Chapter 210: Autumn Harvest Festival (7)
j4PcEv“Defend yourself for the wicked act of bestiality you have committed by raping a goat.”VFJT
O4Ry7lz“…What the fuck did you say?”NrpU
n21uEYeWhat kind of bullshit was this… Defend myself for what?!7kr
TogpThe small auditorium turned awkwardly silent. Everyone was appalled, including the contestants that had been waiting for their turn as well as Muller, who was on the opposing side of the trial.H41ED5t
OdLiiRaping a goat…? Public Immorality? Like, we had to do a trial on this?kGdhp
Wvy2FHowever, no one was able to call it nonsense, because these were all taken from actual cases that the JPs had experienced themselves.kLho
WTINdT“Before we get to the trial, we will give each side 5 minutes to check the details of the case.”wDAxxhO
Y5uHI quickly confirmed the details of the said trial.yjA
F4NA2HIt was an event that occurred at a small country-side village called Hamarakar. One day, Mr. Tomberra the shepherd was witnessed raping a goat in the middle of the night by the farm owner, Mr. Aleha.3jfi
X3MJP Samantha, who had been passing nearby, oversaw the trial of the man who had been imprisoned in the village hall and gave a harsh sentence.znp
tqVxShe gave the sentence of cutting off one of the testicles of the young man, Tomberra. It was quite a harsh punishment for immorality, but it was such a shocking case that the defendant was the only one against it.mpKcI
kZyyhpx– Oh shit…D0m
vyZ0LF– That’s…v4h
xCDVPDAll the guys who were given the documents related to the case couldn’t help but unconsciously cover their private parts.IWfq
IEoIWell… female judges did tend to be more harsh towards sexual crimes, but this sentence was still within the realm of possible punishment in this era. Unlike modern day Earth, harsh and extreme punishments like this were certainly a lot more viable.DqW7
saHxfvMAnd yet here I was, having to defend myself to be acquitted or prove my innocence in this case.frzJ
siCAqGBeing acquitted free of charges gives the most marks but that would be impossible because the defendant was caught red-handed in the act. And as for innocence…5GxT5g
q7E9Wouldn’t that be difficult?5bz8rr
JZ6BPELeaving innocent in a sexual assault case? On top of public immorality?ezXq
d1G“Fuckk…”aQeq
PUdW1T“Are you okay, Boss?”tQboYj
3tBRen, who was here as an assistant, asked after pulling her eyes away from the documents. Despite her initial astonishment, she was trying her best to scrutinize the details of the case.Evx
iLWOvEc“This is over. We can’t win…”VqpjciK
Vuyv“B, but this might not be the worst. There might be worse cases…”WyZt2S
YQMt“Do you really think so? Can you name me three possible scenarios that are worse than this?”qyRX
cc8h“…”vzFt
q1fGShe closed her mouth, unable to give a response. However, she muttered something different quietly under her breath.scz
632R“The goat might have liked it though.”90S
V9v7iT“Huh?”vP0jj1
Q1pGUW“You don’t know what the animals were thinking. It might have… liked it, right?”DYgv
BHm“…”wFj8uen
yCyDespite saying that herself, Ren blushed from embarrassment. But her words gave me a clue.XUM
kFF9Z“Wait. Let me go through the documents.”iOrExg
D8BwHPI quickly confirmed the details again.zmJd
NjtIn most cases, JP trials did not last a long time. The main legal formality was the most important, and there was less regard for precedents and specific legislation, unlike the major and minor courthouses.xXBN
2bmfGbBecause JPs had to go around the country, it was a waste of administration for them to stay glued to a single town for months. As such, they didn’t have time to investigate the matter.Hhq
jYXkqaThat was why there could be less congruency in the verdict. Only a small fraction of information was available, which meant…ECQMq
Qu3CE“Ren! Can you find me a clause related to this incident in Civil Law 39!?”BASvO
