While defending yourself in a court, there are normally three types of defensive strategies you can use.
The first being — deny everything. Doesn't matter if you were driving 120 mph in a school-only zone and were even caught on camera by a random influencer talking about something not more than their four followers would care about. That's on you for getting caught. But still — deny everything.
Second being — accept your mistake and ask for a reduced sentence by showing guilt. Doesn't matter if you're a criminal who doesn't deserve to even see the light of day; the law will probably slap five years of jail time on your wrist and you're a free man.
Third being — just bribe the judge. Pro tip: this only works for people with good influence, like a celebrity or a particular singer who doesn't seem like he is going to get a long sentence.
Well, I am neither a singer nor rich, so the third is out for me. Neither do I have the money. The breadwinner of the house is looking at me with such disgust — I mean, yeah, she earned the money.
I could go with the first... deny everything... should I deny it? Well, clearly no one will care. Dilek looked at Nandita and Diego. Well, scratch that, they will care.
There's a girl whose saliva is dripping down my neck — and hell, those bite marks? Dilek looked down at his shoulder. 'Oh shit, that looks like an animal bite... yeah, I can just say this girl started to bite me... that sounds ridiculous.'
Then how about accepting my crimes? 'I let a girl bite me in the dead of night, in public. What the hell should I be charged for? Public indecency? There is no public at night.'
'Hm hm... I know.' Dilek closed his eyes and screamed,
"HELLPPP! NANDITAA! DIEGOOO! HELP! THIS CRAZY WOMAN IS BITING ME! AHHHHH, IT HURTS! IT HURTS SO MUCHHHH!"
He opened his eyes to see Ami holding back tears, being comforted by Nandita and Diego.
"Hey, come on, shouldn't I be the one getting pampered?"
Ami cried, "I... I was about to get kidnapped!"
Diego and Nandita looked at Dilek in shock as Ami continued, "So I had to bite that man! And him in the corner!" Ami pointed at Marcus. "These two tried kidnapping me!"
The second they heard that, they pushed her away and went up to Marcus.
"Hey buddy, you alright?"
Ami stood there in shock as Dilek said, "Oh, I see. It's believable if I'm kidnapping a girl, but suddenly it's not possible Marcus kidnaps someone?"
"Say what you want, Dilek," Nandita said as she helped Marcus up, "This guy could never even hurt an ant."
"He killed a rat by sitting on it," Dilek pointed at the dead rat.
"Well anyway, what's going on, Saint?"
"What's going on? You tell me! Why the hell are you two outside?"
"Percy called us. He's looking for you as well, but I unexpectedly went, so yeah — Diego just tagged along while I was leaving."
"What did he call for?" Dilek asked, as Ami in the background was trying to get everyone's attention.
"He said something along the lines that he's revealed it to the Vice Guild Leader in secret, and the Vice Guild Leader wants to meet us."
"In the dead of night?"
"When the majority is asleep, yeah," she replied.
Dilek sighed. "Let's go."
—
Reaching the guild, they saw Iris waiting outside. She was wearing her nightgown as the group approached.
"I heard it," she said seriously.
"You did," Dilek replied in the same tone.
"You met the raid boss of this month."
"I did."
"You're gonna go there tomorrow again," she said, keeping the same serious tone.
"Hell no," Dilek replied just as seriously.
"What? Why not?" Iris asked. "He was kind to you once. Why not prove it once again?"
"Ohhh, so you doubt us?"
"Yeah, I do. Why would the boss leave you alive?" Iris asked.
"Instead of that, shouldn't you be glad we came back alive? Not many people do that."
"Of course you came back alive since you faked everything."
Dilek turned to Percy. "How come such a woman, who's filled with nonsense to the brim, is the Vice Guild Leader? Oh, wait, that's right... you are the Vice Guild Leader."
She got annoyed. "You looking for a fight?"
"Of course not," Dilek smirked. "Why would I fight a VICE Guild Leader?"
"Um, excuse me, I'm here!" Ami said, waving her hands.
Her nerve popped as she gritted her teeth. "Say that again."
"VICE Guild Leader. I don't want to fight," he smirked.
Percy sighed. "Stop fighting, Lady Iris and Dilek. The problem is that it must be true, and if it is, we need to prepare."
"We need confirmation first!" Iris snapped. "Multiple people have claimed false reports. I know it's frustrating, but we need definitive proof."
"Go there yourself then," Dilek said.
"Why should I? You have legs, right?" she replied.
"Excuse meeee," Ami shouted.
"So do you. What do you use them for? Walking, right? Not eating food with—"
"Actually, I can eat food with my le—"
"I don't wanna hear it."
"EXCUSEEE MEEEEE!" Ami shouted louder.
"WHAT IS IT?!" Dilek and Iris yelled together.
"This guy is a kidnapper!" Ami said.
Iris looked at Dilek and smirked. "Tell me something I didn't expect."
"Oh? I'll kidnap you if you keep talking," Dilek snapped back.
"Well, that's the best you can do anyway — earning money the easy way, right?"
"I demand hush money!" Ami said.
"Shameless, aren't you?" Dilek looked at her, then turned to Iris. "Spit out some money."
"Why should I? You're the kidnapper. Just kidnap her again."
"Aren't you a piece of work?" Dilek muttered.
Nandita, Marcus, and Diego just listened in as their leader argued with the Vice Guild Leader and Percy stood helplessly.
Ami looked at the two, realizing she wasn't getting money this way. She thought, 'Shit, this guy must be loaded. He's talking casually to the Vice Guildmaster of the Adventurer's Guild... and he feeds three other people...'
Ami went and hugged Dilek. Dilek smirked and looked at Iris. 'Watch — she's gonna beg me for money by saying I'm a sexual assaulter.'
"HUSBAND! I ENJOYED OUR FIRST NIGHT TOGETHER!"
Dilek's smirk twisted into horror, mirrored perfectly by Iris's face.
"WHY ARE YOU SCARED?!" Dilek shouted at her.
Diego fainted on the spot while Nandita covered Marcus's ears as Ami kept ranting about how cold their first night together was.
—
Hela opened the door to see Dilek, Marcus, Diego, and Nandita. "Welcome back," she said — then her eyes went to Dilek and Ami, who was hanging on him. Her eyes scanned the two and saw Dilek's bite mark.
"YOU GOT MARRIED?!"
"HOW WOULD YOU JUMP TO THAT CONCLUSION?!" Dilek shouted.