1. Many moons have passed since the Imperial
Army went to war with the Hellhorde.Copy !req
2. The royal princess, Commander
of the Imperial Third Legion,Copy !req
3. ends up being taken prisoner
in the midst of fierce battle.Copy !req
4. Submitted to all manners of
torture day in and day out,Copy !req
5. she endures these indignities
without so much as a peep.Copy !req
6. PopCopy !req
7. PopCopy !req
8. She reveals not the secrets
of the Royal Empire.Copy !req
9. Dumb Face-o-MeterCopy !req
10. Yes, by no means will she speak.Copy !req
11. The princess does not give in.Copy !req
12. No, she will never give in!Copy !req
13. And so, the torture continues
today, yet again...Copy !req
14. 'Tis Time for "Torture," PrincessCopy !req
15. Torture is away on a business trip,Copy !req
16. and with no one in charge,
the torture is on break for today.Copy !req
17. Business trips are always a little tiring.Copy !req
18. But the moment you change into
loungewear at the hotel,Copy !req
19. and let your body sink into the bed...Copy !req
20. It makes everything feel worth it.Copy !req
21. Utter bliss.Copy !req
22. I feel like I'm going to fall asleep.Copy !req
23. I should eat something.Copy !req
24. Ham & Cheese
BurritoCopy !req
25. Red Kitsune UdonCopy !req
26. Usually, I prepare balanced
meals for myself.Copy !req
27. But today's an exception
since I'm away on business.Copy !req
28. This secluded business hotel room is
a nice change from my own chamber.Copy !req
29. It feels like it's okay
to let myself go here.Copy !req
30. Time to eat.Copy !req
31. Ham & Cheese
BurritoCopy !req
32. First, this ham and cheese burrito.Copy !req
33. You gently open it...Copy !req
34. Then place a jumbo sausage
inside and wrap it back up.Copy !req
35. Done!Copy !req
36. A special ham, cheese, and sausage burrito!Copy !req
37. Delicious.Copy !req
38. It may be delicious, but it's
not a very refined meal,Copy !req
39. so it's hard to tell others about it.Copy !req
40. Red Kitsune UdonCopy !req
41. Next, this cup udon.Copy !req
42. Lately, I enjoy keeping the
lid on for a little longer,Copy !req
43. so that the noodles end up softer.Copy !req
44. Now for the fried tofu.Copy !req
45. The broth that's soaked into
the tofu comes pouring out,Copy !req
46. and it's a delight just to have in my mouth.Copy !req
47. This tiny egg...Copy !req
48. It's a mystery how they make it,Copy !req
49. but it's tasty and goes
very well with the broth.Copy !req
50. I also have some slightly fancy
pudding sitting in the fridge today.Copy !req
51. Perhaps I went a little overboard.Copy !req
52. Torture
enjoyed herselfCopy !req
53. Breakfast BuffetCopy !req
54. Hours of OperationCopy !req
55. I ate too much late night.Copy !req
56. Let's eat a lot of vegetables for breakfast.Copy !req
57. No bread or rice, for a healthy—Copy !req
58. Honey butter rolls, fresh from the oven!Copy !req
59. I don't have a choice if
they're fresh from the oven.Copy !req
60. SundayCopy !req
61. What'd you say?Copy !req
62. His Majesty is injured?Copy !req
63. Chief Battle Officer
Bruse the DestroyerCopy !req
64. Yes...Copy !req
65. I hear he's received a minor
injury to his dominant hand.Copy !req
66. His Majesty's defensive magic is
supposed to nullify all attacks!Copy !req
67. Ah!Copy !req
68. That reminds me, yesterday...Copy !req
69. It was for an instant, but
I felt His Majesty's mana!Copy !req
70. I thought I had imagined it...Copy !req
71. but was he engaged in combat with someone?Copy !req
