This Villain is Soft - Chapter 5
Only Noblemtl
Episode 5
“It’s a ghost.”
“You didn’t kill him, did you? Look at that nasty, angry face.”
“But you’re still handsome.”
“Ouch! I think I made eye contact.”
“Bow down now. Keep your eyes closed until I pass by.”
People lowered their heads and looked away for fear of making eye contact with the ghost.
Usually, they volunteer to be bystanders just to make eye contact with the hero and say hello.
But ‘Ghost’ was an exception.
Juyeol didn’t say anything, perhaps because he was used to this situation. He just stared at the one person in the crowd whose behavior was suspicious.
The bastard suddenly ran away to the back of the ambulance as if he realized someone was watching him.
Clank. Juyeol aimed for the bastard’s head without hesitation.
At that moment, a crossbow bolt flew in from the side and struck the gun barrel.
“I told you not to do anything other than your arms and legs. Do you want to be punished again?”
Joo-yeol furrowed his eyebrows at the stern tone and looked to the side.
The middle-aged woman holding the crossbow was the leader of the heroes, the Hunter.
The guy who ran away was caught by another hero and was being dragged away.
Joo-yeol said calmly as he got on his bike.
“I think we’re done here, but I’m going to patrol somewhere else.”
Then, one by one, other heroes approached and blocked the front of the bike.
“what?”
As Joo-yeol made an impression, the hunter approached him with thumping steps.
“They say one of the Awakening Orbs disappeared from the headquarters safe.”
“… … .”
“Why do you think that would be the case for you?”
Juyeol exchanged glances with Hunter, his eyes filled with rebellion.
“You didn’t sell it, did you?”
He kept his mouth shut because he had nothing to say. In reality, he had intended to hand it over to Dr. Eunhaon.
The hunter searched through Juyeol’s arms and took out his pocket.
The pocket she opened contained an awakening device. The atmosphere became cold.
‘Awakening’ occurs only around the age of ten. Both the target and the ability are random.
Because it was something that only happened to a select few, many people longed to become awakened.
And these golden spheres, found as fossils, were used as inducers to induce forced awakening.
The success rate is extremely low, and if awakening fails, the side effects are so serious that it can cause permanent disability or cardiac arrest, which has become a social problem.
Moreover, if even one violent criminal were to successfully awaken and gain powerful abilities, it would be a terrible thing.
In the end, it was natural that the Awakening Orb itself would be managed by the Hero Headquarters. If such a hero smuggled the Awakening Orb out of the Headquarters, it would be a disciplinary action for whatever reason.
“I also received a report that it came from Dr. Eun’s lab.”
Even more so if you took it to the residence of a dangerous person.
“Ghost. You’re suspended from duty for three months.”
Joo-yeol’s expression suddenly distorted.
“Hunter!”
The hunter said firmly, putting the bag into his bosom.
“Return your pass and go. There will be no engineer support during the suspension period, so please understand that.”
Joo-yeol responded with a fierce expression.
“Then let me see the information in the first storage. That was the condition for me to become a hero!”
Ten years ago, someone set fire to the house where my younger brother was left alone.
He met the Hunter while wandering the dangerous streets in search of the arsonist who killed his brother.
The Hunter discovered that he was an unregistered Awakened and offered to become a hero.
Joo-yeol thought it would be quicker to find the culprit by joining the villain’s den rather than becoming a hero, but he ended up accepting her offer.
It was because they said they would send me to the first storage facility where all the headquarters’ investigative records and confidential information were stored.
“… … It’s still too early.”
“under.”
But when the usual answer came back, Juyeol let out a hollow laugh.
He threw his hero headquarters pass at Hunter’s feet and started his bike.
“Get out of the way.”
Then he started moving his bike even though other heroes were blocking his way.
“Hey, that’s crazy!”
Although he heard harsh words from behind, Juyeol simply increased his speed and disappeared.
* * *
‘Here too?’
Haon stood in front of the tightly locked door and sighed.
‘If only my cell phone was still working, I could solve it.’
No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t fall asleep, so I walked around the building.
Most of the rooms had passwords so there was no point. I was grateful that at least the bedrooms weren’t locked.
‘It seems like they’re more strict about security than I am.’
I also paid a lot of attention to security, but not as much as ‘Eunhaon’.
Haon, who had been grumbling, suddenly stopped when a thought occurred to him.
‘Wait a minute. The ‘Galaxy On’ here is also the Galaxy On.’
And then I stood in front of the number keys again.
‘Let’s think about it. What password would I use at home?’
My eyes lit up with concentration in an instant. The countless passwords I had used so far flashed through my mind.
