@doradora
1) I don't quite remember it, but I think if they lose this trial Jeremy's right hand will be cut off and that's pretty much a death sentence to someone that wants to be a knight and he's trying to brush it off by saying he will be able to fight with his left hand.
2) The translation...
I think this chapter was only considered useless/confusing for those that ended up forgetting a bit of the story. In the first part of the chapter there's Sila's dad maybe being innocent which is pretty important since in that case she can inherit her title and stuff, and with the stepmom being...