The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing.

Chapter 163 The Fruit of Face
A great man once said.

Some people are alive, but he is dead.

Some people died, but he is still alive.

Sato Kazuma, a coward with the intention of stealing but not the courage to do so, is currently in a strange state of being worse off than dead. Even after his death, he will surely live on in the hearts of others... and will remain in the form of after-dinner jokes for a long time.

"no, do not want!"

He screamed as if he was vomiting blood, "Such a world should just be destroyed!"

Ding--

The magic lie detector sounded again.

Hey, Kazuma!

You, you're not saying you want to destroy the world, but you're actually secretly happy about it, right? Do you have the same habit as Darkness!?

"--In summary."

Zun Zun held his head high and looked directly at the Kingdom's prosecutor Sena, who didn't know how to refute, and spoke to the judge on the seat.

"My defendant is definitely not a minion of the Demon King's army!"

"Um……"

The judge tapped his temple.

Just now, it could be said that Zun Zun's argument of disregarding the laws of the kingdom was sophistry, but now the judge is also a bit embarrassed. If he dares to sentence him, it will anger the adventurers of Axel, and he cannot escape the blame of the kingdom.

"There is no substantial evidence at the moment, so..."

"and many more."

Before the judge could pronounce the verdict, Sena interrupted.

Aqua slammed the table in dissatisfaction and shouted, "Are you done yet? I've already told you that Kazuma is not a pawn of the Demon King's army, why are you still making trouble here? No one wants a woman like you!"

"Shut up, idiot!"

Sato Kazuma's whole body was twisted with fear, and he covered his face and made an expression as if he was screaming.

Fortunately, Sena did not get angry.

She probably understood that this was the holy seat of judgment, so she didn't lose her temper on the spot. Instead, she glared at the stupid goddess unkindly, scaring her so much that she hid behind Darkness.

"Anything else you want to say, prosecutor?"

"Your Honor, I have something for the defendant to answer. Witness intelligence has pointed out that the defendant can use the skill of Absorbing Touch, which is only available to the Undead. If you are not a minion of the Demon King's army, please explain why you can use this skill."

"Well!"

Sato Kazuma closed his mouth.

"Then, the biggest evidence is that when I was interrogating you at the Security Bureau, I asked you if you had any contact with members of the Demon King's Army. At that time, you said that you didn't, but the magic tool detected that you were lying. This is the best evidence!"

Bad luck, bad luck, bad luck!

Sato Kazuma was finally at a loss for words, and at this moment.

"——It's all bullshit!"

The confident voice comes from Zun Zun.

Sato Kazuma yelled at Zun Zun: "Quickly, quickly think of a reason to refute her! Quickly refute her! Quickly provide your decisive evidence to prove that I am innocent!"

His eyes lit up as if he had found a savior, and he signaled the coward who was already socially doomed to failure to remain calm.

"First, to answer Miss Prosecutor's first question, why did my defendant use the Undead's Absorption Touch? It's because he learned this skill. He is an adventurer of the lowest profession and can learn all skills. It's that simple."

"But without someone to teach me, I can't..."

"My defendant learned most of the skills with just one look. My witnesses are Chris, who taught stealing skills, Taylor, who taught one-handed sword, Chis, who taught sniping, and Leila, who taught elementary magic. There are traces for each skill. If you don't believe me, you can ask them."

After hearing what Zun Zun said, Chris and the others shouted and admitted the truth of the matter.

Sena was speechless for a moment.

“As for your question about whether they have had any dealings with members of the Demon King’s Army, that’s nonsense. If they have talked to the Demon King’s Army, then everyone is a minion of the Demon King’s Army. Miss Prosecutor, have you never talked to the Demon King’s Army?”

"Of course! I've never...!"

Ding--

As if to refute her, the polygraph magic tool immediately made a sound, proving that what Zun Zun said was feasible.

"hehe."

Zun Zun's chuckle was full of sarcasm and dissent.

“If you still don’t believe me… Kazuma, admit it yourself.”

After saying that, she winked at him.

Sato Kazuma is not an idiot.

His best brain worked very quickly and he immediately noticed the flaw in the polygraph and instantly understood how to prove himself.

"That's right! I have nothing to do with the Demon King's army! I'm not a terrorist! It does make me angry and resentful that I was put into debt, but despite this, I didn't send the Corona Stone over on purpose! Listen carefully, look at that magic tool! I'm going to tell you! I'm not a minion of the Demon King's army, and I have nothing to do with them!"

——The scene was silent.

Sato Kazuma's words did not make the magic lie detector sound, and the lord was speechless upon seeing this.

Sena frowned and bit her lower lip.

She was about to cry.

