Two Actors

But overall, Agnes—or rather, Agatha—was not a righteous character. At best, she was an exquisitely shaded gray.

She was a little like Leon, except she was neither strong enough nor evil enough.

So characters like her, who seemed powerful but were actually stuck somewhere in the middle, were generally meant to serve as stepping stones for the protagonist.

An elite-level skill experience pack, or a kind-hearted person delivering equipment.

In short, Agatha's character setup encompassed both of those traits.

Leon had no intention of completely rejecting her existence. Once Leon completely rejected a character, that character would have no chance of appearing before him at all.

Villains had to be evil enough. Only then would ruthlessly crushing and trampling them beneath his feet bring enough pleasure and exhilaration.

The righteous side had to be interesting enough—not pedantic, yet full of individual character. Only such people could possibly become friends with Leon.

Or rather, someone like Agatha, whose position was neither high nor low, was essentially a legendary background character—but she was useful.

Whether as a gift-bearing equipment delivery girl or as a teacher to guide Wanda in dark magic, Agatha, the legendary dark witch, was more than qualified.

The fact that she could foresee Thanos's snap in advance and yet had not actively tried to avoid it was enough on its own to prove Agatha's worth.

Not to mention that in What If...?, she had viciously schemed against Arishem the Judger of the Celestials, drained His cosmic energy, and evolved into a godlike existence similar to Wanda now.

It could be said that aside from her frail physical body and a ceiling lower than Ancient One's, Leon was willing to call Agatha a dark-witch version of a younger Ancient One.

That was why someone with sufficient value had earned the