Torture the hero, why has the Demon King's castle collapsed again?

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Tilting her head, the chubby-cheeked white-haired loli stared blankly at him.

“It’s Mia!” Mino wasn’t surprised to run into this little devil. She usually liked to wander around the Demon King’s castle, appearing and disappearing unpredictably. Mino bent down, pinched Mia’s cheek, and smiled, “Have you had dinner…”

At this point, Mino suddenly stopped, realizing that Mia was different today than usual.

His gaze fell on Mia's chubby little hands, where she was holding a tiny baby bottle.

It seems that it should be Mia's dinner time now, but the demons were busy with a meeting, so they let this little one slip out and eat her dinner as she went.

"What are you drinking?" Just in case, Mino checked again.

Holding the baby bottle, Mia blinked, then lowered her head and sucked hard into the bottle. After a satisfying slurp, she looked up contentedly and said in a clear voice:

"Milk!"

As she spoke, she tiptoed and handed the remaining one-tenth of the bottle to Mino.

"So demon larvae drink milk like humans too? But you've misunderstood." Mino had only wanted to confirm this, and seeing that Mia seemed to want to share her dinner, Mino quickly waved her hand with a smile: "I've already had my milk..."

A sudden thought struck Mino, who paused, lowered her head, and looked down at the milky white liquid flowing in the bottle. Suddenly, her expression turned serious.

A bold idea suddenly popped into Mino's head, and her eyes darted around...

If Mia, being a demon, has to breastfeed like a normal human, then where does this milk come from?

With an extremely solemn expression, Mino's mind raced through sets of numbers obtained from past interrogations, solemnly and reverently comparing and deducing them—

"Huh?" Mia, holding the baby bottle with a blank expression, tilted her head and looked at Mino with a puzzled look.

"Ahem, I really can't do anything with you." Mino cleared her throat, her eyes darting nervously left and right, her hand instinctively reaching out: "Since you want me to try it so badly, then I'll reluctantly..."

Gudong!

A sound of swallowing saliva suddenly rang out, and Mino was torn between two conflicting emotions, yet her hand obediently prepared to strike...

"Mino?"

Fim's voice suddenly sounded from behind her. She blinked in confusion, looking at the scene on the steps.

"Here!" Mino stood at attention, raised his hands high, and made an extremely artistic and exaggerated greeting gesture.

"Mino, what are you doing here?"

The large bow on the back of the maid outfit swayed slightly, and a hint of curiosity flashed in Fim's empty eyes.

"Ahem, don't misunderstand." In an instant, Mino's eyes shone with boundless righteousness: "I'm just curious about the difference between the milk Mia drinks and regular milk! It's definitely not... a superficial thought like wanting to taste it!!!"

Tilting his head, Fim looked at Mino with an increasingly strange expression:

"It's just regular milk."

Therefore, there is no difference.

ga-

Mino's expression froze on his face. He looked down at Mia, who had long forgotten what she had just done and was holding up the pacifier, sucking up the last bit of milk.

Shaking her little head, the adorable white-haired loli looked up at Fim with a lingering expression, her eyes sparkling.

Fim bent down:

"Would you like to add some?"

Mmmmmmm!

The white-haired little girl nodded her head very vigorously.

Watching the maid carry the little devil away, Mino stood there numbly: ...Come to think of it, that makes sense.

Mino suddenly felt that it was better for people to be a little bored sometimes, so he turned around and obediently locked himself in his cell.

In the corner, Altothai suddenly sat up, curiously sniffing the scent of Mino after she entered: "I have a feeling you just did something rather perverted. Is it just my imagination, my lord?"

"I was just thinking." Adjusting his glasses, which weren't even on his nose, Mino maintained his serious expression and said, "If there were demons in the form of cows, wouldn't this world be perfect?"

“If it weren’t for you, my lord, this world would be perfect,” Artotai retorted sarcastically.

"Never mind, let me have some peace and quiet."

Lying sprawled out on the bed, Mino was ready to be a good-natured couch potato.

But tonight is destined to be different from what he hoped for.

Dark magic emanated from the cracks in the cell floor, casting shadows. A black rose-patterned gown outlined the scene, and a slender demon lowered her alluring eyes, smiling elegantly at herself.

"Hero, it's time for the interrogation—"

“You’ve come at the perfect time.” Sitting up straight in bed, Mino’s expression turned serious, and he looked at Klettina with utmost solemnity: “I happen to have a question for you.”

"The First Secretary of the Demon King's Castle, the Shadow Demon, Kretina."

The serious tone was followed by a sharp, hawk-like gaze, which immediately stunned Kleidina: "What's the problem?"

"In this world, is there evil in the form of a cow...?"

"—Are you out of your mind?!" Altottai interrupted angrily.

“Hero.” Standing on the floor, Kletina stared at Mino’s face, seemingly lost in thought.

“This interrogation is different from the previous ones. If it weren’t for the Demon King… I really wouldn’t want to use this kind of interrogation on you.”

Kleidina's eyes held a complex expression.

Even she herself was reluctant to use the torture device this time, as it was a cruel method that could easily cause irreparable damage to the soul if not used carefully.

The pain inflicted on the man torturing the hero might be even greater than on anyone else...

“If you reveal the information directly, I can give up this interrogation. Otherwise, once it starts, it will be impossible to stop.” Looking at Mino, she leaned down and gently persuaded her.

