1. Many moons have passed since the Imperial
Army went to war with the Hellhorde.Copy !req
2. I am Ex, a sentient sacred blade
passed down in the Royal Empire.Copy !req
3. Having fallen into the
hands of the Hellhorde,Copy !req
4. I find myself imprisoned with
my master, Her Highness.Copy !req
5. Is that so?Copy !req
6. If you refuse to reveal the
Royal Empire's secrets...Copy !req
7. We will have to subject you
to full-blown torture.Copy !req
8. Wait!Copy !req
9. Laws regarding prisoners of war
prohibit the use of torture!Copy !req
10. Those are human laws, are they not?Copy !req
11. Damn you...Copy !req
12. Rest assured, Ex.Copy !req
13. I would never give in to their torture!Copy !req
14. Your Highness!Copy !req
15. In that case...Copy !req
16. 'Tis time for torture, Princess.Copy !req
17. 'Tis Time for "Torture,"
PrincessCopy !req
18. 10 Minutes AgoCopy !req
19. An experimental spell went haywire,
and Her Highness lost her memories.Copy !req
20. It seems she doesn't remember anything
since she was taken prisoner.Copy !req
21. Since it was caused by a rogue spell,
we don't know how to treat it.Copy !req
22. Oh, no...Copy !req
23. I have no memories, but it seems
that several months have passed,Copy !req
24. and I have been subjected to
torture on a daily basis.Copy !req
25. But thus far, the Hellhorde have
yet to launch their attack.Copy !req
26. It seems that I haven't succumbed
to your torture a single time!Copy !req
27. Um, well, about that...Copy !req
28. It's uncertain what may trigger
her memories coming back,Copy !req
29. so the doctor said it'd be best
to return to her daily routine.Copy !req
30. And thus, going back to the very beginning...Copy !req
31. 'Tis time for torture, Princess.Copy !req
32. That's right.Copy !req
33. Her memory loss may have come as a shock,Copy !req
34. Dumb Face-o-MeterCopy !req
35. but this isn't Her Highness who's
used to giving in every single time.Copy !req
36. She's back to being the old Princess!Copy !req
37. The one who's survived countless battles
and achieved many a great feat!Copy !req
38. She very well might be able
to resist this torture!Copy !req
39. Looks yummy...Copy !req
40. Nope, she's gonna cave!Copy !req
41. D-Don't get me wrong, Ex!Copy !req
42. I'm not feeling tempted at all!Copy !req
43. I simply gave my honest impression
of how good it looks!Copy !req
44. All human beings would feel the same way!Copy !req
45. I've heard this before.Copy !req
46. I would never give in to
the likes of mere toast!Copy !req
47. I've seen this before.Copy !req
48. I-I can hear it!Copy !req
49. It sounds...Copy !req
50. It sounds so tasty!Copy !req
51. Hang in there, Your Highness!Copy !req
52. Don't worry, Ex.Copy !req
53. I am Commander of the Imperial Third Legion.Copy !req
54. I-I will never give in...Copy !req
55. to your pathetic torture!Copy !req
56. The same reaction as
season one, episode one!Copy !req
57. The torture isn't over yet.Copy !req
58. Is that...Copy !req
59. Very YummyCopy !req
60. HoneyCopy !req
61. 'Tis honey.Copy !req
62. You wouldn't dare!Copy !req
63. You fiend!Copy !req
64. That has to taste amazing!Copy !req
65. I will reveal my secret!Copy !req
66. I caved. All that's left is to go to sleep.Copy !req
67. So yummy!Copy !req
68. I'll talk!Copy !req
69. M-My head!Copy !req
70. Your Highness?Copy !req
71. Your Highness!Copy !req
72. Y-Your High...Copy !req
73. I-Is something wrong?Copy !req
74. The moment I was about to give in,
the memories all came flooding back.Copy !req
75. What?Copy !req
76. Your Highness, does that mean...Copy !req
77. Yes!Copy !req
78. My memories have returned!Copy !req
79. Your Highness!Copy !req
80. You've regained your memories.Copy !req
81. There's no information that
could be more valuable.Copy !req
82. In other words, you've told us your
