NOTE: Welcome back! Here's another torture session! Can the Princess endure this one for once?

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Chapter 7: Seafood Special

The door to cell opened once more revealing Alpha, followed by Nu, and a cart containing the next method of torture to be used. The blonde elf pushed a few strands of hair out of her face, placed a hand to her hip. "Princess, 'tis time for torture."

Princess' eyes lit up with stars, she skipped up to Nu with a happy expression. "Miss Nu! You're back!"

"Apologies, Princess, there was business to take care of these past few days." Nu apologized.

"I can't wait to try your cooking again!"

"Ah hem."

Princess straightened out her back, feeling the heated stare of her holy weapon boring into her. She quickly scurried back to his side, arms as stiff as a wooden stick, glued to her sides with slightly tension. "I-I mean, regardless of Miss Nu's fantastic cooking, I won't submit to you today, Miss Alpha!"

"Real smooth, Princess."

Alpha reached for the concealed tray on the cart, lifting it up. "Then we shall begin today's torture."

"A clock?" Ex and Princess stared at the timer. "What do you plan to accomplish with a mere timer?"

Alpha snapped her fingers, commanding Nu to begin her preparations. The assistant reached underneath the cart, bringing up a cutting board, portable stove, a cooking pan, ingredients, and several utensils. The co-leader turned the timer on as Nu began cooking the meal. "5 minutes."

"5 minutes? We must simply wait 5 minutes for the meal to be finished? Will the Princess be able to resist temptation by the time the meal's finished?" Ex wondered to himself.

"Don't worry, Ex." Princess smiles confidently at her sword. "I'm confident that this time I'll be able to win! All I have to do is resist the temptation of the food being cooked in front of me! As long as I don't cave in during this time, then I'll be free to eat Miss Nu's cooking!"

"Princess, while your reasons to resist the torture could be more noble, I shouldn't have doubted you for a second! You are the Captain of the Legion's Third Imperial Army! In the past, you've fought the witch. While all of the knights fell to the illusion magic, one after another, you bit your tongue to break through the illusion magic and won! Your mental fortitude is formidable! There is no reason for the Princess to be tempted by this level of torture!" Princess stood with the grace and aura that someone of her status should have, the wind bellowing her hair slightly for dramatic effect.

Soon enough an intoxicating smell filtered throughout the cell, entering the Princess' nose. While she couldn't see the meal being prepared, just the scent alone was enough to fill the Princess' head with fantasies. Her body shook from the sensual probabilities that the food would bring. "A-as expected…! Miss Nu's cooking is powerful even when I'm completely unaware of what's being made! The visible thin smoke coming from the pan, the sizzling sounds of ingredients being cooked, and the vibrations coming from the cutting board are sending my body into a euphoric spin!" The Princess hugged her body, her knees bending into each other as she fought to not collapse. "I-I can't…! I'm the Princess…!" Heated breaths escaped her lips, her mental stability was fighting for its life.

BEEP!

Eventually, the 5 minutes had passed without the Princess giving in to the torture. For once, since their captivity, Ex was filled with extreme joy. "The 5 minutes have passed! You did it, Princess! You managed to resist for once!"

"T-that's a given, Ex… it's just food…" The Princess turned to smile at him, blood littering her lips and tongue. "I won't submit so easily!"

"No way…the Princess bit her tongue? The Princess actually had to bite her tongue for a trap like this…? The Princess was driven this far by simple food, and she didn't even know what the food was…" Whatever joy Ex felt seconds ago vanished very quickly.

Ignorant to the turmoil her holy weapon was going through, Princess stood triumphantly against Alpha. "Take that, Miss Alpha! It's our victory!" Her mood switched to confusion when Alpha didn't physically react. "Eh? W-why aren't you reacting?"

"Princess…" Alpha sighed. "I never said that the timer was the torture."

"HUUUUUUH?!" Princess cried, buckets of sweat pouring down her face. "B-but then what was the point of the timer?!"

"It was for Nu's benefit to time her improvement. For she was preparing…" Alpha reached over, revealing the plate of food to the Princess. "Sushi."

The Princess stared at the plate for a full three seconds before falling to her knees. A soft smile graced her delicate features as she released a tired breath. "Sushi, huh?"

The Princess talked.

"I see…so the royal army camps are stationed in these locations." Alpha nodded at the note in her. She then took a bite of the sushi roll that Nu had given her, the delectable mini seafood blessed her taste buds. The blonde elf looked over to see Nu and Princess conversing happily.

"Miss Nu! This sushi is delicious~! You have to make more of this sometime!" Princess exclaimed happily as she munched like a glutton.

"Thank you, Princess. I've been training to better my cooking abilities for my fellow members of Shadow Garden, and Lord Shadow as well." Nu nodded with a small smile. She couldn't help but find the Princess' pleased face cute, resisting the urge to pat the girl's head.

"There was no way I was gonna be able to resist this torture! Seafood is my preference, after all!" Princess giggled.

"I'm surprised you have a preference at all…" Ex sighed.

Chapter End

NOTE: Poor Ex, welp better luck next time! I'm always under the impression that all of the prisoners that Shadow Garden usually gets are male, which probably makes Princess their first and only female one. Not surprised that the female only (Other than Shadow) act softer towards their female prisoner, even if Cid told them to go a completely different route with the "torture". And considering how this series treats the male characters that aren't Cid/Shadow, yeah...it checks out.

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