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DAD: DONE WITH WORK! I'LL GO HOME AFTER BUYING SOME THINGS

I'LL MAKE IT THE BEST BIRTHDAY EVER!

What's going on?

MINATO CENTRAL BUS

- What's happening? - Please hold on tight!

Wake up, Ryo!

I told you to help out with a catering reservation today!

Coming!

For mixed sets, put in three pieces of fried chicken

a croquette, and a fried shrimp, okay?

Okay.

I can't believe this is worth only 550 yen.

It's always better to attain happiness easily.

This is why our debt will never go away.

Did you say something?

And when will you get a job as a lawyer?

I just need to decide on a company.

But you've already been rejected by ten of them.

No need to keep count.

It took you a while to pass the bar exam

after quitting your previous company.

Take this.

Who's this?

One of my customers is a lawyer

and he told me to contact him if there's anything.

Mom!

Gosh.

"Peace Law Firm."

We apologize for the inconvenience.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

You're doing great, lad.

How old are you?

Thirty-one years old.

You're still young. You should try different careers.

Okay.

Actually, I'll be starting work as a lawyer soon.

It never hurts to dream big.

No, it's not just a dream.

I took my bar exam.

I see!

Well, it's important to tell yourself that you'll pass.

No, that's not it.

- I've already passed my exam. - Hey!

Is something wrong?

Don't put that damn thing here!

I'm really sorry.

What will you do about this scratch?

Are you going to compensate me?

I'm really sorry about this.

I'm sorry, but how was the car scratched?

By that thing over there.

- This thing? - Yes, right there.

Pardon me.

The position of the scratch doesn't align with the rail's height.

Don't talk like a know-it-all.

I can always get a lawyer to sue you.

You hear me?

Don't do that, lad.

What is your problem? Forget it. You're wasting my time!

We apologize for the inconvenience!

Is this the place?

PEACE LAW FIRM

PEACE LAW FIRM

All right.

- You ate my donut, didn't you? - Excuse me!

I had to queue for that!

- It wasn't me. - Come on, you have a track record!

Even if I had one, it doesn't mean I did it this time!

Excuse me, I'm here for my interview--

Besides, donuts are meant to be shared!

Which part of the civil law says so?

Excuse me.

Article 258, Paragraph 1 of the civil law.

"If co-owners cannot agree on the division of a property

they may request to divide said property."

- I win! - Hey.

And since when did I agree to share the donut with you?

What's important here is the spirit of sharing!

Where's that spirit of yours?

- Excuse me! - What?

I was working as a security officer before switching careers.

I've been trained in karate since I was young

and I learned judo in university

- so I'm strong and gutsy. - Why's he saying all that?

- Who knows? - You also interviewed here, right?

I bet you failed all your other interviews.

H-How did you know?

You're from the pre-bar exam group with no social network.

On top of that, you barely passed the bar exam.

You've probably failed all the first stage of interviews.

Uzaki, why do you want to be a lawyer?

Because...

I believe some things

cannot be protected with just strength alone.

All right, you're hired!

- Excuse me? - I said you're hired.

Really? Just like this?

I mean, you passed the bar exam, didn't you?

I did, but are you really okay with that?

We have a meeting for a new case.

Do you want to join?

Seriously?

All right.

Let's commence this week's ignition meeting.

Ignition?

Excuse me.

Who's that?

Our rookie. He's joining us as of today.

I'm Uzaki. Pleased to meet you.

- I'm still new, so-- - Anyone found a good ignition?

Me.

- Go ahead, Inoo. - Thank you.

We found serious side effects in a popular weight loss pill

among young people.

You mean that diabetes medication?

Based on the reviews, it affected a large group of people.

A health hazard class action lawsuit?

Sounds like a good ignition.

Takaido, found anything from your intelligence network?

Rumors say that adultery is rampant in a high-rise condominium in Azabu.

Hey, that's the rumored Adultery Condo! Awesome.

- Excuse me-- - Entrepreneurs and executives

all live there.

If we can ignite the victims, we can receive a huge payout.

Excuse me.

- Yes? - Sorry to interrupt.

