"Yawn~~"
Hiding behind the wooden plaque, Duan Mu secretly yawned.
If he could, he really didn't want to come here, but the old men of Central 46 had insisted that he take part in this trial.
Calling it a trial was somewhat inaccurate. Strictly speaking, this trial was mostly just a formality, with a strong hint of establishing authority.
There had already been many similar trials, and Duan Mu had basically never participated in them. The reason he had been dragged here today was entirely because the person being judged was somewhat special.
"Outrageous, Kurotsuchi Mayuri!"
"You! Why have you been looking around ever since this started?"
"What exactly is going on in that head of yours?"
"Don't forget where you are."
"..."
Facing the rebukes coming from all directions, the man standing in the center of the room remained completely unconcerned. He even wore an impatient expression. "How noisy. I'm different from useless people like you. Even if I doze off, every piece of information around me will still be engraved in my brain without the slightest omission."
"What..."
"But that's assuming anything you say has any value. Since you are esteemed members of Central 46, I ask that you stop being so foolish as to measure me by the standards you use to judge things." Kurotsuchi Mayuri's eyes spun wildly in their sockets, giving his entire person an incredibly bizarre appearance.
"Y-you insolent bastard!"
"Do you even understand your status and position?"
"..."
He really was as arrogant as ever.
Behind the wooden plaque, Duan Mu curled his lips. He glanced at Kurotsuchi Mayuri through the gap, and a strange look flashed in his eyes.
His attire was just as neurotically arrogant as his personality, and had become even more bizarre.
No wonder these sages had insisted on