This Villain is Soft - Chapter 73



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Episode 73

‘I said today was the last inspection.’

After this inspection, I may never see him again.

Even if we meet again, it will be a worse situation than now.

‘I don’t like that.’

Ha-on, who had gathered his courage, looked up at Ju-yeol quietly.

Every time I met him, the area under his eyes got darker and he looked more dangerous. I wonder what he’s been up to these days.

I still couldn’t figure out why I was so concerned about the fever, but my mouth moved on its own.

“Hey, Joo-yeol.”

“……what.”

The voice came back, dripping with sensitivity. He didn’t even look at me.

Haon started saying random words as if shaking off his regret and embarrassment.

“It would be nice if there was a store that only sells popcorn. Either here or there. But the popcorn you made was delicious. I thought about it yesterday too.”

“……what?”

He looked back at Ha-on with a puzzled face and flinched. Ha-on, who met Joo-yeol’s gaze for the first time in a long time, opened his eyes wide.

‘Did I say something that strange?’

The two suddenly stopped and just looked at each other.

Joo-yeol hesitated and then opened his mouth.

“You and Nova… … .”

Then suddenly, he groaned and frowned. He grabbed one side of his head and turned his head around, looking like he was in pain.

“Lord─.”

“ghost!”

The moment Haon was about to call him, River hurriedly approached him.

Then he whispered something and said that the inspection ended here and that he would be leaving now.

The last inspection ended in vain.

In the end, Ha-on couldn’t even properly greet Ju-yeol, let alone have a proper conversation with him.

As I was watching his back moving away, I heard a sigh next to me.

“Did Ghost just meet Nova because he was sick of her? Does he still have feelings for her?”

“… … .”

Chacha asked in a displeased tone, her arms crossed.

“Why are you making that face? Isn’t that the case?”

Haon groped his lips with a sullen face.

‘No. Joo-yeol helps me fall asleep without sleeping pills. He even saves my life… … .’

The times I spent with Juyeol passed quickly through my mind.

Woo Joo-yeol, who speaks bluntly but is actually more affectionate than anyone else.

A warm feeling spread through Haon’s chest and longing blossomed.

‘ah.’

At that moment, Ha-on realized why he felt so resentful towards him and why he couldn’t leave him alone.

This longing is different.

‘Juyeol and I… … .’

I found ‘Juyeol’ in him and always missed ‘Juyeol’, but this longing was not directed at ‘Juyeol’.

The comfort and warmth he gave was not a substitute for anyone else.

‘We fought together, ate together, and watched movies together.’

The column here wasn’t ‘Column’, but just as he wasn’t a ‘fake’, he wasn’t a ‘fake’ either.

We clearly cared about each other more than anyone else. So… … .

“It could be possible. Joo-yeol is my friend.”

Haon ran in the direction where Juyeol had disappeared. His heart beat happily as he followed his footsteps that kicked the ground.

I don’t know how to resolve his misunderstanding, but the vague hope that there would definitely be a way urges my steps.

I wanted to tell him what I had never been able to say before.

Juyeol, who had already gone out of Zone 1, was about to get on his bike.

“Juyeol-ah!”

When I called out to him loudly, I could see him from a distance stop trying to put on his helmet.

I just stopped and didn’t even look back, but Haon started running, waving his arms wildly.

Then, when he almost fell, Dudu, who was passing by, caught him and helped him up.

[Be careful, Doctor.]

“thank you!”

Ha-on, who was becoming anxious, swung his cell phone downward.

The blue mana that poured down to the ground created waves of neatly arranged pavement blocks, quickly carrying Haon to the entrance of District 1.

As the sound of dominoes falling grew closer and closer, River’s eyes widened and Juyeol tried to look back.

Before he could even turn around, Haon hugged his waist.

“Got it!”

“… … !”

He was so surprised that he froze with his arms raised. He couldn’t even get Ha-on, who had suddenly clung to his side, away.

“Juyeol-ah.”

“… … .”

Haon looked up at him and smiled bashfully.

“Why do you look so down these days? Is it because you can’t find Halo? If there’s anything I can do to help, please let me know.”

“… … .”

“If you don’t trust me, trust my skills. The lab is always open.”

“you…….”

He looked down at Haon with a confused and distressed expression and covered his face with his hand.

