I Give Up on the BL Novel's Male Leads - Chapter 76
As Melias aggressively asked, Willai frantically shook his head.
“Absolutely not!”
Melias might have been more rational under normal circumstances, but now he was far from it.
Between the bloodstains on Illein’s chest, Damon’s suspicious behavior, and the apparent harassment by Willai’s group, Melias began to coldly boil with anger.
“Look.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
Edwin was also angry for the same reasons.
“The real perpetrator will eventually be revealed by a psychometry expert, won’t they?”
“That’s correct, Your Highness.”
“Then we should add another charge.”
Edwin said this as he coldly glared at Alisha.
“There’s already a disciplinary case pending against you from that Bellaine Academy incident.”
“Yes.”
The officer from the Police Department knew this all too well as it was a high-profile case. A complaint bearing the seal of Duchy Candelaria had been filed with Illein as the victim.
“It seems this group of assailants is trying to frame the previous victim again to cause further harm. We’ll need to add this to their charges.”
With Edwin’s instruction, the Police Department motioned the knights, wanting to collect evidence.
“No, this is just speculation!”
Alisha protested in desperation.
“It’s not speculation; it’s scapegoating.”
Her exasperated scream was cut short by Edwin’s firm voice.
“Willai, Alisha, Maxinon, Lenin. I wonder how many of you will actually graduate.”
Edwin’s comment shocked everyone, particularly Alisha. But it was Illein who was truly shocked. She was surprised that Edwin was defending her in her absence.
The Edwin she knew was very calculated and distant, and in the original story, Edwin was portrayed as a madman. Yet the Edwin she was witnessing now seemed far from that.
“Your Highness! That’s too harsh!”
“I gave you a chance before, and you squandered it.”
As Edwin spoke icily, Alisha seemed a bit deflated. If evidence was indeed presented to the judiciary, it might lead to more than just a disciplinary hearing—a severe penalty or even expulsion from Bellaine Academy could be on the cards.
“I don’t know anything! I just said that because I really wanted to see Lady Ilenas! I’m even willing to take a truth serum!”
Willai quickly distanced himself from Alisha.
“Me too! I was just dancing, and I’ve been quiet this time!”
“Me too! All Maxinon and I did was drink!”
Lenin and Maxinon followed suit. There was never any loyalty among them—just shallow relationships that lasted as long as they were convenient.
“All four of you will be separately interrogated with the truth serum.”
“I won’t take the serum until my lawyer arrives!”
Alisha, now at a disadvantage, said this as she glared at Edwin.
But Edwin looked at Alisha colder than ever.
“Why? Going to say your wallet disappeared again?”
“Your Highness!”
“That damn wallet, if I buy you a new one, will you stop bothering him?”
Edwin’s comment elicited a snicker from someone in the crowd. Gradually, others began chuckling as if they found it amusing.
“Why don’t you spend your time fixing your poor spirit instead of mocking Illein for being poor?”
Edwin said this and then gestured dismissively at her.
Shaking with anger, Alisha had no choice but to follow the officer from the police department.
Willai, Maxinon, and Lenin also decided it was better to cooperate and followed the officers.
Now, the highest-ranking police officer remains.
“Now, let’s move on to finding who attacked Young Duke Candelaria on the second floor.”
Edwin commented nonchalantly.
“Brother, it’s surprising. I never knew you could speak up for someone else.”
The Second Prince said this to Edwin, astonished along with the Third Prince.
Edwin looked at them as if they were tedious.
Then the Second Prince looked at Edwin with a softer smile than anyone else had offered.
“I always thought you were truly incapable of feeling emotions, as the prophets said.”
“Nonsense!”
“Exactly. The prophets do spout a lot of nonsense.”
“But sometimes they are right.”
The imperial prophets were known for their formidable precognitive abilities, and their predictions had a significant rate of coming true.
Everyone seemed uncertain about the prophecy, casting glances at each other. The Second Prince then continued,
“When we return, I suppose we should punish the prophets. How could they claim that our brother, so full of goodwill and altruism, is a monster incapable of feeling emotions?”
“And that he was a monster who delights in slaughter.”
“And that he would drain the life force from living beings to kill them.”
It seemed this had been the aim of the Second and Third Princes. Edwin did not respond to their provocations.
