After three weeks...
Clover Kingdom's parliament...
Courtroom...
after the joint operation done by the two magic squads, Blue Rose and Black Bulls, a long-awaited trial for Den Bitch regarding his slave syndicate occurred.
So both the squads were summoned to the courtroom to witness the trial of Den Bitch.
The room would be large, with high ceilings, showcasing the power and authority of the kingdom.
While at the centre of each side of the wall, there is a huge Clover Kingdom symbol made of gold placed there.
The seating in the courtroom would be arranged hierarchically to represent the ranks and statuses of the people present.
At the front of the room, raised above the others, would be the seat for the Wizard King, positioned centrally as the highest authority in magical matters, and on his right, there is a seat for Clover Kingdom's king.
If the king decides to attend the parliament's courtroom, he will take this seat.
Flanking the Wizard King or positioned nearby would be seats for the kingdom's highest-ranking officials or Magic Knight captains, arranged semicircularly around him.
The Magic Knight captains would sit in order of rank.
Lower in the courtroom, there would be a set of tiered seating for other members of the parliament, including nobles, government officials, and advisors on both sides of the courtroom.
At the very bottom, near the centre of the room, would be an area designated for speakers or individuals on trial, where they would address the court.
The atmosphere of the room is serious and formal, with intricate architecture, perhaps featuring columns, arches, and grand windows that allow natural light to pour in, highlighting the weight and gravity of the proceedings within the courtroom.
The room is filled with many nobles, royals, Magic Knight captains of each squad, Wizard King Julius, and various high-ranking or authoritative people present.
After some time, the trial began with Damnatio Kira, who would act as the speaker conducting this trial before everyone present in the courtroom.
Damnatio Kira is a nobleman of the Clover Kingdom's House Kira, one of its royal families.
He is also the chairman of the country's Magic Parliament.
He is a pale-skinned man with short, black hair combed back, except for one lock hanging over the centre of his forehead.
The expression on his face is very stern, with little or no emotion being shown on it.
He wears a long-sleeved green robe that flares out at the collar.
Over this, he wears a white stole that has a clover shape on the back, and underneath, he wears a pair of black boots.
With a calm demeanour, Damnatio Kira started to address the case and explained what type of case today the court was going to judge.
"So we are going to judge the accusation on Mr Den Bitch of the House Bitch of doing illegal slave trading in the Clover Kingdom."
With his gaze passing through the courtroom, looking at the reaction given by the several people, he said calmly.
Whisper~ whisper~
Hearing Damnatio Kira's words, everyone who attended today's trial in the courtroom started whispering among themselves.
While the head of the Bitch family, Mark Bitch, gritted his teeth and looked at Blue Roses and Black Bulls with hatred-filled eyes.
Clink~ clink~
After a second, the door to the courtroom opened, and two Magic Knights from the Green Mantis escorted Den Bitch to the trial area where the defendant of the trial needs to stand.
"Mr Den Bitch, you have been arrested on the crime charge of practising illegal slave trading. Are you accepting your crimes?"
Moving closer to Den Bitch, who was currently sending daggers to Ben through his eyes, he turned towards Damnatio Kira and shook his head.
"No, sir Chairman Kira, I was falsely accused."
With an Oscar-winning performance, he wiped his fake tears from his eyes, expressing his dissatisfaction.
"____"
Seeing the ugly face of Den Bitch acting pitiful, Ben wanted to punch his face.
Looking at the pitiful Den Bitch, nobles in their stand became aggrieved and started demanding justice for Den Bitch for arresting him on false charges.
They demanded Den Bitch should be given suitable compensation for his losses and the mental stress he went through.
"____"
Hearing each word uttered by many nobles present in the courtroom, Ben's and others' faces turned darker.
The trial continued, and the way Damnatio Kira deliberately directed the case in favour of Den Bitch, who continued acting innocent.
The trial came to the point where, instead of judging Den Bitch for running an illegal slave syndicate, the slaves the joint squad freed were said to be spies from the neighbouring kingdoms trying to cause chaos in the Clover Kingdom.
The many nobles wanted the court to give a death sentence to the spies for trying to tarnish one of the noble's images.
Damnatio Kira, who was performing the play, seeing everything was going according to his plan, nodded his head with a little sympathy, giving his words to Den Bitch that the parliament would give justice to him.
