What's going on? Isn't this the Torture and Strengthening System?
Mino's expression froze on his face.
He quickly realized something: torture is inherently divided into the "torture process" and the "confession process." Only then is it a complete cycle.
But what now? Should he really confess and give information about his good brother, Prince Otta, the pillar of the Kingdom, to these evil Demon Clan? No, absolutely not!
Mino gradually regained his resolve.
So what if the system had rewards? He was a man of principle! No matter what kind of reward it was, it couldn't make him...
[Reward: Revive the dormant holy sword - Alto Tai]
"I confess," Mino said frankly.
Claytina's shoulders trembled slightly. She raised her surprised eyes and turned to look at Mino's face.
But this surprise quickly turned into calmness and mockery. As the Demon Lord's confidante, she probably understood Mino's "scheme." She said, "Hero, don't treat me like a three-year-old child. Are you perhaps trying to fool me with false information? Hehe, this will only destroy the trust between us and make the subsequent torture less pleasant."
"You're thinking too much," Mino interrupted Claytina's eloquent speech and said.
"Only one question about Prince Otta, I will answer it. Ask."
Claytina was slightly stunned. She could feel that Mino seemed to be genuinely confessing. This was a hard-won opportunity. Her throat rolled slightly, but what came out was the doubt in her heart:
"Why?"
Mino glanced at Claytina's stubborn face and could only perfunctorily say, "If you have to find a reason, maybe it's because you look like you're having a hard time with the torture?"
Claytina's eyes widened. Her hair rustled like swaying thin branches, and roses fell from between her strands of hair. This was a sign of extreme inner turmoil.
She... knew!
She wasn't a simple girl from the Human commoners who yearned for love stories, so she could naturally detect the perfunctoriness and indifference in Mino's words.
Therefore, she wouldn't be so narcissistic as to think that Brave Mino liked her.
Clearly, Brave Mino was willing to give it away for free out of a strong sense of confidence!
He believed that His Highness Ota Cour, the pillar of the Kuer Kingdom, would not be discouraged in the slightest, even if his heart suffered an extreme setback!
There was no need for any reason. If he had to say why: Otta was his, Mino's, best friend! It was that simple.
For a moment, Claytina's heart was greatly shaken... Was the bond between Humans really that deep?
She felt that she had underestimated the resilience of Humans.
Mino stared at the system's reward, full of confidence in his heart.
As long as he unsealed the holy sword, he could easily cut off the magic power sealed within his body. With his state restored to its peak, he could kill his way through the Demon King's Castle seven times, oh seven times!
In this way, revealing Otta's information was completely within an acceptable range.
But...
Mino immediately frowned. After all, it involved Prince Otta's fatal weakness. With a hundred precautions, there's always one oversight. What if on a certain day of a future great battle, the Demon Clan actually succeeded...?
At this moment, Claytina looked at Mino with a complex expression and asked:
"I understand your thoughts now. Since that's the case, I will only ask one question:"
"For Second Prince of Ku'er, what is the most unforgettable thing?"
Mino's mind raced.
Soon, he had an idea... An unforgettable thing. Claytina was really careless to ask such an ambiguous question.
The Demon Clan wanted to severely damage the Prince's heart, so they wanted to know what Prince Otta cherished most and then destroy it. But an unforgettable thing is different; it could be good or bad!
If he told them something the Prince hated so much it was unforgettable, wouldn't they collapse?!
Was there really such a thing?
Yes! Yes, yes!
Mino quickly recalled.
It was a sunny afternoon.
The Prince summoned Mino to the royal palace to reward him for his contributions during this period.
"Brave Mino, your military achievements have earned the admiration and respect of the Kingdom's citizens. On behalf of the Kuer Kingdom, I thank you for your Hero performance."
"Serving the Kingdom!" Mino said resolutely.
Ota Cour showed a helpless smile: "Mino, you're still so serious... Come, sit. This is my private study. You don't need so many formalities."
Mino nodded slightly, his gaze curiously examining the surroundings. Suddenly, he showed a look of confusion.
"Otta... what is that?"
Otta followed Mino's gaze, his face slightly stiff, and said somewhat unnaturally, "Oh, oh, you mean that? It's just a doll."
"I know... it's just..." Mino looked at the rows of exquisite miniature Humanoid Earth Demon figures placed in the wall cabinet. They were miniature female dolls dressed in revealing clothing.
As far as he knew, these miniature dolls could only be created by the Earth Demon of the Border using magic.
Otta was sweating profusely. He had forgotten to hide those rows of collectibles. But soon, his eyes darted, and he thought of a reason.
"Mino! You misunderstood!" He said sincerely, "I put the dolls in my study to remind myself to completely expel these Demon Clan from our territory, not a single one left!!!"
"For this, I don't hesitate to be accompanied by these dolls day and night!"
Mino's body trembled. He believed it.
That's right, as the Prince of the Kuer Kingdom, how could Ota Cour buy a large number of dolls out of a fondness for these Demon Clan dolls, or for reasons like being obsessed with these types of revealing girl models!
He had been mistaken!
Judging from Prince Otta's focused and persistent look as he stared at these dolls, these things were absolutely irreplaceable in his eyes!
"For Otta, the most unforgettable thing is the Earth Demon dolls hidden in his study! There's no mistake!"
He said loudly.
"Earth Demon dolls?" Claytina was stunned. "That's impossible. He's His Highness the Prince of the Kingdom. How could he be interested in those little trinkets of the Earth Demon?"
"Shallow!!!" Mino suddenly stood up and said with heartfelt grief.
"What's wrong with a man being obsessed with sexy dolls?!"
"Precisely because he is the Prince of the Kuer Kingdom, surrounded by women, he would become infatuated with those smooth-skinned, revealingly dressed dolls. Having seen too much, only those pure and innocent dolls can bring solace to his lonely heart! That is something that cannot be replaced by anything."
"Even his most beloved younger sister, the Second Princess, the pure and lovely Princess Kalia, has to stand aside!"
Mino lowered his head, looking at Claytina below him who was fooled by his nonsense, becoming more and more smug, and said in one breath:
"--In short, Ota Cour is a hopeless pervert obsessed with dolls!"
In his heart, Mino gave himself a thumbs up.
Prince Otta, your secret, your brother has kept it for you!!!