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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

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"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 punish in the sky

"You too lizard, be well"

"Bear, callyou're a noble now?"

"No, Rat Just call me Liza"

"We cannot possibly call noble-sa with her old acquaintances, the beastkin slaves

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

"Nana-sha organisms"

Nana looks reluctant to part ith so children

These children seee as Yuni-chan's

Just when did she get along with theon Please forgive ht"

Yukel-kun lowered his head

"Please raise your head, you have already apologized so , and Yukel-kun kept apologizing for 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 , and also for the sake of his elder sister, he agreed to Zena-san getting engaged to Earl Seryuu's oldest son, Badowald-dono

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

"Boy, take care of Zena-cchi, you hear me"

Miss Lilio, Zena-san's co-worker, talked to on or your excellency"

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

"Ruu That's tooher

Personally, I'irls are the source of infor

"But I'm really worried~ Zena-cchi~"

"Please don't worry about me, Lilio I'll s to Zena-san, reluctant to part

"Master, we're ready to depart anytion

"Zena-tan'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 Zena-san's

She was a calhter

Zena-san's father had already left this world, however I was able to see his portrait, drahile he was alive He was a strict-looking military ave off this serious air about hi from mom!"

"Thank you, Martha-chan Give ain 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 ious 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 infor God Urion gives [Eyes of Judge that the trial will be like, "capture all evildoers in the country", or "rehabilitate all cri that can be finished quickly

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"Whoa, everything's white in this country"

The moment we arrived at Judicial Nation Sheriffald, Arisa s

This country is located right between Saga E 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 Zena-san

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 coo 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 shirts 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 co 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 sees, looks like he's an officer of this country His post see officer of a 100- 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 the that aside--

"Zena-san, what's the !"

When I called Zena-san 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!"

Zena-san 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

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"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 soic 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 eot the impressions that the beastkin has been set up by his employer somehow

『False testie atches over the scale, I declare the defendant criht he was a prosecutor

Looks like the format of trials in this world differs fro!』

『Then do you know anyone who can attest to your testie put a stone onto one side of a huge 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 sha 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 so at their behaviors, it all but proves the beastkin's innocence

『It doesn't seee then put another stone, and the scale tilted toward the euys lazed around while they made me do their job! I worked for real!』

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