The homicide case Judgeman spoke of was precisely the people he had personally killed after the attack at Shoko's home earlier.
Yue Liusi looked curiously at the Shikigami with its eyes closed.
This thing could actually access someone's life history directly to search for evidence of crimes. He wondered whether it could obtain information from before he transmigrated.
"I admit that I caused their deaths, but they were the ones who attempted to assassinate me first, putting my life in danger."
"At most, this should count as self-defense, right?"
Yue Liusi spoke with complete composure.
Whether they were capable of threatening him and whether his life had been threatened were two different matters. Their lack of ability was their problem; their motives and actions were what mattered.
Besides, whether there had been a threat was up to him to decide.
"But you caused multiple deaths. That constitutes excessive self-defense."
Hiromi Higuruma argued his case.
"Clearly, the other party committed violent crimes that seriously endangered my personal safety. The special self-defense provisions should apply, granting me an unrestricted right to self-defense."
In response to Yue Liusi's words, Hiromi Higuruma merely raised the evidence in his hand.
"But the fact is that most of those who died had already abandoned their criminal actions. On that basis, I can charge you with intentional homicide."
The law only permitted self-defense against unlawful crimes that were "in progress," not afterward.
As his words fell, the domain gave Yue Liusi no further opportunity to speak and proceeded straight to the verdict.
Yet just as Hiromi Higuruma thought victory was assured, Judgeman's verdict left him dumbfounded.
"Although excessive self-defense resulted in the deaths of others, the defendant is merely a newborn and shall therefore receive no punishment."
"Not guilty."
Under the law, anyone under fourteen was not subject to criminal penalties, much less a baby only a dozen or so days old.
Whether criminal, administrative, or civil, a baby would face no punishment or direct liability.
So no matter what this baby did, he would certainly be innocent.
After all, a baby could not do much to begin with.
But...
This situation was different!
There was a huge problem here!
Only at this moment did Hiromi Higuruma understand why the Shikigami had sent him that information.
Because the life history it had obtained spanned only a dozen or so days, the domain's Judgeman had actually treated Yue Liusi as a newborn baby!
What kind of joke was this?!
Hiromi Higuruma was dumbstruck. This guy was exploiting a loophole!
Under these circumstances, his domain would be nothing but an empty shell to Yue Liusi for the next fourteen years, completely useless.
What was this supposed to be?
Meanwhile, Yue Liusi was also somewhat surprised by the Shikigami's verdict.
A newborn?
Yue Liusi raised an eyebrow. Hearing Judgeman's verdict had surprised him too.
But after a moment's thought, he understood what had led to this result.
Clearly, the Shikigami inside Hiromi Higuruma's domain could not obtain his life history from before he transmigrated.
"All right, playtime is over."
Yue Liusi clapped his hands. With the effects of his special chakra and Sharingan, combined with his firsthand experience, he had already gained a considerable understanding of Deadly Sentencing.
This had also helped lay the groundwork for constructing his domain.
He raised his hand, and a Rasengan formed above it. Then shuriken-shaped chakra spread out from its center, its wind blades scraping against the air with a piercing noise like a shrill cry.
"Rasenshuriken."
Hiromi Higuruma sucked in a sharp breath, realizing how serious the situation was.
If his domain was rendered completely ineffective, that effectively crippled his most important tool, leaving him almost no chance of beating Yue Liusi.
Being unable to impose a sentence because someone was too young was simply awful!
Hiromi Higuruma could not accept it!
Just as Yue Liusi was about to end the battle, the Shikigami overhead unexpectedly spoke again.
"Guilty!"
"Confiscation!"
At the cost of forfeiting his own ability to participate in sentencing during the domain's second and third trials-in other words, Hiromi Higuruma would be unable to take part in the subsequent trials, not even to rebut arguments or present evidence-the specific laws concerning age no longer applied to this sentencing!
After all, the domain was not truly a courtroom. It was merely Hiromi Higuruma's personal ability!
As such, doing something that went against proper courtroom procedure was not particularly difficult.
As for why Hiromi Higuruma had learned to use a binding vow?
Naturally, it was because of his previous battles.
Explaining how his domain worked granted him certain enhancements. This was something he had discovered during his earlier fights against others.
A little thought made the reason behind it easy to understand.
With that experience, all he had to do was try it to see whether it would work!
However, perhaps because the binding vow was not strong enough, Judgeman ultimately still did not open its eyes, and the verdict stopped short of the death penalty.
But this had already achieved Hiromi Higuruma's goal.
Confiscating Yue Liusi's Cursed Technique!
As long as his opponent no longer had his Cursed Technique, he still had a chance to win.
Just as Hiromi Higuruma was rejoicing over the outcome, Yue Liusi also felt the restriction imposed by the domain.
He blinked in some surprise too.
Did it confiscate my Phoenix Flower Jutsu?
What a good eye. That was my trump card.
Although it was my trump card more than ten days ago, it had still been a trump card, hadn't it?
The Rasenshuriken roared in his hand, while Hiromi Higuruma stared dumbly.
The once calm and composed lawyer now had shock, confusion, bewilderment, and other emotions written all over his face.
"How can you still use your Cursed Technique?"
He could not help demanding.
Hadn't the domain already taken effect?
Yue Liusi smiled faintly.
"Sorry, I have quite a few Cursed Techniques."
Take this Rasengan slam!
Boom!!!
A short while later, the dust cleared, revealing a stage already reduced to a complete mess.
In the end, Hiromi Higuruma chose to heed his instincts and help Yue Liusi.
In truth, he had never considered Yue Liusi an enemy to begin with. After all, Yue Liusi had only asked for his help, not sought his life.
He had originally intended to use his strength to dissuade Yue Liusi, making him recognize the difficulty and back down.
That would have been good for both of them.
Unfortunately...
With the new rule added, everyone in all the colonies received a notification and learned of the new way to survive.
Yue Liusi wasted no time either. Following the same procedure he had used in Tokyo No. 2 Colony, he once again broadcast his words throughout the entire colony.
He merely changed the final destination to the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre.
At the same time, several people in Tokyo No. 1 Colony also heard Yue Liusi's voice.
With one hand on his hip, Kinji Hakari raised his other hand to his forehead and looked toward the figure amid that distant golden light, deeply impressed.
"So he's this strong?"
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