People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 310 Magic, leading to the cheers of reversal (30)

Tick, tick, tick.

The door of the third courtroom was pushed open.

The previously silent court returned to its previous state.

White magician Kazuzo Sanada walked into the courtroom with a gloomy face and stood in the witness stand.

He never thought in his life that he would be in the witness stand twice in a row.

He looked at the hedgehog-haired lawyer at the defense table, and then at the young prosecutor at the prosecution table.

He sighed. It was dark. It was really damn dark.

Tick, tick, tick.

The presiding judge banged the gavel several times to stop the whispers in the gallery.

Then, he spoke in a very serious tone.

"Sanada Ichizo, this court urgently summons you to testify in the third trial court."

"Please answer the defense attorney's questions truthfully. After you answer the questions... you can leave."

Answer the defense attorney's questions truthfully...? Is there any new development in the case?

Kazuzo Sanada's bad premonition grew stronger.

He always felt that once Sanhao Mazi's fire of revenge was ignited, it would not be extinguished halfway.

This junior sister is willing to sacrifice everything for revenge, even her own life...

"Dark Magician... No, Lawyer Xiang Yuan, what questions do you want to ask me?"

The White Magician turned to look at the defense attorney.

And the lawyer's assistant Nanatsuki Koshimizu who hides her eyes with sunglasses.

But at this moment her eyelids twitched, she saw the white magician's micro-expression.

I can tell something is amiss... Is this also acting and disguise?

No, it seems not. This is different from the previous performance of pretending to be broken.

It was really because of my anxiety that my poker face was exposed.

(What could possibly make Sanada Kazuzo uneasy? An emergency summons?)
(However, an emergency summons may also be used to confirm case information and lay the groundwork for the next trial.)
(The hedgehog-head hasn’t even started to exert pressure yet, so why can’t Sanada Kazuzo hold back?)
Kuroba Kaito, who was sitting in the dock, yawned, but knew nothing about it.

Because all the defendant can see from the dock is the back of the witness stand.

It didn't matter what changes Sanada Kazuzo's expression made, as long as it wasn't so big that his body moved along with it.

Kuroba Kaito didn't know about these things.

He was just a little sleepy because he was not used to sleeping on the bed in the detention center.

It's completely different from those psychics who treat the detention center as their own home!

However, Xiang Yuanguang didn't care about those micro-expressions or not.

His style has always been a clean and direct frontal breakthrough.

Because if you can see it, it's reckless; if you can't see it, it's also reckless.

So why is he still hesitating? Why not just teach Sanada Ichizo how the word "mang" in "mangfu" came about?

Boom!
Xiang Yuanguang slapped the table at the defense table without any hesitation.

The power of this palm is so terrifying that it is enough to send an adult to an intensive care hospital for treatment.

It also made the table at the defense table even more horrible.

I guess the next defense attorney who comes in and takes a look at this table will scream like a groundhog.

"Sanada Kazuzo, I already know the whole truth of this case."

"Kyujuku Motoyasu murdered your eldest brother Kinoshita Hideyoshi, whom you never met, fourteen years ago."

"You should have learned this from your junior sister, and the magic gathering performance three years ago made you sure that the truth your junior sister told you was true."

"The same talented magician who became famous at a young age, the same one who died in an accident during a performance, the same one with Kujuku Motoyasu present. You have to wonder if this continues, when your magic reaches a new height..."

"Will your teacher kill you in a magic show or practice for unknown reasons, just like he killed your senior brother whom you never met and the genius magician from three years ago?"

The hedgehog-haired lawyer's voice was like a sledgehammer hitting Sanada Kazuzo's heart.

Suddenly, Sanada Kazuzo could no longer maintain his poker face, and it suddenly turned gloomy.

Afterwards, Xiang Yuanguang slammed the table again, pressing on with his victory.

"However, you cannot accept the evil act of murder, no matter from your moral level or the severity of the crime. After all, you cannot take the initiative to attack your teacher who is equivalent to your father."

"So, you chose a tricky method that allows you to maintain your moral bottom line, solve possible life crises in the future, and minimize losses——————"

"Silence and cover-up!"

The hedgehog-headed lawyer slammed the table, and also slammed Sanada Kazuzo's will.

At this moment, the White Magician could no longer remain silent, but looked at Xiang Yuanguang and made the most wrong decision in this trial - to refute.

"What nonsense are you talking about? You said my junior sister is the murderer, do you have any evidence?"

"I think you are making up the case, saying some nonsense, and even attacking me personally!"

At this moment, Xiang Yuanguang's mouth corners curled up subtly.

He opened his mouth and uttered a word silently.

"Check."

Rumble.

In the field of vision that only Xiang Yuanguang could see, the chessboard rose at this moment.

Heart lock [activate].

【Logical chess, start.】

But what appeared was not the exclusive BGM of logical chess.

But it is another song——another song of pursuit.

(Current BGM: Pursuit~Chasing/バリエーション)
The rhythm of the courtroom is like a ship sailing in strong waves.

A ship can only have one helmsman.

This person is often the captain of the ship.

It is often the defense lawyer at the defense table.

It is Xiang Yuanguang.

At some point, he had another cup of coffee in his hand.

Xiang Yuanguang took a sip and looked at the five mental shackles that appeared on Sanada Kazuzo's body.

This is not surprising, but rather something that is within reason.

Because from now on, Xiang Yuanguang's content is no longer limited to the case.

But it has truly entered the stage of [attacking the heart].

As a defense lawyer, Xiang Yuanguang has always believed that there are some things that one cannot be too indecisive or hesitant about.

Only by cutting the Gordian knot can the case be concluded with the least loss.

Like now.

"It seems that what I said has penetrated Mr. Sanada's heart, but there is no need to be ashamed."

"Everyone has their own ideas and interests, which is normal."

"Mr. Sanada, I want to remind you of something."

Xiang Yuanguang moved the coffee cup slightly downwards.

He smiled and said words that made Sanada Kazuzo shudder.

"Since a criminal case has been filed, there must be a real murderer."

"If Miss Miyoshi Mako is ruled out as a suspect, the Procuratorate will then prosecute you."

"Once sentenced for a serious crime like murder, there is no possibility of bail."

"Mr. Sanada, you must be very passionate about your magic career, otherwise you know you are in danger."

"You should just give up magic and give Jiujiu Motoyasu no reason to attack you."

"You are still his student, and he is still your teacher... nothing will change."

"Based on this premise, I would like to ask the defendant, Kaito Kidd, a question."

He looked at the dock, and suddenly Kuroba Kaito, who was mentioned, raised his head with some confusion.

Asked Yuan Guang calmly.

"At what age does a magician's magic skills decline? Forty? Forty-five?"

"... About the same. If I go to jail in my twenties or thirties, my magic skills won't improve."

Kuroba Kaito reacted and said in cooperation.

Xiang Yuanguang turned his head and looked at Sanada Kazuzo.

"Mr. Sanada, how much of your current magic ability do you think you will still have after accepting a sentence of 18 to 20 years in prison when you are already 28 years old?"

"Are you able to...fly high as planned?"

The White Magician's expression turned grim.

It goes without saying that if a magician doesn’t perform magic for more than ten years, even the most skilled magician will bid farewell to the stage.

This is...something he cannot accept.

　Chapter 7 of the day before yesterday
　　
　
(End of this chapter)