The Heavenly Demon Can’t Live A Normal Life [EN]: Chapter 111

Roman finished explaining his first plan.

The nobles from Cairo looked doubtful.

Curiosity led them to ask again, “Let’s say a miracle happens. What’s the next step?” They wondered what his next plan could possibly be.

Seeing they were willing to listen, Roman spoke.

“As you all know, I have experience fighting the Hector Kingdom in the mountains. When day broke, the Hector Kingdom decided to retreat. But they didn’t just withdraw; they carried the bodies of their comrades down the mountain, even after fighting all night. Do you think that was the right decision? Emotionally, it’s right to do that for fallen comrades, but the Hector Kingdom was in a desperate situation. Resting even a little and quickly capturing the forward defense positions of the southern front was the only way to recover the momentum lost in defeat.”

Emotion and reason.

These were elements that always caused problems on the battlefield.

Roman wasn’t one to treat his people carelessly, but even so, he couldn’t sacrifice the living for the dead.

At least, that was Edwin Hector’s judgment.

He ordered his exhausted soldiers to collect the bodies, and as a result, they only rested after the sun had risen high in the sky.

Was that the right decision?

The soldiers might have thought it was the right thing to do for their comrades, but that decision could have led to problems.

“I watched them from afar. Edwin Hector cremated the bodies of his soldiers, and his face clearly showed that he was suppressing his sadness. Edwin Hector is a good commander. He quickly seized the southern front with bold decisions and unexpected strategies, but he wasn’t the type of person to completely control his emotions. So, how do you think he would react if a situation were created that would make him lose his reason?”

One noble frowned. “Surely not,” he said.

“Yes. Butler is the one who can break down Edwin Hector’s judgment.”

Butler and Edwin Hector.

They were not ordinary acquaintances.

Butler had served Edwin Hector for a long time as a member of the Royal Knights, and he showed his loyalty to Edwin Hector by participating directly in this surprise attack, even with the title of Knight Commander.

It was a good trigger.

If Butler fell, scattering blood, Edwin Hector would lose his reason in the face of the situation.

“According to what I’ve learned, their relationship is special. I will propose a duel against Butler, and if I defeat him, I will meet the conditions of the first operation. And that is the beginning of the second operation. I plan to defeat Butler to hurt him badly, but not kill him instantly.”

Butler, falling and scattering blood.

It was a calculated operation.

Roman could have cut off his head, but he slashed his chest to show Edwin Hector.

And.

He put on an act.

As if he would kill Butler with the next attack.

He thought that the immediate attack would draw out Edwin Hector’s decision.

“If Edwin Hector decides to save Butler.”

This was the trap he was setting.

His plan was a trap, but not for Butler. It was a trap for Edwin Hector.

“We will seize Edwin Hector’s choice as an opportunity.”

Everything happened exactly as Roman had planned.

Edwin Hector made a choice he shouldn’t have.

In his determination to save Butler, he opened the gates and sent his soldiers out.

“Attack!”

“We must buy time to save the Knight Commander!”

On the walls.

Archers fired arrows all at once.

They desperately fired arrows to save one man, to force one man to retreat. And that wasn’t all.

The soldiers running towards Butler showed a desperate will.

Blocking the arrows with pre-prepared shields, they tried to save Butler, who had fallen to the ground in hell.

It was a powerful scene.

It was a moving drama, and the people of the Hector Kingdom showed no signs of regretting their choice.

The existence of Butler.

It was worth risking their lives for.

Just as he had stepped up for the Hector Kingdom, they, in turn, stepped up for Butler.

‘Edwin Hector. You are definitely a good commander.’

Roman looked at the walls.

Edwin Hector.

Seeing him trying to attack him by raising his mana, Roman smirked and kicked off the ground.

Tap.

“…Damn it!”

“Block him!”

“Attack that monster!”

Chaos erupted on the walls.

It was different from the plan.

Originally, Roman Dmitry was supposed to retreat from the arrow attack, but Roman rushed forward, taking the arrows pouring down from the sky.

The scene of him falling from the arrows was not produced.

The thinly formed mana barrier blocked the arrows like a shield, and before they knew it, he had rushed in front of the soldiers.

Shick!

“Kraaah!”

The battle began.

Roman, who had cut down the knight rushing in at the front in one blow, moved forward violently and quickly cut down the other soldiers.

There were no two or three exchanges.

Knights of Hector rushed forward. They raised their auras. But it didn’t matter. Roman fought them easily. After only a few sword clashes, their heads were flying.

Massacre.

Roman Dmitry’s presence was overwhelming.

Even though the soldiers of the Hector Kingdom rushed in like a wave, Roman single-handedly split the wave to both sides.

“First, save Butler!”

“Buy us time!”

Their purpose.

It was the rescue of Butler.

