"What brings you here?" he asked. "look at you." "Was it your idea to abandon Count Marseilles?" Santillian answered frankly: "I don't have any ideas, because I am the military support, and it is not my turn to think. I will work here for three to five years, and then I will go to join the eldest lady (Angelica)." During Santillene's heyday, even with his magic, Corneille could only achieve "invincibility". But three or five years later, his strength was still at its peak, while Santillene, who had turned into a fat lady, was no longer his opponent. Even if she worked under Angelica, it would not significantly change the balance of power between the two sides. However, it is hard to say about the "King of the Forest" Santilian who now has the throne. Santillian sneered: "You are injured, I will not attack you. I have worked hard all my life to build up a reputation, and I don't want to ruin it in your hands. Merida's rainy season is not good for your injuries and the Duke's development. Once you finish what's happening, you should leave Merida immediately. I won't cause any trouble for you, otherwise..." She picked a seat and sat down, then took out a bottle of cashew wine from her waist bag and drank it. The 45-degree liquor filled the space with the aroma of fruit and alcohol.
The witches in the "Judgment" field were also helpless. They did not have the authority to drive out the honorable King of the Forest - even if the Knights sent a senior mercenary to be the king, the value of this title had been corrupted. "Is it really okay?" Tang Rodick asked worriedly. "This is not the Federation or the Holy Land. The witches are quite willful in playing with the law." Corneille replied. "It's the same in the Federation. Honest people who obey the law will be treated like slaves, while bad people who don't obey the law will be doomed 90% of the time, but the other 10% will become the most successful people of this era." "After all, those who make and enforce laws are reluctant to put themselves in shackles. The Federation was a cover-up for the conflict between the Triple Alliance and the Royalists. The kings' rule in Waite was quite stable, so they acted recklessly." Even the relatively law-abiding Corneille and Don Rodiquette were full of contempt when discussing the law. Their attitude was a microcosm of the extraordinary people's understanding of the law. At this time, Shimanna was brought to a "senior" in the "Judgment" field to act as an arbitrator. She opened a golden barrier and said to the two parties: "People often say that the witch in the "Judgment" field can only mean two results: acquittal or death.' This is because our "trial" does not follow the normal process, but instead requires the plaintiff and the defendant to each send a representative to duel in the barrier." Corneille had been informed of the process in advance, and he said to Don Rodic: "This is your chance to take revenge yourself, are you sure you want to give it to me?" "If you want to change the Duke's situation, you need to recruit troops in Weite, and this requires influence." Tang Luodike said: "Go, use my tragedy as nourishment, grow stronger, better protect the Duke... and the me who will no longer be 'me' in the future." "Mr. Tang Rodick, I finally ate your blood-stained bun." Corneille stood up and was sent into the barrier. The arbitrator looked to the other side. Shimanna's lawyer shook his head: "I'm sorry, ma'am, this is beyond my ability. I'm good at litigation but not at fighting." Shi Manna cried out in grievance: "I hit Gao Naiyi? You clearly want me to die!" The arbitrator explained: "Please rest assured, this is not an ordinary duel. Your weapons and your strength come from constructing 'facts', proving 'facts', and crushing the opponent's 'facts'. In the barrier, your strength is directly proportional to the quantity and quality of the 'facts' you have - 'facts' that can refute your opponent and are indisputable are more powerful than 'facts' that are valid for both sides. " The arbitrator demonstrated the contrast between the strength of "facts" and the weakness of "facts". She first said: "According to the calendar, today is not Wednesday." A blue one-handed sword appeared near her. "According to the calendar, today is not Friday."
