The Heavenly Demon Can’t Live A Normal Life [EN]: Chapter 486

Park Kitae felt something bad was going to happen.

Park Kitae was there when a disaster started.

He knew he couldn’t handle it alone. He felt guilty, but he used a teleport scroll to escape.

It was the right thing to do.

Roman Dmitry and Kang Minho were still in danger, and he thought the best he could do was to get revenge on the ants later.

But they lived.

When Park Kitae saw Roman Dmitry again, his heart sank.

“He lived through that hell?”

Others didn’t understand. They just saw the number of ants. But Park Kitae knew how bad it was.

Everywhere he looked, there were ant eggs. Ants were coming out of holes all around. It was a bad place to fight. There were too many ants, and it was dark.

It didn’t make sense that Roman Dmitry lived and was okay.

“What kind of person is Roman Dmitry?”

That’s when he started to wonder.

He didn’t think Roman Dmitry was just a strong hunter. He started looking into Roman Dmitry’s past.

No matter how much he looked, he couldn’t find anything. The first time anyone saw him was with Kang Minho in Incheon. Then, he suddenly appeared in the ant cave.

Then, Kim Junhyuk told him about the Red Moon group.

He said that Roman Dmitry destroyed Red Moon.

It was shocking.

When Roman Dmitry arrived in Incheon, he told everyone to leave him alone for a month.

The Red Moon group didn’t listen. They went to Roman Dmitry. When he didn’t do what they wanted, they tried to pressure him, like they always did with others.

That was normal in Incheon. But Roman Dmitry did something different.

He warned them clearly.

He said that something bad would happen if they didn’t listen.

He took care of Koh Sangho, who was threatening him, and then he destroyed the Red Moon group so there would be no more problems.

Park Kitae got goosebumps thinking about it.

He felt like he knew what kind of person Roman Dmitry was.

“I’m sure of it. Roman Dmitry does what he says. He destroyed Red Moon because they didn’t listen to him. He started working hard after the month was over. He knows who his friends are and who his enemies are. There is no confusion. It was the same with the ant cave. It was too dangerous for one person, but Roman Dmitry only asked me to guide him and said it was okay for me to run away. At first, I didn’t believe he could handle the rest.”

It was the same situation.

The Red Moon group and the ant cave.

Roman Dmitry did what he said he would do.

Maybe he was like the Dmitry family. Maybe he was one of their successors.

Park Kitae knew that the mayor of Incheon was smart. He thought that Roman Dmitry and Kim Junhyuk working together could change Incheon a lot.

So, should he leave Incheon? He kept thinking about it, and then he noticed something strange.

It was Kang Minho.

Kang Minho is a great fighter.

That’s what Park Kitae thought. But when he asked about Kang Minho, he heard different things.

“Kang Minho killed dozens of soldier ants by himself? That’s impossible. You must be wrong. The Kang Minho I know isn’t that good. He became a hunter late, and he’s only E-grade. How could he fight dozens of soldier ants? He can’t even beat one.”

“…Kang Minho? He was a nice guy. I worked with him a few times, but he wasn’t very good. We stopped working together quickly. You know, there are a lot of people like that in this business.”

“Mr. Kang Minho barely passed the E-grade test. If he was as good as Mr. Park Kitae said, if he could beat dozens of D-grade soldier ants, then he must have been pretending to be weak before. But why would he do that? There’s no reason to lower his grade that much.”

Everyone said that Kang Minho was only E-grade.

But Park Kitae knew that Kang Minho was better than that.

“Could he have been hiding his grade? That doesn’t make sense. Like the examiner said, there’s no reason to do that. Kang Minho’s wife died in the Great Disaster 10 years ago. After that, he was just a normal person until he became a hunter. Why would someone who wants to go to Seoul hide his skills and stay in Incheon doing E-grade missions? So, there’s only one reason why he suddenly became so much better. It was because of something new in his life.”

Roman Dmitry.

It had to be him.

Meeting Roman Dmitry probably made Kang Minho better.

“Kang Minho was an E-grade hunter. Then he met Roman Dmitry and became a skilled player. Kim Junhyuk, the mayor of Incheon, cares most about the safety of Incheon. He also decided to cut ties with the government after meeting Roman Dmitry. The change all started with Roman Dmitry. That’s what I learned.”

He was sure of it.

Incheon was changing.

Roman Dmitry might be S-grade.

Since Roman Dmitry arrived, strange things had been happening.

“What if he makes a strong group that can fight the government?”

This could be a good chance.

It was risky, but it could pay off.

Park Kitae thought he might have good cards in his hand.

Park Kitae said:

“…This is all the information I have. Roman Dmitry. Since he arrived, Incheon has been changing a lot. Let’s think about it the other way. If all the guilds leave Incheon because the government is pressuring them, then Cheongsan will be the only one left. We can work closely with the Incheon government and have a lot of power in Incheon. Of course, that depends on the Incheon government surviving. I trust Roman Dmitry and Kim Junhyuk, the mayor of Incheon. He didn’t run away during the Great Disaster six years ago.”

“Ahem.”

“The risk for Cheongsan is too big to bet on this.”

