The Tale of Hero Alice's Social Death (Pantsu Hero Alice) Chapter 191 - Poor King

If they looked at things from a different perspective, it wasn't exactly a bad thing for Kristine to become a child.

Kristine's images recorded in history books showed that she was a girl at around 18. Thus, everyone's impression of the Hero Kristine was also stuck to that age and appearance.

However, Kristine had become a 13-year-old child now. Although her facial features had an uncanny resemblance to the 18-year-old Kristine, those ignorant of the truth were unlikely to link the child-like Kristine with the Hero Kristine.

In that case, they wouldn't have to try to conceal Kristine's identity. After all, who could possibly imagine that this little girl with light-blue hair was actually the Hero from over three hundred years ago?

There had also never been a precedent where a Hero had been resurrected in the past 10,000-plus years. So long as they did not deliberately bring up the topic of Kristine being the Hero, it was unlikely that anyone could see through Kristine's true identity.

However, while Kristine's true identity was no longer a concern, her current identity, or lack thereof, was still a problem. It'd be very strange and inconvenient for a child to not have any identification in this current day and age.

Technology had already reached a very advanced level in the current world, and many interesting facilities had come into existence. Kristine was most likely eager to try out these things. There was also the risk that someone might investigate her lack of identification and figure something out. Hence, she needed to possess a legal identity.

Meanwhile, when it came to forging a flawless identity for Kristine, who else could do a better job than our model king Hatter Ceres?

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"That's the gist of the situation."

Catherine wore a helpless expression on her face as she brought the two lolis, Alice and Kristine, to Hatter's office and explained the situation to him.

Meanwhile, after learning that Alice had resurrected the previous generation's Hero, Hatter had reacted similarly to Catherine, his expression becoming inexplicably strange. After all, this was the previous generation's Hero they were talking about. Not only did she get resurrected, but she had even become a child…

When Catherine saw Hatter's strange expression, she could deeply empathize with him. Previously, when Alice came to look for her and told her about this matter, she had thought that Alice was joking with her.

However, when Alice brought over Kristine, Catherine could no longer bring herself to laugh. The mini Kristine shared an uncanny resemblance to the Hero Kristine. If the girl with light-blue hair continued growing up, she would certainly look like the Hero Kristine recorded in history books.

As an icing on the cake, Alice had passed the Hero's Sword to Kristine, and Kristine managed to wield the longsword that was as long as she was tall. Kristine had even performed a masterful sword dance with the Hero's Sword. Although Kristine's new body no longer had the blessing of God, her soul remained the same. Thus, she retained the right to use the Hero's Sword.

"I didn't expect that even the former Hero would get resurrected…"

Hatter massaged his temples as he let this situation sink into his mind. Resurrection was something that had only been carried out in the distant past. Moreover, those resurrections weren't true resurrections. Instead, it was a means of turning people into living corpses and using them against one's enemy.

Research had been conducted on souls a long time ago, and this research concluded that a person's soul would dissipate and vanish completely once their physical body died. Hence, unless a person had preserved their soul using special magic, it'd be impossible to resurrect them after death.

Meanwhile, to resurrect a Hero, not only would there need to be a Hero who had preserved their soul after death, but someone would also have to know of the existence and whereabouts of this Hero's soul. Meanwhile, as far as Hatter was aware, no records stated that Hero Kristine had preserved her soul.

However, it would seem that Alice had inadvertently stumbled upon Kristine's soul.

Hatter was aware that Alice had sought a Seed of Nature from the elves. He also remembered Alice asking him for a senior alchemist some time ago. Although he had been confused by her actions initially, it would seem that she had been doing all these things to resurrect the former Hero. Her efforts weren't in vain, either, seeing as Kristine was currently standing in his office and wielding the Hero's Sword.

But why a child?

"So, you need help creating a new identity for Lady Kristine, right?" Hatter quickly deduced the purpose of Alice's visit. Similar to the problem Alice faced previously, Kristine lacked a suitable identification. Hence, to facilitate Kristine's future movements, they had come to him for an identity. "What do you think, Catherine?"

Hatter had already grown used to consulting Catherine for help. In addition to having great combat power, Catherine also had a good head on her shoulders. So, Hatter would often seek Catherine's advice on both military matters and non-military matters.

Unfortunately, Hatter had made a severe mistake asking Catherine for advice this time.

"I think we can use the same arrangement we used for Lady Alice." Catherine, as always, brought up a bad idea. At the very least, it was a bad idea for Hatter. Then, she turned to Kristine and asked, "Lady Kristine must be curious to learn about the changes that had taken place during the past three hundred years, right?"

Kristine nodded when she heard Catherine's question. She had heard about many novelties during her time eavesdropping on conversations through the Soul Gathering Tablet. However, her understanding of these topics was lopsided. If possible, she would certainly wish to experience these novelties in person.

"Providing Lady Kristine with an identity of high status will ensure that she wouldn't face any troubles during her exploration of the modern era," Catherine said, her voice becoming more confident after seeing Kristine nodding. "So, Your Majesty, please arrange the identity of an illegitimate daughter for Lady Kristine as well."

Where is my say in this?!

Hatter scratched his head in frustration when he heard Catherine's conclusion. Indeed, if he declared Kristine as one of his illegitimate daughters, she would similarly gain the identity of a princess like Alice. If others wished to cause trouble for Kristine, they'd have to consider whether they could afford to go against him, the Gryffin King.

But… If he made such a declaration, how would the nation see him?

There was a stark difference between Alice's and Kristine's hair color, so he couldn't say that they were twins even if he wanted to. So, if he were to declare Kristine as his illegitimate daughter, he'd have to start mourning over his reputation.