This Villain is Soft - Chapter 136



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Episode 136

For several days, broadcasting station helicopters were busy flying around the skies above Gwonyeongsi.

A black pillar rose into the sky, collapsing two blocks of the old city, and a large building in the new city completely disappeared.

And not only did it collapse, but many people witnessed the debris of the building rise into the sky, floating before slowly falling back to the ground.

In addition, with the spread of the doppelganger theory and the resurrection of Eunhaon, people’s attention was focused on Kwon Young-shi.

Hero headquarters and the government did not make any specific statement, but they did not block the reporting either.

However, the reporters were afraid to wander around the old city without warning, so they only hung around District 2, where the new hero headquarters was located.

A reporter’s eyes widened as he took pictures of the memorial banners hanging everywhere.

“Seo, senior! Isn’t that Dr. Eunhaon?”

“Yes. It’s a banner commemorating Dr. Eunhaon.”

“No! That’s not it. The real Galaxy is walking around! Over there!”

In the place the junior pointed to, a woman wearing engineer overalls was running towards headquarters after stumbling over something and then getting up out of breath.

“Those are the engineer overalls from Hero Headquarters.”

“No, but I definitely saw his face when his hat came off… … .”

The senior reporter sighed at the sight of his junior scratching his head in confusion.

“In the old town, there are many cases of people who were thought to be dead coming back alive, but Dr. Eunhaon is definitely dead.”

“Huh? How do you know that?”

“I know the doctor who pronounced Eunhaon dead at the rehabilitation center.”

At those words, the junior finally laughed with an embarrassed expression.

“Then I guess I was mistaken.”

But unfortunately, it wasn’t a mistake.

Haon, wearing the overalls of Engineer Team A, entered the hero headquarters.

After stamping my temporary pass and rushing down to the basement, someone grabbed my waist and pulled me in.

“It’s a little late.”

“ah!”

Haon was startled, then found Juyeol and smiled bashfully.

“Because reporters flocked to Zone 2, traffic was also blocked.”

“Did you fall?”

Joo-yeol noticed that Ha-on’s sleeves and knees were dirty, so he lowered his posture to examine them.

“I almost lost my hat, so I held on to it.”

“Anyway.”

The hand that brushed away the dirt and dust with a sly smile was careful.

Ha-on muttered, “It’s ticklish,” and giggled. His ears turned red from embarrassment, but he didn’t stop him.

“How long are you going to hide the fact that you’re alive?”

“I need to take care of some busy work first and then think about it.”

Haon decided to keep his identity a secret to avoid being caught by reporters until the old city was properly reorganized.

I was planning to reveal my face only after the uproar over the events in the old town and the port had died down.

Joo-yeol took Ha-on into the room at the end of the hallway.

“Hunter. Here you go.”

“Let’s get started right away.”

Haon stood next to the patient’s bed as he listened to the hunter’s words, who nodded as if he had been waiting.

On the bed, Bae An-jae was lying with his eyes closed, handcuffed to the frame.

As I looked at him lying there motionless and silent, I suddenly remembered the Bae An-jae I had seen at the funeral home and the Bae An-jae who was dying at the port.

“Hmm. Are you still alive?”

“He was struggling to get out of here and then he passed out on his own. They didn’t even give him sedatives or sleeping pills.”

The Hunter’s words were not an exaggeration; there were red marks and bruises on Bae An-jae’s handcuffed wrists.

Haon took out his cell phone, held it, and waved it around lightly.

“Blue. I’ll scan the mana circuits of the ship.”

[Understood! Mana circuit scan results, no active circuits found.]

“Is it completely broken?”

[A more thorough examination is required, but your internal circuits and heart are not accepting mana!]

“… … .”

Haon looked at the terrorist who had once mercilessly destroyed his hometown with a complicated gaze.

A terrorist who wanted to become a special magician close to God, but ended up losing his magician skills.

“I will never use magic engineering again.”

Perhaps because too much power was drained from the dimensional gate connected to the Void Realm, the mana circuit of Bae An Jae was completely blocked.

His cell phone was also horribly smashed, so it was impossible to even attempt anything with magic engineering.

“So does that mean we don’t need anything like specially made restraints?”

“Yes. But even if that’s not the case, he’s a violent and dangerous person, so you should be careful not to let him get his hands on a weapon.”

Terrorists have caused suffering to people in many ways.

Magic, bombs, guns, knives. If necessary, he would use his own hands to brutally punish those who stood in his way.

‘He must be having trouble accepting reality, seeing as he struggled to the point of losing consciousness despite being so physically weak.’

