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The judge assigned to their case had at first wanted to dismiss it entirely by giving out compensation from the empire's own funds for the damages at first. But because Cindy insisted on paying it herself, both the judge and the 'victim' were left feeling quite embarrassed and tangled, feeling like they were bullying an innocent little girl.
What made it even more awkward was that Cindy also pleaded with them for the favor of 'allowing installments'. Had it not been for the fact that the judge had already talked about his 'pardon' before, people might even have suspected the girl was just trying to get more 'pity' points.
As it was, however, she became quite famous due to the live telecast of all trials, and even ended up catching the attention of the Prime Arbiter, Crystal.
Mindy wasn't as naïve as her sister, so she naturally understood the blonde girl's intentions in approaching her from the start.
