64 – First Test – 2
“The theme of the first test is ‘judgment’.”
“No, can you listen to me?”
“It would be good for you to proceed quickly. He will not last long.”
“…That child…?”
In an instant, Veronica, who was making a tragic expression, came to mind in my mind.
-Do it quickly… I will hold out as long as I can.
‘Damn it…’
Come to think of it, Veronica must be protecting me from that monstrous demon right now.
I still don’t understand why Veronica sent me to this place, but considering that she might be protecting me from demons, she should pass this test as soon as possible.
“Would you like to proceed now?”
“…Yes, I understand.”
“Okay. Again, the theme of this test is ‘judgment’, and the king must be cool and fair. This test will test you to see if you have the cool and fairness that such a king should have.”
“..Cold and fair?”
Fortunately, cool-headedness can be covered to some extent with [Cool Spirit]… The problem is fairness.
“But how are you going to test my coolness and punctuality?”
“You’ll know when you start the test.”
The handsome man smiled and stretched out his hand towards me.
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“Then, the first test. Let’s begin the trial of the referee.”
At that moment, a colorful glow began to emerge from the man’s hand.
The light from the man’s hand instantly surrounded my body and emitted intense mana.
“This…What is this…?”
“Then let’s go.”
“Let me explain for a moment..!”
“Don’t worry too much. It’s more like a recollection of the past than a test anyway.”
Giying-!!
I lost consciousness as I felt my vision blur with the colorful halo of light.
***
“Heo Eok?!”
What the f*ck?!
…What is it? Obviously i…
……Hmm…I can’t think of anything.
“Your Majesty, what are you doing?”
“… Huh? What?”
“Are you sick? Your tone suddenly changed.”
My tone has changed..?
No, but who are you?
“..Who were you..?”
“Are you really sick? This is Justitia. The Supreme Court of this country.”
“…Right, it was.”
Why did I forget?
Justitia…The name of a man whom I personally entrusted with the position of Supreme Court Judge as an important subject of the kingdom.
“If you’re uncomfortable with it, why don’t you put off the public trial until tomorrow?”
“…Open trial..? Ah…Yes, today was trial day..”
Today, October 11, Genesis 462, was the first public trial in front of the people.
Forgetting such an important thing…Did he really get sick?
“So…What did you say was the issue in this trial?”
“It’s a property case. I’ve heard that two men are claiming the same item as a keepsake of their mother.”
“Haa…That’s really annoying.”
It’s really annoying. Why did I, the king, have to step in for this?
Originally, ordinary judges would have handled the case on their own, but this trial is the first public trial to be held in front of the entire nation.
For the sake of the performance, I, the king, had to personally participate as a judge.
“Then I’ll make you the judge soon. Solomon-sama is also waiting at the judge.”
“Solomon? A guy who says he’s busy makes the spectators excited.”
“hahahaha…But isn’t he the one who always perfectly solves the tasks assigned to him?”
“That’s why it’s more annoying. The guys who are good at studying while playing computer games are the most annoying.”
“..Yes? A computer…Computer..? What is it?”
What is a computer?
…Is that so? What is a computer
“…That’s… I don’t know.”
“But I’m sure His Majesty said…”
“Perhaps he hasn’t slept much lately, he keeps saying strange things.”
“No one would understand even if someone who didn’t even need sleep said such a thing.”
Sleep…That’s right…I don’t need to sleep.
“Well… Hurry up and serve as judge. The sun may set soon.”
“Okay. Let’s go inside.”
Following Justitia’s guidance, I arrived at the courthouse in less than 10 minutes.
The place of the judge was inside a large wall, and under the wall there was a huge crowd of people who seemed to number in the tens of thousands.
“It’s really full.”
“They are all Your Majesty’s servants.”
“Yeah…That’s right.”
The trial took place right in front of the large city gate. I, the king, conduct the trial on top of the wall, and both parties to the trial kneel under the wall.
“Your Majesty, are you here?”
“Is it Solomon?”
“Then who am I?”
