I Was Just a Losing Jail Guard, but When I Was Kind to the Captured Heroines, the Game’s Story Fell Apart. - Chapter 02: The Losing Jail Guard Snaps

Chapter 02: The Losing Jail Guard Snaps

The next day.

When my senior showed up to work, his usual wicked grin was gone, replaced by the serene expression of a monk.

“Lugus, my friend. I’ve realized that desires are the very source of one’s suffering.”

“Uh… Senior? Are you okay?”

“Yes, there’s nothing to worry about. I’ve simply parted ways with the foolish version of myself I was yesterday.”

He must have been completely drained by Lady Quina, the succubus commander of the Demon Lord’s army.

The orc’s usual plump body was now thin and frail, like a monk who had finished a grueling pilgrimage.

Suddenly, he walked toward the prison cell.

Is he seriously going to try something with Katiana in that condition!?

But no, I was wrong.

My senior stopped in front of Katiana’s cell and… got down on his knees, bowing low to the ground.

“O Brave human knight, please let me apologize for yesterday.”

“…W-Who are you? And what happened yesterday?”

Katiana didn’t seem to recognize that the person bowing in front of her was the same orc who tried to assault her.

I get it.

Even I didn’t recognize him at first glance. He looked like a completely different person.

“He was the orc who tried to assault you yesterday, Lady Katiana.”

“!? W-What? That’s a completely different person! What happened to him overnight!?”

“I have abandoned all my desires. From now on, I’ll live with discipline and kindness toward everyone. ‘Love thy neighbor.’ Such beautiful words.”

“…H-Hey, this change is seriously creeping me out.”

“Don’t worry. I’m terrified too.”

Just then—

A cute growling sound echoed through the dungeon.

I turned to look at Katiana.

Her cheeks flushed red, and she glared at me fiercely, trying to cover her embarrassment.

“I-It wasn’t me!!”

“…I’ll get you something to eat.”

Since she said it wasn’t her, it would be rude to press the issue.

I handed her the food I’d brought.

Katiana frowned so obviously that anyone could see her irritation.

“What is this?”

“Uh, it’s food.”

“…It looks disgusting.”

“…Yeah, it does.”

Demons don’t care much about food.

That’s why the meals are usually sloppy and look awful.

Actually, they are awful.

Everything is boiled until it loses all shape or burnt to a crisp. And no one even knows what the ingredients are.

Before I regained my memories, I never thought about it. But now, honestly, I don’t want to eat it either.

But whether you’re human or demon, you have to eat to survive.

I tried not to smell the food and swallowed without chewing.

Immediately, a wave of intense nausea hit me.

“Mmgh… urgh!”

The taste was so awful it felt like it was draining my sanity.

It had a slimy, sludge-like texture that clung to my tongue, and the fishy smell lingered in my nose.

It was disgusting. So disgusting it made me feel dizzy.

I couldn’t believe I used to eat this stuff without a second thought.

“Bleeeaargh…”

“…Why are you throwing up? Don’t you eat this all the time?”

“There are… reasons. Ugh, this is the worst.”

I knew it was rude to whoever cooked this, but honestly, the one who made this dish was being rude to the ingredients themselves.

“…Hmph. I’ve lost my appetite.”

“Yeah, sorry about that. Hmm… guess I’ll have to do it myself.”

“Do what?”

“Cook.”

I handed over the job of watching Katiana to my senior and headed to the Demon Lord’s castle kitchen.

The kitchen was completely empty.

In demon society, where strength is everything, being a cook was considered as lowly as being a jail guard.

That probably explained why no one wanted to be seen in the kitchen.

I went into the pantry and started searching for ingredients.

“Oh? There’s rice here. And meat and vegetables too… Why do they have such good ingredients but still end up making that kind of food?”

I cooked rice in a pot and made a simple stir-fry with the meat and vegetables.

I only used salt for seasoning, but compared to what we had before, this was a thousand times better.

With my freshly made meal, I headed back to the dungeon.

“Thanks for waiting!”

“I wasn’t waiting for anything. What’s this?”

“White rice and stir-fried meat and vegetables. It’s better than the stuff from before.”

“…Hmph.”

Katiana snorted, but she quietly started eating the food I made.

Watching her, I dug into my own meal, too.

“…Well, it’s not bad. Why don’t you cook from now on?”

Even Katiana seemed to like it.

Guess I’ll be the one preparing her meals from now on.

If I can win her over through her stomach, maybe she won’t kill me when she tries to escape.

That’s what I thought, but…

“What’s going on here?”

“!?”

I couldn’t move.

The sheer presence of the person who just entered the dungeon was overwhelming.

Slowly, I turned around.

“M-Milady… the Demon Lord…”

Standing there was the sworn enemy of all the heroines in Prison Heroine.

She looked like a cute girl with long silver hair tied into twin-tails and eyes the color of blood.

Her body was small and slender, but her chest was noticeably large in contrast.

Twisted horns like those of a ram sprouted from her head, and black wings resembling a crow’s extended from her lower back.

She wore a very revealing outfit that highlighted her shoulders, navel, thighs, and cleavage.

Her name was Lucifelle. The Demon Lord herself.

“You there, you’re the jail guard, right?”

“Y-Yes, that’s me.”

I dropped to one knee and answered.

By the way, my senior was nowhere to be seen. Given his state, he left early today.

Honestly, I was a bit worried about him.

That meant I was now the one responsible for the dungeon.

Lucifelle glared at me sharply.

“I ordered you to torture that woman in every way imaginable, didn’t I?”

“U-Uh, w-well, I was just about to start…”

“Oh? Then I shall stay and watch.”

“Wha—!?”

This is bad. Really, really bad. I’m completely stuck.

If I torture Katiana, she’ll kill me when she escapes. If I don’t torture her, Lucifelle will kill me.

Lucifelle is the arrogant type.

She’s tolerant of those who obey her, but anyone who defies her gets no mercy.

If I disobey her command now, I’m dead for sure.

What do I do? What can I do!?

How can I talk my way out of this mess?

I could go through with the torture and make the cell escape-proof so Katiana can’t get away, but…

Ever since I regained my memories of my past life, my mindset has been leaning more human than demon.

I really don’t want to do anything too cruel.

While I was frantically trying to figure out a solution, something happened.

“Hm? What is this?”

“Uh, that’s the meal I made…”

Lucifelle’s gaze fell on the half-eaten food.

W-Wait! This is my chance to change the subject!

But just as I thought that, Lucifelle stomped on the food and kicked it away.

“Hmph, pathetic. If you have time to make something like this, use it to get stronger.”

“…”

“Now, hurry up and torture that human woman. Don’t keep me waiting.”

What she was saying made perfect sense for a demon.

But… but still.

She just stomped on the food I made. Sure, it wasn’t fancy, but I put effort into it. And she kicked it away right in front of me.

As someone who was once an average Japanese person who loved food, this was the one thing she shouldn’t have done.

I stopped kneeling and stood up.

“Well then, show me how you plan to torture that wom—”

SMACK!!

I slapped Lucifelle, the Demon Lord, across the face with everything I had.



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[Author’s Note]

A Random Tidbit

Author: “People who waste food should just disappear!!”

L: “Yeah, disappear!! Disappear!!”

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