The Heavenly Demon Can’t Live A Normal Life [EN]: Chapter 120

Swords clashed loudly in the training ground. Lauren moved fast, trying to surprise William. His wooden sword swung up, aiming for William’s chin! But William Castro was quick, like a wild animal. He raised his own sword just in time, blocking Lauren’s attack with a loud *CLANG!*

Clearly, there was a reason he was considered beyond D-class.

William Castro’s face twisted hideously for a moment, and with furious eyes, he struck away Lauren’s sword.

“You little bastard!”

It was humiliating.

To almost be defeated by someone like Lauren, who everyone used to laugh at.

Just as he was about to launch a counterattack, a powerful blow struck his abdomen.

Thud!

“Ugh.”

A well-aimed strike.

Lauren knew it might be blocked.

William Castro was a towering figure at 188cm, while Lauren was a good 20cm shorter.

So, as soon as his attack was blocked, he targeted the abdomen.

Swordsmanship duels allowed the use of hands and feet. William Castro groaned as the fist slammed into his gut, and Lauren pressed his advantage, relentlessly attacking.

Clack!

Clang!

‘I have to seize this momentum.’

He was different from usual.

Lauren, who had never fully displayed his skills due to his timid nature, showed a determination to win this time.

He didn’t know exactly what qualification Roman had spoken of.

But he hoped that by winning this swordsmanship test and proving his worth, he could become like Roman Dimitri.

Dmitri’s fool. That’s what people used to call him.

The transformation of someone who had once been the subject of ridicule ignited a fire in Lauren’s heart.

Whoosh!

Tap!

It was a clean, connected attack.

Feinting as if to strike the head, he stepped forward and slashed at the chest. William Castro, gasping for air from the stomach pain, barely managed to block the attack.

His friends looked uneasy at the unexpected turn of events, and they began to think that Lauren might actually win.

Lauren, too.

Expected victory.

He had gained courage from meeting Roman, and with that strength, he pushed back against William Castro, his nemesis.

It felt like destiny.

Lauren confidently launched an attack.

“You little bastard, really.”

Whack.

The attack missed.

It wasn’t because his arms were too short.

William Castro dodged the attack with surprisingly fluid movements, then charged forward.

Whack!

Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!

He was breathless.

Attacks exploded, one after another.

Each time the wooden sword struck, he was tossed about, and there was no opening to attempt a counterattack.

Lauren didn’t know.

That William Castro had never once used his full strength against him.

The moment he faced him seriously, instead of toying with him as he always had, Lauren was helpless.

A swordsmanship duel wasn’t just about wielding a sword well to win.

Overwhelmed by the difference in physical strength, Lauren could only desperately block the attacks, eventually losing his balance.

Stagger.

It was over.

A gap appeared for a moment.

William Castro didn’t miss it.

He launched an attack, and that was the last thing Lauren remembered.

Thwack!

When he opened his eyes, the surroundings were too quiet. He wanted to get up and check his surroundings, but his head was throbbing and his forearm was in too much pain.

“It was a close call. The moment William’s attack was about to strike your head, you quickly raised your arm to block it. If you hadn’t blocked the attack, you wouldn’t have been able to get up, even with a wooden sword.”

It was the swordsmanship professor. He had remained in the training ground even after sending all the students away.

“……So, I lost?”

“Of course. Did you really think you could win against William?”

Defeat.

Lauren looked disappointed.

In the end, he didn’t achieve what he wanted.

He wanted to prove himself, but the world wasn’t so kind.

The professor said.

“Still, you were quite good today.”

Lauren’s eyes widened.

The swordsmanship professor was a man of few compliments.

When he saw that he had been matched against William Castro, he honestly thought he might have some animosity towards him.

But a compliment?

As he blinked in surprise, the professor smiled and said.

“The Lauren Dimitri I’ve been watching isn’t that bad in terms of talent. You have enough potential to improve, but you’ve always been afraid and shrinking back, so you haven’t been able to show your full potential. That’s why I deliberately matched you against William Castro. In the last sparring session, and in today’s test as well. I knew that William was bullying you, but I thought you had to overcome that to succeed as a swordsman.”

“……Are you saying that sincerely?”

“Would I lie to a student? You need to believe in yourself a little more. At your age, kids who are just tall and strong seem like the strongest in the world, but the truth is, there’s not much difference between you and William. Neither of you knows how to use aura. If you had an overwhelming talent that you couldn’t dare to approach, you wouldn’t be stuck in D-class, you would have risen to S-class like your brother. So please, stop being afraid. The thing about swordsmanship is, if you lose in your mind, you can’t do anything.”

It was unexpected.

Lauren didn’t know that the swordsmanship professor thought of him this way.

The pain was still severe. His face kept contorting even as he smiled, but the more he thought about the professor’s words, the more a silly smile kept leaking out.

“Thank you. Thank you so much.”

Suddenly, he wanted to see Roman. How would his brother have assessed his duel?

But no matter how much he looked around, Roman Dimitri was nowhere to be seen.

Bang!

“You son of a bitch!”

