This Villain is Soft - Chapter 91



Only Noblemtl

Episode 91

Haon, curled up under the blanket, couldn’t stay still and kept fidgeting.

“Can’t sleep?”

Joo-yeol rolled over to his side and stroked the nape of his neck. Every time Ha-on moved, the sound of the blanket brushing against his body stimulated his ears.

“Oh, it’s a little unfamiliar because it’s a new bed with new blankets.”

The penthouse bedroom is furnished with a large bed and bedding.

I don’t know how long I’ll be here, but Juyeol comes every day, so I wanted to make sure he can sleep comfortably.

Haon asked with an apologetic expression.

“You couldn’t sleep because of me?”

“I can’t say no.”

Joo-yeol couldn’t sleep because he kept thinking about the day he slept with Ha-on in his bed.

Anga’s bed was too small for the two of us to lie down on, and Haon kept digging into my arms…

As if trying to escape the feeling of his face getting hotter the more he thought about it, he brought up a different topic.

“I’m asking because you don’t look sleepy. What was it about that brat Nova that you found so pitiful?”

“It’s hard to lose someone precious to you.”

Haon answered as if it was a given.

Juyeol glanced at Blue, who was sitting on Haon’s cell phone. Her ‘Blue’ and ‘Juyeol’ came to mind.

Nova cleverly exploited Haon’s weakness and took on the role of someone depressed by loss.

Haon, who had already lost someone precious to him, would not have been able to ignore Nova’s appearance.

Joo-yeol swallowed his anger that was about to surge up again and asked quietly.

“Is that why you help Hyeseong with his work too?”

“I also wanted to give you strength.”

“Because I… … have your friend’s face?”

He regretted it as soon as he said it. He was about to add that he didn’t have to answer, but Haon opened his mouth faster.

“At first, it was like that. But you and ‘Juyeol’ are different.”

Juyeol felt his chest tighten as he looked at Haon, who was smiling awkwardly.

I wanted to ask what that meant, but I was afraid of what the answer would be.

He looked at the shadows of Ha-on’s eyelashes and replied, “Of course it would be different.”

Joo-yeol, whose mind was becoming complicated, chewed out Nova in his heart.

I promised myself that if I saw him tomorrow morning, I would hit him in secret.

But Nova didn’t show up the next day either.

* * *

The next morning.

“I’ve waited this long enough. That kid is just acting up, so you don’t have to worry about it.”

Joo-yeol put Ha-on, who was waiting for Nova who never came, in the passenger seat. It was ‘Eun-ha-on’s’ car.

“still…….”

“I just thought about having fun and getting plenty of rest today. I had a hard time deciding where to go.”

He sat in the driver’s seat, checked the destination Ha-on had chosen, and made a subtle expression.

“You want to go here?”

“Yeah. Not really? Do you want to go somewhere else?”

“No. Go here. I don’t even know what kind of place this is.”

Joo-yeol drove the car to the place Ha-on had chosen, tilting his head to the side.

The place we arrived at was an indoor swimming pool crowded with people.

“International Robot Swimming Championship”

「International Robot Swimming Championship」

Ju-yeol, looking up at the banner stretched taut in the wind, muttered as if he didn’t understand.

“There are so many people who want to teach robots to swim?”

“Wow. Look over there, Juyeol. I think that’s a trophy. Is the robot shaped like a boat? Or a fish? If I had known a little earlier, I would have participated. Oh! I guess you can bet on which robot will win over there!”

“… … .”

But when I saw Haon urging me on with his eyes sparkling, I couldn’t help but laugh.

‘What does it matter? As long as you like it, that’s fine.’

He pulled Ha-on’s shoulder closer to try to push his way through the crowd, but he was shocked when he saw the path opening up too easily.

People were slowly retreating, making a fuss at the appearance of Eunhaon and Ghost.

Before Ha-on could notice, Ju-yeol changed direction and led them to the goods sales counter first.

“Come here.”

Then he put a capped hat on Haon’s head. It was a hat with the ‘IRSC’ emblem on it.

“I’m writing this.”

Then he pulled down his hat likewise to cover his face.

I thought this would be enough, but Haon was giggling next to me.

“You didn’t even see the robots and you already like the event? That’s good.”

“That’s not it… … . Well, let’s do it that way.”

Joo-yeol also entered the stadium with a sly smile.

They said it was an international competition, so there were a lot of foreigners and the enthusiasm was really great.

