Amid the uproar of public opinion, Ittou Ittakura's case finally came to an end.
Just as Airi had expected, Ittou Ittakura himself did not receive a particularly severe sentence. Japan had a charge known as "abandonment resulting in death or injury," specifically used to punish those who "stood by and did nothing." Under this law, if failing to render aid resulted in the victim's death, the usual sentence was more than two years in prison.
Thus, Ittou Ittakura was sentenced under this charge for allowing his student's illness to ultimately result in death. Combined with crimes such as plagiarizing his students' paintings, the penalties were consolidated. Taking into account his voluntary surrender and remorse, he was ultimately sentenced to five years and three months in prison, fined 150 million yen, and ordered to pay tens of millions of yen in compensation—this was the price of all his evil deeds.
That was all there was to it.
Of course, the media and the public did not care about such "trivial matters." What interested them more was the Phantom Thief Troupe. Unlike before, after the Phantom Thief Troupe posted its calling card this time, Ittou Ittakura had indeed turned himself in and confessed everything. This left quite a few spectators discussing the Phantom Thief Troupe's existence.
Naturally, Ryuji Sakamoto was thrilled. Even after arriving at school, he walked around with his head held high, looking exceptionally excited.
"Hey, Joker, did you see yesterday's news? Hahahaha, we've been recognized!"
"Ah... yeah."
Yet, contrary to Ryuji Sakamoto's expectations, when he eagerly sought out Ren Amamiya, another member of the Phantom Thief Troupe, to share his joy, Ren's expression was rather complicated.
"What is it? Aren't you happy?"
"No, actually, I received a notification..."
As he spoke, Ren Amamiya opened his phone with a complicated