This Villain is Soft - Chapter 51



Only Noblemtl

Episode 51

As I approached quietly, I saw the back of Juyeol organizing the ingredients.

He had just washed up in the basement where the exercise equipment was lined up, and he was wearing wet clothes and had a towel around his neck.

“Once you’re done washing, sit down and wait… … .”

Juyeol, who had been looking back after sensing the presence, stopped.

“… … .”

“… … ?”

When Ha-on, whose hair stood on end in the unknown heat, stroked the back of his neck, he quickly turned his head.

“Put the towel over there and sit down.”

“Yeah.”

Ha-on put the towel in the basket that Ju-yeol pointed to over his shoulder and sat quietly at the table.

I just realized that what he was organizing were the groceries I had left in front of the door.

The front door was a mess because the paper bag got wet and torn in the rain.

Fortunately, the contents did not seem to have rolled away.

Joo-yeol tilted his head and touched the back of his head.

Usually, when I take out the ingredients that Haon bought, I can guess what kind of dish he was thinking of and what he chose, but this time, I have no idea.

Cheese, cabbage, popcorn, cola, canned corn, meat, zucchini, anchovies.

The materials were all mixed together.

He looked back, his brows furrowed.

“What on earth did you want to eat?”

“Ah. I didn’t think about the menu and bought it, I just wanted to watch a movie together.”

“… … ?”

At those words, Juyeol held up cabbage and anchovies. If he had two more hands, he would have held canned corn and meat, too.

“That… When did you put it in? I just put whatever I could get my hands on.”

A few hours ago, Haon’s only thought was that he had to get to this safe house quickly, so he stopped by the mart as usual to buy groceries.

Joo-yeol stared at the ingredients laid out for a moment, then something occurred to him and he started cooking.

He quickly added the remaining ingredients to complete the chop steak.

“wow……?”

Ha-on looked at the plate that Ju-yeol was carrying with surprised eyes, and then looked puzzled when he saw that he was going towards the sofa instead of the dining table.

“You said you were watching a movie.”

“… … !”

Haon jumped up and moved to the sofa with his eyes sparkling.

Joo-yeol took out a small table and placed a plate on it, then placed some cheese-topped popcorn next to it.

“delicious!”

Haon quickly put a popcorn in his mouth and exclaimed in admiration.

It had been a while since I had popcorn, so I couldn’t help but let out a relaxed laugh.

“I’m looking forward to it. It’s been three years since I’ve seen a movie.”

“It was a few months ago that you blew the roof off the movie theater because the movies weren’t fun.”

“That’s not me.”

“That’s not good at all.”

“It’s true.”

Haon pouts and takes a sip of the cola he hands him.

The two sat side by side on the sofa and watched a movie while eating chop steak and popcorn.

It was a comic action movie that had been out for a few years.

In every scene that induced laughter, Haon laughed out loud without resistance.

Joo-yeol noticed Ha-on’s feet shaking back and forth every time he laughed and chuckled.

He was more drawn to Ha-on’s face, gestures, and footwork, which showed his emotions more clearly than in the movie.

The guy who used to sit in the rain and cry without being able to breathe went somewhere, but he looked so happy.

But perhaps because he was overly excited, Ha-on ended up spilling a whole lot of cola on the middle of the sofa as the movie was almost over.

“……sorry.”

“It’s all sorts of things. I thought it would be like this.”

“I, I can sleep on the floor.”

As Ha-on was hurriedly cleaning the sofa, Ju-yeol swept the floor with his feet.

The living room floor in this house has always been cold.

‘It’s raining so hard that I’m afraid it’ll hurt even more if I let it sleep here.’

He rolled his eyes as if he was thinking, then blurted it out.

“Sleep in your room.”

“… … ?”

Haon opened his eyes wide and looked around at one of the doors.

An armory storing a large quantity of unregistered firearms and explosives.

This is the room where Blue put up a skull sign, saying it was a danger zone when we first came here.

“Not there. This room.”

But what Juyeol was pointing to was another room.

Haon’s eyes grew bigger.

There were only two rooms in this safe house. If it weren’t for the armory, it would have been Juyeol’s bedroom.

“Really? Can I sleep in your room?”

“If you don’t like it, sleep on the cold living room floor.”

“I don’t like it!”

Haon answered quickly and followed him, picking up the empty plates.

Joo-yeol was terrified and snatched it away and cleaned it up.

* * *

Juyeol’s room looked very similar to his.

Just enough furniture to keep him occupied, a gun on the wall, a queen-sized bed to give him a sense of his size.

If there was one thing that looked soft in that desolate space, it was Haon.

Haon, who was lying on the floor with the blanket wrapped around him, slowly got up.

