And he gave immediate instructions to the clerk who was waiting while he brought the note.
"... Hey Shester, did you request a witness? ……
Shester answered Lombardo's question with a grin.
"Yeah, when I adjourned earlier."
"Oh. Speaking of which, I was following the judges earlier. What were you talking about? Is that what happened?
"That's right. The prosecutor, of course, is all our enemies in this courtroom. The judges were the only ones who seemed neutral, so I asked them to put it down."
"... I see. It's true that the few listening seats are apparently full of enemies..."
When Lombardo said so, he looked back at the audience behind him and glanced at the face of the man in line there.
Then Shester looked back at the audience in the same way.
"Did you just say Gareth Bolero?... of the Senate..."
"Oh. I'm going to look over here with a nasty grin all the time from just now on!
"I see. You still have a nasty grin"
"Don't you? But, well, I don't care about that guy. More than that, Shester, who the hell is approval?
Shester answered Lombardo's question with a smile.
"What, you don't have to panic. You'll see soon enough."
That being said, Chester prankily meditated on one eye.