The story of 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess is for the most part Strictly Formula: the Princess gets "tortured" using various Mundane Luxuries, usually Food as Bribe, with her trying to resist spilling secrets by claiming how her strict warrior upbringing and accomplishments mean she's strong enough, only to give in and blab a secret because her strict upbringing made her more susceptible to their kindness, followed by the Hell-Lord discarding the secret due to various trivial reasons. However, throughout the manga's run, it has deviated from that formula when it sees fit in order to keep things fresh:
- In chapter 14, the Hell-Lord decides to put Tortura to the test by having her "torture" him.
- In chapter 15, Tortura decides to "torture" the Princess's Talking Weapon Ex.
- In chapter 27, the story foregoes the "torture" entirely in favor of the Hell-Lord and Mao-Mao spending the day together.
- Subverted in chapters 33-34; the story looks like it's going to be about the Hell-Lord and Mao-Mao at her school's sports day, but it turns out the Hell-Lord has a "torture" in mind for the Princess.
- Chapter 36 involves another "torturing" of the Hell-Lord, this time with the Oni sisters needing to get a secret out of him during a promotion exam.
- Chapter 38 again foregoes the "torture", this time having Tortura enjoying hotel food while on a business trip.
- Chapter 41 foregoes the "torture" to have Mao-Mao make cookies with her parents' help.
- In chapter 43, Tortura takes care of the Princess while she's ill, putting the "torture" on hold.
- In chapter 44, the Princess is invited to the Hellhorde's "great gathering", which this time involves potato-digging.
- While chapter 46 does include a "torture" session, it starts and ends in two panels, with the majority of the chapter being the Princess and Giant enjoying a peaceful and relaxing day laying on the ground outside.
- In chapter 49, the Hell-Lord, the Princess and Ex get zapped into another world, and return after the Hell-Lord easily stomps its ruler the Black Monarch.
- Chapter 50 only has a "torture" session offscreen in the final panel, most of the chapter being a basketball match between the Princess and the Hell-Lord's teams.
- Chapter 53 sees Mao-Mao creating a paper city with her parents' help.
- Chapter 55 is about Tortura helping the Princess with a sty in her eye, with the "torture" off-screen in the penultimate page.
- Chapter 56 has the Princess enjoying a bath with Giant before making rolled omelets with Tortura, with no "torture" happening at all, despite Ex anticipating when it might happen.
- In chapter 58, the Princess helps Mao-Mao practice skipping.
- Chapter 60 is Mao-Mao's recital.
- Chapter 62 doesn't have an actual "torture"; instead, the Princess is having a lucid dream, and decides she can give in to all the dream-"tortures" she wants, completely unaware she's talking in her sleep, blabbing all the secrets she's revealing in her dream, and Tortura is listening.
- In chapter 63, Inki plans to "torture" the Princess by watching a movie and stopping it at the good part... except she's so worried about the Princess not liking the movie, she completely forgets, and they watch it through to the end, then watch it again because the Princess liked it so much, and Inki only remembers she was supposed to get a secret when Tortura asks her about it afterwards.
- In chapter 65, the Hell-Lord and Louch fight, before ultimately bonding over anime.
- Chapter 66 is another Tortura-focused chapter, this time showing her stopping at a rest stop while driving overnight.
- Chapter 68 has Giant give the Princess a head spa, with the "torture" again off-screen in the final panel.
- In chapter 69, the Princess successfully resists spilling a secret... but Ex is so depressed by how she managed to resist, remembering how she never had any friends who'd ever invite her to play, he blabs instead.
- Chapter 73 again doesn't have an actual "torture"; Vanilla invites the Princess ice skating because she wants them to play together, and the Princess mistakes it for a "torture".
- Chapter 75 yet again focuses on the Hell-Lord, this time featuring him getting a mouth ulcer that forces him to take a break from work while he recovers.
- Chapter 76, meanwhile, is about the Princess and her "torturers" taking time off from "torture" to go bowling while the Hell-Lord's off.
- Chapter 79 starts with an attempt at "torture" by way of bicycle racing, but when it turns out the Princess has never ridden a bike before, it switches to being about the demons helping her learn how to do so, with it ending on the Princess and demons simply enjoying riding around, the "torture" ending up completely forgotten about.
- In chapter 84, the "torture" was already finished off-screen, so Princess joins Giant for a post-bath trip to get some ice cream, during which they enjoy a chat together, along with Giant teaching the Princess how to enjoy just going out for a leisurely stroll when there's nothing to do.
- Chapter 86 is about the Hell World Martial Arts Tournament, with not even a mention of any plans to conduct any form of "torture".
- Chapter 87 is a subversion; Tortura stops the "torture", this time involving fondant au chocolat, after the Princess resists, and lets her eat some. However, after seeing Tortura enjoying her reheated fondant, the Princess wants hers reheated too, and Tortura agrees... in return for a secret. After all, she might have stopped the "torture", but that's not the same thing as admitting defeat. The Princess folds.
