Volume 13 Chapter 224 Kohina Yukari, Adultery Trial
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
In the middle of Beryl Wonderland’s main square, a makeshift courtroom is quickly being set up.
How convenient to have a set just like this…
Huh?
They brought it from a nearby TV station’s studio?
Now that I think about it, this set does look familiar.
”Court is now in session! The defendant, please come forward!!”
At Prime Minister Habu’s command, who is acting as the judge, Aqua steps up to the witness stand.
”What is your name?”
”Shirogane Aqua.”
”Your date of birth?”
”December 7, 20XX.”
”Your address?”
”Um, the Shirogane Kingdom in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.”
For a moment, I thought I should stop mentioning the address, but then I realized, everyone knows where she lives anyway, so there’s no need to stop.
”We will now begin the trial on the defendant’s adultery case. The state-selected attorney for the plaintiff, please read the indictment.”
”Yes, ma’am!”
Kaede raises her hand and stands up energetically.
Why, you’re on their side!!
And seriously, with your vision being 10 or 20, you don’t need glasses!!
When I turn my gaze to the Prime Minister, he winks, having noticed it too.
I see… that’s how it is.
If you’re going to have a trial, you definitely need a plaintiff’s attorney.
So you chose the most advantageous person for us as the state-selected attorney.
I’m counting on you. Kaede.
Everyone’s expecting you to fully utilize that clumsy nature of yours!!
”Um, the defendant, Shirogane Aqua, is suspected of having a child with another woman before marrying Shirogane Kanon, formerly Kanon Stars Goshenite, the ex-princess of the Stars Kingdom!!”
”Objection!!”
Emily-chan, dressed in a suit, stands up.
Hey, wait, isn’t this too fast!?
”Everyone, could I have a moment?”
Emily-chan, pushing up her red-rimmed glasses, scans the faces of the rowdy onlookers around her.
”First off, in my country, Japan, polygamy is legally recognized, and Shirogane Kanon-san, the first lady and legal wife, also accepts polygamy. At this point, the defendant, Shirogane Aqua’s affair in itself is not considered a problem, but what do you all think? And Kaede-paisen, it’s strange, but when a good-looking person wears glasses, they somehow look less attractive.”
There, there.
Emily-chan!!
The onlookers echo Emily-chan’s words with a chorus of agreement.
”Is that so!”
”Our… Kanon-sama’s heart and ‘instrument’ are bigger than the Sea of Japan!”
”At least make it the Pacific Ocean!”
”No, back in Shumi-chan’s era of great victories, it was more like Lake Biwa.”
”Hey! Don’t pick a fight with the people of Shiga Prefecture! And when Shumi-chan was winning, her appeal was only as deep as a puddle.”
I had a bad feeling before the trial started, but it seems like it’ll be okay now.
Certainly, it was odd for him to keep the secret of having a child on the side, but it seemed he didn’t even know about it.
There are times when a one-night stand with a random woman could lead to such things.
I mean, even I’ve had moments when I thought it might be nice if someone just… Wait, that’s not it at all!
Hmph! Anyway, I think such things are possible.
”Objection! If this is true, then defendant Shirogane Aqua would have had a child before conceiving with Shirogane Kanon. In Japan, when a woman gives birth to a man’s first child through means other than rpe, the first child and the mother are granted certain rights. Moreover, wouldn’t this mean that the relationship with Shirogane Kanon, which came later, could be considered an affair? Also, these glasses are just for show. I wore them to look a bit smarter! And you wear glasses for the same reason, don’t you!!”
Hey, you!
What happened to your usual style?!
Just stare blankly, mouth open in a square, like you’re on TV!
”Objection! These glasses aren’t just for show. By the way, doesn’t a woman in a tight miniskirt suit with red-rimmed glasses look a bit… lewd?”
Who cares!
That objection is the least of my worries right now.
The crowd nods along with Emily-chan’s words.
Hey! Why is Aqua, the one being sued, nodding seriously too!?
