This Villain is Soft - Chapter 24



Only Noblemtl

Episode 24

Haon, who was looking at the graph, tilted his head.

The choice of ‘Eunhaon’ was not scholarly.

Since we managed to isolate the mana, however crudely, if we had focused more on the analysis, we might have been able to figure out the secret of the Awakening Orb.

This was the first opportunity to reveal the existence of mana in this dimension.

‘Even if that weren’t the case, the human experiment was too hasty. Even if they didn’t know how to cherish other people’s lives, they must have been stingy with the extract of the awakening ball.’

‘Eunhaon’ wanted to obtain the awakening orb from Juyeol. If he had obtained the awakening orb in that way before, it would have been common sense to use the extract more sparingly.

‘Where can I get some support?’

I couldn’t understand how they could administer a resource whose supply and demand were unstable into the human body without even properly researching it.

Anyway, it’s fortunate that there were no more victims, but it was a terrible experiment in and of itself, what had already happened.

“Blue. I need to clean up this place quickly, even if it’s a little uncomfortable.”

[How may I help you?]

“Umm… … .”

Haon paced around the lab with a complicated expression on his face. He couldn’t shake off the uneasy feeling and the emotions that were welling up inside him.

“I’ll have to take the operating room chair apart and break the glass prison. In that place… … I’ll move the screen and upgrade the extractor… … .”

As he continued to speak, the corners of his eyebrows gradually lowered.

“Oh, really! Why did you make it so well?”

This was a laboratory perfectly suited to conducting noisy yet secretive research.

‘It’s the floor closest to the rooftop, so it’s good for creating an escape route in case of an emergency. The security of the entrance is also tight, and the size of the interior and the overall layout… ‘

If we just dealt with the tools used for human experiments, various specimens, and traces of people being imprisoned, it wouldn’t feel like a villain’s science lab, and all the ordinary experimental tools would be usable.

Haon, who had been crying, had to accept the truth he didn’t want to admit. The laboratory created by ‘Eunhaon’ was just right for Haon’s taste.

‘Of course, only the structure!’

It may be natural that the frequently used passwords are the same and that the lab structure that we feel comfortable in is the same.

‘Human experiments are horrible, and I don’t want to sell weapons to villains, and I won’t stab Juyeol with a knife!’

Haon opened his mouth with a relieved expression only after listing the differences between himself and Eunhaon.

“Blue. I need to set up a dimensional portal lab here.”

It was the beginning of a full-scale construction project.

* * *

Within a few days, rumors began to spread that the Galaxy was developing a new explosive material.

The heroes also received reports and wandered around the area, as they heard the incessant noise of machinery turning and the sound of something being broken.

Meanwhile, five trucks were carrying away waste and debris from the lab, and the heroes checked each one to see what had been thrown away.

Joo-yeol, who had parked his bike next to the lab, wanted to come and see what Chaser was up to as soon as he heard the news, but he didn’t have time to do so.

It must have been rumored that they were looking for the arsonist who had returned from Macau, because no matter how hard they searched, not a single strand of Gowon’s hair could be found.

It seems true that he joined the Halla gang, but strangely, even his fellow gang members said they didn’t know where he was.

‘There’s no way Hanla would entrust an important task to a new employee.’

First, I was planning to find the helmet and question Eunhaon. He acted like he could figure out anything if he just fixed the cell phone, but there hasn’t been any news for several days.

Juyeol sighed as he looked at the entrance that had been replaced with an iron door and the thin blue curtain surrounding it.

‘You said you were preparing for Nova’s arrival, but you changed the entrance. Did you not investigate because of that? Either way, I don’t like this guy.’

As he grumbled, he reached out to the iron door and before he could pull it, it opened with a clank. The iron door, which opened sideways instead of forwards and backwards, was as thick and heavy as an airplane door.

[Are you the guest Haon was waiting for?]

The hand reaching for the holster stopped as the voice of a child suddenly came to mind. A holographic blue bird was fluttering around inside the door.

[Welcome! Guests are permitted to visit at all times, so you are welcome to come anytime!]

“what?”

[My name is Blue, Haon’s AI secretary!]

“That’s not what I asked.”

[What help do you need?]

“… … .”

Joo-yeol stepped in with a puzzled look on his face. His lively voice and lively flapping of wings suited his owner who was out of his mind.

