Vol 7 Prologue (1/2)
Prologue
Four days after Takeru was transferred to the inside world
In the outside world the Inquisition's interrogative committee had been held
In the courtrooe executives' faces were shrouded in darkness and not visible
The Inquisition's executives seats were installed in high positions and surrounded the defendant's seat, the accused was standing with handcuffs on her hands
The accused, was Ootori Ouka
She was charged with jailbreak and obstructing Inquisitors as well as assisting fugitives
”Then, during the uproar you have acted arbitrarily by yourself?”
As one of the executives asked Ouka, she stretched her back muscles
”Yes The one who proposed the jailbreak was me The captain was in opposition to it, but it could be said that I have forced it through Other 35th Test Platoon members have only acted in accordance to my orders”
”I a”
”Yes All the responsibility lies on me, that is what I mean”
As Ouka stated that clearly, one of the executives has laughed appalled
”Don't be stupid The captain is Kusanagi Takeru You have no authority to give such an order In the first place, your subordinates wouldn't follow it”
”As you reat deal after I have enlisted in it It's a shai Takeru cannot be called a good student even as flattery It could be said that the subordinates trust me more”
Ouka spoke undaunted even in front of the executives
”That's some rebellious behaviour towards your Captain”
”Test Platoon members are students There is no ranks, and the hierarchy is only a formality, disobedience is not a crime”
In response to her attitude, one of the executives sigh echoed
”Watch what you say You won't get off with just imprisonment Normally, you should have been sentenced to death you know?”
”I aiven to me”
”I know that you are trying to take all the sins upon yourself We won't tell you, a minor, to co like joint responsibility——”
”You will not kill hter”
As she spoke rudely, a co the executives
Ouka didn't withdraw A real interrogation wasn't this relaxed She realized it was just a farce long ago After all, the executives are o there were people froroup as well as the Ethics Committee in here
However, they have been picked out during the unrest that happened over the past few months
Right now in here, there were only henchetsu
Even the way this interrogation coetsu The underlying i Kiseki and the battle with Fantasy CultValhalla confidentially Speaking of what Ouka could do, it would be ensuring that responsibility does not fall on her comrades
”You sure talk well hter”
She stared at the executive on in the centre of the interrogator's seats
In there, was a figure of Sougetsu desperately trying to stop hi his hand on his mouth
Ouka directed her blade-sharp glare at him
”Did Ino, not at all It's the result of looking up huh”
Sougetsu placed his legs on the desk and rest his chin on his hand
As if looking at an ant under his feet, he looked down on Ouka
”Ouka, what they are saying is reasonable They aren't trying to bully you here”
What Sougetsu hter they won't show her sympathy, as if that was an actual fact
One of the listening executives cleared his throat, in response to that Ouka snorted loudly
”Just as Ouka says, it is a fact that I don't want to sentence hter to death, but as the Chair up the criminal acts of my relatives wouldn't be allowed by my Inquisitor's pride”
Hearing the word 'pride' fro her expression, Sougetsu drew a disgusting arc with his mouth