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The novel seems like a fantasy that a girl would write for other girls. The characters are all like teenage girls (even the male characters) who try their best to act according to their assigned roles.Spoiler
At one point, the MC was ambushed by a character she wanted to recruit, who suppose to be an assassin. The MC expected the assassin to "do crime against" her, but was surprised by her assault.
The assassin, who knew nothing about her target, tried to kill the MC in close combat after failing with arrows, despise the original request was just to "do harm". When she lost, she begged for mercy because she had a sick sister to care for.
The informant who led the MC to the assassin did not warn her about the trap, and just cackled madly every time they met.
[collapse]The novel lacks logic and consistency. The characters do not match their descriptions.The original male leads, who were supposed to be heroes, are just manipulative sadists.The male lead, who was supposed to be an evil mastermind, is just a weak and shy ornament.A side character, who was supposed to be a top-class assassin, is just a brainless teenager.A mysterious informant, who was supposed to rule the underworld, is a just crazy cosplayer. She even changed her appearance again right before entering the guest room where she met the client although she had disguised herself just before then.The author sacrifices logic for emotion. There are many empty paragraphs that try to be "deep" but fail.The MC has no clear plan, and neither does the author. They keep changing the plot to fill in the holes or to add more meaningless drama.You have to ignore logic completely to enjoy this novel.