Judgment (1)

"Damn, why is he in bloody clothes?"

"Never mind, let's just change his shirt and take him to the trial."

Jacob heard the voice of two men talking and tried to say something, but nothing came out of his mouth, he tried to open his eyes, but once again he didn't have the strength to do so.

He felt an extreme weakness in his body, it was as if he hadn't eaten anything for months.

Suddenly Jacob felt that someone was touching his body, and then his arms were lifted and his bloody white shirt was removed.

A short time later, he felt another shirt being put on and became pensive:

'What's going on?'

The guards finally finished dressing Jacob and suddenly they both started kicking him in the ribs.

This pressure caused Jacob to open his eyes and spit blood on the spot.

After a long period of beating, the guards stopped and one of them said smiling:

"You finally decided to wake up?"

Although he was upset that he had been beaten for free, Jacob was grateful inside, since thanks to the beating he had taken, he was able to take control of his body again.

The guards quickly cuffed Jacob's arms and began to free him from the chains that were holding him in the cell.

After they were finished, one of the guards said:

"Stand up and follow me."

Jacob obeyed and as he stood up, he noticed that his body felt strange and weakened, but he still managed to stand up and asked:

"Where are you taking me?"

"To your trial, spy."

Jacob remembered Astrid's words about the existence of a truth mage and decided to go without fear, he was confident that everything would go well and the misunderstanding would be resolved.

He nodded and began to follow the guard to his trial....

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In a huge room, several people were sitting on wooden bleachers as they chatted about the man who was to be tried in a few minutes.

In the highest place of the bleachers were Raphael and Astrid, the two of them were waiting for the arrival of the supposed spy.

Elsewhere in the bleachers some people were whispering:

"Are you guys seeing Astrid near that loser hero?"

"Why is the general sitting next to such a weak hero?"

Although they were whispering, this did not go unnoticed by Raphael and Astrid, but they already knew that this would be people's reaction, so they didn't care what they said.

In other bleachers, several summoned heroes were gathered, among them the teacher of the students who had just been summoned.

She was looking at Rafael worriedly and at the same time curious and reflective:

'I wonder why they are together?'

Beside her, several other heroes had this same questioning, in particular a boy with blond hair and red eyes, was wondering:

'How did this loser manage to get close to the...'

Cutting through his thoughts was the sound of a door opening and two people entering.

At the same time, all the people stopped talking and kept their attention focused on Jacob who had a calm expression on his face.

Jacob entered the huge room and looked around, three giant bleachers to his left, right and in front of him.

Jacob felt like he was an animal on display in a zoo, but ignoring this feeling, he walked to the middle of the room and waited to be judged.

At the same time, other people entered through the same door Jacob had entered through, they were the judge, the truth wizard, the guards at the gate, an executioner, and the commander of the troops.

They walked in and sat down at the table in front of Jacob and the whispering started again.

Jacob quietly looked around the bleachers looking for the main characters, he ran his eyes from person to person until he finally managed to find the main character.

When he saw the main character, he noticed his appearance; a boy of at least 18 years old, his hair was black, his eyes were as red as blood and his features were somewhat handsome compared to the standards of beauty in this world.

Sitting Beside the protagonist, Jacob noticed Astrid and thought:

'So they are already together... as far as I remember, she is the only one who knows Raphael's true power, and it seems that she is that kind of woman, who likes strong men. I'm really sorry to read this shit...'

Jacob sighed and decided to wait for the trial, but what he didn't expect, was that Raphael and Astrid had noticed Jacob's gaze on them.

Raphael looked at Astrid and asked:

"Why was he looking at us?"

"Hm... good question."

Suddenly, the judge slammed his gavel on the table and began to speak:

"Jacob voss, you are on trial in this court for the crimes of espionage, invasion of the empire, and attempted murder on the gate guards. Your lawyer will be yourself, as we have laws that prohibit anyone suspected of being a spy from receiving support, assistance, or the defense of any lawyer, so we will begin your trial..."