Right I was so confused on why he doesn't have one
Oh yeah...
Maybe they just don't have lawyers in that world??
OBJECTION.
If Kael and Cedric weren't there, that hearing's like 100 vs 1. The judge looks so convinced that Maythan did it and doesn't even listen to his side properly. Probably got bribed before the hearing
At least in the United States, defendants did not have a right to lawyer until 1963.
I'm not sure about the Korean legal traditions, but going off my own knowledge of Chinese jurisprudence, I would say a Korean author would likely see a medieval court of law as nothing more than a sham trial where 90% of the conviction is based on hearsay and faulty evidence.
Although its late asf I love learning more so ty, & be warned the following has no backing except Simple Thoughts of the Sleepless;
The dating sim setting seems to me to be more the style of Fantastical Vaguely-European Kingdom you usually see, & based off bias alone I feel like the real "devs" of such a dating wouldn't add that much accuracy.
Also, if I were the devs I'd definitely make it a playable mini game since, if I remember correctly, there was an arrest/court scene in the original & probably include references to ace attorney
Listen ik it's a romance, & ofc I'm invested in alla that as much as I can be (aroace & v low tolerance for romance in general idk how I'm here) BUT WHY DOESNT HE HAVE A LAWYER
Like I'm begging the author go play Ace Attorney & play the soundtrack as u make courtroom scenes I have no data but i believe this would enhance the experience over this arc