The Heavenly Demon Can't Live A Normal Life [EN]: Chapter 528

The meeting was underway.

Park Min-woo was very unhappy.

Captain Carter was arrogant.

He dared to disagree with Emperor Roman Dmitry and even made comments that seemed to look down on him.

Carter said, “If we fail, we won’t be able to handle the situation. Why take the hard way when there’s an easy one? Are you trying to get rewards for this?”

Who would dare doubt the abilities of the Heavenly Demon?

To talk about getting rewards to someone who rules the world was unimaginable.

Park Min-woo just listened, but he was very angry. His eyes twitched. He wanted to jump up and slap Carter.

But he couldn’t because Roman Dmitry was there. As someone under Roman Dmitry, he couldn’t raise his voice without permission.

‘Be patient,’ he thought. ‘I’m Park Min-woo, not my past angry self.’

Park Min-woo, the White Mage, was known for being fair. He couldn’t act like his old self.

If he went around beating people up just because he didn’t like them, the good karma he had worked hard to build over the past 20 years would disappear.

He struggled to control his anger. If Benjamin hadn’t interrupted Carter, Park Min-woo would have exploded.

Most people didn’t know how great the Heavenly Demon Baek Jung-hyuk, Emperor Roman Dmitry, truly was.

Park Min-woo was the only one whose anger was building up. Finally, the meeting ended.

He went outside.

As he walked to the temporary place with Roman Dmitry, Park Min-woo stopped and said politely, “Your Majesty, may I be excused for a moment? I have something to do.”

“Understood,” Roman Dmitry said.

“Thank you.”

He bowed.

Roman Dmitry didn’t ask why. He knew he could trust Park Min-woo, so he didn’t stop him.

Park Min-woo turned around, his face twisted in anger.

He tried hard to control his anger, but inside, he felt the fury growing. It was like the anger he used to have in his past, when he was known as Alexander. He remembered those days and how easily he lost control.

“That arrogant jerk dares to insult the Heavenly Demon?” he thought.

As a follower of the Heavenly Demon, he couldn’t let this go.

Carter couldn’t believe what he was hearing.

Park Min-woo spoke English fluently, so the rude insults hit him hard.

“White Mage, what is the meaning of this?” Carter asked.

His face turned red. He knew Park Min-woo was the White Mage, a respected person even in the United States. But he was also angry at Park Min-woo for acting like a common thug.

Carter thought, ‘Isn’t he an officer of the United States? Even an S-rank hunter should be treated with respect.’

But Carter didn’t back down from Park Min-woo’s angry stare.

The problem was Park Min-woo’s mood. If he was thinking clearly, he wouldn’t have come looking for him like this.

Park Min-woo said, “Hey, you! Can’t you understand the situation? Is that why you couldn’t stop that Great Disaster and had to ask us for help? Let me tell you something: we didn’t come here because we wanted to. Your president contacted us and begged us to help. We are allies, and we accepted the US government’s request to help you. But what’s this? A simple captain dares to ask His Majesty if he’s trying to get rewards? You son of a bitch! Is that how you ask for help?”

Carter was speechless. He couldn’t believe what was happening. It didn’t make sense, and he felt like his brain was shutting down.

Park Min-woo kept yelling at him.

“And South Korea changed its name to the Korean Empire,” Park Min-woo continued. “The leader of the empire is called the Emperor. Why are you calling His Majesty ‘Mister’ when you’re getting help from him? Hey! Why are you calling him that? Are you not only arrogant but also rude?”

This was like dealing with a common thug. Carter didn’t know how to respond to the angry glares and insults.

‘Dealing with crazy people can become violent,’ he thought.

He knew that no matter what people thought of Park Min-woo, the man in front of him was crazy and didn’t care about common sense.

What if he argued with him now? He might really attack him. The anger in Park Min-woo’s eyes showed that he wouldn’t stop easily.

Carter didn’t want to die.

He looked down slightly. He was a soldier who had been through many battles. Because of his experience, he knew when to back down.

“I made a mistake,” Carter said. “I shouldn’t have said that, since I’m asking for help.”

“Right?” Park Min-woo said. “It’s good to apologize, isn’t it?”

Park Min-woo smiled coldly. He didn’t want to kill Carter. Of course, he didn’t know what would happen if things went wrong, but his main goal was to warn Carter for disrespecting Emperor Roman Dmitry.

He wanted to make sure Carter never did it again. It might just be words, but if a proud man like Carter had backed down, then Park Min-woo had achieved his goal.

“Ptooey!”

He spat on the ground, looked at Carter with a displeased expression, and said strongly, “Be careful in the future. If you make the same mistake again, I’ll blow your head off, no matter if you’re in America or wherever. Don’t think America can protect you. Even before Emperor Roman Dmitry gets involved, it’s easy for me to crush you guys.”

Park Min-woo, once known as Emperor Alexander, had built up his strength over two lifetimes. But he couldn’t deny that his true foundation was his ignorant past self.

“Who do you think you are, acting up like this?”

Only then did Park Min-woo’s anger calm down a bit.

Carter felt like he had been slapped for no reason.

He barely managed to calm down and reported the situation to his superiors.

“There’s nothing more I can do,” Carter said. “If Roman Dmitry defeats the Vampire Lord alone, people will take South Korea’s name change to the Korean Empire seriously.”

The situation was set. Because General Benjamin cared most about the safety of the United States, Carter couldn’t do anything with his own power.

He was talking through a communicator.

A rough voice spoke.

