Chapter 360: An Angel Gave Birth to a Little Demon King, While the Demon King Raised an Angel

Just as the chat group was buzzing with excitement, the video on the screen began playing again.

Saffron Gym, Reception room.

Seeing that Aurelia had finished arranging her League duties, Diantha pulled out her phone.

"I’ll have my agent arrange the fastest flight. Just give me half an hour."

"No need, no need."

Selene reached out and pushed her phone down.

"Aunt Diantha, just give me the coordinates."

Diantha instinctively gave her the coordinates for Prism Tower in Lumiose City.

Then she asked:

"Are you planning to take a private jet?"

"Applying for cross-regional flight clearance is troublesome. You might as well take mine."

"Hehe, don’t worry, Aunt Diantha."

Selene grinned.

"It won’t be troublesome."

She turned toward Aurelia.

"Big Sis, same as usual?"

Aurelia nodded.

"All right."

The next second—the sisters grabbed one of Diantha’s arms each.

"Wait, what are you two—"

Before Diantha could finish—

Whoosh!

All three vanished from the reception room of Saffron Gym.

Lumiose City.

Directly beneath Prism Tower.

Blue light flashed.

The three of them appeared out of thin air in the middle of the plaza.

"Your psychic powers really are incredible..."

Diantha rubbed her slightly dizzy head.

"Even my Gardevoir would expend quite a lot of mental energy using Teleport over such a long distance."

Aurelia gave a small nod.

"We’re used to it."

"Aunt Diantha, your Gardevoir isn’t good enough."

Selene somehow produced a bottle bearing the Sun-Moon Group logo and shoved it directly in front of Diantha.

"Want to try the Sun-Moon Group Energy Drink?"

"Instantly restores your energy after one bottle! Order now and you’ll also receive—"

"Selene."

Aurelia interrupted her.

"Didn’t we come here to ask about the Eggs?"

"Come on, Big Sis!"

"I’m just taking the opportunity to scout out a blue-ocean market!"

Selene dramatically pointed toward the traffic light across the street.

"Look at that traffic light!"

"It only changes colors!"

"It doesn’t even play a ’Ciallo’ sound effect when the light turns green!"

"This is a major flaw in the city’s infrastructure!"

Then she pointed toward a Fletchling perched on a nearby bench.

"And that Fletchling!"

"It saw me and didn’t even wink!"

"Didn’t wink!"

"Where is its professional integrity as a wild Pokémon?!"

"What kind of profession is ’wild Pokémon’ supposed to be?"

Aurelia pressed a hand to her forehead.

"And not every place in the world needs to be bought by your company."

"Maybe not now!"

"That doesn’t mean they won’t be later!"

Selene pulled a business card from her bag and accurately slipped it into the hand of a passing Parasol Lady.

"Hello!"

"Interested in learning about the Sun-Moon Group?"

"We’re currently looking for partners in Lumiose City!"

"Invest now and you’ll receive priority access to the Kalos branch of our Cosmic Park!"

"Thank you, but I’m not intere—"

The woman had been about to politely refuse when her gaze moved past Selene and landed on Diantha behind her.

"Miss Diantha?!"

"Oh my goodness!"

"Is that really you?!"

Diantha removed her sunglasses and gave her a smile.

"My, my~"

"Looks like I’ve been recognized~"

"It’s really Miss Diantha!"

"I’m so lucky!"

The Parasol Lady was so excited that even her parasol tilted sideways.

Then she looked at Aurelia and Selene and her eyes immediately lit up again.

"Wait..."

"Are these two Miss Diantha’s daughters?"

"Twins?"

"Oh my goodness, no wonder they have such an elegant aura!"

Diantha covered her mouth and giggled.

"Hehe."

"Do we really look that much like mother and daughters?"

"Then wouldn’t that mean Asher and I also have—"

Aurelia felt her temple begin to throb.

"AUNT DIANTHA!"

"PLEASE STOP TALKING!"

