This Villain is Soft - Chapter 54



Only Noblemtl

Episode 54

Ha-on entered the lab on the 4th floor and uploaded the contents he had saved on his cell phone onto the computer.

Taking advantage of the confusion, he copied Gowon’s cell phone from the inmate storage room.

“Why did you go in there? If you get caught, you might be mistaken for the killer.”

Joo-yeol, who pulled up a chair next to Ha-on and sat down, clicked his tongue.

It’s just that this happened when Eunhaon requested an interview with Gowon. Isn’t the timing just perfect?

“I was in the counseling room at the time. I broke the CCTV when I entered the visiting area, so it should be okay.”

Ha-on was also anxious, but he tried to calm his mind by reminding himself that he had an alibi.

I didn’t even realize that Joo-yeol was looking at me with bewildered eyes from the part where he said, ‘Because I broke the CCTV.’

Encrypted messages were still stored on Gowon’s cell phone.

Fortunately, it wasn’t set to disappear over time.

To Haon, this was like a crossword puzzle.

“What on earth did you copy on your phone?”

“‘Eunhaon’… … no, I… … called Gowon to Korea to get the Awakening Orb from you. In exchange for paying off the debt, I even turned myself in.”

“her.”

Joo-yeol let out a hollow laugh, feeling ashamed.

When she was dealing with Eunhaon, she was obsessed with the Awakening Sphere to the point of disgust.

It’s hard to believe that he’s the same person as the current Eunha On.

“But I have never given the balance to Gowon.”

Haon continued speaking, tapping away at the keyboard.

“Gowon clearly received the balance and turned himself in right after. That kept bothering me.”

“You only asked for one Awakening Orb… … So there’s someone else who wants to bring Gowon to Korea?”

“I don’t think so? Oh, okay.”

Haon quickly unfolded the messages in chronological order for easy viewing.

Joo-yeol also scanned the messages that appeared on the large screen.

“If we look at it together, we can quickly find any suspicious parts.”

First of all, I had to find out who sent the balance on the day Gowon was arrested.

Haon’s intuition told him that that person must have something to do with Gowon’s death.

‘……uh?’

At that moment, Haon stopped after checking a message.

Then, as he moved on to the next message, his face became pale.

‘Hey, what is this?’

I stared at the monitor intently, but nothing changed. I wasn’t seeing things wrong.

“I sent the balance to Gowon that day… … .”

“Halo?”

The two people opened their eyes wide with bewildered expressions when an unexpected name appeared.

At that moment, Haon caught something hidden between the messages.

“Wait a minute. Blue!”

I immediately snatched it up and deciphered the password, and it turned out to be a recording file.

Haon exchanged a suspicious look with Juyeol and played the recording file.

I even instructed Blue to double record it, as it may have been set to disappear after being played once.

And Gowon’s words flowing out of the recording file were shocking.

[So, Halo, if you just take the blame for that one arson you committed, I’ll pay off all my debt, that’s it.]

“… … ?”

A beat later, Haon covered his mouth in shock.

Turn it over? The arson committed by Halo?

‘Wasn’t the culprit who set fire to Juyeol’s house 10 years ago… Gowon?’

Haon suddenly felt his heart pounding.

Halo was the real culprit and she paid the final price, but Gowon just waited for a call from ‘Eunhaon’.

That means… … .

“… … !”

I had a strong feeling that I had to stop playing this recording immediately.

“B, ble, eww─.”

Just as he was about to give Blue new instructions, a large hand covered his mouth.

Ha-on’s heart sank. It was clear that Ju-yeol had already sensed something.

He was listening to the recording file with a cold, frozen face.

[Yes. Dr. Eunhaon will contact you when you enter the country. She will protect you until you are arrested, as that is her plan.]

Haon’s face turned pale at Halo’s response.

[How on earth do you know I’m being harassed by debt collectors… … Can I trust you?]

[I will send the deposit today, so let’s do the embroidery after receiving the balance.]

[Okay, fine. Then let’s negotiate the contract.]

While listening to Gowon and Halo’s conversation, Haon grabbed Juyeol’s hand that was covering his mouth and looked at a loss.

It is unknown why Halo set fire to the houses in the old town.

More important than that was the heat.

I kept thinking about the look on his face when he tried to kill Gowon and ended up handcuffing him.

Could it be that he, who seemed to be finally regaining stability, was pushed back into the dark desire for revenge and anger?

Do I deserve that? What will become of our relationship now?

Should I shoot him? Or should I grab him by the collar?

