This Villain is Soft - Chapter 68



Only Noblemtl

Episode 68

At first, the participation rate in the survey was hesitant because everyone had many concerns, but it rose sharply the next day.

It was the day when Haon found out that a broken drone had fallen into a junkyard and ran out early in the morning to pick it up.

“Huh? Oh, hello! Good morning. Hello. Hello!”

The new boss of Area 1 greeted people stiffly and waved his hand whenever he encountered them.

They seemed to be running hard, but their speed and form were so sloppy that I suddenly felt like cheering them on.

I didn’t even notice Nova following behind him with an expression on her face as if she was wondering if this was the right thing to do.

After seeing that, I somehow felt like I could answer the questions on the questionnaire honestly.

Residents of District 1, where bosses changed unusually frequently, made similar judgments when filling out a questionnaire.

‘I don’t think this boss will strangle me any more from here?’

And a few days after the questionnaire was distributed.

“We have to save the gang members!”

Haon had no choice but to admit that he needed a lot of gang members.

I had so much to do that I didn’t have time to stay in the lab.

It was difficult to cover the entire area with just Blue’s scans, and leaving it to Chacha and Nova would have taken too long.

I don’t know how long I’ll be managing District 1, but since I’ve decided to take charge of this place, I want to at least make it a place where people can live.

At the same time, he had to research dimensional gates, create dimensional prisms, and deal with pressure from other gangs.

In addition, he wanted to change the headquarters building that Q had been using to suit his taste, so much so that even three bodies would not have been enough.

“There were a lot of guys who wanted to remain as a District 1 gang from day one.”

What Nova was talking about were Q’s subordinates.

They had come rushing in right after the battle that had lasted all night the first day and bowed their heads to become Haon’s subordinates.

I knew a lot about District 1 and the other gangs, and they all knew how to shoot guns, so I figured they might be helpful… … .

“Those people have already betrayed their boss.”

“Could it be that he betrayed me because of Q?”

“Next time, I might betray you. I can’t believe you showed up after the fight was over.”

Nova asked as if she had been waiting for Haon’s firm words.

“Then should I bring some useful guys?”

“What kind of people are they?”

“Well, they’ve all been to a rehabilitation center and come out at least once, but they’re all decent guys.”

“No, that won’t work. I’d like people who aren’t scary to children.”

When Haon shook his head, Chacha asked with a look of headache.

“Are you going to capture civilians from the new city or the central district and use them as gang members?”

“That’s not it, but… … .”

“Then what are we going to do? We need more than one or two people right now.”

Chacha rebuked him, saying that right now is not the time to be picky about what’s hot and what’s cold.

In fact, other gangs even brought in street thugs to fill their ranks.

But Haon didn’t want to have people he thought were scary as subordinates.

It’s already scary, so how can I trust them and entrust them with work?

Haon, who had been thinking deeply for a while, muttered as if he had no choice.

“Is that really the only way… … .”

So, the residents of District 1 received a questionnaire again.

“What do you like most about your friends who will guard District 1?

1. Crane

2. Seagull

3. Owl”

It was an ominous question with a completely different meaning from the questionnaire I had received a few days ago.

* * *

A few days later.

Joo-yeol, who set foot in the first district of the old town, opened his mouth wide at the unbelievable sight he witnessed.

“Crazy. What have you made again?”

Mechanical cranes that looked to be about 170cm tall were wandering around the streets.

It had a head and wings with a long beak and long, thin legs that were unmistakably a crane.

Its entire body was made of silver machinery, and its eyes seemed to express emotions using emoticons, just like a mechanical hamster.

A mechanical crane approached Juyeol and showed smiling eyes.

[Welcome to Old Town District 1. Come on in.]

The mechanical crane hesitated at the polite woman’s voice, took a step back, and greeted again.

[Hello? We are Dudu, an AI gang member from District 1.]

Then, the mechanical hamster that had been climbing on Juyeol’s shoulder got down on the floor as if it couldn’t be helped and bowed down like a gentleman.

[I am Ttiyong!]

[Welcome, Tiyong!]

‘What am I looking at?’

Juyeol frowned in amazement at the sight of the mechanical hamster and crane greeting each other formally.

Then I spotted some familiar faces across the street.

