Narration
While narrating the events at the trial, I couldn't articulate my thoughts fully.
"In this world, there is no evil."
"Huh?"
The way I phrase it might be biased, but after the trial, I understood it anew.
"People always want to distinguish between justice and evil, black and white. But evil can sometimes become justice, and vice versa."
In this trial, I stuck to my sense of justice.
However, there may be those who consider me evil, so there is no perfect justice.
"My justice, their justice... It was just different."
Generally, many would consider me evil.
On the other hand, someone who only heard part of the truth without knowing everything might sympathize with Dania and others.
"I have a request when you write about this trial in an article."
"What is it?"
"As a journalist, write an unbiased article... don't make only one side righteous."
I also used unfair tactics to win the trial.
I won't claim it was right.
Even so, I stuck to my sense of justice.
"You can write anything. But, don't write something that would be considered convenient to our side. Make sure this trial can be beneficial in the future... don't write things that can be forgiven just because I'm a noble."
Surely Marie would want that too.
It's not right to be favored because of power.
"I want journalism to be fair."
"Understood."
Even if there are people who don't approve of what I did.
Even if, in a few years, there are those who speak ill of the past, I hope that judgment remains equal when similar situations arise.
I earnestly wish for that.
A few days later, the trial was widely covered in newspapers, and a book was published.
The article written by the reporter Giuseppe Pergoni, which told the truth, received mixed reviews but was appreciated.
Later on, many raised their voices, stating that the trial should be equal regardless of social status.
Handwriting analysis became valuable, playing an important role in trials.
Ironically, Marie was the one who researched handwriting analysis.
Until a few years ago, handwriting analysis was not used in trials.
However, when bullying occurred within the school and handwriting analysis was used to find the culprit, it proved successful.
Since then, the school authorities began to value handwriting analysis skills, using them even in criminal cases.
I thought it was ironic.
Marie was the one who researched handwriting analysis.
After the trial, the two were sent to the northernmost reaches, but the details are unknown.
Since I wasn't allowed to meet them after the trial, I only watched from afar as they were loaded onto a ship, receiving insults from the crowd in the Capital.
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