Dungeon Defense

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The three Demon Kings who survived suffered torture day and night.

I used a rather special method in the sense of respecting them. It used to be yelling at sinners, "What is your fault and admit it?" But I think it was inefficient.

If you threaten to confess your sins, you can't just admit it. It was a complete waste of time. Only those who are tortured and those who are tortured.

Let's skip the useless stuff for both of us. I personally believe it's a good thing for the world.

“Khh... Goddamn traitor! ”

I walked into the torture chamber and Valefor opened his eyes.

“Whatever you're up to, don't expect me to kneel! ”

I smiled. It was fortunate that he seemed full of energy. I liked energetic people. When I see the opponent's energetic appearance, I feel refreshed, even though my life is a bit gruesome.

I sat across from the Valefore without a word. And I simply ordered the torture technician.

“Go ahead.”

“Yes.”

Two of the best advisory technicians were hired for the interrogation. It was Jeremy and Daisy. In the past three years, two people have tortured and killed over 300 people by my command. They were like Beethoven in the torture industry.

“What? What are you...? Khhh! ”

Immediately, intelligent behavior took place.

Jeremy was engraved in his heart to resist the Demon King, and Daisy was human, so the Demon King's dominion did not work. That would be the best line of work.

“Huh-huh-huh-huh-huh-huh-huh! ”

We live off sinners' flesh. It was intelligent, otherwise called intelligent. It was easy to understand if I thought that I would slowly remove the flesh from the bone and make it look like a foot.

Intelligence brings too much pain to sinners. We start by feeding them anesthesia. However, thanks to the blessings of the goddesses, the Demon King recovers quickly no matter how much flesh he uses, thanks to his unique regenerative power.

Thanks to you, you can lose weight almost indefinitely!

What a miraculous body. No need for anesthesia or potions. There can be no body more faithful to the notion of sustainable-torture.

Sustainable torture, by the way, is a concept invented by Jeremy, which is a slogan for torture aesthetics. According to her, torture should be "as long as possible, as long as possible, and as damaging to the body as possible."

I was curious one day.

"Why shouldn't you damage the body if you're a torturer? ’

‘Oh, you too, the Demon King. Ask me something obvious. I want to torture people, not torture meat lumps. ’

Jeremy replies with a very normal tone.

What's so funny about torturing someone with a torn limb and a broken face? I find it rewarding when people scream, when people cry, when people struggle. ’

He's a little lost in his head.

Regrettably, Jeremy's aesthetic has been passed on to his apprentice Daisy.

The two men used various anesthesia and potions to kill the human adventurer at the edge of the "40,000 times." The adventurer said he was alive until he was slaughtered 40,000 times. Oh, my god.

“My Lady Dantalian. I have a good feeling about today. ”

Jeremy hums excitedly.

“Maybe it's time to set a new record. 60,000 times, or 65,000 times better. They don't even use potions. The Demon King is the best!”

“Ugh. You're such a jerk. ”

I twitched my tongue and shook my head. There was no answer when a person went rationally insane. You can't use a person like that on purpose.

Jeremy says the Balefor complexion is pale. It was fun that I could get tired of having dark skin.

“Hehe, where is the law of torture? I can't do it! I have to do it! ”

I tilted my head.

“Dear Valefore, If I tell you to confess your sins, will you confess your sins? ”

“I have done nothing wrong. There's nothing to admit! ”

“Look at that. ”

I shrugged by myself.

“I'm sure they won't answer if I ask for your understanding anyway. But why do you care so much? We just torture them until they're gone. ”

“Well, what……. ”

“I'm a busy man after all. There's no time to waste. ”

I looked at Jeremy. What are you doing without starting early?

“Please let us make this a meaningful time for each other. ”

“Now, wait... Ahhhhh! ”

Balefor, chained to the wall, struggles. It was so tightly tied that I could only move my face slightly over my neck. I went around the torture chamber every two hours and tortured the Demon Kings separately.

The first day of pure torture passed.

Starting on the second day, the method was slightly different.

“Balefor. What's your favorite food? ”

I put meaningless questions in the middle of the torture. Obviously, the opponent who was enraged by the torture didn't reply, writing an evil word.

“Cut the... nonsense! ”

“I see. I see. ”

If the opponent doesn't answer, I shrug and continue the torture.

Funny thing happened here.

There are three Demon Kings who survive, and they are tortured in two hours each. That is, once you have been tortured, you can rest for four hours in the future.

Four hours of rest. This is the point.

During this time, the Demon Kings recover their wounds and regain their spiritual comfort. I reacquire the mind that almost succumbed by the exhausted torture.

‘No matter how much I suffer, I just have to endure two hours.’ I can endure with one such notion.

The other important thing is that even though we have separate torture chambers, all three Demon Kings suffer the same torture. I'm not the only one in pain. My colleagues have endured the same torture. This psychology works.

In other words, it was important to share group psychology with the advisor to ensure a certain amount of time off. Thanks to this, the Demon Kings are suffering horrific torture, but their rebellion is not broken.

