The Heavenly Demon Can’t Live a Normal Life

e Southern Front.
I will slaughter all those who dared to invade Cairo’s territory and torture any survivor until they beg for death!”

Roman cornered them with another blow.
By announcing Cairo’s two options in advance, he told them what the cost of their choice would be.

“I will give you exactly 10 minutes.
I hope you will make a wise decision.”

Roman then stepped back.
There was no need for him to rush things anymore.
From now on, it was Hector’s turn to choose.

The soldiers of Hector who were above the wall mumbled among each other.
They had vowed to resist with all their lives, but they all saw one person as a possibility for their survival.
That person was Butler.

Butler approached Edwin Hector in front of everyone and said, “I will fight.”

“Not allowed.”

“Commander! Roman Dmitry already understands our intentions.
Now that the fact that you are trying to make a deal with the Kronos Empire has been discovered, we don’t know what will happen.
Trust me, just this once.
I will behead Roman Dmitry and return to find a way for the Hector Kingdom to live.”

His confident voice proved that he would not be pushed back.
He truly was ready to put his life on the life, and Roman’s offer seemed irresistible to everyone.

Nevertheless, Edwin Hector shook his head.

“It isn’t that I don’t trust you.
You are the captain of the Royal Knights of Hector, Butler.
Obviously, I think that you can defeat Roman Dmitry with your skills.
The problem is that you, I, and everyone else in the room know that.
The Roman Dmitry we experienced isn’t a reckless kid.
We cannot dare to look into the depth of the abyss he is.
We lost 700 men due to him and his actions in one night.
He asked to fight because he was sure of winning.
I don’t think he can bring you down with his skills, but Roman Dmitry surely has a plan in his mind.”

And Edwin didn’t yet understand what Roman’s plan was.
Nevertheless, he didn’t want to relive the defeat he had faced against Roman earlier.
Even though a certain victory was right in front of him, because of that one defeat, Edwin didn’t want to push his luck.

Butler said, “Commander—No, prince.
After I joined the Royal Knights, I lived with the Prince all my life.
What kind of person does the Prince remember me as? Was I a coward who stepped back in fear at the possibility of defeat and didn’t even try because I was worried about the trap of an opponent? That fact that Roman Dmitry has plans is expected.
Nevertheless, I am the captain of the Royal Knights.
The Roman Dmitry I experienced was one step below me, and I am confident in shattering him.”

He knelt down on one knee and appealed to Edwin with a hot and persuasive voice.

When he saw that passion, Edwin became speechless.
Butler was right.
Despite being old, in his best days, he was more warlike than any other person.
He had gone through countless challenges and passed through countless risks of death.
By overcoming them, he became Butler, a 5-Star Aura Swordsman, and made a name for himself throughout the entire continent.

‘Roman Dmitry can never beat Butler with his current skills.
If so, their only option is to dig a trap to defeat Butler.
If such a thing happens, the Hector Kingdom will have an actual cause for war.
We can create any stage we want to because of the enemies’ cowardice.’

Edwin’s head started to hurt.
A musty smell lingered at the tip of his nose.
He couldn’t speak when he recalled the moment when he had cremated the soldiers.
Nevertheless, just as Butler was precious to him, the Hector Kingdom was also precious to him, and he had already decided to save Hector.

Edwin Hector said, “Promise me one thing.”

“Please say it.”

“If you notice any strange signs, run away right that instant.
I do not want to lose you.
Can you promise me this one thing?”

“I understand, my Prince.”

Butler stood up and covered the sun.
Then, with unfaltering eyes, Hector’s giant spoke in front of everyone.

“Then, I will go and come back with a victory.”

Creaaak!

The gate opened.
Everyone became silent when they saw Butler walking forward.

With each step, Butler got closer to Roman.

When he finally reached a distance where it wouldn’t be strange to attack, Butler said, “I have seen a lot of crazy people in my life, but never one as crazy as you.
I will tell you in advance that I will do my best.
I don’t know what trap you have prepared, but if you came out with good intentions, turn back.
If you do that, your life will be spared.”

Shhh!

He then drew his sword.
Surprisingly, even though he hadn’t taken a stance yet, it was pressuring.

Roman smiled.

“I will tell you one thing.
Diligent justifications aren’t really that important to me.
The moment I met you and your sword on the mountain, I hoped to see you fight till the end.
At that time, the situation wasn’t good, and I had to step back, but now, I have created a stage where we will not be disturbed.”

He had seen a lot of people of the Hector Kingdom talking about his offer.
They must have concluded that there were traps, and it must have been difficult for them to come out since they had already fallen into a trap once.

Nevertheless, this time, there were no traps from the beginning.

“The one sword I have is everything.
There is no need for something like a trap.
I only want to have a fight against you.
So, do your best.
If you kill me here, you can get what you want.”

At that moment, Butler grinned.
He had expected something like that, but Roman somehow always seemed to exceed his expectations.

“Crazy bastard.”

No more words were needed.
No matter who arrived first,

Step!

Step!

They both ran toward each other frenziedly.

Editor’s Thoughts: What an ending.
The cliffhanger feels so hard to resist lol.
Anyway, we will see Roman fighting a 5-Star Aura Swordsman soon! This is going to be amazing.