There was no hesitation in my hands as I pressed the number keys.
Crunch.
The door opened at once.
‘Okay!’
A faint smell of book dust and a very messy desk. This room was a study.
‘It’s the same as writing on a messy desk. In that case… … .’
Haon looked around the room and searched through the large bookshelf. Then he found a laptop tucked into one of the shelves and smiled proudly.
‘The ‘me’ in this dimension isn’t a completely different person from me.’
There was a password on it too, but I quickly unlocked it and sighed.
‘… … Fortunately, it’s a bit strange because I feel like my brain is connecting randomly.’
I was actually a little relieved that I couldn’t unlock the passwords for several huge folders.
After returning to his bedroom and learning about ‘Galaxy On’ and this dimension, Haon finally learned the name of this city.
This city, which was located in a much larger area where Gimpo should have been, was Gwonyeong, Gyeonggi-do.
And the more I tapped on my laptop, the more I couldn’t help but hold my head.
‘There was a reason why Juyeol hated me.’
The ‘Eunhaon’ here was a mad scientist. She was researching the Awakening Sphere while making money by making and modifying weapons.
The problem is that all of the clients are scary criminals.
‘I’m such a dangerous person in this dimension?’
Even though I was saddened by the shocking truth, I quickly flipped through the pages. The laptop contained the data on the Awakening Orb that ‘Eunhaon’ had been researching.
‘I was also studying mana here. How amazing.’
Haon added the research data of ‘Galaxy On’ to his own knowledge and was able to learn several unique aspects of this dimension.
There are no mana users here, so mana is overflowing. It seems like the mana is so saturated that it is seeping into people’s bodies.
In the process, children who are well-matched with Mana will ‘awaken’ and gain ‘special abilities’.
It seemed like my human body structure was a little different from that of my hometown people who had mana channels in their bodies since birth.
‘It’s like a superpower to be able to do something with mana without a device.’
Since mana is unknown here, awakening seems to be considered a phenomenon of unknown cause.
‘Seeing as all heroes are Awakened, it wasn’t a mistake for Juyeol to jump out of the shadows. Then, perhaps… …?’
Haon recalled that ‘Eunhaon’s’ body had been burned without a trace. Was that also the Awakened’s ability?
‘It would be nice if there were heroes who protected people even when such scary villains were alive. I wish we had heroes too… … .’
Couldn’t the war have ended sooner?
Casualties have also decreased significantly and things should be back to normal by now.
Haon shook his head at the thought that kept going on and on.
‘It’s already over.’
I steeled myself and looked out the window. Mana was as lush as countless stars.
‘With that much, you should be able to create a dimensional gate. You can just go back to your daily life.’
Knock knock.
Just then a strange noise was heard outside the bedroom.
‘What, what is it? I’m scared!’
Haon grabbed his sinking heart and quickly recalled the items in the house.
A pair of slippers in the hallway, a mat on the table, and a toothbrush in the bathroom.
”Eunhaon’ lives alone. There are only clothes for one person in his closet.’
Haon’s gaze went down to the large T-shirt I was wearing.
‘Lover? No.’
Even though she’s wearing shoes, her footsteps are light. Even her humming is faint.
Even if he had a lover, he wasn’t an intruder.
Besides, judging by the slippers left out, it seems like this isn’t a culture where people wear shoes into the house.
There would be no reason for ‘Eunhaon’s’ client to come up to his house, let alone the lab.
‘There’s a high probability that he’s the culprit who killed ‘Eunhaon’.’
It took a moment for the thought to reach that point.
Haon put his laptop under the bed and got up quietly.
‘Even if I have overflowing mana, I can’t use magic right now.’
I put my broken cell phone in my pocket.
If you can’t use magic, you’re the weakest and a hindrance on the front lines. Haon knew his subject very well.
But this was not a front line, and the intruder was alone. There was a chance of victory.
‘I need to get my weapon.’
Haon resolutely took out the axe hanging on the bedroom wall.
‘Hey, hey, wait a minute, why is it like this─.’
It’s heavy… … !
Before the thought could even be completed, the axe blade dug deep into the marble floor.
The footsteps and humming suddenly stopped at a loud crack.
‘Eww!’
He stamped his feet with a silent scream.
Even so, he grumbled and slung the axe over his shoulder.
‘Eww!’
I walked to the bedroom door on tiptoe. The sound of footsteps came again, getting closer and closer.
Haon took several deep breaths.
‘Swing it as soon as the door opens. At least threaten it and let the intruder run away while he’s surprised.’
But as soon as he lifted the axe from his shoulder, it stumbled again and the blade slammed into the door.