secret, and we're done with you!Copy !req
83. 'Tis time for a toast party!Copy !req
84. Yay!Copy !req
85. It's as yummy as ever!Copy !req
86. Untz, untz, untz!Copy !req
87. I've seen this before as well.Copy !req
88. Untz, untz, untz, untz!Copy !req
89. Untz, untz, untz, untz, untz, untz!Copy !req
90. The princess went
back to normalCopy !req
91. Your Majesty.Copy !req
92. I'm glad to hear her memories returned.Copy !req
93. I have one additional matter to report on.Copy !req
94. Go on.Copy !req
95. We've noticed changes to the official
website for the anime Your Majesty is fond of.Copy !req
96. Oh?Copy !req
97. I appreciate the periodic updates
even after it's gone off the air.Copy !req
98. What?Copy !req
99. Season 2 Confirmed!Copy !req
100. They're making a season two of the anime?Copy !req
101. Hell yes!Copy !req
102. Congrats on Season 2Copy !req
103. A cake!Copy !req
104. Looks tasty!Copy !req
105. An anime His Majesty likes will
be getting a second season.Copy !req
106. To celebrate, we're distributing
cakes all across Hellholm.Copy !req
107. Oh, good for him.Copy !req
108. An anime that the Hell-Lord likes?Copy !req
109. I see!Copy !req
110. This is a torture where I must reveal
the empire's secret if I want cake!Copy !req
111. No, the cake is from His Majesty.Copy !req
112. 'Tisn't torture.Copy !req
113. Really?Copy !req
114. Let's enjoy it together.Copy !req
115. Yay!Copy !req
116. You're putting candles on it?Copy !req
117. Indeed.Copy !req
118. Can I be the one to blow out the candles?Copy !req
119. There's no greater moment of joy than
blowing out the flame on a candle.Copy !req
120. Yeah! I love it!Copy !req
121. Which is why you mustn't.Copy !req
122. What?Copy !req
123. If you wish to blow out the candles,
you'll have to tell us an imperial secret.Copy !req
124. Y-You said the cake wasn't torture...Copy !req
125. That's true.Copy !req
126. The cake isn't torture.Copy !req
127. The cake itself, that is.Copy !req
128. You monster!Copy !req
129. It's like being back home!Copy !req
130. Congrats on Season 2Copy !req
131. Congratulations on season two!Copy !req
132. She started singing?Copy !req
133. Congratulations on season two!Copy !req
134. If I don't yield to the torture
before Torture stops singing,Copy !req
135. I'll lose the right to blow out the candles?Copy !req
136. Congratulations on season two!Copy !req
137. Damn it all!Copy !req
138. Congratulations on season two!Copy !req
139. I get so excited hearing this melody!Copy !req
140. It makes me want to blow out those candles!Copy !req
141. Congratulations on season two!Copy !req
142. Your Highness! Stay strong!Copy !req
143. You only need to bear
it until the song ends!Copy !req
144. Congratulations on season two!Copy !req
145. I know it must pain you, but
all things come to an end!Copy !req
146. Congratulations...Copy !req
147. Every storm runs out of rain!Copy !req
148. Well, it sucks now standing in the rain!Copy !req
149. Congratulations on season two!Copy !req
150. This is the final refrain.Copy !req
151. Congratulations on season two!Copy !req
152. The song's about to end!Copy !req
153. Congratulations on season two!Copy !req
154. Just a little longer, and
I'll reign victorious!Copy !req
155. Congratulations on season two!Copy !req
156. Endure!Copy !req
157. Endure!Copy !req
158. You can endure it!Copy !req
159. Congratulations on season two!Copy !req
160. It's over!Copy !req
161. Yay! I endured it!Copy !req
162. I endured it until the end!Copy !req
163. Take that!Copy !req
164. I'm Commander of the Imperial Third Legion!Copy !req
165. Your lousy torture was no match for...Copy !req
166. Oh, no!Copy !req
167. Yes, I'd forgotten!Copy !req
168. You don't actually blow out the
candles until the song's over!Copy !req
