This Villain is Soft - Chapter 147



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Episode 147

Joo-yeol asked, putting his hand on the holster.

“Why? Am I wrong?”

“Oh, no. That’s right. Ugh, everything Dr. Eun does is lovely.”

The villain opened his eyes and spoke urgently.

Just then, the warehouse door opened with a bang and Nova appeared.

“Who is lovely?”

He strode in, slammed his hand on the table, and smiled brightly.

“Are you interested in our honey?”

The corner of the table Nova was holding shattered. The villain, his face pale, screamed.

“You crazy bastards! What beat are you telling me to follow?”

‘I know.’

‘Space Heat’, his face covered by a hat and mask, replied to himself.

I wondered if there were really such people, but I couldn’t deny that everything Ha-on did was lovely.

After that, the villain, who had been suffering under pressure from Juyeol and Nova, eventually confessed that he had already been bribing gangs in other regions with counterfeit money.

It was to hit the old town, as he said.

Those who joined hands with the villain were running illegal businesses in a corner of the old city, so they seemed to be quite dissatisfied with Haon, who had them all shut down.

“I’m really curious about where they’re printing counterfeit money. Will you show me around?”

Nova smiled, wrapping her arm around the villain’s shoulder.

The villain asked, trembling as if he was being wronged.

“Nova, you’re a villain. Why did you join hands with a hero? And of all people, a Ghost… .”

“Huh? Haven’t you heard who I work for?”

“I know you joined Dr. Eun’s gang! But you were holding your breath because you wanted to eat the old town. You’ve never been sincere to that woman anyway. Who wouldn’t know that?”

“… … .”

The villain chose words that would provoke Nova, not even noticing that his expression was turning cold.

“You should join us on this occasion. How long are you going to crawl under Dr. Eun’s feet and wait for an opportunity? We welcome you as our boss.”

“He still doesn’t know reality.”

Joo-yeol shook his head with a look of pity.

The villain, enraged by that reaction, was about to say something when Nova grabbed him by the back of the neck and whispered in his ear.

“I volunteered to crawl under our boss’ feet. Then, joining hands with one or two heroes is nothing special.”

The villain’s shoulders shook at the refreshing yet sinister voice.

I looked at ‘Woo Joo-yeol’, who had his face covered by a hat and mask as if he noticed something was wrong, and then at Joo-yeol, who had his feet up on the table.

His face hardened as he realized once again that there was no one here who could help him.

“Shall I show you how far I can go? Are you curious?”

“Okay, wait a minute… … !”

Nova smiled beautifully and dragged the villain out of the warehouse.

The door slammed shut and a moment later a shrill scream was heard.

‘Woo Joo-yeol’ took off his hat and mask and looked at Joo-yeol with a tired expression. He stretched absentmindedly without even blinking.

“Is this how you usually do things?”

“Is that possible? I can’t say it’s absolutely not true, though.”

Joo-yeol opened the window slightly and watched Nova’s car drive away before continuing.

“If you have any sense, you’d know, but today’s work is a secret from Ha-on. I’m already busy, so I can’t let a bug like that bother me.”

“… … Is there something you’re hiding from Haon?”

“Why are you asking such questions when you have something to hide too?”

‘Space Heat’ opened his mouth and then closed it tightly.

My feelings that I had hidden from Haon for a long time were easily seen through by my other universe self.

As if ‘he’ knew Joo-yeol’s feelings at a glance.

Joo-yeol turned his chair around and sat down, resting both arms on the back of the chair.

‘Space Heat’ thought that even though the chair I was sitting in was the same one, it looked much smaller because of his size.

“How is your father?”

Then, he suddenly made a suspicious expression at the question.

“Are you only asking about my father?”

“Answer me.”

“Is that what you wanted to ask me? How are things here?”

“They both died young.”

‘Space Heat’ hesitated and answered.

“… … Stay healthy. Even during the war, you took care of the children at the orphanage in an air raid shelter. You’re still at the orphanage.”

“I see.”

Joo-yeol, who had responded dryly, smiled faintly and muttered as if he had remembered something.

“That gentleman too. He’s raising someone else’s child there too.”

“what?”

“It’s nothing. You said you had something to ask, too. Tell me.”

‘Space Heat’ looked more and more uncomfortable as he seemed to have calmed down from the first time he saw me.

