The Heavenly Demon Can’t Live A Normal Life [EN]: Chapter 490

Roman Dmitry was learning about a new world.

While learning about this new culture, Roman Dmitry noticed something important: items.

When terrible monsters first attacked the world (called the Great Disaster), people with guns found it hard to fight them.

As time went on, people realized that special objects called ‘items’ existed.

These items could use mana to make skills stronger. They became the weapons that could protect people from the monsters.

Roman Dmitry spent a month getting ready for the ant cave mission.

He learned the language and culture, and he became very interested in learning about these items.

‘The item system isn’t that special,’ Roman Dmitry thought. ‘People who know about game systems just call them ‘items.’ But really, they’re just early versions of the mana weapons I used in my old life. Aura was developed, and it created weapons that used mana well. This world is just starting to understand mana and make weapons for it.’

Because of this, the way they made items was very basic.

They had only been making items for 20 years. This was very different from Dmitry, who had been improving his skills for a long time.

Dmitry’s skills were better than the technology in this world.

‘If you think about how long they’ve been developing, it makes sense,’ he thought. ‘And the people in this world don’t really understand how mana works. In my old life, I understood mana and created magic, but these people only get power through the system. They have built a strong system quickly, but it’s like a sandcastle. It looks impressive, but it might fall apart easily because it’s not built on solid knowledge.’

Whether it was aura or magic, the people in his past life had created their own ways of doing things.

Roman Dmitry had built a very strong way of doing things, even compared to them. So, the more he learned about this new world, the more basic things seemed to him.

That’s why he was sure Kang Min-ho would do well. He was sure that Kang Min-ho, who had learned the Asura mental cultivation and sword techniques, would be much stronger than people who didn’t even know how power worked.

He turned the page of the data and checked the item information, from S grade to F grade.

He especially looked at the A-grade and higher items that cost a lot of money, and he came to a decision.

‘I don’t need the weapons they call masterpieces,’ he thought. ‘I can’t use my full power with those weapons. I need to make my own weapons for what I want to do in the future. I’ll do it after the ant cave mission. After I solve the problems right now, I’ll create new weapons that are right for this world.’

This was part of his plan from the start.

So, Roman Dmitry told Kim Jun-hyuk to get a smithy ready.

Kim Jun-hyuk said, “Actually, this is the smithy that the best craftsman in Incheon used to use just a year ago. He moved to Seoul and left it empty. But I promise you, the equipment here is very good.”

Inside the smithy, everything felt familiar.

Kim Jun-hyuk was surprised to see Roman Dmitry carefully checking the tools. He wondered, ‘What is he thinking?’

Crafting was not something Roman Dmitry would normally do. To make items that people liked, you had to train for at least 10 years. It was hard to believe that someone as strong as Roman Dmitry would also be good at crafting.

This was a misunderstanding. People who thought in normal ways, like Lee Tae-sung, could not imagine something unusual like Roman Dmitry being good at crafting. They believed strong people only focused on fighting, not making things.

Roman Dmitry said, “For the next month, don’t bother me unless there’s a Great Disaster or something that puts Incheon in danger.”

Kim Jun-hyuk replied, “Understood, sir. But… are you really going to make weapons yourself?”

The door closed.

Roman Dmitry got ready to work for the first time in a while.

The furnace roared to life, orange flames licking at the bricks. The smithy filled with heat.

‘The spirit I poured my soul into was lost when I traveled through dimensions,’ he thought. ‘If I try as hard as I did then, I might be able to create a weapon as good as the spirit. But not right now. The spirit was a masterpiece because of the situation, my feelings, and everything I experienced at that time. I don’t have that spark in me now.’

He couldn’t be satisfied with just a spirit-level weapon.

If he put in that much effort, Roman Dmitry wanted to create a weapon that was even better than the spirit.

But it was too early.

Since that was impossible for now, he set a new goal for the future.

‘Living in a new world, I will experience many things,’ he thought. ‘Those experiences will become the spark that creates a weapon better than the spirit. That’s for the future. For now, I’ll create a sword that I can use for now. A sword that is much better than the weapons in this world, one that can handle my full power.’

Clang!

Clang-!

He started hammering the steel.

The heat surrounded Roman Dmitry, and he became a craftsman in the hot flames.

‘Also, I will make as many weapons as I can in a month,’ he thought. ‘I don’t want to see my people using such basic weapons in the upcoming Great Disaster. At least their weapons shouldn’t hold them back.’

As a Heavenly Demon, he made swords.

He lived among Dmitry’s craftsmen.

Roman Dmitry now had the stubbornness of a craftsman, and he frowned at the sight of bad weapons.

He was confident and proud.

As he entered a new world, Roman Dmitry’s crafting skills became much better than they were in his past life.

The steel glowed a fiery orange, then a brilliant red as the Divine Flame Art enveloped it. The flames danced around the metal, like living things, heating it perfectly.

Lee Tae-sung and Kim Jun-hyuk did not know the truth about Roman Dmitry, who he was, and how much he had.

His unusual actions and his S-grade power were just a small part of who he was.

Clang-!

