This Villain is Soft - Chapter 90



Only Noblemtl

Episode 90

“Where did Nova go and why is she alone?”

“Huh? Nova isn’t here?”

Arriving at the second district of the old town, Haon looked around at Chacha’s words as he waited.

“Didn’t Nova come pick you up today? She always stops by the lab and comes with you.”

“He came but left first.”

“Where are you and what are you doing? You seem to be acting up again.”

Chacha snickered and walked ahead to the building that was Halla’s base.

Haon followed and called Nova, but her phone was turned off.

‘Was I too hasty… … .’

Nova’s blank expression faded away.

Was it really that shocking to be told to accept the loss and loneliness caused by the death of ‘Eunhaon’?

‘Of course it must have been shocking.’

Haon felt uncomfortable, but had no intention of changing his decision.

I couldn’t be Nova’s ‘Galaxy On’ substitute forever. That would be bad for me and Nova.

Just like how he couldn’t shake off the feeling of emptiness even though he kept looking for ‘Juyeol’ in Juyeol.

‘Maybe I just need more time. Let’s leave it alone for today. We’ll talk it over again when we meet tomorrow.’

The atmosphere of Halla’s base, where I arrived while lost in thought, was very different from that of Q’s base.

The base of Q, where he had been smuggling, had a lot of warehouse-like space where he could stack boxes, but this place was like a large, noisy tavern.

Haon was dumbfounded when he saw the wall lined with broken liquor bottles filled with cartridges.

“Do you always pick up the shell casings after a gunfight?”

“Halla has a bullet factory. You must have gotten it from there.”

“Ah. So that’s why the bullets just kept coming out.”

Haon nodded, remembering the moment he fought the Halla gang, and then stopped.

It was realized that children walking around the industrial area worked in the bullet factory.

‘How could you push children into a place full of gunpowder… … .’

I’m so glad I don’t have to work in such a dangerous place anymore.

As long as I manage District 2, I will make sure that the children can play a lot, learn a lot, and eat a lot.

“… … .”

Haon thought of the child who had leaned over to confirm his own death due to a man’s suicide bombing.

He said he was a kid from District 4.

‘The children in District 4 are probably being exploited right now… … .’

The kid must have gone back to District 4 after River coaxed him out. And then I wonder what happened to him.

The child’s skinny, dirty arms remained as a burden on my mind.

“Chacha. What kind of business does Rusty from District 4 do?”

“He does all kinds of dirty work. He’s the oldest among the current bosses, so he seems to know the most about bad things.”

As Chacha started to tremble in disgust, Haon’s face darkened.

“Wasn’t there a gang that occupied three districts in the old city?”

“You want to eat District 4 too? Now is not the time to worry about that.”

“There are still a lot of places to take care of in Zone 2, but if we deploy Dududu─”

“Halla will come to attack District 2 soon.”

Haon opened his eyes wide. If it was the boss of another area who was invading, then that would be fine, but Halla?

“Why? I saved your life?”

“He’s coming because I saved his life. If I had killed him, he wouldn’t have come. Do you want to kill him now?”

“… … I don’t want to kill.”

When Ha-on shook his head with a complicated expression, Cha-cha asked in a tone that showed he didn’t understand.

“Where you live, if you kill a villain who is trying to kill you, you get the death penalty?”

“That’s not it,” Haon muttered, then hesitated before continuing.

“I don’t want to see anyone die anymore.”

“… … .”

“I’m sick of that now.”

Chacha stared at Haon and then shrugged.

“Okay, then.”

And the idea of ​​killing Halla was never brought up again.

The two first looked for places to repair, just like they did in District 1.

The reaction of the residents of District 2 to their new boss was much better than that of District 1.

There were many people who welcomed Haon because rumors about how District 1 had changed were spreading.

Residents of District 2 also actively participated in the survey and were generally cooperative.

Haon was wondering how to change the large building that Halla had been using.

“There should be something like a community center here, but it’s bigger than the Q building, so it seems like a waste.”

Chacha stuck out his tongue when he saw the structure of the building that Haon had scanned.

“There are five underground levels? There are seven above-ground levels. This was just for show.”

“This building must have been too big for Halla. There’s a lot of empty space.”

“Just leave it empty for now. There must be something you can use it for.”

“I should tell Dudu to just clean up.”

Haon, who had called in a few mechanical cranes, checked the results of a survey of the residents of District 2 and decided to build a Doodoo bus.

