This Villain is Soft - Chapter 55



Only Noblemtl

Episode 55

‘Why am I here like this… … .’

River sat in the cafe on the first floor of the research center, his eyes rolling, in a daze.

I just had a question about Gowon’s death, I don’t know how it ended up like this.

Across from me sat Haon and Bani, rubbing their eyes with ice, and next to me sat Chacha.

I was at a loss as to what kind of combination this was, but I missed the timing to get out of the place.

“So I got dumped by Ghost, ugh!”

As River opened his mouth, Chacha stamped hard on his instep.

River let out a short scream, glared at Chacha who was scheming, and then spoke again.

“So what you’re saying is that you and Ghost fell out because of a misunderstanding that couldn’t be resolved.”

“yes…….”

At the dispiriting answer, River was confused as to whether he was talking to an evil scientist from the villains or a girl he met by chance at a local cafe.

But either way, if it was a relationship problem involving a ghost and not someone else, the answer was already clear.

“Honestly, I welcome the fact that the two of you have drifted apart. But why did you meet someone who has no qualities worth looking at other than his shell in the first place? After Nova, is it Ghost? What’s wrong with your tastes?”

“That’s what I’m saying! I’m saying that this girl has a serious problem with her eyes for men!”

Haon’s shoulders slumped as Chacha agreed.

“Joo-yeol and I aren’t like that. We were just friends… … .”

“Anyway! What I’m saying is that Ghost must have been at fault. You were a bit swayed by that foul-mouthed, bad guy because you were so tasteless. Just forget about it and go your separate ways.”

“It’s not Joo-yeol’s fault… … .”

“No. It’s definitely his fault.”

River was very determined.

“Even when heroes fight, if he’s involved, it’s always his fault. That doesn’t mean I’m taking your side. My comrades come first.”

“… … ?”

Chacha glanced at River, who was cursing Ghost more harshly than anyone else. At this point, he even thought that maybe he just wanted to curse Ghost.

“So what do you want to do?”

Haon’s face became sad at Chacha’s question.

“If possible, I want to clear up the misunderstanding and get along well with Juyeol again.”

“This is mind-boggling.”

Chacha shook her head.

The intention of the question was ‘How do you want to get revenge?’, but it seems like you don’t hate the guy who made you cry.

“Sister. You should meet another man instead. Why do you want to get along with a ghost?”

Haon kept his mouth shut in response to Bunny’s question.

It was difficult to explain to them the loneliness of being alone in an unfamiliar dimension and not having anyone to fully look after me.

Even though we’re looking into each other’s eyes, they see me as someone else.

Even though their personalities are so different, they are just seen as ‘Eunhaon’ who lost his memories.

Even Nova, who knows that she is different from ‘Eunhaon’, wants ‘Eunhaon’ from me.

It was the same for Juyeol, but just having his appearance and voice by his side meant a lot to Haon.

Children instinctively look for their mother or father when they are lonely or in pain, but Ha-on had no such person.

The director of the daycare center was like a father to me, but he wasn’t a father.

I always knew. He is ‘Juyeol’s’ father.

So, when Ha-on was lonely, the only person he could turn to was none other than ‘Ju-yeol’, who was not his protector.

Even though it was another Juyeol who had fallen here and faced me, that alone was enough to shake off the nightmare.

Chacha sighed and came back from inside the cafe, filling a tray with something.

“This is something you solve while drinking! Drink!”

When I handed Barney one of the glasses I had filled in a row, River snatched the cup away from me in a fit of rage.

“What are you feeding to minors!”

I sniffed it and took a sip. It was sweet apple juice.

“… … This kind of thing is solved by drinking. Drink.”

River gulped down his apple juice, looking away from Chacha’s gaze.

Haondo held the cup in both hands and sipped it slowly.

Throughout the small party that started out of nowhere, the three of them kept telling him to forget about Joo-yeol, but Ha-on had no intention of changing his mind.

In the end, they left the lab with only a few words of complaint.

In the cafe that suddenly became quiet, Haon looked at his cell phone.

A photo of the children from the daycare going out to play in the valley.

A picture of me making a cake with ‘Juyeol’ and completely ruining it.

A photo of a beehive discovered while cleaning a daycare center.

A photo of graduating from high school early and entering college at an early age.

A photo of ‘Joo-yeol’ smiling brightly.

I took one last look at it and then went up to the lab on the 5th floor.

‘That’s right. This isn’t my place anyway.’

