"But since you are so readily accusing me of abusing a female student, you surely can bring the victim here so that she could testify, wouldn't you?"
By all means, Theo aimed this to be the game-changer, the checkmate of this entire discussion.
How could there be a crime without a victim?
How could one be condemned on nothing but some hearsay, especially when it came from an anonymous, hidden source only known to the accuser?
By all means, there should be nothing Julius could say in this situation to corner Theo's point. Anything short of bringing the girl up to speak for herself would only make it all the easier for Theo to trash and then dismiss his points.
And yet, Julius smiled.
"Isn't that quite the convenient thing to say when the woman in question is the academy's retired phantom thief!"
Julius erupted with laughter, as if he just scored some major victory.
While that could be largely ignored, one couldn't disrespect the visible change in the crowd.
