This Villain is Soft - Chapter 151



Only Krnovel

Episode 151

“… … .”

Juyeol quietly pulled out his gun at the sudden change in the scene before his eyes.

A feeling of the body being swept away somewhere and all senses floating and floating.

Void realm.

It was a feeling I had experienced once when I got there.

‘But where is this?’

But the place where Juyeol was standing was not a space covered in darkness.

A small bunk bed and wallpaper with constellations drawn here and there.

A desk cluttered with storybooks and toys.

No matter how you looked at it, it looked like a room where children stayed.

The laughter of children poured in through the slightly open window.

‘What? There aren’t two of them?’

I glanced out the window and saw about a dozen children running around throwing a ball.

At that moment, a round sign written above the main gate caught Juyeol’s eye.

“Gimpo Sky Rain Daycare Center”

‘… Gimpo?’

It was a word I had heard before. Haon had clearly said that he came from a place called Gimpo.

And it’s a daycare center.

Joo-yeol looked back at the door with a confused expression.

‘Then this place─.’

A coughing sound coming from outside the door grabbed his ear.

Somehow, my body moved first, feeling as if I had to follow that sound.

He opened the door cautiously and walked down the hallway, stopping to feel his chest.

‘What is this?’

Unlike when I fell into the void realm, my heart felt like it was connected to somewhere.

It was the same as arriving at an unfamiliar place alone, but I didn’t feel any sense of loss or emptiness.

I had a strange confidence that I wasn’t lost, that I would soon find my way back.

So that’s why I wasn’t surprised or confused right after I fell here.

‘But what the heck has been going on since a while ago… … .’

Joo-yeol, who had been absorbed in his thoughts, rummaged through his trouser pockets, feeling a sense of unfamiliarity that had been building up since he came here.

I don’t remember putting anything in there, but there was some machine fragments inside that I felt like I’d seen somewhere.

He was turning the tiny piece of machinery with his brow furrowed, when he suddenly turned his head at the sound of something rolling.

A baseball rolled from somewhere and hit my foot and stopped.

“… … .”

Joo-yeol looked at the baseball from afar and put the machine fragments back in his pocket.

‘Anyway, even the way you do weird things is just like everyone else.’

I let out a natural laugh and headed towards the room where I could hear coughing.

Joo-yeol opened the door quietly, sensing a presence, and opened his eyes wide.

“… … !”

There, Ha-on, who looked even younger than before, was lying with a face like that.

He entered the room as if possessed, and there were thick books on magic engineering piled on the desk. They seemed to be university textbooks.

“… … Haon-ah.”

Joo-yeol, who had called Ha-on’s name without realizing it, put the back of his hand on Ha-on’s cheek and clicked his tongue. His fever was boiling.

“Lord… … Open… … .”

Haon opened his eyes, mumbling in a hushed voice.

Juyeol felt his heart pounding as he met her hazy brown eyes.

‘It’s sad, but he’s so cute. His hair was a little longer back then.’

Suddenly, Haon started to groan and tried to get up.

Joo-yeol sat on the bed and covered Ha-on’s eyes with his large hands.

“Why are you trying to get up? Stay lying down.”

Then Haon lost all strength in his body and fell to his knees.

“It’s cool… … .”

Joo-yeol smiled softly and left his hand there.

“Juyeol-ah.”

“huh.”

“Should I… not go to college?”

“Why? Is it hard?”

“When I sit in the classroom… … I feel like people are staring at me with fear… … and they keep telling me to come in my uniform.”

Joo-yeol’s face hardened into a grim expression.

“What kid, no. Who.”

“A senior who returned to school… … said he was curious about what it would be like to take classes with a high school girl.”

‘F*ck. Are you crazy?’

He managed to keep himself from swearing out loud and gritted his teeth.

“At times like that, pick up a stone and clench your fist.”

“huh.”

“Cut off the philtrum.”

“……huh?”

Haon muttered, “I must have misheard.”

“… … I meant to warn you that I would report you to the police.”

Haon nodded slowly, wondering if that was something he could agree with.

“If that weird guy comes near, run away to a place where there are other people. Okay?”

“Yeah.”

“You answered well this time too.”

Joo-yeol chuckled and then suddenly felt the floating feeling begin to calm down.

It felt like I was going back to where I came from.

As I was quietly getting up from my seat, Haon placed his small hand on the one above my eyelids.

“Don’t go. Okay?”

He covered her mouth at the sight of her whining, then tried hard to lower the corners of her mouth that were about to go up.

“I’ll be by your side until you fall asleep.”

Only then did Haon put his hand down with a bashful smile.

* * *

After the dimensional gap completely disappeared, Haon, who had been hanging his head, sobbed and wiped away his tears.

