This Villain is Soft - Chapter 44



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Episode 44

Clank. A heavy, clanking sound echoed through the basement of Anga.

Joo-yeol sat down on the bench press, holding a barbell twice his body weight, and took a deep breath.

As I gradually increased the intensity of my exercise, I soon found myself unable to weigh less than 200 kg.

I was getting tired of just hanging around An-ga after fighting villains all day long.

‘… … F**k.’

He threw the towel he had been using to wipe away his sweat on the floor.

Actually, it wasn’t just because I was itching. I needed some time to not think about anything.

His disgruntled gaze fell on the crumpled towel. It reminded him of a blanket that someone had wrapped around himself while sleeping.

Why aren’t you coming? Suddenly, without any notice.

Is it because he’s making potions like Chaser said? Or has he finally come to his senses and reunited with Nova?

I had many questions, but I couldn’t contact Haon.

What on earth are you calling me with? If I ask you why you haven’t come, you’ll just say you’re waiting.

Even after taking a shower, I didn’t feel refreshed, and drinking cold water didn’t make me feel better.

Joo-yeol sat down on the sofa and stared blankly at the ceiling. The bullet holes that had not been increasing for a while were now messy and stretched out.

After the guy who used to come to him noisily whenever he had a chance suddenly stopped coming, a feeling of emptiness began to torment him again.

Joo-yeol, who had been vehemently denying the possibility of Ha-on being brought into An-ga, gradually had no choice but to admit it.

It was Eunhaon who filled his emptiness.

As Haon’s visits increased, there was no need to worry about ‘what to do’.

This time, I was curious about what ingredients they would bring and what they would ask me to cook, and I looked up recipes for dishes I had never made before.

Not only did he stock up on a variety of basic spices and seasonings, he also insisted on doing the dishes himself, and when Ha-on broke them, he bought new ones.

Then, as the days without Eunhaon came became longer, there came a time when I didn’t know what to do again.

Maybe I had become too accustomed to living with Eunhaon, but I felt even more empty and lonely than before.

I thought about the lab on the 5th floor that wouldn’t open, and wondered if he really had made and distributed the stimulant, and then I sat there blankly again.

I also let out a vain laugh and bent my waist. I don’t know what kind of expression the face buried in my palms had.

‘What on earth have you done to me?’

The large figure, which did not look dull thanks to its long limbs, seemed to shrink in the darkness.

‘Why that guy of all people?’

I don’t know what this feeling is, but it was all because of Eunhaon.

So I thought I would know if I could just look into those warm brown eyes looking at me one more time.

Why am I like this? What on earth should I do?

Joo-yeol, whose thoughts had reached that point, raised his face.

Once the destination was decided, the dazed look disappeared and his eyes gradually became clearer.

He jumped up, went into the kitchen, and threw the toaster he saw.

The toaster, its parts separated with a loud crash and the dented toaster rolled miserably across the floor.

He looked down indifferently and left the house with the broken toaster tucked under his arm.

‘It’s not unusual to have an engineer do some repairs.’

Whether he had made a stimulant or not was a problem for later.

If I didn’t sort out this complicated mess in my head right now, I felt like my head would explode or I would be lost in the darkness.

As I got on my bike and headed out of the garage, someone stood in front of me as if they had been waiting for me.

“Brother. Where are you going?”

Joo-yeol noticed Chaser’s anxious expression and frowned.

“Are you watching me right now? Or are you telling me to watch you at headquarters?”

“Aren’t you going to Dr. Eun?”

“I don’t know.”

“I think it would be better not to go.”

Joo-yeol, who was about to ignore him and leave, turned around with his eyes wide open as a thought suddenly occurred to him.

“Are the heroes there?”

“… … .”

“Who went?”

“I went to River, Finder, Bell, and Hunter. So even if I go, it’ll just be tiring.”

Before the chaser could even finish answering, the bike took off.

It was obvious why the heroes went to the lab. It had to be for the stimulants.

“Brother! If you keep doing that, you’ll just get punished more!”

“How many times do I have to tell you that you beat up a hero?”

Joo-yeol narrowly passed Chaser. He heard Chaser calling him urgently from behind, but he was too busy to pay attention.

* * *

The research lab I arrived at by riding my bike at a fast speed was still the same.

Blue welcomes me with a heavy door like an airplane entrance and a cheerful voice.

“Juyeol! Come quickly!”

And Eunhaon, who smiled brightly with joy dripping down her face as soon as she saw me.

