This Villain is Soft - Chapter 92



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Episode 92

Blink. Blink.

‘Why is the lighting like that?’

Haon lay there blankly, feeling his vision darken and brighten repeatedly.

[─On. Emergency… … Shock… … .]

There was a ringing in my ears and Blue’s voice could be heard occasionally.

My head, which had been clouded like a shaken tank, slowly began to settle down.

“uh……?”

Soon I realized that it wasn’t the lights that were blinking, but my own mind.

I was fired, and an electric shock was sent to my fingertips.

“Huh!”

My heart pounded and I came to my senses.

“B, blue.”

[You’ve come to your senses! Exit the electric shock app!]

Haon groaned, holding his pounding head.

I tried to remember what the last thing I saw was.

Trucks. And bullets.

A very large truck rammed into the car. It was a bullet factory truck with bullets painted on it.

‘Halla!’

I knew you’d hit Zone 2, but I never thought you’d do something like this.

The car had crashed under the bridge, and there was dark water all around.

“Juyeol, are you okay… … !”

Haon turned his head to the driver’s seat and froze.

Juyeol was lying down with blood streaming from his forehead.

Haon couldn’t make a sound because his throat felt choked. He forgot to breathe and put his trembling hand under his nose.

“ha…….”

I let out a gasp and rested my forehead on his shoulder. Fortunately, he was still breathing.

“Juyeol. Come to your senses.”

But no matter how hard they shook him and shocked him, he wouldn’t wake up.

There wasn’t much time. The water was rising and the car was sinking.

“Blue. Prepare for underwater rescue.”

[Unable to launch the underwater rescue app. The server connection is unstable.]

“… … !”

My heart stopped beating. Now that I think about it, there wasn’t much I could do because the server was being expanded.

‘So the collision wasn’t completely canceled out.’

Haon felt like everything at that moment was his fault.

Because we took over District 2 and didn’t kill Halla.

Because we didn’t build the server in advance.

Of all days, the server was expanded today.

Of all things… …I fell into this dimension.

‘Because of me.’

Ha-on sobbed and tried to find a way out. He had to survive here somehow. He couldn’t just leave Ju-yeol to die like this.

At that time, an app I had made for fun flashed through my mind.

“Blue. Can you run the fireworks app?”

[It can be run, but it is unstable!]

“If a person hangs on the phone while the fireworks app is running, how many kilograms can it hold?”

[Currently available up to 120kg.]

“… … How many kilograms does Juyeol weigh?”

[It weighs about 100kg.]

“… … .”

Haon buried his face in his palms. Tears fell between his fingers.

Even though the water was freezing cold, my hands felt even colder. My throat was parched despite the water all around me.

‘When was the last time you went swimming?’

Ha-on raised his head and looked at Ju-yeol, who was still not in his right mind.

Hero of the chaotic city.

A shadow that sweeps through crime scenes while saying that it is not suitable for them and that it will be kicked out.

ghost.

And the universe heat that has become precious to me.

Ha-on rubbed his wet eyes and moved his hands busily as if he had made up his mind.

He cut the seat belt, wrapped the cell phone around Joo-yeol’s hand, lifted it up, and aimed it at the front window of the car.

“Blue. When the Mana Tan is launched, launch the fireworks app.”

[All right!]

Haon let out a trembling breath and let go of Juyeol’s hand as soon as he fired the Mana Tan.

“Get Juyeol out of the water safely! It’s a must!”

There was a loud bang, the front window flew off and water came rushing in.

Haon held his breath and escaped through the gaping front window.

Looking up, I saw Juyeol’s body rising quickly, hanging on to the cell phone.

‘Okay!’

Haondo moved his arms and legs with awkward gestures and headed towards the surface.

I must have learned how to swim poorly, because my body was going up, but it was too slow and the water was far away.

‘Please. Just a little more.’

Ha-on, who had been struggling desperately, could no longer hold his breath and let it out. Bubbles scattered from the corners of his mouth.

Far beyond the water, small sparks of flame flickered.

‘The fireworks app worked well.’

By now, Juyeol will be hanging in the air, shooting colorful fireworks from his fingertips.

‘Thank goodness. Now if I just go up… …!’

He moved his heavy legs with all his might, but that was the end. Ha-on, who had to squeeze out his last breath, froze in fear.

‘ah…….’

