The Heavenly Demon Can’t Live A Normal Life [EN]: Chapter 52

Silence filled the grand room for a moment. Then, Barco’s face twisted in ugly anger.

Roman Dmitry’s words had gone too far. Even for enemies, he had crossed a line.

“You villain!” Barco roared, his face turning purple. “How dare you say such things here!” Veins popped on his forehead as he glared at Roman.

Barco and Roman Dmitry were not equals.

Barco was the powerful head of a noble family. Roman was from a less important family and not yet even the leader.

Still, Roman dared to look Barco straight in the eye and say such rude things.

Even if Barco felt powerless to stop Roman right now, he could not ignore such disrespect in front of everyone.

“Alright. I will tell you what you have done wrong. You may not know the laws of the nobility. You may think you can interfere in another’s war without a reason, but that is not allowed in the Cairo Kingdom. Why do you think Barco only declared the territory war now? We could have attacked before Lawrence was ready, but we followed the laws. We had a reason and got approval from the government.”

The war with Lawrence was planned for a long time.

They made the dispute public using fake documents. They made sure they had a good reason so no one could interfere in the war.

It seemed perfect.

Even if people didn’t like Barco, no one could step in.

But why did Roman Dmitry appear on the battlefield?

“The nobles of Cairo are not fools. A war without a reason should be forgotten. I will question your actions and demand a price from the Dmitry family. The Dmitry family cannot avoid this. Even if your family is strong, there is an agreement. Families who break the laws of the nobility will be brought down by other families. If you knew the history of the nobles, you would know this.”

His voice got louder.

Barco felt twisted inside seeing Roman’s calm face.

“Saying you didn’t know the laws is no excuse. Do you understand now? You were foolish. Baron Dmitry will suffer because of you. Because he has a bad son, the Dmitry family will be criticized by the nobles in the northeast!”

Wham!

He slammed the table.

He stood up, breathing hard. Roman looked up at him.

“Are you finished?”

“What?!”

Roman’s voice was calm.

Even with Barco’s anger, Roman looked relaxed as he looked at the nobles around him.

“Then, I will explain why I stepped into the war and why I had a reason to do so.”

The room became quiet.

The tension was so thick it was hard to breathe. Roman’s sharp voice cut through the air.

“Lawrence and Dmitry were supposed to marry. But they broke off the engagement for reasons they didn’t tell anyone. So, I was dumped. Why do you think the engagement ended? Was it my reputation? My cheating? Or did Flora Lawrence just not like me? That is not the truth.”

Tap, tap.

He tapped the desk with his finger.

The sound made people nervous, and they swallowed hard.

“Barco’s oldest son, Antony Barco, threatened me to break off the engagement.”

“……?!”

“It happened at Barco’s party. I was friends with Antony Barco, so I went to the party even though I was going to marry Lawrence. I fell into a trap. I got drunk and woke up in the same room as Emily Barco, a relative of Barco. I realized that Antony Barco had set a trap to break off the engagement between Lawrence and Dmitry. Antony Barco used that to threaten me to cancel the marriage with Lawrence.”

The nobles were shocked by Roman’s words.

If Roman broke off the engagement because of Antony Barco’s threats, it would be hard to blame Roman.

‘Once a secret shame is known, it loses its power.’

He had faced many slanders when he was trying to become the leader of the Demonic Cult.

Baek Jung-hyuk had been called trash. But he faced the rumors head-on and solved the problem.

So what if he was trash?

His people trusted Baek Jung-hyuk. As he fought his enemies, the rumors went away.

So.

Roman cut off the reason for the threat.

He had no more reputation to lose.

Barco felt uneasy and shouted angrily.

“Nonsense! Who would believe that! I will call Emily Barco to confirm the truth. Everyone knows Dmitry’s oldest son is trash. You are trying to hide the truth by calling it a threat. It’s disgusting.”

“I knew you would say that. If you would admit the truth, we wouldn’t be here. I want to make something clear. I stepped into the war between Barco and Lawrence for another reason, not for revenge.”

“Another reason……?”

The more he spoke, Barco felt like he was falling into a swamp.

His words and actions were all expected by Roman.

Roman said.

“Everyone knows that Antony Barco followed Flora Lawrence around. He crossed the line and tried to harass Flora Lawrence, but he failed. Flora Lawrence was shocked and broke off the engagement. She couldn’t smile at the wedding after that.”

“Wh, what is that?!”

“Do you still think this is not the truth? Then call Emily Barco and Flora Lawrence to confirm it.”

He changed the main point.

Antony Barco set a trap.

So, he would take revenge in the same way.

If Emily Barco lied and said Roman harassed her, Flora Lawrence could say the same thing.

The truth was not important.

Having a reason to break down the other party’s claims would make Roman’s plan successful.

And.

‘Antony Barco did harass Flora, didn’t he? It wasn’t as bad as putting me and Emily Barco in the same room, but he definitely crossed the line before the marriage. People around him know about it, so even Barco won’t believe the truth.’

He mixed lies with the truth.

Lastly.

Roman completely crushed his opponent.

“Antony Barco touched my woman when I was going to marry Lawrence. Barco, I ask you and everyone here. Do you think I have no reason to step into the war? I stepped into the war with my own power, not my family’s power. That is the only reward I can give to Flora, who broke off the engagement without knowing the truth.”

It was perfect.

He scattered the points and seized the reason.

Barco was trapped.

Barco was speechless.

Cold sweat ran down his forehead. He was confused and tried to find a solution.

‘There is no way. Roman Dmitry’s reason is perfect.’

Antony Barco’s threat.

Harassment.

And revenge.

It was a perfect reason.

Roman used his own power to step into the war, so he couldn’t be blamed for using his family’s power.

There was nothing to say.

The moment Roman said he was taking revenge for Flora Lawrence, Barco would be criticized.

He felt dizzy.

His mouth was dry.

‘That monster. The nobles who were trying to help me are wavering at Roman’s words.’

The nobles who had supported Barco turned away from him. They didn’t want to be associated with him if Roman’s words were true.

Now.

The truth didn’t matter.

He knew that even if he relied on Emily Barco, he wouldn’t get anything.

‘There is only one way for Barco to survive. To buy time. He must avoid this situation and find a new solution.’

He forced a smile.

Barco spoke calmly, as if nothing was wrong.

“I don’t think your words are true. You deny your relationship with Emily Barco, and I don’t think Antony Barco is any different. I will confirm the truth and contact you again. I’m sorry, everyone. This is not what I called you for……”

He spoke for a long time.

He looked flustered and tried to keep the nobles on his side.

Roman smiled.

Half a day ago.

Roman remembered his conversation with Chris.

“Are you really going to Barco?! That’s suicide. Barco won’t leave you alone!”

Chris was horrified and tried to stop Roman’s plan.

It was natural.

Roman had ruined Barco’s plan. It was too much to expect him to survive by going to Barco.

Roman said.

“Chris. What do you think will happen between Barco and me in the future?”

“……Barco will hate you. If you hadn’t interfered, they would have destroyed Lawrence. But there’s no reason to fight an enemy who has nothing to lose. It’s best to avoid fighting.”

“No.”

He had an iron rule from his time in the Demonic Cult.

“If you haven’t started, you may not know. But if you have started, you must finish. We know that Barco will hate me. This is a good time to stop him from taking revenge.”

And now.

Roman looked at Barco.

“Barco.”

Everyone looked at him.

Barco was trying to calm the nobles. The nobles also looked at Roman, wondering what he would say.

Looking at them.

“Choose one. Will you punish Antony Barco for his personal problem with me, or will you make this a family matter?”

Roman held a knife to Barco’s chin.