72. Someone who didn't even give him the
chance to cast a defensive spell?Copy !req
73. M-Most likely...Copy !req
74. Who in the world was His Majesty up against?Copy !req
75. Saturday,
the Day PriorCopy !req
76. Yay!Copy !req
77. Today is your first day as a pâtissière!Copy !req
78. Let's make cookies!Copy !req
79. I hope they end up being good.Copy !req
80. It's your first time.Copy !req
81. Don't worry about whether
they turn out well.Copy !req
82. The important thing is that you try.Copy !req
83. Even if you mess up, don't
think of it as having failed.Copy !req
84. It's the first step to success.Copy !req
85. I want everything to go well
the first time around!Copy !req
86. BamCopy !req
87. Bam!Copy !req
88. That's fair.Copy !req
89. You'll be just fine.Copy !req
90. We're here to help you.Copy !req
91. Indeed.Copy !req
92. The courage to seek help from others,Copy !req
93. another necessary virtue.Copy !req
94. Let's start by putting
the butter in the bowl.Copy !req
95. Then what?Copy !req
96. We wait about twenty minutes.Copy !req
97. What?Copy !req
98. Right now, the butter is still too hard,Copy !req
99. so we need to wait for it to melt a bit.Copy !req
100. No way!Copy !req
101. Geh-heh-heh.Copy !req
102. Fear not.Copy !req
103. Fire Magic: Demon's Heat!Copy !req
104. What?Copy !req
105. That was His Majesty's mana just now!Copy !req
106. It's perfectly melted now,
thanks to infernal heat.Copy !req
107. Yay!Copy !req
108. Thanks, Papa!Copy !req
109. Time to add the powdered mix and eggs.Copy !req
110. Cookie
MixCopy !req
111. Maomao-chan, do you know
how to break an egg?Copy !req
112. No, it's still hard for me.Copy !req
113. I can break them just fine!Copy !req
114. One-handed, at that!Copy !req
115. BamCopy !req
116. What?Copy !req
117. With one hand?Copy !req
118. Geh-heh-heh.Copy !req
119. It's not a competition.Copy !req
120. Let me teach you the simplest way.Copy !req
121. Sure!Copy !req
122. First, hit the egg against a flat surface.Copy !req
123. That'll create a circular crack in the egg.Copy !req
124. Latch onto it with your thumb,Copy !req
125. then use your index and middle
fingers to hold the top end...Copy !req
126. Now, bend your fingers back!Copy !req
127. Magic?Copy !req
128. It's a skill.Copy !req
129. Okay, now add the mix and beat it good!Copy !req
130. Then roll it out nice and thin.Copy !req
131. Let's cut out the shapes!Copy !req
132. Yay!Copy !req
133. Geh-heh-heh.Copy !req
134. It's a teddy bear.Copy !req
135. Huh?Copy !req
136. What are you doing?Copy !req
137. You're not using a cookie cutter?Copy !req
138. I'm making the biggest cookie in the world!Copy !req
139. What?Copy !req
140. What insatiable hunger!Copy !req
141. She truly is my progeny.Copy !req
142. No, when it comes to cookies,
she's already surpassed me.Copy !req
143. That's my Maomao-chan!Copy !req
144. Here, they're done baking!Copy !req
145. Yay!Copy !req
146. Lemme see!Copy !req
147. Ah, wait!Copy !req
148. The tray's still hot—Copy !req
149. Hurry!Copy !req
150. Are you alright?Copy !req
151. Y-Yes.Copy !req
152. Thank you.Copy !req
153. Your hand!Copy !req
154. I am the Hell-Lord!Copy !req
155. This is but a minor burn for me.Copy !req
156. Maomao-chan.Copy !req
157. I understand your impatience,
but you need to be careful.Copy !req
158. Yeah.Copy !req
159. I'm sorry.Copy !req
160. It's all red!Copy !req
161. Mama, get the freezy pack!Copy !req
162. How's it feel?Copy !req
163. All better now.Copy !req
164. Geh-heh-heh.Copy !req
165. Maomao-chan, you must be the
