The Crown Prince Who Raises Alt Characters

#Chapter 224 Leaflet - The Case of Hero Miss F Ravelocia Kingdom. The headquarters of Brown Trading Company, which had been experiencing rapid growth and gaining fame recently, was filled with its characteristic liveliness and energy. The display stands were packed with rare and high-quality products, along with clerks organizing them and serving customers. The clerks, both male and female, had such handsome appearances that the saying 'the headquarters' hiring conditions include looks' was openly circulated, but there was a definitive, overwhelming first place among them. Diana. With brilliant blonde hair and jewel-like red eyes, she was such an attractive woman that there were customers who came solely to see her face. "The payment has been completed. Dear customer." As she finished her work at the register and handed over the product with a bright smile, the customer who had been staring blankly at her face came to his senses with a "Huh!" "Yes? Ah, yes. Thank you." "Not at all. I'll be waiting for you to visit us again next time." The customer, realizing the gazes directed at him, hurriedly left the store with a strangely reddened face, and the other employees watching such a customer clicked their tongues. "He's bewitched, bewitched. Today again you've stolen another man's heart like this, Diana." "Only men? Sometimes women do that too, you know?" "Sigh, I was someone who was called a beauty in my hometown village, but here I'm just a supporting character, so it's too pitiful to live." Though these remarks might seem jealous, there was no malice on the faces of the employees speaking. Just light teasing. Diana also responded lightly with a smiling face instead of reacting sharply. "If you all tease me too much, I'll get angry, you know?" "Oh my, you don't deny that you're pretty?" "If I denied that too, wouldn't I look even more disagreeable?" "That's true." After laughter spilled out with "Kyahahaha," one of the employees suggested Diana take a break, telling her to go catch her breath for a moment. Diana didn't bother to refuse and moved to the back of the store. Slyly looking around discreetly, she realized no one was watching and erased her business smile. "Sigh... How did I end up in this state." Diana, an excellent employee of Brown Trading Company's headquarters. No, a deep sigh flowed from the mouth of the 'demon' Divana. It had already been several months since Divana, who had been one of the direct subordinates of 'Deception,' one of the three lords ruling the demon world, came up to the earthly realm following her master's orders. Divana's mission to use the hero's descendant to break the seal of 'Massacre' who was subjugated in the distant past and recover that power had failed miserably. All the demons who received the mission together with Divana met their deaths, and Divana, the sole survivor, also remained in the present world, unable to return to the demon realm. Originally, this would be impossible. Divana had a master-servant contract with Deception, and as long as she was alive, her survival status and location would be immediately transmitted to Deception. Whether another subordinate of Deception came to retrieve Divana, or the enraged Deception destroyed her heart remotely, either way it should have happened long ago normally. "—You, from today you're my subordinate. You know what happens if you cause unnecessary trouble, right?" However, Divana was still active on the earthly realm, alive and breathing. By the power of another Greater Demon who had been active in such a distant past that Divana didn't even know of her existence. "Ugh..." Recalling the memory of being once 'consumed' by the Dream Demon with hair as dark as night, Divana shuddered with chills. Demons can devour other demons and absorb their power. However, the limits are clear. Even if a lower-ranking demon were lucky enough to devour a higher-ranking demon, far from properly absorbing that power, they would only die as their vessel shattered or conversely be eroded and have their body and soul stolen. Moreover, Divana was a high-ranking demon. In human terms, she was an elite at least at the early 6th Rank level. Originally, it would be utterly impossible for a Dream Demon, who was treated as weak even within the demon realm, to devour her. However, as if such common sense didn't matter at all, the black-haired Dream Demon devoured Divana without any difficulty. A vastly wide area where no walls could be seen no matter which direction you looked—front, back, left, or right. In a place with no resting place to set foot on or anywhere to escape, where there was nothing but empty air and water pooled on the ground, the sensation of the soul and existence itself melting stickily as it was being digested. Though she was released again before digestion was completely finished, it wasn't due to the limitations of the vessel. She was simply released to be spared because all parts related to 'Deception' had been extracted from Divana's soul. In the process, she was weakened to the 4th rank level, but Divana didn't dare voice any complaints. Facing