310 The Accused’s Defense Is Meaningless! (1/2)
”No,” Seiji replied. ”I'm just temporarily taking care of her.”
”So that means you now have a temporary younger sister.”
”She's not my younger sister!”
”Then, a daughter?”
”That's even further off the mark! She's just a child that's temporarily living here. There's no other meaning behind it.”
”But you're treating her as a younger sister, aren't you?”
”Er... I suppose you could say that.”
”Then she's a younger sister!”
There was a sharp glint in Chiaki's eyes. She pointed at Seiji in a pose that seemed to come straight out of Phoenix Wright and said: ”You perverted lolicon!”
”Objection! I'm definitely not a pervert; I'm just a pure sis-con!” Seiji did his best to clear his name.
”Fooling an elementary school girl into coming here and becoming your younger sister is clearly a pervert's action!”
”Objection! I didn't fool her at all; I brought her here through intimate friendship!”
”The accused's defense is meaningless! Judge Mika, what do you say?”
”I agree with Prosecutor Chiaki's viewpoint. The accused, please make a more meaningful statement, or show some evidence to prove your point,” Mika said expressionlessly.
”Wah... Reo-chan can be my witness.”
”A minor that's at the centre of this might currently be under a certain someone's undue influence, so she can't be a witness for you.”
”Why is it like this!?” Seiji acted as if he had received a heavy impact.
”Hmph, our side is easily able to summon witnesses.” Chiaki revealed a smug expression. ”Judge Mika, please allow my first witness to enter!”
”I allow your witness to enter.”
”Come, my witness, Kagura-san!”
Shika really did walk into the room and sat down on the tatami. Seiji was surprised for a moment at this.
”Shika-chan...” he murmured.
”Please introduce yourself, prosecutor's witness,” Mika said to Shika.
”I am the accused's adopted younger sister, Shika Kagura,” the black-haired beauty said calmly.
'No way, you're playing along with them as well!?' Seiji was rather stunned now.
”Kagura-san, do you feel that the accused's words just now are true?” Chiaki asked.
”They were not,” Shika said, scrutinizing her adopted older brother's face closely.
'Hey, hey, what's going on now!?' Seiji was stunned even more.
”Oh? Which part was he lying about?” Chiaki smiled faintly, and Seiji saw a dark shadow flicker across her face.
Mika also had a faint black aura around her.
”The sentence 'I'm definitely not a pervert,'” Shika said.
”Why do you say that this sentence is a lie?” Chiaki asked.
”Because he intended to sleep together with the little girl that he just brought home.” Everyone heard her calm voice clearly.
Seiji completely froze over.
He felt as if... he really was a suspect on a defense stand right now!
This experience was way too realistic for him.
”Seiji...” A low voice spoke up.
He was about to be judged.
So, being judged actually felt like this...
Just as Seiji was beginning to escape from reality, what saved him was -
”Brother Harano... what are you all doing?”
The little girl walked out of the study and asked everyone with an inquisitive look on her face.
After some introductions, Reo got to know Mika and Chiaki.