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Punk had no desire to stir up trouble before the adventure began, but Kane could not possibly let such a rare opportunity slip away so easily. The exceedingly excited knight had no choice but to further persuade the cautious spellcaster, even revealing certain important information about himself and "Smile" as "evidence."

"Don't worry, Sai'an. No matter what happens, 'Smile' won't turn hostile!"

Kane declared with absolute certainty.

"Strength is the foundation that supports all action, and reason is the prerequisite for revealing any madness! 'Smile' has indeed reached the Legendary tier, but as a god without even a divine kingdom, her half-baked strength is not enough to give her the means to turn hostile. As for reason... at least before that Gollania truly becomes a 'Chosen One,' Smile's Willpower should be enough to keep her rational. Since that is the case, why would she go mad?"

For once, Kane was not spouting incoherent nonsense. Instead, he analyzed the situation with Punk in a logical and well-founded manner.

Moreover, Kane's analysis while serious was quite reasonable. At least logically speaking, there did not seem to be any problem with it.

However, that alone was clearly not enough to dispel the spellcaster's intention to stop this scheme. After all, a certain Legendary Knight's unreliability was far too deeply ingrained in people's minds. Thus, after laying out the theory, Kane continued by explaining his plan to Punk.

"I'm not someone who acts rashly. Unless something unexpected happens, at least until Smile finishes this adventure, she will have no way of knowing just how much 'help' this kind-hearted 'me' has given her! We can use battle qi to block Smile's perception, reduce all the corpses to ashes, and then hide Saintess Gollania. If Smile has any questions after descending, we'll insist that we already