I can't believe I got called first thing in the morning for your 300,000 magic abuse fine!
We were interrogated all night!
I'm taking this out of both of your salaries.
I'll teach you how tough living in this society is!
I really thought that Article 10 of the Magic Prohibition Law would apply to us!
Weren't we supposed to be allowed to use magic for social justice?
We're the victims here!
I can't believe this is being taken from my salary.
I just started!
I'm starving!
Let's go get some breakfast!
Thank you for the meal.
Hey, Cecilun, about that robot yesterday.
That's the first time I've seen something like that.
That was created using metal manipulation magic.
I've heard it's quite unique, and not that many people can use it.
It also has a weakness where I can't create the robot if there is no metal nearby.
Really?
Then you'd be powerless if you were in a desert or in the mountains?
I guess so.
M-Moyoyon, what in the world are you doing?
I've got more.
What?
Ketchup and whipped cream.
That's the first time I've seen someone eat like this.
Want some?
Stop it!
yaminonaka no shinjutsu ga hikari kagayaku youni
闇の中の真実が光り輝くように
The truth in the darkness is like a glittering light
kagi no nai kibou wo tokihanatou
鍵の無い希望を解き放とう
That releases unbound hope
naze tenohira no kizu wo daite
何故手のひらの瑕を抱いて
Why do I embrace the scars of my palm?
umareochita imi
生まれ堕ちた意味
The reason I was born
1000nen kako demo mirai demo naku
1000年過去でも未来でもなく
Not for a thousand-year past, nor for the future
erabareta ima
選ばれた現在
But for the chosen present
zenaku hakaru tenbin wa zeijyaku
善悪はかる天秤は脆弱
The balance between good and evil is frail
michikakeru tsuki ga izanau
満ち欠ける月が誘う
The waxing moon calls out
gisei no chi ni saita
犠牲の地に咲いた
Blooming with the blood of sacrifice
chi no iro no hana
血の色の花
A blood-coloured flower
tatta hitotsu kanau nara
たったひとつ叶うなら
If I only have one wish
subete wo sasageyou
すべてを捧げよう
It would be to offer everything
Post Nubila Phoebus
After clouds, the sun
kokoro kaze ni hanate
心風に放て
My heart is set free in the wind
shikkoku no kaaten hikichigiri
漆黒のカーテン引き千切り
I tear open the curtain of darkness
chigau sora wo mite mitai
違う空を見てみたい
To see a different sky
sabita unmei no hibiware
錆びた運命のひび割れ
As my rusted destiny splits apart
omoi wo nejikonde
想いをねじ込んで
I cram it full it with my thoughts and feelings
donna ni arasoi tsuduketemo
どんなに争い続けても
No matter how long we continue fighting
toki wa kokyuu wo yamenai
時は呼吸をやめない
Time will not stop breathing
kowashite, tsunde, kowashite
壊して、積んで、壊して
Destroy it, pile it together and destroy it
nani ga nokoru darou
何が遺るだろう
I wonder what will be left over?
sou 70 oku mono mayoiboshi
そう、70億もの迷い星
A star that wondered for seven billion years
sono haichizu wa kakikaerareru
その配置図は書き換えられる
Will rewrite the star chart
moetsukitemo kagayakeru basho e
燃え尽きても輝ける場所へ
One day we will reach
itsuka todori tsukeru
いつか辿り着ける
The place that will shine even if it burns out
Butterfly Legal Office
The preliminary hearing is coming up soon...
But no evidence that would be advantageous for us turned up...
Is going ahead with only Endo-san's testimony too optimistic?
The prosecution might claim that she is trying to protect her former co-worker.
If we just had evidence that was a little bit more objective...
Objective evidence...
Then why don't we just catch No Face?
What?
If we have them testify that Kohinata-san is not related to them,
I'm sure it would be convincing for the judge.
Are you stupid?
We're barristers, not the police.
Yes...
Let's try asking.
Huh?
Police Department
Why are you here?
H-Hello...
Give us some information on No Face, please!
What?
Well, that didn't work out.
Everything starts with action.
It's obvious that the police do not want to disclose information on their investigation to the defence.
So you mean we should act even if we think it might not work?
That's right.
Inspector Quinn's lack of composure indicates that their investigation has likely hit a dead end.
