This Villain is Soft - Chapter 99



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Episode 99

Two-shot didn’t seem to have any intention of taking the meeting seriously.

To be exact, it seemed like he didn’t want things to get serious.

Weaver laughed inwardly, saying that it was a two-shot that was having a hard time enduring the heavy atmosphere.

“Tell me about the new gang members in District 3. You got something like Dr. Eun’s cranes?”

Weaver acted as if the two-shot had nothing to do with it.

Hunter looked at Weaver suspiciously, but didn’t bother to kick away the board she had laid out for him.

“Two shots. You know that if the size of the gang changes significantly, you have to report it to headquarters, but I haven’t heard anything.”

“It was time to have a meeting anyway. Why are you being so strict?”

“If the culprit who attacked Hero Headquarters is a member of your gang, shouldn’t you be tough on him?”

“What is that… … . In the old city, people used to break and destroy each other. The hero headquarters is no exception. In the old city, you have to follow the rules of the old city.”

Weaver shook his head at Twoshot’s words, which were accompanied by grand gestures.

“You might blow up someone else’s garage, but you wouldn’t blow up a building that’s a gang stronghold. Unless you’re declaring war.”

It meant that it was a perfect situation to link him with the terrorist who declared war on Hero Headquarters and his accomplice.

Haon glanced at her face. It was difficult to distinguish her expression because of the tattoo.

‘If I could choose between Twoshot and Weaver as my assistant, I would choose Weaver. What would Bae An-jae be like?’

A seasoned ruler who knows the old city as well as Juyeol or Nova and has some understanding of the other bosses’ circumstances.

Why would you choose to take a two-shot with such a weaver?

“You seem to have misunderstood something. I’m not hiding anything from anyone. They came into Area 3 on their own. I don’t know where they are now.”

He grumbled as if the two-shot was unfair.

Haon scanned him carefully with Mana, but found nothing unusual.

It is not that he was manipulated by Bae An-jae, who threatened him by attaching a bomb to him, but that he joined hands with Bae An-jae voluntarily.

Haon nodded to Hunter as if to say that was enough.

The Hunter stopped pecking at the two-shot and continued with the usual conversations they had in the meeting.

Meanwhile, Twoshot was restless. He kept checking the time until the meeting was over and kept glancing around to see if anyone was standing behind him.

* * *

“Weaver! Can I talk to you?”

“… … .”

After the meeting, Weaver turned to look at Haon as he was leaving the library.

Haon was more proactive than usual because he wanted to talk to her right away today.

“If this is inconvenient, should I go to Area 5? Or would you like to come to my area? The lab is fine too.”

“It might not be a good idea to step into someone else’s territory right now.”

“Hmm. I think so too.”

As Haon smiled awkwardly, Weaver’s eyes slowly scanned the surroundings.

“Are you a spy from Hero Headquarters?”

“That’s not true, but since we’ve established our headquarters in District 2, it would be a lie to say that we don’t have a cooperative relationship.”

In response to the honest answer, Weaver whispered something to his subordinate and then nodded to Haon.

Haon followed her up to the second floor of the library. In the dark, empty hallway, only the emergency exit lights glowed blue.

Weaver, leaning against the wall, waited for Haon to speak.

Haon hesitated and asked, feeling a sense of intimidation that was different from that of a hunter or a halo.

“Did Bae An-jae by any chance go to see Weaver?”

“Do you want to eat every part of the old town?”

“… … ?”

Weaver answered her question with a question. Haon, who had been paused for a moment, answered her question.

“Do you see? I don’t have that kind of greed.”

Haon spoke plainly, not knowing if she would believe him, and Weaver seemed to be constantly trying to gauge Haon’s feelings.

“What are you planning to do by expanding the area like that?”

“uh…….”

Haon, who had never thought of such a thing, tilted his head and asked back.

“What about Weaver? What would you do if you got all five districts?”

“Well, in each district, you have subordinates who you consider to be the most trustworthy, and you treat them well, but then you get betrayed by those subordinates who become greedy.”

A light tone of speech, as if predicting the next episode of a drama.

Haon thought about her words and then realized.

“… … So Weaver also has no desire for other areas?”

I was confused because Weaver’s silence felt like an affirmation.

“Why did you try to take over District 1? You’ve been aiming for it ever since I got District 1.”

“Actually, I wasn’t targeting you back then.”

“Yes? Really?”

