The Heavenly Demon Can’t Live A Normal Life [EN]: Chapter 553

Everything went quiet.

The employee blinked, his eyes wide with surprise. He asked again, his voice confused, “…A name change? You want to change your name?”

People changed their names often.

When parents gave strange names, people often chose new ones.

The problem was, this was the White Wizard.

Park Min-woo was a fine name. He was already famous everywhere.

People abroad knew him as the White Wizard, but in the Great Han Empire, everyone knew the White Wizard ‘Park Min-woo’.

Changing his name seemed strange.

And yet…

“Yes, I want to change my name,” Park Min-woo said firmly.

Suddenly, no one spoke.

Everyone listened closely to Park Min-woo. They held their breath, surprised by what he said.

Normally, the employee should just do what he asked. It was his job. But he was too curious and had to ask.

“…Are you planning to stop being the White Wizard?”

“I am not. I serve His Majesty the Emperor and will keep working hard,” he replied.

“Then, what made you change your mind? Did you break up with your girlfriend? Is there a good reason to change your name? It’s rude to ask, but no one like the White Wizard has ever changed their name in the last ten years. Do you want to see the list? It’s full of names like Bang Gwi-nam, Jo-kkachi, Kim Gae-nyeon, and so on. Most are very strange. You are famous everywhere. Why change your name now?”

The employee’s reaction was understandable.

His name wasn’t weird, and there were no problems with the name Park Min-woo.

Think about it. He was known as the White Wizard worldwide. If there were problems with his name, he would have failed a long time ago.

He was already successful. If he wanted to stay successful, he shouldn’t change his name.

It was not a normal name change, so the employee looked at him, waiting for an explanation.

Everyone was watching.

Usually, Park Min-woo would be annoyed, but now he wanted to explain how he felt.

“Sometimes, one person’s approval matters more than everyone else’s. It’s not for the silly reasons you said. I need to change my name for my life. Please do it. The White Wizard Park Min-woo is no more.”

He was serious.

The employee couldn’t ask more questions.

He didn’t understand, but he had to stop asking. “Okay. What name do you want?”

He took out the papers.

The employee got ready, but then he froze when he heard the next words.

“Kim Pan-seok. I want to change it to Kim Pan-seok.”

“…Excuse me?”

His face turned red. The employee stammered, “Excuse me?” He couldn’t believe what he was hearing.

Kim Pan-seok.

It wasn’t a bad name.

It sounded strong, but it wasn’t popular these days.

Think about it. White Wizard Park Min-woo. White Wizard Kim Pan-seok. Which sounded better?

It wasn’t about judging the name, but it seemed strange that someone who was Park Min-woo would become Kim Pan-seok.

Plus, he was changing his last name.

The employee asked questions again. How could he change the name his parents gave him?

In the end, he did what Park Min-woo asked.

The person who was Park Min-woo when he walked into the building was Kim Pan-seok when he walked out.

“Alright, Pan-seok. Let’s start a new life.”

He felt happy.

Park Min-woo’s life wasn’t bad.

People admired him as the White Wizard, but he needed to do something to make his relationship with Roman Dmitry stronger.

Kim Pan-seok was his first life. He was just a regular person, a subject of the Demonic Cult living under the Ten Thousand Great Mountains.

Didn’t Roman Dmitry say it too? That you were my subject.

If he used that name, Roman Dmitry would see him differently.

That was enough.

He wanted Roman Dmitry to notice him.

He gave up everything he had as Park Min-woo.

People knew him as the White Wizard Park Min-woo, but he didn’t care what they thought.

Only Roman Dmitry mattered. He only wanted Roman Dmitry’s approval.

Just like Wang Wiryong used the mural to connect with Roman Dmitry, he used his name to say he was a ‘subject of the Heavenly Demon’.

He walked quickly.

He had to go somewhere. ‘Your Majesty, I, Park Min-woo, no, Kim Pan-seok, am coming to see you.’

Roman Dmitry.

Kim Pan-seok’s mind was full of excitement at the thought of meeting him.

It was strange.

Kim Pan-seok met Roman Dmitry, bowed, and told him what happened that day.

“A little while ago, I had a fight with Wang Wiryong. We both serve His Majesty the Emperor, but I thought we needed to sort out who was in charge. So, with Wang Wiryong’s permission, we had a duel. I won, of course.”

In the Demonic Cult, competition was normal.

Roman Dmitry didn’t care about competition, but Kim Pan-seok wanted to tell him he had won.

