Executioner

Click.

Within Deadly Sentencing, three people and one shikigami stood facing one another from four different positions.

"No violence... no aggressive behavior, huh? I knew it—whenever my lord let me out, it was never going to be anything simple."

After muttering a few words, Little Demon moved her "seat" beside Gen and watched him lie down with an expression of utter comfort.

"What should I do... Hmm, your current condition is terrible. In my memory, this is the worst you've been in the past three hundred years. According to the third major rule among the eighty-two major regulations and thirteen thousand five hundred and twenty-two minor rules of Gen and Little Demon, hmm, you need some time to rest, right?"

Gen looked at the chair that appeared beneath him and eagerly sat down. Then he looked across at the stern-faced Yuta and Kenjaku, whose expression screamed, "What the fuck am I looking at?"

"Ah, I'll leave it to you, dear."

"...So, do you need me to make a plea of not guilty?"

"Ah... you can give it a try."

Just as Gen and Mahoraga finished exchanging opinions, Yuta Okkotsu received the evidence of Gen's crimes from Rika. Rika, acting as the Judgeman, began reciting the "charges" once the two had finished speaking.

"Zenin Xuan is suspected of committing large-scale murder in Shinjuku, Shibuya, and Ikebukuro on November 24, 2018."

Click.

After the charges had been read, Mahoraga looked toward Yuta, Kenjaku, and the judge.

Rika was holding a set of scales. Her enormous eyes had already closed, while her huge mouth had been sewn shut with wire. Mahoraga's eyes swept over Kenjaku and Yuta. Yuta pursed his lips, clearly having no intention of speaking, while Kenjaku—he watched Mahoraga with an expectant look.

"The defense fully denies these allegations. The prosecution