Chapter 443 (1/2)

16-37 [Judicial Nation] Sheriffald

※Previous Chapter has been slightly altered For those who don't get what Yukel-kun is talking about here, please have a look

Satou here Trials take time and money, but I think willpower and sta of the day you're selected to be a juror…

“Pochi-chan, Taain okay”

“Aye aye sir~”

“Yes nanodesu”

The children are exchanging farewells in front of the Gate Inn

“Next tio on a stroll with Yuni together nodesu”

“Un! I can't wait!”

Pretty sure Yuni-chan hasn't realized that Lyuryu is the white dragon that ca the divine punishment

And by stroll, Pochiin the sky

“You too lizard, be well”

“Bear, call me Liza”

“Should I call you Lizsa you're a noble now?”

“No, Rat Just call me Liza”

“We cannot possibly call noble-sama without honorifics”

“Leopard…”

Liza is talking with her old acquaintances, the beastkin slaves

In half a rate to a tohere the population is overned under Liza

“Nanshamaa”

“I' with Nanshama!”

“Me too!”

“…Young organisms”

Nana looks reluctant to part ith so children

These children seee as Yuni-chan's

Just when did she get along with them

“Brother-in-law–no, your excellency Pendragon Please forgive ht”

Yukel-kun lowered his head

“Please raise your head, you have already apologized so much”

I went to visit Zensan's house thisfor his, “discourtesy at the banquet”

Since I can't even remember what he did, I really ay

Apparently, he thought that I was a, “casanova as just playing around with his elder sister” fro to ask that when he came to pick me at the Handymen yesterday

Due to that , and also for the sake of his elder sister, he agreed to Zensan getting engaged to Earl Seryuu's oldest son, Badowald-dono

Well, in a nutshell, Yukel-kun is a siscon

“Boy, take care of Zencchi, you hear me”

Miss Lilio, Zensan's co-worker, talked to me unreservedly

“Lilio, call his excellency, Earl Pendragon or your excellency”

“That's rite' Though I guess inept Lilio just can't help it”

“Ruu… That's too much”

The three ladies fro her

Personally, I'irls are the source of infor

“But I'm really worried~ Zencchi~”

“Please don't worry about me, Lilio I'll make sure to come back once in a while too”

Lilio clings to Zensan, reluctant to part

“Master, we're ready to depart anytime”

“Thank you Lulu”

We got on board the wagon

“Zentan's parents and other nobles aren't co to see us off, are they”

“Ah, I already visited them earlier”

I had talked a bit with Zensan's

She was a calhter

Zensan's father had already left this world, however I was able to see his portrait, drahile he was alive He was a strict-looking ave off this serious air about him

“Satou-san, this is so from mom!”

“Thank you, Marthchan Give my thanks to the landlady too”

“Un! Coain okay”

“Yeah, I'll make sure to”

I handed the lunchbox froon, and

I instructed Lulu to depart the wagon while aved our hands at the people ere seeing us off

“Where e going again now?”

Arisa asked a question right after we passed through Seryuu City's gate

“The Judicial Nation Sheriffald where God Urion's main temple is located”

“Religious country?”

“Nope, it seems to be a peculiar judicial based country”

“Is the social systeovernment is directly ruled by the people?”

“Apparently, only people who passed the bar exaht to cast votes”

I stated the inforated beforehand

Considering God Urion gives [Eyes of Judge that the trial will be like, “capture all evildoers in the country”, or “rehabilitate all criminals”

Would be nice if it's so that can be finished quickly

“Whoa, everything's white in this country”

The moment we arrived at Judicial Nation Sheriffald, Arisa s

This country is located right between Saga Empire and the western countries

The building color here being predo materials taken from a nearby mountain

“This place reminds me of Weasel Empire Parish”

Sera who had come with us muttered

This time I'm only accompanied by Arisa, Sera and Zensan

Princess Sistina declined to go there, saying, “I don't like the people of Judicial Nation Sheriffald”

In addition, since deainst here, Liza, Mia and Lulu aren't co either

Nana, Pochi, and Tao to school, so they're not here

“The atmosphere does feel similar Like with the bland whitish attires the people wear”

Arisa pointed at the people of Judicial Nation Sheriffald alking on the street

They consist of plain-looking white shi+rts and slacks, butclothes is well known here, there's not even a wrinkle on their clothes

And despite the fairly cold cli

Not a lot of these people cracked a smile, they somehow look like japanese in the commuter rush somehow

“So smells nice”

“I wonder what, bakery?”

Arisa reacted to the scent of freshly made bread from beyond the street

Arisa's eyes wandered toward the scent and stopped at one of the alleys

“–Stalker?”

There's a bigthat seems to be a bakery

According to AR readings, looks like he's an officer of this country His post see officer of a 100-man platoon

I saw a feeble looking beautiful girl working at the counter as people went in and out of the bakery

Both the girl and the 100-le,over his lover working from the shadow?

“Apparently, he's an officer of this country”

“But, still, he hly, and I can't think of any reason why a military officer would be interested in a bakery”

While I was having that conversation with Arisa,with them

Well, leaving that aside–

“Zensan, what's the matter?”

“N-no! I-It's nothing!”

When I called Zensan who had been silent since awhile ago, she straightened her back in fluster

Her eyes feel like they're turning round and round

“T-that! What is that I wonder!”

Zensan pointed at a nearby park after she looked around at the surroundings

People are gathering at a wisteria trellis in the center of the park

“I wonder if it's some kind of event?”

I try to listen carefully

『The defendant concealed the fact that he was a beastkin, and lazed around during his works all the while deceiving his employer about that fact This is an unjustified act of stealing wages』

It seems to be some kind of trial

I asked Zensan to use 『Whisper Wind』 ic to let everyone observe the situation

『T-that's wrong! I was told by my employer to hide my face!』

『Any objection to what the defendant said?』

『Naw, I never did that This guy had been hiding his face rite' from the start, ya know?』

『Is there anyone who can attest to that?』

『My store's eulars can』

I've got the impressions that the beastkin has been set up by his employer somehow

『False testie atches over the scales, I declare the defendant crime be raised by one class』

He was the judge, I thought he was a prosecutor

Looks like the format of trials in this world differs from my former world

『P-please wait! I'!』

『Then do you know anyone who can attest to your testimony?』

『…No』

The e balance scale beside him

『Well then, as a penalty for the cries back to your employer And for the Trial before God's–』

『P-please wait!』

『What is it? Interrupting the judge's decree, have you no shame?』

『I've been working harder than anyone! Criht!』

『Do you know anyone who can attest to that?』

『Other folks orked with me should know it』

『Can anyone attest to his labor?』

The judge looked back at the employer anddrastic besides soazes

Well, looking at their behaviors, it all but proves the beastkin's innocence

『It doesn't seem like anyone can attest for you』

The judge then put another stone, and the scale tilted toward the employer

『N-no way! I worked the hardest! Those guys lazed around while they made me do their job! I worked for real!』

『It appears that the defendant has a habit of lying』