He didn’t want to just hope for approval. He wanted to show that he was Roman Dmitry’s true second-in-command.

That wasn’t all.

“And I changed my name from Park Min-woo to Kim Pan-seok. People know me as the White Wizard Park Min-woo, but I am really ‘Kim Pan-seok’, a subject of His Majesty the Emperor. I was trying to get used to a new life, but after meeting His Majesty the Emperor, I wanted to go back to my roots. That’s why I changed my name. Your Majesty, I know I did wrong in my past life. But now I am loyal to His Majesty the Emperor. I will do anything for you. Put me on the front lines like in the war with Russia. I want to live a good life as your subject.”

Thud!

He hit his head on the ground.

He shouted, his veins popping out.

Kim Pan-seok wanted to impress him.

Roman Dmitry looked at him calmly. He was trying so hard to look good.

Kim Pan-seok.

Alexandr.

Park Min-woo.

Three lives, three connections.

Kim Pan-seok couldn’t be judged by just one life.

As Kim Pan-seok, he was just a regular person. As Alexandr, he was greedy. As Park Min-woo, he tried to fix his past mistakes.

People are complicated. Kim Pan-seok was very complicated. But he hadn’t made his relationship with Roman Dmitry strong enough.

More than that, Dmitry was important.

If the people of Dmitry didn’t accept him, Kim Pan-seok’s efforts wouldn’t matter.

“I remember those who work hard and sacrifice for me. Kim Pan-seok, I promise you this. If the people of Dmitry accept you…”

Subject of the Heavenly Demon.

He had a hard life because of him.

Kim Pan-seok was Roman Dmitry’s karma.

He had already paid for his sins with his death. So, he didn’t reject him.

“You can stay as my subject.”

Kim Pan-seok looked up quickly.

That was enough.

It was uncertain, but Roman Dmitry gave him hope.

“The Heavenly Demon has returned, and all demons are blessed! I, Kim Pan-seok, will give everything to His Majesty the Emperor!”

He shouted with all his heart.

He shouted until he tasted blood.

Roman Dmitry.

The Heavenly Demon Baek Jung-hyuk.

Kim Pan-seok poured out his feelings for the one he cared about most.

A few days later, there were rumors about Park Min-woo, or Kim Pan-seok.

“The White Wizard beat Wang Wiryong? How is that possible?”

“I heard it from the White Wizard himself! They had a real fight. Wang Wiryong is the best swordsman, so he should have won. But the White Wizard said he won easily.”

“I heard that too. China hasn’t said anything, so it must be true. They wouldn’t let rumors hurt Wang Wiryong’s reputation.”

Everyone was talking about Wang Wiryong and the White Wizard.

People admired Kim Pan-seok and said that only Roman Dmitry could beat him.

Of course, beating Wang Wiryong didn’t mean he could beat everyone.

There were still skilled people like Chris’s successor, so it was hard to rank them.

There were other rumors too.

“Why did the White Wizard change his name?”

“From Park Min-woo to Kim Pan-seok. He even changed his last name.”

“Something bad must have happened. He wanted to start over. Why else would he throw away a famous name?”

“You’re all wrong. It’s his parents. His real parents are dead.”

“Is this a soap opera?”

“It’s already a soap opera. Park Min-woo became Kim Pan-seok.”

People had different ideas.

They spread rumors about Kim Pan-seok, but he didn’t care.

His relationship with Roman Dmitry was all that mattered.

Roman Dmitry was starting to accept him. That was enough.

The Great Disaster and the war were over.

The world became stable again. The Great Han Empire focused on its own problems.

But then, something happened that made the Great Han Empire famous again.

It started at a repair center in Seoul.

Repair Center Miracle.

It was the oldest company in Seoul. They fixed magical items.

A customer came in.

He looked normal. It was a normal day.

“I want to check my weapon.”

“We’ll check it and tell you if it needs to be fixed and how long it will take,” said Ha Seong-tae, who worked at Miracle.

He had worked there for years. This was a normal customer.

He took the weapon.

It was a sword. He looked at it closely.

The sword was strange.

He looked at the customer and said, “Where did you get this?”

The customer was Park Cheol-min.

He worked for the Incheon Government Direct Control Unit.

Park Cheol-min said, “The government gave it to me. Is there a problem?”

“…The government gave it to you?”

Ha Seong-tae was shocked.

He didn’t know it then.

His words would cause big problems.