'I am equal to the emperor? The dude that has 1.8 million STR points?'
Even though Hiro originally expected to be an OP Protagonist, being on the level of the strongest monster on the continent was still too high a goal. As he debated on whether it was possible or not to get a million stat points just by leveling up. His facial expressions varied wildly as he did.
Hiro had the most pathetic poker face on earth according to his colleagues. The man's emotions always showed in his facial expression and this time was no exception.
Krayto who saw the myriad of faces Hiro was making chuckled while commenting. "Your face is not just a joke boy, you're the entire circus. Keep your emotions in check, otherwise, it would be harder for you in battle."
"Huh? Well, I have been told I need to work on hiding my them…"
Before they could say another word, a handsome man with black hair who had a voice pleasant to the ears reminded the two.
"Lord Alabarda, Hiro please stay on track, we need to get to the justice hall to manage the commotion earlier we cannot dally.'
"Ah right. Let's go, boy." Knowing that the husband of Starfall respected only the old man, Hiro kept his comments to a minimum. After all, the reason they were going to justice hall in the first place was due to him dueling Artorius and his wives beating the shit out of Maximilian.
They proceeded to walk forward until they eventually reached the hall. It looked like a medieval police station, guards were around wooden desks while citizens were present complaining about various things to the authorities.
Gilthunder who picked up on Hiro's amazement answered before the transmigrator could even ask. "It's the influence of the Emperor. He prioritized sanitation, infrastructure, and public order allowing the empire to evolve almost to a type of modern city from Earth.
"He allowed young nobles to serve as superintendents where their evaluation was done by the citizenry. This allowed some of them to be better people, well Red tape got introduced way earlier than bureaucracy though as a result."
Nodding, Hiro understood that no system was perfect. He then wondered what he would have done if he was given his own city. The responsibility came with both benefits and problems, so one needed to devote time and effort before the city itself would be useful in the grand scheme of things.
Gil eventually led Krayto and Hiro to a separate room that was significantly classier than the areas they passed. Rhyne was seated on the bench in this courtroom-like facility. The woman who saw Gil enter then brushed her hair as she complained.
"You have a lot of nerve to make me wait you piece of shit. Thank your lucky stars the old bastard is in the city otherwise I would have already had you murdered."
Krayto then rebuked her in an offhand manner. "Oh my, this old bastard mistook you for someone else princess, such a crude mouth and blatant abuse of authority would most definitely not be the saint of the Dominii no?"
Rhyne who almost fell from her seat in surprise quickly stood upright, bowed, and changed demeanors.
"LORD ALABARDA! I… I uh… I had a slip of the tongue my lord, I was trying to imitate how commoners would speak to understand them better, I didn't mean a word of it. Ah! Hiro! You finally arrived. please come closer."
Hiro and Krayto rolled their eyes at the fake persona Rhyne used to get into the old man's good graces. Could there have been a worse way to show you were a fake? Probably not. Gil then coughed as he immediately shifted topics.
"You highness, Hiroyuki came with the condition that the sins of his women were shouldered by him in full. I used my authority as Husband of Starfall to acquit the other three. Lord Alabarda on the other hand wishes to serve as a witness that Hiro is innocent."
The raven-haired beauty on the judge's bench bit her lip in anger as she listened. Knowing she could not fail again she held in her anger and smiled at Hiro and Krayto.
"Such a wonderful example of chivalry Hiro! I am amazed, however, the matter of them assaulting Maximilian my husband still needs to be addressed. The fact that you attacked Artorius also needs to be handled according to the law."
Hiro knew that having Krayto here was important, so he wanted to leverage his influence to end matters immediately.
"Artorius attacked me first at the gates, I only fought back in defense. He also pulled an elemental on me and attempted to use a very powerful skill! That has got to be illegal. Max got in between and attempted to murder me a second time. The girls only stepped in to protect me from him."
Rhyne feigned interest and listened with a serious expression, she then commented like the princess read lines from a script. "That is indeed serious, we would need to investigate the matter further, pulling a skill on a civilian is indeed illegal. While Max interfered he should not have used deadly force."
"What are you talking about, the man punched me into a wall and then approached me while wielding two gigantic hammers! He meant to kill me!" rebutted Hiro.
Krayto then made a deep sigh as he interrupted the two. "Princess, I saw the entire thing, your trophy husband intended to beat this boy to the ground because he smelled and was making a scene. Your gorilla on the other hand intended to murder him, you should have received an Alert."
"I didn't Lord Alabarda, that is why I am sure Max had no intention of killing Hiro, the same way I am sure his wives had no intention of killing my husband either. I can show you my alert logs if that would prove my sincerity to you, my lord."
Hiro then understood that due to the system being deemed infallible the justice system was built around it. It would serve as both witness, prosecutor, and defense all at once. Krayto who had no intention of playing along knew he could not push further so he decided protecting his adopted daughters was enough.