Chapter 131: The Court of Living Verdicts
⚖️ Act I: A Door of Decisions
Ne Job was patrolling the Bureau when Twinkle buzzed urgently.
A parchment appeared, stamped with a seal of scales and footsteps.
Ao Bing frowned. "That's not a normal summons."
Taiyi Zhenren muttered, "Unprofessional."
Lord Xian appeared, grave.
> "Interns, the Court of Living Verdicts has opened. In this realm, every decision becomes reality. You must journey inside."
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🧠 Act II: The Villains' Plot
The Bureau of Misrule had discovered the Court.
Their plan: twist verdicts into shadows, making cruelty, favoritism, and tyranny real.
- Justice decided as cruelty.
- Balance decided as favoritism.
- Law decided as tyranny.
Ao Bing clenched his fists. "We'll stop them!"
Taiyi Zhenren footnoted the evidence.
Ne Job whispered, "We must defend decisions."
Twinkle pulsed softly.
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🎭 Act III: Entering the Court
The interns stepped through the door.
They found themselves in a vast hall filled with glowing verdicts — words floating in the air, shaping reality.
Ao Bing stumbled as a verdict of laughter turned into cruel mockery.
Taiyi Zhenren trembled as a verdict of patience turned into stagnation.
Glimmer cried softly at a verdict of courage turning reckless.
Ne Job whispered, "Verdicts are not chaos. They are harmony."
Twinkle hummed faintly.
The Court glowed.
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🧵 Act IV: The Confrontation
The Mask of Misrule appeared among the living verdicts.
His cracked mask shimmered with cruel laughter.
He hissed:
> "The Court is mine. Every verdict will serve chaos."
Ao Bing hurled thunderfruit sparks.
Taiyi Zhenren annotated his tricks.
Glimmer giggled, distracting him.
Ne Job unrolled Miracle #600-R — the Intern's New Responsibility.
The scroll pulsed.
Responsibility resonated.
The verdicts trembled.
Their corruption cracked.
Their glow returned.
The Mask faltered.
His disguise cracked further.
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🌈 Act V: The Resolution
The verdicts stood beside the interns.
Justice glowed kindly.
Balance steadied softly.
Law stood firm.
Ao Bing laughed with Justice.
Taiyi Zhenren footnoted Balance.
Glimmer hugged Law.
Ne Job whispered, "Verdicts are not chaos. They are harmony."
Twinkle hummed brightly.
The Court glowed.
The verdicts pulsed with new life.
The Mask fled into the shadows.
His voice echoed:
> "You may win today. But masks always return."
Lord Xian's voice echoed faintly:
> "Intern Ne Job, you have defended the Court of Living Verdicts. Well done."
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📜 Epilogue: A New Registry Entry
The next morning, a new entry appeared in the Miracle Registry:
> Miracle #610-V: The Court of Living Verdicts
> Status: Defended, restored, unresolved.
> Effect: Teaches that decisions shape reality. Activated through courage and remembrance.
Ne Job added a note:
> "Some miracles are threatened by verdicts. But harmony always restores them."
Twinkle hummed.
And somewhere in the Court, shadows lingered — but the interns were ready.
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