"What... what does this mean?"
"Great Lord Nomos, why have you summoned someone from the gallery behind the defendant? That's where the defendant's friends and family are sitting!"
The two devils sounded incredulous.
"This court's Truth-Seeking Spell has established that this individual is Atrelin's officially certified Chief Authority Expert in Seris, and possesses the requisite authority to appear in this trial as an expert witness."
The ancient deity's voice drifted through the Planar Court.
"Objection! Objection!"
Coming to their senses, the two devils hastily spoke up.
"We question the impartiality of his testimony! His opinion cannot be taken into consideration!"
"That's right! His expert opinion is not credible!"
The Dickigo Devil was almost too furious to think straight.
"Objection overruled. Witnesses are not subject to recusal."
The ancient deity mercilessly reminded them of that fact.
"Absurd!"
"This is utterly absurd!"
The two devils were beside themselves with anger.
They were no fools. The moment Roland was selected as an expert witness, they had sensed what would happen next.
And yet there was nothing they could do to stop it.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Skord burst out laughing.
The corners of Froya's and Yvonne's mouths also lifted as they finally understood Ovesto's defense strategy.
He knew Hell's laws and the divine nature of Nomos, the God of Law, inside out. From the very beginning, he had seen through the two devils' intentions, advancing to secure a retreat and deftly steering the proceedings.
Once his request to appear had been denied, he had immediately brought out Roland as his backup.
In fact, among those present, Yvonne also held expert qualifications certified by Atrelin.
She possessed the corresponding expertise in both Celestial and Elvish, but the clauses in those two languages had already been meticulously designed, leaving her no room to act for