“There were just people who absolutely did not want to give up their territory.”

“… …Are you Rusty?”

Now that I think about it, Weaver’s men were more restrained by the men in other districts than me or Chacha. I think those were Rusty’s men.

Weaver continued, bursting into laughter.

“You said you’d spare me? You should’ve killed me. Rusty would’ve definitely wanted to reclaim District 4.”

“I don’t want to kill him. I don’t see any signs of that happening yet.”

“Well, what about the future?”

Weaver stared into Haon’s eyes through the dark curtain.

“Since it’s come to this, you take District 3 as well. Just leave District 5 alone.”

“If Weaver doesn’t harass people, he won’t touch District 5.”

Weaver scoffed at that answer.

“Aren’t those who live outside the old city not human?”

“yes?”

“Do you think that the people who suffer because of the local government are only in the old city? Even if you say this central district, it’s not much different. Do you know how much the rent is in that university district?”

“that…….”

“I’m telling you this because you’re really different from before. Come to your senses. There’s no such thing as a perfect manager, and everyone lives like that. Are you going to kill everyone? Are you going to kill the president?”

“That’s not what I meant! I just want everyone to live safely and well, and I don’t intend to kill anyone─”

“You can’t save everyone. Even the Hunter, the leader of the heroes, can’t do that.”

Haon kept his mouth shut. He had nothing more to say to Weaver.

“Judging from your expression, it seems like you already know. Are you acting crazy because you know?”

String.

I got a headache as it felt like my hidden wounds were being ripped open.

“Anyway, congratulations on taking three districts, Doctor.”

Weaver added, waving his hand nonchalantly.

“Oh, right. It’s true that Bae An-jae came to see me. He didn’t hold my hand though.”

* * *

Beep─ Beep─.

Joo-yeol opened his eyes wide and quickly turned off the beep on his wristband and checked next to him.

Haon tossed and turned slightly, but fortunately did not wake up.

After returning from the meeting, he seemed a little depressed, but he seemed to be thinking a lot until just before falling asleep.

I wanted to let him sleep soundly until morning.

‘… … As expected, she’s cute. Why didn’t I know this face was this pretty?’

He stared blankly at Haon’s sleeping face and then carefully stroked his cheek.

Haon felt good and rubbed my face against his warm hands.

‘This is crazy. This is ridiculous, really.’

Joo-yeol slammed his fist on the pillow and rubbed his reddened face.

Although he moved into a dormitory next to the headquarters, he returned home from work to Haon’s penthouse every night.

Days of preparing dinner and sleeping in the same bed.

Although I was busy with the old town and my younger brother’s work, I was having the most satisfying days after meeting Haon.

‘I don’t know what you think of me, but… … you don’t like me, so you wouldn’t let me into your bedroom.’

If you see me sleeping well next to you without sleeping pills, it means that you like me and trust me even if you don’t think much about me.

He often talks to Nova at night, but their lives are almost like living together…

He was continuing his hopeful delusions alone, but suddenly he felt ashamed of himself and decided to check the band’s call details.

‘It’s still dawn, but if I get a call outside my accommodation, is it because I’m in the city?’

Although he never announced his destination when he left his quarters each night, most people knew that he was going to Haon.

So it was no surprise that I was assigned to handle the case in the new city where Haon’s research lab was located.

‘I have to go out quietly and resolve this before Haon wakes up.’

But the call that Juyeol confirmed was not from the new city.

There was news that the underground passage in District 2 of the old city had collapsed.

* * *

[Scan results show the passage is completely blocked. Shields and mana traps are detected, and poison is being sprayed.]

Haon shook his head at Blue’s words.

“No. I can’t touch it like this.”

It was a collapse caused by the same mana bomb that brought down the hero headquarters.

I’m talking about that bomb that turns back into sand even if Haon hardens the wall.

As if that wasn’t enough, there was even a trap in the shield. It seemed that Bae An-jae had decided to completely abandon this path.

“Since the hero headquarters was established in Area 2, they must have decided that this passageway can no longer be used.”

Chaser muttered and tapped his cell phone to relay the situation to headquarters.

As soon as he arrived at the scene, he scanned the area with his ability to see the afterimage of the situation from a minute ago.

They said that since there were no suspicious afterimages on the ground, it seemed like the bomb was detonated inside the underground passage.

“Then.”

The moment Haon approached him to ask for his opinion, his shoulders trembled and he dropped his phone.