This Villain is Soft - Chapter 150



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Episode 150

Meanwhile, on the rooftop of an officetel.

Joo-yeol, who had been looking through the reception room window with his eyes closed, sighed and took off his helmet.

Nova snorted, leaning her back and arms against the railing.

“How sinister. I wondered why they suddenly moved the table to the window.”

“Are you okay? Aren’t you worried?”

Nova shrugged her shoulders calmly in response to Juyeol’s discontented question.

“I knew Haon would stay here.”

“You were sure?”

“of course.”

“How did you… … ?”

Joo-yeol felt a faint sense of defeat, even though he was skeptical of his words.

Even though I was closer to Haon, I couldn’t be sure about her choice.

I tried to act relaxed and pretend like nothing happened in front of Haon, but just managing my facial expressions was a pain.

But Nova didn’t feel nervous or anxious like I did after ‘Space Fever’ appeared.

He was so calm even though he followed Ha-on around and picked on me for every little thing.

Compared to my anxious appearance, it’s so hurtful that it hurts my pride.

“Did Haon say anything to you?”

“That’s not true, but it was something I could have guessed.”

“What the heck is it?”

As Juyeol asked nervously, Nova looked up at the sky as if recalling a day in the past.

That day, a black pillar of energy rose somewhere across the sky.

I reminisced about the moment when the fever disappeared along with that ominous energy.

To be exact, the Haon at that time.

‘You don’t know what kind of face Eunhaon made when he went to get you back. Live your whole life without knowing.’

Nova swore that she would never tell Joo-yeol about what happened that day.

“I know things about Haon that you don’t know about.”

“That’s bullshit again.”

Nova grinned as he snapped, not hiding his rising irritation.

“Don’t let your guard down. I like your face. I don’t intend to get in your way, but I don’t intend to miss the opportunity either.”

The excited Joo-yeol let out a hollow laugh.

“You’re talking like it’s an opportunity.”

Then he added confidently as he left the rooftop with his helmet tucked under his side.

“You’ll never get another chance like that, so stop whining and wake up from your dream.”

“… … .”

Nova, left alone, took out the telescope from his bosom and looked at Haon, who was sobbing.

The railing he held lightly bent into the shape of his palm.

* * *

Haon and ‘Woo Joo-yeol’ stood side by side, holding hands, and looked at the bridge stretching out under the sunset.

It was a riverside where you could clearly see the wide river and long bridge becoming part of the night view.

“Gimpo Bridge… … .”

As ‘Space Heat’ muttered, Haon smiled gently and said.

“This is Gwonyeong Bridge. What happened to Gimpo Bridge?”

“They’re rebuilding it. It seems like it’s going to take some time to build it more solidly.”

“You made it stronger than before. That’s good.”

As the smile on Ha-on’s lips faded, ‘Woo Joo-yeol’ asked while gently stroking the hand he was holding with his thumb.

“Are you okay now?”

“Hmm. I don’t know. But I don’t have nightmares anymore.”

‘He’ looked back at Haon with a slightly surprised expression.

It was not an illusion that Ha-on’s gaze seemed more stern in the reception room.

For a moment, the heat here came to mind, but it wasn’t just the man’s presence that won it over.

‘Woo Joo-yeol’ was well aware of Ha-on’s fighting spirit and perseverance.

Even when I wasn’t there, Haon went to war and won.

Since he said he created a dimensional gate, he couldn’t just leave it alone even though the war broke out somewhere he was going to leave anyway.

‘He’ felt a strange sense of disappointment and delight at the same time, as if the hamster in his arms had caught a snake.

“That’s fortunate.”

As I muttered with all my heart, Haon opened his mouth and stared at the darkened river.

“How will the heroes endure? If they have to deal with villains every day, there will be times when they won’t be able to save the hostages.”

‘Woo Joo-yeol’ asked, holding the hand he was holding tighter.

“Do you think the buildings collapsing and people dying are because of the heroes?”

“… … No. It’s because of the villains.”

“Yeah. It’s not your fault.”

“… … .”

Haon looked up at ‘him’ with a dead face. He knew it with his head, but his heart couldn’t do anything about it.

‘Woo Joo-yeol’ let go of Ha-on’s hand and wrapped his arms around his shoulders warmly.

“If something like that happens again, remember that it’s not your fault.”

“also……?”

“The crime rate is already high, so there will be a lot of incidents, so I’m saying this because there’s no way you’d stay still.”

Even though Haon showed him people he could rely on here, there was worry in ‘his’ voice.

Haon, who was absorbed in his work, gave his cell phone to ‘him’ for a moment.

“I have something to show you.”