That's enough for you to tell?
Well, we've known each other for a long time.
Right, by the way...
Here's the documentation for the preliminary hearing.
Give it your best shot.
I'm so nervous...
We are commencing the preliminary hearing.
Could the prosecutors and defence please clearly present their overall arguments.
We believe that during the robbery, committed by the magical gang No Face, on April 1st,
the defendant, Kohinata Shouta, had a falling out with the group and killed one of the members.
For murder and various violations of the Magic Prohibition Law,
the prosecution seeks the death penalty.
No way!
Kohinata-san turned himself to the police!
Be quiet.
Defence.
Y-Yes!
What is that outfit?
This is my battle uniform.
This isn't a cosplay event area.
This is my battle uniform, Your Honour.
Just let it go.
May we proceed, Your Honour?
Very well.
The defence believes that Kohinata Shouta-san acted in self-defence.
The prosecution has no evidence for their claims that the defendant was a member of the gang.
We believe his actions were to protect the employees and customers at the bank,
and is, therefore, not guilty.
Then, would the prosecution and defence please submit your evidence.
That was pretty good.
Despite being nervous, you were able to present your arguments properly.
Pretty good, pretty good!
I hope that was the case...
You'll be nervous at the start,
but soon you won't be able to get enough of it.
Just like sex!
Come on, Sori-nee, you turn everything into a dirty joke!
Getting back on point,
the self-defence argument leaves us at a disadvantage.
The Magic Court essentially reaches a verdict in only one session.
Right...
I guess catching No Face and having them testify is really the only way...
By the way, you're watching right?
What do you mean?
If you take Sudo-san's statements about the metamoloid,
combine them with eyewitness accounts and pictures of the metamoloid uploaded to the internet...
...to create a model, you get...
Wow!
You don't disappoint.
Baamin, the jack of all trades who disguises herself as a receptionist.
Your praise is too kind.
So is this what it looked like?
I think that's pretty close.
What is it made of?
Metal.
It's based on the same principle as my magic.
If we can figure out what metal it was,
we might have a lead for the investigation.
Moyoyon!
Cecilun!
Were you in awe of the judge's gavel?
I wasn't paying attention!
What?
You didn't look?
That gavel is only used in the Magic Court.
You missed out.
I'll make sure to take a look during the trial.
I can't believe you were so nervous that you didn't pay any attention to your surroundings.
You're planning on winning in that state?
To be fair, that also shows how focused she was on the arguments being presented.
Don't ruin your defence because you were too focused on trying to get a peek at the gavel,
Miss Youngest-Ever-Wizard-Barrister.
I think it's the client's misfortune to be represented by someone with so little life experience, like you.
Hotaru, that's enough.
Thank you for your hard work.
Natcchi always leaves at exactly five o'clock.
I guess so.
She's totally depressed!
Natcchi, that's unforgivable!
Life experience...
Something smells really good.
This looks so delicious!
A Japanese black beef hamburger with demi-glace sauce,
and ginger-fried black pork.
All top-quality ingredients.
A miraculously good dinner set.
Fantastic!
Thanks for the meal!
I get first taste!
Too late.
I want to let her win, no matter what.
Sorry for forcing this on you.
Why are you saying this now?
All right, then shall we go?
In the end, we couldn't find any substantial evidence regarding No Face.
If we had something, we could have proceeded with an advantage.
As a principle, reasonable doubt should benefit the defendant, but...
We can only pray for a verdict that isn't tainted by discrimination against wizards.
You're not going to change?
Why?
The judge accepted this outfit as my battle uniform.
No, he really didn't.
Hotaru-kun.
I'm sorry, but could you lend her one of your suits?
No, thank you.
I don't think our sizes would match.
You really think so?
Oh whatever, just go in that outfit.
Okay.
Wait, Cecil-chan.
Thank goodness, I made it in time.
Come with me for a second.
But... the trial is...
Just come.
Boss's orders.
Where are we going?
To No Face's base of operations.
You found it?
The metal used for their metamoloid...
...was painted with a paint produced in Hong Kong.
It isn't something you can buy just anywhere.
But where did you get such information?
Well, let's just say you didn't hear it from me.
Hey, civilians aren't supposed to...
Excuse me... I didn't realise it was the two of you.
