“It’s true that I distributed them, Your Honor,” I said.

I tried my best to hold in my laughter and as soon as I finished my sentence, I noticed the audience talking amongst themselves. Father Basel looked calm, but the others were surprised by the sudden change in the situation. It was a natural response because if people discovered their kind neighbor was a drug offender, most of them would react that way. I was a bit embarrassed to say this, but my image within the empire was extremely good.

I guess Ito Sota thought I had something up my sleeve because he quickly started talking. “How shameless are you to confidently confess your sins? Your Honor, is there a need to hear any more words from this man? The defendant and plaintiff have clearly changed so let’s arrest him and follow the procedure…”

“Arrest and follow the procedure? It’s true that I distributed them, but I have never confessed my sins. You’re still the defendant,” I pointed out.

“If selling drugs in the free city isn’t a sin, then what is? I guess you can say that making an innocent person an assailant is a sin as well,” Sota said.

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