113 ace attorney 6 - simon testifies

Dear Readers,

When Simon, the one who asked me to defend Bucky, took the witness stand, I yelled at him for not telling me he was going to be testifying. He said there wasn't time. He had plenty of time for insults though!

Nahyuta said it was a pity he didn't share details on the damning scene with me beforehand. That made me worried.

This looked like Simon's first meeting with Nahyuta. He said this case involved "rakugo," a traditional form of Japanese comedic storytelling and asked if Nahyuta was familiar with it. He said he did a bit of reading on it and got an idea of it. Simon snapped, saying he couldn't have learned that much in such a short time. Nahyuta then went on to explain in detail what he had learned so far. Simon seemed impressed, and so did the judge, who asked Nahyuta to actually recite something.

Before this went on any longer I double slapped my table, asking if we could get back to the trial! The judge cleared his throat and asked Simon to go ahead.

Simon said he went to the theatre at about 4pm and to the victim's dressing room to say hello. Bucky went in after he came out, only to come storming out a while later. The junior disciple, named Uendo, went into the room afterwards and discovered the body.

I wasn't happy with this. I told him it looked like he was practically accusing Bucky of the crime. He retorted by saying he could only state what he saw and couldn't help how it appeared and called on me to straighten it out.

On the other hand, he had absolutely no reason to lie, so all I could do was press him for more info. He came forth with the invitation letter he got from Master Toneido; the fact that he and Geiru, who escorted him, didn't meet the master, as it seemed he was practising inside; the fact that Bucky was heard shouting inside the room; the fact that Uendo went into the room, but Simon himself didn't see as he was around the corner; the fact that Uendo screamed and rushed out.

That was that. Nahyuta summarised Simon's statement by pointing out on the diagram the movements of Bucky and Uendo and how they entered and left via different ways.

I asked Simon if he could give me something better to work with and he said that was my job. Nahyuta, with his angry chanting, told him he was colluding and was no prosecutor, telling him to begone. Simon was offended at being treated like an evil spirit to be exorcised and said he'd remember this, calling Nahyuta a blackguard.

Wow the sparks. The dialogue between them is pretty interesting. They're both jerks, but Nahyuta is the bigger jerk.

Nahyuta continued insulting, calling me half-boiled. He wanted to call another witness for the prosecution, saying that Simon was effectively working for me, but that Ms. Geiru Toneido would be working for him.

Simon was definitely being impartial towards me, but let's see who this is.