"Ouch, I thought your elders were tough competition. But at this rate, they would sabotage themselves and get into trouble. We do not have to do anything to get them into trouble. We are so lucky."
Amane looked toward her lawyer. Her lawyer looked bored but fascinated at the sa ti. This was the first ti she had seen people who wanted to cause trouble for themselves.
"Well, the elders are foolish, but you should not underestimate their resources. Their lawyer is top of the line, and they might be able to turn things around."
Amane tried to cover all the options. But her lawyer only shook her head. She gestured toward the judge, who already looked convinced about this case's result.
"We no longer must worry about our opponent doing anything. Their impression has already been tarnished."
The elders were lucky. Their lawyer quickly interfered and stopped them from making a mistake. He also addressed the judge and asked for forgiveness due to their client's ignorance.
And the judge granted, but not with a happy expression.
"A-Anyway, I would like to push today's agenda forward. Yoko Tsurugi has forced my client to sigh a waver that caused them to lose everything. Here, I would like you to look at this."
The judge looked at the contract, but there was nothing illegal in it. Amane had made sure that he did things by the book this ti.
And the judge and the jury seed to agree with her side of the story. This court case was a waste of ti for both sides.
"You do realise that this is a legally binding set of contracts? What do you want to see in this? Are you wasting my ti here?"
The judge asked with an annoyed voice. His reaction made the opponent's lawyer cringe. He had been banking on gaining so sympathy due to the contract conditions. But his intentions had the opposite effect.
Elder Dao could not hold himself back. He needed to let the judge know that this was foul play.
"This is not fair. You did not even read the contract we were made to sign. There is foul play at work. We were forced to sign these contracts."
Elder Dao yelled back, and Elder Fushi agreed with them. The judge considered what these two had to say and then looked at the contract.
For the first ti, he wanted to let the accusation make a statent. But since he did not like the accusation party, he did not want to give them any advantage.
"There is an easy way to resolve this situation. Bring our sensation in here. He will read the words and find out the truth."
The judge ordered, and Amane watched their opponents celebrate. They thought that they had already won this ti.
But Amane had anticipated this all happening and had been prepared. The reason she had used the blood butterflies to carry out this mission was because of this reason.
Not only did these butterflies leave no residue, but they also caused the elders to sign these contracts without force.
Once the sensitor was there, it was ti for the elders to repeat what had happened. The sensitor closed their eyes the whole ti they listened to the elders. They were listening in for any ridiculous situation.
The judge listened in on everything as well, but the final decision would be left up to the sensitor.
"So, what is your verdict?"
The judge asked the sensitor without hesitation. The elders waited for the results with bated breaths as well.
Finally, the sensitor opened their eyes and looked at the jury.
"The verdict holds no ground. The contract is binding and lawful. Now, I shall take my leave."
As expected, the sensitor ended up taking Amane's side. The way the sensitor read one's energy was different from ordinary ans. That was why Amane knew using the butterflies would not trigger their senses.
She was confident in her answer and faced the elders with the sa confidence.
"Looks like this is my win. I did warn you not to cause problems for , right?"
Amane asked, but Elder Dao did not want to accept his fate. He wanted a fair chance at being heard by the others.
"This is not legal. That sensitor was fake. I demand we get another one to decide." Enjoy new stories from My Virtual Library Empire
Elder Dao asked, causing the sensitor to pause and look at him. The sensitor had been insulted and triggered. And usually, it was not a big deal.
But this ti, the sensitor could not help but feel iffy. These people did not know that they were playing with fire.
"No matter which sensitor you ask, they will give you the sa answer. You were at fault for signing these contracts, and now you have no legal ground to refute them."
The sensitor took its leave once it finished speaking. The others who were left behind looked awkwardly at the elders. They did not know what to say.
Amane gestured for her lawyer to finish this case and strike when the iron was hot. And that was what her lawyer did.
"Your honour, we heard what the sensitor said. I believe that there is no need to prolong this case now."
The court and the jury agreed. The elders had lost their stronghold on this case in seconds.
But Eder Dao refused to let this go. Instead of licking his wounds after his defeat, he decided to go after Yoko. he ran past the guard and toward Yoko Tsurugi. Everyone was stunned by his sudden actions, but Yoko's instincts kicked in.
She snapped her fingers, and chains blocked the incoming body toward her.
"You witch. It is all your fault. You knew we did not want to sign those contracts, but you made us sign them anyway. You are at fault for all that is happening."
Elder Dao yelled, and the police quickly ca to subdue him. But he was not done yet.
"Sakura's condition is your fault as well. You made her like that so that Sakura would never trouble you or your chosen one. You should be ashad of yourself."
Elder Dao continued and looked at Yoko. he was suddenly smug to be able to hurt Yoko as much as her presence was hurting him.
Once he finished speaking, Elder Dao looked up with a smirk. But it all faded when he t Yoko's calm and cold eyes.
"Are you done yelping? I do not care what you say about but don't insult Sakura's dedication. I will not be so forgiving next ti."
Amane warned, and her cold voice snapped the elder's mouth shut. He no longer wanted to speak to Yoko Tsurugi because he felt that his life was in danger.
In the end, the police took Elder Dao away. He had gotten a restraining order along with his regular fines and punishnt.
"Don't overthink about it, Yoko. What that man said holds no grounds. What happened to Sakura was not your fault. But what are you going to do from here on? Would you go back to work?"
The lawyer asked while jotting down notes. There were too many cases she needed to take care of.
"I will hand over the business to Eclipse for now. I need to head sowhere, and I might need so ti to spend there. I hope you will be there to guide Eclipse just as you are here for ."
Amane asked the lawyer. It caused the lawyer to pause and look at Yoko.
"You are kidding ! We just got things back on track, and you want to cause an imbalance in the power structure again? Yoko, what are you thinking?"
The lawyer asked, but there was no changing Amane's mind.
"I have decided on what to do now. I am sorry, but there is nothing more we can do about it. But I know that you are here to help Eclipse. So, I feel reassured."
Amane inford the lawyer. The lawyer sighed, but she did not mind what Amane had said. She knew her client well.
"Sure, leave the details to . But you better co back, Yoko. I do not want to hear the news of you dying from other sources. You must co back and take your spot."
The lawyer seed to be begging Yoko to speak up. It was heartwarming but annoying at the sa ti.
"I will see what I can do. For now, how about you start that business draft you were working on?"
Amane asked, and the lawyer imdiately did as she had been asked.
There were still a few days left between Amane's deadline for returning the goddess's core. But the longer Amane delayed this confrontation, the worse this situation would get for her. The best course of action was to face Kori head-on.
"It's ti for to visit The HIVE once more. I might disagree with Kori, but I do need to hear what she has to say."
Besides, Kori was Amane's only option to get Charlie back. If there was one goddess who knew about the rift, it was Kori.
This was a risk Amane had to take at all costs, even if her heart did not agree with her.
"Look at being afraid of Kori. We did not even date, and I still feel like a person who will visit her ex after a bad breakup. I need to grow up and put the past behind ."
Amane was too old to be having relationship issues at her age. But so things were universal experiences.
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