This Villain is Soft - Chapter 29



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Episode 29

“That’s right! When on earth did you call me?”

A man in his forties with green hair gulped down a cold coffee and let out a sigh of satisfaction.

As soon as Gowon received Haon’s call, he came to the lab as if he had been waiting to hear his complaint.

“They told me to come to Korea, but I didn’t even see their nose. They said they would protect me until I went to prison if I turned myself in, but they didn’t even contact me. They said I had to join a gang to survive.”

“Um, I’m sorry. I had a bit of an accident. I lost my phone too.”

“Yeah. I heard the rumor. Judging from the fact that he’s even using formal language like I don’t normally do, I guess his memory really isn’t all that good.”

“Yeah. Right.”

Haon nodded, but was confused by Gowon’s words.

“Are you here because of the arson that happened 10 years ago?”

“I see you remember that.”

“If that’s the case, then Juyeol’s… … .”

This man was the culprit that Juyeol had been searching for.

Sitting before his eyes was the arsonist who had burned down Juyeol’s house and killed his younger brother, the man who had made him a hero.

His tightly clenched fist trembled slightly.

To Ha-on, ‘Joo-yeol’ was a special person. He was like family and his best friend.

The thought of the being that caused the suffering of ‘Juyeol’ in another dimension being so close made me angry, even though I had only just met Juyeol here.

‘Before handing it over to Juyeol, just hit him once with the Mana Tan… … . I have to make him apologize, so just control it enough so that he doesn’t pass out… … .’

As I was biting my lip and thinking, Gowon asked while crunching on some ice.

“So when are you going to pay me the rest of the money? If this keeps up, the debt collectors from Macau will come looking for me.”

“… … The rest of the money?”

Haon narrowed his eyes and observed his expression.

It was true that ‘Eunhaon’ had sent him money, so it didn’t seem like she was lying to get money like Chacha.

“By any chance, the money I sent you… … .”

“I used it to pay off some of the debt I owed in Macau.”

I barely managed to keep my mouth shut.

He even paid off Gowon’s debt to obtain the Awakening Orb and made him turn himself in. Eunhaon’s passion for researching the Awakening Orb was incredible.

“You said you would pay the balance when you come to Korea?”

“I said I would divide it up, because if I gave it all at once, it would probably spread to other countries. Well, that’s how things work here.”

Come to think of it, I received a down payment and a balance from my clients. It seems like that is the standard payment method here.

“I feel bad for rushing you since I think you’ve been busy lately, but I’m only asking for the money I was owed. I don’t intend to ask for more.”

“……is it so.”

The more Haon talked to him, the more he thought of the magic engineering terrorists.

This seemingly sane person is actually an arsonist. He’s a famous person who’s been in and out of prison several times.

The same goes for terrorists.

If you ran into him in a convenience store or a cafe, rather than on a battlefield, you would never imagine he was a terrorist.

‘Why do people live like that?’

Even though it was 10 years ago and even though he came to turn himself in because he needed money, he didn’t seem to feel any guilt.

All he cared about was his balance and his debts.

Just as I was thinking about hitting him just once, Blue chirped and flapped her wings.

[Haon! A welcome guest has arrived!]

Ha-on, who jumped up at those words, turned around to look at the door through which Ju-yeol was coming in and pointed at Go-won.

“Juyeol! The culprit you were looking for is here─.”

Taang!

Before he could finish speaking, a bullet fired and grazed Haon’s hair.

The bullet that flew towards Gowon’s forehead hit the automatically deployed mana shield and fell.

It was thanks to the peacekeeping mode set on the first floor.

Haon and Gowon froze, their eyes wide open.

What broke the brief silence was Juyeol’s murderous voice.

“What the f*ck? Get that f*cking thing off of here right now.”

Gowon gasped for breath, his lips trembling, and he looked at Haon. His eyes were asking him to do something.

He said he would protect you until you went to prison.

I would have liked to just let him do whatever he wanted until Joo-yeol’s anger cooled down, but…

“Hey, Joo-yeol. Wait a minute. This guy is turning himself in.”

As Ha-on approached, waving his hand, Ju-yeol pulled the trigger with a fierce expression.

Taang! Bang!

“Hey. Can’t you hear me? Clean that up first.”

Ha-on, who flinched at the cold gaze, couldn’t even bring himself to tell her to calm down.

Who can be calm when the culprit who drove his younger brother to death is right in front of him?