Mino blinked, seemingly oblivious to whether she had heard him or not, and then her gaze gradually shifted downwards.

He glanced at the empty, unactivated system taskbar and chuckled:

"Don't even think about it."

Chapter 263: The two pillars of the kingdom's light offer their screams!

Looking into Mino's clear eyes and the eager expression on his face, Kletina knew that the hero before her was not as unprincipled and unscrupulous as he appeared.

Sometimes, she even suspected that this hero had some masochistic tendencies, and that their interrogation was just a part of what he enjoyed.

Extracting useful information from the other party is a very difficult task.

"In that case, please forgive my offense, hero."

A tangible fragrance emanated from Kletina, and to Mino's astonishment, crystal-colored roses materialized out of thin air.

These roses have a rather strange structure; the flowers are only the size of a thumb, but the stems below are rather thin and long, without any barbs, yet the stems themselves gleam with a cold light, like needle tips.

"What is this? A rose hairpin? I don't think I've seen you use it during the final battle?" Mino asked curiously.

In his memory, the countless sharp, blade-like petals hidden in the sea of ​​flowers were one of the opponent's main tactics.

"It's all thanks to your monstrous strength, Hero," Kletina said softly, picking up a rose and gently caressing its translucent petals, which seemed to shimmer with liquid, as if they were precious treasures.

"These 'Rose Needles,' formed from the precious rose essence within my body, can indeed easily pierce your skin, even if you defend with divine power. However, they can only inflict significant damage if they are aimed at key points... In battle, with your beast-like intuition alone, you, hero, can avoid vital points and easily neutralize the threat of these roses."

Kletina lowered her head and looked at Mino's body with a smile: "Fortunately, I don't have that problem anymore. The first thing the 'Rose Needle' brings when it pierces a vital spot is intense pain, followed by the essence of the rose flowing into your body without any hindrance."

"That's a poison that seeps directly into your soul, enough to turn it into a quagmire—the excruciating pain is secondary; once too many roses pierce your soul... even I don't know what irreversible consequences might occur."

Her gentle expression paired with her chilling words created an aura of demonic power that was so intense it was hard to dispel, causing Mino to instinctively shiver.

Mino's face paled instantly, and she began to waver, stammering, "They...they actually have such vicious methods? Wait? What do you call this thing? A needle?!"

Mino stared wide-eyed at the rose stems, which were much thicker than the ones Rong Momo used to torture Ziwei. For the first time, she felt that things enhanced by the art style of another world weren't necessarily all that beautiful.

This isn't a sewing needle! It's more like a knitting needle! One stitch could be fatal!

Although Klettina's description suggested that these rose needles were more like some kind of syringe, Mino absolutely refused to associate them with the buttock needles that haunted her childhood.

"Ahem, if I may ask, what kind of information are you looking for?" Mino asked seriously.

"Hey!"

In the corner, Altotai, sword hilt gleaming, roared, "You're planning to give up before we even start?!"

After a moment's hesitation, Kletina knew she couldn't hide it from this hero, so she spoke frankly:

"It's very simple, Brave One. As a close friend of the chief mage of the Round Mage Tower and a frequent visitor to the tower, you must know... where the magic stone storage rooms of the Round Mage Tower are located, right?"

Mino's expression gradually turned serious.

"The magic stone storage room... So that's how it is. You were actually planning to sabotage the Hero's Blessing Ritual?!"

In an instant, Mino understood the demons' intentions: they wanted to tamper with the hero's blessing ceremony, and might even kill the hero.

Mino gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with indignation: "If that's the case, then there's absolutely no way I'll confess!"

Straightening his proud back, Mino's eyes gleamed with human brilliance: "The divine power within that hero is second only to mine back then. Given enough blessing, he could absolutely become an extremely powerful true hero... How could I possibly allow you to so easily destroy humanity's future!!!"

really……

Kleidina's eyes darkened.

Judging from Mino's reaction, he already knows that his sister has become the new hero of the Kingdom of Kur.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to have such strong confidence and judgment.

Although I don't know why he used such roundabout language, the other party's resolute will has been conveyed to me:

—The bloodline bearing the name of Rek bears the future of the entire kingdom on its shoulders!

"Moreover, you actually want me to betray Chief Lak, who has shared life and death with me many times, saved the kingdom from dire straits, and forged a deep bond with me, the elder who single-handedly brought me to my current level of power... Isn't that a bit too much of an underestimation of me!"

Mino tilted his head back and burst into laughter:

"Who do you think it was that used dragon blood potion to forge an invulnerable body for me when I was young?!"

"Who is it that tempered me through life-or-death trials, allowing me to repeatedly break through my limits in battle?!"

"Who was it that went to such lengths to improve the inscription on the round tower, reducing the pressure of the goddess's resonance, allowing me to successfully inscribe the thirty-seven layers of protection that laid the foundation for me to become the strongest hero among mankind?!"

With each sentence more impassioned than the last, Mino's eyes burned with a fierce flame as he declared with unwavering conviction: "It is him! The true soul of the kingdom, the rising star, the guide of heroes, the creator of miracles!!! — Ang Lac!"

"Without the great and selfless Chief Lark, there would be no me today! The strongest hero in human history, Mino Lark!"