Evidence
Bell and Hermes had to answer for the peeping incident. The lead ladies asking the questions were Riveria a high elf, Freya the only goddess available in the dungeon, Asfi the well-respect captain of the Hermes familia and Lefiya who was the youngest victim.
Asfi's suspicion that Hermes was the mastermind was the 1st matter to be investigated. Thus, Hermes went first while Bell awaited his fate. The interrogation was severe as Asfi first tied up Hermes, punched him till his face was all swollen and then hung him upside down.
Asfi started the questioning "Hermes-sama, I am sure you appreciate the seriousness of this matter. Many who were bathing were under 18. Two were under 16."
Hermes "Well, they are not too young to get married", then another punch and another oww.
Asfi "Bad answer. Next question. Was it your idea or Bell's idea to peep?"
Hermes "It was neither of our idea to peep. I wanted to have a private discussion with Bell about the future, so I wanted a secure location. As you can imagine, the end of a tree branch would afford us the privacy I desired. Of course, I had no idea that the ladies were bathing under the tree. There were no signs there indicating "Bathing underway - Do not Peep". So I had no idea", then another punch and another oww.
Asfi "Another bad answer. Everyone knew the ladies were going to bathe. You found the only vantage point that was not secured to circumvent the defensive perimeter set around the bathing area", the severity of the swelling on Hermes' face was starting to make others worry...
Riveria "Did Bell have any idea that girls were bathing around the area?"
Hermes "We never discussed it. He was following me"
Riveria "Bell followed you climbing up a tree without questioning why?"
Hermes "Yes Bell did question that. He was confused, but I told him the same thing I told you. I wanted us to talk privately, and the end of a tree branch seemed like the most secure location."
Lefiya "Why did Bell jump into the water. Not only did he peep, but he brazenly jump into the middle of the bathing area"
Hermes "Well we realized we were in the bathing area, Bell got concerned and tried to leave. But he lost his balance and fell in"
Freya "How does a super-talented level 2 lose his balance?"
Hermes "Well, Bell got worried when he saw the ladies. He immediately tried to leave, but I was sitting between Bell and the way back. He lost his balance in his rush to leave"
Asfi "You mean you did not want to leave but Bell did"
Hermes "No man would want to leave such a wonderful view, but Bell was just nervous like the rabbit we all know"
Asfi "So you are saying Bell had no intent of peeping and immediately tried to leave when he saw the ladies bathing"
Hermes "Yes that is totally true", making a few of the ladies unhappy...
Freya "Whereas you are claiming you were not aware of the ladies bathing, but, let's just say, you were not in as big a hurry to leave given the view"
Hermes "That is what I am saying", another punch and another owwwww
After a short private chat, the ladies had Hermes removed and then Bell was brought in for questioning.
Asfi "Bell, whose idea was it to peep?"
Bell "No one actually said to peep. Hermes-sama told me he wanted to talk to me in private"
Asfi "But did it not seem weird for you to have to climb a tree to talk privately?"
Bell "Yes, it did. I asked Hermes-sama about it, but he indicated that it was more private up the tree. So I followed"
Asfi "Did you know ladies were bathing in the area?"
Bell "Yes I did."
Asfi "You never considered that the tree branch was a good location to peep?"
Bell "No, I did not think about that"
Lefiya "So when you got to the top of the tree, what happened?"
Bell "Hermes-sama pointed down below. When I looked, I saw the ladies bathing. I freaked out. I then fell into the water after trying to get around Hermes-sama"
Lefiya "Did Hermes ever said he wanted to peep?"
Bell "No"
Lefiya "Did Hermes say he wanted to stay there when it was clear that girls were bathing below?"
Bell "No"
Riveria "Then why did you have to get around Hermes?"
Bell "I wanted to leave immediately, but he was slow to move"
Riveria "Then why did you run around the ladies when you landed"
Bell "I wanted to leave immediately, but many got the wrong idea that I wanted to be there."
Riveria "Can you promise to keep the peeping incident confidential?"
Bell "Yes"
With that, the 4 girls went to deliberate on what evidence they gathered...