d0KP“Huh? Uh, okay!”nPvxfZ
6KGIWe scavenged through the thick book of legislation and quickly gathered the material.btUi
BsfXvwUThis case…tuDJQ
w8P7oXJIt might be more winnable than I initially thought!2aEDmtA
ja8k………Cfsgx
qBj1x……U7qdA58
wKpqxo…WLm
eS0“Then let us begin the trial. Judge Muller. Please begin,” said Professor Edgar.goqmrGi
6NLe7In response, Muller opened up the thick book and said.lwS1W2n
lagY0“The defendant is alleged to have committed the act of public immorality specified in Criminal Law 255. The rape of a goat is—”jOD
z7Y“Objection!”x4jGK
4jHc1G9“What?”TGgE
h09HODhMuller seemed puzzled by my objection. He didn’t see how I could have objected to anything he had thus outlined.Ty2pdbL
VAcHowever, the “word choice” was extremely important for me, so I couldn’t let it slide.85cX6
dI7pMg“It was not a ‘rape’. It was consensual!”1U3L
q9tW“…What the fuck did you say?”pKK
ngggNbz“Objection! Judge Muller, please use proper words that are suitable in the context of this solemn occasion!”0fj9
u7up“…Judge Muller, be aware of your word choice.”8EenNh
MiXJq“Ah, yes… U, understood.”9jBU
a8HbI2Muller shrunk a little from Professor Edgar’s words, but immediately continued his words.JbEifai
L71dh“Consent? By that are you referring to an intercourse of male and female agreed upon by both parties…?”GlJ1ro0
2jMYGs“The goat of this incident, Ms. Merilda, was a female goat! That stays true to the definition of intercourse under consent!”sXFdxOH
QAUPf“When the heck did you come up with a name… Like fuc— Kuhum! But that is only for humans…”vxWEUM
pTGyFt“Is there a sentence stating that it has to be a ‘human’ in the book of legislation? I could not find it! Please answer me!”i32c
yThvH1“Well, obviously…”Y5Ab
Oli4HiX“‘Obviously’…? Please use ‘justified’ and unbiased terminology in the court, Your Honor!”JG7oGAp
hfYCMuller appeared greatly shaken by my constant nitpicking of his word choice. However, as expected of a peer who had listened to the same lectures as I had, he soon retaliated.fiD
Ve3“There was no mutual consent. How can you prove that the goat has given its consent?”pXjUhd
kmX7“That is true. But is there any proof that there wasn’t any mutual consent?”9Ycmeb
99M“Well…”BhTLH
5RnX1B3“‘Well’? Your Honor?”yaWEs
bwre“You freakin’…!”gf4Ae3
x5XyIC“I, Korin Lork! Will hereby declare to the public! Ms. Merilda and I…! Were lovers!”DWAyhf
eXpbWM“What?!”cIGC
My3z——!!RD9
MNSl– What?!kh2Hq
EDyDZ– No way!cajEXs3
Vgb– He’s gone mad…!WsD91
Y5gw– How badly does he want to win this…?YuAau
sBZRThe audience was baffled and awe-struck by my shocking declaration. Love with an animal? It must be an unimaginably despicable thing for the people of this world.ED9R5u
0o6pGaJHowever, this was the only move I could make to reduce my sentence. I had to win!WwUI7
2LzKCr“You! You’re saying whatever you wish to during this trial! Can you prove yourself!?”aImqj
YHUkAs if he had witnessed the most wicked and vile criminal in the world, Muller shouted in fury. Even though this was a mock trial, he must be thinking that I had crossed the line.cMGL
zUdmY“I can prove it!”Z59Pow1
iQEP“What?!”Fdf
eQZc7ND“Your Honor! I can promise you right at this moment!”JVe
xLT0a5l“O, on what?”7SuGK1
r0Sqc“I will marry Miss Merilda! Please allow us to prove our love!”ewD
qBPt– Oh dear…cLJdi
XGOv7– This is crazy. This is insane…gNwa
5LKXhI– O lord. Why are you making me listen to these horrifying words?uYMkc1
mO2z– KIEEEEEEEEEEEEK! This can’t be reaaaaaalll!!7bm
Xqc30PR– This cannot be real!Ku5u
ObKL9WChaos was starting to fill the crowd, but I had to push through with the initiative.DZToPQm
mkby9“I will pay the dowry to my father-in-law, Sir Aleha, and let him know about our decision! Please bless our love!”Ugy
1noIFpB“…Fuck.”ERwGr
oK0tim“Haa…”EeEn3d
