The Heavenly Demon Can'T Live A Normal Life
Ch. 8 - Change (1)

The Viscount Lawrence Office.

A meeting was held there for quite a while.

“How is the Barco family moving?”

“I think they made a decision. According to the latest information, the Barco family assigned Golden Bank to get a large loan. The only thing the Barco family could prepare for, which had no particular source of income, was war. We need to make sure to secure the skilled mercenaries before they can recruit all of them. Now, war is just a matter of time.”

“...Huuu.”

At the words of Doppler, the family follower and strategist, Viscount Lawrence could not hide his troubled expression.

"It was unexpected that it would end in a war."

That was a year ago.

The conflict started then.

Lawrence and the rest of the family were in the Northeast of the Cairo kingdom, but there was not much land for farming due to the mountainous nature of the country.

At least Lawrence has a lot of fertile land compared to other plantations, it is even said that most of the crops produced in the Northeast came from Lawrence.

Then one day, the Barcos gave them a document.

It turned out that Lawrence's family ancestors were in debt to the Barcos, and fertile land was at stake as collateral.

Therefore, the conflict between the two families begins.

Being the Viscount of Lawrence, he insisted that he could not fulfill the promise of the document as it could not be accurately authenticated. Instead, the Barco family insisted on the authenticity of the document and tried to suppress Lawrence.

In fact, even back then, Viscount Lawrence had not expected the situation to be as bad as it was now.

The authenticity of the Barco family documents is unclear, but the problem is that the Barco family's relatives occupy a place in the central government.

Because of this, the rights of the Barco family were eventually recognized.

On the option of paying off a huge debt or giving up land, the Lawrence family locked their doors and raised their protesting voices.

But even so, the problem is not resolved.

Now, there is only one way to solve this problem.

War.

The Barcos prepared for war.

Lawrence had heard some conversations about them, and now he had even heard rumors that they had borrowed money from Golden Bank.

Doppler said, “War is now inevitable. If the Barco family request is accepted and the family pillar will be uprooted, it is better to prepare for war and fight desperately. Fortunately, Miss Flora is about to marry Roman Dmitry of the Dmitry family. Even though Dmitry came from a commoner family, wasn't he now a rich person known throughout the Northeast? I don't know how much the Barco family borrowed from Golden Bank as collateral, but I doubt they have more money than the Dmitry family.

“It may be true. Just because of that, I sent my only daughter to Dmitry's Fool."

“Master, it was a decision for Lawrence. You have made the right decision as a king, so you do not have to blame yourself.”

"…I know."

However, his expression was different from his answer.

Thinking about the future of her daughter, Flora, her heart breaks.

'When we give the land to Barco, our family will be over. Different families will try to bite us from all sides. This is the right decision for my daughter as well. When family status falls, the future of beauty that everyone admires is bound to go to waste. At least if she gets married in a situation where her family is strong, my daughter will be treated well even in Dmitry.'

He swallowed the pain.

This is reality.

There are times when he has to make a decision, even though he knows it will hurt, just to solve the problem before him.

Meeting's over soon.

After the wedding with Dmitry takes place, we will get mercenaries and prepare for war.

No matter how strong Barco was in the northeast, Dmitry's support could never be ignored.

However, at that time.

*bom!*

Door open!

"Your majesty! There's a big problem!”

A soldier walked past Flora and stormed into the office.

The news he had delivered to Viscount Lawrence was truly shocking.

"... Is that true?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"Hm."

He can't believe it.

Dmitry Roman.

It is said that there are no silkworms under the hood (1), but rumor has it that Roman is even worse than the supremacist bastards in general.

But then, how did he get rid of Blood Fang?

That doesn't make any sense.

First of all, it was hard to believe that Roman had enough power, and even Blood Fang was an organization whose base had yet to be revealed.

If it was an organization whose identity could be revealed so easily, Blood Fang would not have survived until now.

He asked the soldier in detail.

He wanted to know from the beginning to the end, what exactly the soldier saw.

“When Young Master Roman Dmitry visited the estate, nothing special happened. She was promised to marry Miss Flora, so I allowed her to enter the estate without question. However, it was about an hour later. When I returned to my place for a shift, I watched Roman grab a man's hair and drag him away to Lawrence Square. Later, he reveals that the man is the leader of Blood Fang, Ben Miles. I don't know what happened between Roman and Blood Fang, but Roman dragged the leader of Blood Fang in front of Lawrence's people and ended up executing him.”

That's beyond common sense.

That's unbelievable.

The execution of leader Blood Fang was definitely something to be proud of and delighted in.

However, the situation is not that simple.

Even though Roman was Flora's fiancee, she acted hastily while dealing with Blood Fang on Lawrence's land.

As Viscount Lawrence expected, Doppler said firmly, “This is a murder committed without permission from God, the owner of Lawrence. This is a problem that cannot be ignored.”

Stern voice.

Viscount Lawrence's expression became complicated.

Problems with orders?

Right now, it's not important.

That's his own son-in-law.

He wanted to see the face of Roman Dmitry, who was said to have handled Blood Fang alone.

“Call Roman Dmitry now. I will meet him directly and hear the circumstances of this incident.”