“You smirk. I’ll go and do some work…”
“I’ve finished all the work I have to do tomorrow. Don’t worry too much.”
Solomon, who is my closest friend and holds the position of advisor, second in the kingdom’s hierarchy.
Sometimes… No, he often makes things that annoy me, but his ability alone was superior to anyone else.
“Besides, isn’t this the first trial your Majesty is going through? As a subject, you must observe.”
“I don’t need it…”
“hahahaha! There’s nothing to be ashamed of!”
“Sheesh.”
He was a troublesome guy, but he knew that kind of guy from the beginning and was sick of it, so he let it go.
When I was a kid, I was quite cute, but after I became an adult, it was just disgusting.
“Then, since Your Majesty is here…Let’s hold a trial soon. Chief Justice?”
“Okay.”
As soon as Eustitia received the signal from Solomon, she moved forward and shouted at the countless people awaiting trial.
“Listen everyone! Today is a very auspicious day! Not only will we be holding a public trial for the first time, but His Majesty the King himself will be the judge of this trial!”
“”””Waaa!!!!!””””
“Then, we will start the first public trial from now on!”
Justia shouted as she shifted her gaze to the two men kneeling at the foot of the castle wall with their heads bowed.
“Let the parties involved in this case raise their heads.”
Following his words, the two men who looked small under the castle wall raised their heads.
The two men appeared to be in their early twenties and late twenties, respectively, and both had normal faces with nothing special about them.
“Let the parties involved explain the circumstances of the incident. First…You should do it yourself.”
The person Justitia pointed to was a chubby man who seemed to be in his late twenties.
“Your Majesty..! I feel very unfair! That ruffian dared to steal my mother’s belongings and run away!”
“No! It was originally a keepsake of my mother…”
“Shut up! Heaven will find out and punish you!”
f*ck.
It’s f*cking dizzy from the start. Can’t we just end this with the death penalty?
It’s unfortunate, but first of all, I am the king of this country, and I must conduct a very fair trial. If you throw away the results of the trial just because it’s annoying, you’ll surely be suspicious of the king’s qualities.
“Let everyone be quiet.”
Let’s calm down the two parties for now. If we neglect fighting like that, it will become an arena instead of a judge.
“The circumstances of the incident were burdensome.”
For a moment, I wondered what kind of keepsake my mother had left behind and whether it would be a public trial in front of tens of thousands of people, but the most important thing now is to find the owner of the keepsake.
“For now, let these two bring back the belongings of their mothers, which they both claim belong to each other.”
The most important thing in a trial is evidence, and in this case, the mother’s belongings will serve as the evidence.
“This is the keepsake the two of you are talking about, Your Majesty.”
“Whoa…”
The thing Justitia showed me was a pendant with a very large jewel in it.
An expensive jewel that looks like you could buy a small mansion if you sold it just by looking at it.
It seems that this incident happened because of the desire to have this jewel.
“Then…Maybe this would be a good thing…”
In my mind, I wanted to just cut it in half and give it to each of them, but doesn’t that seem like a rough judgment?
‘…Wait a minute…I think this will be fine…?’
At that moment, a very good method came to my mind.
“First of all, I understand your feelings. Both of them say that this pendant is a keepsake of their mother, so I will make a fair judgment.”
“Your Majesty…? It’s been less than 5 minutes since the judgment started. You’re already making a judgment…”
“Isn’t it irrelevant? Rather, taking up so many people’s time is not befitting a ruler.”
“…I understand. May your Majesty do as you wish…”
Eustitia, not even five minutes after starting, saw me about to pass judgment and tilted her head with a ? Above her head.
She was watching the situation with a mischievous smile as if she was interested in the case of Solomon.
“But before I pass judgment, I have a question for you. Do you really think this pendant is yours?”
“Of course!”
“That pendant must be a keepsake of my mother!”
I gave him a last chance, but in the end, the culprit did not repent of his mistake.
Now he will have to be punished.
“I listened to your answers. Then I will make a judgment.”