“Have you no integrity or self-respect?”

“I think they’re both amazing.”

“You’re saying the exact same thing.”

His trembling voice was drowned out by a hollow laugh.

Haon grumbled, shaking his waist as if to tell me to look at him.

“It’s so hard not being able to say hello or talk to you. Why don’t you nag me instead? Don’t avoid me.”

“… … I told you that I’m not the ‘our Juyeol’ you’re looking for.”

“know!”

Joo-yeol, who was sweeping his face, stopped.

“You are the only being in this universe. You have nothing to do with ‘that guy.’ I know that now.”

“… … .”

“I’m not worried about ‘Juyeol’ right now, I’m worried about you. The heat of the universe right before my eyes.”

A smile that seemed to gather spring sunlight covered Haon’s face affectionately.

Joo-yeol, who had been meeting her eyes with trembling, narrowed his eyebrows and shook his head.

“Why do you keep giving me a headache?”

“Do you have a headache? Where exactly does it hurt?”

As Ha-on leaned over to check Ju-yeol’s complexion, he pushed Ha-on’s forehead with his finger.

“You have something about making people go crazy.”

“I?”

[That’s right! The mechanic made me spin too!]

Suddenly, Tiyong, who had been hovering near Juyeol, jumped up and rolled between the two people’s feet.

As Ha-on burst into laughter, Joo-yeol, who had been pressing his forehead, got on the bike.

“Oh. Joo-yeol. Are you going?”

“We should just break that thing or something.”

“Ttiyong-ah. Are you keeping your eyes peeled well?”

[Of course! I am strong! I can even bake bread well and fill my stomach!]

“… … .”

Juyeol shook his head as if he couldn’t believe it, then quickly left the old town, leaving River, who had been shocked since a while ago, behind.

* * *

Nova felt wronged. She felt cheated by the world.

I got rid of An Ga and made Haon the boss of District 1, but I still don’t understand why things are going this way.

It was clear that darkness had fallen on that handsome face, and it was clear that I had nightmares every day.

I also know that I can’t sleep without sleeping pills, so I have to live with some side effects.

‘But… … why did it get bright again?’

Nova stared at Haon as he spoke to the cranes at the science museum construction site.

Until recently, his boss had been tightroping between feelings of helplessness and depression, but his mood had not darkened any further.

Those bright eyes that greeted me with loneliness were slowly fading away.

I felt Haon moving further and further away from me, out of my reach again.

‘Maybe I should have killed the ghost after all.’

Whether you despise me or not, if you kill Ghost and lock Haon in a place only I know of… … .

You won’t even be able to dream of something like a weapon filled with love.

‘Even now, I only show the kindness and joy that is shown to stray cats.’

Nova, who had been looking at Haon as if he was vulgar because he wasn’t asking him anything about himself, put down the blueprint and asked.

“Honey, why on earth do we need a library and a science museum in the old town?”

“Are there any places that don’t need libraries and science museums?”

Haon asked back with an expression that said, “What kind of question in the world is that?”

Nova also thought, ‘Is that so?’ and asked again.

“The library is fine, but what is the science experience center for?”

“We can also see the stars and learn scientifically how this city is maintained.”

Haon said that he would definitely build an observatory because the area was high and it was very dark at night when the streetlights were turned off.

But Nova didn’t know much about stars, and she hadn’t expected something like this to be the new ‘attraction’ in Sector 1.

Something different was needed.

“Honey. Once the library and the science stuff are finished, it would be a good idea to announce that the new District 1 is fully established in the old town. Something like a large-scale event.”

“Do you need that?”

“Of course. As Area 1 becomes more organized, the number of times other villains will stab you decreases. You have to use this opportunity to drive in a nail. I’ll prepare everything.”

“Nova. You must be busy anyway.”

“Is it okay for me to be busy for my boss?”

Haon furrowed his eyebrows in emotion as Nova smiled beautifully.

“Thank you so much. Thank you for your consideration… … I’ll think of something that can show the development of District 1.”

So Nova prepared the opening ceremony of the library and science experience center.

He lay down in a noisy construction site, where only mechanical cranes remained, and stared blankly up at the night sky.

‘Do you by any chance know what a casino or club is?’

Nova, who had been worrying about this, eventually decided to change his method.

‘Okay. I’ll take you there and show you that.’