Not long after, Roman was brought in.

Lawrence's guards were securing Roman's army, so he showed up at the office as soon as he was called.

Roman is not alone.

Viscount Lawrence showed a sign of disappointment as he walked with the Dmitry Knights Commander, Jonathan.

This is not a problem that an individual can solve.

Judging from the fact that the knight commander Dmitry was following, it seemed that Blood Fang had been dealt with with his help.

"I, Roman Dmitry, greet Lord Viscount Lawrence."

“Forget formality. Explain to me in detail. Why did you come all the way to Lawrence to do such a cruel thing?"

A sharp and straightforward question.

Even so, Roman's expression remained calm.

There was no vibration in his voice, even when the people around him were staring at him.

“To explain the situation, I need to go back a few days from now, to the beginning of the problem. Blood Fang members persecuted the innocent citizens of Dmitry, so I executed them on the spot. Then, Blood Fang finally came for my life. I attacked them after fishing them on purpose and then decided that I could not leave them like this. That's the whole story of what happened in Dmitry. After hearing that Blood Fang has a headquarters in Lawrence, I rushed here and executed his leader, Ben Miles."

“What I want to ask is who gave you the right to do such a thing in Lawrence. You have no right to execute anyone here.”

"I know."

Entitlement.

They're important.

It was just for a reason, and even Roman had no intention of crossing the line.

However, it was until he dug up Blood Fang's information and confirmed one fact.

“But I doubt if I should be the one to punish Blood Fang in Lawrence properly. Ben Miles is not a faceless figure. He was not identified as the leader of Blood Fang, but he was quite famous in Lawrence for all kinds of accusations. But how did Lawrence deal with it? I'm alert. Although Ben Miles has been arrested in several incidents, he has been released on high bail several times. So I just made a decision. I don't believe in Lawrence's method, so I have to do it my own way.”

"Young Master!"

He made a very bold statement.

Doppler shouts, hardening his face, and Jonathan stops Roman in embarrassment.

His opponent was Viscount Lawrence.

The Viscount family is taller than the Dmitry family.

However, even with such a person before him, Roman did not admit his mistake but pointed out that he was sure he was right.

Roman said, “To be honest, I'm a little disappointed. I thought you would congratulate me for dealing with Blood Fang, but I didn't know that you would punish me for any problems with the procedure. I solved the Blood Fang problem that was being discussed as a problem not only in Lawrence, but in the entire Northeast region. I risked my own life to solve the problem while Lawrence was lazing around. I'm asking you, Viscount Lawrence. Did I really do something wrong?”

Viscount Lawrence's expression hardened.

He saw Doppler.

"Certainly that?"

"What are you talking about…"

“Ben Miles is a known figure. I asked if it was true.”

Doppler.

Ben Miles's.

He knows it too.

I didn't know he was the leader of Blood Fang, but he was so famous that I remember hearing his name.

Doppler began to mutter his answer doubtfully. Seeing this, Viscount Lawrence was sure there was no need for any more questions.

Viscount Lawrence's gaze turned to Roman, who was staring at him.

“I won't take this issue any further. Although you do not have the right to execute anyone on Lawrence land, this would not have happened if we had done the right thing in the first place. In this case, we will compensate separately later.”

"Thank you."

“Then, you can go.”

"Yes." Yeah."

Roman lowered his head.

Jonathan, who seemed to have just walked on thin ice, hurriedly followed Roman and left the office.

When they left and the door was closed.

Clacks.

“Kahahahahaha, I received a hard blow. That guy is really Roman Dmitry, right?”

Viscount Lawrence's.

A smile bloomed on his face.

Like a father like a son. (2)

Seeing Roman's dignified demeanor, Viscount Lawrence judged him from the point of view of his son-in-law.

"really. It is only natural for a man to have such courage. An heir covered in blood for the sake of his citizens. Who called that man stupid? He's a naughty man.”

Laughter out.

Roman's words were misleading, and he should have been punished.

Still, he did not punish her.

Thinking that a man like Roman would become his son-in-law in the future, a bond is formed that he has yet to figure out, and he cannot stop smiling.

His eyes looked at me.

A dignified attitude.

He's so cool.

When he heard that he was called Dmitry's Fool, he imagined a depressing picture, but when he saw it in real life, he was completely different.

“But, Milord. You can't ignore this incident.”

“Where is something like this not allowed? She will soon be Flora's husband. For a man to do great things, he needs that kind of determination and attitude. And he didn't kill innocent civilians either. Since he has dealt with the matter of Blood Fang having tortured us for so long, isn't it appropriate to congratulate him as he said?

"Yet…"

“Let's ignore this situation. I'm in a good mood. Roman will be very suitable for Flora.”

He's very excited.

Previously, an arranged marriage with Dmitry broke Viscount Lawrence's heart.

But now, he was in cloud nine.

Flora.

He wants to see his daughter.

He wanted to tell her how great Roman was.

"Call Flora now."

However, he did not know back then that the marriage of two families was actually over.

"How dare this guy ?!"

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...Info...

(1). The silkworm under the hood is a Chinese proverb that means even a great father can have a terrible son.

(2). That is, the character or behavior of a boy can be expected to resemble his father.