The Heavenly Demon Can’t Live A Normal Life [EN]: Chapter 117

The war with Hector was over.

Upon hearing the news of Roman Dmitry’s return to the capital, Hans immediately headed there with Baron Romero’s permission. Baron Romero was worried about his son and hoped Hans would take care of Roman.

Back then, Roman’s achievements were not yet widely known.

So, Hans arrived in the capital.

While Hans was organizing their rooms in the accommodation the royal family provided, someone unexpectedly came to see him.

“…Lord Lauren?” Hans asked.

“Hans,” Lauren replied.

It was Lauren Dmitry.

Still looking young, like when he left Dmitry, he stayed near Hans and asked simple questions.

First, he asked about the family’s well-being: if his father was doing well, and if his mother had any problems. Knowing that Lauren Dmitry had already contacted the family a few days before, Hans realized that Lauren wanted something from him.

He waited for Lauren to speak first.

Only after a long, meaningless conversation did Lauren speak cautiously.

“But Hans,” Lauren said.

“Yes, speak,” Hans replied.

“Did anything special happen to Roman while I was away in the capital? I mean, the Roman I remember had no interest in swordsmanship at all, but I just saw him returning to the capital with guards. People are saying… Roman defeated Hector’s best warrior.”

He hesitated several times while speaking, not believing it was true.

Even after seeing it and hearing it, Lauren Dmitry couldn’t accept Roman’s changed appearance.

Hans said, “A lot has happened in Dmitry while you were away, Lord Lauren. I believe you’ve heard the rumors. He broke off the engagement with the Lawrence family, fought against the Barco family, defeated Homerus, and made great achievements on the southern front. People who knew Roman think it’s a lie, but it’s all true.”

“…Is that really true?”

“Yes. Why would I lie to you, Lord? Because of Roman’s actions, Lord Romero has been really happy lately. Instead of just talking about it, why don’t you meet him in person? I heard he’s coming to the accommodation this evening. If you meet him, you’ll see how Roman has changed.”

At Hans’s suggestion, Lauren Dmitry avoided eye contact.

“No. That’s alright.”

It was an uncertain reaction. He said it was alright, but his hesitant behavior suggested otherwise.

In the end, Lauren Dmitry didn’t reveal why he came. After hesitating for a long time, he left the accommodation, telling Hans to take care.

Hans had served the Dmitry family for many years. He had spent most of that time serving Roman, and he knew the personalities of the Dmitry’s young lords.

“Something’s wrong.”

Lauren Dmitry was a kind-hearted person.

The three sons of Dmitry were all different. Roman and Rodwell had inherited their father’s strong nature, but Lauren Dmitry was raised differently, more like the daughter their father had wanted.

He was cautious and didn’t act without thinking, but he was sometimes so timid that it was frustrating.

In Hans’s view, if Lauren Dmitry came to find him in person, there was a big problem.

So, he investigated. By asking around at the Royal Academy, he easily found out what Lauren Dmitry was worried about.

Hans told Roman, “It seems that Lord Lauren is being bullied by his classmates at the academy. Even in the old days, Lord Lauren wouldn’t say he was in pain even if he fell and scraped his knees. But he came to me and asked about you for a long time. I think he wanted to ask for help, but I couldn’t ask him what was wrong.”

Royal Academy was a gateway to success, and all the nobles of the Cairo Kingdom sent their children there.

It was a place where future leaders gathered, so problems with relationships were common. The children of important nobles often treated other nobles unfairly, especially those from the outskirts like Lauren Dmitry.

If he proved his skills like Rodwell Dmitry, things would change, but Lauren Dmitry had neither skills nor a strong background. The situation was obvious.

Hans avoided mentioning sensitive issues and asked sincerely, “…Lord, would you mind meeting Lord Lauren?”

Meeting with Lauren was not in Roman’s plan. He was planning to return to Dmitry soon, but Lauren’s request was unexpected.

“Lauren Dmitry. He was said to be the youngest brother, much younger than me.”

He remembered that their relationship wasn’t bad.

Rodwell Dmitry didn’t accept Roman and acted like he wouldn’t give Roman any rights, even though he was the second son. The competition between brothers had already begun then.

