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.

one sword in my

hundred and sixty of them from the Dark

connect the north and west of Salleria, which benefits

continued, “At eleven, I attained the

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

more internal troubles in

I was named as the crown

was fifteen, I entered the fourth stage of the

led Salleria’s army of fierce

commanded the troop to go

able to destroy Astren’s strong soldiers, killing

Astren’s capital, forced their emperor to abdicate and

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

Fischer said,

Morris’s face

times, asking Nirina to

against the pricks, useless in front of Nirina’s soft

Nirina continued describing,

speech, the jail room was as quiet as

Nirina was still locked in iron chains, wearing a thin and shabby prison uniform along with a frail appearance due to the one-year imprisonment, his aura was still imperious and terrifying to everyone in the

was horrified, and his breathing

there was nothing but panic 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 prince? On the contrary, you’ve committed a crime against the emperor, started a rebellion, and conspired against the

palace with

but

head hung low the whole time,

were bright like the stars and deep as

as they instantly illuminated the furthest prisoner

pressing against Morris’s

moment suddenly turned the

down Morris’s spine

me, the court councilors obeyed me, and my prestige was unparalleled in

the crown prince, and the

such circumstances, why’d I return with the troops in triumph for the celebratory banquet after winning a great war and kill my father, the emperor, and try

was no longer a question but

thunder, it shocked Morris and the other

they were

everyone was still panicking, Nirina slowly stood

in awe of his upright stance, as if he was a spear that could pierce through

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

chains!”

jailer at the side trembled, and he dared not to

he moved forward and took out the keys to the

“No.

dumbfounded, but he soon regained his

of his wits that he forgot

a crisp clunking noise could be heard in the

sound was from the falling iron chains that were used to lock

matter how good it

moved his hands and legs around as he

my conspiracy against the state

his eyes were filled

he retreated step by step, stuttering, “No…

Majesty and His