I’m so worried about you, but you seem pretty relaxed, right!?
Spill it!
”Silence!”
The judge, Prime Minister Habu, bangs the gavel.
Wait a minute!
You were nodding along with the crowd too!
You just want to bang that gavel, don’t you!
Absolutely!
”Defendant, did you really cheat?”
See!
You should say you’re not sure!
I thought about it, and a guy like you, so honest, can’t possibly hit on girls, have a kid, and then abandon them.
Even if everyone else doesn’t believe it, I do!
”Judge, I didn’t cheat.”
Aqua looks at Prime Minister Habu with a serious face.
Yes, that’s right.
You!
”Judge… cheating is when you flirt with a girl out of a fleeting feeling. But me… I’m always serious with girls! So if I hit on a girl, it’s not cheating, it’s serious!!”
”What!?”
I couldn’t help but stand up from my seat.
Why is this guy digging his own grave!?
”Amazing, Aqua-sama!”
”As expected of a pure idol. Everything is too refreshing!!”
”A-qua! A-qua!”
”That’s why I can’t stop being a fan of Aqua-sama!”
”Did the people on the message boards in front of the TV record this!?”
”Only Kohina Yukari is panicking in this space, lol”
”He’s serious in these situations.”
Aqua stares straight into the judge’s eyes without blinking, her face deadly serious.
Ugh!!
Seriously?! You don’t even realize that testimony makes you look guilty?!
Well, I guess that’s just like you… Wait, no! This isn’t the time for that!
”I see… So, the defendant approached her with the intention of getting her pregnant from the start?”
”No. Unfortunately, I have no memory of that time.”
Aqua grits his teeth, eyes squeezed shut──his expression pure frustration.
You’re totally upset about not remembering the act itself, aren’t you?!
Just then, Emily-chan, who’d been listening, raises her hand again.
”Judge, may I speak?”
”Permission granted.”
Emily-chan taps her tablet, projecting documents onto the courtroom’s giant screen.
”Everyone, please look at Shirogane Aqua’s medical records displayed here. You’ll see it clearly states ‘memory loss due to head trauma.’ Oh──the text is a bit small. Let me zoom in.”
She taps again──but accidentally swipes to the wrong tab.
”Ngh♡ Ah♡ Ohh♡ Mmm♡”
Thwap, thwap, thwap!
The sound of flesh slapping flesh echoes through Wonderland.
My face goes blank the second I see the footage.
The screen finally switches back.
”My apologies. Wrong file.”
That was just audio and a face, but… no mistaking it. That was Congressman Kokucho, right?
Who knew such a stern woman could lose control like that?
I quietly vow never to end up like her.
”Defense Attorney Yukishiro Emily! Submit that footage to Congress later!”
”Yes! Understood!!”
The spectators erupt into cheers.
Ugh, whatever.
Prime Minister Habu and Emily-chan are so gonna pay for this later.
Also, that was TOTALLY on purpose!!
The defense lawyer presents a video of the accused cheating with an unmarried woman.
This actually supports the cheating!
This is just too ridiculous!
”Well, if you look at this document, the official medical records from the hospital, it shows that about one year and 9 months ago, Shirogane Aqua-san lost their memory. Judging by the child’s height and face, they are probably around 3 years old. So, it’s true that Shirogane Aqua-san doesn’t have memories, and it makes sense they wouldn’t know.”
”I see, I understand now.”
Sorry.
The face of Congressman Kokucho keeps popping into my head, and I can’t focus on anything.
So, since they lost their memory, does that mean Aqua also doesn’t remember?
If so… that means the guy before losing memories made a child with that woman…
Hmm, without knowing the person before losing memories, it’s hard to say anything.
”Accused, do you really not remember being with her?”
”No way! Me forgetting a night with a woman? That would never happen!”
Then why do you look so upset?!
Ugh!
This serious worry makes me look so silly!
”But if you didn’t do anything, the child wouldn’t exist! So even if you don’t remember, isn’t it possible you did something?”
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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