best doctor in the world.Copy !req
166. Now then, we've made all these cookies.Copy !req
167. Let's eat them while they're nice and warm!Copy !req
168. The biggest cookie in the
world is the tastiest, too!Copy !req
169. Mine came out just as good!Copy !req
170. Geh-heh-heh.Copy !req
171. Scrumptious. Absolutely scrumptious.Copy !req
172. I'll gobble up every last one!Copy !req
173. Ah, don't!Copy !req
174. Geh-heh-heh!Copy !req
175. Sunday,
Present TimeCopy !req
176. His Majesty's wound...Copy !req
177. Who could be responsible?Copy !req
178. 'Tis time for torture, Princess.Copy !req
179. But first.Copy !req
180. These are a gift from Princess Maomao-chan.Copy !req
181. What? Maomao-chan?Copy !req
182. It seems she's made baked
goods for the first time.Copy !req
183. Homemade?Copy !req
184. I'm so happy!Copy !req
185. Why don't we open them now
and eat some together?Copy !req
186. No, 'tis the time for torture now.Copy !req
187. I must decline such undue acts of intimacy.Copy !req
188. But handing over sweets is okay?Copy !req
189. That's right.Copy !req
190. Let's save it for after the torture.Copy !req
191. Yes.Copy !req
192. Once the torture's come to an
end, we cease to be enemies.Copy !req
193. So there's no hard feelings in torture?Copy !req
194. Now, as for today's torture...Copy !req
195. 'Tis tea.Copy !req
196. Tea?Copy !req
197. Indeed.Copy !req
198. Our intelligence has uncovered the
fact that you're quite fond of tea.Copy !req
199. I hear you enjoyed it to the
point of hosting tea parties.Copy !req
200. Tea parties, huh?Copy !req
201. That takes me back.Copy !req
202. A fun event once or twice a year, where
I could forget about the battlefield.Copy !req
203. It's true that I was a tea-loving
princess at those parties.Copy !req
204. But too bad.Copy !req
205. That was nothing more than
a diplomatic facade!Copy !req
206. Actually, I love cola and lemon-lime soda!Copy !req
207. That's sad to hear from
the princess of an empire.Copy !req
208. After doing well in my lessons, Jimochi
would let me have some as an occasional treat.Copy !req
209. I just drank tea on social occasions.Copy !req
210. I wouldn't say I really liked it...Copy !req
211. Hm?Copy !req
212. You're warming up the pot first.Copy !req
213. Looks like you know the
proper way to brew tea.Copy !req
214. Preparing tea in the proper fashion
results in a far better taste.Copy !req
215. Drool...Copy !req
216. I wouldn't mind some tea after so long...Copy !req
217. Your Highness?Copy !req
218. Why do you always blab on
and dig your own grave?Copy !req
219. What are you, a self-driving vehicle?Copy !req
220. How could I let my guard down?Copy !req
221. That said, today I have this!Copy !req
222. Maomao-chan's homemade sweets!Copy !req
223. You made a grave mistake by
giving this to me first!Copy !req
224. I can cancel out my desire
for tea with some snacks!Copy !req
225. Wow, look at these adorable cookies!Copy !req
226. Mmm! They're great!Copy !req
227. The joy of this mild sweet
sensation is filling my mouth!Copy !req
228. Munch, munch, munch, munch...Copy !req
229. Now I won't succumb to your torture.Copy !req
230. A fatal mistake on your part!Copy !req
231. Well, ideally, I'd love
a drink, and a warm...Copy !req
232. Warm? Go on.Copy !req
233. Y-You fiend!Copy !req
234. This was your aim from the very start!Copy !req
235. No, you simply brought
about your own demise.Copy !req
236. I wasn't aware of what
baked goods she had made.Copy !req
