Charles fell silent at the Pope's blunt remark. 0

There was a high chance that the Pope wasn't lying to him, but it wasn't because Charles believed in the Pope's words. Charles had faith in that black marker, the relic he used to write the contract between him and the Pope. For some reason, however, Charles felt an indescribable feeling—like there was something amiss.3

Upon seeing Charles' odd expression, the Pope immediately knew what the former was thinking. The Pope put his hands behind his back and said, "My child, you're being suspicious of me again. Isn't it about time you start being suspicious over your suspicion?"0

Charles was stunned. "Suspect my own suspicion?"1

"That's right. You have no evidence, and there's no reason for you to suspect me, anyway, as we've signed that contract using that relic...0