- In chapter 88, Tortura calls off the "torture" so they can play in the snow.
- Chapter 91 focuses on Vanilla trying to invite the Princess to a festival, and the only mention of "torture" is her arriving at the Princess's cell right after it's over.
- While chapter 94 is a standard "torture" chapter (involving bunnies), chapter 95 repeats 94's events, but from Tortura's perspective.
- Chapter 96 has the Princess mentally simulating "tortures" in order to resist the real thing (and failing, as per usual); the actual "torture" takes place off screen.
- Chapter 97 sees Tortura carrying out her usual "tortures" on a captured assassin instead of the Princess.
- Chapter 99 covers Tortura considering using hunger to torture the Princess (and promptly giving up on seeing how disappointed she is when breakfast isn't on time).
- Chapter 101 covers the Hell-Lord trying to learn how to properly draw a flower mark for his daughter's homework.
- In chapter 105, the Hell-Lord's depressed over missing Mao-Mao's recital in chapter 104, so Lulune plans a surprise to cheer him up.
- Chapter 106 sees Tortura having Sakura help her make pancakes for the day's "torture", which only happens on the very last page.
- Chapter 109 has Giant and the Princess go wandering on a trail; being mindful she hasn't had the day's "torture", the Princess keeps Tortura updated on what they're doing in exchange for permission to go out.
- Chapter 112 follows in chapter 79's footsteps with Vanilla attempting to use fishing as a "torture", saying that if the Princess wants to join in, all she has to do is submit. However, it's actually Vanilla's first time fishing, and she's unfamiliar with how to do it properly, so the Princess ends up teaching her what she needs to be doing, and they have a fun time together with the "torture" completely forgotten about.
- Chapter 113 has Sakura formally apply for a position as a "torturer" in the Hell-Horde, testing her "torture" specialty on Tortura in order to give herself the confidence to do so.
- Chapter 115 has the Hell-Lord spot a do-it-yourself cream puff kit, buy it on impulse, and make them with Mao-Mao-chan.
- Chapter 116 starts as the usual "torture", with Tortura declaring it to be takikomi gohan (a Japanese mixed rice dish)... only to realize she forgot to turn the rice cooker on. The Princess suggests they just hang out while she uses the power outlet in her cell to work the cooker, and the actual "torture" doesn't happen until the last panel.
- In Chapter 118, Vanilla plans to "torture" the Princess by taking her to a pancake shop, and the chapter's focus is on their journey there while her parents tail them out of concern she'll get lost, leaving out the "torture".
- Chapter 122 sees Youki trying to pass off her attempt to win a cushion from a Dragon Fighter raffle as "torture", but it doesn't take long for any pretense to be thrown out the window.
- In Chapter 127, the Princess and her "torturers" visit a farm.
- Chapter 130 has the Hell-Lord and his chief battle officer Bruse eat taiyaki together on their way home.
- Chapter 132 sees Tortura and Sakura struggling with a spot-the-difference puzzle.
- Chapter 134 sees Vanilla's father and Kon, one of the Peschutz family maids, debating a "torture" for Vanilla to use.
- In Chapter 138, the Hell-Lord and his family buy Mao-Mao a new backpack in preparation for her starting school.
- In Chapter 141, the Princess decides she's not going to submit for a week, and seeing the strength of her determination, Tortura asks her, in complete seriousness, to write the secret down, and they won't read it till next week. The Princess agrees.
- In Chapter 142, the Princess and Giant have a day of mini-bravery.
- In Chapter 144, Sakura's initial knife-juggling "torture" doesn't get the Princess to talk, saying even she can do it, so Sakura comes up with a new "torture" where she and the Princess perform together. Catch is, now there's no-one to share a secret.
- Chapter 145 sees Tortura having a cafeteria meal after getting her gold driver's license (a Japanese rank awarded for having no accidents for five years).
- In Chapter 147, the Princess slept on her neck wrong, so Tortura lets her hold off on giving a secret until it's healed. In lieu of that, the Hell-Lord reads the secret from Chapter 141.
- In Chapter 148, Youki loses the "torture" and has to give up one of her own secrets.
- Chapter 149 is a role swap, with the Princess delivering a "torture" to Tortura. Rather than have her offer up a secret (as the Hell-Lord would never accept it), the Princess writes a secret for Tortura to read.
- Chapter 150 sees the Hell-Lord agonize over holding Lulune's hand.
- Subverted in Chapter 152; the Princess initially doesn't submit to Inki's ghost story "torture", but after having it torment her while she's trying to sleep that night, she eventually submits and sends Inki a text with a secret.
- In Chapter 156, the Princess wins a target shooting "torture" against Youki.
- Chapter 157 picks up after the Princess's talked, with the Princess and Inki going to the cinema.
- In Chapter 158, Sakura and Vanilla talk about what kind of "torture" Sakura can do.
