Could he scheme whenever he wanted and succeed whenever he wanted? Nothing in the world went that smoothly. There were always too many unforeseen circumstances that no one could predict.
For example, at this very moment, Punk had just stepped out of the courtyard of Benido Tower when he ran straight into the last troublesome person he wanted to encounter under the current circumstances—Donnila Augustine, the "Star Wolf."
After an awkward yet courteous exchange of greetings, this "Temporary Alliance Leader," who normally never handled any affairs and vanished whenever meetings were held, asked his "colleague" a particularly thorny question in an unusually serious tone for the first time:
"The Horaka Defense Line hasn't been invaded by subordinate lords, so where are you going, slipping out without a word?"
That was a good question.
So why had Punk, a diligent Morningstar Mage who practically wished he could spend every moment on magical research, suddenly decided to leave the tower?
The answer was simple and obvious—he was going to kill Ibefil Marta, the "Valkyrie." Nothing more.
A "Justice Maiden" who was excessively diligent and kind while carrying out conspiracies was absolutely the sort of character people hated, especially when she severely disrupted a plan that should have proceeded smoothly. Her existence was no longer merely "annoying"; it was genuinely infuriating.
And Ibefil's actions right now were particularly infuriating.
Of course, this "infuriating" did not mean she had provoked public outrage. If the Kalamus Empire refugees currently enjoying life-sustaining black bread knew that the food they ate was the product of a young girl's diligent purification work, they would surely feel deeply grateful and praise such a kind Legendary professional. Kalan and Hajones, whose burdens of war had been effectively reduced by the closure of the Abyssal Rift, would also feel a measure