'Well well, isn't this an unexpected surprise? What errand brings you down to my cramped confines?'
kristoph said in a poliet tone, phoenix glared as he simply spat back
'Gavin...'
kristoph simply scanned him up and down as he fixed up his glasses
'...You look well, Phoenix Wright'
'and you look like shit'
he didn't comment on that, kristoph simply shrugged as he looked at him
'Life has been full of surprises... for both of us'.
he commented, phoenix didn't replay back
'I've no doubt you never expected to face off against William and paul in court, and also have your fill-in lose that attorney's badge of his'
Phoenix fist clenched as he shot back
'yeah?, will i fucking bet you never expected to wind up here, "Shadi Smith" was the name of the man you killed. Did you know who he really was?'
Kristoph raised a brow at him
'Who he was...?'
Phoenix rolled his eyes
'cut the bullshit!!, Zak Gramarye, the defendant from seven years ago!!'
Kristoph crossed his arms, but kept his calm composure
'...... I remember him, of course. But you say Smith was Zak? Impossible'
'oh Don't even you try and fucking tell me it was a coincidence, I'm not an idiot gavin!!'
he simply shrugged
'...What did I just say? Life is full of surprises. Don't you think?'
he growled
'After that trial, you were arrested and found guilty by me and justice, But your motive was never made clear, A mistake I plan to fix'
Kristoph fixed his glasses as he looked at him
'...at the current moment, You're not an attorney Phoenix Wright, What possible conclusion do you think this "investigation" of yours can lead to? I killed a man named "Smith" with a bottle because I am an evil human being. ...Isn't that enough?'
phoenix gave him a dark look, his deep blue eyes darting right into gavin's black soul
'if i was that stupid to believe something like, i would have never been the top lawyer in the whole district'
he spat out, but then asked him
'you remember the trial, seven years ago'
'Ah, yes. The trial where Zak Gramarye pulled his famous vanishing act! My brother won his fair share of praise and adoration for that trial, as I recall. "Genius Prosecutor Reveals Crooked Attorney", was it?'
'...That was when I met you, wasn't it?'
'Was it now'
he replied back, phoenix hmphed
'The Bar Association review board voted unanimously for the "strictest punishment". Unanimous, save for one dissenting opinion. Yours'
'...... It was my brother who was responsible for putting poppet in that position, after all'
Phoenix eyed him
'For seven years we've known each other..., we were friends basically...'
Kristoph shook his head
' come now Wright, your "friendship" toward me was never pure, You suspected me then as you still do now, don't you?'
phoenix just stared at him, it was true, from the moment he had met him he didn't trust him at all, and turned out he was right
'you didn't just brain a guy with a juice bottle for no damn reason. Tell me why you fucking did it'
'...Persistent, aren't you?'
'I came here because Gramarye mentioned your name, Gavin, and After that, he was killed. And I asked you to help me, because i knew it was secretly you, i set you up to fall, so now you answer to me, Why did you kill Zak Gramarye!?
Kristoph simply stared at him, and suddenly the room went black, phoenix's eyes widen in surprise, he thought he was having another PTSD attack, but that's when five huge black locks appeared
"what the fuck?!!, I've never seen black Psyche-Locks like these! Can I even unlock these things...?"
'Something wrong, Wright?'
Phoenix slowly shook his head
'...No. It's nothing'
'You shouldn't push yourself so hard. Life is to be taken easy, you know. ......'
he simply said as he sat down on the chair and began to do his nails, phoenix glared at him before he completely walked away, but he did take a little note of him doing his nails, kristoph notice him staring
'you're thinking "what self-respecting man would use nail polish?"'
phoenix gave him a look
'appearances are a big thing for you'
'you know what i say, one cannot live in a beautiful world without beautiful nails, first-rate in all things, accept nothing else'
phoenix examined the bottle again with his eyes, the bottle did look high-end, sparkly and ..wired as hell too
'the bottle is made up of crystal, which is why it is so sparkly, if your so drawn to it, please have on, it's on me'
phoenix gave him a dark look
'how generous...'
he said as he took the bottle, he had a feeling he might need it anyway, he looked for anything else, and found a yellow envelope, kristoph immediately reacted
'it's not nice to peek at other people's mail'
phoenix raised ar brow at him
'you fucking get mail?!'
'that i do, though they read it first appeared, still, i am allowed the pleasure of correspondence, packages and like that are a different matter, however'
phoenix rolled his eyes at how stupid that was, someone could easily write secret messages and codes for the prisoners to escape the cell
"this justice system is so fucking stupid"
"present day"
'huh..'
was all apollo said, phoenix nodded in agreement
'before i tell you what i did next, i first need to explain the whole vera and drew situation'
"Seven Years Ago, Drew Studio"
'I... figured you'd come here sooner or later'
Phoenix shrugged
'I decided on sooner, i don't like to fuck around, Drew Misham was it?'
Drew simply stared at him as he stammered
'...... I... I haven't done anything illegal'
'i didn't come here to whine about past events. I wanted to ask you some questions'
Drew nodded as he sighed
'...I suppose you have that right. That day... the entire court descended into chaos. Only you stood still, your eyes calmly watching. I admit it made quite an impression on me'
'bieng in outrageous situations is a normal thing for me'
'Phoenix Wright, was it? I'll answer what I can'
Phoenix suddenly got a feeling he was being watched, glancing around, he saw a girl, bitting on her thumb and holding a plush close to her
'Ah, this is my daughter. Vera, say hello'
vera simply looked at him, then walked away, phoenix eyes trailed as he watched her leave, but then he refocused his attention onto drew
'Shall we begin, then?'