Tis Time for "Torture," Princess (姫様“拷問”の時間です)

'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess

Curry Mix

Curry Mix

All right, then.

Let's begin making the torture implement.

Yes! I'm ready to learn!

Form a claw with your left hand.

Cut the carrots into one-centimeter rounds.

Say, Sakura-chan.

Yes?

Have you considered applying to become a pain-private in the near future?

What?!

Your training period's about to end, so I think it's the perfect time.

I'm not a demon, so do I stand any chance of getting in?

Most certainly.

I've seen all of the hard work you've been putting in.

Me, an inquisitor...

There's no need to fret so much.

To become a pain-private, simply submit the form with all the required fields.

Oh, that said...

The application requires that you write down a torture you're proficient in.

What will you choose?

Anything in particular you fancy?

Actually...

There's one torture I wanted to try.

Oh? What is it?

Senpai, do you have some free time tomorrow?

Tomorrow?

I'd like to give it a shot before I fill everything out...

Or well, I want you to take a look at my torture...

I want you to be my first torture victim!

'Twould be an honor!

Sakura's Apartment

All my life, I've done nothing but obey orders.

I never gave any thought as to what I wanted.

The only thing I knew was assassination, and all I could do was make people suffer.

I never imagined I could be cut out to entertain them through torture.

However...

after learning about torture from Senpai,

she made me realize all the different things I was capable of doing.

Take a good look, Senpai...

at what I've chosen for the first time, all by myself.

My first torture.

Senpai, it's time for your torture!

My street performance torture...

Please enjoy it!

Where'd that apple come from?

What?!

She's keeping the apple in the air by throwing the knives she's juggling at it,

while peeling it at the same time?!

S...

Sakura-chan, that was amazing!

Huh?

Wait... Surely not...

You were still saving your best trick?!

Hah!

Wow!

Senpai! What'd you think of my torture?

That was incredible, Sakura-chan.

It was so thrilling, I almost forgot it was torture!

I really enjoyed it!

Thanks a lot!

Sakura's pain-private application

Was submitted

Princess...

Your torture's been canceled.

Huh?

What's the meaning of this?

Remember our conversation the other day ?

Oh, yeah.

What animals do you like that haven't shown up in a torture yet?

Penguins!

So I asked a penguin I know to come all the way here for today's torture...

Hellbeast Penguin

Hellbeast Penguin

But we've been having a nasty heatwave in Hellholm,

so he can't make it.

Hellbeast penguins don't do well in the heat.

Poor thing!

That's a shame, but the penguin's health comes first.

Thanks, Princess.

Your Highness, you like penguins as well as hamsters?

Yeah.

The way they waddle.

Their cute, round eyes.

Their gentle faces.

I fell in love with them at a penguin show I saw at the aquarium as a kid.

Penguins!

Penguins!

Penguin Show

Seeing them shuffle to and fro.

Cheering them on when they mess up.

Their laid-back attitudes.

Get up! You can do it!

Pick yourself back up!

So adorable.

Penjamin couldn't make it, but he's the Northern Demon World Aquarium's star!

Oh, wow.

The cream of the crop, huh?

I'll have him come some other time when it's cooler.

Yeah!

I can't wait to meet him!

Hold your horses!

Some other time?

You can't be serious, ladies.

The hellbeast penguin, Penjamin...

is right here, baby!

What? Penjamin?!

Sorry I'm a teensy bit late.

You're covered in sweat!

You came all this way in this heat?

No heat's gonna stop me from helping out my buddy Krall!

Penjamin!

Alrighty, Krall.

We can't keep our audience waiting any longer.

Time to look alive.

Let's get this penguin show on the road!

The Penjamin Show

The Penjamin Show

First up, we have this trick!

A-one, a-two, a-three!

And next is this!

Hup, hup, hup!

But there's more!

Now it's time for the grand finale!

Penjamin!

Are you okay?

Don't push yourself like this!

Shaddup!

You expect me to stop in the middle of a show?!

If I die here on stage, then so be it!

Penjamin...

Here I go!

Take a good gander!

Penjamin's going for the hurdle jump!

Hah!

Yeah!

You did it!

That was amazing, Penjamin!

How do you like them apples?!

The Penjamin Show

What'd you think of Penjamin's penguin show, Princess?

Not what I expected, really.

But she felt bad

So she confessed anyway

Penjamin!

Oh, is that you, Hamungous?

How's it going?

I heard you were here, so I came to take a look.

I forgot the two of you were pals.

Yeah.

We worked at the same Chinese restaurant before we got our big break.

You haven't gotten rusty?

Perish the thought!

Try some of my pepper steak for yourself!

Here you are!

Looks great!

Oh, not too shabby.

Please try some, Penjamin!

You know I can't eat pepper steak, on account of being a penguin and all.

Oh, that's right.

You can have both plates then, Krall.

Eh?

It looks good, but two whole plates?!

How about I show off some of my skills, too?

Hooray!

You're still the master of making fried rice, Penjamin!

There we go!

That looks amazing!

That's all of it!

It was delicious, but I'm stuffed!

But you know...

Oh, right.

You can't eat fried rice, being a hamster and all.

T-Time to chow down...

'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess

Man, I'm bored.

Why don't you work out, then?

Ugh, what a pain.

You say that now...

Don't come crying when you get a flabby belly after all that eating and sleeping.

Little Princess.

Master Mama!

Huh? Are you feeling down?

You're walking with a heavier gait than usual.

Impressive, Little Princess.

You noticed that?

I am Commander of the Imperial Third Legion.

I can easily glean information from the sound of someone's footsteps.

Oh, that's amazing.

I wish she could've seen Her Highness just moments ago.

Truth be told...

This morning, I broke my favorite mug,

and it's been one small mistake after another at work.

Today's just not my day.

Oh, I've had days like those.

So I'm taking off work early today...

and going on an adventure!

An adventure?

An adventure where I go down the streets I always pass by but have never taken