What's this "ignition" you've been talking about?

Good question.

Uzaki, how do lawyers earn money?

Well

- we get legal fees from clients. - That's right.

Lawyers can only earn money when an incident occurs.

If no one files a lawsuit, we won't be able to earn our keep.

Since the judicial reforms in 2000

we have double the lawyers compared to 20 years ago.

As a result

there are fewer cases for each lawyer as the years pass.

Lawyers being a lucrative career is a thing of the past.

We are now engaged in a battle over lawsuits.

But lawsuits can only be filed with the client's approval.

You're too gullible.

What?

We can't just sit around and wait for a fight to happen.

What do you mean?

It's simple.

We just need to make them fight.

This is how we do things.

Are you starting to regret joining us?

All right, everything's set up.

Get ready to leave.

This is our top priority case.

Okay.

Got it.

Do I have to come along too?

We'll need your help.

THE OUTLAWS OF THE LAW

So much for needing my help.

You just needed me to drive?

Excuse me.

I'm sorry

but I still don't know everyone's names yet.

Wait, really?

I'm Todoroki, the president of the law firm.

The one behind me is Inoo, and the one beside her is Takaido.

Let's get along, rookie!

Nice to meet you.

- I'm probably older than you, right? - Don't sweat the details.

Stop getting distracted and step on it.

Which suburb of Tokyo are we going to?

Rookies should just do what they're told.

What a slave-driver.

- Did you say something? - Nothing.

- You did. - I heard you.

No, I didn't say anything.

Yamagami Industry.

Three years ago

one of their employees fell into a sand-filled silo

in this ready-mixed concrete plant during their night shift and died.

The cause of death was suffocation from being buried alive.

In the case of a silo fall accident

we need to question why the victim entered the silo

and whether they wore safety gear.

These are the common points of contention.

- That was pretty quick. - That's nothing.

An investigation was conducted to check safety prevention measures

but they concluded the case as an accident

caused by the victim's negligence.

Why would someone drive a sports car here?

That's President Yamagami

and his son

- Vice President Yamagami Koki. - Hey!

Are you suspecting that the company is at fault for the incident?

That's right. Death accidents involving people at their prime

nets a high payout, after all.

I don't know if that's the right word to use.

She's coming.

That's our target.

Mommy!

I'm sorry I came late.

- Did you have fun today? - Yes.

Let's go, Inoo.

- Okay. - Excuse me, may I come along?

What?

- Sure, but keep your mouth shut. - Will do.

Are you Ms. Saito Misaki?

I am.

We are lawyers.

Lawyers?

What do you need from me?

Could we talk about the accident three years ago

involving your late husband Mr. Saito Yuji?

What do you want?

Sorry to drop in suddenly.

Is there anything we can do to help?

- Excuse me? - I told you to shut up!

We would like to help you with your husband's incident.

Help me? What do you mean?

How can you help me?

That was just an accident.

There's nothing more for me to say.

Let's go.

She hates us now, all thanks to Uzaki.

Well, I expected this much.

Since she won't help, maybe we'll try asking the locals.

Got it, sir.

Wait, was that really my fault?

Obviously.

So how did the divorce proceedings go?

In the end, the mistress appeared as a witness

and it was a complete mess!

- No way! - You two should be careful too.

- No way. - That's not going to happen to us.

Right, so back to the topic.

Do any of you remember that incident?

I guess I did hear about it from my husband.

- How about you? - Mr. Yuji was on night shift, right?

Right.

Have you heard about him being on bad terms with his company?

Not at all!

After Mr. Yuji passed away

Mr. Yamagami hired Ms. Misaki to work at the company.

That's right. If anything, the company is her benefactor.

Her benefactor?

Yamagami Industry helped us out a lot.

The local construction projects are mostly handled by his company.

I see.

I'm sorry.

We demolish everything

from houses to cars and heavy machinery.

So

what brings you lawyers here?

Do you recall a silo fall accident at Yamagami Industry

that happened three years ago?

That was just an accident.

Why are you asking that now?

Hasn't it been settled already?

"Settled"?

Someone died.