Some of the executives didn’t like the idea.

Some were interested, but they also thought it was too dangerous.

But Park Kitae didn’t give up.

“That’s why they say ‘high risk, high reward.’ If we take a big risk, we might get a big reward. Where else can we go if we leave Incheon? Cheongsan is not big enough to go to Seoul. Even if we move to another area, we won’t have as much power as we do in Incheon. Everyone, no one else can solve problems like the ant cave. But Roman Dmitry solved it alone. We can choose to follow his path.”

Probably, Cheongsan will be the only one left in Incheon.

Park Gitae was good at judging people. In South Korea, many guides need to be, and he was better than most.

He was going on a hunch.

The information he had collected, the faces of people he remembered… all pointed to one thing: he should trust Roman Dmitry.

“The White-Clothed Wizard is the top wizard in South Korea. People who didn’t see his worth at first hesitated and joined the central government. But what happened to those who followed him? They became very successful. They now live lives that everyone else wants.”

He spoke louder, making his point very clear.

Park Gitae could have made his own choice.

But he thought that if he supported Cheongsan, the Incheon government would really notice him and reward him.

Gu Cheolho pondered seriously.

There was some truth to it.

But like the saying ‘high risk, high return,’ Cheongsan could completely collapse if things went wrong.

Gu Cheolho said,

“But you’re not affiliated with Cheongsan.”

He knew it was coming.

Even if things went wrong, Park Gitae spoke confidently, ready to join Cheongsan.

“I will join Cheongsan now, so please find a spot for me. There will be many openings soon. If Cheongsan stays in Incheon, not everyone will be happy, even if the guild decides it. When people leave Cheongsan, you will need skilled people like me, right?”

That day.

The meeting continued late into the evening.

Angry leaders stormed out of the meeting room, shouting.

But after Park Gitae joined, Gu Cheolho made his decision: Cheongsan would stay in Incheon.

It was as expected.

Remaining in Incheon.

A tremendous backlash arose within the guild.

“The Guild Master is crazy!” one person shouted.

“The central government is leaving Incheon. How can Cheongsan be so brave, or so foolish, to stay? If we stay with Cheongsan, we will all be ruined!”

“I am just a mercenary. If Cheongsan makes this choice, I have to leave. My contract says I can.”

A mass exodus of guild members.

Fortunately, many people trusted Gu Cheolho, so about half remained, but the other half declared that they would leave Cheongsan without looking back.

Their choice seemed logical, and it was hard to say Gu Cheolho was right.

That wasn’t all.

Cheongsan’s cooperative guilds.

Those who had already left Incheon contacted Gu Cheolho.

“Guild Master Gu Cheolho, are you really going to stay in Incheon? Why on earth are you trying to do such a crazy thing?”

“That’s no different from suicide. The central government is not lenient. They will suppress any forces that hinder their power by any means necessary, so how is Cheongsan going to survive that pressure? Surely, the day will come when you regret today. There’s a reason why everyone isn’t doing it.”

“Come to Daejeon. I’ll make a place for you.”

Contacts poured in.

Gu Cheolho felt a heavy weight in his chest.

Gu Cheolho wanted to reverse his decision right away.

“Haa.”

Gu Cheolho went to the rooftop of the building. He looked down at the city and sighed deeply.

Even though his mind told him to leave, Gu Cheolho knew he couldn’t abandon Incheon.

Six years ago.

This place, Incheon, held a special meaning for him.

Usually, when a city is attacked, even the leaders run away, but thanks to the presence of Kim Junhyuk, who stayed in his place until the end, the citizens of Incheon chose to fight.

Many people died. But they were able to protect just as many people.

Most of the deceased were personnel who could fight, and the non-combat personnel who hid in shelters were able to survive thanks to the people who sacrificed themselves, led by Kim Junhyuk.

He still remembered it clearly.

At that time.

People cried and thanked them.

These were people’s families. Gu Cheolho remembered his own old mother among those who had said thank you.

She was now dead.

It was a natural death, which was rare in these times.

On the day his mother died peacefully, he felt thankful to Kim Junhyuk for giving his mother this peaceful end.

In fact, if he hadn’t wanted to.

He wouldn’t have agreed to Park Gitae’s persuasion.

Because he loved Incheon, Gu Cheolho hesitated, even though some leaders said Park Gitae’s ideas were crazy.

He didn’t want to leave Incheon.

It was true that he started a mercenary guild to make money, but behind that was a sense of pride in the act of helping people itself.

So he decided to stay.

Someone had to stay in Incheon.

He wanted to be with those people.

He didn’t want to leave Mayor Kim Junhyuk’s side.

As a hunter, he wanted to resist this bad choice, but Gu Cheolho eventually put a cigarette in his mouth and took a deep drag.

It was then.

“Guild Master! Big news!”

A guild member came to the rooftop.

Gu Cheolho looked at him, asking a silent question. The guild member spoke quickly.

“It’s Kang Minho, the one Park Gitae talked about! He just got his 2nd stage promotion!”

“What?”

Plop!

The cigarette fell from his mouth.

2nd stage promotion.

Even after many years since people first got powers, a 2nd stage promotion was almost impossible.