TEASER
Volume 4 Chapter 5.4
Acceleration to Collapse Part 4
"What is the
meaning of this!?"
Irisdina's fury echoed
throughout the Francilt mansion.
It was past noon. In
the spacious reception room, not only Somia and Mena, but also Mars and Tima,
as well as Shina, Mimuru, and Tom, all had a uniformly difficult expression on
their faces.
They had abandoned
their afternoon classes to gather here.
The reason was that
they had learned that Nozomu had been detained by the guards. The charge was
attempted murder.
At first, the school
had kept this story a secret, but Nozomu was a promising star who had fought a
narrow battle with Jihad Roundel. Therefore, information leaked out of nowhere,
and within half a day the whole school knew about it as a sensational topic.
The reaction to this
story was mixed. Some reacted, "As expected". Some did not make a
clear judgment and withheld their opinions. Others denied it, saying they could
not believe it. Irisdina and the others were, of course, the latter.
"I heard that
Nozomu-kun is being detained at the Guard's headquarters in the administrative
district. I went to see if I could meet him, but I was driven away saying that
he was under investigation."
Hearing Shina's words,
Irisdina crossed her arms and bit her lip.
Arcazam's judiciary
and administration are completely independent from other countries, and no
matter how powerful someone may be in his or her home country, he or she will
not be given any special treatment. Especially when it comes to criminal
investigations, it is common practice to detain suspects and cut off all
contact with the outside world to prevent them from escaping or destroying
evidence.
"Arcazam's
investigative agencies are excellent compared to those in other countries. I
don't think they would resort to using inefficient means such as
torture......"
"But it is not
certain. Torture is still not prohibited as a method of investigation."
Mena added to what Tom
had just said.
Torture is considered
to be an inefficient method of investigation in some countries. Because there
are cases of people giving out false information to escape pain and suffering.
Without accurate
information, a proper investigation cannot be conducted. However, as a
customary practice, the use of torture remains within the regulations of
investigative agencies in various countries, and it was the same here in
Arcazam.
And the authority to
do so remained in the sole discretion of the guards in charge of the
investigation. This is one of the remaining issues in Arcazam despite the
negotiations with the other countries.
"In any case, we
need to find out what is actually going on."
Anxiety and impatience
welled up in her. As if to shake them off, Irisdina opened her mouth.
However, everyone
present understood that it would not be easy. After all, they had already
rushed to both the school and the guard's headquarters, demanding an
explanation of the situation.
The result was that
they were turned away at the door. Both the school and the guard's responses
were silent.
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