‘Can that thing move around on its own?’

As he was looking around, he suddenly sensed someone approaching from behind and pulled out his gun.

And then, as I looked back, the door slammed shut with a frightening thud. What I glimpsed through the crack in the door was Nova.

“… … ?”

As I was trying to figure out what was going on, I heard a knock on the door and a faint voice.

“Honey. Aren’t you going too far? At least show me your face. Are you really having an affair with a ghost?”

“Stop talking nonsense.”

Joo-yeol instinctively gave a curt answer, but he couldn’t shake the feeling that it was a waste of time.

How much trouble I had dealing with Nova in the gunpowder warehouse a few days ago. I could still vividly see him persistently targeting me.

[please wait for a moment!]

Blue, who had been circling overhead, passed through the iron gate and greeted us cheerfully once more.

[You came again today? As I have told you several times, guests are not allowed to enter the building. Goodbye!]

bang!

As soon as he finished speaking, a loud noise was heard. It was clear that Nova had swung her fist hard at the door.

The iron gate didn’t even flinch under Nova’s power, but Juyeol looked tired.

‘You seem really angry this time… … It’ll be annoying if we meet at the scene.’

My body, which is not even a physical enhancement awakened one, is not as strong as that door.

Juyeol was already tired of the thought that Nova might come after him again outside the lab.

But Blue, the AI ​​software, was not afraid of the punches, and returned after saying goodbye once again.

[Haon is in the lab on the 4th floor. Would you like to go there right away?]

Even though he knew that it wasn’t his fault for acting out his feelings, Juyeol thought that even that bird had a knack for making people angry.

“I’ll go up right away, just a moment.”

Joo-yeol, who was following Blue to the elevator, suddenly felt a sense of unfamiliarity and walked inside to the first floor.

Now that I look at it, it’s not just the entrance that’s changed.

The space, which was always filled with boxes of unknown contents, was completely organized and decorated like a cozy cafe.

Soft sofas with ample lighting and bean bags placed here and there. A refrigerator filled with fruit juice bottles and a capsule coffee machine.

Bunny was cleaning in a place that was either Eunhaon’s research lab or a newly opened cafe.

“… … What is this?”

[We remodeled the lab! The first floor is a cafe that serves as a waiting room and lounge for guests.]

Barney raised his head at the sudden noise, gasped, and jumped behind the back of the sofa to hide.

Juyeol sighed as he looked at the round, forked dumpling head sticking out from the back of the chair.

I don’t know why the young burglar is cleaning here, but since this is a place that even Nova can’t enter freely, Haon must have allowed him to enter.

I thought about asking him what he was doing to hide as soon as our eyes met, but I quickly gave up after seeing the vacuum cleaner lying on the floor.

Joo-yeol, who was looking around the cafe on the first floor, noticed a phrase hanging on one wall and shook his head.

“A place of peace. If you fight, you will be ejected immediately.”

‘What were they thinking when they made this?’

Meanwhile, the bluebird was following Juyeol around.

“Did you say it was Blue? Since when has it been like this?”

[The first floor was remodeled 3 days ago!]

“Have the other floors also completely changed?”

[It has been completely remodeled, but there are some floors that remain the same.]

As far as Juyeol knew, the second basement floor was a substation and machine room, and the first basement floor was a parking lot. There didn’t seem to be anything to change there.

What about the other floors? If there are any changes in the lab, it would be good to know about them for future reference.

As he turned towards the stairs, Barney jumped up and said.

“Haon, you’ve been quiet for a few days!”

Then, as soon as our eyes met, he hid behind the sofa again.

“So if you came here to catch my sister, just go.”

“I don’t think we were close enough to protect each other.”

At Juyeol’s indifferent words, Bunny peeked out and glared.

“What’s wrong with that? The person who pays the salary can’t disappear.”

“… … .”

It seems that Haon left the management of the cafe to Bunny.

Yeah, a young part-timer is better than a young burglar.

Joo-yeol turned around with a trembling face. It was not the time to worry about Bunny.

He climbed the tall building floor by floor, carefully examining what had changed and how.

The first floor was a cafe that served as a waiting room and lounge, and the second floor was a server room that had not changed at all.

And the moment he stepped onto the third floor, Joo-yeol let out a sigh without realizing it.