Another blue one-handed sword appeared near her. "The calendar shows that to-day is Thursday. Monsieur Corneille, Madame Schemane, I am sure I remember the date correctly." Both of them nodded. At this time, a red one-handed sword appeared in the arbitrator's hand. She swung it hard, and in the whistling wind, the two blue one-handed swords were cut off at the same time. "Even if Ms. Schmanna can construct red 'facts', she can also break Mr. Corneille's blue 'facts' in specific topics. Even if you can only construct the blue 'fact', if you can prevent Mr. Corneille from constructing the 'fact', you will also cause unilateral harm to him. One more thing, in the barrier, you can only speak the truth - not the 'fact', but what you believe from the bottom of your heart, otherwise -" The Arbiter said, "Today is Wednesday." A sword fell and pierced her thigh. The Arbitrator struggled to walk out of the barrier, and the sword and the wound magically disappeared. "As you can see, within the barrier, you can only say the truth or a variation of the truth. 'Today is Thursday' and 'Today is not Wednesday' can both pass safely, but 'Today is Wednesday' will definitely be punished. The wounds in the barrier will not be carried outside the barrier. However, walking out of the barrier means admitting defeat and accepting all the "facts" constructed by the other party. That’s all the rules.” "I don't have a choice, do I? You have to not only win, but win big to show what you can do." Shimana looked at Tang Luodike: "Why don't you come down and fight me? Come on, isn't revenge one of your favorite plots?!" "Ms. Shimana, don't you realize it yet? You have been abandoned by everyone. Even Mr. Tang Rodick thinks you are not as important as me and the Duke of Alva. That's why he transferred the duel qualification to me." Gao Naiyi waved her hand: "Come, today, right here, let's finish everything properly!" Shimana trembled, took a deep breath, patted her cheeks, and after a few seconds, she stood up with a determined look in her eyes, but the arbitrator had already started laughing. Chapter 1: Trial () Shimana was sent into the enchantment, and the arbitrator said to Corneille: "This is the most basic step, Mr. Corneille. You claim that your companion is Count Don Rodic, but you are neither a relative nor a colleague with him. Before this, your only contact was when you "killed" him in 1229. Therefore, you are obliged to explain how you met the Count of Don Rodic, whom you claim to be, and accuse Ms. Shimanna. " Corneille didn't actually need to start from the beginning, but in order to humiliate and torture Shimana, he suggested starting from the beginning when discussing the process. "On May 1234, 5, the Duke of Toledo, Dias de Toledo, accompanied by the male guard officer Polly, myself, Pierre Corneille, and Jeanne Lusignan, went to the Tower of Discipline to perform male duties. He and Witch No. 96..." As Corneille described, the blue one-handed sword gradually took shape in his hand. Shimanna was a little anxious. She said, "I want a detailed description. Was it a coincidence that you drew number 96?" The sword in Corneille's hand stopped growing, and Shimanna breathed a sigh of relief. It was difficult for her to construct "facts" about Diaz's meeting with No. 96 - because this matter had nothing to do with her, and she knew nothing about it, so she could only do her best to stop Corneille from constructing "facts". She grasped the key point. Count Marseille had told her before that Corneille and his friends' meeting with Don Rodique was most likely not a coincidence. "Come on, Corneille, your meeting was not accidental, it was a deliberate plan, wasn't it?" "Indeed, our meeting was not accidental," said Corneille. "Look!"
Corneille added: “But when we selected No. 96, we did not know that she was Count Don Rodique, nor did we make any plans based on the knowledge that she was Count Don Rodique.” "Please repeat that on May 5, among all your people who participated in Incident No. 2, no one - here we refer to intelligent life - believed that No. 96 was Count Don Rodik, nor did they take any action based on the premise that she was Count Don Rodik." Shimanna said. "I agree to repeat that before they met up with No. 96, Pierre Corneille, Dias Toledo, Polly Grayclaw, and Jeanne Lusignan did not believe that No. 96 was Count Don Rodique, nor did they take any action based on the premise that she was Count Don Rodique." Shimana shouted: "No, there are other participants besides this!" "Please clarify the definition of participants, otherwise your accusation may involve a king of the forest." "Okay, I'll give you a definition: that's the person who knew about your actions on May 5nd and provided practical assistance for your meeting with No. 2! Come on, tell me!" "I can't repeat it because the administrator of the Discipline Tower who accepted bribes to allow us to meet No. 96 may know something about the inside story." Corneille added: "My dealings with them are not enough to make me understand their thoughts." "That is to say, you might have 'ignorantly' taken advantage of their plans..." "Please clarify the 'facts', Ms. Shimana, who is behind this plot, please list all the names. Otherwise, you cannot hinder my 'facts'. "There is, there is a group of prisoners x, y, z, who did what I described earlier." The outline of the weapon formed around Shimana, and before she finished describing it, Corneille had already approached and chopped down with the weapon in his hand that had not yet fully materialized. Shimanna was unable to react in time and watched helplessly as the weapon left scratches on her body. Then, she hastily used her own weapon to counterattack Corneille. There was a sound of knocking and breaking, and Corneille's weapon shattered Shimana's weapon. She staggered back and said, "Why?" The arbitrator explained: "Mr. Corneille could not completely deny the existence of x, y, and z, so he let Ms. Schmanna construct the 'facts', but the 'facts' constructed by this general statement were so fragile that even you only reluctantly believed them. Therefore, when two different "facts" collide with each other on the same topic, the "fact" with more sufficient evidence and therefore greater strength will win. However, the 'fact' constructed by Mr. Corneille is not yet complete, and it is a blue weapon, so its lethality to Ms. Shimanna is also limited." Shimanna rolled up her sleeves and looked at the scratches on her arm. The stinging sensation was spreading. It was a minor injury, but for Shimanna, who was used to the life of a wealthy lady, it would make her bear a grudge for a long time. Corneille continued: "Number 96 spent some time with us in the library, and at lunch she drank a beer, which brought her out of her trance for a moment. In the afternoon, while resting in the hotel, she accidentally touched my shield 'Sulena', which awakened her memory. She shares with us her past, showing the possibility that she was Don Rodique - the unique wound on her chest, the description of the events of June 1229, 6, in a wealth of details that were unknown to outsiders. I therefore judged her to be my respected Mr. Don Rodic, and was determined to seek justice for him. At the same time, this was also to expand the influence of the Duke of Alva. Please allow me to call witnesses." Dias, Polly and Helena were summoned into the barrier in turn, confirming Corneille's description, while "Sulena" served as evidence to confirm the "memory reserve" claim. Shimana said a little panicked: "Please clarify the time when the memory was stored in 'Suliana'." "After I seized it, until I came into contact with No. 1229 on June 6, 25, no one—here refers to intelligent life—had ever performed any memory manipulation on it." "Number 96 is not a man!" The blue weapon materialized in Shimana's hand. She bravely or recklessly rushed towards Corneille, only to hear Corneille say: "Number 96 is certainly not a man. She is a man in gender reassignment. Doctor Cecil has drawn blood from her in both male and female forms, proving that they are the same body.
Sister Helena, Polly Grayclaw, and the residents of Nebuchadnezzar all witnessed the transformation of No. 96 back into a man. The sword in Corneille's hand materialized, and the two swords intersected. Shimanna said: "That is the magic potion that turns women into men!" "I kept the container of the medicine from that day and analyzed the composition of the liquid medicine. I know that your statement is not true." "Containers could be swapped and the drug added later." The swords of both men shattered at the same time. Corneille said, "Please explain, Ms. Shimana, what do you claim is the identity of No. 96?" "Count Don Rodic's fanatic followers..." Before Shimanna could finish her words, a long sword fell from the sky and pierced her thigh. She knelt on one knee with a scream. Not only that, she also watched a perfectly made blue sword turn red in Corneille's hand. "Ms. Shimana, even you don't believe the 'fanatic theory'," said Corneille. "Your evidence is not strong enough. Why did your weapon turn red?" "Because I presented the evidence, and Ms. Shimana could not present a concurrent 'fact,' then, as the sole 'fact,' it will be certified as a fact." Corneille smiled and said, "You forget that this is not a detective game, where we deduce the truth through careful logic, but a duel. 'Facts' or not, they are just a means for us to hurt each other!" "You guys are in collusion, you cheated!" Shimanna's palm was pierced by the sword that fell from the sky. The arbitrator said indifferently: "Currently, the barrier is operating normally." "Hold on tight, Ms. Shimana!" Corneille approached again. He wanted to stab the sword into Shimanna's body, but the actual response was a long and shallow wound on her arm. "Because the 'facts' don't point directly to the core of the incident, they are not powerful enough to kill?" Corneille threw it aside and said: "You escaped, but you won't be so lucky every time." Shimanna slowly got up. The sword was still stuck in her body. It did not hinder her movements and there was no immediate risk of death, but the pain remained in her body. She knew what Corneille was planning. He was going to fight her again and again, in every detail, materializing swords that would stab into her body, torturing her to his heart's content and venting his anger for Dom Rodic. However, as long as there is a glimmer of chance to survive, she will fight desperately. She endured the nightmarish past brought to her by old Marcela, and she endured the fact that little Marcela added to her misfortune. Now, she can naturally endure it. Outside the barrier, Don Rodick closed his eyes. Shimanna had not yet realized that Corneille was not only torturing her, but also denying everything about her. For example, at this moment, her beautiful and virtuous personality has been stripped away, her hair is disheveled, her eyes are red, and she looks as if she had just escaped from a mental hospital. Shimanna has already died in Tang Rodick's heart. In the second round, to prove that the "Don Rodic" outside the barrier was Count Don Rodic, Shimana took the lead and said: "On June 1229, 6, I heard the bad news from the front line that my husband, Count Don Rodic, died at the hands of Pierre Corneille. Then you published my husband's relics and his heart, and announced his death! What I have described is confirmed by many newspapers in 1229. I ask you to repeat, Corneille, that you struck and announced the death of Count Don Rodique in June 1229!" "Ah, I admit it," said Corneille.
The weapon was created in Shimana's hands, but the "fact" acknowledged by Corneille only turned into a blue sword in her hands.