169. There was no point in enduring
it while she was singing!Copy !req
170. Congrats on Season 2Copy !req
171. The real battle starts here and now!Copy !req
172. The moment after the song has just ended!Copy !req
173. Congrats on Season 2Copy !req
174. The moment they're just
begging to be blown out!Copy !req
175. Oh, it's no use...Copy !req
176. Because I wrongly believed I was done
enduring it when the song ended...Copy !req
177. My mind's gone completely loosey-goosey...Copy !req
178. Loosey-Goosey MindCopy !req
179. With my mind like this...Copy !req
180. Heave-ho! Heave-ho! Heave-ho!Copy !req
181. Urge to Blow Out CandlesCopy !req
182. I can't resist the urge
to blow out the candles!Copy !req
183. Ready...Copy !req
184. Heave-ho! Heave-ho!Copy !req
185. Heave-ho!Copy !req
186. There's no way I could win!Copy !req
187. Congrats on Season 2Copy !req
188. I'm happy for you, Your Highness!Copy !req
189. Come, let us all have a slice.Copy !req
190. Yay!Copy !req
191. The princess
confessedCopy !req
192. Your Majesty.Copy !req
193. The secret we obtained from the princess...Copy !req
194. It seems that their king
will turn fifty this year.Copy !req
195. Oh?Copy !req
196. He's a great deal older than I am.Copy !req
197. 'Tis Time for "Torture,"
PrincessCopy !req
198. The princess and Hell-Lord unexpectedly
found themselves in another world.Copy !req
199. However, one thing led to another, and they
managed to return to their original world.Copy !req
200. Let's take it from the top...Copy !req
201. And play some basketball!Copy !req
202. The Hellholm basketball matchup
is about to get underway!Copy !req
203. This is Gilga with the play-by-play,Copy !req
204. and Ex as our color analyst!Copy !req
205. First, we have Team Princess.Copy !req
206. Power Forward: PrincessCopy !req
207. Point Guard: TortureCopy !req
208. KrallCopy !req
209. Shooting Guard: InkiCopy !req
210. Small Forward: VanillaCopy !req
211. With their captain, Princess, at the core,
this is a team with plenty of agility.Copy !req
212. Will we see them put up big points?Copy !req
213. Now for Team Hell-Lord.Copy !req
214. Hell-LordCopy !req
215. Point Guard: GiantCopy !req
216. Power Forward: DatarmaCopy !req
217. Shooting Guard: KanadgeCopy !req
218. Their powerful defense are
sure to keep scores low!Copy !req
219. Can we expect Princess Maomao-chan
as their leading scorer?Copy !req
220. Small Forward:
Maomao-chanCopy !req
221. Maomao-chan! Good luck!Copy !req
222. Queen
LuluneCopy !req
223. But why basketball, of all things?Copy !req
224. Basketball's big right now in Hellholm.Copy !req
225. Oh, is that right?Copy !req
226. No one really knows the rules,
so they just go by vibes.Copy !req
227. Wait, will this be okay?Copy !req
228. The game's about to start!Copy !req
229. The referee, Youki, was on
her school basketball team,Copy !req
230. making her the only one who
vaguely knows the rules!Copy !req
231. Know all the rules if you were on the team!Copy !req
232. I may have been on the basketball team,Copy !req
233. but I was mostly busy playing in the gym
and chatting at family restaurants!Copy !req
234. Don't assume all basketball team
members know how to play basketball!Copy !req
235. Why the high-and-mighty act?Copy !req
236. We're finally starting the game!Copy !req
237. Both teams have their players in position.Copy !req
238. And now...Copy !req
239. The kickoff!Copy !req
240. It's called a tip-off in basketball.Copy !req
241. Hngy-Baby!Copy !req
242. Super Sixth Man: HngyCopy !req
243. What?Copy !req
244. Whoa!Copy !req
245. Some stunning teamwork to
make up for their height!Copy !req
246. Ref, that's clearly against the rules!Copy !req
247. Eh?Copy !req
248. Nice one, Hngy-Baby!Copy !req
249. Krall showing Hngy some love!Copy !req
250. Princess not missing the catch.Copy !req
