Fuck!!!
In front of me, a group of people had gathered at the stand, and I had been brought here to be the lawyer for Cleria Belial.
Right now, she looked like her mind was broken, and she just wanted to die, and I had to protect a woman like her.
Even though Rias went to Kuoh, Cleria still hadn't been executed.
"Cleria Belial has had a forbidden love with the Excalibur wielder named Masaomi Yaegaki. The punishment is clear, but we still want to hear your defense. Cassien Judex, you may proceed."
I cleared my throat and looked at Cleria.
"First of all, I'm not satisfied with a decision being made before the trial even begins. I'm not denying that Cleria Belial had a love affair with Masaomi Yaegaki because the evidence shows it. The purity of devil blood is indeed an important issue, but we devils can live for thousands of years, and Masaomi would only remain a small stain in history. What would happen is that the Belial clan would lose a strong and valuable member. That's why I am in favor of rejecting the execution."
From there, Zekram Bael looked at me with boredom: "Your ancestor was just like you. He thought everyone deserved the right to defend and die for his ideals. Are you that kind of person, too?"
"I'm not. I'm more dangerous than my ancestor. At least I think so in terms of potential."
I saw the man smile: "Good, I see it the same way. I'd like to see you get married soon."
"I'll think about it, Lord Bael," I said.
Lord Phenex was carefully examining me from there.
He wasn't happy because I rejected Ravel.
Lord Belial looked unhappy: "The honor of the clan is everything, and Cleria tarnished it. Even if she is from my clan, in my eyes, she has completely ceased to exist."
"Honor has no meaning after death. For you, there are two sides. Either you'll be praised for killing your daughter, or you'll cause rebellion or dissatisfaction even within your own clan. I think this is an issue that goes beyond just honor."
There was silence for a while, and different voices rose in the council: "Then what would you do if it were you? What do you think the punishment should be?"
"My client does not deserve execution for loving someone."
I looked at the woman standing next to me.
Her eyes were empty, and she didn't care.
Lord Gremory, Phenex, Bael, Belial… all of them were in favor of execution.
"I want execution," said Belial.
Everyone except Gremory approved the execution, and I was openly watching a woman being executed just for loving someone else…
Lord Bael struck the gavel: "The court has decided on execution. Case closed."
My head went blank at that moment… I took the gavel and started banging on the stand.
"Cassien-san?" Zeoticus was watching me from there and looked strange.
I was having a crashout.
If I let this girl go now, I would regret it for the rest of my life.
Because I am Cassien Judex, the devil loved by the people.
The devil's advocate.
"Everyone, come back, we are having a retrial!"
Judgeman appeared behind me, and the domain opened.
We were in an area full of guillotines, and the people in front of me were the entire devil council.
They furrowed their brows, and Lord Belial tried to hit me in the head but was teleported back to his place.
Some of these people, for example, Lord Bael, were stronger than I, so I made a binding vow so the domain wouldn't break.
The content of the binding vow was this: if I do 2 retrials and none of them come out guilty, I sacrifice my own life.
If the suspects are guilty, I can copy all their abilities or take their powers using confiscation.
Lord Bael slammed his hand on the stand: "WHAT DOES THIS MEAN, JUDEX! GET US OUT OF HERE!"
He launched a magical attack at me, but it was completely ineffective.
I saw Cleria looking at me from the side with wide eyes.
I loosened my tie.
There was no turning back from this now.