This Villain is Soft - Chapter 146



Only Noblemtl

Episode 146

Haon, surprised, approached ‘Woo Joo-yeol’.

“Should I go back to the hospital? Is there something wrong with the injured area? Did I drag the injured child around too much? What should I do?”

He suddenly came to his senses at the helpless words and smiled awkwardly.

“Oh, no. I’m sorry. I had trouble sleeping last night because my sleeping arrangements suddenly changed, and I still haven’t gotten used to it… … .”

Then he approached Chacha and Bunny and politely extended his hand.

“This is ‘Space Heat.’ Nice to meet you.”

“Wow, crazy. This is disgusting.”

As Chacha backed away in shock, Bunny grabbed his hand and shook it, looking at ‘Space Heat’s’ face as if it was curious.

“Wow. It’s the same face, but the aura is completely different. Is it because of the different size? Or is it because of the expression?”

“It must be because their personalities are different. Look at that prickly guy’s dirty temper showing on his face.”

“You said there was someone you could show me, and it was ‘another ghost.’”

‘Space Heat’ looked puzzled at Bunny’s words with sparkling eyes.

“ghost?”

“I said that Juyeol here is a hero. Heroes all have nicknames. Juyeol’s nickname is Ghost.”

After hearing Haon’s explanation, ‘he’ thought once again that the heat of this universe did not seem to go well with the hero.

“Eunhaon was a different person to this extent. Now that I know more, it’s even more absurd.”

Chacha, who was looking closely at that ‘cosmic fever’, stuck out his tongue.

Then, as if remembering something he had forgotten, he sighed and took out a 50,000 won bill from his bosom.

“I’m talking about the currency exchange place that I mentioned a few days ago that was suspicious. They do use counterfeit money.”

Ha-Teon must have forgotten, because he opened his eyes wide and looked at the bills.

But no matter how you looked at it, it just looked like an ordinary banknote.

“They look exactly the same… … .”

“It must have been taken by someone with some skill. But it can’t fool my eyes.”

‘Woo Joo-yeol’, who was looking at the banknotes with Ha-on, asked with a puzzled look.

“Mr. Chacha, did you work at the Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation detecting counterfeit money?”

“… … ?”

A brief silence lingered in the office, along with Chacha’s blank expression.

Soon, Chacha burst into loud laughter.

“Well, I did something similar.”

Seeing Bunny and Haon giggling, I thought to myself, “Maybe it’s not Space Heat after all,” and smiled awkwardly.

With her bright red hair and smoky makeup, she didn’t look like a mint employee, but if not, what else could she have done to be so knowledgeable about counterfeiting money?

“But what is this?”

Then Haon discovered a box on the desk.

“Bunny lifted the box as if it was a good opportunity to ask,” he said.

“Sister. How about putting in some new loot? Now that we’re managing the whole thing instead of just a few areas, it’ll show that the five areas have been unified into one.”

“Is that so?”

“Historically, these symbols have played an important role. I learned about them in school.”

It seemed like Barney was still diligently attending the world history lectures he had been wanting to hear so badly.

“If there’s a new loot in the old town, won’t people’s attention be drawn to that instead of you?”

“Good? Bunny. You’re so smart!”

At the mention of being smart, Bunny opened the box with a proud expression.

“Take your pick. I’ve got a few from Twoshot’s secret vault.”

Inside were well-maintained precious metals. Haon’s eyes widened when he saw one of the bracelets.

“Huh? It’s ripe sweet corn!”

“… … Where does this look like corn?”

As Chacha, who was standing next to me, asked incredulously, the office door opened wide.

“Why are you all gathered here?”

Joo-yeol, who had finished work earlier than usual, came walking in with a limp, raised his eyebrows when he saw the precious metals in the box.

“What? Why is that corn here?”

“You too?”

Chacha made a bewildered expression when she heard such words coming out of Juyeol’s mouth.

“Because Bunny said it would be nice to redefine the spoils of the old town.”

“You need that? So this is what you’re going to do?”

“Yeah. I’m glad to have some ripe sweet corn.”

As Ha-on spoke with a snicker, the corners of Ju-yeol’s mouth also slowly rose.

The events that happened at Q’s private exhibition flashed through my mind.

“Okay. Nice to meet you. Sweet corn.”

“… … The more I listen to it, the more it seems like that.”

Chacha muttered and took out the bracelet with colorful round jewels.

“And about the safety training in the old town. Do I really have to manage the two-headed people who are sent there?”

“Huh? It’s such a simple task, what’s wrong with it?”

