Somehow or other, we came to Rome.
"You scoundrels, what is the meaning of this!"
And we captured Nero.
"You are the problem, Nero. You are the root of all evil, you are the spoiled brat who ruined Rome."
"What problem could We possibly be!"
"I see three reasons. First, you are the problem. Second, you are the problem. Third, Nero is the problem!"
"We have done nothing wrong!"
"Alright, if the 'boss logic' doesn't work, let's go with the whiny torture method."
As I clapped my hands, Enkidu brought a portrait of Nero. No, it was clothing as exquisite as a painting.
"That is clothing an artisan sewed stitch by stitch for Us!"
"Hah!"
And we tore it up right away.
Following that, the purple curtain Enkidu brought.
"That is a curtain made from squeezing 4 million purple sea snails!"
Whoosh~!
As soon as Tiamat blew her breath, the curtain caught fire.
Following that, Enkidu brought Nero's statue.
"That... that was a gift."
"Sterilize!"
Crash!
"Noooooooo~!!!"
The statue shattered by Nightingale's single punch.
"How dare, how dare you think you can get away with this!"
Hmm, seems that's not enough. As I flicked my finger, Nemo and Babbage entered.
"What is that..."
"Ah, this is something called mint-chocolate-pineapple pizza."
"Hah...?"
"Now, here comes the culinary torture."
"Wait──── Ahh, Aaaah~!!"
Melusine forcibly opened her mouth, and the mint-chocolate-pineapple pizza was shoved inside.
"Glug, ug...!"
"Chew it thoroughly and swallow~"
Melusine forcibly closed her mouth so she couldn't even vomit. A truly cruel act. Even I think it's cruel on a different level from ordinary torture.
"Urgh... to feed such trash... what color is your blood..."
"Red. Now, for the second main course, mapo tofu."
We used a pepper called Pepper X, boasting 2.69 million Scoville, said to be the spiciest in the world. Considering Buldak-bokkeum-myun is only 4,400, this would be hell. The hellish pepper that has even killed people...
Perhaps even that Ma-Pa priest couldn't handle it?
"Until now was child's play. Now, eat this and apologize to the people who were sacrificed because of you."
"What? We have done no wrong! Apologize to those dull commoners!?"
"No, apologize to the Fate/Grand Order players who had to eat shit because of you!"
We shoved a spoonful into her mouth, and then...
"Glug... Ugh────!!!!"
Nero immediately erupted with tremendous force, breaking the ropes and chair, thrashing about. Crying and snot running, she thrashed but was subdued by Melusine, her mouth covered by her hand.
She eventually gulped it down and went berserk. When I gestured, Melusine let go. And Nero immediately vomited.
Nero, who hideously vomited up the pizza she had just eaten.
"P-please, spare me..."
"Feel like you're going to die? We used a pepper they say can be used as pesticide. Now, do you want to live?"
"I want to live..."
"Alright, Black Cat. Will you stop being a tyrant now? Can you promise not to throw a tantrum?"
"What..."
"Will you be a tyrant or not!"
"I won't, I won't ever again!"
"Good answer! Now, throw her in prison and feed her nothing but dumplings three times a day!"
"Eh, why!"
"Because, that is fate."
And so, Nero was imprisoned without the Romans knowing. Why? If we left her or took her along, she'd probably just troll us.
I can't stand to see Nero being glorified!
Sorry to Nero fans, but Nero is out!
"Phew~ That's refreshing. Finally finished Rome's long-cherished wish."
The debt of turning Septem into a mass-produced power fantasy has been settled here.
Nero, I have no personal grudge against you. Blame Sakurai?
"Master, you could have been a devil."
"Does it look cruel, Manbun-kun? Yeah, I'm not a monster, I'm a devil! But I held back on the Lego torture, you know...?"
I held back on the torture of running on a treadmill on top of Legos. Ah, even I think I'm too merciful.
"In some manga, they definitely made someone eat curry until they were stuffed and then sprayed vomit gas to torment them. At least I don't do that. I am, unexpectedly, a merciful man."
"Compared to a battlefield, it's merciful."
Nightingale, who experienced war firsthand, defended me. Truly an angel...!
"Hey, Master. What should we do with the rest of this?"
Babbage asked, holding the remaining hell-lava-like mapo tofu.
"Ah, that... Honestly, no one can eat that. Throw it out the window."
"Then I'll throw it."
As Babbage, who was holding it, struggled with the heat and smell, Enkidu, who had shut off his senses, took it and threw it far away with full power.
"Children shouldn't eat that."
"I agree."
To the extent that Tiamat and Nightingale said so, that was a heinous mapo tofu. Perhaps, if it had awareness, it could have been a god-killing god-slaying poison.
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Around that time, Koyanskaya and Shiki were heading towards Rome.
"Why go by bike?"
"Well, obviously, if I appear in this sexy~ spy outfit in a bike posture that shows off my lines well, it'll be brain-killing~, leaving a strong impression, right?"
"Seems no different from just teleporting."
"Men originally have a romance for sexy beauties riding bikes, you know? A sexy beauty rider? I can't waste an element like this."
Koyanskaya thought appearing stylishly on a bike was cooler than teleporting directly to Rome using Shiki's power, so she was riding a bike at high speed.
She was excited thinking about meeting Humpty and was humming as she rode when...
Suddenly, something came flying.
Splat!!!
The thing flying at tremendous speed hit Koyanskaya directly in the face, and she fell off the bike after being hit by something that seemed to be boiling red.
Thud...!
"... Is she dead?"
Shiki looked at Koyanskaya, who had fallen to the ground as the bike toppled over.
Soon, Koyanskaya trembled, pushed the bowl away, and got up.
"Ughhh... this level of pain, compared to the main stories...! Ah, my glasses... I'll have to take out a new pair."
"Impressive you survived getting hit by that."
"Ha, if I were taken down by something like that, I wouldn't be qualified to see Master, right?"
"The bowl is one used by the Nautilus. Seems like Master threw it?"
"Is that so. Well, he wouldn't have been targeting me. Even if he was, there must be some meaning... because it's Master."
"It strikes me anew, but you really like Master too."
"Of course. I always went on main stories with Artoria Caster every day, and always assisted Master, you know? I've seen dozens of times how Beast me was hit by the Muscle Buster of Super Orion-san, whom I strengthened. For Master's sake, that level of problem is nothing."
"Then, what if Master rejects you?"
"Master rejecting me. Of course, that wouldn't happen, but there is a world of that possibility. But..."
"That possibility is unnecessary? Master is already my everything, the sole service target and raison d'être of the current NFF Service, so even if he rejects me, I will serve him with the best service. Because I am a pet beast."
"I see. What if Nikitich stops you?"
"Nikitich-san... Of course, she is like a parent to me. But, if she stops me... No, how far are you planning to ask?"
"Just, I feel your values are somewhat similar to mine."
"Hmm... Well, not entirely wrong."
As if nothing had happened, the two headed towards Rome again.