This Villain is Soft - Chapter 58



Only Noblemtl

Episode 58

Nova, who was more beautifully decorated and sparkling today, closed her eyes and smiled.

“hello baby.”

“Welcome, Nova. You look even prettier today!”

“… … ?”

Nova couldn’t hide her surprise at Haon’s unexpected welcome.

“Honey. Why are you so pale?”

“Have a seat. I’ll give you something to drink.”

Haon was truly happy to see him.

A person who knows that he is a different being from ‘Galaxy On’.

One person who knows that I didn’t deceive the police and get a fake criminal to make a false confession.

It was Nova.

Haon came running precariously, holding coffee in his hand.

Nova, who was staring at the coffee that had spilled over a little while, tilted his head and asked.

“Have you decided to stop cheating on me with Ghost?”

“Huh? I didn’t cheat… … .”

When Juyeol suddenly appeared in the conversation, Haon hesitated and kept his mouth shut.

Nova took a sip of coffee and asked with a quizzical smile.

“What’s that reaction? Honey. Did something good happen with Ghost?”

“good……?”

At that moment, what came to Haon’s mind was the lips touching under the heavy rain and the breath that was like a lifeline.

Haon felt his lips with his fingertips as if in a trance, then suddenly came to his senses.

‘I’m right now… …! Euaaaah!’

I barely managed to suppress an internal scream and shook my head violently.

“What, what happened? What, what!”

Why did that scene come to mind now? My face, which was rapidly turning bright red, felt hot.

Crispy─.

Suddenly, the cup in Nova’s hand crumbled. Not into pieces, but in a form close to powder.

Blood dripped from his palm.

“Nova! Your hand… …?”

Haon looked at him in surprise and then stopped. His expression was extremely cold.

“Did something good happen?”

His voice was gentle, but his eyes were frozen.

“No, Nova? What’s wrong?”

“I see. Something really good happened.”

Nova, who had been muttering with a cold face, relaxed his expression as if nothing had happened and got up from his seat.

“Are you going? Didn’t you come here because you had something to say?”

“Right. But I have to go now because I remember something I need to finish.”

“Ah… … . My hand needs treatment… … .”

Nova smiled softly at Haon’s reaction.

“It’s a shame that you’re sad to see me go.”

Then he bent down and kissed Ha-on’s cheek.

“… … !”

When Ha-on, who was startled, covered his cheek and pushed away, he continued speaking quietly.

“Don’t worry, honey. We’ll meet again soon. We’ll become closer.”

* * *

Hero Headquarters in Central District.

The hunter sat by the office window with a thoughtful expression.

‘Halo… … .’

The Hunter looked down at the photo of Halo in the papers.

A lot has changed since Halo took over as the ‘Villains’ Order’.

Before, everything I could see was like a dark place.

The villains who formed the gang each wanted to put their own gang in the top dog position.

They did not hesitate to use any means necessary to enslave other gangs, and did not hesitate to commit heinous crimes to show off their money and brutality.

Even the hero headquarters had a hard time stopping them from being disorderly.

Then one day, Halo made a spectacular appearance.

He single-handedly destroyed a gang that was second to none in terms of brutality and even took the life of its boss.

The brutal competition that had been prevalent among the villains gradually died down from that time.

Human trafficking, which was rampant in the old city, was the first to disappear, and crimes using children as bait also disappeared.

There was order to Halo.

We stopped the villains from causing any terrorist-level trouble, without touching children.

In order to do that, he committed some illegal acts, but the hero headquarters decided to tolerate that.

There was even an attempt to draw Halo towards the hero side.

She disappeared for about a year due to the excessive urging of the head of the headquarters at the time, who was very greedy.

Having experienced how quickly villains can fall back to the bottom, there was an unspoken taboo against touching Halo.

Despite their usual adversarial nature, the two did not hate each other that much.

If it weren’t for her, Hunter wouldn’t be here, and neither would Halo.

‘… …Is it time to deal with it?’

The hunter picked up the report.

The potion spread to civilians, and as feared, people acting as vigilantes began to appear.

Not to be out of the question, Halo was the creator of that short-term stimulant.

‘I don’t know what happened with Dr. Eun, but the nullification patch definitely worked… … .’

It seemed true that the Milky Way had changed, but in a few months it had caused 45 deaths somewhere.

