The Witch Trial Begins with the OO Buckethead Zombie

"I won over Hoshino Utsunomiya with just three sentences, because I'm the love master, Sherry Tachibana." These were words of self-satisfaction, brimming with high spirits, but the next moment, those spirits quickly dissipated, turning into regret.

"My original plan was to be like this: I would soon be able to rise to prominence and make a name for myself."

"But you just had to convene some kind of witch trial."

"It's such a nuisance!"

Shirley Tachibana, shout it out loud!

Although it was obvious to anyone with eyes that she was just there to join in the fun, she still managed to make quite a racket.

The lively atmosphere made Noah Kinosaki, who was initially quite sleepy, suddenly feel less tired.

"Count Noah in, count Noah in." She wasn't quite sure what was going on, but she clearly heard what Shirley Tachibana said:

"Noah also likes Hoshino, and Hoshino also likes Noah."

"Shall we start from before I went to prison?" she said, pausing and looking at Tachibana Sherry.

Seeing that Shirley Tachibana nodded vigorously at her, she thought for a moment before continuing:

"Noah was painting before he went to prison."

"Noah was painting after he went to prison."

"Noah was painting after Hoshino arrived."

"In short, Noah is just drawing, but Noah likes Hoshino, and Hoshino has also said that she likes Noah."

I can't quite put my finger on the reason. Maybe I thought Hoshino was pretty, or maybe I thought it was nice of Hoshino to return the spray paint can to her, or something else entirely.

In short, Noah Kinosaki doesn't dislike Hoshino Utsunomiya.

And she already asked.

Hoshino Utsunomiya said he would like Noah.

"Therefore, Noah also wants to date Hoshino."

Dating is like Hero and Hoshino holding hands all the time, right? Dating seems like I could kiss Hoshino.

Since everyone is dating Hoshino.

Then I want to date Hoshino too.

and.

"Because Hoshino likes Noah, Hoshino will date Noah."

"But you... forgot the rest, anyway."

I forgot the beginning, I forgot the middle, I forgot the end.

"It's such a nuisance!"

Noah Kinosaki pointed his index finger directly at the warden.

Her still somewhat childish voice echoed in the courtroom.

One, two, three, four, five.

The four people were talking about their evil thoughts about Hoshino Utsunomiya.

A man recounts his ill-intentioned initial motivations.

There were only seven of them present.

Natsume Anan cannot speak.

Eh?

I looked around for a long time and listened for a long time.

Tono Hannah suddenly realized.

It seems like I'm the only one who doesn't fit in.

Everyone took turns expressing their most sincere desires, primal desires, and instinctive desires in roundabout ways. Dark thoughts that would never have been spoken out normally were now openly revealed by everyone.

Aside from Tachibana Sherry, who's obviously up to no good, and Kinosaki Noah, who seems to be joining in the fun.

The others all seemed to be quite sincere.

...So, are they really using what they should have hidden away as their hand cards?

Hannah Tohno didn't know which of them would die in the end, but she felt that if she kept quiet and pretended it wasn't her business...

Perhaps after this trial ends, she will be knocked unconscious by some unknown person and buried alive as a sacrifice.

Her intuition told her so.

Quick, you say something too, just make one up.

Regardless of whether it's true or not, you absolutely must say that last "it's in the way" part.

"Ah, um, that's it..."

Then, Tono Hannah spoke up.

"Before, before I went to prison, I, I was, um, Miss..." She opened her folding fan and secretly covered her cheek: "I don't know him."

"But he might like me. He might peek at my... um, my underwear... taking deep breaths..."

Her cheeks were burning, and Tono Hannah didn't even know what she was saying anymore.

"He's lecherous, he's vulgar, he's shameless..."

"So, so um, I have nothing to do with him..."

Hannah Tono wanted to write something more, but she wasn't quite able to come up with anything.

So in the end, she chose to back down, neither accepting nor conceding.

"It should have continued like this, it didn't really matter."

"But you just had to convene some kind of witch trial."

That's enough—

It's in the way...

Before she could finish her accusations, the alarm clock suddenly rang, interrupting her.

"Ah, it's time."

The owl lowered its head slightly and said.

"Wow, everyone's explanations are quite brilliant. I really wonder who will be executed in the end." It shook its head and paced on the guard's shoulder. "Although I'd love to hear everyone's explanations a little longer."

"However, the witch is probably running out of patience too."

"It's more accurate to say that it's already remarkable that she has the patience to listen. She truly deserves to be called the kindest, gentlest, and most generous Great Witch."

Although you praised the witch at the end, I don't think the witch will let you off the hook.

"..."

Hoshino Utsunomiya felt somewhat helpless.

Everyone is causing trouble.

Emma is already causing trouble, but it's hard for her not to cause trouble after hearing what I said.

Although I tried telling her not to worry, it's unlikely that Emma wouldn't worry.

He knew he would be reverted, but Emma didn't.

He originally wanted to speak up again to take some responsibility, to refute Emma's self-deprecation, to point at Emma and say that she was wrong, that he was right, and that he was the worst one.

But Hero also joined in the nonsense.

She was saying things that were not what she meant at all, and reciting words that she could never write.

Let alone a witch, even Sherry Tachibana wouldn't believe such testimony.

They even copied my testimony.

With these three testimonies laid out on the stage, who can tell which one is the real bad guy?

Not to mention that after Hero, even Sherry Tachibana and Noah Kinosaki joined in the fun.

This situation was definitely not what Hoshino Utsunomiya intended.

That's the downside of being too involved with others; even if you're begging for death, you can't get a clean break.

But to be honest, it's this feeling of being fought over and protected.

Actually, it's not bad.

I still have the ability to like other people.

Hoshino Utsunomiya was once again convinced of this.

Although it seems like he's fallen for two at once, if he could do it all over again, he would know who he should choose in the end.

So he didn't say anything, but just let the girls fool around and copy his testimony.

Let them be.

Anyway, it doesn't matter whether the witch hates me or loves me.

In the end, she will choose to kill him.

It will definitely be me.

As soon as I express this attitude, the witch will take action.

Despite being killed twice by a witch, or perhaps not even by the same witch, Hoshino Utsunomiya subtly possessed such confidence.

To say it's a tacit understanding with a witch would be inaccurate, but to say it's trust in a witch... that's an even more subtle feeling.

If I had to put it into words, all I could say was that I could only talk about it.

It was probably just intuition.

"Everyone must be eager to know the final result, right? Anyone want to try guessing who the witch with the most points deducted is?" The owl climbed onto the guard's head and surveyed the surroundings from its elevated position.

"Of course, there is no prize."