Yes, Abner had already figured it out by then. Using Klein as bait to lure down part of Suah's body, forcibly keeping it there, and stripping away a complete set of Sequence 2 to 9 characteristics for Miss Messenger—this was likely the main purpose behind Spirit Angel's intervention this time.
But why did the God of Knowledge, and the beings behind Maria and Bruna, meddle in this?
Could it really have been just to weaken the Mother Tree of Desire's subordinates?
But that would barely matter to Suah. After all, the Chained God's original body was in His hands now, and He could replenish the losses at any time...
This skirmish was completely baffling!
The Mother Tree's motives, on the other hand, were understandable... Just as I'd guessed before, She saw through the fact that the gods on Earth were deliberately stirring things up to draw Her attention. So She simply responded to all changes by remaining unchanged, personally watching over the Shadow World while only sending subordinates like Suah to deal with things.
After all, to Her, all of Her subordinates on Earth were cannon fodder. As long as She obtained the Shadow World, it wouldn't matter even if all of them were lost.
Her second objective was probably this: since the gods were using the Lord of Mysteries as bait to lure Her in, She might as well play along. If possible, She could truly catch the Lord of Mysteries off guard and seize Him.
*But the gods' arrangements were too tight, and She failed to succeed. So She smoothly shifted to the third layer of Her plan, planting a hidden hand beside the Lord of Mysteries... That hidden hand might be the Succubus Orange Light mentioned, or it might be something else... Still, I think She was