[Ichika Minazuki👑☑ @MinazukiIchika · 5 minutes]
This Friday, the 23rd, at 8 PM, the trial of my case will open!
The involved parties are said to be an angel and the Water Avatar. This should be fun!
I’ll be waiting here! >> https://ontu.be/XXXXXXX
#IchikaMinazuki#SuzuhaKoga#IzumiKainoh#StarsFlow
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[Today, I will punish the sinners at the Empress’s Trial! #IchikaMinazuki#SuzuhaKoga#IzumiKainoh#StarsFlow]
– Sorahora!
– ─(≧▽≦)> ZumiZumi!
– 👠
…Huh?
Today is Friday. It should definitely be the day I collaborate with Suzuha…
But somehow, I ended up being dragged into this strange content?
“Hey, Suzuha?”
[Hmm?]
“Weren’t we supposed to collaborate today…?”
[Well, this is a collaboration too.]
[That’s right. This is definitely a collaboration, Izumi.]
“No, I mean… wasn’t it supposed to be just the two of us…?”
[I just asked if there was time for a collaboration, not that it had to be just the two of us, right?]
Totally shut down by Suzuha’s words, I had no choice but to accept the current situation.
Well, I knew it all along.
Suzuha told me last night that today’s collaboration would be with Ichika Minazuki.
The problem is that I only found out that the content is the Empress’s Trial right after school ended!
…So it’s the Empress’s Trial, huh.
I never thought I would have a reason to participate in this.
I was always the one being targeted by others.
Even during the Jelly Killer incident, I got voted out just because I didn’t die quickly enough!
Why on earth am I involved in this Empress’s Trial…?
The Empress’s Trial.
It’s a content format that Ichika organizes irregularly whenever she has a topic… it literally takes the form of a trial.
The plaintiff details the defendant’s crimes, and the defendant tries to refute those claims as best as they can.
Then, Ichika, acting as the judge, makes the final verdict.
One of the features of this content is that the member playing the role of the defendant has absolutely not committed any real crimes.
Therefore, the accusations brought by the plaintiff are all ridiculous, and that becomes the punchline for the viewers.
For example, the last time I joined Kurokami’s faction, there was also an Empress’s Trial, where the plaintiff was Natsune, and the defendant was Kurokami.
And at that time, Natsune’s accusation against Kurokami was: ‘She let in a junior just because she liked the faction even though the faction didn’t include the unit named Caliginous Star.’ The crime was ‘Dismissal of a Senior’.
…Well, since I was the only junior who actually joined the faction, Kurokami was acquitted after being rebutted on that point.
Anyway, this is what the Empress’s Trial is like…
And today, I guess I will be the defendant? The plaintiff will, of course, be Suzuha.
So that means Suzuha asked Ichika to hold this trial because I must have done something to deserve it…
But no matter how I think about it, I can’t figure out what it could be…
Since Suzuha suggested we collaborate last Monday, I guess it’s around that time that I did something wrong, right?
Okay. Let’s think this through slowly.
Last Monday we had Taco Party… and then I took a break from streaming due to a cold from Tuesday to Thursday.
On Friday, it was just a regular chatting stream; Saturday was the Bloody Night stream, and on Sunday afternoon, I had a regular collaboration with Suzuha at the Pure White Sea. In the evening, I played Deluxe Cart with the Izutomos.
Then on Monday, I did Build Craft and after the stream, had a call with Suzuha…
And here’s the problem.
What could I have possibly done wrong here?
…I really have no idea!
[Shall we start to get things going then? Both of you, please mute your mics for a moment.]
[Got it.]
“Understood…”
As both Suzuha and I muted our mics, Ichika took a deep breath and switched the broadcast screen.
Then, the illustration of the courtroom appeared, with Ichika’s avatar standing at the center.
Her avatar had incredibly long blonde hair and ruby-red eyes. And her gorgeous dress, based on red, was adorned with golden and pure white decorations.
You could say it perfectly represented the RP of an imperial empress.
This avatar had a characteristic, though—the front part of the dress was see-through.