- Subverted in Chapter 161; Krall initially cancels the "torture" because Mr. Penjamin the penguin can't make it due to a heatwave, but it turns out he decided to tough it out and get there anyway.
- In Chapter 162, Tortura's off sick, so she gets the Princess to do the "torture" herself. Chapter 163 follows Tortura as she spends the next day recovering.
- Chapter 164 is about Inki overcoming her fear of dogs.
- In Chapter 167, Youki prepares for her next "torture", ball scooping, with Inki watching.
- In Chapter 168, the Princess chaperones Mao-Mao as she buys snacks for her field trip.
- Chapter 171 sees the Hell-Lord contemplating whether to buy the seasonal burger from Mark Dragon's (a Fictional Counterpart for McDonald's).
- The main story of Chapter 172 is about Tortura preparing mushrooms for Sakura, with the Princess's "torture" getting an off-screen aside in a panel.
- Chapter 174 sees the Princess, Inki, and Youki having fun with a "torture", with no comment on whether the Princess won or not.
- In Chapter 175, Tortura has no motivation to finish her report, so she goes out for lunch to get herself back in the mood.
- In Chapter 176, Mao-Mao wants to go bug-catching in winter, so the Hell-Lord takes her and Lulune out in the hope she'll lose interest.
- Chapter 178 is about Vanilla oversleeping for her "torture", with the "torture" itself covered off-screen in a panel.
- In Chapter 181, Tortura is too embarrassed to back out of buying an unexpectedly expensive sweatshirt, and ends up deciding to wear it on her outing the next day.
- Youki's "torture" in Chapter 182 sees her trying to impress the Princess with her acting performance, only to get intimidated in the face of the Princess and Sakura's acting ability and have to regain her confidence, leaving it open whether she impressed the Princess or not.
- Chapter 183 is about Sakura being assigned to help Giant out, only to discover Tortura set it up to give her an opportunity to relax, concerned she was working too hard.
- In Chapter 184, Tortura and Ex find themselves watching over the Princess, who's accidentally been turned into a bird.
- Subverted in Chapter 189. Dark Tortura doesn't care about getting a secret from the Princess, but she decides to provide one anyway.
- Chapter 190 sees Inki wanting to give the Princess a mystery novel with the ending removed for her "torture", but being unable to damage the novel she just hands it over to the Princess. She fails the "torture", but the Princess still enjoys the story.
- In Chapter 191, the Princess takes the opportunity to gobble down some unattended salted almonds while out on a stroll.
- Chapter 193 sees the Hell-Lord struggling to strike up a conversation with another father.
- In Chapter 195, Vanilla's father and Kon come up with a "torture" in case Vanilla ever asks her father for advice.
- Chapter 196 sees the Princess and her "torturers" reading a magazine interview she did, with the "torture" coming up off-screen only at the very end.
- In Chapter 198, the Princess wins a laugh-off against Youki.
- In Chapter 199, Vanilla gets so caught up in enjoying the "torture", a museum about one of her favorite characters, she doesn't notice when the Princess goes off to explore it by herself. She declares the "torture" a failure, even if the Princess enjoyed it, because she wants to give it a redo and put in her best effort.
- Chapter 200 has Tortura let the Princess handle her own "torture" again while she checks to see if she left her iron on.
- In Chapter 202, Krall plans to "torture" the Princess by getting her so exhausted throwing a frisbee for her hellhound that she'll ask Krall for help. Trouble is, the Princess has so much stamina she keeps going for two hours, and even sending a pack of dogs who all want to play frisbee towards her doesn't tire her out in the slightest, so eventually Krall just throws in the towel.
- Chapter 206 is about the Demon World "torture" contest, but the focus is on Tortura and the Princess losing the contest rather than the "torture".
- In Chapter 208, there's a blackout just before the "torture", leaving the Princess in the darkness together with the waffle that was going to be used for the "torture".
- Chapter 210 is mainly about Giant teaching the Princess how to eat fish in preparation for the day's "torture", with the "torture" itself at the very end.
- In Chapter 211, Enki and Youki let the Princess win the "torture" - answering riddles correctly - out of pity that her Friendless Background left her with no experience in answering riddles.
- Chapter 215 is a failed "torture"; Youki wanted to prank Tortura by cooking something bad-tasting for her so she'd lose her cool... but the only reason she thought it'd be bad was because it was her first time making it, and when Tortura, Enki, and the Princess try it, it turns out to be delicious.
- Chapter 216 sees the Princess and her "torturers" clearing leaves.
- Chapter 220 is about the Hell-Lord's visit to a yakinuku restaurant.
- Chapter 221 looks at what happens when Youki wakes up too early.
- Chapter 222 deals with Vanilla's insecurity about showing her self-printed picture book to a professional picture book author (Gekkou, from earlier in the series).
- In Chapter 225, the Hell-Lord reflects on how this will be the last time he walks Maomao to the pre-school bus stop.
- In Chapter 226, the Princess misinterprets Tortura picking up donuts as being for a "torture".
