Torture?

"Aaaaaah, stop you bastard!" The prisoner roared in pain as Taurus turned the page, revealing his backside imprinted on it.

He drew a sword before driving it's the prisoner's anus, causing him to suffer.

"Will you speak if stop?" Taurus questioned as his hand glided down the page, drawing another sword while waiting for the man's answer.

"No!" Hearing his prisoner's answer, Taurus' finger landed on the sword's hilt before pushing it toward the one stuck in the prisoner's body.

"Aaaaaah, it hurts, it hurts!"

"Yes, It's your fault! Will you answer my question before my patience runs out or not?!"

"I swear I'm nothing but a cannon fodder, you bastard!" The man's words ended with a scream as Taurus used his finger to separate the man's body once again before responding.

"What do you take me for?" Taurus muttered coldly before wiping all of the man's body except his head.

"Unfortunately, I don't wish to waste more time with you, so how about this gift?" Taurus spoke as the man felt terrified, watching his torturer's finger drawing a line far above him, acting as a ceiling for the page.

"Nooooooooo, I will talk!!!" The man roared, feeling the ominous atmosphere coming along with the fact that he felt no pain once his body was wiped.

"Well, you will. But later," Taurus responded mockingly before creating another line connecting the man's head to the ceiling, functioning as a rope.

Once done, Taurus created two more pendulums on each side before speaking.

"You will be swinging until we meet again," The words fell into the man's ears as Taurus held the pendulum on the right side before swinging it, making it hit the man's head.

Once the cycle was going smoothly, Taurus waved his hands before shutting the book down and throwing it back into his inventory. 

'I'm going back home for now, what I did today will cause more ruckus and suspicions and I don't wish to deal with any of that.'

'I see, I will see you tomorrow then.' Mammot nodded as Taurus stood up before waving his hands and leaving his grandfather's residence.

As for whether his parents were awoken or not, he didn't care much since there were others to open the door for him.

"Mama!" Taurus took a last glance at the sky before acting sleeping, then he knocked on their home's door while shouting.

A few seconds passed and footsteps could be heard, finally the door was opened by one of the maids, surprised by Taurus' presence.

"Is Mama sleeping?" Taurus asked and the maid nodded, answering his question.

"Yes, Madam has been long asleep."

"Then I will go sleep as well," The maid nodded upon hearing his statement, they knew he was accompanying his grandfather this month but never questioned why since it risked their job.

'This should be enough…' Taurus thought while climbing his bed, resting on it a few moments later.

He believed his second assault was bound to cause some more noise and his being asleep in his house, could easily ease up any suspicions since he would be asleep before their eyes.

As for the excuse, he could easily claim that sleeping with Mammot felt uncomfortable.

With nothing else on his mind, Taurus finally drifted asleep.

"It's almost time for breakfast, honey!" Time passed slowly and Alexandra's voice rang inside Taurus' ears, awakening him from his deep sleep.

"Mama!" He rubbed his groggy eyes before yawning and then shouting as he rushed forward, hugging his mother.

"I couldn't sleep outside, so I came back home." Taurus continued while looking at her with two wide eyes.

"It's okay, sweetie. Wash your face then change into a new set of clothes and then come to eat." Taurus nodded his head.

Alexandra brought him a new set of clothes, and then one of the maids entered as his mother left to continue preparing the breakfast.

A few minutes later, Taurus was done putting on his new clothes thanks to the maid's help.

The upper part was a fitting white shirt and a sort of golden jacket on top, the lower part was normal black pants and the usual brown shoes he always wore.

"Any improvements, son?" Edmund asked once the three of them were on the table.

"I'm already done mastering one skill, Baba!" Taurus spoke before pressing his hand on the table, then he activated his Restricting skill.

"Oh, I'm proud of you!" Edmund spoke with a smile on his face, the moment he felt his hand freeze upon entering the field Taurus restricted.

He didn't freeze entirely like before and nobody else around them was inflected, making him impressed by Taurus' progress.

"Baba, how is brother doing?!" Taurus asked, surprising his father with the question since they had some news they wanted to share once he was done with his training.

"Taurus, do you still want to marry a monster?" Edmund asked, assuming Taurus knew what monsters were since their presence had been known within the empire for more than three years by now.

"Yes, I do! " Taurus nodded his head vigorously upon hearing his father's words, excitedly waiting for the next words.

"Then work hard and become the top ranker in the Royal Academy's exams and return, we shall support you with all of our strength!" Edmund raised his hand before lowering all of his fingers, leaving only his index finger up.

"Honey, he's seven years old and there are still five years ahead of him!" His wife spoke right, clearly opposed to him despite knowing the child could probably do it without putting in any effort.

"Yes, I will!!!" Taurus shouted in excitement, knowing how easy it was for him to pass most of the test with his experience and stats. 

"Good good good, it seems like you are too similar to your brother!" Edmund spoke before revealing the fact that Theo was in a relationship with a girl from Velmora.

The news shocked him a little since it was something unusual.

For a great monster to get along this well with a human, there had to be too many things matching between them, such as interests.

"What is her name, baba?" Finally, Taurus asked excitedly, "Can we see her soon?!"

Both of his parents laughed the moment they heard his questions, and then Alexandra answered him a few moments later.

"Her name is Calithera, sweetie. You will get to see her the next time your brother comes home." Taurus nodded as the conversation came to an end a few moments later.

Soon, they were done with the breakfast and Taurus requested to take a break from his training.

Considering he was advancing too fast, his parents granted him his request and allowed him to stay for three days.