Me, a priest? How could that be!

Chapter 117 Goodbye, Losers

Chapter 117 Goodbye, Losers

"This is it, hurry up and go in!"

"Ouch! Be gentle! I'm a priest!"

Ignoring Charlotte's complaints, the guards forcefully shoved him into the cell. Although it was much better than the stables, it was truly his first time in jail, as a law-abiding citizen and now a priest.

The cell wasn't very big. Apart from a small window, about the size of a palm, sealed off by iron bars on one of the stone walls, there were only iron bars facing the police station, making it impossible for anyone to pass through. It was simple, cold, and frightening.

She instinctively wrapped herself tighter in the Agnimii coat, trying to give herself a sense of security.

At that moment, Charlotte noticed that there were two other people in the cell.

"Dust!? Kazuma!?"

One was Duster, a scoundrel leaning against the wall with a relaxed expression, as if he had returned home; the other was Kazuma Sato, who had just been ruthlessly abandoned by Charlotte and arrested for subverting the kingdom. The two were on opposite sides of the cell, seemingly not exchanging a word.

"Hey Duster, how did you get in here? Was your sentence harsh?"

"Hehe, I made a profit."

"----Um?"

This guy is really interesting. If you ask him how he got in here, or whether his sentence was heavy or light, he'll tell you he's made a profit.

Seeing Duster's smug expression, Charlotte decided to refrain from speaking to him for the time being, since idiocy is easily contagious.

Look to the other side.

"Kazuma, I said Kazuma! — Waaaaaaah!!!"

Charlotte slapped Sato Kazuma hard on the shoulder, and when he slowly turned around, he was startled.

Kazuma Sato tilted his head and looked over, tears streaming from the corners of his eyes, but he showed no sign of life. His eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and judging from the upper half of his face alone, he looked like someone who had died from a serious illness. The lower half of his face was forced into a smile.

After a while, the large bags under her eyes caused by exhaustion and panic finally gave way to tears, which slowly streamed down her cheeks.

"You—you've really suffered."

"Waaaaah"

Kazuma Sato wanted to hug Charlotte and cry, but Charlotte deftly dodged him. This was for Kazuma's own good, since Anemi hated snot and tears, and might accidentally commit murder in prison if she got too emotional.

A while later.

Prosecutor Serena appeared outside the prison, accompanied by the two guards from before. She gave a signal with her eyes, and the prison door opened.

Duster was taken away.

As he left, Duster showed no fear whatsoever; he stood tall and proud.

The interrogation room is right next door.

Charlotte could hear their voices from here.

Duster said, "Why arrest me? I was just using the rules of the game reasonably, how can that be considered a crime?"

I thought it was a clever trick set up by the casino owner. It's just a game of tossing a ball; I didn't use my own ball, and I was operating within the established rules. Is that a crime, Miss Prosecutor? Those casino owners just sit there doing nothing and reap the rewards, while I risk losing money to play with them. Is it a crime for me to reasonably utilize the game's features?

"Keep being stubborn. When this lie detector goes off, we'll add more charges to your conviction, and you could face the death penalty at the highest."

"I plead guilty."

Duster, who had been bulging like a balloon just moments before, suddenly deflated. This guy was all bark and no bite; he was easily intimidated and confessed everything. He told them exactly what he did at the casino and how he deceived everyone.

But there's nothing we can do about it.

That lie detector is really troublesome; it can detect even the smallest lie.

Unless it's a goddess-level being like Aqua, who can purify even the smallest lie with her own divine power, as for others—don't even think about it!

However, it's not impossible to circumvent this. Just say something ambiguous. The key is to never admit or be vague on some crucial issues, such as whether you are a spy for the Demon King's army or whether you are colluding with the Demon King's army.

The trial concluded quickly.

Duster confessed diligently and honestly, but even so, he was sentenced to a month in jail and had to return all his winnings from the casino, which was a relatively lenient sentence.

Then Prosecutor Serena came to the prison again, this time with only one guard by her side. Dust was nowhere to be seen; he had probably been taken to another prison by another guard.

"Sato Kazuma, it's your turn next."

"Hmm!"

Sato Kazuma swallowed hard, then quickly knelt down and shouted, "I'm sorry, I was wrong! Please forgive me!!"

"————Hmm?" Serena was slightly taken aback.

Before she could react, Kazuma Sato looked up again and asked, "Prosecutor, I've already admitted my mistake. Could you please pretend nothing happened and let me go?"

"cannot."

"Oh, it's alright then, I didn't do anything wrong."

Kazuma Sato dusted off his clothes and stood up.

"Um???"

Serena's forehead veins bulged.

Just like in the original story, Kazuma Sato did not intend to harm Eldap. So when Sena realized her mistake, she kept admitting it. However, Kazuma Sato was too arrogant and accidentally exposed his connection with the Demon King's army (Wiz), and was eventually sentenced and imprisoned.

They really brought this on themselves.

Charlotte twitched the corner of her mouth.

However, he was prepared to give ambiguous answers no matter what he said. He would never admit to any connection with the Demon King's army, and he would never admit to any relationship with Wiz!

Just as Charlotte was giving herself hints, she didn't expect that she would not be interrogated by Serena, but instead was directly thrown into another cell.

"----ah!?"

Seeing his two other dejected friends in the cell, Charlotte felt terrible.

What's going on here?!

Yes, Serena is very stubborn and inflexible, and her willfulness is no less than that of the female prosecutor who relied on intuition to judge cases before her reincarnation. The two of them are really too similar.

Could it be that he thinks he's connected to Kazuma Sato, and therefore must also be connected to the Demon King's army, skipping the interrogation step and just sentencing him directly?

The more I think about it, the more likely it seems.

Charlotte panicked.

Duster seemed to notice his bewilderment, and, suppressing a smile, patted his shoulder reassuringly, "It's okay, Charlotte, you won't be bullied with us here!"

"Yes, yes, we'll help you!" Kazuma Sato said with a smile.

But Charlotte always felt that this guy was gloating. Whose fault was it that he skipped the interrogation? Didn't he have any self-awareness at all?

However, their words of comfort were truly touching.

Charlotte choked up slightly and said, "Thank you all. I can never repay you for all the kindness you've shown me here. Let's be cellmates for life, okay?"

"Who wants to be with you for life?"

"Charlotte!"

Before Duster could finish speaking, a guard appeared outside the prison; it was the same man who had escorted him earlier.

The three of them turned to look at each other simultaneously.

The guard opened the cell door and said to Charlotte, "You are released without charge."

Charlotte's expression changed instantly.

Goodbye, losers!

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