I already felt sad and regretful, but I didn’t feel lost or afraid.

‘I moved to a new house.’

Thinking like that, I felt like the ground beneath my feet had become firmer.

“Juyeol, we… … ?”

Haon looked back at Juyeol, who had been waiting for him silently, and then paused.

I’m sure he was right next to me, but I couldn’t see him.

“Juyeol-ah?”

Haon looked around in confusion and even looked outside the office door.

“Joo-yeol. Where are you?”

The fever was not visible.

I didn’t hear the door open or anything like that, so where did he disappear to?

‘… … disappear? Like when you got caught in the dimensional gate?’

Haon, suddenly frightened, held his cell phone tightly and gave an urgent order.

“Blue! Scan the entire building and find the heat─.”

“Why are you looking for it so desperately?”

At that moment, Juyeol’s voice was heard from behind, and his body floated into the air.

“Eww… … !”

Haon was startled when his feet suddenly lifted from the ground, and then looked at Joo-yeol, who was carrying him, and was bewildered.

“Huh? Joo-yeol?”

“Are you going to keep calling?”

He headed to the break room, still holding Haon in his arms.

“Juyeol. Weren’t you by my side?”

“That’s right. I was next to you.”

“… … ?”

“I will always be by your side.”

Haon, who was confused, shut his mouth as his face felt hot.

‘What the heck? Are you circling around behind my back to tease me?’

As I was quietly holding him with my arms around his neck, he entered the break room and sat down on the sofa.

And then he stared blankly at Ha-on, who was sitting on his lap, and opened his mouth.

“But you. You said you were excited by that kid.”

“……uh?”

“When I caught the flu shortly after entering college.”

“How do you know that?”

Haon was startled by the unexpected words and quickly covered his mouth.

Joo-yeol tilted his head slightly and looked at me with a strange expression.

Ha-on, who felt a pang for no reason, started to fluster and started mumbling excuses.

“That, that was when I was young. It was just for a little while. Just for a little while. It hasn’t happened since. It’s true.”

“… … .”

Then I felt sorry to see him still looking at me without saying anything.

“Did I make you feel uneasy while ‘Juyeol’ was here?”

“… … It’s not you. I’m just the only one feeling anxious.”

He answered, stroking his hair as if it was okay, but Haon was very worried about the few days he must have been worried about.

I always said that ‘Juyeol’ was my childhood friend who was like family to me.

If I had known that there would be a brief moment of excitement, wouldn’t it have been a pain for the three of us to lie down side by side and sleep?

‘You were worried that I would leave you. You were, weren’t you?’

He never showed me any sign of discomfort while ‘Juyeol’ was here.

If there was anything different from usual… … .

Ha-on glanced at Ju-yeol’s lips. The light kisses that greeted him every morning had disappeared for several days.

Come to think of it, I’ve always been the recipient of Joo-yeol’s kisses, but I’ve never kissed her first.

‘Maybe you’re feeling uneasy because I can’t give you confidence.’

Ha-on, who was worried, couldn’t keep his hands still and fidgeted before placing a hand on Ju-yeol’s shoulder.

“Juyeol-ah.”

Then she closed her eyes tightly and kissed him gently on the lips.

I felt Joo-yeol’s shoulders flinch and I felt him stop breathing for a moment.

Haon, who had parted her lips, looked into his eyes with a face that was bright red and spoke.

“Joe, I like you.”

“… … .”

The corners of Juyeol’s eyes, which had been frozen as if broken, slowly furrowed.

Then he tilted his head and pressed his lips firmly to the corner of Ha-on’s mouth, then lifted them.

Slow, persistent kisses settled on each corner of her lips.

‘T, this isn’t what it felt like… … ?’

Haon’s shoulders hunched and his heart pounded like crazy at the unusual atmosphere.

Helpless hands grabbed the hem of his clothes tightly.

Haon slowly opened his eyes as a hand gently touched his eyelids.

Before I knew it, I had tightly shut my eyes and was pressing my lips together.

A gaze that felt unusually deep and dark caught my attention.

Joo-yeol whispered, tracing the corner of Ha-on’s mouth with his fingertips.

“Galaxy On. Ah, Sun.”

Haon rolled his eyes, thinking, “What are you talking about all of a sudden?” and then slowly moved his lips.

“Ah? Ahh… … !”

The moment their lips met again, Ha-on opened his eyes wide at the unfamiliar sensation. It was a dizzying feeling he was experiencing for the first time.

Joo-yeol put Ha-on’s arm around his shoulder and hugged him deeper.

Haon, who had been fidgeting around helplessly, gradually slowed down, and his eyes closed along with it.