"They are the ones who attacked us out of nowhere."
Not only did Yann recognize the three, but he also blamed everything on them.
"He is lying!" Caen exclaimed. "None of us attacked first! And it was a little back and forth. He wa-"
"Silence!"
Caen tried to counter the false accusation of Yann, who made it seem like they were the ones that were looking for a fight.
Even though it was true that he did provoke Yann so he could have an excuse to fight him, but to say that they attacked out of nowhere? That was a complete fabrication.
Unfortunately, before he could even finish, he heard Yoan's shout. "It's not your turn to talk!"
"I..." Caen Ashton nodded and stopped speaking.
Yoan focused on Yann again. "You can continue."
Yann felt really pleased in his heart to watch Caen be scolded. Even though one of his friends was supposedly cared, he could care less about Hawrin. That boy was no more than a servant for him. If Hawrin's death gave him a path to get Caen and Gabriel in trouble, he felt it was a worthy trade.
"I remember Caen was provoking me, saying that he wanted me to fight so he could have an excuse to kill me! And on the other side, his two goons attacked my friends. I remember Hawrin's lips were bleeding when I decided to retreat since the Royal Carriage was about to arrive. I didn't want to show this bad sight to them, so I left."
"If only I knew that Caen and his friend were so bloodthirsty that they were going to kill my dear friend Hawrin as soon as they got the opportunity! These guys! They are beasts! I'm sure they killed Hawrin together in cold blood!"
Yann walked on a path of lies, but he didn't care. Since he wasn't the one under suspicion, he couldn't care less. He wasn't even in the academy when it happened, after all.
Moreover, he was actually certain that Caen and Gabriel were truly the ones that killed Hawrin. How else would he die within just a day of their conflict, that too when he was in his dorms that could only be accessed by a Mage of Light? It was too much of a coincidence that they were all in the same dorms.
"So they had the motives, and they had the opportunity," Yoan smiled after hearing Yann's testimony. "Do we need any more evidence? I think not. Those three are our main culprits."
"Now that our search has narrowed to only three potential candidates, I believe we can use the Crown of Elisus now." Xinci also agreed.
"Agreed. Our biggest hesitation was that we didn't want to use it on the entire House of Light. But now that we have the ones, we should be able to use the Crown. That way, we can get a final confession and close this case."
" I agree as well. Throughout the years, there has been no death in the Academy. But as soon as these three got admission, the same night, there was a killing. All three of them had reasons to do it, but only two of them had access. I think we found our killers."
One after another, all the Head Teachers were assured that they had the killers. All that was lacking was the final confession, and they could use the Crown.
Only three Teachers still hadn't spoken. Those three were Eliana, Rem, and Lishen. Other than them, everyone else expressed their opinion.
Eliana also knew that their words made sense. Under normal conditions, she would have agreed as well, but one of the supposed culprits was Gabriel. He was the student who was supposed to take the Academy to great heights. His talent was like nothing they had ever seen before.
Since she wanted him to be treated like a normal student to keep his talent a secret, she hadn't informed anyone about his reality. She hadn't even told her fellow Head Council Members. Only Rem and Lishen knew the truth who were present when Gabriel went through his test.
They knew that sending Gabriel to the test of the Crown was a disaster. It could destroy a potential talent forever. And if they were wrong, it was going to become their biggest regret.
Lishen also wondered about the same thing. They both wondered why it had to be Gabriel of all people.
Rem, on the other hand, had a different thought of his own. He was still suspicious about Gabriel because of his aura and his gloves. He knew that Gabriel was hiding something, and it wasn't about the murder.
He didn't believe that Gabriel would kill someone over such a small thing, yet he wanted him to go through the test of the Crown since that way, he could ask Gabriel what he was hiding. Gabriel couldn't tell a lie under that.
That's why he also agreed with the other teachers, even though his actual reasoning was different.
"I agree. At the moment, it looks highly likely that Gabriel and Caen did it. The two should go through the test of the Crown. I suppose the motion."
Eliana frowned. Other than her, only Lishen was the one who hadn't agreed. She was under a lot of pressure at the moment. She couldn't deny the test, or it would look like she was being partial.
Seeing Rem side with the others over the bottom, Lishen also had no choice in the matter. He sided with his friend. Since everyone had the same belief, he went along with them.
"I also think that a test is the only option at the moment. Unless they come forward and accept their crimes," he suggested, taking a meaningful glance as if telling them that if they were culprits, coming forward at the moment was a better option.
"We did no wrong." Caen stood determined. "Just because Yann has an enmity with me, he is tossing the blame on us. I believe it's wrong to destroy our talent over an accusation from a student!"
"As if a killer will ever accept that they killed someone," Yann snorted in response to Caen's accusations.
"Respected Teachers, the Academy is supposed to be a safe space. You shouldn't allow a killer to roam free. Please have them go through the test. I'm sure the truth will come out!" he respectfully addressed the teachers.
Throughout the discussion, Garrick had been silent. He wasn't engaged in the discussion. He just observed the three accused from the beginning.
Surprisingly, only two of the three looked worried in this place. Only Caen and Zale had worries on their faces. As for Gabriel, he didn't have a shred of fear for some reason. In fact, his nonchalant attitude was more suspicious for him…