251. Team Princess has first possession!Copy !req
252. Now, first we see them go by the playbook...Copy !req
253. with everyone surrounding the ball!Copy !req
254. Is this gym class basketball?Copy !req
255. Princess stuck in the crowd,
unable to move the ball!Copy !req
256. They're just asking for a foul to happen!Copy !req
257. Princess, pass the ball to me!Copy !req
258. I wanna dribble the ball, too!Copy !req
259. Hey, you're all putting
pressure on Princess-chan!Copy !req
260. Princess-chan, take a load
off and let go of the ball!Copy !req
261. I've got you, Princess!Copy !req
262. Go for it, Maomao-chan!Copy !req
263. Since it's come down to this...Copy !req
264. Princess with the bold attempt!Copy !req
265. I admire the spirit!Copy !req
266. Sadly, it ends in a steal!Copy !req
267. His Majesty goes straight for the long pass!Copy !req
268. Oh, no, you don't!Copy !req
269. Are you hurt, Vanilla-chan?Copy !req
270. Princess!Copy !req
271. Wow! Kanadge drives to
the basket by himself!Copy !req
272. He's completely open!Copy !req
273. See!Copy !req
274. This is what happens when you
all swarm the ball!Copy !req
275. The left hand is just
for holding the ball...Copy !req
276. Oh, but he's denied by the goal post!Copy !req
277. He just totally sucks at basketball!Copy !req
278. Princess with the hard defense!Copy !req
279. Everyone!Copy !req
280. Get into square formation!Copy !req
281. Yeah!Copy !req
282. Whoa!Copy !req
283. They're holding hands and
surrounding Princess!Copy !req
284. Slowly making their way to the basket!Copy !req
285. Team Hell-Lord can't touch them!Copy !req
286. Is this allowed in the rules?Copy !req
287. Oh! A dribbling mistake!Copy !req
288. Oh, no!Copy !req
289. Torture kicks the ball away!Copy !req
290. Kanadge grabs the loose ball, and
quickly gets ready to shoot!Copy !req
291. Yeah, I'm Kanadge.Copy !req
292. The guy who never gives up till the end.Copy !req
293. Check out that fadeaway!Copy !req
294. A staple of basketball manga,Copy !req
295. where you take a shot jumping
backward to evade defenders!Copy !req
296. Why now, when you're wide open?Copy !req
297. Denied yet again by the goal post!Copy !req
298. Also, a basketball hoop
isn't a goal post!Copy !req
299. The fierce battle between Team Hell-Lord
and Team Princess continued...Copy !req
300. That's the end of the game!Copy !req
301. Team Hell-Lord takes it
with a score of 6 to 4!Copy !req
302. A score you'd see in baseball.Copy !req
303. Did you have fun playing basketball?Copy !req
304. Yeah!Copy !req
305. I want to play again with everyone!Copy !req
306. Who's up for the family
restaurant after this?Copy !req
307. Me.Copy !req
308. I'm in!Copy !req
309. Everyone's going to a family restaurant?Copy !req
310. Here!Copy !req
311. Vanilla-chan and I are coming, too.Copy !req
312. What?Copy !req
313. Right?Copy !req
314. Yeah!Copy !req
315. Princess-chan, we're leaving now.Copy !req
316. Good work out there, Your Highness.Copy !req
317. We lost, huh?Copy !req
318. Still, playing basketball today made
me remember the most important thing.Copy !req
319. What?Copy !req
320. My love for the game of basketball!Copy !req
321. You never had any love
for it in the first place!Copy !req
322. Nope!Copy !req
323. Are you all right, Torture?Copy !req
324. Don't mind me.Copy !req
325. It seems I got a bit carried
away in all the fun.Copy !req
326. I've never been very athletic.Copy !req
327. Hey, are you going to be good for
today's torture in that sorry state?Copy !req
328. Perhaps not.Copy !req
329. Looks like today will be
a surefire win for me!Copy !req
330. The torture went as planned,
and the princess confessed.Copy !req
331. And they all went to a family restaurant.Copy !req
332. 'Tis Time for "Torture,"
PrincessCopy !req
