In a flash, several days had passed.
The center of the Dark Forest Gathering Place was bustling.
The public trial was being held here once again.
Richard sat surrounded by a multitude of wizards, feeling no fear. After scanning the entire venue, his eyebrows twitched. He keenly noticed that this public trial was different from the previous ones.
Firstly, the wizard named Van Helsing, who had always suspected him to be a spy, was not present. Moreover, the chair he was sitting on had been raised, or rather, it wasn't deliberately lowered as before. This put him at roughly the same height as the other wizards, eliminating the sensation of being interrogated like a criminal.
Finally, the two wizards who had been seated close to him and guarded him had now moved away, sitting with the rest of the wizards as if they were no longer wary of him.
Seeing this, Richard realized and looking directly at Wizard Eva, he spoke, "Master Eva, this assembly seems rather special."