But what happens when they collapse?

“ ……? ”

As I entered the torture chamber, Baleford looked at me strangely. Fair enough. You haven't had enough time since I interrogated Balefore. Well, it's only been three hours.

“I don't think it's time yet. ”

“We're a little ahead of schedule. ”

Following me, Daisy takes the torture device and approaches Balefor. Daisy acted as an assistant yesterday, but today she is a state-of-the-art adviser.

“I will interrogate Valefor again from now on. ”

“Huh, let's focus on torturing ourselves. We answer nothing. ”

“Is it really true? ”

I smiled beautifully. I wonder if he felt some sort of misfortune. Baleford frowns.

“…… What do you mean? ”

“Why do you think Balefore's advisory agenda has moved forward? because someone else was willing to answer my question. ”

“No way...... This is ridiculous. ”

I got the impression that Baleford was unreliable.

“What are you so surprised about? I didn't answer the big question. What was his favorite food, what was his first love? You can answer that if you're a child. ”

“ ……. ”

“I just like people who communicate rationally. In particular, I stopped his torture and skipped to the next one. ”

Then let's do it again, "he instructed.

Torture was done just like yesterday, but there was only one difference.

The Demon Kings realized.

“Balefore. What's your favorite kind of drink? ”

“ ……. ”

The fact that answering questions shortens torture.

So I'm thinking. Yesterday I worked hard to get rid of stupid questions, but now I have to. Simple questions and simple answers. I can reduce torture with just one word…….

“…… Are you here to listen to some nonsense? You've got the wrong place. ”

“I see. I see. ”

At first, I refused, but the denial was clearly lacking in color. hesitation and hesitation gave birth to a colorless silence.

Baleford lasted two whole hours.

However, when I returned only two hours after the torture was over, the eyes of Balepor were filled with horror. I lost my words and gave a nice smile back to Balefor looking at me.

“Hey, everyone else is enjoying the conversation. Thanks to that, I also reduced my effort. ”

“Well, I can't. ”

“Not everyone in the world is as stuffy as you. Let's start again. ”

About an hour after the torture resumed. I asked a simple question as usual. No matter how strong the wills of the Valeforest may be, they won't last much longer. He speaks slowly with his trembling lips.

“Wine...... I enjoy drinking Sardinian wine. ”

It was the collapse of the Feud. You only have two hours to rest. Not just me, but my colleagues are being tortured by the same weight...... The premises have collapsed.

I smiled widely.

“Aha. It's wine. I like wine, too. But isn't the wine of the human race getting any lower? I personally believe that wine produced in a fever is of extreme quality. ”

“...... It's just right for you to find the right luxury. ”

“Do you recommend any other provinces? ”

Unfortunate chatter.

Conversations that have no meaning in everyday life now have great significance. While chatting, I could not help but be tortured: a three-minute conversation was naturally more meaningful than a three-minute conversation.

“Very well. It feels good to have you face me. In particular, I'll skip to the next one. ”

After the conversation, I got up and left.

The same thing happened to the other Demon Kings as well as Balepor. Repeat simple questions. A little conversation.

“What's your favorite color? ”

“Centaurus was your first love? Interesting. Tell me more. ”

“What's the most troubling thing about running Marathon? ”

The Demon Kings first endured torture for about an hour and then answered the question.

However, the time for torture became shorter and shorter. One hour, thirty minutes, fifteen minutes…… At the end of the day, I answered the question as soon as I came. The time for pilgrimage to the Demon Kings in turn has also been drastically shortened.

So the two days of torture were over.

The third day was the same.

But the content of the question changed.

“I hear some of the Grand Dukes of the Mahjong have backed the assassination. Is it true?”

“Wha...? ”

Baleford was not a fool.

“Successful assassination will cause chaos in the palace. When people are in a frenzy, you take over politics in a heartbeat. This was the plan, wasn't it? ”

“Bullshit. We got up on our own! ”

“I see. I see. ”

In the morning, the three Demon Lords lasted two hours.

But I deliberately skipped a Demon King's time and immediately returned to Balepor. When I saw myself entering the torture chamber, Balefor's eyes trembled severely.

“Lie...... No way, you didn't agree to that question! ”

“Imagination is your freedom. Balepor.”

I smiled.

“Let the torture begin. ”

As the four hours of rest subsided into three hours, two hours, and then thirty minutes later, Valefore could not endure. As his recovery strength reached a point where he could not keep up with the wounds, Balefore became a rag.

“Let me ask you one more time. ”

“ ……. ”

“Did the Grand Duke sponsor you? ”

Three days.

I secured the 'testimony' to Memoria that eleven Grand Dukes were involved in the assassination.

To be honest, no Demon King answered my question gently on the second day. I just deliberately skipped one person like I did for the third day. I sent Jeremy to torture him instead of me.

The biggest enemy of trust is doubt. The simple truth is also practiced without regret through torture.

As soon as I got out of the prison tower, I agreed with the factions and ordered them.

“Catch the Mage Dukes. ”

There you go.

It was time for the Purge.