This Villain is Soft - Chapter 34



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Episode 34

Nova, who was touching the gloves, asked tremblingly.

“Honey. You’re not doing this on purpose, are you?”

“What is it?”

“… … No. I’ll wear gloves well.”

“Yes, it suits you well.”

Haon smiled happily without knowing what the three of them were thinking.

After Nova left, Haon hurried up to the 4th floor lab and checked the monitor.

“Blue. Did you find the location of the heat source?”

[The current estimated locations are the three locations displayed on the monitor. If we overlay the CCTV review results on top of them─.]

Beep beep. Beep beep.

A blue dot blinked on the map on the monitor. It was where the heat was.

I ran the tracking program before I made Nova’s gloves.

‘I didn’t want to do this without consent, but… … .’

I was having nightmares even with Nova by my side, so now all that was left was Juyeol.

Even if that wasn’t the case, I was worried about him.

What on earth are they doing that neither Chacha, Bunny, nor Nova have heard any news about Ghost?

There is no mention of anyone attacking the rehabilitation center.

‘… … Nothing bad happened, right?’

Haon couldn’t ignore Juyeol.

The last time I saw him, his face was filled with dark emotions.

I just wanted to make sure he was okay.

With that in mind, the place I went to was District 5 of the old city.

* * *

Children serving food was a common sight in the restaurants of the old town.

“What are you going to do? There’s soup splashed all over your expensive clothes.”

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”

It wasn’t uncommon for a child like that to constantly bow down to a regular customer.

“That’s why we can’t leave District 5 like this. Even though he’s a brat, how can we be okay if he can’t even serve properly?”

However, it was rare for gang members from District 4 to come to a restaurant in District 5 and cause trouble.

Joo-yeol, who was sitting in a corner, chewing and swallowing stir-fried mushrooms, glanced at the villains out of the corner of his eye.

He was wearing a cap and hood pulled over his head, so no one knew who he was.

‘Was it true that the rumor was true that the boss of Area 4 was greedy for Area 5?’

This wasn’t even the edge where two districts met, and just across the street was a club run by the District 5 gang.

That was clearly an act of provocation against the District 5 gang.

“Honey, go to your dad and tell him this table is for you.”

“Yes? Me, me?”

“Yeah. You should show that much sincerity.”

“Go out and buy a bottle of alcohol! What kind of restaurant doesn’t have alcohol?”

As the gang members’ violence continued, the other guests who had been chattering loudly also became quieter.

Joo-yeol hesitated for a moment, but soon looked away from them.

‘I’m not a hero anymore, so it’s none of my business.’

Meanwhile, a man tapped the child’s small, round forehead with his finger.

“Aren’t you going? Why are you so slow?”

“That, that… … .”

As the child hesitated in fear, the restaurant owner, who realized the situation late, came running out of the kitchen in a panic.

“Sorry, sir. I’m sorry, but our store does not sell alcohol.”

“What? These guys don’t understand what I’m saying.”

“So you’re telling me to go out and buy a bottle!”

As one gang member raised his hand and the child squeezed his eyes shut, Juyeol put his chopsticks down with a loud thud.

“This fucking shit. It’s so loud I’m dying.”

The atmosphere became tense in an instant.

“What the hell is this kid doing?”

One of the villains stood up with a look of absurdity on his face.

“Let me see your face. Are you from District 5?”

Joo-yeol only drank water even though the guy was approaching him with great strides. The villain, who was furious at the sight, swung his fist without warning.

“You came alone, so how could you be so fearless!”

Joo-yeol sighed softly and stood up, throwing the empty water cup at the bastard’s face without mercy.

Boom!

“evil……!”

As the guy staggered, holding his nose, Juyeol kicked him hard.

As the bastard fell to the floor and was pushed to the counter, the other villains jumped up. The chairs fell over with a loud crash, creating a loud noise.

“Is that crazy?”

“What the heck is that kid? Is he really from District 5?”

The two guys rushed at Juyeol at the same time.

Juyeol flexibly dodged one man’s kick and extended his fist to the other. The fist he swung at the jaw split the air.

“Tsk.”

He was more agile than I thought.

I quickly stepped back to avoid the flying fist.

Phew─.

But I got hit in the face by a punch I thought I had dodged.

He parried the punch coming from the other direction, turned his body around, and kicked the head.

This time it was a waste of time again.

The staggering Juyeol quickly regained his balance and distanced himself.

‘what?’

He became puzzled as his attacks missed one after another and his nerves became tense.

The guys exchanged glances and giggled.