In a situation where their comrades were dying, some soldiers approached Butler and quickly carried his limp body.

Roman deliberately left their intentions alone.

Butler became unable to fight with the attack that cut his chest.

Instead of overdoing it to kill Butler, who couldn’t come to his senses, he just left Butler alive, knowing his presence would distract the enemy soldiers.

Because Butler was still alive.

The enemies blocking Roman could not escape.

They had no choice but to block the front with frightened faces, and they were helplessly swept away by Roman’s attack.

“Damn it.”

“We can’t attack because we’re mixed with our allies!”

On the walls.

Those who were watching the situation had no way to do anything.

They could attack Roman when they were far away, but now they were intertwined, and if they made a mistake, they could attack their allies.

Edwin Hector was no different.

Magic was an attack with considerable area damage, and despite having already finished casting, he couldn’t fire the magic at Roman.

He had made a mistake that now caused him problems.

He knew something was wrong.

But.

From the moment they opened the gates and sent out their troops, there was nothing they could choose.

The nobles of Cairo.

They watched the situation from afar and couldn’t help but admire the situation unfolding as Roman had said.

Count Fabius was amazed. “It’s like magic,” he murmured.

The first method.

They thought it was impossible to defeat Butler in the first place.

The second method.

Even if they were to defeat Butler, they never thought that Edwin Hector would try to save Butler.

He is a prince of a nation.

His choice to break the rules of the duel would drop the honor of the Hector Kingdom to the ground, but he opened the gates without hesitation at the sight of Roman trying to cut off Butler’s head.

And Roman’s charge.

It was bold.

Even in a situation where arrows were falling from the sky, Roman threw himself at the enemies and defeated them all easily.

From beginning to end.

It was even more shocking because they knew the process.

It was a world that ordinary people could not understand, and they felt like they knew why the powers of Cairo were so attached to him.

‘Roman Dmitry is the greatest talent Cairo has ever produced. I understand why Marquis Benedict tells us to use any means to recruit him. The moment you gain Roman Dmitry’s loyalty, you can get rid of the weak king, as well as the lackeys of the two empires who are constantly looking for opportunities.’

His face flushed red.

For now.

It was time to focus on the present.

Count Fabius, who had come to his senses, gave the order as promised with Roman.

“Fire the flares!”

“Fire!”

The order was given.

The soldiers placed the pre-prepared flares in the front row, and soon they were fired, emitting hot heat.

Boom! Boom!

Rumble!

It exploded on the walls.

They deliberately fired around Roman, and a fire broke out due to the powerful impact.

Even with repeated attacks, the walls of the rear base showed no signs of collapsing.

The Hector Kingdom had focused on magical defense since securing the rear base, and thanks to this, the walls boasted their strength even when the flares exploded.

But.

From the beginning, there was no intention of destroying the walls.

The flares were meant as a signal, and as the intended plate was set, Count Fabius shouted like a thunderbolt.

“All troops, charge!”

“Charge!”

“Waaaaaah!”

The soldiers of Cairo ran forward.

The battle between Roman and Butler was just a preliminary battle.

From now on.

It was the beginning of the real war.

Kwaang.

Rumble!

The flares exploded.

The magical energy rising from the walls lessened the force, but the soldiers on the walls could not stick their heads out and fire arrows.

In the meantime, the soldiers of Cairo were rushing in quickly.

If they were to rush through the wide-open gates, the Hector Kingdom, which was outnumbered, would have no way to hold out.

“Damn it!”

Hector’s knight.

Kellan, who was in charge of defending the rear base, expressed his anger at the situation unfolding before his eyes.

It was a very dangerous situation.

He wanted to quickly close the gates, but the soldiers outside were caught by Roman.

‘If we stay like this, the gates will be broken through.’

He was desperate.

To save one person.

He couldn’t put the entire Hector Kingdom in danger.

Kellan knew what Butler meant to Edwin Hector, but he was given the role of gatekeeper to make the right decision in the current situation.

His heart was burning.

Looking ahead with bloodshot eyes, he shouted desperately as soon as the soldier carrying Butler returned inside.

“Raise the gates!”

“Raise the gates!”

Kellan made the difficult decision to abandon them.

Hundreds of soldiers would face death as they were, but he couldn’t waste more time trying to save them.

Creak.

The chains connecting the gates made an unpleasant noise.

The gates, which connected the moat like a bridge, slowly went up.

If they closed the gates like this.

He believed that the Hector Kingdom could take advantage of the castle and defeat the Cairo Kingdom.

It was then.

Suddenly, a dark shape leaped…

Over the almost fully raised gates.

In an instant.

Kellan’s heart dropped.

“Roman Dmitry… !”

Kellan stared, his mind blank. *Roman Dmitry… the devil of Cairo.*