"Actually..." Vizet said, "many of the products M has launched are already exploring similar possibilities."
"And I myself am researching something else. Its history can be traced back a very long way, but its most important transformation began in the early nineteenth century."
"A transformation that began in the early nineteenth century?" A gleam flashed in Malcolm Sharma's eyes. "Mr. Lovegood, if I may ask..."
"Sorry, I can't disclose anything about that for the time being." Vizet shook his head gently. He knew what Malcolm Sharma wanted to say.
"The reason I'm telling you this is that I hope to get some help from you... or rather, from all of you. After all, giving unilaterally isn't necessarily a good thing. Cooperation is often what benefits both sides."
"If one side only keeps giving, it's very easy for certain people, while enjoying those contributions, to develop some unrealistic fantasies, causing unnecessary trouble and speculation."
His tone paused, and his deep gaze turned toward Malcolm Sharma. "Mr. Sharma, don't you think so?"
"I very much agree with that view! That situation could indeed happen!" Malcolm Sharma nodded. "Mr. Lovegood, to be honest with you, I've worried about similar things too."
"What you and Mr. Dumbledore are doing now could very easily make certain people... for example, the people behind me, hold mistaken... even dangerous expectations."
He let out a long breath. "The fact that you're willing to be frank with me about this now actually puts me much more at ease."
After working for the North American Federal Bureau of Investigation for so long, he had seen far too much of the darker side of things, so he understood very well that what Vizet was talking about truly needed to be guarded against carefully.
Perhaps it was because of the influence of