When Judy Hops woke up, she found herself sitting in a corner.

It was not yet full of light, and the occasional cuckoo call could be heard.

She stood up and leaned against the wall for a long time to reminisce about the fragmented memories.

But the result of this is an even greater mystery.

Just as he was in doubt, a voice came.

"Zhu, Miss Judy?"

"Mr. Dridge?"

She came back to her senses and saw Dridge staring at a pair of swollen red eyes.

He was disheveled, his hair was disheveled, and his red eyes were ...... I'm afraid I haven't slept all night.

"I didn't expect you to be the first person to come, I thought it should be me." Dridge barely managed to squeeze out a smile.

"Uh......"

Judy coped with a slight fluster, turning and sneaking towards the classroom.

"Fisher Medium Classroom – Hearing Scheduled"

So says on the Might and Magic sign.

Why am I here?

She covered her mouth, almost exclaiming.

What happened on my way to the Cruze neighborhood?

The girl fell into an even greater panic.

Dridge sighed when he saw her turn away and didn't speak for a long time, thinking that she didn't want to see her crying.

"It's okay, let me be the first to go in. Anyway, thank you. ”

He suddenly had the idea of dying without regrets, and he swept past the girl with a gentlemanly demeanor, and was the first to enter the classroom, and then was surprised to find that there was already someone in the penultimate row by the window, and the other party was even earlier than him!

"Damn, come and see me so early to see what I'm looking for......"

Dridge muttered as he walked his way forward and sat down in his "exclusive" seat.

Two seats, but he was alone.

Each side of the hearing could bring an assistant, who was apparently unprepared.

In other words, no one wants to take such a big risk against Barry Perez - even the opponents of Barry's aristocratic circle will not take a big step against the entire Jialan aristocratic group, which usually has a lot of infighting, but it is a rare unity at a critical time.

For example, Samuel and Barry, both suitors of Lina, are usually incompatible, but their attitudes must be the same in this matter.

As time went on, the classroom grew more and more crowded.

Judy sat closest to Dridge, and she struggled to keep her eyes open for each person who entered, as if trying to distinguish between ordinary students and nobles...... This is a bit difficult for a new student from Felwood Farm.

Still, she had a strange feeling......

The students who came in one after another didn't seem to have Barry's domineering eyes, and their expressions were somewhat cramped...... This is clearly a true portrayal of the civilian cadets in the academy.

In other words, all the people who came were civilian cadets?

Maybe everyone is really here to help Dridge?

Her breathing was sudden, and she carefully held on to the sweet dream of soap bubbles, lest it shatter.

……

Barry Perez was the last to arrive, and he arrived even later than the teachers who acted as decision-makers.

The host was Mr. Hans, and he didn't say anything about Barry's tardiness, just urging him to take a seat.

Then, the hearing began.

As is the case with every student, Hans briefly repeats the background of the incident, introduces both parties involved, and then gives the right to speak to the teachers on the bench after each student makes their own statements.

Then, one by one, they asked questions about Barry and Derridge.

Compared with the former, the questions against the latter are significantly more acute...... This is not only because he is a slanderer in the matter, but also because of his weak will to resist, passively deepening the problem again and again.

Not all of the teachers in the committee seat were bought by Barry, but that doesn't mean they favor the seemingly underdog Dridge. The result of upholding justice is to gradually establish Drerich's identity as a "slanderer".

No matter what the question, he only nodded or shook his head gloomily, the former is more - those questions are very high-level, they are all "right and wrong", but if you want to argue, you must first nod your head in approval, and start with "It's true, but it's actually ......".

But once this happens, all the teachers on the committee seat will stare at you in unison, and the coercion released by the average mage level above the fourth ring level is beyond the power of Dridge, even if he is in a normal mood, he can't resist it, let alone be depressed now?

He had no desire to survive and simply gave up his defense.

The hearings went exceptionally smoothly, and in less than an hour, it was time for a vote.

An old man with gray hair stood up and opened the amplification circle in front of him.

"Regrettably, Mr. Dririch, the Hearing Committee unanimously agreed that you need to apologize to Mr. Barry Perez for defamation and accept a fine of 200 gold coins as well as one week of compulsory labor. If you disagree with the ruling, you can appeal it now.

"Also," the old man straightened up, facing the others. "Next is the time for the public gallery to decide, and if there is any objection, you can also raise it."

There was silence below.

Judy clenched the corners of her skirt tightly with both hands, and she tried to stand up several times, but she didn't know what to say to help Dridge, and she was so anxious that she almost cried.

At the same time, Hans swept across the audience, a hint of sarcasm on his lips.

"No one seems to have any objections. So—"

"There is an objection."

A hand suddenly raised, interrupting Hans's summary.

Everyone looked over and saw that it was a young man, sitting by the window in the penultimate row.

(In fact, what Mu Yan wanted to shout most at this time was "dissenting Ali".) ）

Seeing that it was Mu Yan, Barry suddenly recalled the scene outside the city that day, he instinctively felt that something was not right, and quickly stood up, bowed deeply to the teacher in the committee chair and said: "Teachers, I have strong doubts about the identity of this person, it is possible for him to enter the academy and enter this classroom through improper means, he is not a member of our academy at all!" ”

"Oh?"

Hans's gaze swept over the lenses, shooting at Mu Yan with surprise and warning.

"May I ask who your Excellency is?"

At this time, the elements in the classroom began to converge and squeezed towards Mu Yan.

This is the advantage of the magic academy, any teacher you find is a powerful mage, and even the security personnel are saved.

"Just a teaching assistant, sir."

Mu Yan waved his hand, and a nameplate representing his identity flew out of his finger and landed in front of Hans in a strange arc.

By the way, the elements of stagnation are shattered, and it is easy to relax.

Hans couldn't help frowning, he picked up the card, checked it again, and after confirming Mu Yan's identity, he looked back at the committee seat, and the old man just now also nodded and gestured to continue.

"So...... Mr. Mu Yan. Hans bowed his head slightly, his stern gaze still glancing over the frame, and the warning could not be more obvious.

"I hope you understand...... What are you doing. ”

"Of course, I know a lot better than you here."

Mu Yan smiled and walked through his seat as if nothing was there, and came between Barry and Drerich.

The latter still had his mouth wide open, and he still couldn't believe it was true.