“Again? I’m starting to get scared.”

Haon chuckled at the humorous answer.

“This could be really scary.”

Then he took a few steps back, made a gun shape with his hand, and aimed it at an empty water bottle rolling on the floor.

“Look carefully.”

Haon took a deep breath and felt the mana circuit extending from his heart.

Thump thump.

Every time my heart beat, the mana that flowed with my blood slowly headed towards the tip of my index finger and gathered together.

A moment when Haon stopped breathing and focused on a certain point.

Pfft!

A mana bullet fired from the tip of the finger hit the water bottle.

“… … !”

‘Space Heat’ was so surprised that he immediately scanned Haon.

“how……?”

Even though no new mana circuits were created, the amount of mana flowing through his body was much greater than that of ordinary magic engineers.

When ‘he’ approached with an expression that said he didn’t understand, Haon smiled bashfully with a proud face.

“I’m not weak anymore even if I drop my phone.”

“… … .”

“So don’t worry.”

I thought the hamster that left the nest only caught snakes, but it turned out that it was also holding a star in its mouth.

‘Woo Joo-yeol’ hesitated and then opened his mouth.

“Haon, before you go, I have a favor to ask.”

* * *

Old Town District 1.

Haon, who returned to the office, handed over a small tool kit to ‘Woo Joo-yeol’.

It had been placed here and used often since it took over Zone 1, so it was worn down.

“Do you really want this?”

“Yeah. The tools you use all seem strangely good.”

“What is that?”

As Ha-on was giggling, the office door opened wide and Joo-yeol appeared.

“I brought Bae An-jae.”

In his hands he held Bae An-jae, who was completely bound and unconscious.

‘Woo Joo-yeol’ decided to take Bae An-jae to his hometown instead of Ha-on.

There you will be judged by the law and imprisoned in the same camp as terrorists.

In a world filled with objects made with magic engineering, it must be even more painful to be unable to control mana.

Ha-on, who was finally able to return Bae An-jae to her place, suddenly thought to himself, ‘Ju-yeol’ is really leaving.

‘Space Heat’ also seemed to have the same feeling as Ha-on, shaking his tool kit and smiling.

“I’ll use this well and return it to you next time we meet.”

“Hey. How are you going to give it back?”

“You can just make another dimensional gate.”

“If you want to make it, you can make it.”

They both said it with a smile on their faces, but they both knew that it was actually a very difficult task.

Just to create a dimensional prism, a large diamond had to absorb the energy of the Awakening Sphere and an enormous amount of light.

The dimensional gate itself requires a large amount of awakening orbs, and even if you succeed in making it this time, you may fail next time.

Since it is something that requires money and time, it would be burdensome to operate the dimensional gate in the other universe where awakening orbs and mana are not abundant.

Even if Haon created a new dimensional gate and crossed over to the other universe for a moment, there was no one in this universe who could signal him to come back since he was the only magician there.

However, Haon and ‘Woo Joo-yeol’ treated each other as if they would meet again later.

“Haon-ah. Don’t forget that you have a hometown you can visit without even contacting us.”

“Yeah. You have a friend who lives a little far away that you can come visit.”

Tears welled up at the corners of Haon’s eyes as he smiled brightly.

‘Space Heat’ carefully wiped away the tears with his fingertips and opened his mouth.

“Haon-ah. I… … .”

My heart pounded at the thought that this might be my last chance to say those words.

After hesitating for a while, he finally made up his mind and stroked her round cheek as he spoke.

“My father and I are your first family. A home you can always return to.”

Then Haon smiled brightly, shedding tears.

“Yeah. I know. You and the director were my family. I’m going to miss you so much.”

They both believed that they would exist in each other’s ‘later’.

Even though you are out of reach, you will always be firmly in my heart. As always.

‘Woo Joo-yeol’ hugged Ha-on tightly and grabbed Bae An-jae’s restraints.

Seeing his cell phone and Nana blinking blue, it seemed like he was sending a signal to the other side of the universe.

Two spacemen met eyes.

“Haon, take good care of yourself… … .”

‘Space Heat’ stopped talking and shook his head.

“Okay. What do you or I say?”

As Joo-yeol remained silent, seemingly knowing what he was trying to say, ‘Woo-joo-yeol’ opened his mouth again.

“Haon-ah. You are the only person I can trust and leave to me. Please take good care of my family.”

With those words, ‘he’ and Bae An-jae disappeared into the dimensional gap that had formed in the air.

Haon lowered his head as he looked at the black gap that was slowly closing.

The moment Juyeol approached him and tried to wrap his arms around his shoulders, a feeling of being swept away somewhere suddenly came over him.