From Punk's perspective, the Morningstar Priest Anthony was undoubtedly a very enthusiastic person. Although the man still could not avoid phrases like "what the great gods have bestowed upon us," belittling himself and elevating others whenever he spoke, at least his alignment was exceptionally firm and his goals were very clear. The moment he met Punk, this contact who had accepted the "Chairman's" commission had already conveyed a great deal of important information in an almost overt manner.
Moreover, he wisely did not indulge Miss Valkyrie's wishes and turn the skies above Mithril Royal City into some chaotic debate competition. When Ibefil was preparing to once again risk "blood splattering three feet high" to warn Punk, the newest member of the Guardian Alliance, to "always uphold goodness," Anthony, who clearly understood that neither of the two big shots was easy to deal with, cleverly shoved the two trembling refugee children toward the helpless Justice Maiden. In the end, he used the excuse of "showing the new member to his room" to postpone the exposure of the conflict.
This was absolutely a good decision. There had already been enough conflicts dragged into the open and dissected throughout the day. More conflicts could only bring the vested interests greater benefits if they were allowed to ferment over time before erupting at the right time and place.
In fact, everyone knew that if one wanted to thoroughly intensify an opposing ideology that could originally have been resolved through a calm and proper discussion, the first thing one needed to do was pretend not to see the contradiction and bury it deep in the soil of the heart. Then one waited for it to nurture roots of pain and flowers of sin, until it grew into a towering tree with luxuriant branches and leaves...