I thought I was used to seeing those brown eyes filled with kindness and affection, but they felt unfamiliar because it had been so long since I saw them.

Before I could even finish thinking that my chest was ticklish, I saw Haon coming towards me but getting caught.

When River said a few words, he immediately became intimidated and his shoulders slumped, which made me feel annoyed.

‘How much did you peck at it?’

Juyeol ignored the bewildered heroes and approached Haon, turning him around.

“Hey. Can you fix something right now?”

When he suddenly held up the toaster and asked a question without saying a word, Ha-on opened his eyes wide and nodded.

Looking at his bloodshot eyes, it seemed like he hadn’t found anyone else to stay by his side until he fell asleep.

For a moment, my lips loosen up in a strange sense of satisfaction.

“Uh, why me… … .”

Suddenly, Haon collapsed without strength.

“What, what is it? Hey. Eunhaon!”

It was only when her thin, light body sagged into my arms that I noticed the bloodstains on her gown.

Juyeol felt his blood run cold as he glared at River.

“What did he do to deserve this?”

“Are you talking to me? I didn’t do anything! I just pretended to faint!”

As River reached out with a look of resentment, Juyeol took Haon into his arms and stepped back. The toaster fell to the floor with a loud noise.

“You, you, what are you doing… … ?”

“Hey! Are you crazy?”

I was too anxious to react to the heroes’ astonished cries.

I felt like I had to do something quickly. Before it disappeared from my arms like a pile of ashes.

Joo-yeol ignored them and headed to the elevator while holding Ha-on in his arms.

If I went to the hospital, it was obvious that the heroes would surround the hospital room, so I had to go up to the penthouse and call a doctor.

“ghost.”

I saw the hunter sigh and touch his forehead, but I just passed him by.

“Space fever!”

Then I stopped when I heard my real name being called.

He looked back, holding Haon tightly as if protecting him.

The hunter looked at Haon’s pale face and Juyeol in turn, then opened his mouth as if he had made up his mind.

“There’s not much time left until your disciplinary action. Until then, just come to your senses. When you return, I’ll send you to the first storage facility.”

“We found the culprit, so what do you want to show us now?”

“Well, there is something you should see.”

Joo-yeol frowned at Hunter’s ambiguous answer.

“When Dr. Eun wakes up, tell him to send you four prototypes.”

“What the—”

“If you say so, I will understand. You should prepare to return.”

I told you I beat up a hero.

He couldn’t bring himself to say the words rolling around in his mouth even after the Hunter turned around and led the other heroes away.

The hunter’s words sounded somewhat meaningful and made me feel uneasy.

* * *

Joo-yeol opened the refrigerator and sighed.

All it contained were two expired triangle kimbap packages.

‘I wonder what they eat to live.’

The angry Joo-yeol closed the refrigerator door and returned to the living room.

Solmae, who had finished examining Haon, was standing uneasily next to the sofa where Haon was lying.

“How about him?”

“Lack of sleep, overwork, stress. It was strange that I didn’t collapse.”

“You weren’t attacked by anyone?”

“No.”

Perhaps because she had known him since he was young, Solmae didn’t pay attention to Juyeol’s rude speech.

Maybe I’ve become numb from living in the old town for so long, where all kinds of rude people run rampant.

The doctor, as if he had anticipated Ha-on’s condition, took out a glucose IV drip and injected it.

It seemed quite natural to use a stand light instead of a ring light.

“Are you okay? What should I do?”

“Let him sleep well. When the IV drip is finished, you drain it. When he wakes up, feed him first. And make sure he takes some medicine for his cold.”

“Is that okay?”

“And don’t tell the old man to come and go. My knees are worn out.”

The sturdy and sturdy Solmae grumbled and picked up her bag.

Joo-yeol, who had never called Sol-mae out of the old town before, was puzzled, but did not insist on saying anything.

After the unlicensed doctor left, he sat down on the armrest and stared blankly down at Ha-on’s face.

Feverish, flushed cheeks and intermittent fluttering eyelashes.

Lips that are slowly licking their lips, as if they are dreaming of something.

The line from his young face to his thin nape seems somewhat out of place.

It bothered me and annoyed me, like I had seen something so strange that I couldn’t just pass it by.

‘Why does it look like that?’

Joo-yeol originally thought about what Dr. Eun-ha On was like.

Short brown hair, brown eyes, a fur coat that is so puffy it’s hard to tell what size she is, and high heels.

and……?