Actually, I knew.

Even people with great athletic ability would have a hard time swimming out of the water here.

That I wouldn’t be able to return from here alive.

My mind flickered again and all the strength left my body. Down, down, the swaying flames were nowhere to be seen.

The water was very dark and cold, it felt like this was what it would be like to reach the void realm.

Is this what it feels like to die? Maybe this is what it feels like to lie down in a morgue refrigerator.

‘Juyeol will be waiting. Juyeol… … .’

As my hazy consciousness faded away, I felt a cold current engulf my whole body.

At first glance, it seemed as if a splendid golden light was dancing before my eyes.

And when I opened my eyes again, Haon was standing somewhere.

The moment I thought it was a dark and empty space, something moved with light under my feet.

The water rose against gravity and broke into small pieces to become mana, and the golden mana was released into finer, thinner strings and scattered.

Haon, who was blankly staring at the world made of strings, lowered his gaze at the sensation brushing his fingertips.

The thin, loose strings gathered into a circle and made footprints on the floor.

As I placed my foot on the footprint, a new footprint appeared in front of me.

Haon followed the footsteps. To where Mana and the string led him.

* * *

Beep. Beep.

A regular mechanical sound was echoing inside the hospital room.

Joo-yeol, who was resting his arms on his palms and burying his eyes in them, desperately listened to the faint sound.

It was proof that Haon’s heart was beating.

“ha.”

A sigh of pain was mixed with the mechanical sound.

I wanted to catch him again and ask him how long it had been since Solmae had visited.

When on earth will Haon wake up?

A hospital located in District 1 of the old city. Ha-on, who was transferred here, did not open his eyes for two days.

Joo-yeol pressed his darkened eyes tightly and grabbed Ha-on’s hand.

Her pale cheeks, pale lips, and small, white hands were pitiful.

He gritted his teeth, feeling sadness, anger, and fear all at the same time.

‘If you survive like that, what do you want me to do? If you’re left like that… … .’

Chaser was able to spot him right away thanks to the crazy burst of flames, and River jumped into the water and rescued Haon.

Joo-yeol opened his eyes around that time.

When River was pressing Haon’s chest with his weight, reviving his heart.

It felt like the world was falling apart. It was a memory that made me suffocate just thinking about it.

All he suffered was a small laceration to his forehead and a light burn on his palm.

Just by looking at it, you could tell what was going on.

‘If only you had just died, I would… … .’

He put his forehead on his white hand and muttered, “Please.”

‘Please don’t disappear. Come back. Open your eyes.’

When he was transferred to the hospital and his condition improved, I gave Ha-on a cell phone.

Joo-yeol hoped that would do something, but nothing happened.

It seemed like there was no other way than to wait for Solmae to wake up, as she had said.

As he was chewing his lips, the hospital room door opened and River came in.

“Ghost. Found it.”

Joo-yeol jumped up and checked the items.

Two soaking-wet T-shirts and two hats. These were the items not found in the car pulled out of the water.

“thanks.”

“Do you know it makes you feel bad when you say things like that?”

“I’m serious.”

“That’s why it’s disgusting.”

River sat down on the chair with a trembling expression.

She shook her head in disgust as she recalled the conversation they had had this morning.

“I have a favor to ask.”

“… … Please? Do you even know that word? Are you a ghost? Aren’t you someone else too? Did you get a serious head injury?”

“There’s something I want you to find.”

“I guess you’re a ghost since you only talk about that.”

The word ‘please’ came from the mouth of a ghost, not someone else.

And you asked me to find you a t-shirt and a hat that weren’t even that pretty.

“Surely this isn’t a couple shirt,” River thought, then frowned at Juyeol’s haggard complexion.

“Go and get some rest. Do you think Eunhaon will wake up if you stay here?”

After treating the wound on his forehead and the burn on his palm, Juyeol stayed in Haon’s hospital room. He didn’t eat or sleep properly.

As he stood there blankly holding onto his wet clothes, River pushed his back as if she couldn’t stand to see him.

“You should at least take your clothes and hat to the laundry. If you leave them like this, the fabric will get ruined. When Eunha wakes up on your way here, buy something to eat.”

Juyeol nodded in agreement as he looked back at Haon and left the hospital room.

River looked at the place he had left with a look of bewilderment.

‘What on earth is your relationship?’