Lost to a Primarch, Then Lost to His Offspring

Per took a deep breath and looked at the arbitration panel, where three arbitrators sat, from the Honor Guard, the First Chapter, and the 11th Chapter.

There wasn't a single member from the Ministry of Adeptus Arbites in the entire arbitration hall. Vostonia doesn't enforce Imperium law and is unaffected by the Adeptus Arbites.

Per stepped onto the defense platform. He was the first 11th Chapter candidate to undergo the final assessment, and he had to defend the Chapter's honor.

The candidate from the First Chapter looked at his opponent, picked up his gavel, and struck it.

"Please, Lawyer, deliver your opening statement."

Golovin, who had been defeated by Nimrod, had gray hair.

After being defeated by a seemingly ten-year-old boy Nimrod, Tezwork's top Lawyer was devastated and considered himself a failure, spending his time in bars drowning his sorrows in alcohol.

But just one year later, Nimrod unified Vostonia and was crowned the Monarch.

After realizing that he was not from the same world as the Monarch who created miracles, Golovin regained his confidence, his career continued to rise, and he became the first Lawyer in Vostonia.

Later, when he learned that the Monarch was no ordinary man but a genetic Primarch, he was completely relieved.

Today, he asked for no defense fees, solely to defeat the Monarch's son.

Golovin glanced at his giant opponent, took a deep breath, suppressed his fear, and let his professionalism and desire for victory overcome his dread.

"Your Arbiter, the defendant Greenwood's Lasgun manufacturing plant has violated Chapter 11, Factory Governance Regulations Factory Management Rules, Article 11, and Article 5, Detailed Rules of the * Guide of the Omnissiah *."

"No changes may be made to any process without certification and approval."

"Unauthorized alterations to the production process can create hidden dangers in production, and Hive City."

As Golovin spoke, he manipulated the Data Slate and brought up the holographic image.

"The A-005 ammunition factory in the lower-level Hive City was the site of an explosion caused by unauthorized changes to the production process, resulting in the deaths of 404 workers."

"..."

The Arbiter watched Golovin's eloquent speech, which, by ordinary standards, was outstanding.

After eleven minutes of presentation time, the aristocracy and businessmen in the Spectator erupted in applause, paying tribute to the top Lawyer's outstanding presentation.

Golovin glanced confidently at his giant opponent, then spoke in a deep voice.

"Your Arbiter, I have finished my statement. Please review it carefully."

The Arbiter looked at Per and began to speak.

"Please, defense Lawyer, present your response."

Under the watchful eyes of his opponents and the three Shadow of Order, Per calmly rose to his feet.

"Arbiter, all three arbitrators, it is true that Greenwood violated the provisions of the Guide of the Omnissiah."

"But when Lord Howard Fender implemented reforms in Vostonia, he added annotations to the * Guide of the Omnissiah *."

"The notes in Chapter 11 stipulate that if the factory owner can prove the improvement is effective after conducting analysis and experimentation, and no accidents occur in thirty-three experimental runs, the improved process can be used during the report approval process."

As he spoke, Per manipulated the Data Slate, displaying the data and images one by one.

Golovin's face turned ashen; he realized that he might once again lose to the Monarch's son.

After his previous failure, he mastered the appendix of legal provisions, which contained two hundred million words, but today he failed because he did not master the footnotes.

[The note about 500 million can only be remembered by Superman who has undergone the augmentation surgery.]

He looked at Per, and the black-robed giant slowly overlapped with the figure in his memory, leaving him momentarily dazed.

The Inquisitor sighed. Victory is important, but the spirit of impartial Arbiter is even more important.

Moreover, he knew that maintaining impartiality was an important criterion in the arbitrators' evaluation of him.

He picked up the gavel and struck it heavily.

"Defendant Greenwood is not guilty!"

Golovin then came to his senses, and once again walked away with defeated steps.

Five days later, he will step into the arbitration tribunal again, facing the defense Lawyer, once again, the Monarch's prospective son.

As far as he knew, that was the 1,133rd test in the final assessment of the Shadow of Order.

Five minutes later, all the Spectator left the arbitration hall.

A member of the Honor Guard from the Fourth Legion revealed a slight smile on his stern face.

"You two have both passed the final test. You will receive your own Power Armor and become true Shadow of Order."

Faced with the Arbiter's puzzled look, the "Arbiter" from the First Chapter spoke up.

"The most crucial indicator for evaluating Arbiter is their ability to resist the temptation to become a 'legion Warrior,' remaining impartial regardless of the eloquence of the prosecution or defense."

"This is the true Arbiter, and this is what Lord Howard Fender requested."

Eleven days later, in Vostonia's high-altitude orbit.

Per Koschelny, clad in black Power Armor, stood before the observation window, gazing at his ever-shrinking home world, Vostonia, his heart pounding with excitement.

Having just become a formal Shadow of Order, he was able to follow the Primarch and participate in the war against the Ork in the Wheel of Fire System.

At the same moment that Per set off for the Wheel of Fire, Wilshire of the Second Legion had already joined the Shadow of the Throne.

As Terra recruit, he underwent cyborg transformation on the Luna. As the second-ranked recruit in his cohort, after completing his initial training, he should have been a candidate for "Luna Wolves," just like the other top fifteen trainees.

But when Bradshaw of the 11th Chapter of the Shadow of Order found him and extended an invitation, Wilshire sensed the special importance his instructor placed on him.

After Wilshire asked for five days to consider, he began to gather all the information he could find about Primarch Nimrod and the Eleventh Legion.

He asked Hollis, another instructor from the First Chapter of the Shadow of Order, about the Primarch's and the Legion's philosophies.

The Primarch, a former member of the Honor Guard, provided him with a fairly detailed explanation.

The idea of using rules, precise strikes, and establishing order deeply attracted Wilshire.

Compared to the gangster culture of "Luna Wolves," the philosophy of "Shadow of Order" was more appealing to him and more suitable for him.

He also learned that the Monarch Majesty not only found the first Knight World, but also provided supplies for the Great Crusade.

The Primarch led six Chapter in a swift attack on the Orb Weaver League, a classic case study discussed at the Luna training base and strategic analysis room.

The lecturers' limited knowledge of the war failed to satisfy the candidates' curiosity, but it piqued Wilshire's interest even more.

After careful consideration, he finally accepted Bradshaw's invitation.

After that, Wilshire worried that, based on his grades, he should have been assigned to "Luna Wolves".

Later, Bradshaw somehow managed to do what Wilshire suspected involved the exploitation of some rule and an exchange of benefits.

Ultimately, he and other specially invited boys joined the "Shadow of Order" separate candidate training camp.

As Bradshaw and Hollis's primary training target, he underwent much more rigorous training than others.

Space training on abandoned warships near Pluto, hunting training in the Necromunda Underhive, armored vehicle driving training on the plains of the Agri World...

He ranked first in all training programs among the final 1,133 candidates.

Wilshire thus became the only recruit jointly recommended by two former Honor Guard members, serving as the Honor Guard's Primarch.