He struck down strongly, and for the next month, Roman Dmitry worked in the blazing flames.

A month. It wasn’t a short time.

The United States warned that the Sixth Great Disaster was coming soon, pointing to repeated warning signs. Intelligence agencies around the world shared data that agreed with the United States’ opinion.

The economy got smaller. Military forces were reorganized, supplies were saved, and countries around the world promised to stick together, getting ready for anything.

In the middle of all this.

Korea was somewhat alone.

Even though it was friendly with the United States, Korea was mostly getting help from others. So, the safety of the United States and other countries was most important.

It was interesting. In Korea, keeping Seoul safe was the biggest concern. But in the world, Korea was seen as less important.

Maybe that’s why.

Kim Jung-tae, the President of South Korea, said this to the public:

“South Korea needs talented people to protect our country. If you show your skills at the advancement test centers, the South Korean government promises to treat you well based on what you can do. We will always appreciate those talented people who want to work for our country. For the future of South Korea, for our people, please give us your strength.”

The Great Disaster was getting closer.

This happened regularly.

The number of people applying to advancement test centers went up for a while because of what the President said. That day, as soon as it was morning, people hurried to the test centers.

They weren’t just doing it because they loved their country.

Some might have been moved by the President’s words, but they were also trying to take advantage of this time when hunters were needed.

During this time.

Hunters became much more valuable.

Other countries were trying to get hunters to become citizens, so this was a good time to get paid well for their skills.

So, some hunters waited on purpose for the Sixth Great Disaster.

People kept applying.

An employee at the advancement center was helping people in order. Suddenly, he got many applications at once and looked surprised.

“…Are all these people applying together?”

“That’s right.”

It was a group.

It wasn’t unusual for groups to apply.

But the ranks they wanted were higher than ever before.

‘What is this?’

[Want D-C Rank: 12]

[Want C-B Rank: 18]

[Want B-A Rank: 1]

A total of 31 people.

The bosses had said to take anyone who was at least C-rank. But all these people wanted to be C-rank or higher.

If they all advanced like they hoped, it would be a big deal.

Even if C-rank wasn’t that special, the news that 18 B-ranks were born at once would shock Seoul.

And.

‘There’s also an A-rank. No new A-ranks have been born in the past month, so this was the worst time in South Korean history. This is huge. But they are with the Incheon government. The bosses told me to make the Incheon group fail, but at a time like this, losing such talented people would be a waste.’

It was hard to decide.

Incheon Government.

They had been under a lot of pressure for the past month.

They were practically outcasts in the political world, and the fact that they were from Incheon made things worse.

Maybe.

They might have applied for the advancement test as a desperate attempt.

The chances of success were low, but they were trying to prove Incheon’s worth even in this way.

The employee said.

“I will process these applications for now. But for the A-rank applicant, we need to check the schedule with the test manager, so we can’t do the test today. Please come back another day, and we will tell you the test schedule soon.”

The report about the direct unit’s advancement support quickly reached Moon Tae-joon.

The employee suggested trying to get them to leave Incheon, but Moon Tae-joon had other ideas.

“They’re making a desperate attempt. You pathetic fools,” he laughed.

Over the past month.

Incheon was under a lot of pressure, and Moon Tae-joon had found out about the direct unit that Kim Joon-hyuk was secretly training.

Most of them had promised to be loyal to Kim Joon-hyuk because of their connection from six years ago.

They weren’t very good back then, but after working hard, Moon Tae-joon learned that Lee Tae-sung, the leader of the direct unit, had become a B-rank.

That was all.

No matter how much he looked into it, they weren’t special except for Lee Tae-sung.

‘They’re probably good enough in the countryside. But those average people who aren’t even B-rank can’t save Incheon, which is in trouble. This is just a trick. If even one or two of them manage to advance, they will use it to ask for Incheon to be taken care of as everyone prepares for the Great Disaster. But with the skills I know the direct unit has, they won’t get very far. Lee Tae-sung becoming an A-rank is ridiculous.’

This was his judgment based on the information he had.

It was funny.

Seeing them struggle to survive made him feel like he could create the situation he wanted soon.

Incheon.

They would have to give in.

Their rebellion was just a dream that ignored reality.

‘It’s all because they believed that con man, Roman Dmitry. Roman Dmitry hasn’t done anything in the past month. If he were an S-rank, he would have tried to show off and gather people now, when everyone is preparing for the Great Disaster. But staying quiet means one thing: his skills are fake. He might be an A-rank, but he’s not good enough to handle the pressure from the central government.’

It was truly absurd.

That someone like that dared to say foolish things to him.

Incheon would fall apart on its own, but Moon Tae-joon wanted to completely crush Incheon as a warning to others.

He gave an order to his subordinate.

“Assign all the applicants from the Incheon government to the best people in their ranks. And…”

His eyes became sharp.

Incheon showing up at the advancement test center run by the central government was a mistake that would push them off a cliff, not solve their problems.

“Kill them all while pretending it’s just a test.”

He looked forward to the complete destruction of the direct unit.

When this tragic end was revealed, Moon Tae-joon would visit Incheon and see their desperation.

That would be truly.

A funny thing.