“That… … . Um… … .”

He held on to the edge of the bed and opened his mouth, causing Juyeol to roll over to the side.

“what.”

“Well, thanks for helping me earlier.”

“… … .”

“I don’t think I said thank you… … .”

He looked at Haon without answering.

The expressionless face of the main character was clearly revealed under the auxiliary lights.

Haon, whose silence had become awkward, wanted to talk about something else.

“… … But how did you know I was there?”

Joo-yeol, who had been silent, sighed softly and answered.

“I looked around the area because I saw a paper bag in front of the door.”

“You’re not even using an umbrella? Didn’t you bring one because it suddenly started raining?”

“bothered.”

“What if I catch a cold?”

“Are you going to keep nagging?”

Haon instinctively shut his mouth. He wanted to sleep, but he thought he must have been talking too much.

“I can’t hear you well, so come up and do it.”

“……uh?”

“Come here.”

However, Ju-yeol moved slightly to the side and gave up his seat.

How far does it have to be for you to not be able to hear it well?

Haon glanced at his large body and hesitated as he answered.

“You might be uncomfortable─.”

In that moment, Juyeol got up and pulled Haon up.

“… … !”

Suddenly, my floating body landed on the bed.

Ha-on, who was lying down next to Ju-yeol in an instant, looked up at the dark ceiling with bewildered eyes.

‘Hey, is this okay?’

Eventually, that thought changed to, ‘Isn’t it possible?’

Thinking about it, I remembered that I had been lying in the same bed with ‘Juyeol’ and chatting and playing all night.

When I thought about it that way, the tension was completely relieved.

Haon rolled over with a bashful smile on his face.

Juyeol flinched as their eyes suddenly met at close range.

The bed, which is usually big enough for two people to sleep on, was full.

“Juyeol-ah.”

“why.”

“Can I ask where you went today?”

“Cemetery. It’s my brother’s memorial day.”

Haon took a deep breath and muttered softly.

“… … That would be nice.”

“……what?”

“I want to see blue too.”

“Did you get another friend? Who is Parang again?”

Joo-yeol couldn’t control his voice from sticking out bluntly.

The moment he mentioned the name Blue, Haon’s eyes became very affectionate.

“There’s a kid who’s really kind and cute and never eats cucumbers. He even has a pretty name. He’s called Yeonparang.”

It was a bit of an odd thing to say to describe a friend.

Joo-yeol frowned slightly and tried to remember if there was a villain with that name.

Haon, who was fidgeting with his hands, added.

“Today was the due date for Blue, too.”

He stopped as a whisper, almost a breath, brushed past his ears.

Eunha On remembers and takes care of someone’s anniversary? It was something no one could believe.

This may also be due to a problem with memory.

But Joo-yeol thought that such things no longer mattered, and was a little surprised at himself for doing so.

“Just go and meet him. Whether it’s a grave or a columbarium.”

When Ha-on’s expression turned gloomy at those words, he couldn’t hide his embarrassment and asked cautiously.

“Is it because of that kid that you were standing in the rain?”

“… … No. It’s because of me.”

A dangerous voice flowed out like a dying candle.

“I failed to protect you. You were in a dangerous place without even knowing it… .”

Just a moment ago, they were laughing and chatting, but now their faces looked like they had been left out in the dark rain.

The image of him being left alone in the rain, unable to breathe properly, overlapped.

It looked like it would melt away and disappear with the rain at any moment.

Joo-yeol’s fingers swept across Ha-on’s eyes.

Ha-on closed his eyes tightly because it was ticklish, and when he opened them, his eyelashes touched his fingers.

It was only after he felt the ticklish sensation that he realized what he had done.

Joo-yeol, who pulled his hand away as if it had been burned, opened his mouth to hide his embarrassment.

“… … Are you crying again?”

Ha-on groped in surprise as he felt his wet eyes.

“That’s right. I thought you were all crying earlier.”

“Why are you crying so much?”

“I’ve been like that since I was little. Don’t you know that my nickname is crybaby?”

“… … ?”

Joo-yeol looked at Ha-on with an expression that said he had heard a strange sound, but he did not bother to refute it.

Instead, I decided to go along with her story, which was probably a delusion.

I no longer cared as I looked into her watery eyes that were staring at me blankly.

“Tell me more.”

“what?”

“Anything. Even if you think about it, it’s ridiculous and funny.”

Haon chuckled with a slightly relaxed face.

“When I was young, I played hide-and-seek with ‘Juyeol’─”

“Not that one.”

“Isn’t this a really funny story?”

“Something else. Other than what happened with that guy.”

“You don’t like the story of ‘Juyeol’?”

“no.”