Tsugikuni Yoriichi had no doubts about Issho's explanation. Though he claimed he believed Issho was not the kind of person who slaughtered innocents because of intuition—
Only Yoriichi himself knew that it was hardly intuition. He had opened his Heavenly Eye.
But while Tsugikuni Yoriichi trusted Issho's account, others would not necessarily believe it. The people were already dead. Wouldn't that mean Issho could say whatever he wanted?
Kyros was unwilling to believe that someone as ruthless and merciless as Issho could be "kind-hearted." However, Kyros seemed to have forgotten that the "superior" he was following now was also that sort of person.
No one ever said that kind people could not be ruthless when they acted.
In this world, indiscriminately nice people like Zephyr, who treated everyone well, were quite rare.
"Do you expect us to believe you based on your word alone?"
"Come back to the Marines with us first. I'll personally question the nearby residents and find out what happened!"
"If the truth really is as you say, we Marines won't hold you accountable!"
"Of course, every country has its own laws. You committed murder in the Emerald Peak Duchy, and how the laws here deal with you is a matter for this country's judicial authorities."
"But at the very least, don't think you can just leave like this!"
Kyros's attitude toward handling the matter was quite firm. Whether Issho was telling the truth or not, Kyros could not simply let him leave.
Because this was his justice!
Issho fell silent as Kyros's resolute words reached his ears. He had originally been quite resistant to returning to the Marines with Yoriichi and the others.
Issho's eyes might have been blind, but his heart was not. He could sense Kyros's inner conviction and determination.
If the Marines could