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Crime Adjudication (A Rank): Upon declaring a criminal act committed by the target, damage
is inflicted. If the accusation is false, no effect occurs.
Every senior adjudicator possessed this ability.
Sweat beaded across Sophie’s forehead.
She knew exactly what she’d been thinking.
The Space Alliance Tribunal did not fail to uncover the truth.
“Joanna, I was wrong. Please. Don’t let them charge me as an accomplice p>
“No. You’re just afraid,” Joanna replied calmly.
“Sophie, you had many opportunities to confess.
“When Don approached and threatened you, you could have told me.
“After you
lost the competition with me, when harming me was no longer viable, you could have reconsidered and told the truth.
“But you chose to resist only when Don turned on you.
“From beginning to end, you lacked any true remorse for trying to harm me.
“You aren’t sorry; you’re just terrified of the consequences p>
Sophie’s hostility toward Joanna was essentially a struggle over resources. Was she the only one who felt this?
No, there were many-like Garfield and his clique when Joanna first joined the training
program.
They only disappeared because they could no longer compete.
But Sophie believed she could still compete.
She had been fighting all along.
She had simply lost.
And she had been too proud to beg for mercy from the person she viewed as her rival.
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Only now did true fear set in.
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Before she could speak, the Chief judicator interrupted.
“Victim Joanna Lane. State your compensation request and whether you seek reconciliation p>
Joanna stood.
“Though it was an unsuccessful attempt, Don is charged with attempted murder, correct p>
The Chief judicator nodded.
“Correct p>
That was all she needed.
“Don is the principal offender. Sophie, under instruction, is an accessory. My request is simple. Don is recognized as a high-contribution powerhouse of the Space Alliance.
“But I also consider myself a contributor to the Alliance.
“His crime was not merely an attack against a student. It was an attempted murder of a high- contribution individual, and murder motivated by corporate competition carries a different weight.
“I request that the Tribunal evaluate and compare our Contribution Scores before sentencing.
“Don shall be judged accordingly.
“As for Sophie, given her youth and ignorance, after her legal sentence is passed, I request her ‘community service’ be served as labor for the Nightstar Group p>
The Chief judicator nodded. He turned toward Don.
“Defendant, any final statement? Do you seek reconciliation p>
Don’s gaze locked onto Joanna.
This was his first time seeing her in person. When their spiritual senses brushed, he felt genuine surprise.
She was powerful-nothing like Helen.
As a fellow Summoner, Don felt that the energy contained within Joanna’s body was thicker than that of a Berserker. If she grew up, she would be a major threat.
But what did “future strength” matter?
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Right now, she was just an Intermediate Professional, only Level 43.
She was no threat to him.
The previous lenient verdict on the other cases had bolstered his confidence.
Don was now radiating arrogance.
Thinking of how Helen had snubbed him earlier, he finally found a vent for his
anger.
“Joanna, you’re a first-year student. What Contribution could you possibly have? You want sentencing based on Contribution Score? You want to be judged based on contribution? You’d be better off betting on your ‘Genius’ status.
“But who here isn’t a genius?
“I also have an SSS-rank Talent. I am a pillar of the Alliance.
“It takes decades for a genius to become a powerhouse!
“Your teacher has failed you-otherwise, you could have walked away with a massive settlement fee. I was even prepared to offer an Epic-tier item p>
Don grinned savagely, trying to drive a wedge between Joanna and Helen.
Little did he know, Joanna had her own trump cards.
During her 22-hour wait, she had thoroughly investigated Don.
He was Helen’s old rival, the one who caused her to be petrified on the battlefield by an evil god.
Don was a Dark Gold-tier Summoner, the poster child for Swarm summoning.
But he hadn’t started that way.
Life is full of strange opportunities.
Don had graduated from a Legendary Academy, where he wasn’t even a top student-his grades were mediocre.
His total graduation credits were 31,218.
That was the number on his diploma.
Thirty-one thousand credits for four years of study.
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It wasn’t even a fraction of what Joanna had earned in her first semester.
Furthermore, the curriculum at a Legendary-Tier University was far less difficult than at Divine and Demonic Academy.
While a freshman at Divine and Demonic Academy tackled Level 25 Nightmare dungeons, a Legendary-Tier University only dealt with Level 20 Nightmare, and an Epic-Tier University dealt with Level 15-20 Difficult ones.
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