Hy0In the end, Muller couldn’t hold himself back from swearing out loud again while Edgar brought his palm to his face.ms8IC0
RPVAqGoats didn’t cost that much. If the defendant were to pay more than that as the so-called dowry, then it was highly likely that the owner of the farm would let it go. He might be appalled at how crazy of a guy the shepherd was, but that wasn’t a reason for him to ignore free profit.Rp3
ZXV“Immorality only applies to public immoral acts without consent! However, if it was a relationship formed on love! And if it was with a fiancée whom I had promised the future with, there aren’t any problems, are there?”mJgvoh
IZio“Korin you fucking madman! You’re throwing too much of this random bullshit just because it’s a mock trial!”722ZdID
Fh4Tu“Your Honor! Please maintain a dignified lexicon in the court!”glNWSei
zSVTut“Yeah. Good for you for being a creative lunatic! Your existence itself is a minus in terms of dignity, alright?! I knew it the moment I saw you doing that Immortan Lork or whatever!”rZRGTH
6ylf7It was becoming more and more of a disgraceful conversation towards the end but all in all, the trial ended in the way I wanted… Actually, it was better than I expected.iXf
8BHProven innocent.sK1y89
TvAhIt was my victory.3KJ
nBs“K, kuhum… I see. I see… So you can do… things like that, Boss?”pgRyx
lNsawXRen appeared to be having a great misunderstanding.NtoqWP
htYZWVIn the next trial, it was my turn to prove Muller guilty, which I did a magnificent job of. It was my clean victory.qqG
0vJZDAnd in the next trial—unCu
TM8fl“Defendant Korin Lork. Defend yourself against allegations made due to your messy love life.”3x0U
CGx6g7l“Haha… Is that all? Even if you say ‘messy love life,’ I’m sure it can’t be— wait, three people?! This guy – what a freaking bastard!”am6PSa
geqjemW– Like he’s one to talk?aAzbQ
KnJKNE8– How many girls does he have his octopus legs on?vyLjs5b
N4LJKc– No idea. I stopped counting past 100.5IXw
YvE9qI lost.GqBP
9NhOGIt was a complete defeat.S6XKMJ
xn53hoLike, how did I lose that?ILDxu
Sghc***3ztN
ePAmlW“Korin Lork. Congratulations on coming second. Here is your silver ribbon.”dgdp
xKY9Z4“…”qrI7r
M20How… how did this happen?Atw
B4hesThis was terrible. What I wanted had been a golden ribbon, and yet in what was supposed to be my last contest, I ended up getting a silver ribbon!lQv
dElYZI failed at the very last moment!UdkpTM
jT5wt“Well. Four golden ribbons is already amazing, isn’t it? You’re missing one, though.”V4mVpi
kDwEx“…”Tm8u
RYHdH, how could this be…bnqY63
UzTNixFuu… Let’s calm down.DfF
JoeISZSo far, I had earned four golden ribbons and one silver ribbon. Normally, having this much would have been an impossible feat already.OR2MBuG
XhMThe problem was that I had five golden ribbons to give in the Lady of Autumn Contest, which would be happening very soon.QQc034
lfke96Marie, Alicia, Hua Ran, Estelle, Master Erin…Ws0
rK3dConsidering the undeserved love I was receiving from everyone, I wanted to give everyone a golden ribbon without any discrimination.68w
T3JHowever…7ea
bXDsPJ“Ren…”f59X0
jyFFHz“Yes?”RTGM
GEl62v“If I… had to give a silver ribbon to one of them… Who do you think it should be?”jYycl2
tui“Hmm… Senior Marie would probably go…”H96mW
Tjgfd『Korin! Thank you! Nnn? A, am I the only silver ribbon? Umm… I see! Okay! No no no. Don’t worry about it. Yeah. I’m… fine.』JOrQHLj
nlKb“Well, she might pretend like she’s okay, but she would probably feel hurt the most, right?”Agb
Bmuj“Damn it… What about Alicia…?”S5425
PJvjM『Ah… I see. Yes. It’s okay. I am far too lacking compared to everyone else anyway. That’s normal.』9zP
NJ05L“She would probably go like that, right?” Ren said.nWTUPP
Rdz“Ahhk…! She is probably going to talk herself down. I can’t have that!”BZML
cpwx1“What about Hua Ran?”D6u
QglI0I“Hua Ran is out of the question. Ran will cry and Hua will bash me up.”0uolH
