Chapter 6: Arc 1, - 6: The Court Finds The Defendant
Her head bowed down to the table and fingers locked together, her ears had folded down onto her head.
Jotou furrowed her brows as she glanced over to Fumeko, who was having the same reaction, Fumeko glancing back to Jotou; they both shrugged to each other in response.
Jotou faced the redhead who had her head still lowered, "Why would you want to join our, 'party' which has literally two people who are would-be convicts...?"
She still kept her head down, "I can be your legal adviser for anything! I have all the documents for my qualifications, I can also keep track of any treasure and adventurers always end up in trouble legally and you could have the one party with a lawyer so you never get into trouble again! On top of that, I'm also an expert level magic caster!"
It was clear that all her poised demeanour was an act and she was not an actual noble. Even her tone of voice changed from a low, cultured one to what appeared to be her normal tone; a dulcet one that was a bit breathy.
Jotou and Fumeko stared at each other again, the blonde shrugging her shoulders and the brunette raising her eyebrows as high as they could. Jotou turned back, "Me and my friend, would like to discuss this in private if we could?"
Hotaru hoisted her head up, keeping her nose high and eyes closed. Her tail wagged faster behind her, "That is completely what I expected. So please, take your time," she got up, turned around and exited.
Jotou paced behind, shutting and locking the door, "Well... that escalated quickly..."
"Not at all what I expected to happen..." Fumeko stated.
"We are taking her, right?"
"Oh definitely."