Fortunately, nothing dangerous was visibly exposed, and the legs were covered with black thigh-high stockings, so it wasn’t too revealing…
But those who were fans cheered that this was the erotic point!
Previously, there had been questions raised about a dress that was completely see-through during the MykaLong event, and at that time, Ichika had said,
[You’re just dumb. It’s not that the design is wrong, it’s that it’s intentionally revealing! I have nothing to be ashamed of!]
which had made the fans cheer wildly.
[Kneel before me and applaud! This world belongs to me! My name is Ichika Minazuki. Remember it well!]
– 88888888
– It’s been a while since the trial.
Anyway, Ichika’s broadcast began like this.
[As you can see, it’s a long-awaited time for my trial. As always, I will deliver my verdict fairly, so both plaintiff and defendant should provide solid evidence and arguments to entertain me.]
But thinking about it, isn’t this an incredibly unfair situation for me?
I found out I was participating in the Empress’s Trial just right after school ended…
And I have no idea what Suzuha is going to accuse me of, so I don’t even have time to think of a rebuttal!
[Shall we call the defendant first? I hear the defendant has taken quite a few breaks recently due to personal reasons or a cold.]
– What in the world could Mei-chan have done wrong…?
– Honestly, I have so many guesses.
Don’t lie. I’m not even that bad!
[Alright, come out.]
As these words were spoken, a gray wall rose up in the center of the broadcast screen, and my ‘Izumi Kainoh’ avatar stood there wearing a striped prisoner’s outfit.
…No. This looks like a mugshot to anyone. Am I already presumed guilty…?
And up to now, not a single person had shown up in a prisoner’s outfit in the Empress’s Trial, so why am I in a prisoner outfit?!
When was this outfit even prepared?!
[Then let’s start with your name.]
“…I am Izumi Kainoh. I was suddenly dragged into the Empress’s Trial today and honestly, I have no idea why… And why am I already in a prisoner’s outfit? Is it a verdict of guilt?”
– You don’t feel guilty at all ㅋㅋ
– Mei-chan was a criminal…?
– Not knowing your crimes is even worse!
No, I genuinely have no idea why!
[Hmm. You don’t know why you were brought to trial. Don’t worry. You’ll understand when you hear the plaintiff’s statement. Then it’s the plaintiff’s turn.]
[Understood.]
Coughing, Suzuha clears her throat.
What kind of accusation is she going to deliver to me?
A tension knots in my chest.
[I, Suzuha Koga, have been friends with the defendant, Kainoh Izumi, from the moment of my debut, and we formed a unit called Pure White Sea due to our closeness. In other words, she’s a valuable and important business partner.]
– A business partner, huh…
– Suzuha always claims that~
[But the defendant, Kainoh Izumi, doesn’t take this relationship seriously.]
“…Huh?”
[For example, before the defendant started Build Craft this time. I suggested to her to start the game while I was around, but the defendant ignored that and started a day early. Even later, when I proposed that we build a new house together, I returned after finishing external matters, and my cohabitants had increased to four, including the defendant! Without my permission!]
[Pfft?!]
Huh? Was that the issue? Really?!
– Just hearing that is already basically guilty ㅋㅋ
– Mei-chan… what a scary girl!
[This is just an example. This isn’t the first time this has happened. The defendant always uses the position of a high school student. With her cute looks and personality, she’s attracted the nurturing instinct of the members of Stars Flow and creates misunderstandings all around her, making things quite troublesome for a business partner like me. I can’t even begin to count how many injuries I’ve endured because of this…]
– This… sounds like it’s Mei-chan’s fault…
– Any excuse is already guilty ㅋㅋ
[Based on this, I, Suzuha Koga, accuse Kainoh Izumi of continuously seducing other members while I exist as her business partner. I’ll charge her with the crime of! ‘The Siren-like Woman Izumi Crime’!]
[PfftHaha!]
– Is it okay for the name to be in the charges like that? ㅋㅋ
– So Mei-chan really was a siren, huh…
…No.
“That’s totally ridiculous?!”
Amidst the countless laughter in the chatroom, all I could say was that…
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