Chapter 125: I’ve Been Found Guilty!

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How did it come to this?

I was just telling the Cherries about my day with Linne-chan on stream.

How did it end up like this…?

“Now, we will begin the trial of the defendant, Miss Lulu.”

A courtroom was set up in the VR world?!

Wait, why am I the defendant…?!

I just hung out with Linne-chan, that’s all!

“Um, Your Honor… I haven’t done anything wrong…?”

“Hush, be quiet, defendant. You’ve already confessed your crimes on stream, and now you’re acting like this?”

“Eek!”

I tried to cautiously argue my case to the judge—no, Yuna—but she glared at me (well, technically, I couldn’t see her eyes in the VR world, but the atmosphere was intense) and banged her gavel, making me bow my head in fear.

• lolololololol
• You dug your own grave lol
• The courtroom looks so high-quality lol
• When did they even prepare this? Wtf lol
• Special investigation!

The Cherries are having fun.

I’m suffering here, and they’re enjoying it?

You’re all so mean.

“Now, prosecution. I hear you’ve prepared evidence to prove the defendant’s guilt?”

“Yes, Your Honor.”

Ugh… Why does Lilith look so good in that suit?

I need to take a screenshot and save it.

Hehe, Yukiko-chan looks so good in her judge outfit too.

She looks like a little judge.

Click- Click-

“Wait! Who’s making shutter sounds in this sacred courtroom?!”

“Eek…!”

• Caught lol
• She’s taking screenshots in the middle of this lolol
• The defendant is fangirling over the prosecutor and judge lol
• Suspiciously dedicated to fangirling, this axolotl…

Oh, right.

I forgot to turn off the shutter sound.

In this world, screenshots make a camera sound, remember.

Yuna, after scolding the culprit, looked around and spotted me fidgeting.

She stepped down from the judge’s seat and approached me.

“Hey, defendant! How can you be taking pictures in the courtroom after committing a crime?!”

“I’m sorryyy…! But, but the judge and prosecutor look so good in their outfits….”

“Wh, what did you say…?!”

• Yukiko-chan is flustered
• The defendant is flirting with the judge?
• They do look good though fr lol
• The leader’s suit is really stylish…

See, the Cherries understand me!

Yeah! It’s not my fault!

How can I resist taking screenshots when the judge and prosecutor look this good!

“Your Honor, how about letting it slide just this once?”

“Hmm. Y, yeah. I’ll let it go this time, defendant.”

“Thank youuu….”

• Why is the prosecutor defending her? lol
• She’s already been bribed lololol
• First time seeing a defendant bribe the prosecutor with flirting lol
• The actual lawyer is just sitting there, which is hilarious lololol

Bribed? That’s rude.

It’s just that Chae-yoon unnie is kind, so she let it slide.

That’s our unnie for you!

Yuna returned to the judge’s seat, and Chae-yoon unnie went back to the prosecutor’s seat.

The atmosphere was set to continue the trial.

I still don’t know why we’re doing this, but….

“Ahem! Anyway, Prosecutor Lilith, what evidence have you prepared?”

“Yes, please take a look at this, Your Honor.”

Beep-

As unnie pressed the remote she was holding, a video appeared on the large screen behind her.

It was a clip from my earlier stream where I talked about spending the day with Linne-chan.

[“Thank you for the 10,000 won donation. Oh, where did I sleep? I just slept in the same room as Verdia-chan…?”]

[“No way. It was a room Verdia-chan was using alone. But the bed was big enough for both of us to sleep together.”]

[“It’s, it’s not what you’re thinking, Cherries?! Of course, I did hug her tightly because Verdia-chan’s body wash smelled really good….”]

• OMG
• This is scandalous…
• Undeniable evidence!
• Lulu-chan has been defiled…

Wait, why did they only cut out these parts?!

At the time, I didn’t think much of it, but seeing it like this makes it look like I did something wrong!

And you Cherries in the chat!

You all know what’s going on!

Why are you acting like this when you know the truth?!

Bang- Bang-

“I hereby declare the defendant guilty.”

“We won!”

“Eeeek?!”

As the video ended, Yuna slammed her gavel and declared me guilty.

Chae-yoon unnie’s cheer and my scream overlapped.

W, wait a minute! Your Honor!

You’re declaring me guilty based on just one piece of video evidence?!

You’re the one who said this was a sacred courtroom!

What kind of trial is this?!

“Yo, you have to give me a chance to defend myself! Your Honor! This is too much…!”

“Hmm. Y, yeah. I lost my cool for a moment… Defense, you may speak.”

Did she just say she lost her cool?!

She just casually admitted to losing her composure as a judge!

Get her off the bench!

This trial is invalid, invalid!

“Yes, I will now begin the defense’s argument.”

“Unnie…!”

• Oh
• Wow lol
• Erin’s suit looks so good lol
• Stunning…

As Jia unnie, dressed in a suit, began speaking in a calm, lawyer-like tone, a glimmer of hope appeared in my eyes.

I knew unnie would believe in me…!

She’s our eldest unnie, after all!

She’s the one who trusts the members more than anyone!

By the way, where’s Ra-hee unnie?

I don’t see her at all.

Maybe she couldn’t make it for some reason?

“First, while it’s true that the defendant spent the night in the same bed as Verdia, there were unavoidable circumstances.”

“What circumstances?”

“Yes, the defendant informed us that after finishing dinner with Verdia yesterday and spending some time at a café, they arrived late at the hotel. They must have been tired from running around all day, so staying there was the only option.”

Ohhh…! That’s our unnie!

Her calm and logical argument made me admire her even more.

