'Shun Shutsuki, you are accused of having massacred all the people of your village! What do you have to say for your defense?'

Keeping my eyes down on the floor of the court room, I answered in a monotonous voice, 'Nothing, Your Lordship. I plead guilty.'

At this, there was uproar in the assembly and I pressed my eyes shut.

'Shun Shutsuki, the court sentences you to life imprisonment…'