One thing that gives me hope from this chapter, or rather, two:
1) They are okay with the bastard king being surrounded by 4 scantily clad chicks. And not in the "arabian dancer" way, but in the "he might as well be fucking them right there" way. Gives me hope the Harem+Ecchi will ACTUALLY be here.
2) No issue with the torture + blood. Never like it when it happens to innocents, but gives me hope that bastards will die a painful death (Shieldbro, how I admired you). Hopefully the MC will grow out of the "never killed people before". Some people need to be surgically removed. The End.