Besides, didn't Mr. Yamagami give the bereaved family condolence money?

It wasn't even the company's fault.

Let's not bring this up again.

Can I leave already?

Thank you for your cooperation.

What's with his attitude?

Everyone says that it's an accident.

Who knows if the police even did a proper investigation back then?

I guess he's not a local big shot for nothing. Thank you.

- Let's go, Uzaki. - Got it.

What about zero?

Hello.

Shun.

Will you go home first?

Okay.

Why did you come to my house?

Why don't you reveal what happened that day

in court?

In court?

I can't do that.

Is the large amount of condolence money you received

the reason you're keeping quiet?

What are you implying?

Mr. Todoroki, that wasn't necessary.

You keep your mouth shut.

Ms. Misaki.

I'm sure you saw Mr. Yuji's autopsy photos.

There were suspicious bruises on his lower body.

Where did you get these?

- Would you like to see it again? - Please stop this.

Please don't dig any deeper into this.

I'm okay

with how things are.

Uzaki.

We're done for today.

Let's head back.

Mommy!

You drew me?

Yes!

Thank you.

DIE

What's going on?

MURDERER

Who did all these?

AJISAI

It's okay.

I'm okay with this.

Mr. Yamagami, could you please help us out?

Most local construction projects are going to your company!

We told you that we won them through a fair bidding process.

You guys sure are stubborn.

Calm down, Koki.

We are also doing our best for the sake of this town.

It hurts to hear you say all that.

"Doing your best"?

- Enough with the nonsense! - Please don't shout.

I suggest everyone be careful with your words.

I'm Kiriishi, the legal advisor for Yamagami Industry.

The construction projects were won through appropriate bidding process.

We can settle this in court if you have any disagreements.

In that case, I will be recording our conversation from now on.

Let's go.

- Okay. - Okay.

Doing things the proper way? What a bunch of idiots.

Koki, watch your words.

You never know when someone is going to give us problems again.

I know.

Mr. Yamagami, there's a lawyer who wants to meet you.

- A lawyer? - Yes.

What's your deal?

- I need to talk to him. - What now?

- Mr. Yamagami. - What is it?

You're Mr. Yamagami, right?

I'm Uzaki, a lawyer.

What do you want from me?

I would like to know more about the incident

involving the late Mr. Saito Yuji.

Why are you asking about that now?

Who is your client?

- And who are you? - I'm the company's legal advisor.

Legal advisor?

I'm here to talk to Mr. Yamagami.

Lawyers do not have investigative authority.

Can I take this to mean that you're trying to hide something?

Are you a rookie?

Looks like words won't work on you.

So what if I'm a rookie?

Why did you come to the company?

You know him, Ms. Saito?

No, I don't know him.

Please stop this.

Ms. Misaki, you can't let things be.

That's enough!

All you're doing is causing trouble for me.

Why won't you understand?

Ms. Misaki, the truth is, my family--

- Just leave! - Ms. Misaki!

I'm begging you.

Please leave.

I'm sorry.

Please forgive my sudden intrusion.

What's his deal?

STAY SAFE TODAY TOO!

Ms. Saito.

Were you planning to take this to court?

- No. - I hope you don't forget

what the company did for you.

You fool! How could you just barge into the opposing party's place?

I'm sorry!

- I wasn't expecting another lawyer. - That's not the point!

Uzaki is crazier than I expected.

You think so? He's as crazy as I thought.

- No way. - That lawyer gives me the creeps.

- I know. - He said words won't work--

- You know him? - Mr. Todoroki.

I managed to hack into those around Yamagami Koki.

Takaido, having a good subordinate is a great blessing indeed.

- Heard him? - What's your problem?

On the day of the incident

Koki canceled a drinking party he promised to attend.

- So something happened on that day? - One more thing.

After the incident, Koki changed his car immediately.

This photo was taken a day before the incident.

This one was taken two weeks after the incident.

- You're right, he changed his car. - Wait a minute.

- What is it? - Hold on.

- What's wrong? - This guy.

This guy next to Koki.

I saw him at the demolition plant the other day.

I'm sorry.

