After I Stopped Sponsoring, the Female Leads Began Obsessing Over Me

63 – Disciplinary Committee (3)

‘… ?’

Ian was taken aback.

Long, shiny blonde hair, as if spun with a gold thread, a dignified appearance, and a somewhat violent body.

The name of the person passing by winking and closing one of her bright blue eyes is Asteria. She is the third princess of the Britannia Empire.

‘Why is the princess me…?’

In the central part of the continent where Lichten is located, the emperor’s influence is absolute.

Asteria is the emperor’s direct lineage and child.

Nobility, dignity…

The presence of the emperor’s blood relatives here is so heavy that it is difficult to explain with just a few words.

For example, the atmosphere of the disciplinary committee that froze in an instant proves it.

A space where even prominent professors are shutting themselves down as if they have become a group.

Of course, if you look closely, there must be some people in the academy with power and prestige equal to that of the princess.

But they should have been born with overwhelming talent, worked hard, and had good luck to get to that position…….

The princess has the honor equivalent to the achievements they have made throughout their lives just because of her lineage.

Such a person suddenly appeared in the disciplinary committee.

There is no one who is not surprised.

The reason Ian was shocked was different from the others, though.

‘It’s about time for Princess Asteria to enter school.’

She is a key character in Chapter 2 of the main scenario .

The scenario begins when Asteria enters the academy, searching for cadets she can trust and use.

‘The Dumb Princess’, ‘The Princess Who Falls Into prostitution’ … ….

Contrary to her image known to the world, Asteria will begin full-fledged succession activities at the academy.

So it’s no surprise that she’s here.

She just wonders why she became interested in Ian himself.

‘Is this not a bad situation for now?’

Whether it’s because she’s a judicial theater buff, as she said, or for some unknown reason, I got help anyway.

If the content of interest is positive, fortunately.

It was all the more so because there was something to be won from the princess in the future.

— “Kh, huh. Then we’ll proceed with the disciplinary committee.”

The disciplinary committee resumed after an unexpected break.

Professor Violet seizes the initiative with great agility.

— “Cadet Ian. What evidence did the cadet prepare?”

— “Professor Violet, rather than that proof…!”

At Professor Todd Kam’s retort, Professor Violet glared at him crookedly.

— “The key point in determining whether to discipline is ‘that’s evidence’? Besides, I thought that the princess gave a good point, so Professor Todd Kam is now calling the princess’ proposal ‘that’. Did you express yourself?”

— “No, no way…! Absolutely not!”

— “Then just listen. Cadet Ian. I request you to submit the evidence I mentioned earlier.”

Todd Kam is stumped.

Professor Violet splendidly drove the atmosphere.

Soon Ian’s mouth opened.

“I was able to obtain a portion of the will ‘allegedly written by me’ which caused controversy during the Median House case.”

— “If it’s Median House, it must be a blackmail note from Cadet Lina Roswell.”

“Yes. I have commissioned several analyzes of the suicide note. I have Sylvia Laurent and her calligraphy expert as witnesses to the results.”

— “Witnesses and lawmakers who agree to submit evidence, please raise your hands. Yes, majority vote. Come in.”

Quick battle.

From here on, it’s a battle of speed.

Sylvia enters through the door, smiles lightly at Ian who meets her eyes, and stands in the witness stand with a serious face.

Beside her is a man in his late 40s who looks like a craftsman.

After briefly introducing herself, Sylvia took out her paper right away.

A suicide note kept by Lena Roswell.

She opened her mouth.

“I requested a handwriting for the will. It matched 90% of Ian Black Angus’ handwriting.”

Many people thought that the flow of the story would be favorable to Ian.

The hall was buzzing.

Todd Kam, the Giga Mountain, exclaimed.

— “Look at that. It’s certain that Ian did it! How much evidence do you have to talk about it…!”

But his words were immediately buried.

Because Sylvia asked her expert, who stood beside her.

“However, the match rate is 90 percent. Isn’t this a figure that can be obtained by mobilizing trained counterfeiters?”

“Yes. That’s right. Even if you are not an expert, if you have enough data, you can come up with a figure like this even if you follow it.”

“Can you see that there is a possibility that this will itself was fabricated by someone else?”

“As far as handwriting is concerned, there are possibilities.”

Sylvia nodded her head, this time looking at her Ian.

“Now that I’m at this point, I’m curious. Are there any people who have sent or received notes or letters from Cadet Ian?”

A script that was prepared in advance.

Ian answered naturally.

“I have sent several notes with Cadet Lina Roswell. I have exchanged many things with Cadet Arya.”

“If it’s a note, it would be impossible to collect all the handwriting. So, what’s your relationship with Miss Aria?”

“A childhood friend.”

“Did you send or receive letters?”

“Yes.”

The flow of conversation that naturally makes the victims suspicious like water flows.

— “It’s not nonsense!”

The quick-witted Todd Kam squirmed.

However, his resentment was meaninglessly buried.

“There is one piece of evidence that is more important than that. The ink used in this suicide note. We requested an analysis of the ink’s ingredients. And as a result, it contained holy water…”

But Sylvia was inconclusive and slurred her words.