an overwhelming predator, if you ended up with just one arm eaten, you should be grateful to be alive—what more could questioning "why did you take my arm?" accomplish other than appealing for the remaining parts to be thoroughly chewed and eaten as well? '...The work itself isn't particularly difficult or anything.' The mission that Greater Demon Lucidra, who had become Divana's new master, assigned to her was simple. Working as a clerk at Brown Trading Company and living normally, then occasionally helping when the trading company owner was in trouble. Working as a clerk goes without saying, and helping the trading company owner wasn't anything remarkable either. Even though weakened, 4th rank still belonged to high-ranking mages, and it was power that had decreased from the beginning, not knowledge that had disappeared. It was more than sufficient for the role of assisting a single trading company's growth. Compared to the days when she teetered between life and death under Deception, her body was certainly more comfortable... but was this really what a demon's daily life should be like? With indescribable feelings, she who had returned from demon Divana to human clerk Diana tilted her head upon seeing the strangely unsettled atmosphere of the store. "Wow... are they some kind of noble children? They all have such an atmosphere... Oh, Diana, you're back?" "What's happening?" "Oh, some customers came. They're really eye-catching young ladies." Eye-catching, she says. Diana, who had been thinking that perhaps some young lady in a dress had come, froze on the spot upon witnessing the 'customers' in question. A girl with silver-gray hair who had a strangely lively and friendly impression. A girl with orange hair who had a cold yet intellectual impression. These two were fine. They were certainly beauties that the clerks would admire, and she could tell they were quite skilled, but even so, from Diana's standpoint, they weren't particularly problematic opponents. Unless they suddenly turned the store upside down and engaged in destructive activities, what business would Diana have intervening? But the third girl was different. Long, truly long braided hair. The golden eyes shining between black bangs were extremely innocent, and together with her youthful face, she even seemed somewhat timid at first glance. However, Diana knew. That braided-hair girl who looked like a harmless small animal at first glance was the hero of this age who had sliced through the resurrected Demon King. After all, she had witnessed her achievements with her own two eyes, so there was no way she wouldn't know. 'St-stay calm. As long as I don't show any strange behavior, there's no way I'll be caught...!' Demons hiding in human society aren't that uncommon. Yet the reason human society remains relatively quiet is that it's that difficult to detect demonic presence. To find a demon that has deliberately hidden its form requires a practitioner superior to the demon to use detection methods based on the premise that a demon 'exists' nearby. Of course, if they were fellow demons, they could easily find each other without troublesome conditions, but those three are human after all, so such worries— —Swoosh. Why was it? Suddenly, the orange-haired girl's gaze turned toward Diana. Immediately, the other two girls also turning their eyes was a bonus. While Diana, receiving attention from all three, broke out in cold sweat, the girls whispered something among themselves. Diana worried that the girls might approach her to talk, but fortunately, they simply purchased several items from the store and left as they were. "Diana, what's wrong? Your complexion looks really bad." "Is, is that so? I feel slightly dizzy too..." "Oh dear, that won't do. Peak time is over anyway, so leave work a little early today and rest." "Thank you." At that moment, a young man working as a direct security guard for the headquarters approached and said: "Miss Diana. Are you feeling unwell? You might collapse on the way, so I'll escort you." "Mr. Kail." Diana looked at Kail—no, Kailron, a contractor who, like her, worked at the trading company with changed identity and face. Judging by his subtly stiffened face and the cold sweat flowing from his nape, he too must have witnessed the customers who had just visited. Since the two were known among headquarters staff as having a kind of romantic relationship, they saw them off with light jeers directed at the passionate couple. In a place where others' gazes had disappeared, Kail asked: "Should we head directly to the trading company owner?" "...No. If we're carelessly followed, it'll become troublesome. Let's go to our lodging first. It's safer to attempt secret contact from there." "Understood." The two had been moving while calmly devising rational plans, but unfortunately, the situation didn't go according to their wishes. "Hey, wait a minute." Perhaps the problem was that they had deliberately moved along a path with few people in order to hide from Fina's group. Men who looked clearly unpleasant at first glance blocked the two people's path. They gleamed with greedy eyes at Diana's outstanding beauty, then soon wore sinister smiles as they spoke. "Where are you going in such a hurry? Miss, won't you play with us for a bit? And you there, mister, hand over your wallet." At the blatant harassment, Kail frowned. "We're employees of Brown Trading Company. Cut the nonsense and get lost." "Brown Trading Company? So what, bastard? If you say you're an employee there, should we go 'Oh, is that so? Sorry for not recognizing you' and step aside?" "Fucking pretty boy looks like a gigolo and acts all cocky. You're dead, bastard." The men's attitude was unreasonable. Since the two belonged to the type who had decent heads on their shoulders, it wasn't that difficult to notice the discordance in their behavior. 