[VIP Chat Group]

[Raihan]: Incredible. Parallel-world Diantha isn’t even pretending anymore. Wasn’t that basically a direct confession?!

[Sonia]: The important part is how naturally she gave that "hehe." If Aurelia hadn’t stopped her in time, I genuinely think she could’ve improvised an entire thirty-episode romance drama called Asher and Me on the spot.

[Skyla]: Thirty episodes? You’re seriously underestimating my Master. With her imagination, it’d be sixty episodes minimum!

[Flint]: So when she said, "Then wouldn’t that mean Asher and I also have..." What exactly was she going to say next? Any experts want to analyze this?

[Dawn]: Um... Maybe everyone should stop talking about this. Sabrina doesn’t look quite right...

[Diantha]: Oh, Sabrina, don’t be angry~ The real me and that "parallel-world me" are still different, you know.

[Elesa]: What’s the difference?

[Diantha]: I’m the winner, not the losing heroine~ Come on, Elaria. Call him Daddy~

[Elaria]: @Asher, Daddy.

[Asher]: Yes~?

[Diantha]: Hubby~

[Asher]: Yes~?

[Sabrina]: ...

[Volkner]: AMAZING. You’re really using your ultimate move point-blank, huh?

[Caitlin]: Miss Diantha is straight-up playing with fire!

[Sidney]: Diantha’s a demon king too, isn’t she?

[Phoebe]: Birds of a feather flock together. In this respect, I actually think Diantha and Asher are pretty well matched.

[Glacia]: Still, it’s hard to imagine that a child as obedient as Elaria was raised by Diantha.

[Aaron]: And there’s Tiana too. Who would’ve imagined Cynthia’s daughter turning out like that...?

[Lucian]: Sigh. The more you think about it, the sadder it gets...

[Shauntal]: An angel gave birth to a little demon king, while the demon king raised an angel! Everyone~ I’ve got inspiration again!

[May]: Ms. Shauntal, I’ve been following your books this whole time! So could you please update faster?! (≧?≦)?

[Cynthia]: @Diantha, you... Sigh. Never mind.

The video continued playing.

Diantha led the sisters through several twists and turns in Lumiose City.

Eventually, they stopped in front of a beige, old-fashioned multistory building.

"This is the place."

Diantha put away her sunglasses and pushed open the door.

"Hello~?"

"You’ve got visitors."

"Coming, coming."

A middle-aged man with scruffy facial hair and a white lab coat emerged from a side door.

"Oh, Diantha."

"Now this is a rare visitor."

"Come in and have a seat."

"Sophie, could you make some black tea, please?"

"No need to trouble yourself."

Diantha gestured behind her.

"I brought these two children because they need some help."

"Hello, Professor."

Aurelia gave a small bow.

"Hello, Professor!"

Selene immediately pulled out a business card and handed it over.

"Interested in learning about the Sun-Moon Group?"

"Invest now and the Group can provide you with our highest-quality cooperation projects!"

Aurelia immediately stepped forward and grabbed her sister by the collar.

"Selene!"

"All right, all right."

Selene pulled her head back.

But the business card had already somehow made its way into Professor Sycamore’s lab-coat pocket.

Professor Sycamore looked Aurelia and Selene over.

"These two children are...?"

"Aurelia and Selene."

Diantha introduced them with one hand.

"They’re Asher’s daughters."

"Asher’s daughters?"

Professor Sycamore froze.

Then he looked at Diantha again.

"Are they yours—"

"No."

Diantha sighed.

"Though I do wish it were what you’re thinking."

"Ahem..."

"All right."

Professor Sycamore coughed lightly and decided not to ask any further questions.

"So, what do you need my help with?"

...

TL: In case anyone’s curious, a "blue-ocean market" is a new or largely untapped market with little competition, where a company can create demand instead of fighting rivals in an already crowded market. I totally knew this and didn’t google it, fr, ong, no cap, bro.