This Villain is Soft - Chapter 60



Only Noblemtl

Episode 60

Rattling. Rattling.

The rubble of the horribly collapsed building shook for a while.

A large block of cement tilted and a hand surrounded by mechanical devices emerged.

Kuung! Passus─.

An unknown figure fell on top of a cement wall that had collapsed into rubble, making a clanging sound.

“Ha, F*ck… … . They’re having a really loud comeback ceremony.”

As he let out a sigh of bewilderment and anger, the mechanical shell that covered his entire body clanked and came off.

What appeared was Joo-yeol with his shirt off. It took him a while to regain his sense of reality after losing consciousness for a moment.

After returning to Hero Headquarters, he couldn’t sleep comfortably.

It was only natural that the real culprit who had burned my younger brother to death was alive and well, but I had no idea where he was.

Today, I woke up from a light sleep and was drinking water in the kitchen when an ominous and heavy crashing sound quickly approached.

The moment I anticipated that a huge explosion would occur, something solid covered my entire body before I could even bend down.

The iron bar, which smelled strangely like bread, perfectly protected the column from the blast, but its joints did not fold, making it difficult to escape from the wreckage.

It took me a while to figure out where was up and where was down.

Joo-yeol turned his head while lying down. The machine that was wrapped around his body trembled and then suddenly changed into a familiar shape.

“… … a toaster?”

Suddenly, a smiling emoticon appeared in the toaster.

[Hello! I am Ttiyong!]

Thud!

Ju-yeol, startled, threw the toaster away. He instinctively tried to take out his gun, but there was no holster.

The toaster, stuck in the rubble, shuddered and rolled over, transforming into a mechanical hamster, spreading its arms.

[The mechanic made me strong!]

“You’re crazy. What did you do to the toaster?”

Joo-yeol looked at the ‘toaster’ with disbelief.

It was definitely the toaster that I broke by throwing it with my own hands and that Eunhaon fixed.

I asked him to fix it, and he made something strange. I was toasting bread in it until this morning.

Joo-yeol swallowed a harsh curse as he stood up and dusted off his pants.

He tried not to think about her after breaking up with Haon.

But nothing made things come to mind more clearly than telling myself not to think about them.

The sight of her entering the house with a bright smile, holding a full paper bag.

The sight of her sitting at the table, waiting for food to be prepared, and swinging her feet back and forth.

The sight of him curled up and sleeping on the sofa.

And the lips that were breathing hard in the rain… … .

Digging into each other’s arms while sleeping in the same bed… … .

‘Stop! Stop thinking about it!’

Joo-yeol nervously tore through his hair.

As I filled my head with images of Haon, at the end of them was my brother’s charred body.

Just thinking about my brother’s work made me feel like my head was going to explode.

‘Why did you do something I didn’t even ask you to do… … .’

Joo-yeol, who was looking at the mechanical hamster with complicated eyes, searched through the remains of An-ga.

I grabbed my gun and knife, which seemed to be broken, and started walking. My communication band and cell phone were probably all destroyed, so I had to go to where I had hidden my emergency cell phone.

‘No one but Nova would do something like this. He seemed to be very dissatisfied with me after Eunhaon lost his memories.’

The mechanical hamster began to follow behind Juyeol, who was walking nervously.

“What? You get lost in front of your master. He doesn’t come here anymore.”

[You are the owner of Ttiyong!]

Joo-yeol grimaced with goosebumps.

“… … But why do you speak like that? And what’s your name?”

[The bread sticks out like a sliver, so it’s called a sliver.]

“It’s really all sorts of things… … .”

Joo-yeol laughed at Ha-on’s naming skills and touched his forehead.

‘What a weird name you’ve given it. The bird you carry around is just blue, so it’s blue.’

He paused as he grumbled inside. He remembered the story about ‘Blue’ that Haon had told him.

“under…….”

Unable to contain his rising frustration, he kicked the mechanical hamster away.

“go away.”

The mechanical hamster that had flown far away rolled back and supported itself on its waist with its two short arms.

[I am strong! It is my job to protect my master, so I have to be strong!]

Joo-yeol grabbed his hair with a crazy expression and decided to give up.

I have no interest in standing in the old town with my upper body exposed. Contacting headquarters came first.