“You, you! A hero shouldn’t kill people!”

Juyeol’s chilling gaze was fixed on him at Gowon’s shout that had become a thought.

“I don’t see people like you as people.”

A knife flew towards Gowon’s nape, but it was blocked by a mana shield.

When Gowon let out a short scream and fell over behind the sofa, Haon, who didn’t know what to do, grabbed Juyeol’s arm.

“Juyeol-ah. Let’s hand him over to the police. He really said he would turn himself in.”

“Don’t disturb me and get out.”

Ha-on collapsed onto the sofa as he nervously shook off the hand.

“Ugh… … !”

He approached Gowon with his eyes burning black, without even turning his head once at the sound of his groaning.

Gowon, who was slowly retreating to the wall, suddenly heard a message being received and quickly checked his phone.

Then he made a phone call to someone.

“Hey, it’s the police! I’m going to turn myself in for the arson I committed 10 years ago!”

He ran away in panic with his face turned pale.

“I’m in Dr. Eun’s lab! Quickly! Come here and catch me! The Ghost is trying to kill me!”

Haon clenched his fist and shouted at the unbearable behavior.

“Are you crazy? Apologize to Joo-yeol first!”

“what?”

Gowon looked at Haon with bewildered eyes and shouted, “Let it be.”

“I, I’m sorry about that!”

He didn’t seem sorry at all.

“But I have the right to a trial! I will be judged by the law!”

That’s true, but it was also shameless.

Joo-yeol, who had come close to Gowon’s nose, kicked hard with the intention of breaking the protective barrier.

“Get this fucking thing out of here!”

“Ugh… … !”

Then, Gowon was kicked in the stomach and fell to the ground.

Both of them looked surprised, but Joo-yeol was the first to understand the situation.

“I guess you can’t stop it without a weapon.”

He laughed bitterly, grabbed Gowon by the collar, and swung his fist.

“Wait a minute, ugh! Crack!”

A dull, murderous sound echoed along with the groan.

Gowon also tried to resist and fight back, but was helpless due to the difference in size.

‘What should I do… …!’

Haon held his head and didn’t know what to do. He wanted to stop her, but he didn’t want to. He didn’t want to stop her, but he wanted to.

Even now, if you put up a curtain or adjust the settings of the shield, you could separate the two people.

But the reason I couldn’t do it right away was because I could guess how Juyeol was feeling.

Haon, who had been feeling anxious, thought about it realistically.

The police will be there soon, as Gowon has revealed his location and turned himself in.

Joo-yeol is currently under disciplinary action, and it was clear that he would be in trouble if he showed that kind of behavior in that situation.

Ha-on, who had made up his mind, held his cell phone out in front of him.

“Juyeol, I’m sorry, but you can’t do that.”

A weak mana bullet flew between the column and the plateau and exploded.

The two people who had grown apart as if they were being pushed by a strong wind were instantly surrounded by a curtain of mana.

“……what.”

Joo-yeol banged on the transparent blue box that held me. He kicked it, shot it, but nothing worked.

His gaze turned to Haon. His black eyes were seething with rage that could not be hidden.

“You called that kid. Were you planning to hide him here?”

“No, that’s not it. I would like to let you do whatever you want!”

“Then don’t worry about it and get out. Clean this up right now!”

“No. You shouldn’t kill him, even for Hye-seong’s sake.”

“Fuck. How can someone who doesn’t know anything be singing Hyeseong’s song─.”

“know!”

Haon, standing in front of the Mana Curtain, looked up at him with an expression as if he was about to cry.

“I know a little bit about how you feel. And… … .”

An image of a child running around laughing cheerfully like a little bird flashed through my mind.

“I also know that even if I knew how you felt, it wouldn’t be of any comfort to you.”

Haon stared into his eyes, which were so cold that they seemed painful.

“We’re not talking about criminals’ human rights or the judgment of the law.”

And then I carefully tapped his bloody fist with my hand.

“But the incident was that your brother started a fire and burned down the house.”

“… … !”

“We need to give Hyesung back his status as a victim of arson, not as someone who accidentally set fire to his house.”

Joo-yeol flinched, but did not push his hand away. His black, burning eyes shook slightly.

Haon searched for every article about the incident.

As is the case with things that happen in the old town, there was no proper investigation, and contrary to Joo-yeol’s words, ‘Woo Hye-seong’ was the child who accidentally set the fire.