Sword and Scales Cecil Sudo, a teenage prodigy as a wizard barrister, runs late for her first day at the Butterfly Law Office. Because of this, none of the coworkers take Cecil seriously due to her age and attire. Ageha Chono, the leader of the law firm, assigns Cecil to work with law firm associate Koromo Sasori on a case dealing with a bank robbery that was conducted by a Wud gang with fire magic called "No Face". Shizumu Ekuso and Quinn Erari of the Metropolitan Police Department are accusing a former bank clerk named Souta Kohinata, who is revealed to be a Wud with water magic, for working as an accomplice for the gang despite killing a gang member during the bank robbery. However, Cecil deduces that Souta was actually trying to protect another employee named Keiko Endo out of affection for her. Cecil and law firm paralegal assistant Moyo Tento are later attacked by a pair of wizards. Cecil uses her metal magic to create a Diaboloid to scare away the pair of wizards, only to be captured by the police as a result.