The Heavenly Demon Can't Live A Normal Life [EN]: Chapter 342

Roman Dmitry looked around and saw the situation clearly.

The World Tree was alive again, its branches reaching towards the sky, leaves unfurling in vibrant green.

Around it, the elves, led by the Mother Elf, were kneeling and promising their loyalty.

In that moment, Roman Dmitry remembered what the brown rock had told him.

“About several decades ago, we found a mass of fire deep underground. It’s powerful enough to burn the world, but it’s also the only hope to melt the World Tree if used carefully.”

Roman Dmitry quickly understood the situation.

The fire probably appeared when they connected with the World Tree’s spirit. As the brown rock said, the controlled flames seemed to have melted the frozen World Tree.

If that was the case, the elves’ reaction was understandable.

To them, who saw the World Tree as a god, its existence was very special.

However, he couldn’t accept their pledge of allegiance just because of that.

Elves were useful, but Roman Dmitry preferred relationships where he knew what he was paying for.

“I don’t want allegiance without something in return. Luna wanted me to keep their kingdom safe, and I came to Arcadia to make that deal. What do you want in return for your allegiance?”

His attitude changed from the moment they bowed their heads.

There was no need to be polite.

Even if it was the Mother Elf, Roman Dmitry was used to being respected.

The Mother Elf remained kneeling, her head bowed. Her voice was filled with emotion as she spoke.

“We only want one thing,” the Mother Elf said, her voice trembling slightly. “The fire has given the World Tree life again, a chance for Arcadia to be reborn. Please, help us take this chance. As long as you are strong, Roman Dmitry, we will be safe from any danger.”

It was the same idea as before.

Like the Luna Kingdom, the elves wanted to guarantee their safety by offering everything they had.

“Those who threaten this world will face Roman Dmitry. Become stronger. The elves will help you in every way, materially and spiritually, so you will have power that no one can challenge. If you promise us that, I, Gaia, will dedicate my life to serving Roman Dmitry.”

“We will dedicate ourselves.”

Everyone lowered their heads.

The Mother Elf spoke for all the elves.

With the World Tree alive and the Mother Elf supporting him, the elves showed they were united.

Among them was Tersha.

It was simple.

Pledging allegiance for safety was a common way of doing things in their world.

Roman Dmitry said,

“I promise. In return for your allegiance, you will have Dmitry’s protection from now on.”

That was the moment the elves joined Dmitry completely.

The situation was settled.

Roman Dmitry was about to leave the elves’ land when someone arrived suddenly.

“Your subject, Jairo, greets the hero of the Luna Kingdom!”

Jairo knelt down as soon as he saw Roman Dmitry, just like the Mother Elf and the elves had done.

“It’s all my fault that the Luna Kingdom and the hero have suffered. I led the troops out even though I was told to wait, and we lost all of Luna’s forces. Everyone paid a great price for my foolish mistake. Thank you so much. I’m truly grateful. If you hadn’t saved us, Luna would have been destroyed.”

Jairo cried out desperately.

Roman Dmitry. This was the man who had taken back Luna’s fortress and defeated the orcs.

As Jairo traveled to the elves’ land, he had seen the bodies of the fallen, and he had thought constantly about meeting this hero.

The hero of Luna.

As soon as he saw him, he knew it.

Seeing the man with such a strong presence, Jairo expressed his feelings without thinking.

If it hadn’t been for Roman Dmitry, Luna would have been finished.

The thought that Roman Dmitry had fixed his mistake made him unable to express his gratitude, even as he shouted with the veins popping out of his neck.

He choked up, tears streaming down his face, showing his deep regret and gratitude.

“Please accept us. Hero, if there is anything I can do, anything at all, just tell me. I will do anything you ask. I would even die for you, or jump off a cliff, if that is your wish. The day I caused all of Luna’s soldiers to die, Jairo died too. From now on, I will live not for myself, but for Luna, and for Roman Dmitry.”

After that, Luna’s soldiers also knelt down.

Among them was Cayden, a familiar face.

“Please accept us!”

“From now on, we will live for Roman Dmitry!”

It was an amusing situation.

Just a little while ago, the elves had pledged allegiance, and now the same thing was happening again.

Jairo was foolish.

If he had been Dmitry’s man from the start, he would have had a hard time surviving the responsibility of the defeat.

However, Roman Dmitry didn’t blame him now.

Jairo had just been foolish at the time, and he had done his best for Luna.

Since he wasn’t in a position to receive Dmitry’s orders, there was no reason to bring up the past and punish him.

Roman Dmitry said,

“Cayden, what were the terms of our contract?”

Everyone paid attention.

Cayden, who had been shouting with the others, spoke cautiously.

“…In exchange for helping Luna, we pledge allegiance to Dmitry.”

“That’s right. Dmitry has fulfilled the contract.”

