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

He gritted his teeth, painfully feeling the scorching heat spreading from the bottle's opening and corroding his entire back!

Ouch...it hurts...it hurts, huh?...it doesn't hurt at all.

Suddenly, Mino opened her eyes, looking puzzled.

He strangely felt the heat penetrating his body and found that it not only didn't hurt, but it even gradually neutralized the pain caused by the corrosive curse triggered by the rainy day.

As the pain and discomfort that had been agonizing Mino subsided, the pain suddenly lessened several times over.

Kleidina heard Mino scream once and then fall silent. She frowned, surprised at Mino's resilience: "Well, thankfully, I was prepared in more ways than I thought."

She now held several bottles of fiery roses encased in glass. Without hesitation, she uncorked each bottle, lit the roses inside, and placed them upside down on Mino's broad back.

Warm currents seep into the skin, bringing a deep sense of comfort.

Mino suppressed the urge to groan in pleasure, her eyes filled with deep confusion.

Is this... cupping?!

Chapter 55 Need to pay extra money?

"Fire poison and pollen... once nourished by divine power, can proliferate almost endlessly, causing inescapable suffering."

As the pain gradually subsided, Kletina's words suddenly came to mind.

Mino looked up and exclaimed in realization.

Oh right, my divine power is completely drained now...

Even a normal person like Mino would have a certain amount of divine power in their body, but in order to deal with the corrosive curse of the dragon, they subconsciously used it all up to reduce the pain.

Now, the cupping jars on their backs—no, the roses in the bottles—are like an old ox about to burst into heat, only to find that the field beneath it has already been over-plowed…

Countless fire poisons and nerve pollen burrowed into his body, only to find that the last remaining divine power was concentrated in his back, gradually neutralizing the annihilating energy... He immediately felt like he was being bullied.

Two conflicting forces fought within the body, instantly erasing the pain from the skin's surface.

On the contrary, an incredibly surging aftershock of heat flowed freely through my body... This intense heat was even more exhilarating than being in a sauna!

Cool--!!!

Mino's face flushed red and then turned pale due to the heat, and she almost had to bite her tongue to keep from making any embarrassing noises.

Kleidina was puzzled as to why Mino only let out a scream and then fell silent. She lowered her head, observed Mino's expression, and was slightly startled.

Judging from the other person's face, which was half red and half white, it was clearly a sign of extreme torture... yet the other person didn't even let out a scream?!

“This is impossible…” Kleinna murmured.

To ensure the effectiveness of the Fiery Rose, she secretly went to the territory of the Fire Dragon to conduct tests. Even an adult fire dragon with thick scales would wail in pain for three days and three nights.

And now, Mino, who was by the bedside, not only could she endure this pain, but she didn't even make a sound... as if she just didn't want to be heard by me?

Kleitina's eyes widened slightly as she saw Mino biting his tongue, his pores bulging violently—the pain was clearly so intense that he couldn't suppress a scream, yet Mino was biting his tongue to stay conscious!

What a strong will! What a powerful sense of self-respect!

Kleidina's understanding of Mino was refreshed once again. This was a human hero... Would he really go to such lengths to protect the saintess?

She underestimated him!

“You won, Mino.” Kleinna sighed, released the binding spell, and reached out to remove the glass bottles one by one from Mino’s back.

"The torture can end now."

Since the other party has already expressed their will through their actions, there is no need for me to further humiliate such a resilient and courageous person.

pat.

A strong, powerful hand gripped his wrist, and Mino's tone was unwaveringly firm: "Don't end it."

Kleidina froze, only to hear Mino say with absolute certainty, "If this ends now... I'll die."

As the rose burned, the temperature on her back slowly dropped. Without nourishment, the heat couldn't last. Mino's eyebrows twitched violently... and intense pain surged up again.

Oh no... He'll die from the pain if this continues.

Mino's gaze fell on the roses Kleidina had brought, and his eyes lit up: "You are not allowed to leave until all the roses are used up!!!"

Her gaze lifted in a daze, meeting Mino's incredibly bright eyes, and Klettina gradually understood everything.

Having experienced the terrifying effects of the Fiery Rose, is it absolutely forbidden to use such a rose on anyone else...?

She'd rather get soaked herself than not hold an umbrella for someone else—that's true courage. Kletina's eyelashes trembled slightly, but her eyes quickly filled with respect: "In that case, so be it."

Kleidina took out the roses one by one and filled the still-warm bottle opening. Soon, Mino's face turned red and white again, and she trembled all over in pain.

Somewhat reluctant to witness this scene, Kletina slowly moved to the windowsill, gazing at the rain that had been falling for so long outside, and murmured softly, "It's about time..."

After a long while, the last rose burned out.

Mino collapsed onto the bed with a thud, and when she looked up, her face showed extreme pain.

"Hiss—in such a short time, the divine power hasn't recovered enough... I'll have to use it sparingly," Mino murmured to himself.

