The Heavenly Demon Can’t Live A Normal Life [EN]: Chapter 157

Felix thought hard.

He had not fully learned ‘Burning’. But he remembered pieces of what his master had said.

“Learning ‘Burning’ takes time. First, you must really love fire. Not everyone can learn it. My student, if you want to be like me, be near fire every day. Learn to welcome it. If fire can cover you without hurting you, then you can become like fire itself.”

Phoenix Magic Tower.

The reason their power was weak, even though they had such a strong secret skill, was that they didn’t have a good way to pass on their knowledge.

The previous masters of Phoenix each welcomed fire in their own way. Felix’s master had a strong fire ability because he was in a fire when he was a child.

But his master’s experience wasn’t the only way.

Some students tried to hurt themselves with fire on purpose, but they died or lost the use of parts of their bodies.

In the end, learning ‘Burning’ was about talent.

They could only hope to welcome fire, and it could take a very long time.

But.

Roman Dmitry had said that he was okay even when he was in the furnace flames.

If that was true, then he had the basic thing needed for ‘Burning’: a ‘real love for fire’.

‘Even when I fought with him, Roman Dmitry’s reaction was not normal. He wasn’t afraid of the flames, and he didn’t even react to most of the heat. Could it be that Roman Dmitry knows how to welcome the flames, like he figured out the magic system? The Dmitry family has been around furnace flames for a long time, so they might have a secret that people don’t know.’

It might not be true.

But he couldn’t stop hoping.

Burning.

It was everything to Phoenix.

When someone in the Magic Tower knew ‘Burning’, people thought Phoenix was important. But now that no one knows it, they are seen as useless.

‘Burning’ was very important.

A wizard who knew ‘Burning’ was like a storm on the battlefield. So the Phoenix Magic Tower was very worried when one person went missing.

The future.

If Phoenix wanted to stay strong, he, as the Magic Tower Lord, had to show ‘Burning’.

After talking to the blacksmith, he left right away.

He had to see Roman Dmitry now.

Felix went to see Roman. Even though he saw Roman every day, Felix’s heart raced. Could Roman really know the secret to “Burning”?

Felix took a breath and spoke. His hands were a little shaky.

“Roman,” he began, “I heard from the blacksmiths. They said you can put your hands right into the furnace fire. Is that true? Do you use magic to protect yourself? Or do you have some special way to… handle the fire?”

He couldn’t directly ask what he wanted to know.

But he got an answer with two choices.

If Roman used magic, it was not important. But if he had a special way, then the future of the Phoenix Magic Tower depended on him.

Roman looked at Felix.

Even though Felix didn’t say why he was asking, Roman understood what Felix really wanted.

“So, you are looking for a way to handle fire, like I heard. If you’re asking if I was born with it, then no. I’m just like everyone else. I feel the heat, but I’ve found my own way to deal with it.”

At that moment, Felix’s heart sank.

As Roman gave the answer he wanted, his mouth felt dry and his hands got sweaty.

‘Roman Dmitry. He knows what I want.’

Actually, there was nothing to hide.

Everyone knew that the Phoenix Magic Tower was looking for a way to welcome fire, but no one could find it.

It was normal. It was impossible for people to just increase their love for fire.

It was like something only gods could do. So he hoped for a miracle by just staying close to the fire.

If Roman really had the answer, Felix would do anything for him.

‘The Phoenix Magic Tower is not valued because they don’t have a good way to pass on their secret skills. All they can do is wait for someone to love fire. And if that person disappears, like now, the Magic Tower loses all its power. But if they can find a way to make people love fire, then the Phoenix Magic Tower will be very different.’

Creating a system would change everything.

If ‘Burning’ could be passed on easily, starting with Felix, then the Phoenix Magic Tower would quickly become strong.

“Hoo-.”

He took a deep breath and carefully said, without hiding his worry.

“I’ll be honest. The Phoenix Magic Tower needs your skill, Roman Dmitry. Tell me what you want, and I’ll do it.”

He was full of hope.

The last three years had been a nightmare. After suffering, he finally had a little hope.

However,

“It’s not hard for me to teach you. But we don’t have a reason to be so kind.”

Maybe he had been meeting Roman every day for two months and thought he was a nice person.

Felix and Roman Dmitry were strangers.

He thought they had become closer, but they had never talked about anything other than their ‘original purpose’.

That was it.

Roman shared his magic knowledge because it helped him, not because he wanted to share it with everyone.

Roman wanted a clear deal.

Now that Felix had shown what he wanted, it was a weakness.

Felix felt a wave of worry.

The ability to welcome fire.

The Phoenix Magic Tower had shown that they really needed it.

Now that Roman had set a limit, the Phoenix Magic Tower was in a weaker position.

Luckily, Roman wanted a deal, not a fight. And if the other person really wanted something, he wanted to use it.

Roman said.

“Dmitry has everything. We have enough money to pay 10,000 gold just for fighting. We don’t want anything else from the Phoenix Magic Tower. So think carefully and tell me, how much does the Phoenix Magic Tower want this? What are you willing to offer?”

