70 – The Scum Prince’s Escape

[Brad’s Perspective]

“Eek!”

Not all of Siegfried’s faction surrendered to me, and spells and arrows came flying.

Ooki seemed terrified they’d hit him, but I didn’t even need to swat them away—just a shout of “Tch!” made them vanish or bounce back.

I couldn’t forgive Ooki, a bullied kid who turned into a bully the moment he gained power.

“You get bullied because you’re weak! In your world, you might not have died, but don’t think you can survive here so easily! If you don’t want to die, hone yourself! Don’t take revenge on those who bullied you—show them a refined version of yourself and make them jealous! To that end, you’ll start as my slave, and I won’t hear any objections. First, 1,000 squats!!”

“No way! I can’t do that!”

“It’s fine, I’ll do them with you. Let’s go!”

“What, right here?”

“Of course, right here!”

When I stared at Ooki, he realized I’m not joking and reluctantly started squatting.

There’s a reason I spared him.

I’m curious about this world’s mysteries.

In this world, even those who claim, “I’m not cute” are so adorable that underground idols from our old world would grovel naked in shame.

Freesia’s the prime example.

In Fortune Engage, where only hot guys and beauties exist, and no truly ugly people are found, what happens if an anomaly like Ooki lives here, breathing this world’s air and eating its food? Will he turn into a hot guy?

“One, two, three…”

Ooki counted his squats in a small voice.

It might seem trivial to others, but it started to bother me.

“Your voice is too quiet. Start over from one.”

“No way!”

Ooki’s drenched in sweat after twenty squats, but there’s no point in quiet squats, so I kept nitpicking until he was wobbling like a newborn lamb, unable to stand.

[Siegfried’s Perspective]

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

“Ugh! So loud!”

I’m a prince of this kingdom, yet they lock me in this cramped cell and won’t even let me sleep in peace!

Well, I might’ve slept for about ten hours…

The deafening noise from outside woke me. It’s not just sound—the castle itself is shaking!?

It felt like an earthquake, with the cell trembling and dust falling from the ceiling. I covered my eyes, nose, and mouth with my arm to avoid breathing bad air.

And it wasn’t not just once—it kept happening.

I wanted to check outside, but the window was way above my height. No amount of jumping could reach it.

“Hey! What’s going on?”

Fuming, I yelled at the guard, but he was frantically running back and forth in the corridor outside my cell, completely ignoring me, a prince of this kingdom.

The magic-sealing cuffs on my wrists are infuriating!

Without these, I could blast this measly cell to bits in one shot…

Why do I, of all people, have to endure this unfair treatment!?

I’m the second most important person in this kingdom after Father!

If I get out of here, I’ll fire all of you, and your wives and daughters will become my concubines!!

As I’m stewing in resentment, a guard passed near my cell’s bars, and I managed to grab his sleeve.

“What’s that!? I’m busy right now, and mealtime’s long over. It’s your fault for not waking up during the day, Siegfried-sama!”

The guard has the audacity to mock me, a prince!

Grr…

Stealing my meals and secretly eating them himself? That’s beyond greedy!

Food grudges are serious!

Once I’m out, I’ll devour your lover until she’s sick of me, so you better be ready!