The Heavenly Demon Can’t Live A Normal Life [EN]: Chapter 346

Inside the grand Valhalla Imperial Palace.

Important leaders were called to the palace quickly. Something serious was happening.

The Emperor watched slowly, his eyes seeming tired. Marquis Belphir walked forward and put a box on the table. It was heavy and made a *thud* sound.

Thud.

Marquis Belphir spoke, his voice shaking slightly. “Look at this.” He pointed to the box. “Roman Dmitry cut off the head of Count Bragan, our messenger. He sent it back to us! What does this mean? It means war. He wants to join the rebels and fight against Valhalla.”

The officials gasped. Some stepped back from the table, looking shocked.

The sight inside the box was horrible. A bad smell filled the air. The officials frowned and nodded to each other. They agreed that this was terrible.

One official said, “I knew it! We could never make peace with Roman Dmitry.”

Another official, his face red with anger, shouted, “This is unbelievable! It’s a rule of our world – you don’t kill messengers! Roman Dmitry has broken this rule. We must get ready for war now! First, we need to defeat Duke Vieto’s rebels. Then, we can join with the Chronos Empire and attack Dmitry. What do you all think?”

Everyone was very angry. Killing a messenger was a terrible act. Actually, Valhalla had started the trouble, so they were not completely innocent. But the Empire never admitted when they were wrong. This is how aggressors think – they blame others.

They were really angry because Roman Dmitry had not accepted Valhalla’s offer of friendship. He had refused them completely.

Then, Count Gomez, a calm and thoughtful man who had been watching quietly, spoke up with a new idea.

“What if we do it this way instead?”

“Do you have any good ideas?”

Count Gomez said, “Think about this. Roman Dmitry killed Count Bragan. And before that, he met with Sanchez, a rebel leader. It looks like he has joined the rebels. Duke Vieto’s rebel army is not strong enough on its own, so he needs help from others. We should use this against them. We can talk about how Valhalla people are special and pure. This will make the people who support Duke Vieto turn away from him.”

“That’s smart!” people said, looking interested.

If they could do this, the rebels would lose the support of the people. Then, it would be very easy to defeat them.

Count Gomez continued, “Valhalla believes only people born in Valhalla are true Valhallans. Unlike Chronos, which accepts people from different places, Valhalla is very strict. This is important for the rebellion. The people of Valhalla want to bring back the old days when Valhalla was strong and full of warriors. But they want to do it themselves. They don’t want someone from outside to lead them. This is the problem for the rebels. They want to become strong again, but they want to do it on their own. We can use this against them by talking about how Valhalla people are special.”

Roman Dmitry had made a mistake. By sending Count Bragan’s head, he gave the Emperor’s family a reason to blame him.

Count Gomez looked at the Emperor and bowed slightly. “Your Majesty,” he said. “Please let me try. I will contact Roman Dmitry and get proof that we can use to turn the people against him.”

“I agree with Count Gomez,” Marquis Belphir added, showing his support.

Recently, even people who usually disagreed were working together. Count Gomez, who was usually against making deals with Chronos, was now working with those who wanted to. This was because the Emperor was becoming more and more crazy. Everyone, even those who disagreed before, had to work together to deal with the situation.

The Emperor looked at Count Gomez. Count Gomez seemed a little nervous under the Emperor’s stare. The Emperor pushed his chair back with a *creak* and stood up. “Do what you want,” he said, his voice cold and uninterested.

As the Emperor left the room, Count Gomez and the other officials looked relieved.

“Okay, we will do the plan,” Count Gomez said. He called for someone to send a message. Count Gomez felt like a spider waiting to catch its prey. His eyes were bright and focused.

Suddenly, a magical light appeared in the air, showing Roman Dmitry’s face. It was like looking into a magical mirror. Count Gomez, who had planned everything, started to speak.

Count Gomez said, his voice sounding polite but cold, “We got your ‘gift’. We sent Count Bragan to talk peacefully, but you cut off his head and sent it back? Was that really necessary? You have made a big mistake. Now, Valhalla and Dmitry can never be friends.”