Somehow, the more anxious I became, the more relaxed his expression seemed to become.

“… … What will you do if Haon says he wants to go back with me?”

“What should I do?”

Joo-yeol answered in a tone that seemed to ask why he was asking such a thing.

“I will respect Haon’s choice. That’s why I’m talking to you, not Haon.”

Then he continued speaking while staring straight at ‘Space Heat’.

“Haon, leave me alone and get out.”

It was more of a warning than a suggestion.

Joo-yeol had never been greedy for anything in his life. All he wanted to do was find the culprit who killed his younger brother.

I didn’t really have any attachment to things like old bikes or cell phones.

Guns were the same. It was common for them to explode and break while fighting villains.

But the things Haon touched were different.

A helmet, a toaster that isn’t even funny. And the person himself, Eunhaon.

It was the first time in my life that I felt greedy and desired something.

He warned ‘Woo Joo-yeol’ once more, who was looking at him with a bewildered expression.

“Don’t even confess.”

“What authority do you have to say something like that─.”

“I want you to remain family to Haon forever. Don’t take his family away from him.”

“… … .”

“Until I leave here, don’t act coy in front of Haon.”

‘Woo Joo-yeol’ considered Joo-yeol’s words as ridiculous nonsense, but he could not readily accept them.

That was the reason why I couldn’t rashly confess to Ha-on even in a war situation where I didn’t know when or who would die.

To Ha-on, ‘Woo Joo-yeol’ and ‘his’ father were his only family and brothers, and a home he could always return to when times were tough.

Haon was an extraordinary child since childhood.

He was exceptionally smart as well as curious, and those who noticed him wanted to adopt him.

However, the first abandonment was when a child who had smiled and gotten along well with everyone at the orphanage was sent home as being timid and reserved and too gloomy.

Then, just as Ha-on’s endless curiosity and questions were starting to tire him out, the couple had a child.

Next, he was uncooperative with the filming of a gifted quiz show and a documentary about young geniuses.

The next thing is that sometimes I speak in a childish way and it’s creepy how I remember a slip of the tongue even months later.

The reasons were different for each person, but as the excommunications continued, Ha-on became more and more timid and afraid of talking to strangers.

He only stayed by the orphanage children and ‘Woo Joo-yeol’, especially ‘him’, and followed him around very well.

So, the father of Woo Joo-yeol, the director of the orphanage, thought about adopting Ha-on, but in the end, he decided not to do so.

The reason is… … .

‘It was because of me.’

It was because he knew that Ha-on was more than just family.

‘Woo Joo-yeol’ held his cell phone tightly as he thought about Joo-yeol’s words telling him not to take his family away from Ha-on.

“… … Everything Haon has accomplished is in that universe. Not here.”

“The land you are sitting on was also cultivated by Haon.”

“Haon’s doctoral degree or theses, not even Gimpo Institute of Technology. Not even Gimpo.”

“He doesn’t seem like the type to be obsessed with that kind of thing.”

“This is not an environment where Haon can do the research he wants to do.”

“I heard you like it because it overflows with mana.”

“… … .”

Woo Joo-yeol’s blunt response made him feel a little angry. He was shocked at how he could act like that after only meeting Ha-on for so long.

“Do you really care about Haon?”

“I said I will respect Haon’s choice.”

“But you’re leaving Haon here and letting me go by myself?”

“I’m telling you not to think about shaking up a child who is doing well and taking him away.”

As the conversation continued, a cold atmosphere began to spread between the two.

When Joo-yeol tilted his head as if to say, “If you have something to say, say it,” Woo-joo-yeol frowned.

It was the most intense reaction I’ve seen in front of Juyeol since coming here, but I tried to calm it down quickly.

As Juyeol was looking at the sight with curiosity, ‘he’ spoke in a much calmer tone.

“I understand. You couldn’t not like Ha-on. You don’t know how to hate people. You’re just as lovable as you said.”

“I agree with that. So.”

“I also liked Haon because I saw the same thing as you. Do you think I could leave this place alone?”

“I guess so. Well, I’m not saying I’ll shoot you to death just because you confessed, but I do feel bad about you, so I want to hit you.”

“… … Annoying?”

‘Space fever’ frowned at the slightly odd choice of words.