Since there are already schools and hospitals in District 1 that accept residents from other districts, it seemed like a good idea to have a means of transportation to and from them.

“Just in case, we should block off the area near the underground passage that Bae An-jae created.”

“Then it would be better for the people living nearby to move their houses. Anyway, that area is all your buildings now.”

Having lived in District 2, Chacha was familiar with the geography and life there.

Thanks to this, Haon was able to plan easily and came to one conclusion.

“We’re going to need a lot of Doodoos.”

“When will new cranes be introduced to Zone 2?”

“I’ve already made a Doodoo machine in Zone 1, so it should be ready by tomorrow morning.”

“Then take a rest tomorrow.”

Haon raised his head with a bewildered expression at Chacha’s words.

“Shiranee?”

“I can only use simple techniques tomorrow because we’re expanding the server. Anyway, the road maintenance will be the same as in District 1.”

“Still, it’s a bit too much to rest… … What if Halla comes?”

“What are you worried about when you have two heads?”

Chacha said confidently that as long as the cranes were running around with their eyes wide open, the Halla gang wouldn’t be able to invade easily.

As she said, the Halla Gang has already been defeated by Dudu.

If you equip the nullification patch, there is no place safer than Areas 1 and 2.

However, when Ha-on was worried, Cha-cha suddenly shouted.

“Because you don’t rest, I have to watch out for you and can’t play!”

“What? You can just play.”

“If you want to rest, just rest. Or take Ghost and go on a date.”

“It’s a date!”

Haon’s face turned red with embarrassment at the shocking choice of words.

“I told you I’m friends with Juyeol.”

“Go somewhere nice and have fun with your friends or something. No. I’ve never seen you resting, so I’ll have to tell Ghost.”

Chacha took out her phone and sent a message straight to Ghost.

“Tomorrow is Eunhaon’s vacation. Don’t let her set foot in the old town.”

Haon asked with a very surprised expression on his face.

“When did you exchange contact information with Juyeol?”

“… … .”

Chacha rolled her eyes calmly and recalled the day he gave her his contact information.

“If Eunhaon gets sick or Nova acts up, let me know.”

“Nova is always talking nonsense.”

“… … If you start acting like that, I’ll let you know.”

“Isn’t it a stretch for you to do this with your bare hands?”

“Why are you sticking your hand out? Are you crazy?”

“Let me see. It’s real. I’ll contact you.”

The feel of the torn bills lingered at his fingertips.

It wasn’t something he wanted to know, but isn’t it a message he might find offensive?

Chacha promised herself that next time they met, she would tell him that this was a one-time thing and that if he wanted to receive more messages, he would have to pay more.

“I don’t particularly like Ghost, but since you keep nagging at that kid, take him with you and play.”

“When did I ever say that I only complain about Juyeol… … .”

Haon pouted his lips.

Then I remembered him leaving me so cruelly and crying while saying he wanted to get back on track, and my face turned red.

“Joo, Joo-yeol talked about it a lot, but anyway, it’s not like that.”

Even though I denied it, the awkward feeling didn’t go away.

Chacha wasn’t even listening to my excuses. She just smiled happily and muttered something incomprehensible like, “How many should I ask for this time?”

* * *

That evening.

Juyeol came to the lab again today as promised. He was holding a paper bag of ingredients in his arms and his expression was filled with anticipation.

“You said tomorrow is a holiday.”

“Yeah. That’s what happened.”

“That’s great. I don’t have work tomorrow either.”

He smiled contentedly, closed the distance between himself and Haon, and tried to kiss her on the cheek.

“Now, just a moment!”

As Ha-on suddenly stepped back, Ju-yeol froze with his back bent, then straightened his posture.

“no?”

“Well, rather than saying I don’t like it… … I’ve decided not to do this with Nova anymore.”

“… … That was good.”

“It’s just weird when a friend or business partner does that.”

Juyeol raised his eyebrows as if he was surprised at what she said, unable to hide her embarrassment.

“Were you aware that something was strange?”

“Of course! Do you think I’m a little kid? I had my reasons with Nova.”

“What’s the matter?”

Before he knew it, he was in the kitchen with Haon, preparing a meal and continuing the conversation.

“Nova has been having a hard time lately because of the loss of Dr. Eunhaon, but this greeting seems to have helped her shake off the feeling of loss.”

And as soon as Haon finished his story, he cut off the fish’s head with a knife.

‘That sly little piece of trash.’

Juyeol looked down at the fish head that had fallen into the sink, as if it were someone else’s head.