He had become thoroughly disappointed with Charles.
Since then, Diomedes no longer spoke to Charles about those matters.
And Charles had noticed this—so he stopped calling him "Mr. Diomedes" and simply used his first name, stopped asking for his advice, and instead directed him to do things.
The once naive and passionate youth gradually became slick and sinister. His career level on the Path of Authority ceased to rise, and his once robust and vibrant body became flabby. Charles, who at graduation was filled with belief in law and Justice, had eventually committed numerous crimes, including hiring assassins, accepting bribes, smuggling, and rape...
—To the point that Charles had even become a traitor and regicide.
It was Queen Sofia who had elevated him to the position of Minister of Commerce!
The man known as "Minister Drost" had become completely different from his former self.