‘Solmae Yeong-geong?’

The two people unloading the truck were Solmae and Chacha.

‘Even if that’s the case, why is the old man who should be in District 2 here?’

As Joo-yeol approached with a suspicious expression, Cha-cha sensed his presence and discovered him.

“Ghost? Is it already time for the hero headquarters to come and stab me?”

At the sound of grumbling and complaining, Solmae put her luggage down on the floor and turned around.

“I see you’ve been put in charge of District 1.”

“Well, that’s what happened.”

Joo-yeol glanced at the luggage they were carrying and clicked his tongue.

Looking at the boxes filled with unknown medicines and medical equipment, it was clear that it was Solmae’s luggage.

I had hoped that Chacha, who lived in the same building, would help move, but it seems that she has moved.

“Did you move it to Zone 1?”

“They had posted a notice a few days ago saying that the medical center would be moving here.”

“… … You didn’t join a gang, did you?”

“What’s the big deal about a gang when you’re all old? You just moved to a different location.”

There had been several gangs trying to recruit Solmae in the meantime. There was no gang member more reliable than a doctor who was good at shooting, so it was worth keeping an eye on him.

But Solmae never once responded to such an offer.

It seemed like they didn’t care that the moment they joined the gang, they would automatically be put on the villain list and it would be harder to get medical supplies.

I just kept rejecting him with things like, ‘What’s wrong with joining a gang when you’re old and reckless?’

Although the medical center in Districts 4 and 5 requested several times to be moved to their district, Solmae always remained in District 2.

Joo-yeol was certain that Eun-ha-on’s influence was significant in his sudden move to Area 1.

“What conditions did Eunhaon present that made you come to Area 1?”

“You’ll find out soon enough. But you don’t look so happy.”

“I’m just tired.”

Solmae moved into a building carrying the box, as if she had no intention of continuing the conversation.

“If you’re not going to help me, why don’t you just go away? Can’t you see that I’m busy moving?”

Chacha passed by, glancing at Juyeol while carrying her luggage in her arms.

‘It doesn’t seem like we found a good house.’

Ju-yeol, whose doubts were not resolved, looked around the building they had climbed up to.

It was of a similar level to the building in District 1 where Solmae and Chacha lived.

‘It seems like they’re using the same medical equipment as before, and they don’t even help with moving much.’

Whatever it was, I thought it would be a good idea to report this to headquarters, but River, who had been looking around other places, came back.

“Ghost. Did you see it?”

Juyeol pointed to the mechanical cranes as if he knew what to do when he saw their bewildered expressions.

“Those AI or whatever machine gang members?”

“No, not that. The streetlights and traffic lights have all changed.”

“… … !”

I was so distracted by the mechanical cranes that I only then noticed that the streets were much neater and cleaner than they had been a week ago.

As River said, new streetlights and traffic lights were installed, and the guardrails and roads were all repaired.

Several mechanical cranes were flying around and also working on the exterior walls of the building.

“There has never been a time when an entire area was renovated just because the boss changed. What’s going on? I told the boss to do it, but he’s doing renovations.”

River clicked his tongue as he pointed to the neatly cleaned up appearance of the roadside, which had been lined with abandoned cars.

Joo-yeol, who was looking around the clean District 1 with a blank expression, tilted his head slightly in confusion.

‘… …Can you call this a gang?’

* * *

“It’s finally over!”

Haon sprawled out on the checkered sofa.

Becoming the boss of the ‘Galaxy Gang’ has been a lot of work in the past week.

It took longer than expected to create the mechanical cranes because the villains who were Q’s subordinates kept coming to him to have them accepted.

When they heard the rumor that I had taken over District 1, many villains came to me without any plans to give me a commission, thinking that their memories had returned to normal.

Those people were okay because Nova stepped forward and rejected them sharply, but dealing with businessmen who came because they smelled money was extremely tiring.

“Don’t people die every day? If you invest in our mutual aid company, you can make a lot of money.”

“The smuggling ship is gone. Now it’s time to get an oil rig!”

“Classics always work. Let’s make a big casino in District 1!”

“Isn’t civil engineering the industry that can provide the most benefit in this world?”

‘What on earth are the many lucrative deals out there!’