https://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/LbJwrH,wNrG3C,TXCwrH,sjX2FT/
Yeah, those are the only ones I see that I’d be able to justify with your requirements. (and two of them are ones you mentioned)
For cases with a solid metal or acrylic side panel, you can always just make space for fans on them.
Yeah, when you start off with “Everything we say is always right”, then any change of stance or admission of error immediately brings everything else into question.