He may have already come to his senses and started plotting a cruel plan.

The hunter turned his eyes to the monitor where the list of heroes was displayed, thinking that nothing was going well.

Next to Joo-yeol’s photo was a list of his disciplinary actions.

A bad guy who survives by wandering the streets of the old town.

A guy who already had the number 2 appearing on the back of his hand at that time.

A guy who accepted the offer to become a hero with a reluctant expression.

A guy who wore his hero uniform to play Halo even though he was suspended from duty.

‘You became a hero to catch the criminal, so you wanted to finish the job as a hero.’

His disciplinary record, which was listed in a row next to his photo, was updated.

“End of 3-month suspension from work”

And less than a minute later, the office door flew open.

“Ghost from Hero Headquarters. Returned.”

Joo-yeol, dressed in his hero uniform, appeared with an even sharper expression.

“Can I come in now? This is storage room number one.”

The hunter looked at his subordinate intently and then got up from the window.

“Unfortunately, I didn’t get permission.”

“… … .”

“It’s an unthinkable thing for someone who hasn’t even been in the headquarters for 10 years.”

Joo-yeol tried to put down the headquarters access card he had received on the first floor with a face that was full of anger.

“Instead, I was only allowed to look at the materials regarding your younger brother.”

Then he stopped when he saw the file the hunter held out.

“Open it here and you’ll go out empty-handed.”

Joo-yeol’s trembling eyes were fixed on the name ‘Woo Hye-seong’ written on the file.

It was very odd that a younger sibling existed in the Hero Headquarters database.

That it wasn’t the arson incident that day, but a file in my brother’s name.

He hesitated for a moment, then unfolded the thin file.

‘at las…….’

“Woo Hye-seong: The younger sister of Ghost (Woo Joo-yeol) who belongs to the headquarters.”

“Presumed death due to fire in 20XX.”

‘Have you recorded all the heroes’ family relationships?’

Joo-yeol ran his fingertips over Hye-seong’s face. Even though the photo was blurry, the dot on the corner of his left eye was clear.

Below that are a few short lines from an article about a man who died in a house fire caused by a comet’s mistake 10 years ago.

The next chapter had a recently added article titled ‘The real culprit, Gowon, confessed to arson’ and underneath it was… … .

Joo-yeol, who almost crumpled the file because of the fever, barely managed to release the strength in his hands.

What are the odds that a new article with Halo’s name in it will be added?

Juyeol, who had been gnashing his teeth, froze as soon as he started reading the next chapter.

“Test subject number C─31”

“Victim of child abduction incident. Identity unknown.”

“Estimated to be 10 months old at the time of rescue from the Gaekseong-gu human laboratory.”

“Disappeared while being transported to the daycare center.”

‘This is all… … .’

“It was confirmed later that a civilian (Woo Min-seok) from the 3rd district of the old city had adopted him.”

“No problems found after one year of observation.”

“No problems found after 2 years of observation.”

“No problems found after 3 years of observation.”

⁝

“No problems found after 10 years of observation.”

‘What the hell are you talking about?’

“Observation ended as no unusual findings were found.”

“Leader of the rescue team in charge: Hunter.”

* * *

At the same time, on the outskirts of the old town.

Nova was leaning against the roof railing of a building.

Nova’s braided hair, which was styled with more care than usual, was decorated with flower-shaped jewels.

She put on red eye makeup and even sprayed perfume, but as the clouds parted and the moonlight shone through, her unrivaled beauty stood out even more.

‘You were too generous.’

He went to look for the ghost that had been hanging around next to Eunhaon after seeing that it had disappeared.

‘I thought I’d be a little more lenient since I heard you were pretty… … but it just won’t work out.’

Nova was temperamental and not very patient.

The reason he tried to approach Eunhawon cautiously so that she wouldn’t get scared was because he really liked the new Eunhawon.

Shoulders that are hunched over or eyes that look like they might burst into tears at any moment.

Like the way your mouth opens wide when you say ‘Nova!’

Like the way he held out his little finger with a serious face.

I liked that kind of thing so I let it go and got carried away with other guys, but it just kept getting on my nerves.

I thought that they had really been very generous with this much.

Squeak─.

The rusty door opened and a crowd of people dressed in black appeared.