Do you have information regarding the metamoloid in the case?
Oh?
So Kamakiri-san can use illusion magic?
This is improper conduct!
I guess it would be a bit borderline.
I'll pretend I didn't hear anything.
Thanks.
What are we going to do?
Do you want to call the police and have them secure the area?
No, we won't make it in time for the trial if we do that.
I'm scared, but I'll do it.
Because this may help prove Kohinata-san's innocence.
I thought you'd say that.
Who are you?
The Magic Court is now in session.
It is clear that Kohinata Shouta bears a grudge against the bank which dismissed him.
We cannot dismiss the likely scenario where his unjustified resentment led to him joining a violent organisation.
The claim that the defendant was a member of No Face...
...is nothing more than a fabrication created by the prosecution.
The defence would like to assert that the defendant acted against the magic gang in self-defence,
and therefore does not constitute homicide.
Furthermore, there is no evidence to support the allegation that he worked together with the magic gang.
We'll defend you in court, so let us go.
You'll be swimming in the harbour with concrete shoes.
I hope you're ready.
Concrete, the sea...
I guess this might be the end for us.
I'm just a human, so I can't use magic.
Please don't give up!
We absolutely can't afford to die here!
Until you save your mother,
right?
You didn't write it on your resume, but I knew.
You're planning on requesting a retrial and taking on her defence, weren't you?
Yes.
I want to overturn my mother's death sentence at any cost.
I have to help my mother, she protected me...
There are a lot of common points between your mother's case and this one.
I can understand why you're so dedicated to this case.
This is a trial which I cannot afford to lose.
What do you need to make a diaboloid?
What?
Also, we need to call reinforcements.
Um...
Can you please write off the fine as a business expense...
No problem.
Then, shall we...
Just hold still.
You're going to stab me if I don't dodge.
Wait!
Stop!
It's going in!
Seseri-san!
Ageha-san is in trouble!
They're not here!
Find them! They have to be nearby.
Cecil Diaboloid!
Go!
She's a wizard?
Diaboloid magic...
Ageha-san, I'm going to clean this up.
Go, Cecil-chan!
Damn it!
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
You brat!
No Face Metamoloid!
Go!
The No Face Metamoloid is solid evidence!
Ageha-san!
I'm fine.
How dare you!
As if I could lose!
Take that!
Hold it right there!
Cecil-chan, I'm sorry.
Ageha-san!
Give it up.
Ageha-san.
Sorry to keep you waiting, Agehappi.
You're late!
Let's hurry and clean this up, Tsunomi-kun!
Sure thing.
Damn it.
Why do I have to help with this?
Order from the office? This pisses me off.
Seseri Stylish, go!
There isn't enough metal, so this is what you get!
Oh my god, that gap moe!
That applies to you too!
How dare you look down on us.
Now, it's my turn.
Diaboloid Powered Lock.
Die!
You're an important witness.
I'm not letting you get away!
Great job!
When you were questioned by police,
did you not say that you were disturbed by the incident, and could not remember it clearly?
Yes.
Why did you recant your original testimony and now claim that the defendant was acting in self-defence?
At the time...
...I was afraid of my superior and I did not have the courage to speak the truth.
It seems that the defendant was the victim of bullying in the workplace.
Do you feel sorry for what the defendant went through?
Yes.
Are you not issuing statements in his favour now because of that guilt?
That is not true!
Then what you are saying is that when comparing...
...your memory immediately after the incident and your memory some time after the incident,
The latter is more clear?
That's...
I will now deliver the verdict.
For the murder of one member of a magic gang during the incident at Mizuki Bank on April 1st.
Although the motive cannot be objectively determined,
the circumstantial evidence shows that the possibility that he was an accomplice to the magic gang cannot be denied.
Furthermore, it is evident that the defendant committed the murder.
So he's postponing the full decision?
This is bad.
Cecilcchi...
For this, I sentence the defendant to death!
Please wait!
Cecilcchi!
You're here in that outfit again.
Right now, it doesn't matter how I'm dressed.
Your Honour, the defence would like to call a member of No Face to the witness stand.
Objection!
They were not previously declared as witnesses!
Don't be a stickler for details!
The truth is more important!
Your Honour, we suspect that the witness was apprehended using magic.
A witness like that is...
