compnetwork | Case 1: Here Comes Justice! [Video]

[The screen flickers on to reveal Apollo, who seems to appear a little more self-confident than usual, if such a thing can be quantified by appearance.]

Hey, everybody! This is Apollo Justice. I'm just letting you know that, as of yesterday, I've officially been hired as an attorney in Hinoto-Ri! So if any of you ever get into any legal trouble, like being falsely accused of murder, I could probably help you out. My first client in Hinoto-Ri is someone who's accused of murdering another person during the chaos of that incident in the arena. Wish me luck! [He's probably going to need it.]

By the way, I'm currently looking for someone to serve as my co-council. You might not think you're qualified to help out a lawyer, but believe me, if a 15-year-old magician girl could serve as a reliable co-council for me, I think some of you could, too. [Not to talk smack about Trucy or anything, of course.] Granted, said magician girl was the daughter of one of the best attorneys I know, but if you bring some deductive skills, I think you should be fine. If you're interested, just let me know and I'll tell you when I have to come into court.

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Oh... hey! You're that girl who helped me when that crazy guy came for me at the stadium. Thanks for that, by the way. I don't think I ever got your name, actually. What's your name?

I'm just glad you made it out safe; there were a lot of people in the hospital afterwards.

[Including her but she was a dunce and stayed out of her room.]

I'm Amagi Yukiko, it's nice to meet you without any distractions Justice-san.

I heard about that. I'm not surprised...

Yeah, definitely! Nice to meet you again, Amagi! But... um... "Justice-san?" [Nope, someone has no concept of Japanese honorifics or name ordering. Whoops.]

Oh, it's like 'Mr' in English speaking countries; they're called honorifics and they're common in Japan. We also introduce each other with our family name first then our given one.

[The more you know. :) ]

Oh... Oh. [Now he gets it.] Oh, man, that's embarrassing! I'm sorry, Yukiko! Anyway, how did you do after the incident at the tournament?

It's alright, not everyone knows right from the beginning.

[She's lucky she survived.]

I'm feeling much better. My friends are out of the hospital as well.

That's good! I lucked out... I barely got hurt. I kind of don't know how I managed it, given how badly everyone else got injured, but at least my persona awakened. [He sounds a little uncertain about how he feels about that last part.] I'd probably have been toast if you didn't come along, though.

You're really lucky.

[There's no need to worry about personas, it wasn't the best way to awaken it but at least it's a way to defend.]

I'm...just glad I was able to help.