Those guards sure run fast! Captain, should i give chase?
Carleen:
Don't bother. You've gpt pther work to do.
Leyn:
It's a pity, though. The Moonlight Salon is ruined and we didn't find who we were looking for.
Carleen:
Oh? Who were you looking for?
Leyn:
Tina wanted to find Schwab and give him something in return for his Mooncrown Day gift.
Carleen:
Oh, i didn't know the two of them had this kind of relationship. So that's the power of Mooncrown Day. Young folk falling in love without their families making prior arrangemets. But... If i can be frank, what does she see in that playboy?
Navigator:
I know, right...? Hey, has anyone seen Loewe? I haven't seen him since those guards fled.
Carleen:
I sent him off to find out where they came from. You should carry on investigating your case. I've got a very good idea of what happened already. But it's best to make sure.
Tina:
T-This is not good.
Leyn:
I know, i know. Your cookies have gone missing, right? Let's look for them. They're probably mixed up with all these messes.
Tina:
Oh, i wish that was the only problem! It's the statue at the entrance to the square. It's...
Matthieu:
It got broken during all the chaos.
Navigator:
What!?
Matthieu:
I heard something breaking while evetone was rushing about. The weird thing is, it broke in exactly the same way the one at the Hall of Jystice did. It's like there are statue decapitators at work.
Leyn:
Hmm... I think we should go and report to our temporary chief judge then.
Matthieu:
Yeah. And if he's not here at the Moonlight Salon, then he must be-
Lumpolis Gardens, Schwab's Office
Schwab:
Mmm... Okay, i've got it. I'm glad you came back. I need you to put the statue case aside for now, until the plaintiff updates their request. We've got a new romance case about to start. So get ready, my darling subordinates.
Navigator:
Just like that?
Schwab:
This is life in the Romance Division. Moving constantly forwards, like a Luminatics-powered carriage. It's very hard for you to understand, my little dandelion, as you aren't the chief judge.
Navigator:
L-little dandelion??? (Did he just call me little dandelion? How nauseating.)
Leyn:
You'll get used to it, Navigator... Actually, Chief Judge Schwab, Tina has something she wants to-
Matthieu:
I'm not sure this is the best time for that.
Tina:
(Yeah. What's Leyn doing? I don't have anything to say to Schwab.)
Schwab:
Hmm? Looks like my subordinates are working so well together that they even have little secrets from me. Anyway, here's the indictment and all the paperwork. It's all very straightforward. See you in court!
Tina:
He's right, it does look easy. And it's to do with that Moonlight Salon we were at... Huh? Hang on a minute! Everyone, look at the reason for the case!
Hall of Justice, Romance Division
Navigator:
The City Lord doesn't do things by halves. Look at the size of this place!
Carleen:
And given the number of cases we're handing on our first day, he's also getting good value for money.
Thud!
Schwab:
Court is in session! First, let us introduce the parties involved in today's litigation! The plaintiff is... a male from Lower Lumpolis, who cannot be named for reassons of privacy. The defendant is... a female from Lower Lumpolis, who cannot be named for reasons privacy.
Navigator:
(I didn't hear any of that!)
Schwab:
I, Schwab Salar, shall preside as the chief judge in today's trial. The judicial panel consists of Matthieu Sawyer, Tina Campbell, and Leyn... As well as serveral other members of the court.
Navigator:
(Wow! Schwab actually seems kind of competent when he puts his mind to it...)
Schwab:
If nobody has any objections to any of that, we can proceed.
Judge Jr.:
Hang on. How come we're all just "several other mambers of the court"?
Schwab:
No objections? Very good, let us begin. If the plaintiff could recount the facts of the case for us?
Lovestruck Commoner Man:
*Sobbing* This is what happenede... My fiance-the defendant-and i went Meadow Square in Lumpolis Courtyard for the Moonlight Salon... B-But she...
Schwab:
Please don't cry. Just tell us what happened.
Lovestruck Commoner Man:
I love her so much. We've been tohether for four years! She likes to have coffee with chocolate and-
Schwab:
If you could stick to the relevant matters, please
Lovestruck Commoner Man:
S-Sorry. Oh, i always make such a mess of everything... We went to the Moonlight Salon and had such a good time. But then she got angry all of a sudden and said she wanted to break yp with me! I mean... What would i tell mt family? *Sobbing*
Schwab:
Vey well. Next, the defendant.
Lovestruck Commoner Woman:
I had my reasins. This man, the plaintiff, rook me out on a date. Yet dared accept a gift from another!
Navigator:
(She's acting like she's the plaintiff.)
Lovestruck Commoner Man:
I-I didn't...
Lovestruck Commoner Woman:
Then can you explain where that basket of cookies came from?
Navigator:
(Cookies? Are those...)
Lovestruck Commoner Woman:
There! That's the evidence! You put them on your chair. And there's a card. And it gets worse. Whoever wrote the card uses the same pet name for you that i do!
Tina:
Oh, i'm done for.
Leyn:
We were right. These two found the cookirs that Tina had lost.