- Let's go, Uzaki. - Go where?

Have fun.

Don't fight.

Wait in the car.

- What? - Don't do anything funny.

Got it.

You guys again?

I've got nothing else to say.

Good work today. It's not done yet.

Sorry to bother, but do you have an employee by the name of Mitsui?

"Mitsui"?

We do, but what do you need from him?

Yes, someone came by.

Got it. I'll be careful.

It'll be fine, Koki.

I'll keep my lips sealed.

Got it. Good work today.

- Hey. - Hey.

Hey, wait!

Wait, damn it!

That fool!

You're not getting away!

What the hell is your problem?

Hey, wait a minute!

Wait! Stop!

Wait! Stop!

Hold on! Stop!

Stop it!

It hurts.

You went overboard, Mr. Mitsui.

You'll have to pay a large amount of settlement fee for this.

You want to know how much?

So why did you try to run?

Ms. Misaki.

I'm really sorry about the other day.

I wasn't being considerate.

Would you like

to hear us out again?

You guys are just after the money from the lawsuit, right?

Have you thought about what will happen to me and Shun

who has to continue living here?

You don't know how the bereaved family feels!

I do.

Even if a little.

It happened to my dad too.

He died in an accident at work.

What?

There was a traffic accident.

The police said

that the accident was caused by his negligence

and the public treated him as a murderer.

But

my dad was passionate about his job

so there's no way he would've done that.

At the very least

I believe in him as his son.

The day after the incident

Yamagami Koki scrapped his car immediately.

Mr. Yuji's death was no simple accident.

What am I supposed to do then?

What can I even do?

The police refused to investigate the incident.

You can choose

to pursue civil litigation.

That's the last resort to reveal the truth.

You can share your burden with us.

Will you let us do that?

I won't ever let you say

you're okay with how things are.

You're really persistent.

What?

I keep turning you down, but you keep coming back.

I'm sorry.

Giving up is the last thing I'll ever do.

Mr. Uzaki.

Yes?

I will

file a lawsuit.

I'm Kiriishi, the defendant's counsel.

You filed a lawsuit against Yamagami Industry

for the violation of duty and care.

Are you aware that the incident

did not turn into a criminal case

because no deficiencies were found in the company's safety measures?

Yes.

I'm genuinely sorry about what happened to Mr. Yuji.

However, following Mr. Yuji's accident

you received compensation and condolence money

of three million yen from Yamagami Industry.

Is that true?

- Yes. - You filed a lawsuit

despite the company showing more than enough sincerity.

Are you thinking of this as your last opportunity to extort more money

since you were told about the statute of limitations?

Of course not.

- I'm not doing this for the money. - After the incident

President Yamagami gave you a job at the company out of his goodwill.

Isn't it natural to assume that

considering you're suing a company that has been kind to you?

Objection.

Your Honor.

Filing a lawsuit is a personal right

and the defendant's questions

could be seen as an intent to defame Ms. Misaki.

Counsel, do you have any further questions?

No.

I just find it strange for her to change her opinion

given that she was satisfied with the provided details

of the incident at the time.

No further questions.

That was really aggressive.

I agree.

Mr. Yamagami, as the president of Yamagami Industry

you were in charge of shift management back then.

Mr. Yuji's night shift was decided on the day of the incident, yes?

Yes, there was a sudden vacancy for the night shift.

I see.

In that case, let me rephrase my question.

On the night of the incident

was Mr. Yuji really working inside the silo in the factory?

Excuse me?

Objection.

Your Honor, the intent of the plaintiff's question is unclear.

Mr. Yuji was working that day

as proven by the shift schedule in Plaintiff's Exhibit 8.

Your Honor, I'm asking this question

as I have some doubts regarding the creation of the shift schedule.

Please make it short.

Displaying Plaintiff's Exhibit 8.

This is the shift schedule for the day in question.

Upon inspecting the file's property

we found out that

the file was last updated on April 16th, 9:20 a.m.

Mr. Yamagami.

Why was the file updated

a day after the incident?

It's normal to update a file.

Such data is usually entered a few days before the actual workday.

