"Fine, suit yourself." Black Cat shrugged helplessly.
After sending out the letter, Gray once again threw himself into the reform and trials of the Cardinal Court.
The reforms had yet to even make it onto the agenda, and as for the trials in the Cardinal Court, they were nothing short of a messy ledger. At first, the cardinals stubbornly denied their wrongdoings, shielding one another and even claiming they had been framed. The supposed framers were, of course, clearly pointing to Gray. Naturally, such sophistry was completely useless. As time went by, Jones began to crack open one hole after another, uncovering all kinds of unbelievable evidence. Soon after, the cardinals shifted from mutual protection to mutual incrimination, desperately hoping to reduce their own sentences. Piles of evidence were laid out on Gray's desk, leaving even the typically detached Gray completely stunned.
This group of men—they could be said to have committed every imaginable disgraceful act.