William kicked a chair in the lounge. As if that wasn’t enough to relieve his anger, he smashed everything in sight. The lounge was fancy and showed William’s wealth.

“Calm down!”

“William, please calm down!”

His friends tried to stop him, but they didn’t actively hold him back.

William was the type of guy who would do anything when he lost his temper, and that applied to those who were called his friends as well.

Hadn’t one friend been severely beaten for being presumptuous?

As they vaguely tried to stop him, William turned the lounge into a complete mess.

“Lauren Dimitri. That bastard dares to ignore me?”

The impact on his abdomen? It was nothing. It only hurt at the time, but he was fine now.

The problem was that Lauren Dimitri had acted like a winner, as if he had gained a little momentum.

“Lauren, that childish bastard doesn’t know his place. He doesn’t even know I’ve been going easy on him, and he dares to look at me with those eyes just because he gained a little momentum. Damn it, the same goes for you guys. Did you really think I would lose to the likes of Lauren Dimitri?”

“No, no.”

“Of course, we believed in you.”

His friends frantically waved their hands.

They were also from the capital, but the Castro family was a step above, so they couldn’t afford to displease William.

William’s eyes changed. It was murderous intent.

His father had told him that he should never be looked down upon by those of lowly birth.

“I don’t think I can let this go. I need to break at least one of Lauren’s arms.”

“A-Are you really going that far?”

“Yeah. That’s a bit much. Don’t you know who Lauren Dimitri’s brother is? It’s Roman Dimitri, who recently defeated the Hector Kingdom and is called the hero of Cairo. If things go wrong, it could turn into a family matter.”

Now, Roman represented the Dimitri family, not Rodwell.

His friends were right.

But the naive child who didn’t know the ways of the world looked down on the Dimitri family.

“The hero of Cairo? Screw that. What are they going to do if I touch Lauren? Am I going to touch the eldest son of the Castro family? My father and Marquis Benedict have been close friends since they were young. No matter what kind of crazy things I do, they can never touch me in Cairo.”

Living up until now, this wasn’t the first time something like this had happened.

William Castro faithfully followed his father’s teachings, and if there were any who dared to make light of him, he thoroughly crushed them.

Among them were some who had made quite a name for themselves.

They rushed at William Castro, threatening to kill him, but later, they were blocked by the wall of reality and knelt down to beg.

That was the power of the central government. As long as the Castro family had a foothold in the central government, William Castro had little to fear.

He said.

“Bring Lauren Dimitri to me right now. If he resists, you can knock him out. You’ve all helped bully Lauren, so let’s make it clear this time. In the end, there are limits to one’s birth. Even if his brother is called the hero of Cairo, it’s meaningless in the face of real power. I need to make Lauren obedient to feel better.”

His friends exchanged glances.

The decision had already been made.

Their relationship was called friendship, but in their relationship, which originated from their parents, they served William, an absolute superior.

It was then.

“Say that again.”

Everyone turned their heads.

At the entrance of the lounge, a man was standing there. The man, with an unfamiliar face, said with a cold expression.

“Tell me again what you’re going to do to my brother.”

The word ‘brother.’ They sensed it.

‘It’s Roman Dimitri.’

The hero who had returned to the capital.

William Castro, who had been so confident just moments ago, couldn’t easily speak when he faced Roman.

But the die was cast.

William Castro said with a venomous look.

“Yeah, I’ll tell you if you want. I’m going to bring that ignorant bastard to me and… Ack?!”

Whack.

Roman reached out and grabbed William’s lower jaw. There was no time to dodge. William’s face was filled with terror at the sudden event, and Roman looked down at him with cold eyes.

“Do you know what mistake you’ve made?”

“Mmph, mmph…… Mmph!”

“It’s fine to bully Lauren. Lauren doesn’t even know what kind of background and power he has, and he’s just being stupidly taken advantage of. And I’m not some nanny who’s going to step in and take care of him. If you had just ended it with bullying Lauren as usual, I might not have stepped in. But.”

Lauren. He had passed Roman’s test. From the moment he showed his will to fight, Roman had accepted Lauren as his brother.

“The problem is that I saw it. I heard you bullying Lauren and making light of the Dimitri family. Me, Roman Dimitri. Furthermore, you ignored the Dimitri family. So, what price should I demand from you now?”

Squeeze.

He put strength into his hand. William Castro felt like he was about to pass out. He couldn’t dare to attack, and he thrashed his arms, trying to break free.

Thud.

He released his face. Roman said to William, who was gasping for breath with a pale face.

“Take me to your family.”

“……What?”

Just in time. Roman wanted a cause. Now that the Dimitri family’s status was changing, an incident befitting that change was needed.

“I want to experience what real power is like. So, take me to your family right now. If a reckless child makes a mistake, shouldn’t the parents be responsible for it?”

If he could turn back time, William Castro would never have taken Roman Dimitri to his family.

“Yeah, you son of a bitch. Let’s see if you can say those words in front of my parents.”

He believed in the difference of birth.

William stormed out of the lounge with an angry face.