237. Remain calm, Your Highness!Copy !req
238. You're Commander of the
Imperial Third Legion!Copy !req
239. There's no way you'd be bested
by such weak temptation!Copy !req
240. You're right.Copy !req
241. I need to remember my days as a knight!Copy !req
242. I only drank that tea at parties
as a way to socialize!Copy !req
243. Think back!Copy !req
244. Remember!Copy !req
245. It's good, isn't it?Copy !req
246. Thinking back on it, I really do love tea.Copy !req
247. Your Highness?Copy !req
248. The princess
confessedCopy !req
249. This tea is the perfect palate cleanser,Copy !req
250. and it brings out the
sweetness of the cookies!Copy !req
251. I've received cookies from
Princess Maomao-chan as well.Copy !req
252. Let's enjoy them together.Copy !req
253. Yay!Copy !req
254. What?Copy !req
255. There's a mysterious treasure
buried in the royal cemetery?Copy !req
256. Yes.Copy !req
257. The princess has told all.Copy !req
258. With that treasure, we can penetrate
the Imperial Army's defensive magic.Copy !req
259. Geh-heh-heh.Copy !req
260. We can't go defiling graves now.Copy !req
261. 'Tis Time for "Torture," PrincessCopy !req
262. Time for your torture, Princess!Copy !req
263. You're...Copy !req
264. Don't tell me you've forgotten who I am.Copy !req
265. Of course I remember you.Copy !req
266. Vanilla Peschutz.Copy !req
267. What?Copy !req
268. We only met once, and
she remembered my name?Copy !req
269. Harm-Marshal
Vanilla PeschutzCopy !req
270. Hello?Copy !req
271. H-Hmph!Copy !req
272. Well, I suppose you couldn't forget the
daughter of the noble House of Peschutz!Copy !req
273. Today will be different from last time.Copy !req
274. I will have my revenge.Copy !req
275. Quake and tremble in fear!Copy !req
276. Today's torture is...Copy !req
277. Cake!Copy !req
278. Oh.Copy !req
279. Huh?Copy !req
280. And this is no ordinary cake.Copy !req
281. Why, it's baked by yours truly!Copy !req
282. A homemade cake, courtesy of the high-class
daughter of the noble House of Peschutz!Copy !req
283. I made it all by myself, without
any help from Mama or Papa.Copy !req
284. The moment you learn that it's handmade,Copy !req
285. you'll be overcome with emotion
and burst into tears,Copy !req
286. pleading for a bite of this cake.Copy !req
287. A cake made by Lady Vanilla herself?Copy !req
288. I want some!Copy !req
289. Actually, this cake—Copy !req
290. What a clumsy-looking cake.Copy !req
291. Hey!Copy !req
292. The frosting is all messy,Copy !req
293. and the cake as a whole is lopsided.Copy !req
294. And what's this strange object on top?Copy !req
295. A real head-scratcher.Copy !req
296. I-It's a penguin!Copy !req
297. I-I see, so that's your plan.Copy !req
298. Nitpicking at my cake to preempt my attack?Copy !req
299. Hmph, how pointless.Copy !req
300. Even if it looks a little clumsy,Copy !req
301. once she finds out I made it, she's
bound to bow before its grandeur.Copy !req
302. Yes, even if it's clumsy...Copy !req
303. She's powerless before its grandeur!Copy !req
304. Clumsy or not...Copy !req
305. I tried so hard to make it, too...Copy !req
306. What are you saying, Ex?Copy !req
307. The presentation may be
a bit clumsy, but look.Copy !req
308. The frosting holds its shape well.Copy !req
309. That's proof that it's
been whipped with care.Copy !req
310. There's a lot of frosting, which
was laid on thick with a spatula,Copy !req
311. so it ended up looking lopsided as a whole.Copy !req
312. But this is no sloppy craftsmanship.Copy !req