Here.

This is the planned script.

All the evidence Sylvia suggests points to Aria Lumines Bell.

A candidate for a saint.

I can’t argue more strongly.

Why?

Criticizing the saintess is itself blasphemy.

Even though she is still a candidate, her challenge to the authority of the Order is no different.

That’s why ‘he’ has to step in and give it to us.

This is Ian and Sylvia’s plan.

As expected.

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There was a dragging sound from one of the seats in the audience.

Priha, Bishop of the Liechtenian branch.

He got up from the audience.

“Are you doubting the candidate for Saint Aria?”

At that question, Sylvia calmly continued.

“This ink is given only to a specific person by the church…”

The bishop always showed a benevolent smile.

His expression hardened.

“Lady Sylvia Laurent. You’d better be careful what you say next.”

At the same time, a tremendous sense of pressure enveloped the venue.

Bishop Prijah.

A bishop of the Liechtenian branch of the Order and one of the 72 cardinals of Constantine, the holy kingdom.

He is a person with skills equal to that power.

“”…… !””

An unbearable energy emanated from him that most people in the seat could not stand.

Saints are the symbol of the church.

A being that must be pure and innocent.

A saintess candidate who could become such a saint was suspected.

No one could argue with the bishop’s attitude.

However, even this is within the scope of Ian and Sylvia’s expectations.

Sylvia Laurent ended her words with a casual smile.

“…According to outside experts, it was thought that the ink might be a relic, but it seems that the church needs to investigate this part as well.”

I left the possibility.

It means to respect the church and take a step back.

The body of the investigation was also handed over to the church.

This is a kind of transaction.

The bishop should not also be unaware of its meaning.

“…Then the church will have to take care of the investigation.”

The bishop, who has gained momentum, accepts Sylvia’s deal right away.

“Also, dear Disciplinary Committee members. Although I participated as an observer, I would like to make a suggestion. I think you all know that all cases involving holy relics are judged as witch trials within the church.”

Witch Trials.

At the appearance of that word, the atmosphere of the space cools down.

“The Church wants to investigate this case as well. Therefore, I, Cardinal Friha, request that the Disciplinary Commission be postponed. Until the Church’s investigation is over, that is, indefinitely.”

— “…But!”

Professor Todd Kam has objected.

But the bishop’s eyes shone fiercely.

“The witch trial is overseen by the Pope.”

There is no one here who does not understand the meaning of the words.

Todd Kam also immediately shut up.

— “Whether or not to postpone the disciplinary committee indefinitely must be decided unanimously. To sum up, it seems that sufficient evidence from both sides has not yet been collected in this case. The results of the church’s investigation can also be reflected as important evidence. Therefore, we propose an indefinite postponement of the disciplinary committee. If you agree, please express your opinion.”

— “I agree.”

— “Agree.”

— “We agree.”

And finally, Todd Kam.

— “…Yes. I agree.”

Unanimous.

So it was decided to postpone the disciplinary committee indefinitely.

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“Congratulations.”

“Thanks for your help.”

“Something like this. Then I’ll go in first. I want to get to know the princess over there.”

Sylvia runs straight to the network.

She looked behind her and her Ian let out a small sigh.

‘… Done.’

With this, the disciplinary committee passed safely.

Indefinite postponement?

You don’t have to worry about it.

The church will try to cover up this incident with a high probability.

In fact, the ink used to write the will was a holy relic.

The symbolic relics you receive when you are selected as a saintess candidate.

Whether it was written by Arya herself with ink, one of them, or it was simply lost due to poor management of the relic.

It’s Arya’s fruit.

A saint must be pure white.

No crimes, no records of being investigated.

You don’t want to count even the smallest scratches.

There will be no future announcement of the results of the investigation by the church.

That’s why the church was brought in as a solution to this problem.

As expected, it was the right solution.

“Goal achieved.”

The outcome of every disciplinary committee in the history of the academy has never been out of discipline.

In that case, you don’t have to go all the way to the conclusion of the disciplinary committee.

Indefinite postponement. Got the best results.

… Even so, there is still a sense of discomfort.

It feels sticky around the skin, like a hot summer rainy season.

There couldn’t have been such a thing.

After all, this is all because it is a political battle.

After all, neither evidence nor facts mattered in this committee.

It was just that endless politics continued using bullets.

As for roles, they are professors and cadets.

By affiliation, the Duchy of Liechten, the Britannian Empire, and the Holy Constantine.

In terms of rank, the royal family, high-ranking nobles, priests, and knights.

At least half of the politics that occur in this worldview felt like a taster.

“Come to think of it, it’s really tasteful.”

With the appearance of Princess Asteria, the game grows in earnest.

Chapter 2, ‘Frosted River’, focuses on the conflict between the third princess of Asteria and the Pierce family over the other heir to the throne.

‘Now, prepare for the second chapter scenario…….’

Ian escaped from the disciplinary committee with such thoughts.

“…….”

In his eyes, Sharon Pierce entered, half dazed.