Why is it that

this file in particular was updated a day after?

This happened three years ago, so I don't remember the details.

I see.

So you'll conveniently forget anything disadvantageous for you.

The plaintiff has no further questions.

Mr. Yamagami Koki.

On the day of the incident

did you see Mr. Yuji working the night shift?

Yes, since I was at the company as well.

However, are you aware that there are only two other employees

who claimed to have seen Mr. Yuji on that day?

Night shifts are usually done alone, so that's not unusual.

The CCTV records in the factory have been erased as well.

Why is that so?

What is she on about?

Objection, Your Honor.

The accident was assumed to have occurred during working hours.

The plaintiff's counsel has been asking questions with unclear intent.

My questions are meant to assess the credibility of his statement.

Please make it short.

Mr. Koki, on April 16th, which is one day after the incident

you scrapped your car, is that true?

What about that?

It just happened to break down.

You could've just sent it for repairs if it had broken down.

Why did you scrap it?

Could it be that you had to get rid of it for whatever reason?

I'm allowed to do anything I want to my things.

That's my freedom, right?

Around 7:30 p.m., an hour before Mr. Yuji's estimated time of death

weren't you involved in a car accident

at somewhere else other than the company?

What? That's just impossible!

Your Honor, the plaintiff's question is irrelevant--

I'm asking because it is related.

Your Honor, I would like to present this report

to be submitted as Plaintiff's Exhibit 15.

As shown in the photos

there were deep bruises on Mr. Yuji's calves

just 40cm above ground.

This is a computer-generated photo of Mr. Yuji at the same height.

If you align the same car Mr. Koki previously had to the bruise marks

the location of the bruises matches the height of the bumper perfectly.

You can manipulate photos like that easily!

Do you have any proof that I ran him over?

Mr. Koki, please calm down.

Got it.

We'll target Koki?

We don't have decisive evidence that can take down Yamagami.

So we'll have to make his foolish son expose himself.

I'm Uzaki, the plaintiff's counsel.

We will be submitting new evidence regarding the defendant's statement

that he's at the company on the day of the incident.

This evidence will shed light on his credibility.

Mr. Koki.

Do you remember seeing this?

The sports car you thought you had scrapped

actually still exists.

Mr. Mitsui, your schoolmate, had pilfered it

and planned to sell it overseas.

That idiot.

For your information, we found blood traces in the car trunk.

Mr. Koki, would you like to guess who it belongs to?

Your Honor, the arguments of the plaintiff's counsel

are based on pure speculations--

Mr. Koki.

You ran over Mr. Yuji with your car, am I right?

- You did, didn't you? - Hold on...

Objection. Mr. Koki, you don't have to answer.

You ran him over, am I right?

No need to answer him, Mr. Koki!

Mr. Koki.

At that time

I told Dad we should take him to the hospital.

Koki! What are you talking about?

Got him.

We focus on the company's violation of the duty of care

instead of the unlawful act resulting in murder?

That's right. We'll lull them into a sense of security

by questioning their safety management

then accuse Koki of murder during the cross-examination.

But he told me to bring him to the company.

Wait! There's no reason for me to do that in the first place!

You were bribing local politicians.

Mr. Yuji found out about that, didn't he?

Yuji told me that he had discovered the company's misconduct.

Yamagami bribed local politicians

and made them leak construction-related bids to him.

I had my doubts

somewhere in my heart.

But...

I had to survive for Shun's sake.

So I accepted Yamagami's money

and agreed to work for him.

I'm so pathetic.

Mr. Koki.

Mr. Yamagami.

Mr. Saito Yuji

did not die from a fall in the silo.

The two of you

killed him!

"I'm on my way."

On April 15th, around 7:30 p.m. on the day of the incident

Mr. Koki had run over Mr. Yuji

who was on his way home, on the road near the factory.

Mr. Koki wanted to take Mr. Yuji to the hospital

but you thought no one would learn about the bribery if he had died.

So you instructed Mr. Koki to put him in the car

and return to the factory.

Based on the estimated time of death

Mr. Yuji might still have been alive by then.