333. I'm confident that I won't
yield to today's torture!Copy !req
334. Aren't you dying to know why?Copy !req
335. No...Copy !req
336. Because I spent the whole day taking
action to prepare for the torture!Copy !req
337. Not even letting me answer, huh?Copy !req
338. And what action do I mean?Copy !req
339. Visualizing it in my head!Copy !req
340. You know, when you run mental simulations
to hone your techniques and tactics.Copy !req
341. At my advanced skill level, it provides
almost as much experience as the real thing.Copy !req
342. I employed this method to
visualize our torture sessions.Copy !req
343. I see.Copy !req
344. You did seem awfully quiet today.Copy !req
345. Yep.Copy !req
346. I was subjected to torture
over and over in my mind.Copy !req
347. LunchtimeCopy !req
348. 'Tis time for torture, Princess.Copy !req
349. Today's torture is...Copy !req
350. Macaroni gratin!Copy !req
351. The queen is fond of fruits!Copy !req
352. Butter soy sauce pasta with scallops!Copy !req
353. My little sister loves skiing!Copy !req
354. Fluffy ricotta pancakes!Copy !req
355. Jimochi collects miniature cars!Copy !req
356. PlumCopy !req
357. Gum!Copy !req
358. The sacred blade Machina is hidden
in the Fountain of Dharma!Copy !req
359. Doing this gave me plenty of combat
experience to come up with countermeasures.Copy !req
360. Did I imagine those flashbacks of you
vigorously giving up in seconds flat?Copy !req
361. Also, this is the first I've heard of
Sir Jimochi collecting car miniatures.Copy !req
362. Oh.Copy !req
363. He used to always stop by the toy
store on our way home from training.Copy !req
364. Line Ends HereCopy !req
365. End of the line for the special limited
edition car miniature releasing today!Copy !req
366. Oh, fidget, fidget.Copy !req
367. Oh, fidget, fidget.Copy !req
368. Hey, are we done yet?Copy !req
369. Are you here to buy one
for your granddaughter?Copy !req
370. No.Copy !req
371. This is my hobby!Copy !req
372. Honored Knight
JimochiCopy !req
373. I was so excited, I didn't
sleep a wink last night.Copy !req
374. I see...Copy !req
375. Fidget, fidget.Copy !req
376. That old fart again!Copy !req
377. Fear not, Ex.Copy !req
378. I may have given in to every
torture in my mind...Copy !req
379. What? All of them?Copy !req
380. But surrendering so many times beforehand
has to have satisfied my desire to surrender!Copy !req
381. Desire to SurrenderCopy !req
382. Desire to surrender?Copy !req
383. I'll never yield to today's torture!Copy !req
384. That'd be nice.Copy !req
385. What's with your reaction?Copy !req
386. So you have no faith in me?Copy !req
387. I really am confident this time!Copy !req
388. I would even bet on it!Copy !req
389. For real?Copy !req
390. How about this?Copy !req
391. If I give in today, I'll get on my knees and
beg Gilga to perform maintenance on you.Copy !req
392. What?Copy !req
393. What's more, I'll even give up my futon
and go to sleep in formal seiza posture!Copy !req
394. Well, I won't surrender, so there's
no chance that'll ever happen!Copy !req
395. I beg you!Copy !req
396. Your Highness.Copy !req
397. I'll forget about you giving in,
so please sleep on a futon.Copy !req
398. I'm the Princess and Commander
of the Imperial Third Legion.Copy !req
399. I won't go back on my word.Copy !req
400. Sure...Copy !req
401. By the way, were you having a nice dream?Copy !req
402. Huh?Copy !req
403. You looked like you were
having fun in your sleep.Copy !req
404. While sitting in seiza.Copy !req
405. Yeah, I was.Copy !req
406. I had a dream about an old friend.Copy !req
407. An intruder!Copy !req
408. Get moving, guards!Copy !req
409. Stop right there!Copy !req
410. Who the hell are you?Copy !req
411. What are you after?Copy !req
412. I'm here to kill the Hell-Lord.Copy !req