The people’s eyes widened.

In that moment,

“Stand up. You are already Dmitry’s people.”

A few days later, the tribal meeting ended early.

The meeting was held in advance, without Dmitry, and two people led the discussion with the veins popping out of their necks.

One of them was Jairo.

“This doesn’t need any thought! When Grakshar was attacking with overwhelming force, Roman Dmitry turned the situation around with only 30 soldiers. What could he gain from this empty land after doing something so great? If we are grateful, we should at least repay him with our allegiance.”

The other one was Tersha.

“Gyro is right,” one elf said, her voice clear and strong. “Roman Dmitry did two amazing things. He beat Grakssar, the monster. And he brought the World Tree back to life! Mother Elf called him a savior. I watched it all happen, and I agree. Do you all understand what the World Tree *means* to us? Because he saved it, we must live for him now. We owe him everything.”

Their arguments were strong.

In the end.

They all agreed.

Even if they hadn’t argued, Roman Dmitry deserved their loyalty for solving Arcadia’s crisis.

The other races, except for humans and elves—snowmen, beastmen, trolls, and others who survived the war—decided together to pledge their loyalty.

And they stood before Roman Dmitry.

Looking at the representatives of each race promising their support, Roman Dmitry spoke about the future.

“Arcadia’s main goal is to survive on its own. Farming will happen in the elves’ land that has come back to life, and each race will help. Until Arcadia can feed itself, Dmitry will help. The World Tree will power a special gate that can move people quickly between Arcadia and Dmitry. Arcadia can trade its work for what it needs.”

It wasn’t just free help.

Roman Dmitry wanted Arcadia to be able to take care of itself.

The Northern Ice Palace was the same.

In a place no one wanted, they found their own way to live.

“Remember,” Roman Dmitry said. “If you can’t support yourselves, Arcadia will fail.”

“We will remember that,” they replied.

With that, the meeting was over.

Now, it was time to go back to Dmitry.

The next day, cheered on by many different races, Roman Dmitry led his soldiers back across the endless mountains.

As Roman Dmitry crossed the endless mountains, he received messages from Dmitry.

[The situation in the Odellia Badlands is getting worse every day. The royal family, who used to be in charge, is gone. Now, powerful people are fighting for control, causing trouble in Odellia. We couldn’t do anything before because of the war, but we need to act now before Odellia’s problems spread to other countries.]

He already knew about this.

He had been watching Odellia, but the information group couldn’t get the full story.

The three kingdoms of southern Cronos—Umberto, Redford, and Frank—wanted to meet to discuss this.

And then, another message arrived.

[We looked for Isabel and found her last in the Kingdom of Umberto. We know she got weapons for her soldiers there and then left, but we don’t know where she went.]

He had asked for these reports before he left Dmitry.

But this was unexpected.

Isabel was supposed to stop the Cronos Empire’s plan, so why was she in Umberto, not Cronos?

This needed to be investigated carefully.

Lucas’s Hao Mun group was strong, but they didn’t know everything.

The last message came from Jonathan, the commander of the Knights.

[Two guests have arrived in Valhalla. One is named Sanchez, and the other is Count Bragan. They both came as guests of the Valhalla Empire, but they seem to want different things.]

Sanchez.

Count Bragan.

Their reasons were clear.

Sanchez was a student of Morales and had visited Duke Vieto after Roman Dmitry suggested it.

He was important to the current rebellion. Count Bragan, on the other hand, was sent by the Valhalla Emperor.

The Valhalla Emperor didn’t like Roman Dmitry, but he still sent someone.

There was much to do.

Many people were waiting for him.

Dmitry.

No, the Salamander Continent needed Roman Dmitry.

As Jonathan, the commander of the Knights, reported, Count Bragan seemed very worried when he arrived in Dmitry.

“I can’t believe I got this mission,” he thought.

Recently, Valhalla was close to war.

Duke Vieto, who didn’t like what was happening in Valhalla, and the Valhalla Emperor, who wouldn’t compromise, were fighting. Strangely, Roman Dmitry was mentioned as important in this conflict.

Things had changed a lot since the past.

Roman Dmitry used to be weak and attacked by the Cronos Empire, but now he led a kingdom alliance.

Dmitry, Cairo, Hector, Umberto, Redford, and Frank would all follow Roman Dmitry’s orders. Valhalla had to be careful of this.

Also, Sanchez was connected to Roman Dmitry.

If Valhalla made a mistake, wouldn’t he side with Roman Dmitry?

So, Count Bragan received orders.

“Do whatever it takes to win Roman Dmitry over. At least, stop him from supporting Duke Vieto.”

Marquis Belphegor gave the order.

It was a hard mission.

But he was confident.

Count Bragan was good at negotiating and had full power for this mission.

Roman Dmitry also understood power. He wouldn’t just reject Valhalla’s offer.