“Did you really think you could be our opponent?”

“Know how to crawl out on all fours.”

Something felt strange. The guys’ movements seemed to have suddenly become incredibly fast.

As if I had some kind of ‘ability’.

‘That can’t be true.’

Having been a hero for several years, Juyeol knew the faces of all the Awakened villains.

All the guys in front were unawakened.

‘Could this be forced awakening?’

I thought it was ridiculous, muttering to myself.

It was nearly impossible for two guys in the same gang to wake up alive at the same time.

Still, there was a need to check.

Juyeol closely observed their movements and quickly closed the distance at an unexpected moment.

The moment one of them flinched, I punched him, and the guy’s jaw turned and he fell backwards, losing consciousness.

This time, Juyeol frowned and frowned at the punch that landed properly.

‘Is this a mistake?’

The remaining one also had a look of confusion on his face, as if he had been acting all arrogant.

“Why, why already?”

As soon as the bastard hurriedly pulled out the gun from his waistband, Juyeol twisted his wrist, snatched it from his hand, and struck him in the face with the handle.

The villain, whose cheekbone was properly captured, staggered with his face covered.

“It was a mistake after all.”

Juyeol muttered indifferently, grabbed the guy by the collar, and lifted him up lightly.

“You can’t do that here!”

Then suddenly a terrified scream was heard.

I stopped and looked around to see the restaurant owner holding a child and shivering.

“I, I really appreciate your help, but… … That’s… … .”

“… … .”

Joo-yeol figured out the restaurant owner’s thoughts and let the gangster go.

If things continue like this, the District 4 gang might come here looking for me and seek revenge.

You don’t want your store to become a battleground for the District 4 and District 5 gangs.

Looking around, I saw that other guests were also pressed against the wall, keeping an eye out, as if they didn’t want to get caught up.

Even though I covered my face, people still avoided me and were afraid of me.

‘What does that have to do with anything?’

The mocking Joo-yeol suddenly thought of someone who wasn’t afraid of him. Someone who met his gaze with shining eyes and smiled brightly.

For a moment, I felt embarrassed and shook my head. Then, I put the money for the meal in the hand of the child who was being hugged by the restaurant owner.

“I ate well.”

After leaving the restaurant, he walked down a dark alley and entered one of the guest houses he had prepared in advance.

Time passed quickly as I sat down on the sofa, took off my hat, and stared blankly at the ceiling.

As my hands began to tremble, I nervously thumped my hat on the floor.

“Fuck.”

He sighed as he roughly washed his face.

Even though I said I would quit being a hero, the Hunter kept returning the equipment I had returned. It was useless.

I definitely thought so, but I wonder if I still have some hero mentality left, why did I jump into this annoying thing on my own… …. I always thought that there was no job that suited me less than being a hero.

‘I don’t know what you’re doing.’

I was leaning my head against the back of the chair and covering my eyes with my arms when I suddenly felt a presence outside.

‘Who is it?’

At that moment, as he slowly lowered his arms, his black eyes revealed themselves and his vigilance boiled over.

“Blue. Here… … row… … .”

“… … ?”

I flinched at the sound of a voice I heard.

* * *

‘Why didn’t you give me a place to live at Hero Headquarters? Why did you refuse the offer to live together in a place like this?’

The place where Haon was standing was in front of a building that looked like a garage.

The pavement blocks and concrete roads were a mess, broken, warped and bumpy.

It looked like a very inconvenient place to get to by bike.

“Blue. Is there a fever here?”

[Yes, Haon. I’m sure.]

Knock. I knocked, but there was no response.

It was the same even if I called her, “Joo-yeol-ah.”

I checked the location again with my phone and Juyeol was still there. The scan results clearly detected a live reaction.

In an instant, Haon’s heart began to beat anxiously.

‘You didn’t collapse, did you? What happened?’

The anxiety that had once risen grew uncontrollably.

After a brief moment of deliberation, Haon unlocked the door and opened it.

Then, what appeared was Ju-yeol sitting and leaning against the sofa as if lying down.

“… … Joo-yeol-ah.”

Haon was saddened by his empty and listless appearance.

“If it looks like someone is knocking on the door, you should hide or aim your gun. What if you just sit there and do nothing?”

At Ha-on’s words, Ju-yeol tilted his head.

“Come one step further.”

Haon, glad to hear the soft voice he hadn’t heard in a long time, quickly stepped into the house.

“Ugh!”

Then suddenly my vision flipped upside down and I was hanging upside down from the ceiling. My hat and crossbody bag fell to the floor.