Conan recalled the suffocating feeling of being silently stared at by Kisaki Eri after getting into trouble as a child, and could not help secretly nodding. "..." So it was not that he had been timid as a child—it was that this lawyer's gaze was too much even for battle-hardened Prosecutors to withstand...
Kisaki Eri had not expected this colleague to join in the fun as well. Feeling a little awkward, she hurriedly cut him off. "All right, enough about that."
But the fat lawyer had gotten into the mood. He was about to continue praising her when the corner of his eye suddenly caught the short-haired woman beside them—Usui Ritsuko was still smiling, but on closer inspection, her expression looked somewhat unpleasant.
The fat lawyer, skilled at reading the room, immediately understood and changed tack. "Still, if we're talking about the most formidable female lawyer these days, it has to be our Miss Ritsuko—she actually pulled off a huge reversal in that extraordinary case during the second trial. The younger generation is truly formidable. That case is now headed to the final hearing for judgment."
Usui Ritsuko smiled. This time, her smile was far more sincere.
Still, modesty was called for when it was called for. She hurriedly waved her hands as though embarrassed. "It's not as exaggerated as you say. Anyone could have won a case like that; I just happened to get lucky enough to take it on."
The Squinting Eyes lawyer stiffened, then scratched his head in shame. "I'm truly sorry. That case should have ended at the first trial, but unfortunately, I was the one in charge, and I lost. That was why it ended up like this."
"Ah..." Usui Ritsuko, who had only been focused on being modest, froze. Only then did she realize