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

Is today Reincarnated in Another World as a Skill Demon Lord,

I Lead a Cheat Slow Life While Raising a Villainess day?

It's Reincarnated in Another World as a Skill Demon Lord,

I Lead a Cheat Slow Life While Raising a Villainess: Oops, I Did It Again day.

So close!

Should I wake you up at the usual time tomorrow morning?

Yes, please.

Sounds good. Good night, then.

Good night.

'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess

It's time for torture, Princess!

I surrender!

Your Highness!

Stop trying to set a new record for the fastest time!

Today's torture is...

Ta-da! Balloon art!

Mama made some for me the other day, and it was lots of fun.

So I thought you'd like it, too.

Listen well, daughter of the Hell-Lord.

Balloon artists visited the empire as street performers.

Her Highness has seen the finest of balloon artistry,

so it'll take an extraordinary feat to please her.

Isn't that right, Your Highness?

Oh, rats!

She's already thinking up her confession!

Okay, here I go.

Hup!

I can't do it...

What?

I'm scared to twist the balloon.

Y-You can do it, Maomao-chan!

AIR

AIR

ROOM

ROOM

There's still room in the balloon for the air to escape.

So it won't pop, even if you twist it!

But still...

I'm too scared...

Let me do it!

Your Highness?!

I'll make it and force myself to give in!

You don't see how that's strange?!

What do you want me to do, then?!

Please don't give in!

Maomao-chan's still young, so she'll run into things she can't do!

But I don't want her to have bad memories of not being able to do it!

Leave everything to me!

You're...

Mama!

Thank you, Princess.

Maomao-chan, let me see that balloon.

You take this, do this, and with that...

Ta-da!

It's a poodle!

Mama sure is amazing...

Maomao-chan.

Next, it's time to bring out the big guns.

Huh?

I won't be able to do it all by myself.

Maomao-chan, do you think you can help me?

Yeah!

I'll be holding onto this end.

Maomao-chan, try giving it a twist.

Yeah, I'll do my best!

I'm still scared.

Don't worry! I'm right here!

I'm here for you, too.

Y-Yeah...

Twist...

You got this, Maomao-chan!

Twist...

Keep going, Maomao-chan!

Twist...

Twist...

Maomao-chan.

Maomao-chan!

You can do it, Maomao-chan!

I did it!

Good job!

You did it!

Yahoo!

Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!

Mama, where do I twist next?

Ta-da!

A flower!

What should we make next?

A teddy bear!

A teddy bear? It won't be easy.

Maomao-chan, do you think you can help me a little more?

Yeah, I'll do what I can!

You too, Princess!

Sure!

They all had fun

What?

Forgot to get a secret out of her?

Yes.

Princess Maomao-chan was the assigned inquisitor.

She administered balloon art torture...

But after Her Majesty joined in, they had so much fun making balloons,

that, apparently, they forgot to ask her for a secret.

I see.

Well, it happens to the best—

What's wrong, Your Majesty?!

His Majesty has gotten a mouth ulcer.

A mouth ulcer?!

His Majesty's mighty jaw and sharp fangs are said to be able to crush even steel!

An ulcer affecting a mouth like his...

I shudder at the mere thought!

His Majesty can defend himself against external attacks with near-instant magic,

Lightning Hurricane

but he's vulnerable from the inside!

And healing magic would most likely harm His Majesty.

So the only way is to let His Majesty's body heal itself?!

That means he'll need to get some quality rest time.

Which in turn means...

He'll need to go on special demonic leave!

Demons with sharp fangs are more susceptible to mouth and tooth problems,

and demons with many eyes are more susceptible to eye conditions.

As such, the Hellhorde offers different leave types based on a demon's physiology.

This is known as "special demonic leave."

Special Demonic Leave

The one upside here is that today is Friday.

Yes, it won't affect operations too much.

We should manage to hold down the fort on our own.

His Majesty...

I only hope it's nothing serious...

Mr. Hell-Lord?

Mr. Hell-Lord God Thunder?

That's me.

The Hell-Lord's ulcer-afflicted regimen.

Get some relaxing exercise to relieve stress.

Oh, hello.

Hello.

Is this okay for you to eat?

Eat soft food that's easy on the stomach.

This savory egg custard is delicious.

I'm home!

Welcome back.

Huh? Papa's home!

He came back early because he got a mouth ulcer.

Yay!

It really smarts, you know.

Papa! Let's play! Let's play!

Not today.

Once I feel better tomorrow, we can play all you like.

Sure thing.

Then I'll help heal your mouth ulcer!

That ulcer doesn't stand a chance.

Brush up top!

Remember to keep good oral hygiene.

Brush down low.

Get plenty of sleep.

Saturday

Papa, are you better now?

Yes.

It's healed up.

Hooray!

Okay, we can play lots today!

Yay!

Woof, woof, woof.

Bow wow wow.

Woof, woof.

Bow wow—

Papa?

It's nothing.

So it still hurts a little?

Maomao-chan, how about you and Papa do some drawing?

Sure!

Done!

Let me have a look.

Watch this, Maomao-chan.

What are you folding it for?

Look, a bus.

Beep, beep!

Can I draw people inside?

Yes, go ahead.

Ta-da!

It looks great.

Let me make more cars.

I know!

What's this now, Maomao-chan?

What?!

A tunnel!

Drawing the landscape?

I was too busy focusing on making cars.

By making a tunnel, the scenery is suddenly brought into sharp view.

You can practically see the bus peacefully driving down a country road.

What creativity!