9:30 AM 11/16/28
Detention Center
Visitor's Room
(It took quite a while for them to get Yumihiko. Athena wanted to visit him as soon as possible, but due to interrogations, and him not wanting any visitors yesterday, we had to see him when it opened today. We read that note he gave us, and the contents were shocking.)
"Well, of COURSE it would be shocking, Apollo! It contained a death threat, who wouldn't be shocked by that?" Athena retorted.
*Note added to the Court Record*
"Wait, what is going on?" Maya asked.
(Oh yeah, I almost forgot, Maya joined us. She said we might need Mia.)
Athena quickly explained what had been going on.
"And now, he's been accused of murder!"
"Oh dear, this is not good…" Maya muttered.
"We need to talk to him soon." I said. "Athena wants to take his case."
(Because she has a crush on him…)
"Shut up, Apollo! I do not!" Athena looked mad, but I could tell she was lying.
(…Crap, did I say that out loud?)
"Yeah, you did." Maya said.
"Oh." I frowned. Just then, Yumihiko came in.
"Oh, hi there!" Maya smiled.
"Hi…" He sounded very sad, as if he'd been crying.
"Are you okay?" Athena asked, frowning.
"…Yes, I'm fine." He forced a smile. "A-anyway, what do you guys need?"
"Well, first, can you tell us about why you were arrested?" I asked.
"Well, I was the one who found the body, and no one else went into the crime scene." Yumihiko explained.
"What? Not a single person went into that prosecutor's office?" Athena asked, surprised.
"It's not really a surprise. No one ever remembered that he was a prosecutor." Yumihiko explained. "Sure, they talked to him outside of his office, but no one ever went into his office."
"If that's the case, why did you go into his office?" Maya asked.
"Chief Prosecutor Edgeworth gave me a file, and told me to give it to him. He had forgotten he was a prosecutor."
"Oh." Maya frowned.
"Can you tell us what you know about the crime?" I asked.
"Sure. Okay, so it was about 11:30 in the morning, on November 12th. I had walked into his office to give him the files, and I noticed he was just sitting in his chair, the back to me. I put his files on the desk and started to leave, when I noticed he didn't respond to anything I had done. I went towards him and tried to get his attention, when I touched his neck and realized he was dead, freshly killed. I called in the chief prosecutor, and Winston Payne's death was ruled as being of natural causes."
"But, if that's what happened, then why were you accused of murdering him?" Maya frowned.
"That's all I know." Yumihiko stated.
"Huh, that isn't much to go on." Athena frowned.
"It's something." I pointed out. "We've had less than this in the past."
"True." Athena noted.
"…Try going to the crime scene." Yumihiko suggested.
"Yeah, we should probably head there next." I decided.
10:45 AM 11/16/28
Prosecutor's Office
Room 1208
"Anyone here?" Athena yelled out.
"Apollo? What's going on?" I turned around to see that Mia was being channeled.
"Oh, hi Mia." I smiled. I then explained what was going on.
"Hi there!" I jumped at the familiar voice.
"Oh, hi Kay!" Athena smiled.
"Are you the defense in charge of this case?" Kay asked, smiling. "Because I'm the detective!"
"They let you work so soon after being on trial?" I asked in surprise.
"Yep!" Kay stated, popping the 'p'.
"Why-" I started to say.
"Hey, who is the prosecution?" Athena asked.
"I honestly don't know." Kay admitted. "I was just assigned to the case a few minutes ago, I didn't read the file yet."
"Oh. Well, can we investigate?" I asked.
"Sure! Go ahead!" Kay smiled. I walked towards the messy desk, where there was a chalk outline.
"So, this is where the victim died?" I assumed.
"Yes, it is. He died of poisoning." Kay stated.
"Poisoning? I thought he died of a heart attack?" Athena frowned.
"That's what we all thought. But, we had another autopsy done, and we found out that someone actually injected him with a poison that simulated a heart attack. I can't remember its name, though." Kay frowned.
"That's interesting. I wonder what it's called..?" I stated out loud.
*Nameless Poison added to the Court Record*
"It's quite messy over here." I noted, a file catching my eye. "Hey, what's that?"
"It looks like a case file." Kay said, looking at it. I opened it.
"Let's take a look, shall we?" Athena smiled.
*Case file added to the Court Record*
"Hmm, let's see…it involves an old case with one of the former chief prosecutors." I said. "Maybe Yumihiko will know more about it?"
"Let's go check it out." Athena suggested.
"Let's see what Kay knows about it first." I replied.
"That will probably be a good idea as well." Athena relented. "Hey, Kay? Can you look at this?"
"Sure!" Kay looked through the folder.
"Hmm…I've seen this case before. It was for one of the old chief prosecutors, and he was such an evil person!" Kay shuddered, memories flickering in her gaze. "I don't see what this case has to do with the case at hand, though. He's been in prison for quite a while, serving a life sentence."
"Okay then, maybe we should keep it for now, and wait until it has more relevance?" I suggested.
"Yeah, that's what I would do. Also, you may not want to show that case to Yumihiko." Kay suggested.
"What? Why?" Athena asked.
"It'll bring up bad memories for him. Just don't bring it up unless you need to."
"Okay." I nodded. (What is that all about? It'll bring up bad memories…?)
"Makes you wonder." Mia noted.
"Yeah." I looked off in thought.
Court Record
Evidence
Attorney's badge- The proof of my profession.
Note- Yumihiko gave this to us after the last case. It contains a death threat.
Nameless Poison- The murder weapon, and it simulates a heart attack. Kay didn't remember the name of it.
Case file- A case involving the old chief prosecutor. It doesn't have any relevance quite yet, though.
Profiles
Athena Cykes (19)- My former co-worker, she is helping me out with this case. She denies it, but I think she has a crush on a certain prosecutor…
Yumihiko Ichiyanagi (25)- A prosecutor, and the defendant in this case. He seems as though he is breaking down.
Winston Payne (63)- A prosecutor. The victim in this case. He has a younger brother.
Maya Fey (29)- Mr. Wright's former assistant, and the Master of the Kurain channeling technique. She is helping us with this case.
Mia Fey (Deceased)- Mr. Wright's former boss, she died 11 years ago. She was a legend in the world of the law.
Kay Faraday (25)- The detective in charge of this case, and a very energetic girl. She is part of the Yatagarasu.
*A/N
QOTC: Favorite sport(s)?
AOTC: Figure skating, dance, horseback riding, marathons (on Netflix)
WHOA, TWO CHAPTERS IN ONE DAY?
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~Skater