But regardless of that

the two of you pushed him down the silo.

The incident three years ago

was a planned murder that made use of the accident that Mr. Koki caused

and disguised as an accidental silo fall accident.

The two of you

killed Mr. Yuji twice!

Ms. Misaki had been trapped inside Yamagami Industry.

She couldn't rely on anyone for help, nor could she say anything!

She had no choice but to accept Mr. Yuji's death!

The plaintiff

has no further questions.

Mr. Uzaki.

Ms. Misaki.

Good work today.

We still have a long way ahead.

Excuse me.

We'll go ahead first.

Okay.

- Good work. - Good work.

Good work.

I can't thank you enough.

It took three years...

but I finally feel like I'm taking a step forward now.

Well...

Ms. Misaki.

You're my first client.

What?

- Is that so? - Yes.

You were a little pushy though.

- I'm sorry about that. - But that saved me.

The words that I had always kept within me...

You said it all on my behalf in the courtroom today.

Thank you

for being my voice.

You're welcome.

I hope you become an excellent lawyer.

I will.

See you.

- Hey, Uzaki. - What?

Do that again.

Again?

Well...

"The two of you

killed Mr. Yuji twice!"

That was one hell of a punchline.

- That was good as a courtroom debut. - Don’t get cocky.

- What? - What?

Is he really joining us?

He's an idiot

but his overbearing personality can be useful.

I don't like guys like him.

He wears his heart on his sleeve.

Move. You're in the way.

Wait, aren't you from Yamagami...

Here's the invoice for this case.

- Thank you for your work. - Hold on, what's going on?

I didn't tell you

but this guy is also one of us.

One of us?

We already teamed up before the trial.

Excuse me?

I'm Kiriishi.

A lawyer?

- I haven't seen you around. - I recently opened up in town.

Before we headed over there, he had made contact with our prey.

TAKUMA KIRIISHI: EVERYTHING'S READY.

All right, everything's set up.

Get ready to leave.

This is our top priority case.

We received a lawsuit from Saito Misaki!

Don't worry.

He gradually gained their trust.

Do you still have the shift schedule for that day?

I think so.

DISBURSEMENT DETAILS

Then he searched for a crack in the prey...

and poured poison inside.

I'LL CALL YOU LATER. I FOUND HIS BRIBERY LOGS.

Then he stood in the courtroom, pretending like nothing was wrong.

We ignite lawsuits and win by any means necessary.

This is how Peace Law Firm does things.

Well, I wouldn't say our methods are peaceful at all.

- Peace! - You almost ruined our plan though.

You call this a plan?

Are you sure we're even allowed to do this?

Aren't we deceiving the client?

We have separate law firms, so we're not really lying.

- But-- - If we had followed proper procedure

would you have been able to protect Ms. Misaki?

- All right. Good work, everyone! - Good work!

We got 150 million yen in damages in the lawsuit for illegal conduct!

- Yes! - And we received 50% as a reward!

What? We're taking that much?

That's a given with all the risks we took.

The client agreed to it too.

We made a profit

so why don't we go for some expensive meat tonight?

I'll pass on that, so just give me the bonus pay.

Me too.

Me! I'll come!

I want the bonus pay, and I want the meat too!

- Choose one out of the two. - Why?

- What's wrong with this place? - I can finish off with cold noodles.

You have my thanks for the Yamagami incident.

Likewise. You gave me a good igniter.

The police did not suspect foul play at the time of the silo incident

but the investigation was reopened due to the murder allegations.

The evidence you presented in the civil lawsuit worked well.

Is that so?

The autopsy photos I received from you helped too.

Looks like the police did not delve deeper

into Mr. Yuji's autopsy results back then.

They probably wanted to please the local bigwigs.

I guess it's a small world of give-and-take relationships.

That reminds me.

What about that thing I asked?

Right.

It's going well.

All right.

Ryo.

Did you tell your dad you became a lawyer?

I was about to.

What with that look?

Our target is the younger brother of Nishida Masato,

the victim of bullying who is currently in coma.

We're suing the perpetrators, right? They're in this university.

Translated by: Qianni Lu