If the results of interrogation aided by magic tools can be used as evidence, then the fact that Sato Kazuma's words did not cause any reaction from the magic tools, as is the case now, is naturally also a kind of evidence.

Zun Zun's reminder helped him out of the predicament.

Seeing that they had successfully defeated the two, Darkness, Megumin, and Yunyun all looked relieved. Aqua even went so far as to perform her talent of spraying water on the spot.

"Silence! Silence!" The judge shook his head slowly.

"The results of lie detection tests using magic tools are always ambiguous. The prosecutor's argument is based on the reaction of the magic tools. Given this, I cannot recognize the validity of this evidence. In any case, the evidence is too weak. Therefore, defendant Satou Kazuma, I have determined that there is insufficient suspicion of your crime—"

He seems to be quite fair and wise.

Kazuma should be released unharmed.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and looked relieved.

But before the words "release in court" could be uttered, the bald lord Eldap interrupted the sentencing.

"I don't agree! That guy is related to the Demon King's army and is a minion of the Demon King's army. Sentence that man to death."

"No, there were no casualties in this incident, and it's not serious enough to require the death penalty... No, that's right. The death penalty is indeed the most appropriate... right?"

Sena, who was being stared at by Eldap, suddenly changed her tone.

Her reaction was also very strange. It was clearly her words that came out of her mouth, but for some reason, she herself tilted her head in confusion.

This caused public outrage.

A disgusting and evil atmosphere enveloped the courtroom.

The judge wanted to bring down the gavel, but it wouldn't come down. He hesitated for a long time before speaking again.

"…Defendant, Sato Kazuma. In view of your repeated inhumane and inappropriate behavior, as well as your antisocial behavior that clearly undermines the peace of the town, and your recent admission that you are a minion of the Demon King's army…I find that the prosecutor's request for a sentence is appropriate. The defendant is guilty and sentenced to death."

With a snap, the gavel fell.

Sato Kazuma was stunned. He turned his head slowly and looked at Zun Zun beside him.

"Didn't you say I would be released in court without any harm? Why was I sentenced to death? This is too weird! How could such a hasty trial be possible?
Show me something more conclusive! You are crazy to sentence someone to death using such a messy method! "

"Please be careful with your words and actions!"

This time, Sato Kazuma couldn't hold it anymore.

Victory was clearly in sight, and he was just one step away from being released in court, but the verdict was changed at the last minute. He must have been very upset.

Darkness looked at Zun Zun.

She looked at him and asked if there was any other solution, but all she got was a helpless response.

This is the case now.

If Zun Zun had Alice's personal belongings, he would be able to turn the tide by borrowing Alice's power, but the problem now is that he doesn't have it.

Darkness saw this.

As if he had made up his mind, he took something out from his chest.

It was a necklace made of noble-looking material and had some kind of badge on it. Everyone in the Tribunal knew about it except Sato Kazuma.

Sena and the judge stared at the badge Darkness took out, both of them widened their eyes and stiffened their bodies.

"You, you are...!"

That expression was no different from when he saw the Dragon King's hidden identity.

pity.

Darkness did not have the hooked sneer of the Returning Dragon King, nor did he take advantage of his power to bully others. Instead, he said that for her sake, the trial would be postponed for a while, and he also said that he would compensate for the mansion.

In short, she activated the face fruit.

Now, not only Sena and the judge, even Eldap had to give this face.

"But even if you ask..."

"Eldap, as you are the victim, I owe you a favor. As long as it is within my ability, I can promise to do anything for you. I will not ask you to withdraw the lawsuit, I just hope you can wait for a while."

I owe you a favor, start it!

"R-Ren, anything!?"

"Yeah, anything."

After hearing Darkness’ words, Eldap’s eyes lit up and he looked at Darkness’ body lustfully.

Then he sat back in his chair.

"Well, since it's your request, I'll give that man some time."

In the end, Sato Kazuma was released.

Several people glared at Eldap in displeasure and left the dirty and filthy judgment seat.

"Damn it, I really want to purify this place!"

After leaving the judgement seat, Aqua screamed and cried, and no one knew where she got the salt from, but she kept sprinkling it on everyone.

"That's enough! That's enough!"

Sato Kazuma shouted in disgust while looking at the noble daughter who had made the sacrifice.

“Darkness, do you know that old man just now?”

"...I guess so. He was very obsessed with me when I was very young. After his wife passed away, he proposed to me several times. However, my father always refused on the grounds that the age gap was too big."

"That's so scary!"

Huihui and Youyou were already scared.

Sato Kazuma asked with concern, "Are you okay? The way that uncle looked at you was not good. Will he take the opportunity to do something excessive to you? Wait, are you excited because of imagining something weird?"

“No, no!… It’s really too much… Ha… Ha…!”

You guy...

Give us back our worries!
(End of this chapter)