At that moment, I gestured toward Justitia and pointed at the small dagger hanging from his waist.
The meaning was to hand over the dagger right away.
“This pendant must belong to one of the two people. However, there is no definite evidence, and only the heart exists, so I will split this pendant in two and return it to you.”
“…That…That’s what…?!”
“…If that is Your Majesty’s will, I will obey…!”
Eustitia came up to me and handed me the dagger that was hanging from her waist, and I pointed the dagger to the large jewel in his pen tent and asked the two parties to the trial.
“From now on, I will cut this pendant in two. Do you have any objections?”
“This is a very wise decision, Your Majesty!”
“Oh…No! It’s my mother’s memento..! Please don’t cut the pendant, I’d rather give it up!”
I was caught. That too properly.
“Is that so…? Is this pendant so precious to you?”
“That…That’s right! Rather…I’d rather give up the pendant, so please don’t damage it! It’s the only keepsake left by my mother..!”
“I see…You think this is your mother’s keepsake…?”
Humans are evil.
However, it is also a being that knows sorrow.
This man who is screaming at me clearly understands the sadness of losing his mother’s only thing left in the world.
However, he must have given up the pendant with tears in his eyes as he was well aware of the fact that the sense of loss caused by the destruction of the keepsake is greater than the sadness of being taken away.
“Then this pendant belongs to you.”
“…Yes…?”
“Your Majesty! What does that mean?!”
“This is noisy.”
According to Article 2, Paragraph 3 of the Property Law, a person who tries to steal someone else’s property is compensated for twice the amount of the stolen property. If it is determined that this is not possible, a penalty according to the amount will be executed.
One of the laws Solomon and I made when we first built a nation in the past.
“You were so greedy, there are few crimes as filthy as trying to extort the belongings of the bereaved family. I want to put you in prison right away, but I’ll follow the procedure first… Justice Justitia ?”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“Tell me the estimated cost of this pendant.”
“I have heard from a well-known jeweler that it is worth at least 10 platinum coins.”
10 Platinum Coins… Then 1 Billion Won?
Uh…? What is 1 billion won?
Is there really something wrong with the brain? It couldn’t be…
“In that case, I will accept Justitia’s words and, in accordance with Article 2, Paragraph 3 of the Property Law, claim damages totaling 20 platinum coins from you.”
“Your Majesty…! I’ve committed a mortal sin! I won’t do it again, so please forgive me just once…”
“I don’t want to hear it. Then let’s finish the first public trial.”
I don’t need to hear any more than this.
As long as the culprit has already admitted his fault, it will proceed according to the law.
“Your Majesty! You are amazing!”
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As I left the courtroom and entered the palace, Solomon gave me a compliment with a surprised look on his face.
Can’t we just simply split the pendant in two? It was an idea that came from a troublesome idea called, so I didn’t feel it was a particularly outstanding ruling.
“This Solomon! I am deeply moved by Your Majesty’s judgment!”
“There’s nothing to shout about. It’s just an idea I came up with while thinking about things unrelated to the trial.”
“Isn’t that also a possible idea because Your Majesty is an excellent strategist? If the day comes when I Solomon serves as a judge, I will make a wise decision like Your Majesty!”
“Do whatever you want. Problems with wealth like that are quite frequent.”
“I will engrave it deep in my heart!”
What do you engrave deep in your heart, it was just an ordinary trial.
“Now, Justitia will finish the rest… I guess I’ll have to go back to the office.”
“Then I will follow.”
“Okay. You do your thing.”
I’m going back to my office, but I don’t have to be escorted by my servants. After all, no one in this world can touch me.
“Okay. See you at the next meeting then.”
“Yes, good job.”
With this, the first public trial was completed perfectly. I’m glad I didn’t have any major problems.
Then, go to the office now and get overdue work…
-You’ve successfully completed your First Judgment. Then, let’s move on to the next Judgment Test.
“…Justitia…?”
Didn’t you just hear Justitia’s voice…?
Geeeing-!!!