The original goal was to return home.

Even though the creation of the dimensional gate was delayed due to various events, research was progressing smoothly except for the speed.

The problem remaining was obtaining the most important component, the Dimensional Prism, but obtaining that component would be of no use if the Dimensional Gate was not completed.

Haon was obsessed with making turbines.

Without thinking about anything, I just focused on injecting mana into the parts according to the formula in front of me and connecting them one by one.

Until the sun rises and the day changes.

And then the sun sets again and night comes.

Dingdong─.

[Haon! I finally succeeded in tracking the cell phone!]

“……what?”

Haon, startled by the sudden notification, hurriedly checked the location.

“Huh? This is… … .”

* * *

“It looks like we’re out of bullets, so why don’t we just stop there?”

Halo, leisurely perched on the pipe, looked down at the abandoned factory floor.

Joo-yeol, who had been wearing his hero uniform for a long time, was out of breath.

“bullet?”

He picked up the enemy’s gun lying on the floor, snickering.

“It’s here.”

And he looked around at the fallen enemies all around and smiled arrogantly.

“Aren’t there just so many?”

As soon as Juyeol left Haon’s laboratory, he wandered the streets of the old city without a destination.

Just like before he lost his brother and became a hero.

I felt like I would go crazy if I didn’t do that.

How did the galaxy… … .

How should I treat Eunhaon… … .

Why on earth is Halo… … .

The more I kept asking myself questions that had no answer, the more my anger grew.

In the end, they stormed Halo’s abandoned factory as soon as they were equipped, without even contacting headquarters.

Her anger did not subside as she moved in and out of the shadows, slaughtering her subordinates.

Halo’s men were all mercenaries except for the snipers, so they were a ragtag bunch when put together.

Even those guys would get tired if they had to fight against the huge numbers and Halo.

He held the shoulder where he had been shot and looked up at the Halo.

Taang!

The bullet fired at her hit the pipe and made a sharp noise.

The clone created by Halo’s illusion reappeared a short distance away.

“You know why I came. And that this is something that will only end when one of us dies.”

He decided to kill Halo.

It would be difficult, but I wanted to at least try to kill her before I died.

Then, wouldn’t it be possible to escape this storm of emptiness and anger?

If the information that Eunhaon had was anything to go by, it might be possible to reveal that Halo was the real culprit behind the arson incident ten years ago, but that was it.

Both headquarters and the police department would rather cover up old crimes than have the villains run wild due to Halo’s disappearance.

Halo smiled faintly without showing any sign of surprise and quickly stepped down the pipe.

It could also have been an optical illusion, but Juyeol aimed his gun anyway.

“Did you kill Dr. Eun?”

“……what?”

“I haven’t decided yet whether to kill it or not. If you kill it in a fit of anger, it’ll be like relieving me of one of my worries.”

“… … .”

Juyeol looked at Halo earnestly and pulled the trigger.

Taang!

At that moment, Halo ducked his head to avoid the bullet and quickly closed the distance.

“… … !”

It was the main body.

As soon as he realized that it wasn’t an illusion, Juyeol hit her side with his knee, but what his knee hit was the elbow guard.

Halo, who had folded his arms to protect his waist, burst into light right before Juyeol’s eyes.

However, Juyeol, who had closed his eyes in anticipation of Halo’s attack, swung his fist while assessing her position. He felt her hair brushing against his fingers.

When I opened my eyes, the halo was not visible, but a shadow that had suddenly appeared was passing over my head.

Juyeol quickly turned in the shadows and waved his gun in the air.

Kagakak!

Sparks flew as Halo’s longsword and gun barrel clashed.

The two black eyes facing each other contained different emotions.

“Why did you do that? What would you gain by burning down a shabby house in the old town?”

A burning anger was consuming him.

Halo simply tilted her blade towards him without answering.

With just brute force, the heat is much stronger.

Jiik─.

Halo’s feet scraped the ground and were pushed back. For a moment, darkness came over the entire abandoned factory, and then it brightened up.

The Halo that disappeared while Juyeol was squinting his eyes appeared in two. He placed the hand holding the gun on top of the hand holding the knife and tensely watched.

Two Halos rushed forward, swinging their longswords up and down.

‘Which one is your clone? Below. Above. Or both?’

Damn. The moment when Juyeol was about to attack one side while chewing on the curse.

“Juyeol-ah! Bow down!”

A scream was heard that gave off a sense of eeriness.