People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 935 A Relationship So Close They Share a Household Registration

—————June 16th, 1:45 PM—————

—————Tokyo District, Third Courtroom Lounge——————

"It looks like the defense lawyers have already gone to the other side of the lounge."

"However, why did they hire Ritsuko Usui, a lawyer who is relatively unknown? With the financial resources of the Kana Group, shouldn't they have hired a top lawyer like Kensuke Komikado?"

Inside the prosecutor's private lounge, Xiang Yuanguang muttered to himself.

He was holding a cup of coffee, but unlike usual, he didn't take sips frequently.

It wasn't that he couldn't drink the coffee, but rather that he couldn't be like the real Xiang Yuanguang, ensuring that no matter how many sips he took, the amount of coffee in the cup remained the same.

Although he felt that Xiang Yuanguang's magic skills were only at the level of a first-rate magician, on par with Sanada Ichizo, there was still a gap compared to top magicians like himself.

However, he had to admit that Xiang Yuanguang's magic trick of turning coffee into coffee was indeed quite impressive.

Even a world-class magician like him couldn't see anything amiss.

"Ritsuko Usui?"

Guiyue Ying was writing and drawing in her notebook, seemingly making final notes.

Hearing Xiang Yuanguang's words, she raised her head and then said thoughtfully,

“I’ve heard of this lawyer before.”

"This lawyer is said to be one of the most famous lawyers in Tokyo's legal profession. Among female lawyers, she is second only to Eri Kisaki, who is known as the Queen of the Legal Profession, and has a very high success rate."

"However, her behavior was quite egregious, and she had absolutely no regard for anything other than winning the case."

"Just like the style of the lawyer Kensuke Komikado that you just mentioned, Attorney Xiangyuan, she's willing to do anything to win. If she were the opponent this time, it might indeed be a bit difficult..."

—Is his defense style similar to Kensuke Komikado's?
How come someone with a similar defense style to Kensuke Komikado has managed to survive in Beika Town until now?

Kuroba Kaito was a little surprised.

He doesn't usually come to Beika Town; he's mostly active in the Ekoda area, occasionally going to Shibuya for fun. When he comes to Beika Town, it's usually for the Suzuki Foundation's gem exhibition.

Even so, he knew just how simple and honest the people of Beika Town were.

The local people's ruthlessness in taking action is beyond reproach, and their methods of killing are beyond physical understanding; their reputation has spread far and wide. Even Kensuke Komikado himself doesn't dare to wander into Beika Town for no reason.

This female lawyer named Ritsuko Usui not only managed to survive in Beika Town, but also made a name for herself?

"Perhaps I underestimated Attorney Usui."

He nodded in deep agreement.

I just hope this female lawyer doesn't end up seeing news the next day about her being attacked and brutally murdered by someone with a grudge over some case...

“Mr. Xiang Yuan, you said that this time you asked Prosecutor Gold to appear in court with me as your assistant prosecutor.”

"May I ask, do you have a good relationship with Prosecutor Gold?"

Leaving that topic aside, Guiyue Ying instead asked about another topic that she cared about quite a bit.

Prosecutor Gold, the prosecutor who had clashed with her father, Onizuki Ryuun, during the Tsukikage Island murder case, was someone she had only met once in all the time she had been in Tokyo.

Later, when the temporary prosecutor named Amuro Tooru hosted an internal banquet for prosecutors, all the prosecutors in the Tokyo Public Prosecutors Office attended, except for Prosecutor Gold. She was puzzled at the time and mustered the courage to ask Prosecutor Kuma, who was supposedly on good terms with Gold—

Prosecutor Kuma told her that Prosecutor Gold might not like attending such lively parties, but there was no need to worry, as Prosecutor Gold wouldn't mind such a small matter.

—What kind of personality does this elusive prosecutor, Gold, have?

Gui Yueying didn't have a clear answer in her mind yet.

Although she felt that Prosecutor Gold, whom both Attorney Xiangyuan and Senior Kuma recognized, was definitely trustworthy in his work, she hesitated to work with Prosecutor Gold, whom she had only met once.

She couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

Upon hearing this, Kaito Kuroba almost lost his composure.

His current identity is Xiang Yuanguang. Then Gui Yueying asked Xiang Yuanguang about his relationship with Prosecutor God. Needless to say, Xiang Yuanguang and Prosecutor God are so close they could be on the same household register.

These two are the same person, and only Gui Yueying doesn't know this.

crunch.

The door to the prosecutor's private lounge was pushed open.

Prosecutor Gold, wearing a special scanning device, appeared in Kaito Kuroba and Hotaru Onizuki's line of sight, holding a cup of coffee. This elusive prosecutor didn't say much, only stating...
"Let's go, the court meeting is about to start."

Xiang Yuanguang calmly took a sip of coffee.

For someone as experienced as him, no matter how outrageous the lawyer or the case, nothing could shake his resolve, unless he truly couldn't resist.

He exchanged a glance with Kaito Kuroba inside, and Kaito Kuroba immediately nodded, preparing to leave.

Gui Yueying, carrying the case files she would need for the trial, huddled the files, which were half her height, and walked with some difficulty toward the third courtroom.

She has always believed in the theory of firepower superiority.

What is the "firepower advantage" doctrine? It means that no matter how useful it is, you should conduct every possible investigation and bring all the evidence to court, because something will always be useful.

This is how it has always been done when Ghost Moon Firefly appears in court, and this time is no exception.

Seeing this, Xiang Yuanguang coughed, took the documents from Gui Yueying's hand with one hand, and walked steadily toward the Third Trial Court, which surprised Gui Yueying quite a bit.

Such a tall pile of documents remained as steady as a mountain in his hands, completely unmoved.

Not a single coffee spilled from the coffee cup in Xiang Yuanguang's hand. This level of composure is comparable to that of Jackie Chan in the movies.

"…Is it my imagination?"

Ghost Moon Firefly quickly followed.

As the prosecutor in this trial, she now seemed more like Prosecutor Gold's assistant, cautiously following behind, only slightly gesturing and muttering to herself.

"Why does it feel like Prosecutor Gold's coffee and Attorney Xiang Yuan's coffee are the same...?"

She remembered Xiang Yuanguang as someone who loved to add sugar to his coffee.

The coffee Xiang Yuanguang had in the morning had a sweet smell, but the lawyer Xiang Yuan in the lounge in the afternoon didn't have that sweetness. Instead, Prosecutor Gold's coffee had a strong sweet smell...

Something feels off...

(End of this chapter)