March 1st, Monday.
The Stas residence.
Mr. Nock was reading the newspaper over breakfast when he suddenly let out a sigh.
"Darling, what happened?"
Mrs. Stas hurriedly asked.
"The dogs of Mormora Yard are biting people everywhere..."
Mr. Nock pressed the newspaper in his hand onto the table. Its enlarged headline was clearly visible—"Mormora Yard Arrests Multiple Church of the Holy Spirit Pastors in Succession, Suspected Ties to an Evil Sect!"
The detailed report below even listed the pastors' names and churches, while vaguely alluding to rumors of certain "miracles."
"Invis is a country governed by law. Mormora Yard has gone too far this time... The Church has already hired several renowned barristers. We'll fight this lawsuit to the bitter end!"
Mr. Nock said indignantly.
Robin glanced at his grim-faced parents, then lowered his head and continued his focused assault on his dessert.
Just then, the maid walked in and bowed. "Mr. Augustus has arrived."
Robin jumped, nearly dropping the silver spoon in his hand.
"Show him in at once."
Mr. Nock hurriedly drained his coffee, kissed Mrs. Stas goodbye, and said, "Darling, it's time for me to go to work as well..."
Aaron entered the dining room and ran into Mr. Nock. The two exchanged a few words.
He had also seen the newspaper report about the arrests of multiple Church of the Holy Spirit pastors.
Aaron naturally knew that Mormora Yard did not have the nerve for such a thing. It had to be the Investigation Bureau's doing.
This also meant his earlier probing had borne fruit. The Investigation Bureau was not a dog kept by the Desire Spirit Sect; they had merely been used for the most part in the previous incident.
*But this shows that the Desire Spirit Sect's infiltration of the kingdom's upper ranks is