Overall, Annan was quite satisfied with this little witch. Once she held sole authority and wielded power as she pleased, countless people would naturally envy and hate her, treating her as an enemy, but there would also be many who worshiped her and saw her as an idol. Hapi was one of the latter.
Originally, Hapi had only been an ordinary clerk who entered the Witch Construction Bureau through the exam track, but Annan noticed at once the girl whose eyes were filled with admiration for her. Step by step, she gave Hapi chances to earn merit, and Hapi did not betray her appreciation. Every time, she completed her missions perfectly, and could even accurately guess Annan's intentions, privately doing dirty work that Annan herself could not conveniently touch. And so, with the background of an unfavored collateral branch member of a mid-sized family, she was promoted to become the Thirteenth Witch of the Construction Bureau.
Naturally, Annan had considered whether Hapi might be faking it, but even if she was, so what? Where in this world were there so many people who were both capable and upright? If Hapi really was an ambitious actress who had racked her brains to ingratiate herself with Annan and get close to her, that meant she had staked her fate on Annan's hands. What did Annan have to worry about?
As long as someone was comfortable to use and highly effective, they were a good subordinate. Moreover, Annan was preparing to take a blade to the Consortium, and right now she needed a swift blade without blood or tears. A "claw" like Hapi, willing to obey her orders unconditionally, was far more practical than an upright "pillar."
Annan had deliberately let Hapi read the Sitisi Family's evidence of guilt to test whether she