'They're not simple thugs. They approached us knowing from the start that we belong to Brown Trading Company.' 'They seem like guys sent by a faction with grievances against the trading company... why at a time like this!!' Brown Trading Company had been experiencing rapid growth recently. That meant there were just as many factions that envied and were hostile toward the trading company. Since Diana was playing the role of a signboard contributing to the headquarters' sales increase, it wasn't strange that competing factions would target her. With these two's abilities, subduing such ruffians would be nothing, but now was a situation where they needed to hide their abilities as much as possible and stay quiet as a mouse. It was then that they fell into distress. "Um... those people seem to be in trouble, so I think forcibly detaining them isn't good." Outside the group of ruffians surrounding the two people. The black-haired girl, Fina Valestia, spoke to the group of ruffians while scratching her cheek with her finger. Diana was startled to see Fina approach close range without a single sign of presence, but the group of ruffians let out empty laughter, perhaps letting their guard down after seeing only Fina's appearance. "Hey, miss. Was that comment just now directed at us?" "Ah, yes." "Hahaha, well now. That's ridiculous. Why don't you just go on your way? No wait. Since it's come to this, miss, why don't you play with us too, hm?" Seeing the ruffian curl up the corners of his mouth while looking at Fina's prominent chest compared to her small frame, and then reach his hand toward her chest, Diana let out a silent scream. Even watching a plump rabbit tap a tiger's mouth with its front paws would have seemed less reckless than this scene. Sure enough, the next moment the ruffian's wrist was caught by Fina. "Argh! Aargh! Let go of this! Won't you let go!? Argh!!" The ruffian whose arm was twisted behind him struggled desperately to break free, but Fina's restraint was completely unwavering. With an unchangingly troubled expression, Fina said to the ruffian: "I think such behavior should be done with lovers who like each other." It was rather dignified advice if you could call it that, but the group of ruffians paid attention to her strength rather than her mercy. Realizing that Fina was not a simple girl but a skilled individual in her own right, they all drew blades from their waists in unison. From Diana's perspective, it was a blunder that should never have been committed. Because Fina's eyes, which until now had tried to pass off this situation as merely a 'daily happening,' changed in an instant to those of a combatant. With a "thud," Fina pushed the back of the ruffian she had been restraining and released him. "This, this bitch really!!" The freed ruffian tried to draw his weapon from his waist in anger, but Fina drawing her 'sword' from her waist was faster. A sword with no blade, just a handle remaining. However, immediately after Fina swung that sword, scattered blue flower petals struck the group of ruffians. The moment one petal per person touched their faces, as if struck by a giant fist, their necks snapped back with a "thwack!" and the ruffians all collapsed to the ground in unison. Cold sweat seeped from Diana's back. 'Her skills have improved even more than before!!' In terms of simple strength, Fina when fighting the resurrected Demon King would probably be stronger. At that time, the Sage, another aspect of the Demon King, supported Fina through the System, and Forte was also intact. However, in terms of Fina's personal capabilities, the present seemed much more improved. At the very least, it was certain that even if Diana and Kail coordinated their attacks, their chances of victory would be zero. No, even if they had a chance of winning, they shouldn't attack. How would they handle the aftermath? "You two, could we have a brief conversation?" Kail asked with his eyes, "What should we do?" After careful consideration, Diana swallowed her saliva and answered: "...Yes." (E/N: I have just realized the true extent of how retarded I am. A - Alondre B - Blanca, Bernt C - Claudia, Cedric D - Dahlia, Daulphin E - Eris, Ernst F - Fina, Forte G - Grace, Gritz H - Hystia, Hammel I - Isadora, Isaac J - Zhang Hualing, Juyul K - Kuella, Kron L - Lucidra (?) It becomes apparent Zhang should have been translated as Jang or something. RIP my stupid self)