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.

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

sixty of them from the

I’ve opened the access of trade routes that connect the north and west

continued, “At eleven, I attained the third stage of

hand, I managed to suppress the Northwest Turban Rebellion and beheaded three thousand four hundred and eighteen

there have been no more internal troubles

named as the crown

was fifteen, I entered the fourth stage of the True Martial

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

I commanded the troop to go

able to destroy Astren’s strong soldiers, killing three hundred

capital, forced their emperor to abdicate and

sixteen this year, and despite conspiring

as Eunuch Fischer said, my luck

Morris’s face was

times, asking Nirina to shut

screams were like kicks against the pricks, useless in front of Nirina’s soft voice and calm

Nirina continued describing, Morris’s

his speech, the jail room was

locked in iron chains, wearing a thin and shabby prison uniform along with a frail appearance due to the

horrified, and his

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,

stained the palace with

but he

he could finish his sentence, Stefan, whose head hung low the

eyes were bright like the

they instantly illuminated the

pressing against Morris’s throat, and he suddenly

turned the

down Morris’s

obeyed me, and my prestige was

prince, and the

banquet after winning a great war and kill my father, the emperor, and

last sentence was no longer a question

clap of thunder, it shocked

buzzed, and they were in

everyone was still panicking,

of his upright stance, as

to him! Instead, it sharpened him further, and he could now puncture a hole through the

the chains!”

side trembled, and he dared not

moved forward and took out the keys

“No.

but he soon regained

wits that he forgot the purpose of this

crisp clunking noise could be

the falling iron chains that were used to lock Nirina’s

but no matter how good it is,

moved his hands and legs around as he approached

my conspiracy against the state suddenly soared into such

that the person in front of him was smiling, but his eyes were filled

by step,

Majesty and His