But whether Bae An-jae accepted it or not, his reality was that he had lost magic engineering forever.

‘It’s really over.’

Only after Haon realized that fact did the situation start to feel real.

The war that started in my hometown finally ended in another universe.

As I stood there blankly with a complicated expression on my face, Joo-yeol gently wrapped his arm around my shoulder.

Haon raised his head at the warm feeling and met eyes with the sturdy hero.

“It’s okay,” I mouthed to him.

It wasn’t some kind of brainwashing, it was sincere.

As if he knew that, Joo-yeol also raised the corners of his lips gently.

Haon gathered Mana, who was inspecting Bae An Jae, and asked.

“Hunter. What happens to this guy now?”

“I originally said I would take you back to where you came from, but that has become difficult… … . I guess I’ll have to keep you under surveillance at headquarters.”

“Is it here?”

“Don’t worry, if you can’t use magic engineering, you’ll never get out of here.”

“Umm… … .”

Ha-on nodded as he looked back and forth between Bae An-jae, Hunter, and Ju-yeol.

It certainly seemed that Bae An-jae, who had lost his magic engineering, would be no match for the heroes.

At the port, when Bae An-jae was defeated and Ha-on was repairing the dimensional gate to bring Ju-yeol.

It is said that the Hero Headquarters first conducted a thorough investigation of the correctional officers, police officers, and legal professionals at the Kwon Young Rehabilitation Center.

As a result, all those who had a history of being bribed by Bae An-jae were judged by the law, and those who had been brainwashed safely regained their sanity.

Fortunately, the hypnotist awakeners and specialists at headquarters were able to help them as Bae An-jae lost his mana and his brainwashing weakened.

So, there will be no one outside the headquarters trying to take out Bae An-jae.

It was ironic that he, who had wanted to gain immense power from dark energy, ended up having all his powers taken away by dark energy.

Haon was looking at Bae An-jae, who would probably be alone in this universe until he died, when a thought suddenly occurred to him.

“Juyeol. Speaking of Hyesung… … .”

It seemed like I got a hint about Woo Hye-seong’s work, which had been a cause for concern.

* * *

That night, at Solmae’s Hospital in District 1 of the old town.

Halo was sitting in a dark hospital room, looking at the sniper, Woo Hye-seong, who was fast asleep.

The hallway light flickered through the crack in the hospital room door.

The hero guarding the door was moving back and forth.

It may not be enough manpower to tie down Halo’s feet, but it seems they judged that as long as Woo Hye-seong was here, he would not run away.

The hunter’s guess was correct.

After Halo entered this hospital room with Woo Hye-seong, he never stepped outside.

Woo Hye-seong couldn’t fall asleep without painkillers and sleeping pills.

When I fed him the potion mixed with my blood, it felt like I was feeding him poison, but at that time, I didn’t need any painkillers or sleeping pills.

Although the amount of time he could remain stable was decreasing and he was showing signs of addiction, he was still able to walk around normally for a few hours a day.

But now there is no more potion.

Because of her refusal to produce the Galaxy Temperature, Woo Hye-seong had to endure the pain of an unnatural awakening.

Halo sighed, rubbing her deepened eyes.

‘… … When should I have stopped?’

There must have been a point at which they could have turned back, but they were so busy trying to save Woo Hye-seong’s life that they completely missed it.

That too would have been poison to my daughter.

Knock knock.

Just then the window behind me opened and the wind blew in.

Halo opened his mouth without showing any sign of surprise.

“I was wondering when you would come. Could you close the window? As you can see, there is a patient here.”

Nova, who had been glaring at the back of Halo’s head with a blank expression, slammed the window shut.

Then he walked towards Halo and slowly grabbed her by the neck.

Even though he had the power to break or tear bones, he held Halo’s neck still.

“Nova. Are you trying to kill me?”

“well?”

“Just wait until Hyesung wakes up. I want to deliver the will in person.”

Halo gestured towards the bed with her eyes, showing no intention of resisting.

Nova gave Halo a squeeze on the neck with a look of disinterest before letting go.

“You took part of my heart, so I was planning on taking yours out too.”

Nova continued speaking, looking back at Woo Hye-seong.

“You already have a face that looks like your heart is crushed.”

“Because it was destroyed.”

Nova shed arsenic at Halo’s reply.

“I think it’s a good thing that Haon hates killing people.”

Then, he blurted out a word as if he was throwing it away and went back out the window he came in through and left.

It didn’t matter to the two of them that this was a ward on the sixth floor.