"Now shall we announce our vote for the judgment?"
With a calm gaze, Damnatio Kira looked at everyone present in the courtroom.
Nodding their heads, all the nobles and many royals lifted their hands in favour of Den Bitch.
"Then now I shall pass the judgment..."
Cough~
With a cold gaze, Damnatio Kira was about to announce the final judgment; suddenly, he was interrupted by a cough.
With narrowed eyes, Damnatio Kira, intrigued, turned to see the source of the deliberate cough, and his eyes widened.
The one who interrupted him was the Wizard King, who was looking at him with a smile.
But his eyes, which looked at him indifferently, made Damnatio Kira shiver for a second.
"Well, before passing the judgment, I want to implement some changes that will decrease the error rate and increase the efficiency of judging correctly through court cases or judging crimes."
Suddenly, the Wizard King's aura changed to a cheerful one, and with a bright smile, he started his speech.
When everyone in the courtroom heard the Wizard King's words, their faces changed colour as they looked at Wizard King Julius with wide eyes.
"What do you mean, Julius?"
King Augustus Kira Clover XIII turned to look at Wizard King Julius with narrowed eyes and a displeased expression visible on his face.
"Don't worry, my king. I also have a big surprise for you."
Not minding the king's displeased attitude, the Wizard King looked at him calmly and said with a kind smile.
Shiver~
"I am looking forward to it."
Haha~
Shivering at the look the Wizard King was giving him, the king laughed awkwardly, avoiding Julius's eyes.
Nodding his head, Wizard King Julius turned to look at Ben, while Ben also looked at him, both of their eyes gleaming as a smirk slowly formed on their lips.
"____"
Nebra, who was accompanying her brother to the courtroom, when she heard Ben was going to attend the trial, noticed the short signal between Ben and the Wizard King.
'Did I see right...'
Nebra was confusedly looking at Ben and waiting for him to turn and look at her.
When she arrived earlier, she heard a conversation among a group of nobles who wanted to drag Ben into this case and use him as a scapegoat to free Den Bitch.
She beat them up along with her brother, who gave his support to them in this matter, and warned them that if they did it, she would personally send them to hell.
They couldn't do anything to her because she is royalty and a member of one of the most influential royal Silvia families.
After getting his share of the beating, her brother Solid left, saying he had forgotten something very important in a hurry.
Now, seeing Ben was not dragged through the dirt by these nobles made Nebra very satisfied.
But before she could rejoice, the Wizard King stopped the judgment before it could be announced, and something was going on between Ben and the Wizard King, who made eye contact with him with a smirk that confused her.
For a moment, she thought something worse was going to happen, even the Wizard King wanted to drag Ben into this matter, and she began to panic.
"Now, Marx, you can proceed."
With a kind smile, the Wizard King turned to look at Marx and gave his order to proceed further.
"Yes, my lord."
Nodding his head and with a slight bow, Marx stood from his seat and walked towards Den Bitch.
Gulp~
For some reason, Den Bitch felt bad premonitions; something very bad was going to happen, and he took a step back.
"Mr. Den Bitch, please put your hand on top of this book."
Marx, who arrived in front of Den Bitch, took a black book from the spatial pouch he was carrying and showed it to Den Bitch.
"____"
Gulp~
With a nervous gulp, Den placed his hand on top of the book, the Wizard King's assistant holding a dark book emitting a dark aura before him.
"Now repeat after me."
After seeing Den had placed his hand on top of the book, Marx nodded and asked Den to repeat after him.
"I take an oath on my life; every word I utter in this court will be true. I won't lie."
With a cold tone, Marx said the oath Den needed to say.
"I take an oath on my life; every word I utter in this court will be true. I won't lie."
Nodding his head, Den made the oath he was asked to do; no matter what he said, there was no way to prove he was lying.
Swoosh~
Suddenly, the two serpent images on top of the book came to life and entered Den's hand, which he placed on top of the book.
Both serpents bonded themselves to Den's arm and turned into a tattoo.
"Good... now from this moment, if he utters a single lie in the court until the hearing ends, he will be punished. For the first lie, he will lose his taste; next, his teeth, next hair, vision, manhood, etc., until he dies."
Calmly looking at everyone, who was looking at the unfolding event curiously, Marx explained what this was about.
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