The Chiyodaku Kingdom Courthouse, formerly known as the Supreme Court, was packed full.
The otherworldly sunlight streamed in from a huge skylight, which was marred with fire damage.
The half-elf prosecutor, half-fox spirit defense attorney, and the accused old hero stood below.
An animal hybrid prison guard released the old hero’s magical restraints.
A moment later, a scorching wind swept through the courtroom—hot enough to singe the hairs on one’s body.
A human princess in a pink maid outfit in the front row of the gallery took a direct hit but kept smiling. She appeared to be enjoying herself, wearing a broad smile.
The door in the back of the courtroom opened as though in response to her gaze.
First through the door was a sixteen-year-old Japanese boy.
He wore a black court robe and had an ordinary-looking build and face, but his expression was one of determination. A magical window used for court proceedings floated at his fingertips as he walked to the clerk’s desk.
“That’s the court assistant, Akuto Satou…,” whispered a maid with dog ears.
The next to enter was a Japanese girl who looked to be fifteen years old.
Like the boy, she sported a black court robe. It fit snugly over her body, which had shrunk somewhat from its original size, save for her chest that remained large. Possessed of unyielding resolve, her eyes flashed ferociously as she walked toward the bench imposingly.
“So that’s Miss Judge…”
“I heard she’s actually around thirty years old!”
“Summoned from Chiyoda-ku, Japan…”
“A real Japanese person…”
“…An administrator of Japanese law!”
The courtroom buzzed. Spectators of various humanoid species traded whispers.
Citizens from all over the kingdom had come to see this unprecedented trial.
There were 208 seats in the courtroom. The number of people gathered exceeded the seats, so the overflow stood in the remaining space in the room. The kingdom’s maids controlled the jostling crowd.
Standing before the old hero, who was about seventy years old, the boy called to him in a loud voice.
“First year of the Chiyoda Era, district court criminal case public hearing number one. The trial for the Hero’s Party Homicide Case is now in session. All rise! Bow!”
Those people of the fantasy world who’d gathered in the courtroom did as instructed and returned to their seats.
All but two, anyhow. The judge and the hero glared at each other instead.
The court assistant raised the court record window above his head.
He passed it to his stepsister behind him and looked to her for a moment as if for confirmation.
She nodded silently, as though to say “Leave it to me.”
“Judge Tsukasa Wagatsuma. I was growing tired of waiting.”
The hero’s hoarse voice, roughened by alcohol, reverberated through the room. His eyes, still glistening in his old age, turned toward the bench. “Do you really think you can judge the hero of this kingdom, little girl?”
Drops of his spittle flew forth and formed small balls of flames that fluttered downward.
The tiny fireballs landed on the two lone Japanese people in this otherworld and scorched their hair and clothes.
“Of course. It’s why I’m here.”
The girl was unshakable, fixing the older man in her dignified gaze.
She raised her right hand above her head.
“I’m the one asking the questions! And don’t you spit those filthy fireballs at me!”
Her fist came down like a gavel, and her huge breasts jiggled as a roar echoed through the court.
Judge vs Hero!
The flames of judgment that will change the world have ignited!