Eastern Territory Strategy
Inside the courthouse on Lothal Planet, holographic projections repeatedly displayed Otto Stratus from every angle.
Otto Stratus coldly watched the bruised and battered Givin judge on the stand, a mocking smile still curling his lips. "Is this all the Kingdom of Dawn has?"
Yet the expected rebuke and interrogation never came. Otto Stratus had even prepared a passionate half-hour speech, but the courtroom remained utterly silent.
Suddenly, with a crackle of electricity, an image appeared in the holographic projection beside him.
It showed "Otto Stratus" being held in an identical courtroom. Faced with the Chief Justice's stern accusations, "Otto Stratus" actually dropped to his knees and burst into tears, confessing to every crime and begging for forgiveness through sobs. He even voluntarily revealed the contact nodes and hiding places of every underground resistance organization on Jabiim planet.
Those locations had in fact already been uncovered or simply destroyed by the Kingdom of Dawn. But hearing them voluntarily spoken by "Otto Stratus" changed everything. No one would dig into whether those sites were real, or whether they had already been destroyed. As long as they came from the mouth of "Otto Stratus," that was enough.
"You bastard! That isn't me! It isn't me!!!" Otto Stratus roared.
But no one paid him any attention. There were only two people in the courtroom—the Givin judge and himself. No audience, no jury, no reporters, nothing.
The Givin judge remained motionless and silent. In the holographic projection, "Otto Stratus" was still tearfully confessing his crimes. He called on the people of Jabiim planet to lay down their weapons, surrender, and join the Kingdom of Dawn. So long as they joined the Kingdom of Dawn, they could enjoy better lives and guaranteed safety.
"No! Don't believe him! Don't believe him! He's fake! Fake!!!"