The Heavenly Demon Can’t Live a Normal Life

could not step back.

Flutter.

The flag signaled the start.

There was no aggressiveness like in the first fight.
Neither Homer nor Roman rushed in and waited for the opponent to make the first move.

‘I can’t believe I have to deal with this little one.’

Homer wasn’t too interested in this fight.
He heard rumors.
The ridiculed fool of Dmitry’s family had subjugated the Blood Fang and intervened in this war, as well.
Now, he was someone who had to be evaluated differently.
If he had the power to destroy the Flare, then he would have to be a 2-Star swordsman who can use Aura.
However, that didn’t attract Homer’s attention.

‘If it wasn’t for personal reasons, I would have challenged Fernando right away.’

Fernando was a 4-Star swordsman.
He is the person known as the gatekeeper that guarded the 30th rank.
Homer, who was defeated in the fight with that man, had now risen to the level of 4-Star.
Now, he had the strength to face Fernando.
Homer was preparing for it, but due to the request of the mercenary guild to which he belonged, it got delayed.

“Homer, I agreed to take the large sum of money that comes with participating in a single battle in the Battle of Great Warriors of two families.
I know you were looking forward to the fight against Fernando, but consider our position.
The opponent is the Lawrence family, who doesn’t even have a 3-Star swordsman.
It will just be a bland fight for you.”

There was no reason to refuse.
Homer didn’t receive a proper mission after getting his A-class mercenary badge.
He just wandered around hoping for skilled people to come and fight him, and would take any funds he collected to the guild he was in.
It was a give-and-take situation.
Homer does what he wants, and the mercenary guild uses his name.
As Homer reaching 4-Star was a hot topic, he couldn’t turn away from the earnest request of the guild leader.
However, it was really boring—The fact that he came all the way to the outskirts to deal with someone he hadn’t even heard about.

‘Let’s just end this quickly.’

He had no intention of doing his best.
He would just do enough for the payment he had taken.
Homer slammed the ground and swung his sword at the opponent.

Swish!

It was swift.
For Homer, it was a light movement, but it was nothing like that for normal people.
Rankers were beings considered out of the world.
People thought Roman wouldn’t be able to handle the attack and would get his throat slashed.

However,

Kang!

The attack was blocked.

When Homer immediately took a step ahead and launched another attack, Roman responded without stepping back.

Kang!

Kakang!

In an instant, they exchanged blows.
Homer thought that a 3-Star was enough to take down his opponent, but Roman showed no signs of being pushed back even when his sword was coated with Aura.
It was absurd.
Roman’s sword had such a weak Aura that he doubted if it was truly Aura, but even that was blocking his attacks.

‘Look at this.’

It was strange.
Seeing the bizarre situation, his interest in Roman arose.
He was curious about how Roman developed his Aura, and for the purpose of testing, Homer raised his Aura even more.
Still, his power wasn’t exhausted.
With this kind of power, he decided he could take down Roman.

Srrng!

Rumble.

His insides were boiling—It was the mana raging, and then, Aura exploded on his sword; it was a skilled 3-Star swordsman’s Aura to end Roman’s life in an instant.
It was an Aura different from Janson’s.
While Janson was a swordsman who managed to reach 3-Star, Homer was someone who had gone beyond 3-Star.

At that moment, everyone there looked wide-eyed.
Due to Homer’s current appearance, they thought Roman was done for.

And at that moment,

“Ahhhh!”

Homer shouted ferociously.

And when Homer looked at Roman, he just saw Roman staring at him with cold eyes.

“Try stopping this.”

Flash.

My vision?—That was Homer’s last thought.

The thought of fighting a 4-Star swordsman was exciting.
His blood boiling, Roman thought he would finally have a proper fight after a long time.
However, the reality was different.
Homer didn’t use his full strength in the fight, and although it could be because he didn’t know his opponent, it was still disrespectful.

‘I am happy, though.’

He could understand Chris’ situation—Both parties had their own reputation.

However, Roman’s opponent kept ignoring him despite knowing he was different from his past.
That was something Roman couldn’t understand.
In a situation where they risk lives, how can they put blind trust in their skills when they don’t even know their opponent?

He didn’t feel good.
Roman had fully prepared for the match.
The Infernal God Art was laid as the foundation for the Heavenly Demon God Art, and now it was possible for him to use the first three moves of Heavenly Demon Sword Technique.
Nevertheless, he was still lacking.
Even though he was in a situation where he hadn’t recovered even 10% of his actual power, Roman was constantly training to grow.

However, Homer looked down on him.
Roman didn’t come here to obtain other people’s approval.
He was here to fight Homer as a swordsman, and to get his revenge on Barco.

Remembering the furnace where he made his weapon, he changed his mind.

If the other person looks down on me, then I don’t need to bother drawing out the battle.

“Hey.”

Roman raised his mana.
It was different from his opponent’s.
Roman’s mana was like a gentle wave, and when it wrapped around the sword, it even absorbed the mana in the surroundings.

‘Heavenly Demon Sword Technique; Third Move.’

The Heavenly Demon Sword Technique has no form.
Whoever wields the sword does an anomalous attack that cannot be predicted by the opponent, and its power increases multiple times depending on the user’s movements.
It is a martial art that conquered all of Murim.

Roman chose to do his best.
If Homer survived this attack, he would acknowledge Homer.

“Try and stop this.”

Flash.

And then, the sword was swung.

That was the end.
Homer didn’t respond.
He could only stay in the realization that Roman was attempting an attack.
Like that, his sword and body were split simultaneously.

Puak!

With just one hit—just as it was with Berge, the match was decided in an instant once again.