In the process of Roman and Rodwell competing, Roman faced his limits and eventually failed.

In contrast, Lauren had nothing to do with the competition for power. Besides the age difference, Lauren Dmitry only followed his brothers and showed no interest in power at all.

“There’s no need to take care of him just because he’s my brother.”

However, he was family.

Rather than trying to help his brother based on old memories, he thought it was worth meeting Lauren once, as someone who carried the Dmitry name. He would decide whether to help Lauren Dmitry after meeting him.

Baek Jung-hyuk had been cruel, killing all the brothers who threatened him to rise to the top, but he had also accepted new relationships, such as Hans and Baron Romero, who gave him positive feelings.

The current Roman would decide. Just because he had the Dmitry name, Roman would not automatically help Lauren.

“Alright. I’ll meet him.”

“Lord!” Hans smiled happily. Roman thought he had agreed because it was Hans’s request.

Around the time Roman was resting, Count Fabius was moving busily.

“The recruitment of Roman Dmitry has been delayed. But, there’s still a way to impress Marquis Benedict.”

It was Count Fabius. He had been trying to persuade Roman, but Roman’s declaration had ruined his plans.

In that situation, he came up with a new idea.

“People are paying attention to Roman Dmitry, but his subordinates are also talented. I was surprised. Dmitry is a family from the outskirts, but talented people are following Roman Dmitry. If I can win them over, Marquis Benedict will be very pleased.”

During the battle, Count Fabius saw that Roman’s subordinates were strong. As soon as they were ordered to help Roman, they defeated the enemies easily.

Chris stood out. Even Count Fabius, who was once called Dmitry’s genius swordsman but was now unknown in the capital, was amazed to see Chris cutting down Hector’s soldiers who used special energy in their swords.

Chris didn’t look over 20 years old. Roman Dmitry had defeated Butler in his mid-20s, so others couldn’t shine, but Chris’s growth was enough to surpass others his age.

It was certain that Chris was a talent that any noble in the capital would welcome.

“This is from the experience of the battlefield. If I hadn’t gone to the southern front, I would have thought that Roman Dmitry was the only gift that would please Marquis Benedict. Let’s target Roman step by step for now. I’ll target Roman’s subordinates, including Chris. If I make them our allies and have them slowly win over Roman, I can become someone Marquis Benedict trusts.”

He smiled, thinking he could achieve two goals at once. He didn’t expect to be rejected.

Why? He wasn’t targeting Roman Dmitry, and he was confident that he could make an offer that Chris couldn’t refuse.

Persuading Roman and his subordinates was only a matter of time.

Roman gave his subordinates, including Chris, a vacation. They deserved to be rewarded after the fierce war, and he also gave them money, so the soldiers went to enjoy their rest.

Chris remained alone in the training ground. When he remembered the battles on the southern front, he couldn’t rest.

“When I first met my lord, he was within my reach. So, I wanted to surpass him someday, but in a short time, he rose to a different level.”

It was shocking. In the battle with Butler, Roman should have lost, but Chris believed that Roman would win.

As expected, Butler fell, bleeding. Hector’s strong 5-star swordsman lost to Roman Dmitry, who wasn’t much different from himself just half a year ago.

How could that be possible?

He tried to understand it, but there was no answer.

“What’s certain is that I’m developing rapidly by my lord’s side. I’ve only followed my lord’s back. In the past half year, I’ve grown a lot. I still don’t understand the situation. My lord is developing at an unbelievable rate, and the knowledge he shares is valuable.”

It was knowledge that a family from a remote barony couldn’t have. If Dmitry had that knowledge from the beginning, they would have become a famous family of swordsmen.

That means Roman created it.

Just as he questioned the rules of special energy, Roman Dmitry was creating a new world.

Therefore, his choice was right. He was convinced that he would develop by following Roman Dmitry, and he didn’t want to stop his progress.

If he became complacent, Roman Dmitry would go to a world he couldn’t reach.

His goal of defeating Roman was sincere. Therefore, he swung his sword in the empty training ground.

Just then, a voice called out, “Are you perhaps Chris?”

When he turned his head, Count Fabius was looking at Chris with a friendly smile.