VNVlbL6“…I guess so.”Pfh
wUQlMw“If it was Estelle-noonim…”1B7Q2Pg
mJbG4『Hmm~ Okay? Sure. But you see, Dongsaeng? You owe me a favor.』CUeIAO
ASWSn“Aren’t you scared of what she will ask you to do in return?”mw4
5y3aBp“…”WEK
2I3That left us with… Master.4m7v
Nl6a“If it’s Master…”7f6
7pz0gl“I guess she will understand.”Qxp0HD
Z4BlVShe was the only one who wasn’t connected with me through romantic feelings. If it was her, she would certainly understand my circumstances and be considerate.4VKDgiZ
b5VC3lX『Fufu, that’s okay. You have done a wonderful job getting all these ribbons.』yl0
1LrOThat’s right! Master will definitely say that while gently patting my head!HajuX
BSgM“Nn? Korin?” That was when I saw Master walking by.cFEZ
kROmrm“Huh? Master? Why are you here?”9XF3wf
CjEMuw“I’m going to host an event. What a coincidence that I have met my dear disciple on the way.”ckkKQP
F5FShe said after walking towards me. Instead of her usual working outfit, she was wearing a fancy autumn dress with some level of exposure.xfQA3qZ
A0lX4“Wow~. That’s a pretty dress.”3vR
UX3167N“Fufu. I’ll be attending the Lady of Autumn Contest after all… So I dressed myself a little. Is it… strange considering my age?”MS64gb1
WSm“Absolutely not. You look gorgeous. You should dress yourself like that more often.”YUpF7
KSLXoMaster gave a benevolent smile in response while tucking her hair behind her ear.PySnRA
lwBV8“See this?” she then asked. “This is the earring from my dearest disciple. I am wearing the necklace and the bracelet as well!”zgEdr
7eY4p8zShe was wearing all the accessories that I had given her as a gift. She was beautiful already and was now even more stunning after fully dressing herself up.CrOhO
Qk5V“Master. You know for the Lady of Autumn Contest…”IAHVhE
x9IaKUy“Ah~ Yes! I’m looking forward to it!”RATFJd
x5NU“Pardon?”OZXsW
aAliI immediately swallowed the scream that almost left my mouth.00MerA
eCCpuS4“Lady of Autumn… it’ll be full of beautiful girls in the prime of their youth so I’m not expecting much but… It’s fine. I will be happy with one golden ribbon from my dear disciple.”gwea
EOLNb“…”1lB
bPjTCXeI couldn’t say it – I couldn’t ask if she could be content with just a silver ribbon… She probably would understand if I gave it though, and what she said must have been an unconscious comment on her part but…iWwje
PzC“Really… It is my first time feeling like this. What a disgrace! Anyway, I will nonetheless try my best to put on the most beautiful appearance I can just for you, my dear disciple. Look forward to it.”rmI
F7kpU3“…”4vP
sEuv5DjAfter she was done speaking, she disappeared off into the distance.ENm
ULHoAvH“…That was your chance to say it.”BbeLS
kJeTom“…”7HLL
3rsy“Boss?”xqV
W1JQcU“AHH~ How grateful! Is the teacher’s graceee!!!”CxuNC
9r7rf65“Are you okay in the head?”x8RN
jfth6“AHH~ How amazing! Is the teacher’s graceee!!!!”wJH3sY8
U6heuThere was no way around it. I couldn’t betray that smile and her expectations!jw8Q
ii4qh7“For fuck’s sake…! My plan always falls off like this!”vIl1kk
Ltf5HA“…”pVWxI
Up0P5m“Of course, I had a backup plan. Huhu, huhahahaha…!”tBfhAU
q5uQCQyThis was my second year trying to save the world. Having the plan go astray against my will was nothing unusual.x78Fp5
gwgvXOf course, I had a back-up!FBUA
dQhNu“Student Korin Lork, 2nd year of the Knight Department, yes?”8yO
O5qq“That is exactly the case!”qpvYCl
K2eGfq4“You weren’t showing up until the last minute so I thought you weren’t coming.”InmPVy5
uQs8Ht“I wasn’t going to attend if possible.”WXE
H24hv“Ah… Anyway, now that you’re here…”SDBUVL
MCHXuq5– Congratulations on attending the Crossdressing Contest, I guess?m2Jz1zC
YhhA wise man always has a Plan B.xfp
5kQDFb“HUHAHAHAHA…! WAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!”6uxq
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