Roman Dmitry’s voice came from the magical image. [You are funny, Count Gomez. From the moment you tried to kill me in secret, I never wanted to make peace with Valhalla.]

“If that’s how you want to be,” Count Gomez said, smiling slightly. “Then I don’t need to be polite either.” He had expected this reaction. After sending Count Bragan’s head, he knew Roman Dmitry wouldn’t be friendly.

Count Gomez continued, “I am… disappointed. When Count Denver offered to help you, what if you had accepted? Maybe with Valhalla’s power, you could have already defeated the Chronos Empire. We know you are strong. You became the leader of many kingdoms even though you started in Cairo. We respect that.”

The Cairo Rebellion. Count Denver died then. Because of what happened that day, Roman Dmitry had made Valhalla angry.

“But you shouldn’t become too proud,” Count Gomez said. “Just because you won against Chronos once, do you think you are the most powerful in the world? Chronos and Valhalla are the strongest nations because they have been powerful for a very long time. You shouldn’t have refused both of us. And now, Duke Vieto is starting a rebellion. Helping Duke Vieto was a terrible mistake.”

He spoke calmly, guiding the conversation. He was secretly recording everything Roman Dmitry said using magic. If he could get proof that Roman Dmitry was working with Duke Vieto, he could use this to turn the people against Roman Dmitry.

Count Gomez asked, “Roman Dmitry, you don’t really believe you can defeat Valhalla by helping Duke Vieto, do you?” He stopped talking and waited. He was like a hunter waiting for an animal to fall into his trap. He watched Roman Dmitry closely, ready to attack as soon as he said what Count Gomez wanted to hear.

But then, Roman Dmitry spoke. [Count Gomez, this has nothing to do with Duke Vieto.]

“What?” Count Gomez’s face changed. He looked surprised and confused. He didn’t expect Roman Dmitry to say this. After sending the head, Count Gomez thought Roman Dmitry had clearly shown he was joining the rebels.

Roman Dmitry smiled slightly. [I said it clearly. From the moment you tried to kill me, I never wanted to make peace with Valhalla. That’s why I sent Count Bragan’s head back. I see Valhalla as my enemy. I just wanted to show you how serious I am.]

He was clearly showing he was an enemy. This changed everything Count Gomez had planned.

The magic communication ended. Valhalla’s plan had failed.

The intention was obvious.

It was clear they would use the nobleman’s death for political reasons. They were not really angry about it.

I have no intention of blaming that itself.

Big countries often do cruel things. That is normal. But it doesn’t mean I will do what Valhalla wants.

Count Bragan.

I severed his head.

Through the conversation with Sanchez, Roman Dmitry had said he would do so a week prior.

Roman Dmitry’s voice was calm, but everyone could feel the steel underneath.

“We don’t care about your civil war. Right after the Valhalla Festival, we didn’t have the capacity to hold you accountable because of the war with Chronos. But your ridiculous attitude of still considering Dmitry as someone to talk to has changed our minds. From now on, I will make you one suggestion. If you accept my suggestion, I will acknowledge your sincerity and try to improve relations with Valhalla.”

Count Gomes was speechless.

Personal revenge.

With those words, the real issue was lost.

The trap lost its meaning.

The Valhalla Empire really wanted to kill Roman Dmitry. Even inside Valhalla, people were talking a lot about what happened to him.

Why did they stand by and watch the great warrior who participated in the festival die?

Since it was already an incident that many people sympathized with and criticized, if they claimed that Bragan’s death was revenge for that incident, they could not hold him accountable.

Rather, the Valhalla Empire fell into a dilemma.

“There is only one way to restore the relationship. The Valhalla Emperor must come in person and ask me for forgiveness.”

One noble, his face red with anger, shouted, “How dare that bastard!”

Another, pale with shock, whispered, “What nonsense are you talking about?!”

In that instant.

The nobles spewed out their anger.

The Valhalla Emperor apologizing in person was absurd.

The Valhalla Emperor was not the kind of person to accept such a proposal, and if an apology were to occur, the prestige of the Valhalla Empire would plummet.

This was much worse than the talks with Chronos.

