It was hard to imagine a righteous line like "an upright man need not fear a crooked shadow" coming from Kane's rogueish mouth. However, judging purely from his expression and emotions... this guy really seemed utterly clueless about the entire course of Punk's investigation. Although the mysterious "Instant Kill Spear" had clearly concealed something, the caster felt that what he had hidden might not be what Punk had imagined... Perhaps from the beginning of this "accidental investigation" to its abrupt end, Kane had never been on the same wavelength as Punk.
"Think carefully—would Mr. Bisadas, who isn't a caster, really know that something as highly concealed as gray energy existed? He truly didn't seem to have noticed that his little maid had been contaminated by something abnormal either. Then what did my question make him think of?"
Seeing the mad knight's strange behavior, Punk could not help feeling somewhat puzzled.
It was perfectly normal for Kane to kill someone to silence them, but if he had truly realized that he might expose something important, why had he not silenced Punk the moment he began investigating? When it came to crucial decisions, this guy had always been quite cautious.
After all, when Punk had first shown interest in the cat-eared little maid, the mad knight standing nearby as a spectator had worn an expression of curiosity mixed with confusion. Only after the Legendary Mage suddenly asked, "Who have you received recently?" did Kane abruptly react and immediately decide to kill the poor Alena.
Which meant...
"Before I asked that question, 'Instant Kill Spear' had been completely unaware that he was involved in some sort of incident. He had even been curious about what kind of anomaly on his little maid could attract a Legendary Mage's attention. Only when that question made