Thud, thud, thud!
Schwab:
Order! Any citizen of Lumpolis found in contempt of court will be sentenced to death... Kidding!
Navigator:
Hey, Tina. Is that the basket of cookies you lost?
Tina:
Eh? Is that Navigator? You can't talk to me when the court is in session!
Navigator:
In that case...
Force boost
Tina:
Oh wow! Is this your Caelestie ability? I've always wondered about it.
Navigator:
Never mind that now. So those are your cookies, right?
Tina:
Yes, they're mine! I can't believe i've caused these innocent people so much trouble... Navigator, what do you think i should do?
I think you should admit what happened. The cookies are yours but were meant to be given to someone else. But i guess this isn't the best time for Schwab to hear the truth. So i'd understand if you weren't too keen on the idea.
Tina:
huh? Schwab? Hear what truth? I'm not sure why Navigator so interested. But i'll just let Schwab continue with the case.
Schwab:
As both plaintiff and defendant seem so keen to continue, we will now hear further arguments.
Matthieu:
Listen up, commoner! This isn't the way to go about things. We need to do something. But we can't embarrass Tina.
Leyn:
I agree. But we don't know what Tina wants to do. She isn't speaking yp for herself. So... what if we help Schwab figure ut out for himself?
Matthieu:
Not bad, kid! Good idea.
Schwab:
The judges will now please commence with cross-examinations.
Leyn:
Ahem. Plaintiff, you say this basket of cookies is not yours. Could you tell us who it does belong to?
Lovestruck Commoner Man:
I...I have no idea. It just suddenly appeared on the table in front of me. I can only assume someone left it there.
Matthieu:
So you would say someone attending the Moonlight Salon lost the basket of cookies? And i'm sure we can all imagine what it was intended for.
Lovestruck Commoner Man:
Yes. I mean, it must have been intended as a gift. But not a goft for me. I have nothing to do with it.
Leyn:
Then i would like to ask the defendant, why are you so sure that your lover has been disloyal?
Lovestruck Commoner Woman:
Surely it's obvious. Anyine can see that beasket of cookies was a gift from a
woman. He wouldn't dare accept such a gift unless he was planning to break up with me.
Matthieu:
And here is the heart of the matter. The plaintiff insists he did not accapt any gift. You believe he did.
Lovestruck Commoner Woman:
But the message on the card is clearly from a lover... Oh, okay. Maybe i was too hasty. But then, who were the cookies intended for?
Leyn:
That is the crucial question!
Matthieu:
And the intended recipient is right here!
Lovestruck Commoner Woman:
Right here...?
Thud, thud, thud!
Schwab:
Judge Leyn, Judge Matthieu, please do not make statements of a leading nature to the defendant. This is a court. Guilty meands guilty.
Matthieu:
Oh, but Chief Judge Schwab... You are so handsome, so popular with the ladies. How can you bear to interrupt such a fair maid?
Leyn:
And proof of a lady's love for you lies here but you fail to realize who that lady is.
Lovestruck Commoner Woman:
Oh! I think i understand. You meand the cookies were actually intended for-
Schwab:
Huh?
Tina:
Order! Silence is the court! I wish to speak.
Schwab:
Judge TIna, you cannot interrupt the court's business like this!
Tina:
Chief Judge Schwab, as the owner of the evidence-cookies, i wish to make a
witness statement.
Leyn:
(Attagirl, Tina! That's the spirit!)
Schwab:
O-Okay. The court agrees. You may speak, witness.
Tina:
I made the cookies. I made them myself, with loving hands and a fluttering heart. I wished the butter. I piped the pretty designs. I baked them until they were golden yellow and picked out the best-looking ones. All so i could give him a perfect gift. But them i lost them all at the Moonlight Salon. And this card is proof! I made that card myself. I can tell you the name on the card and everything written on it.
Lovestruck Commoner Woman:
Oh! Really? It's so bizarre that we've met like this... It's like a beautiful love story.
Schwab:
I don't know what to do with you, my pretties. You're all such a charming burden for me to bear. Perhaps the witness and the defendant can confirm what's written on the card? Then we can conclude this case.
Tina:
Okay. Let's read it out together.
Lovestruck Commoner Woman:
Good idea. Three. Two. One!
Tina & Lovestruck Commoner Woman:
Toto!
Schwab:
Ha?
Leyn & Matthieu:
What!?
Lovestruck Commoner Woman:
Why, Chief Judge Schwab, i've always heard about how famous and fashionable you are. I neverr imagined you would have such a cute little nickname. It makes you seem a little less intimidating to us folk from Lower Lumpolis.
Lovestruck Commoner Man:
Darling, finally i have won back your trust. *Sobbing*
Judge Jr.:
Toto. Heehee. Such a cute name. Schwab, is that a childhood nickname? Something your mommy called you?
Jury Members:
Hahahahaha!
Schwab:
But... This... Stop! What exactly is going on!?
Tina:
Yes, what's going on? What do the card and cookies have to do with Chief Judge Schwab?