“I have to get some kind of certification. It’s a bit bothersome… … .”

Haon sighed at Chacha’s grumbling.

“Oh my, what would you do if I suddenly disappeared?”

“Then the whole old city will be looted, right?”

“You’ve been doing well so far, what are you talking about!”

‘Woo Joo-yeol’, who was watching that scene, felt his heart flutter with an indescribable emotion.

‘Sweet corn?’

It was already extremely unsettling and bothersome that Haon had something in common with the cosmic heat here.

Besides, it was my first time having friends I didn’t know and talking to so openly, so it felt really strange.

‘He’ asked, gently grabbing Haon’s hand.

“Haon-ah. Have you met all the people you wanted to introduce to me?”

“yet!”

Ha-on, who had been having a petty conversation with Joo-yeol, immediately turned to look at ‘Woo-joo-yeol’ and answered.

“There’s someone else I want to introduce you to the most. We’ll meet tomorrow or the day after. He’s also busy these days, so it’s hard to meet him suddenly.”

“Then tomorrow we’ll be walking around outside like we did today?”

“Umm. Tomorrow I have to go somewhere I can’t take you… … .”

As an advisor to the Hero Headquarters Engineering Team, I had to go to the engineering office regularly.

Haon’s job was to design, manufacture, and modify the heroes’ equipment.

Even when he became an engineer at Juyeol, nothing was made for him other than a helmet and a belt.

Because the circumstances were so complicated, there was no opportunity for that.

It was a shame that he had to replace all of his equipment only after the war was over, but he wanted to make safer and sturdier equipment for the heroes even now.

Haon, who was worried, held Woo Joo-yeol’s hand and asked.

“Will you stay here? Chacha and Bunny will be here all day tomorrow. They’re going to be busy designing equipment that can be used without me, so it’ll be hard to contact them.”

Joo-yeol, who had been listening quietly the whole time, flinched and then opened his mouth.

“I won’t be going to headquarters tomorrow because it’s my day off, but I do have some other things to do. It’s not like there’s going to be any trouble if there’s one more person there.”

“Really? Is that okay?”

When Haon smiled with a surprised expression, he nodded as if it was nothing.

“doesn’t care.”

“Then I’ll be with Ghost.”

“… … ?”

Juyeol furrowed his brows at Woo Jooyeol’s answer. It seemed strange that ‘he’ was calling me a ghost.

“I was curious about something too.”

“Or so I say. I have something to ask too.”

So the two of them ended up going together to some unknown place the next day.

* * *

The next day, a shabby warehouse in the 3rd district of the old town.

‘Woo Joo-yeol’, with his face covered by a hat and mask, looked at Joo-yeol with a trembling look.

“Why do you keep saying the same thing? Do you want to get hit again where you were hit before?”

“That, that’s not it… … .”

The sight of a villain sitting cross-legged with his feet on the table, looking very intimidated, pecking at him.

‘… … punks. I can’t tell which one is the villain.’

Although it seemed less so in front of Ha-on, Ju-yeol felt a sense of rage and wickedness that could not be hidden.

A dull expression as if anyone who approaches is annoying, and when their eyes meet, they look them up and down as if they are exploring the other person.

Moreover, his hands were so rough that it was hard to imagine that he was the same person as me.

A slightly crooked finger, as if the bone had healed before it could be properly set, and faint scars scattered all over the hand.

A regime with thickened knuckles and calluses, as if to prove that it has been through many fights.

‘Space Heat’ looked down at his fingers, which were straight and neatly aligned from having spent his entire life typing on the keyboard.

No matter how much of a hero he was, those were hands that beat up people.

Unlike me, his broad shoulders and solid muscles contributed to creating a menacing atmosphere.

‘I don’t think Haon’s taste was like that… … .’

As ‘Space Fever’ sighed at the lingering doubt, the villain who had been hesitating opened his mouth.

“Dr. Eunhaon suddenly ordered us to close down our business, so we had no choice but to make counterfeit money. Otherwise, we would all starve to death.”

“so.”

The villain gained strength and his voice grew stronger as Joo-yeol responded as if telling him to speak more.

“If this continues, there will be some guys who can’t stand the backlash and will bring in gangs from other regions to raid the old city.”

“Hmm.”

“The old city will be a mess! Dr. Eun is a vicious person who only stays in his lab, but he doesn’t have the ability to lead the old city!”

“It’s okay. I love what he does.”

“… … ?”

The villain looked at Juyeol with an expression that seemed to doubt his ears.