“Also, it’s not unusual for friends to sleep in the same room after hanging out. At the time, there was only one bed, so sharing it was the only choice.”

• Ohhh…
• That makes sense
• The goddess’s objectivity

The Cherries seemed to be swayed by unnie’s defense.

Yeah, of course.

What’s the big deal about friends sleeping in the same bed?

Besides, the bed was huge, so there was plenty of space for both of us.

“Wait! The prosecution has a rebuttal. May I speak?”

“Yes, go ahead.”

I thought the defense had done enough, but just as I was about to smile victoriously, Chae-yoon unnie requested to speak again and stepped forward.

Wh, what’s going on?

I thought there was nothing wrong with the defense’s argument….

“Your Honor, the defense is hiding a crucial fact while pretending to defend the defendant.”

“A crucial fact? What is it?”

“It’s the fact that… the defense has also slept with the defendant in the past!”

“……?!”

• What
• OMG
• Oh right lololol
• Now that I think about it, Erin also slept with Lulu-chan under the same blanket lol
• Turns out the defense was defending herself too lol

Oh, right. That’s true.

Now that I think about it, there was that time when I was scared during a horror game collab with Jia unnie.

I asked her to sleep with me because I was too scared.

So, in a way, Jia unnie defending me now was also defending her own past actions.

Chae-yoon unnie is using that to argue that this defense isn’t valid.

I can’t believe she had this planned…!

“Defense, is this true?”

“Y, yes. But that has nothing to do with this trial…!”

“Nothing to do with it?! You’re saying only you and Lilith unnie have slept with Lulu-chan?!”

• RP breakdown lololol
• The judge is crying lololol
• She’s not a judge, she’s just a whiny younger sister lol

Jia unnie tried to argue, but Yuna, who had completely broken character, shouted in frustration.

Everyone could only stare at her in shock.

“Y, Your Honor? You need to stay in character….”

“No! I don’t care! Only Erin unnie and Lucretia unnie get to sleep and hang out with Lulu-chan…! That’s not fair!”

“Exactly! We also have the right to hug Lulu-chan and sleep with her!”

• What
• This is high-level trolling lol
• Is Lulu-chan some kind of dakimakura? lololol

Yeah, how did it come to this?

I can’t even follow the flow of the conversation anymore.

It started with me explaining how I ended up sleeping with Linne-chan, but now…

“In that case, I challenge you to a duel for the right to spend a day with Lulu-chan!”

“Out of nowhere?!”

“I’ll join too!”

“Wh, what about my choice…?!”

• Chaos lololol
• What kind of courtroom is this? lololol
• So is Lulu-chan guilty or not?
• She’s cute, so let’s say not guilty?
• This is it lol

In the end, all legal arguments went out the window.

The debate suddenly went off the rails, and I tried to argue, but the members ignored my input and continued their heated discussion.

At that moment.

Bzzzt-

“Wait! That’s enough!”

• OMG
• The queen has arrived!!
• “Hey, that’s enough.”
• Why is the production so high-quality? LOL

Suddenly, a familiar voice rang out, and the courtroom’s ceiling turned dark like the night sky.

Ra-hee unnie appeared from a magic circle, her vampire wings spread wide.

Wait, how did they prepare all this in such a short time?!

It’s so unnecessarily high-quality!

Wow, and Ra-hee unnie’s outfit is so pretty….

I need to take a screenshot and save it, hehe.

“Everyone, calm down. There’s no need for us to fight. If we just prove Lulu-chan’s guilt, we can all make our demands to her! We don’t have to choose just one person!”

“Huh…?!”

W, wait! What are you talking about?!

Wasn’t I supposed to be found not guilty?!

“OMG! Unnie, you’re a genius…?!”

“Yeah, since the youngest is the one who messed up, we can just make demands to her.”

“What are you all talking about…! What crime did our youngest commit?!”

Meanwhile, Yuna and Chae-yoon unnie seemed intrigued, while Jia unnie continued to defend me.

Sniff, that’s our eldest unnie for you….

“Hehe, can you still say that after seeing this?”

“Huh…?”

Beep-

But as if mocking unnie’s trust, Ra-hee unnie held up a remote and pressed a button.

The screen changed, showing a screenshot of a tweet.

It was a fresh tweet posted just 20 minutes ago.

But the content of the tweet was….

—-

[Verdia Whiterose (@VerdiaWhiterose) · 20 minutes ago]

Photos from the collab café I visited with Lulu yesterday!

Sorry for posting so late!

Here are the figures of our members that I bought at the café.

And guess what? Something really surprising happened!

Lulu bought my acrylic stand, so I asked, “Can I cheat with you?”

And Lulu said, “Just for today.”

I thought my heart would stop!

—-

Huh?

Why, why did this have to come out now…?

Linne-chan…?

The original tweet was in English, but thanks to the subtitles provided, the members all turned to look at me after reading the tweet.

Even though we’re in the VR world and I can’t see their eyes, I could feel Jia unnie’s gaze turning lifeless.

Ra-hee unnie, watching this with a smile, added, “So, what do you think? Still going to argue for Lulu-chan’s innocence?”

At that moment, Jia unnie, as if making a firm decision, raised her head and looked at Yuna instead of me, saying heavily, “…The defense admits guilt and withdraws the defense.”

“Unnie…?!”

• lolololololol
• She got caught lololol
• Who told you to cheat? lololol
• Caught red-handed, huh? lol
• Not just two-timing, but five-timing lololol

With even my last hope, Jia unnie, abandoning me, I reached out in despair, but no one came to my rescue.

Even the Cherries reacted as if this was karma.

In the end, that day, I had to give everyone a “Lulu-chan Day Pass” to reach a settlement.