I believe Article 10 of the Magic Prohibition Law applies here.
And!
Objection!
I assert!
Objection!
I assert that this witness is of critical importance to the defendant's sentence!
I grant you permission.
Call your witness to the stand.
Thank you, Your Honour.
Does the witness remember seeing the defendant?
He's the one who killed one of our comrades!
And what do you mean by that?
On that day, when we attacked the bank...
Stop!
What do you think you are?
Some hero of justice?
What you gonna do, eh?
Come on, come on, she's going to burn!
Stop!
Then the defendant is not a member of your gang, am I correct?
Of course not!
He killed one of our comrades!
As you just heard from the witness's testimony,
the defendant was not an accomplice of the robbers.
And it is clear that he was at the bank as a customer and acted in defence of an employee.
He is not guilty!
I shall now deliver the verdict.
The defendant acted in self-defence, and is therefore not guilty.
His use of magic falls under the terms of Article 10 of the Magic Prohibition Law,
and we acknowledge that it was used for social justice.
Yeah!
I told you so.
The Magic Court is dismissed.
I was really worried about the outcome for a while there.
Ageha-san, thank you very much.
I might have helped a little too much this time.
Make sure you thank everyone else too.
Sudo Cecil-kun.
Congratulations on earning an acquittal for your first trial.
Thank you... very much...
That's the Supreme Court Chief Justice, Makusu Shimon...
Do you know him?
Of course not!
Batting Dome
Well, what do you want from me here?
I'm not letting you off the next time you pretend to be me.
Is that it?
I wanted to arrest you and that girl, Cecil, on charges related to Article 9 of the Magic Prohibition Law:
"The creation of metal mobile automations and vandalism of property is prohibited,
as well as their use in the obstruction of public duties."
But that idea was dismissed.
Would you happen to know why?
How would I know?
But since the actual bank robbers were caught,
things are settled with Article 10, are they not?
Article 10 sure is a convenient law for you.
You're welcome to take the next pitch.
As if I could hit a 150 kph ball!
Butterfly Legal Office
I know this is a bit late,
but let's celebrate Hotaru-chan and Cecil-chan joining our agency.
Cheers!
So Kohinata-san reconciled with his former co-workers?
It seems that the the branch manager was officially disciplined as well.
Good for him.
Sudo-san,
I am sorry for not trusting you.
Even though you believe that I was acting in self-defence.
It's fine.
Your actions were recognised as correct by the law.
Thank you.
Kohinata-san may not have been guilty of the charges, but he was not innocent.
What?
Hachimitsu, Hachimitsu, buu, buu, buu.
This is from the police?
You should have been let off for the diaboloid.
That's what I thought...
For your traffic violation and fine on April 1st,
regarding the entering of a bicycle only zone.
Oh...
I forgot about something that happened so long ago.
A violation is a violation.
Go and pay the 5,800 yen.
But I'm already really tight this month!
kokoro no sora ni namida afurete mo
心の空に涙あふれても
Even if the sky in my heart overflows with tears
hitomi ni aozora utsushiteitai
瞳に青空映していたい
I want it to reflect the blue sky I see with my eyes
konkuriitoiro no machi no katasumi ni
コンクリート色の街の片隅に
I want to mimic the strength of the flower
sotto saku hana no tsuyosa wo manetai
そっと咲く花の強さを真似たい
That blooms slowly in the corner of the concrete-coloured city
maegami ga jyamade
前髪が邪魔で
I used my bangs as an excuse
mienai nante ii wake
見えないなんて言い訳
For why I couldn't see forward
kyou kara, shinai
今日から、しない
But not any more, starting from today
chiheisen no mukou ni
地平線の向こうに
Because tomorrow waits for me
ashita gamatteru kara
明日が待ってるから
On the other side of the horizon
kono mune mou hitotsu no taiyou tooku hanate
この胸もうひとつの太陽遠く放て
This heart of mine wants to release the other sun
chikyuu no jiten wo oikosu kurai
地球の自転を追い越すくらい
I will tread forth single-mindedly
hitamuki ni arukou
ひたむきに歩こう
Enough to outpace the rotation of the earth
shinjiru omoi dakishimete
信じる想い抱きしめて
I embrace my beliefs
dokomademo
どこまでも
For they will carry me anywhere