At the proposal that was clearly meant to be rejected, Count Gomes could not hide his seething anger.

“Roman Dmitry. Do you truly mean to see the end with us?”

“I told you.”

It was presumptuous.

From beginning to end, Roman Dmitry never once showed respect to the Valhalla power holders.

“I have no intention of compromising with you. As of this moment, Dmitry officially declares the Valhalla Empire as a hostile nation.”

Negotiations failed.

With those words, the communication was unilaterally cut off.

Silence descended. The grand hall, usually filled with loud voices, was now still. Dust motes danced in the sunlight streaming through the high windows, highlighting the stunned faces of the Valhalla nobles.

A Valhalla nobleman said in a bewildered voice.

“Did he just declare war on the Valhalla Empire?” His voice trembled.

Roman Dmitry’s reaction exceeded expectations.

In a situation where they didn’t know when they would face the Chronos Empire again, they did not expect him to choose the bad move of turning even the Valhalla Empire into an enemy.

This was clearly disadvantageous to Dmitry.

If Chronos and Valhalla joined hands because of Roman Dmitry’s arrogant attitude, it would be easy to push Dmitry away.

“Roman Dmitry must have meant what he said. He is the kind of person who would do that.”

Now that the Emperor was gone, Marquis Belphir, a tall man with a stern face, was the highest authority there.

He was also shocked. He didn’t want to believe what had just happened. But Roman Dmitry’s actions showed he was serious.

When Chronos participated in the Cairo civil war, Roman Dmitry led a small number of troops and attempted a counterattack.

Even though defeating Chronos was a great achievement for Cairo, he opened the gates and rushed out, determined to slaughter the enemies.

And the Valhalla Festival, the war with Chronos, even the recent prisoners of war, not once did he conform to common sense.

Roman Dmitry was the one who put seemingly reckless things into action and even achieved victory as a result.

Count Gomes said.

“It seems we have fallen into a trap. Roman Dmitry intends to drag this matter into a problem between Valhalla and Dmitry. If that happens, even if he openly attacks Valhalla, they have the justification of revenge for the past. He is a truly cunning fellow. He knew we might use Valhalla’s beliefs as an excuse, so he made this problem separate from the rebels.”

He was an enemy, but he was great.

Due to this, the Valhalla Empire fell into a dilemma.

In addition to Duke Vieto, who was leading the rebellion, they also had to be wary of Roman Dmitry, who could threaten them from the outside.

Marquis Belphir said.

“Roman Dmitry will surely move his forces as a declaration of war. Hector is Dmitry’s ally, so he will give way to allow them to concentrate their forces on the northern border, which is in contact with Valhalla. I don’t think Dmitry really wants a war with Valhalla. No matter how much he wants Duke Vieto’s rebellion to succeed, if he endures that much sacrifice, he will inevitably be in danger against the Chronos Empire.”

It was a kind of action.

He would only pretend to threaten them by sending troops to the border, but the Valhalla Empire could not help but respond.

“We must send some of our forces to the northern front. Enough forces to keep Roman Dmitry from looking down on us will suffice, and the remaining forces will concentrate on the south to wipe out Duke Vieto’s rebel army in one fell swoop. From now on, it is a battle against time. If we are slow, even a little bit, we don’t know what big trouble we will have with the rebels and Roman Dmitry.”

The situation changed rapidly.

What was certain was a fight that the Valhalla Imperial Family could not help but win.

After crushing the rebel army, Marquis Belphir vowed to make Roman Dmitry pay the price.

“Even if we have to work with the Chronos Empire, we will make getting rid of Dmitry our most important goal. Move quickly for now. This is an urgent situation.”

“Understood.”

Collusion with Chronos was something the conservatives opposed.

However, in this situation, Count Gomes, the leader of the conservatives, did not object much.

Just as the Valhalla leaders were about to leave, a knight of the Imperial Guard rushed in. Sweat poured down his face, and his armor was slightly dented, showing he had ridden hard and fast.

“Urgent news! Duke Vieto’s rebel army has attacked Hernard! They have truly started a rebellion!”

The rebel army’s preemptive strike was truly a series of shocks.