The Academy Inquisition is a black, hexagonal prism building, and at first glance, Alina suspects that it is a special prison that keeps some poor prisoners underground until the end of the world. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info And as soon as she entered, she would be thrown into the deepest cell by the four tall guards beside her, and the steel door would be locked with the strongest adamantite locks...

She took a deep breath and banished the delusion from her mind. The half-elf girl and the guards stepped up the huge steps paved with black marble and walked towards the gate, which was like the huge mouth of a giant beast, giving people a sense of oppression.

The structure inside was complicated, and they turned around and passed through square gates, and finally stopped in front of a wooden door.

"It's here. The tall man said, reaching out and pushing open the huge wooden door.

The orange glow of the magic lamp came out from behind the door, and the dimly lit hallway was a little brighter, and four guards stood outside. Alina stepped into the spacious interior, which was arranged in a semi-circular arena-like viewing platform, centered on a solitary dock, and the wooden viewing platform gradually rose in circles.

"Please sit there. He pointed to the poor dock and ordered.

The half-elf girl walked down and sat down in the dock, where she looked up at the four people on the judgment bench. Due to the height angle, the four judges wearing silver masks are like heavenly gods, and the huge bronze balance relief on their heads behind them has an indescribable sense of majesty. Alina felt as if she was being looked down upon by the law, and she shifted her ass uneasily until the gavel fell heavily and the heavy thumping echoed around the silver-haired girl.

"Report to the presiding judge, the defendant student Alina has arrived and can hold the trial. A gray-robed judge stood up and announced loudly.

"Court opens!"

The presiding judge, who sat in the middle, uttered a majestic voice like a brass bell being struck.

"It is now up to the defendant to report to the court your name, age, ethnicity, month and date of birth, and nationality. ”

"Aliana, Withermere, nineteen years old, half-elf, born on the twenty-fifth of May, from the realm of elves. ”

"Alina, Withmerere, according to the relevant provisions of the ×× Law of the Empire of Jofia, the Academy has the right to adjudicate on its own. The College believes that your real identity is suspected of "student identity forgery" and asks you to report your origin. ”

Alina recounted the origin of the discussion with Flogisa: she came to the Jofia Empire from the port of Toli to practice, and in the middle of the experience, all her belongings were stolen, and in desperation, she remembered that her cousin was a teacher at the academy, and came to Kazakhstan.

"Half-human Alina, you claim you're here to join your cousin, but why do you have to take the entrance exam?" one of the judges asked.

"Because I want to experience how rigorous your school's exams are, it's part of the experience. ”

"As we all know, the Elven Realm is obligated to educate the elements, please explain why you don't know anything about the elements?"

"Because when I was six years old, I accidentally burned my fingers with the elemental flame I unleashed, so I gave up the elemental path. Alina calmed down, she found that she lied very easily, she knew that as long as there was no evidence of her identity, she could say anything, "The psychological shadow of childhood will remain in people's hearts for a lifetime." ”

"Then why are you studying the elements now?"

"Under the guidance of my dear cousin, I came out of the shadow of my childhood. Alina clasped her hands to her chest, "And the experience has made me understand the importance of the elementals, if you don't know how to make the elements, even if the ears are pointy and you have the leaves of the World Tree on your body. Hard-headed people can also doubt your pedigree, and unfortunately there are a lot of such hard-headed people. ”

"Are you going to the academy to find your cousin?"

"Of course. ”

"Including breaking into Miss Jessica's elemental car and harassing that noble lady?"

"Because I was frightened by a nobleman in your country who tried to make me a sexual nu. Alina stared into the inquisitor's young eyes, "He's chasing me with his cane, and I'm afraid he'll call four guards to pull me away, so I stopped Jessica's elemental cart." ”

"But you could have asked Miss Jessica to send a message to your cousin, why didn't you do it then?"

"Because of this, my grades were worthless, and more importantly, I thought Miss Jessica was very good at reading people. ”

"You claim you're desperate, but you can afford to pay the expensive exam fee. And even if you lose all your credentials, the captain who brought you to the port of Bilig will know you, and you will be able to return to your hometown with this money. ”

"Because it's too embarrassing to go back, and it's troublesome. Alina unconsciously relaxed, and she began to enjoy this kind of easy fighting, the feeling of knowing that she was lying but not being able to do anything about me, "And according to Article 13 of the Travel Law, I have to apply again if I want to go out." I think you should understand that even in my hometown, there is a group of bureaucrats who have nothing to do all day and like to make things difficult for people with the law. ”

"You're lying!" the presiding judge, who had been silent, suddenly scolded, like a patient hunter who had finally waited for the cunning snow fox to show up and shoot deadly crossbow arrows at his prey, "According to the evidence provided by the Governor of Tori's Harbor, Lord Dory, your name has not been included in the guests from the great elven realm in recent times. ”

Faced with the deadly crossbow arrow, the snow fox panicked.

"Because the captain didn't write down my name, I got on the boat secretly. Alina suddenly thought of a perfect lie, "Actually, I'm only nineteen years old and I'm not old enough to travel, I sneaked out." ”

The cunning snow fox dodged the bolts.

The courtroom fell silent, and the half-elf girl smiled easily, and although she couldn't see the inquisitors' expressions, she could imagine the surprise on their faces.

"Are you sure you got on board secretly?" the presiding judge's voice trembled.

"Yes, of course. Alina yawned, she should have closed her eyes, if it weren't for this farce. "Just about two months ago. ”

"Shameless despicable lies!" the presiding judge stood up suddenly, "In fact, there have been no elven guests from the Elven Realm to the Ruofia Empire for four months in a row!"

The proud snow fox did not notice the real trap, and it fell into a deadly trap, and the steel clamp clamped its leg fiercely.

Alina's face was pale, her heart was pounding, her feet were limp, and she swallowed a mouthful of saliva. It turned out that the trembling of the presiding judge's voice came from the joy of victory, and at this moment his majestic gaze fell from above, as if he were looking at a prisoner who had been dragged into a cell.

"Do you admit that you lied that you weren't from the Elven Realm at all?"

"I asked to see the so-called evidence. ”

The presiding judge raised his hand, and one of the judges walked down with the papers, handing them to Alina. She looked at it closely, and sure enough, it was stamped with the coat of arms of the Cachino family—a bird with a leaf in its mouth.

"Sure enough, it's you, damn Jessica. She whispered, handing the papers back.

The presiding judge struck the gavel, and the sound of the gavel echoed through the spacious courtroom.

"Do you admit that you didn't come from the Elven Realm?"

"It's... Yes. The half-elf girl bit her lip and replied.

Alina's psychological defense line has almost collapsed, she doesn't know how much evidence the court has, and this kind of information asymmetry is a huge threat to her.