Published: September 10, 2025
This is Satou speaking. Whether one acts out of justice, evil, desire, or purpose, such people are easier to read. The actions of those without desires are somewhat harder to decipher.
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“The hero of the Saga Empire—”
The audience murmured among themselves.
“—Hero Seigi.”
Ignoring the whispers of the crowd, Hero Seigi strode confidently toward the chief judge.
All eyes fixed on Hero Seigi.
He was wrapped in a faint blue light, his steps unwavering.
Not long ago, he must have been an ordinary middle schooler, yet he was a remarkably composed boy.
“I'm back—”
Arisa suddenly appeared beside me.
“Good job, Arisa. Your timing was perfect.”
“Well, yeah. The slow, painstaking tactics were tough, but your praise makes it all worthwhile, Master.”
What I had asked Arisa to do was to bring Hero Seigi here at just this moment.
Arisa clung to my arm, muttering, “You could give me a naughty reward, you know?” but, as usual, I ignored that.
“Hero Seigi, do you have any objections?”
The chief judge asked Hero Seigi.
“I can tell—”
Hero Seigi covered his face with his palm, peeking through his fingers to scan the crowd.
His eyes shone with a blue light.
“—You are evil! The blackest evil among everyone here!”
Then, with a sharp snap, he pointed at a single person.
“W-what? The Director?”
Inspector Starry, who stood behind the Director, gasped in surprise.
Yes, Hero Seigi was pointing at the Director of the Central Judicial Bureau himself.
“The impartial law enforcer is ‘evil’?”
“Even if he’s called a hero, he’s just a child. Someone must have fed him bad ideas.”
Those around didn’t seem to believe the Director was evil.
“You say I am evil? What evidence do you have—”
“The evidence is me!”
The hero declared, wrapped in blue light.
“Parion-sama bestowed upon me the ‘Righteous Mind’s Eye (There is always only one truth)’ and ‘Evil Exploration (Where are the villains?)’ skills, which reveal to me that you are evil! In the name of Parion-sama, I declare it! You are evil!”
Though the Director sought physical proof, Hero Seigi disregarded that, boldly declaring it under the name of the god.
In a world where gods exist, and where heroes are summoned by the gods, such words carry weight.
At the very least, the countless councilors here can confirm he is not lying.
Yet, even so, some desperate individuals try to talk their way out.
“If there’s no physical evidence—”
‘Then the effort to create a fictitious organization was for nothing.’
Another voice overlapped with the Director’s demand.
“Is that the Director’s voice?”
“Ah, that’s it!”
“That’s the Director’s office.”
A video from an oblique overhead angle was projected behind the Director.
This footage was shot by Sage Rats who had infiltrated the location.
The slightly poor image quality was due to the limits of their portable recording devices.
‘To make this imperfect country a perfect one of only justice and humans, the rot must be purged. To destroy all evil—’
The Director on screen stopped speaking, so the footage was rewound and replayed.
Despite attempts to unsettle him, he revealed nothing, so the Sage Rats used incense to coax out a confession, finally capturing the footage.
However, his strong self-control ended his monologue abruptly.
This alone didn’t mention the criminal organization Duzi nor did it provide clear evidence of crime, so we relied on Hero Seigi’s unique skills and the hero brand.
“To think the Director was the mastermind behind the Duzi criminal organization...”
Inspector Starry, who was under the Director’s protection, dropped to her knees.
“It seems the Urion God knew everything.”
I said this to the Director while leveling the “Golden Scale.”
“I did it for justice. To make this corrupted country a land of perfect justice...”
“Director.”
The Deputy Director stepped forward before the Director’s monologue.
“Not everyone is pure and upright.”
“I know that! That’s why we must eliminate evil—”