Turning to look at Kletina, a slight smile appeared on his pale face: "Your roses were quite a pleasant experience."

A weak yet resolute face paired with an unfake smile—this is undoubtedly the smile of a victor.

Kleidina sighed, "It seems that this time we really won't be able to extract any information about Saintess Lena from you."

“Of course.” Mino patted his chest, his confidence rising, and said with a smile:

"That's my close partner who's shared joys and sorrows with me, the strongest ally in the human camp—"

[Ding—Torture mission generated]

[Torture Mission: The Shadow Fiend's torture was exhilarating, and in return, you decide to answer his questions about Saintess Lena.]

[Reward: Contract Spell - Weather Change (Activates by consuming gold)]

"If you want intelligence... you'll have to pay extra."

"I knew it!" In the corner, Altottai suddenly did a backflip, his face beaming with excitement at his successful prediction.

"With my lord's integrity, how could he possibly withstand such intense torture?! Wait... money?"

The sword quickly veered off course, and Altottai looked at Mino with disbelief: "You can accept an extra bowl of rice, but you want extra money?"

"Hmph! Artotai, you've been imprisoned for too long, you've even lost the basic desires of a prisoner!"

Mino said with a righteous and awe-inspiring expression:

"Adding money is just the first step! Next, I plan to gradually strive for 'torture the five social insurances and one housing fund' and 'torture the 985 work system,' to fight for more cell security as a representative of prisoners!!! How about that, doesn't it sound exciting?!"

"My heart sank! Are you prepared to dedicate your life to being a good prisoner?!"

Amidst the spittle flying between them, they were completely unaware that the moment they heard the word "money," Kletina's expression gradually turned serious.

How could this be...? Mino has probably already discovered the way to find the Demon King's castle gate—

Only the great demons of the Demon King's Castle know that the gate to the Demon King's Castle is not a fixed door... but a dimensional existence that can only be summoned by binding a contract spell. Otherwise, in the vast Demon King's Castle, the possibility of finding the gate by luck alone is close to zero.

Contract magic is a special law that exists outside of magic. It is widely used in areas of the continent where magic is weak. In human territories, the largest trading company in the kingdom, the Lotte Trading Company, possesses the most advanced contract magic technology.

One of the key features of the Contract Technique is that it does not rely excessively on the supply of power such as magic stones, but rather requires the offering of gold coins.

Kleidina felt a slight sense of crisis.

There are two conditions for leaving the Demon King's castle.

One of them is the key to the Demon King's castle gate, which only the nine Demon Officials possess, and she herself carries a set of keys...

The other condition is to use gold coins as payment to activate the contract spell and summon the gates of the Demon King's castle.

Now, Mino is about to meet one of the conditions.

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At such a crucial juncture, Mino actually went so far as to betray the saintess's information in order to provide the money himself.

Mino had never mentioned this before... Is this really a coincidence?

Surely it couldn't have suddenly become so important and indispensable to Mino, could it? The Demon King's Castle isn't the Kingdom of Kuru; gold coins are more of a material than a universal currency.

The uses of gold coins thus become simple and easy to guess...

Kleidina's gaze turned slightly serious.

She vaguely guessed the truth: Mino had been plotting from the very beginning! All for this moment, when she had no choice but to openly and legitimately present her demands!

The enemy has found a way to escape the Demon King's castle!

Looking at Mino's innocent and harmless smile, Kletina sensed for the first time the boundless wisdom beneath it.

When they extracted information from Mino that was enough to threaten the human camp.

Mino had also unknowingly obtained information about the Demon King's escape from the castle... No wonder he is the strongest hero in human history.

Kleidina realized that the title of the strongest hero in human history was well-deserved. Whenever Mino did something she couldn't understand, attributing it to this title seemed to resolve all her doubts.

Right now, the other party's frank and open presentation of conditions is clearly a declaration of war against me!

Will you defeat the human camp first with the information I gave you for free, or will I first accomplish the miracle of escaping the Demon King's castle...? The balance of the struggle between humans and demons has always been on the shoulders of the hero Mino.

In a daze, Kleidina sensed Mino's unwavering will, took a deep breath, and made her decision.

At present, weakening Saintess Lena's power is the only way to completely extend our reach to the capital of the Kingdom of Kur!

"Okay, I promise you."

Kleitina pulled a small bag of gold coins from her waist and tossed it to Mino, letting him count them: "Here are one hundred gold coins, the same amount as the gold coins of the Kingdom of Kur."

Kleiner stared intently at Mino's face, and sure enough, the moment the gold coin was in his hand, Mino showed a look of joy as if he were about to escape a predicament.

Very good!

Mino held a bag of gold coins, her heart filled with excitement. Finally... as long as she could use the Contract Spell to change the weather, her "old cold back" would never flare up again!

What? You mean what about Lena?

Sigh, the other person isn't the same older woman I used to meet on blind dates; she's probably already moved on from the trauma...

The other party wants Lena's weakness, but they didn't specify whether it was from the past or the present!