The Prince Who Was Raised in Hell

A hellhole prison was located near the border of Salleria.

It was built hundreds of floors underground, and just like a ghastly beast with a huge mouth, it wanted to swallow everything around it.

The prison was deprived of light all year round.

It was dim and damp.

Furthermore, as one went further down, the surroundings became darker and colder.

When they finally reached the deepest end, they were greeted with intense cold and pitch-black darkness.

Even if a candle was lit, it would only be a faint gleam.

The darkness emitted a sense of despair as if it would swallow a person whole at any time.

At that moment, a shrill but subtle noise echoed intermittently along the dark corridor, coming from the deepest end of the hellhole prison.

It sounded like a banshee’s wail, so mournful that it made one‘s hair stand on end.

“Obeying God’s order… The emperor issued an imperial edict…”

“His Imperial Majesty crowned an heir to the seat.

To celebrate, he’s granting total amnesty…”

“The prisoner, Nirina Montgomery… Will restore his status as a prince… Travel to Astren… Marriage of convenience…”

”Embark on the journey tomorrow…”

“These are the words of the emperor…”

After reading the imperial edict, the eunuch arrogantly looked at the young man, whose arms were hung by iron chains.

Then, he smirked.

“Congratulations, Your Royal Highness.

You should’ve been sentenced to death for conspiring against the monarch, yet you‘re pardoned a year later.

I’m envious of your great luck…”

Even though he addressed Nirina as Your Royal Highness, by congratulating him and saying he was envious of him, a fool could tell how cynical his tone was.

“Oh? Is that so?” In the dark, Nirina Montgomery lowered his head.

His long hair fell on his sides and covered his cheeks.

No one could see his expression, but that did not stop him from questioning,” Eunuch Fischer, don’t you know well why I’d commit treason?”

Morris Fischer was the eunuch in question, and when he heard Nirina’s words, his face immediately fell.

Then, as if there were ants in his pants, Morris was startled and shouted, “What are you talking about? Shut up!”

Then, he hurriedly glanced at the jailers and imperial guards who followed him, afraid that they would pick up any clues.

Nirina sniggered, and he calmly said, “I entered the first stage of the True Martial Realm when I was six at Blue Mountain, where I bare-handedly killed packs of twenty six wolves, protecting the safety of the people.

When I was eight, I reached the second stage of the True Martial Realm.

Lunar Valley with only one sword in my hand, and I

hundred and sixty

trade routes that connect the north and

eleven, I attained the third stage of True Martial

my hand, I managed to suppress the Northwest Turban Rebellion and

been no more internal troubles in Salleria, bringing peace to

was named

was fifteen, I entered the fourth stage of the True

were enveloped in flames of wars, I led Salleria’s army of fierce fighters and fend off the enemies, beheaded our enemy’s generals,

I commanded the troop to go

able to destroy

attacked Astren’s capital, forced their

sixteen this year, and despite conspiring against the monarch, I’m still

Eunuch Fischer said, my

Morris’s

many times, asking Nirina

screams were like kicks against the pricks, useless in front of Nirina’s

Nirina continued describing, Morris’s

jail room was as quiet as

in iron chains, wearing a thin and shabby prison uniform along with a frail appearance due to the one-year imprisonment, his

was horrified, and his breathing

as he stuttered, “Stefan, stop spurting nonsense! Do you think that I’ll be afraid of you just because you’ve restored your status as a

stained the palace with your licentious

appeared threatening, but he was secretly

Stefan, whose head hung low the whole time, suddenly looked

eyes were bright like the stars and deep

illuminated the furthest prisoner cell

against Morris’s throat, and

moment suddenly turned the surroundings

sent chills down Morris’s

councilors obeyed me, and my prestige was unparalleled in the

and the

triumph for the celebratory banquet after winning a great war and kill my father, the emperor, and try to usurp the seat? Morris, don’t you

was no longer a question but

of thunder,

buzzed, and they were in a

panicking, Nirina slowly stood

in awe of his upright stance, as if he was

nothing to him! Instead, it sharpened him further, and he could now puncture a hole through the

chains!”

and he dared

and took out the keys

“No.

Morris was dumbfounded, but

was so scared out of his wits that he forgot the purpose of

even finished his sentence, a crisp clunking noise could

sound was from the falling iron chains that

said that my luck’s great, but no matter how good it

Nirina moved his hands and legs around as

my conspiracy against the state suddenly soared into

his eyes were filled with frost, Morris

he retreated step by step, stuttering, “No… That’s

Majesty and His Royal