‘Maybe… … . You might trust me this time too. We’ve become quite close. You’ve helped me out. It might work out better than I thought.’

As I was trying to think positively, the rough hand that had been covering my mouth fell away.

Haon looked back at him, his thoughts rising with hope.

Dark, trembling eyes looked at me.

“False confession?”

Ha-on, who met those eyes, hesitated as if his heart had suddenly stopped.

Embarrassment.

Betrayal.

disappointment.

Feeling at a loss.

regret.

revenge.

And then anger.

A myriad of emotions swirled in his eyes, blending into one dark mass.

“This… was all your plan?”

Haon couldn’t shake his head at the trembling voice.

There was no way of knowing whose name ‘Eunhaon’ was thinking of telling Juyeol.

“Speak up.”

As Haon was just opening his mouth, he urged her in a voice filled with earnestness.

Her eyes looked anxious, urging me to please say no.

The more Ha-on looked into those eyes, the more his mind went blank and he began to talk nonsense.

“I, I am really different from the ‘Eunhaon’ you know. It’s not me… … I can prove it. That’s not me. Really… … .”

“Why? Don’t you remember that either?”

Joo-yeol clenched his jaw so hard that it made a clicking sound, then soon let out a hollow laugh.

“The things you did to kill me, the countless things you did. None of that matters. But this… … . This isn’t it.”

He turned around, muttering in vain.

“Juyeol-ah!”

Haon shed tears and grabbed Juyeol urgently.

Juyeol flinched at the sight and quickly turned his head away.

“Don’t come to Anga for a while. And don’t contact me either.”

“… … !”

Haon felt as if the ground beneath his feet was collapsing.

I felt like my throat was being strangled by the anxiety that he would never see me again.

I was left alone in this unfamiliar dimension again. The anticipated loneliness was already stabbing me in the back.

He turned away without looking back.

Ha-on could only stare blankly at Ju-yeol as he eventually got on the elevator and left.

Joo-yeol’s trembling voice could be heard through the closing door.

“Ha, I was crazy.”

* * *

Haon was sitting blankly in the lab cafe with swollen eyes.

The police had just left.

The police who arrived as soon as Juyeol left seemed to think of Haon as a suspect.

Ha-on, who felt so wronged and sad about the whole situation, shed tears like a broken faucet.

He cried while answering questions, and he cried while explaining what happened when the explosion occurred.

I cried again as I thought about Joo-yeol who had left me so suddenly.

At first, the police officers were confused, but then they turned around and turned away with a look of boredom on their faces.

Since Haon’s alibi was clear, there was nothing more that could be done.

Ha-on, who had been crying too much, was just staring into space with a tired face.

[Haon! We have a guest. He’s a hero!]

Then, at Blue’s notification, I jumped up and looked towards the entrance.

But it wasn’t Juyeol who entered the cafe.

“Dr. Eun. I heard that Gowon died… … ?”

River, who was walking around the cafe, stopped when he saw Ha-on, who was obviously crying.

Are you crying? Dr. Eunhaon?

Is it possible for the Milky Way and tears to exist at the same time?

River was as confused as someone who had just discovered a platypus.

Meanwhile, Ha-on, who was staring blankly at the goblin pattern drawn on River’s clothes, began to have tears well up in his eyes again.

River hesitated, doubting his eyes.

“What, what is it? What now?”

“Ugh… … .”

Haon finally burst into tears. River opened his mouth wide as if he was seeing something that did not exist in the world.

At that moment, the sound of two people’s urgent footsteps entered the cafe.

“Galaxy! You were in the news. Did you regain your memories?”

“Sister! The police are coming out here. Is it because of what happened at the rehabilitation center?”

Chacha and Bunny ran towards them with their faces filled with anticipation at the thought of hearing an interesting story, then opened their eyes wide.

“Hey, sis?”

“Galaxy, you… … are you crying?”

Even if ‘that galaxy’ is loose, how can it cry so sadly?

I don’t know about other people, but I couldn’t believe it because Haon was crying. It would have been more realistic to see a hero passing by crying.

The two people exchanged glances, both deeply shocked.

‘Why is he like this?’

‘I don’t know either.’

The two, who were confused by the situation where they couldn’t understand English, belatedly discovered River and their eyes immediately became fierce.

Whatever that hero did to Haon, it must have been something very evil. Otherwise, Haon would not have cried so sadly.

River, who noticed the sharp gaze, instantly became aggrieved and waved his hand.

“I, I’m not like that! I’m not like that! How on earth did I make the Milky Way cry!”

Even making excuses like this was so shocking that I wanted to cry instead.