[This is good, actually. He is taking all the danger on himself, so we don’t need to stop him. The Vampire Lord is a monster who killed two top-level Hunters at once. Even if Roman Dmitry is as strong as people say, fighting the Vampire Lord alone will be hard. From now on, your job is to not help South Korea on purpose. Let them take all the risks, so even if they realize they were foolish later, they can’t go back.]

Vampire Lord.

Marron Church had learned that this monster was a new kind of creature, so dangerous it should be called SS-Rank – even stronger than S-Rank.

Fighting the Vampire Lord alone.

It seemed impossible.

But even though it was unlikely, Marron Church wanted to stop the LA team from helping Roman Dmitry.

He wanted Roman Dmitry to truly fight alone.

If Roman Dmitry couldn’t win by himself, he would die quickly, without even time to react.

[South Korea has changed because of Roman Dmitry. If he dies, South Korea will become weak again, and anyone who makes that man angry will disappear.]

A small smile appeared on his face.

“Foolish humans,” he thought. “Only ‘His Coming’ can save humanity, but they don’t understand.”

He was sure that before that day arrived, they needed to make the world the way ‘He’ would like it.

Marron Church believed he was doing what was right, but his belief was based on something unclear, something that wasn’t really justice.

Carter shouted loudly, “Everything will happen as Marron Church wants!”

An hour later, help arrived.

Hunters from other places, who had finished their jobs, quickly flew to LA.

Three top-level Hunters: Ryan the Immortal, Gordon the Herculean, and Rachel the Glacial.

The US government, still strong in the capital, sent as many soldiers as they could, and the soldiers cheered when the Hunters arrived.

This showed how powerful America was.

Each of these three Hunters was strong enough to be a top fighter in any country.

But America was so strong, it could send them to LA.

People called America “The Land of a Thousand Trillion” and it wasn’t just a saying.

After the first big disaster, called the ‘Great Cataclysm’, the United States spent huge amounts of money to train and hire Hunters.

In a world where money was power, America became the best place for skilled Hunters.

This is why they had so many S-Rank Hunters – dozens were known to everyone, and people thought there were even more hidden ones.

The three Hunters looked serious.

They had heard how strong the Vampire Lord was, and they knew that even together, they might not win.

But then, they heard something unexpected.

“What are you saying?” one of them asked.

“It’s true,” Benjamin said. “Roman Dmitry, the new leader of South Korea, has said he will fight the Vampire Lord alone. Our job is to make a clear path for him and not get in his way.”

Benjamin’s words were confusing.

They wanted to ask why, but before they could speak, Carter interrupted.

“I think,” Carter said, “he wants to show off his power against the Vampire Lord. You know South Korea is now called the Korean Empire. They need to prove they are strong so other countries won’t attack them. So, I think we should let Roman Dmitry do what he wants. If he wins, LA will be safe again. If he loses, we can fight the Vampire Lord when he is weaker.”

This was clever.

Carter was pretending to follow orders, but he was secretly trapping Roman Dmitry.

It was a plan with bad intentions.

Because of Carter’s words, the S-Rank Hunters would just watch and wait until Roman Dmitry was in trouble.

Benjamin added, “Of course, we will help if he is really in danger. But the Roman Dmitry I met is not someone who talks big without reason. Let’s trust him this time.”

“…Understood,” one of the Hunters said.

The general and the Hunters respected each other.

They nodded, agreeing to the plan.

The LA team, with soldiers leading the way, started moving.

Roman Dmitry and Park Minwoo went with them.

Soon, they arrived.

It was LA, but it looked nothing like a city anymore.

Buildings were broken, streets were cracked, and everything was covered in dust and darkness.

Far away, they could hear screams and monster noises.

If the monsters took over completely, LA would be lost forever.

Benjamin looked at Roman Dmitry.

“Right now, there are thousands of people in LA controlled by the Vampire Lord, like puppets. You need to fight through them. About 100 kilometers from here, satellites have found the Vampire Lord. That’s where you’ll find him. We will clear the way until then.”

“Understood,” Roman Dmitry replied.

Everything was decided.

Benjamin stepped forward and yelled to the soldiers.

“Soldiers, listen carefully!” Benjamin shouted.

“The people of LA are suffering because of terrible monsters. If we don’t save them, LA, your home, will be destroyed! Maybe even the whole United States will fall apart, starting with LA! So, be brave and risk your lives! Our country will remember those who die fighting. Your sacrifices will help America become strong again!”

Benjamin’s voice was loud.

He wasn’t just giving orders from behind.

He pulled out his sword and walked to the front.

“All troops, charge! Follow me!”

The fight to save LA had finally begun.

Just as the soldiers started to run, Park Minwoo walked up to Roman Dmitry and asked, “Your Majesty, can I use a little of my power?”

Park Minwoo was still annoyed.

Even after arguing with Carter, he still didn’t like Carter or the American soldiers.

He thought, “They haven’t even called me ‘Emperor’ once!”

Park Minwoo felt bad that everyone just called Roman Dmitry by his name.

‘They think we are weak,’ he thought angrily. ‘Okay, I’ll show them! The Korean Empire is strong because of His Majesty Emperor Roman Dmitry, almost completely! But even *I*, who is only a tiny part of that power, am still incredibly strong!’

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got.

He needed to prove himself.

He would make sure no one ever acted disrespectfully to Emperor Roman Dmitry again.

“Do what you want,” Roman Dmitry said calmly.

“Understood. I will clear the path for you, Your Majesty.”

He had permission.

Park Minwoo felt like he could finally let loose.

Just then, Benjamin shouted “Charge!”.

Park Minwoo followed, drawing a circle in the air and gathering magical energy.

‘You fools,’ he thought. ‘I’ll show you what I can do!’

*Crack! Rumble!*

A huge wave of magical power exploded from Park Minwoo.