haon’s sudden appearance blocking his path, and he let go of the strength in his hand that was about to pull the trigger.

“Why are you there? No. Come here first. It’s dangerous.”

He aimed his gun at the sniper who was visible over Haon’s shoulder as if providing cover.

“Don’t shoot!”

As Haon shook his head, a surprised voice was heard from behind him.

“Galaxy On? How did you regain your powers… … . Wait. You’re dead. How are you still alive?”

When I looked back, I saw that the sniper was very alert.

Haon looked at her bleeding shoulder and waist and said meaningfully.

“I’m not the only one who survived.”

Although his face was covered and his expression could not be seen, the sniper’s shoulders were slowly stiffening as all his strength drained away.

The sniper flinched as if he noticed something, then aimed his gun at Haon.

“If you don’t want to die, keep your mouth shut.”

It was an easier command to listen to than to say, “If you don’t want to die, love me,” but Haon couldn’t do that.

“A gun won’t do anything to me.”

The sniper flinched at the sight of his eyes showing no sign of fear, then aimed his gun at Haon’s stomach.

“Then can this also be stopped?”

“Galaxy On!”

Joo-yeol aimed his gun and called out to Ha-on as if screaming, but the distance between them was too close for him to pull the trigger rashly.

Haon covered his hand with the sniper’s hand holding the gun.

At the same time, the sniper pulled the trigger and the barrel exploded with a pop.

In that short period of time, Haon transformed the gun and blocked the muzzle.

“What… … !”

The sniper hesitated as he missed his shot that exploded at the burning sensation.

As soon as the distance between the two grew, Juyeol approached the sniper, firing his gun at him, but the bullets were all blocked by Haon’s shield.

[Master! I’m back!]

Suddenly, Ttyong jumped out from Haon’s arms, curled up into a ball, and blocked the grenade that was flying at Juyeol.

“A tin hamster? When did you fix this… …?”

He finally sighed and lowered the gun.

“Why on earth are you doing this?”

“Juyeol. I’m going to tell you about your younger brother.”

“now?”

As Juyeol panicked, the sniper rushed at Haon.

“Don’t interfere. Don’t meddle in other people’s business!”

Joo-yeol quickly grabbed the sniper’s wrist, twisted it back, and wrapped his arms around his neck, completely subduing him.

“Ugh─.”

“Hey, take it easy! Your little brother isn’t dead! He’s Woo Hye-seong!”

Joo-yeol stuttered as if he had heard something strange at Ha-on’s hastily spoken words.

It was something I clearly heard, but I couldn’t perceive it clearly.

“… … What does that mean?”

As the strength left Joo-yeol’s arm, the sniper elbowed him in the forehead and pushed him away.

The sniper’s balaclava came off as he twisted his head away from the heat, and his broken night vision goggles fell out with a thud.

“I checked, Joo-yeol. The sniper is your younger brother, Woo Hye-seong.”

As Haon spoke, the sniper’s washed-out light brown hair and black hole-like eyes were revealed.

A clear dot on the left eye.

Joo-yeol shook his head blankly, unable to take his eyes off that point.

“That can’t be true. Sniper is Halo’s daughter. If that was a real comet, why did Halo set fire to her house… … .”

As he muttered, his mind became dizzy with the sudden realization.

‘You’re taking me away so no one can find me? Even by creating hallucinations?’

The air surrounding them was deafeningly quiet.

A little distance away, heroes and villains were engaged in a fierce battle, but to Juyeol’s ears, the sound was muffled and faint.

I felt like my mind was floating away in a reality that I couldn’t believe.

“You should have just killed me. It was my chance.”

At that moment, the sniper’s low-pitched voice suddenly caught my fading mind.

“……what?”

The noise of battle poured in like a tidal wave.

Juyeol’s confused gaze looked straight at a face that was both unfamiliar and vaguely familiar.

“Hello, Oppa. I didn’t want to meet you like this.”

“… … !”

He approached the sniper, Woo Hye-seong, as if he was possessed by the title he had not heard in 10 years.

“Are you really, truly you?”

I became a hero and searched for Halo to find the culprit who killed my brother. Anger was my driving force and anchor.

And yet, he was alive. And so close.

His trembling eyes scanned Woo Hye-seong’s shoulders and waist in turn. Blood was flowing from the gunshot wound I had made.

“I… … shot you?”

As Joo-yeol raised his head with a shocked expression, Woo-hye-seong took a step back while holding onto his side.

“You shot very well, aiming for the gap in the bulletproof vest.”

“I─.”

The moment he reaches out to Woo Hye-seong.

The sound of gurgling echoed through the sky.

