On the same day as Katherine, Shiro, and Wayne were hanging out with their guests in the garden, Jiro Youtaka joined Esther Rodriguez and Andre Merieux to officially begin the Elders' deliberations. Of course, the first matter for discussion was the behavior of Maria Rodriguez and the selection of an appropriate punishment for her. The evidence and the confession of Maria herself indicated that she is guilty and should be punished without a doubt, but the problem was what would be the appropriate punishment. Of course, the count Akira's proposal to ban Maria from marriage for 500 years was taken into account. Andre and Jiro agreed with Shiro from the very beginning that for the young countess getting married seemed to be the most important thing and such punishment would certainly give her