313. They wanted plenty of that delicious
frosting to be enjoyed.Copy !req
314. I'm sure that was why they kept
going back with that spatula.Copy !req
315. Can't you feel the love of the
person who made this cake?Copy !req
316. And look closely, Ex.Copy !req
317. That's not a strange object.Copy !req
318. It's an adorable penguin!Copy !req
319. Prinshess!Copy !req
320. This cake may look really tasty,Copy !req
321. but I'm Commander of the
Imperial Third Legion.Copy !req
322. This level of torture isn't
enough to make me give in!Copy !req
323. Huh?Copy !req
324. What's gotten into you?Copy !req
325. Does your tummy hurt?Copy !req
326. Nope.Copy !req
327. Thanks, Princess.Copy !req
328. You don't have to confess,
so please eat the cake.Copy !req
329. Huh?Copy !req
330. Why?Copy !req
331. H-How is it?Copy !req
332. Mm! It's really good!Copy !req
333. You really mean it?Copy !req
334. I'm a sacred blade...Copy !req
335. Really!Copy !req
336. The cake was
deliciousCopy !req
337. What?Copy !req
338. Two failed tortures in a row?Copy !req
339. From Vanilla Peschutz?Copy !req
340. Yes.Copy !req
341. A harm-marshal failing twice at torture...Copy !req
342. It's a disgrace that puts
our dignity at stake.Copy !req
343. I believe that some form
of action is needed here.Copy !req
344. I suppose.Copy !req
345. It's times like these that call
for a good support network.Copy !req
346. The Way of the Hell-Lord.Copy !req
347. Geh-heh-heh.Copy !req
348. I'll get the worst stains off before
putting the dishes in the dishwasher.Copy !req
349. The Way of the Hell-Lord, rule number one:Copy !req
350. Take care of the dishes while
Mama puts Maomao-chan to bed.Copy !req
351. Geh-heh-heh.Copy !req
352. What?Copy !req
353. She's finally asleep.Copy !req
354. I ended up reading to her
twelve times tonight.Copy !req
355. Geh-heh-heh.Copy !req
356. Sounds like she was a real bundle of energy.Copy !req
357. Well done.Copy !req
358. The Way of the Hell-Lord, rule number two:Copy !req
359. Evening drinks are always a pleasure.Copy !req
360. Geh-heh-heh.Copy !req
361. Looks like this is coming up soon.Copy !req
362. Pre-School NewsCopy !req
363. This month's event is
the parent-child luncheon!Copy !req
364. Please come and enjoy
lunch with your child at school!Copy !req
365. A parent-child luncheon.Copy !req
366. Mm-hmm.Copy !req
367. One guardian per household can join.Copy !req
368. Lulune, you attended on both her
first and second year, didn't you?Copy !req
369. The Way of the Hell-Lord, rule number three:Copy !req
370. When alone, call Mama by her first name.Copy !req
371. I sure did.Copy !req
372. The parent-child luncheon
is always on a weekday.Copy !req
373. You know, we can take paid time off
whenever we want in the Hellhorde.Copy !req
374. Do you want to attend the
parent-child luncheon?Copy !req
375. I do want to attend the
parent-child luncheon!Copy !req
376. The Way of the Hell-Lord, rule number four:Copy !req
377. Clearly state any and all opinions.Copy !req
378. Parent-Child
LuncheonCopy !req
379. Look, Papa!Copy !req
380. I'm gonna eat my bell peppers!Copy !req
381. What?Copy !req
382. See, told ya!Copy !req
383. Geh-heh-heh.Copy !req
384. Yes.Copy !req
385. You always find a way to
surprise me, Maomao-chan.Copy !req
386. Hellholm Pre-SchoolCopy !req
387. There's some more peppers
left, but you can have them.Copy !req
388. Just this once.Copy !req
389. What angelic kindness from a demon!Copy !req
390. That's my daughter for you!Copy !req
391. Geh-heh-heh-heh!Copy !req