Before the two could even turn to the direction where the sound came from, Ha-on grabbed Woo-hye-seong’s arm and ran toward the sea.

“Eww! Sorry to interrupt your reunion, but I have to get out of here!”

“Ugh, what the heck, let go of this!”

Woo Hye-seong, who felt the unstable resonance of mana for the first time, shook off Ha-on’s hand.

“Oh, no!”

“Galaxy, come here.”

Then, Joo-yeol ran with Ha-on and Woo-hye-seong on his shoulders. Tti-yong quickly hung onto his waist.

“Where should I go?”

“Are you crazy? Put me down!”

“Into the sea! Jump into the sea!”

“What? Why in the water, tsk.”

Joo-yeol, who remembered falling into the water with Ha-on, felt uneasy, but headed to the end of the dock without asking why.

“Why are you like this! Let go of this!”

“Sniper! Calm down and look at that! It might not be good for everyone else, but our mana is unstable and our hearts might burst!”

“What are you talking about… …!”

Woo Hye-seong, who was struggling, froze when he saw the direction Ha-on was pointing.

A black wave spread out from the black energy pillar and surged forward like the night sky.

“What the heck is that… … .”

When Woo Hye-seong lost his mind and became quiet, Chaser jumped down from the container at the dock.

“Galaxy On. What are you talking about, hyung? What are you doing? Why are you running like that… …?”

Chaser, who had been wondering, was also shocked to see the black waves coming towards him.

“Chaser! Come here! Run!”

When Haon reached out and called out to him, who had stopped, Chaser suddenly came to his senses and ran quickly.

And when they reached the end of the pier, they held hands with Haon and jumped into the sea.

As soon as all four heads entered the water, black waves swept across the surface.

The fish that were near the surface quickly ran into the deep water.

Joo-yeol was holding Ha-on and Woo-hye-seong tightly, and Ha-on was holding Chaser’s hand tightly.

Woo Hye-seong struggled to escape from Joo-yeol, as if she didn’t want to be caught even in the water.

Then he grabbed the arm of the chaser nearby.

“… … !”

Chaser squeezed his eyes shut and let out a gurgling breath. The unstable manas on either side of him resonated violently.

Ha-on and Woo-hye-seong were startled by the strong resonance, but they did not let go of the hand that was holding Chaser.

As the unstable mana set resonated, Juyeol also felt something strange and tried to rise to the surface.

At that moment, a wave of mana burst out from Chaser’s heart.

As he opened his eyes, the same afterimage appeared before the eyes of the four people.

* * *

A shabby house in the 3rd district of the old town.

Juyeol, who looked ten years younger than he was now, opened the rusty door and ran down the rainy street.

After a while, a smaller girl ran out of the house and slumped down in the rain.

The child crouched down, clutching his chest, and gasping for breath.

“Brother… … . Come quickly… … .”

The sight of her sobbing and chanting in pain was painful.

Suddenly, Halo, who looked younger than he is now, appeared in front of him and asked indifferently.

“If you come out like this, you should know that it’s a dangerous neighborhood. Do you have a fever? Does your heart feel like it’s going to burst?”

The child looked up at her with a frightened face and answered.

“It hurts so much. It feels like my body is on fire.”

Halo looked around and then sat down with his knees folded.

“You’re finally waking up.”

“I am past the age of awakening.”

“… … Let’s say your body has gone through something special and is different from others.”

The child looked around and asked.

“Hey, Halo? Right? You’re going to catch me?”

“If you want.”

“I don’t want to.”

“Didn’t you pray while looking at the stars yesterday? You wanted to see your mother.”

The child’s eyes widened at those words.

“Do you know my mother? Where is she?”

Then he grabbed his heart and cried out in pain.

“Ugh. Ugh… … .”

Her cheeks, red from the fever, did not cool down even in the rain.

Halo stared at the sight and then sat up.

“Believe it or not, follow me and I’ll teach you how to survive.”

“Yes? But my brother… … .”

“That guy is of no use to you right now.”

“No… … .”

“You can come back when you’re healthy. Well, if that’s what you want then.”

The child seemed to have difficulty speaking due to the suffocating pain.

“I’ll ask you one last time. Even if you refuse, I won’t do anything to you. If you come with me now, you can live. Do you want to go?”

The child eventually nodded to Halo’s question, which was the last and which was filled with heart-rending pain.

“S, please save me. Please save me… … .”

The child’s eyes were blurry, as if he was extremely tired.

“Good job. When you wake up after a short nap, you’ll be in a safe place.”

“I have to tell my brother… … .”

Halo picked up the fallen child before he could finish his words.

“There’s no need to say anything. You died here today.”

Soon, the empty house where the siblings lived burst into flames.