Every time he walked, the mechanical hamster followed him.

* * *

Kookung. Kookung.

I could feel the ground vibrating through the soles of my thinly worn sneakers.

Wheeeeee─.

Haon raised his head as the hazy wind hit him.

This is Gimpo Bridge with red smoke rising.

It was the scene of an unforgettable incident that collapsed just a month after the war broke out.

Kookung. Kookung.

‘… … .’

The nightmare was repeating itself before my eyes.

“Eww! Save me!”

“Gyaaaah!”

A large number of people were crossing the bridge in fear.

Behind them, magical devices that blasted mana like blades came chasing them like a pack of rats.

Haon took out his cell phone as instructed and shouted loudly.

“Run quickly! Get across quickly!”

And just like in several dreams, he unfurled a shield of mana. While the panicked people crossed the bridge, Haon blocked the attacks coming from outside the bridge.

The bridge was so long that it could not protect the entire area.

“Run quickly! Don’t look back!”

That moment when you’re urging people until your throat gets hoarse.

The mouse-like magical devices suddenly started moving at incredible speeds, making noises.

They dug deep into the ground beneath people’s feet.

As Haon moved the protective shield under the people’s feet, he tried to change the material of the bridge to something stronger.

‘… … It’s not working this time either.’

But contrary to what I thought, my dream self always tried to block only mana attacks, even though I knew what would happen.

Boom! Bang! KookooKookoo─.

The magical devices exploded all at once. As expected, the blade-like mana that was swinging around was a trap.

There was a thunderous noise all around. It was a deafening noise.

Half of the bridge collapsed, taking countless people with it.

Haon stood still and sobbed, then rubbed his eyes with his sleeve.

‘It’s okay. Just repeat this two more times and you’ll wake up.’

* * *

Haon, who woke up, lay still until his dazed mind became clear.

It’s been a week since I discovered the sleeping pill combination that ‘Eunhaon’ was taking and gave it to Solmae.

Immediately after waking up, I had the side effect of feeling heavy like wet cotton and dizzy, but I didn’t wake up easily even from nightmares.

Haon felt the haziness slowly disappearing and had the same thoughts as yesterday.

‘Maybe I can do it next time.’

I rubbed my slightly wet eyes with the back of my hand and got up.

Even in the midst of recurring nightmares, Haon’s eyes were always clear.

As I gradually became accustomed to the nightmares I had every day, I began to think of and try various methods to save people in my dreams.

Although Haon has not been able to save anyone yet because of his body moving according to his predetermined dream, he did not give up.

It was a natural thing for Ha-on, as long as there were people in front of him who could help him and he had the power to help them.

Because I’ve lived in that kind of world.

“Blue. Any traces of terrorists or any abnormalities?”

[Nothing detected! No message left by Nova.]

Haon joined hands with Nova to find Halo and the remnants of the terrorists.

I couldn’t let a dangerous terrorist of my level cross over.

“How did the experiment go while I was sleeping?”

Of course, the dimensional gate was also important.

[Energy extraction is complete and the turbine temperature has returned to normal.]

“How many more awakening spheres do I need to get?”

[Currently, you need ten awakening spheres!]

“I guess I’ll have to get twelve more just in case something goes wrong during the experiment.”

It’s been ten days since I discovered that the loot in District 1 of the Old City was a large diamond.

Haon had been looking for someone who could replace him as the boss of District 1, but he couldn’t find anyone suitable.

After much thought, I asked Solmae and Nova.

I expected Solmae to reject it, but I didn’t know Nova would reject it too.

‘I didn’t exactly reject it, but… … .’

When asked if he would sell me the diamonds if he became the boss of Area 1, Nova did not answer and just smiled.

I don’t know what that means.

I thought Nova would accept it because she often clashes with the heroes as she searches for Halo, and it’s annoying.

I considered choosing one of the bosses from the other districts, but everyone was obsessed with extorting more protection money from the residents of District 1, so I decided to give it a go.

Because it felt like they were hand-picking the people who would put the leashes on the residents of District 1.

‘Q can’t hold out any longer. I’ve reached my limit, so I have to move now.’

Haon, who was going down to the cafe, suddenly remembered a method he had only thought about in passing.