It was a simple question.

But Felix didn’t expect it, and he couldn’t hide his surprise.

He waited to answer.

He needed time to think. Felix quickly called the wizards of Phoenix.

After he told them everything that happened with Roman, Knox spoke for the other wizards.

Let me be honest. We’ve been in Dmitry for a month. At first, I didn’t get why Felix brought us here. But now that I’ve lived here, I see Dmitry is not what people say. It’s amazing for such a faraway place. The way people trust Roman Dmitry is unbelievable. I’m even a little jealous. Since our Magic Tower Master vanished, we wizards in Phoenix have been lost. But here, people are happy and secure.

These were the things Felix felt.

The other wizards felt the same.

Mingling with the people of Dmitry, they felt firsthand how ideal the land of Dmitry was.

Perhaps that’s why.

No one even told them, but their hearts were already leaning towards Dmitry.

“We have dueled with Roman Dmitry several times over the past month, and we have never won once. At first, I thought it was just bad luck. But no matter how hard we tried and worked together, we couldn’t figure out how to beat Roman Dmitry. Roman Dmitry is clearly a big problem for wizards. The thought of meeting someone like that on the battlefield makes my skin crawl.”

The defeats so far.

It wasn’t just Felix’s problem.

The wizards of Phoenix, including Knox, had to admit Roman was strong after losing again and again.

The words ‘natural enemy’ felt exactly right.

At least against wizards, Roman Dmitry was incredibly strong.

“Isn’t there a saying? If you can’t beat them, join them. Now that the Frank Kingdom is treating Phoenix poorly, unlike before, I think it’s a good idea to offer Phoenix to Roman Dmitry to keep Burning alive. And honestly, isn’t that why Felix called us here, to get our okay on that?”

“…Do you think I was already leaning that way?”

“Come on, Felix, we’re not blind. You wouldn’t ask us if you weren’t already thinking about it.”

Knox’s words.

The other wizards agreed.

With everyone thinking the same thing, Felix stopped talking.

‘The Dmitry family.’

Usually, magic towers work with whole countries.

Because wizards are rare, they don’t often work directly for just one noble family.

That system.

Phoenix was trying to change it.

They were drawn to the Dmitry family, not the Cairo Kingdom.

Felix closed his eyes tightly.

Burning was so important to Phoenix that they would give anything.

And if they had to pledge allegiance to someone for that, Roman Dmitry wasn’t a bad choice.

Finally.

“I understand. From this moment on, we entrust the future of the Phoenix Magic Tower to Roman Dmitry.”

As the acting Master of the Magic Tower, Felix made a decision.

That day, Felix brought the wizards and pledged their loyalty.

Dozens of wizards.

Even with all of them pledging loyalty, Roman calmly accepted it as if it was normal.

The wizards.

They weren’t special to Roman.

Just like he had accepted Chris and Kevin, he simply brought Phoenix into his group.

However, ‘This is the best situation I could have hoped for.’

Roman had intentionally chosen the Phoenix Magic Tower.

There were three reasons for this choice.

First, he needed sparring partners, and Felix was the best option he could get with money, as he had said before.

According to the information he got, Felix would come to Dmitry for the money, but he would also try hard to find a way to win even after losing many times.

Second, Felix was good at offensive magic.

This meant it wasn’t just about saving money. He thought he could learn something from fighting Felix again and again.

Third, this was unknown.

People said that the Phoenix Magic Tower needed to accept fire to keep Burning alive, and Roman’s Hellfire Divine Art was perfect for that.

He wasn’t sure what would happen.

But if he had what Phoenix wanted, and if that was the only way to solve their problem, Roman knew it would be good for him.

With one choice, he got three advantages.

Phoenix wizards joining Roman was a big deal for the Cairo Kingdom.

‘There isn’t much time left. Here in Dmitry, far from the capital, I will steadily build Dmitry’s own castle and sweep away the power structure of the Cairo Kingdom at once.’

He thought about his future plans and carefully organized his thoughts.

A few days later, the Phoenix Magic Tower was moving.

For now, they kept their move to Dmitry a secret and moved their things from the Frank Kingdom little by little, settling in Dmitry.

‘I hope my choice wasn’t wrong.’

From now on, after the duel, he decided to learn the Hellfire Divine Art.

He didn’t know if that was the key to Burning, but he wouldn’t regret it no matter what.

Roman Dmitry didn’t add any conditions to Phoenix’s decision.

Just because they were pledging allegiance, Roman helped them move.

It was then.

“Master of the Magic Tower! Master of the Magic Tower!”

“What’s going on?”

It was a wizard from Phoenix.

He wasn’t very high up, but he was good with numbers, so he was in charge of small tasks.

With a red face, he handed over a document.

“Look at this. It’s the budget that Dmitry has given us!”

“…Budget?”

Felix didn’t know Roman very well yet.

Following Roman Dmitry.

He didn’t know what that meant.