Haon walked around the venue and watched people servicing their robots before the final game.

The space between booths was narrow, so everyone was moving close together, and thanks to that, Joo-yeol didn’t have time to look around or anything.

Every time Ha-on clung to my side and moved his hands expectantly, my spine stiffened.

“It has silicone webbing on it! I guess propellers can’t be installed according to the rules.”

Ha-on, unaware of Joo-yeol’s feelings, kept moving around excitedly, holding onto the hem of his clothes.

Juyeol, who was slightly upset by the fact that he was the only one conscious of it, patted Haon’s cheek with the hand that was wrapping around his shoulder.

“huh?”

Then Haon looked up at him with an excited expression.

“… … .”

For a moment, Juyeol felt as if his heart had jumped out of his chest and then returned.

‘Do people really need to be this cute? They’re too cute?’

He felt his ears getting hot and brought out the words that had been on his lips for a while.

“… … Haon-ah.”

“Uh, yeah?”

Haon’s shoulders flinched. It seemed like it was the first time Joo-yeol had called him that.

It was always called just Ya, Eunhaon.

‘Juyeol’ also always called me “Haon-ah”, but it felt different when Juyeol called me.

I don’t know what it was, but it was incredibly embarrassing and ticklish.

Joo-yeol, who noticed Ha-on’s reaction, opened his mouth again, hiding his surprised expression.

“Haon-ah. Should we sit down in the stadium now?”

“Is that so? Yeah. Okay then.”

Haon turned his head away in confusion, asking himself a question.

Joo-yeol took a short breath as soon as he noticed the red nape of his neck peeking out through his brown hair.

When the ticklish tension built up, he thought he could do something more, but unfortunately, he was unable to do anything.

He was just trying to hide his red face by pulling his hat down.

* * *

As soon as the game started, the tension that Ha-on had been giving off disappeared without a trace.

Joo-yeol laughed a little in disappointment, but it was nice to see Ha-on stomping his feet in excitement.

“Wow! Joo-yeol! The robot we bet on won!”

Haon screamed happily and hung on Juyeol’s neck.

He swallowed and put Ha-on’s hat back on, as it was about to fall off.

That brief moment was a time of tremendous conflict.

‘Holding each other and pretending to be happy together to satisfy my selfish desires? No. How is that any different from Nova? Since you like each other so much, I should let you enjoy it to the fullest. But you hugged me first? No, but still─.’

After much conflict, Juyeol eventually just held Haon back from falling off the folding chair.

People who bet on the winning team could collect their prizes at the front desk.

“The betting money collected today will be used to create robot building kits for children that will be donated to 14 orphanages.”

Ju-yeol looked at the large notice posted on the front wall and thought, ‘Why? The betting was fixed at 1,000 won.’

Haon hid his excited face as he received the goods and opened it as soon as he left the building.

The product was a T-shirt with a picture of a robot swimming on waves. One chest had the words “GO! IRSC!” written on it.

“I love it! It’s our hat and t-shirt set.”

Haon showed off his oversized T-shirt and laughed out loud.

It was a bright and warm smile. Just looking at it made me feel good and made me want to hug it.

Joo-yeol, who was smiling along without realizing it while holding his trembling fingertips, suddenly felt embarrassed.

‘I couldn’t understand how other heroes could date and have relationships in the middle of long-running incidents… … but here I am.’

He sighed as he neatly folded and packed the two T-shirts he had received as prizes.

‘This guy probably doesn’t have any thoughts.’

Haon was still excited, running around in front of the event booth like a puppy in the snow.

* * *

On the way back to the lab, there was a sunset.

Joo-yeol glanced at the passenger seat as he passed the Gwonyeong Bridge and smiled.

“You said the same thing when you left. Do you like the river?”

Haon, who had been looking outside while clinging to the side window, looked ahead with a bashful smile.

“I was looking at the bridge, not the river. The place I used to live was destroyed by the war.”

Even though he was smiling, Ha-on’s face looked lonely.

“You… why did you go to war?”

“How did it come to this?”

“What are you talking about? You were drafted?”

“I couldn’t just sit by and watch people get hurt and die right before my eyes.”

“… … .”

“I wish there were heroes where I lived.”

Joo-yeol, who was speechless for a moment, gripped the steering wheel tightly.

“you…….”

The moment he opened his mouth, his body floated up with a tremendous shock.

A large truck slammed into the side of the vehicle mercilessly.