I was excommunicated from the Holy Knights

17 – Merchant of Bennett 7

The fateful hour has finally arrived.

The court was filled with countless people, most of them church priests and paladins. And it was made up of merchants.

In other words, to put it bluntly, all of them are highly likely to be dissatisfied with Shylock, a Jewish merchant.

It could be said that the reason why there are so many people in the courtroom to cover the truth is because the accused is a merchant and a heretic due to the nature of this trial. If you dare to look into the inside story, the so-called ‘victim’ side and the prosecutor’s side who received and accused this case. And it was not difficult for me to understand that it must have been because the Holy Empire that would be behind it had selected and called only this kind of people as part of it.

And, among those people, she…

Watching Cazeros as a lawyer for this trial, I couldn’t take my eyes off her nervously, feeling anxious as if I had become a father who sent his daughter to the battlefield.

‘It’s supposed to go well… but please don’t make any mistakes…’

Although I created my own formula for victory and handed it over to Cazeros, it was entirely up to her alone to assert this and lead the situation.

In the case of me, a person who was excommunicated, I couldn’t even open my mouth here, so even if she was in crisis, there was no way I could help her.

Feeling so drowsy, I waited for the trial to begin…

Then, in front of my eyes, I finally began to see the judge, the prosecutor, the accused, Shylock, and the ‘victim’, the author named Anton.

‘Is that a person named Anton? At first glance, he looks like a third-class villain from somewhere.’

Although it was a law that people should not be judged by their appearance, the story was different when they were in the current situation when they already knew the true nature of the author.

In fact, Shylock is also going through such hardships thanks to not judging people by their appearance.

So, once again, I began to look around the other people in the courtroom, thinking that sometimes it is necessary to judge people by their appearance.

‘In the case of the judge… At first glance, it seems that he is not very motivated. It is safe to say that this person also received a certain degree of saju. Well… it’s better than someone who openly shows hostility.’

The appearance of the judge yawning as if bored even in this situation.

Of course, it would be nice if the judges were a little more upright, but this was far better than the fanatics who were reckless and aggressive.

People like that are more likely to be swept away by the atmosphere around them.

And then my gaze is on the person who actually led this trial and the person who formally prosecuted Shylock.

who is in charge of the trial

I turned to a female bishop named Potion.

‘The name is Potion, but it looks like a poisonous snake, let alone medicine. Just looking at it, it seems like a formidable task.’

A woman who gives the impression that she would literally eat a flea’s liver.

But at the same time, at this moment, I could also grasp the fact that the woman named Potion was very dissatisfied with the current situation.

‘Well, I’d do just that. I thought there would be no one else to defend Shylock, who is a Jew, but someone who stabbed me in the back like this appeared. Even as a paladin.’

albeit low-level. Basically, Paladins were classified as direct subordinates of the Holy See, not bishops, so they could say that they had a powerful status in their own way.

For such a person to defend Shylock, from the bishop’s point of view, it would be like an enemy that he could not ignore suddenly popped out in a game where he thought he would eat it raw without any problems.

So, regardless of the contents of the trial, I began to watch the trial calmly, feeling a little bitter about the fact that I gave a shot to the guys who planned this incident from the beginning.

“Then, I will begin the trial of Shylock, the defendant, from now on.”

With those words, the judge strikes lightly with a hammer,

At the same time… Cazeros, who was looking at the last thing he had prepared, slowly put down the paper and began to face the situation with a cold expression.

For a moment… while showing an eerie feeling of something unknown.

*

From the moment they went to trial, Potion and Anton were not in a very good mood.

The picture they had in mind was to effortlessly deal with Shylock, who was floundering in complete isolation without a lawyer, and in fact, there was no doubt at all that such a picture would be completed just a day before the actual trial.

Although a person named Shylock may not be easygoing, in the current situation, no matter what he says, the resistance of countless people who participated as observers and the possibility of defending against their offensive is infinitely close to zero.

For those who were expecting such a leisurely victory, the lawyer from the paladin who appeared the day before the trial was as perplexing and irritating as if a reef appeared in front of a cruising ship.

‘No, a paladin will defend that evil heretic? You wouldn’t know what would happen if you did that?’

‘Did you decide to get a lot of money from Shylock? Right now, that’s the only possibility… If you look at it that way, we may be able to make this a problem later, but for now, it’s the first thing to break that cowardly headless b*tch.’

I don’t know the exact inside story. First of all, in the position of Anton and Potion, they have to defeat the opponent in front of their eyes to achieve what they want.

But.. even though they feel bad and a little embarrassed, they…

In particular, Potion, the person leading this work, did not have the slightest thought that they would lose.

‘Even though the evidence itself is poor, this is our world that we have laid out and prepared. Priests, merchants, and even ordinary observers here… There may be some differences, but they are all members of the church. There are no guys who will take the side of the pagan Shylock.’

Feeling deep confidence in the fact that everyone around him is practically on his side.

As it was, the potion began to read the indictment she had prepared in order.

Its contents were roughly as follows.

Shylock, taking advantage of Anton’s urgent circumstances, a good and upstanding merchant, wanted to take his life, and Anton was forced to sign the vicious contract he had prepared.

And Anton, who was unable to repay his debt after things went wrong, was trembling with anxiety and had no choice but to report this fact, and as a result, this trial was held.

“Even if there is Anton’s sin of not paying the debt, Shylock’s sin of trying to harm a member of the church who dared to receive God’s grace as a pagan is more than enough to exceed it. Therefore, the Prosecutor begs for the confiscation of all the property of Shylock, the wicked heretic who has committed this terrible crime, and for his eternal banishment from here in Benessa.”

“Right!”

“How dare an infidel try to harm a member of a good church!”

“We must punish that wicked one now!”

Aside from Shylock’s intentions, the prosecutor’s words are made up of lies, starting with the fact that the person who carried the contract was actually Anton.

However, the reaction of the observers was extremely enthusiastic, as if stained with madness, and Shylock hung his head in silence.

Although it was difficult to find a lawyer thanks to the help of Santana, who was a personal friend, it was clear that it would not be easy to change the atmosphere and flow of this trial, which was too biased.

In the first place, this trial itself lacks logic and is open based on simple hatred for Jews, so this is a natural fact.

It was then that Shylock was virtually giving up everything.

-Bang-bang!-

“Let’s go to sleep, let’s be quiet for now. No matter how great the crime is, there is a strict procedure in the law. The defense attorney, if you have anything to say about the defendant, say it.”

The words of the judge, who speaks with a feeling of a little annoyance and a request to end it as soon as possible.

In response to this, Cazeros walked slowly to the center of the courtroom without any agitation.

and..