The instant Lily darted out, Hao Ren couldn't help muttering inwardly: Am I really going down the road of bullying the weak with superior force? They say that bullying men and dominating women always starts with letting the dogs loose to bite people after a disagreement... But after thinking it over, he decided there was no real risk. After all, most of the time, even if he didn't egg Lily on from behind, she would still dart out and bite someone.
Actually, Hao Ren had known from the start that things would definitely develop in this direction. The real world wasn't a shounen manga. How could two groups possibly understand each other just by getting together to talk about love and justice? How could people who had been at each other's throats a moment ago clasp hands after talking about their dreams? Everyone was civilized. When you couldn't win an argument, facing the other side head-on was the normal way for things to develop—and, to be honest, the two groups didn't even share the same worldview. They basically lacked the foundation for a reasonable discussion.
So his plan had always been very clear: before causing chaos, he would first observe how this Twilight City functioned and fulfill his duty as an inspector to "observe." After that, they would inevitably encounter the local forces, and those local forces would inevitably cause obstructions. Then everyone could charge all the way to the Iron Throne in a blaze of sparks and lightning and have a chat with the Ancient Sage.
This wasn't just wishful thinking. Hao Ren had reached these conclusions after learning about the Steam Council's operating methods, historical achievements, corporate culture, and management philosophy from Wendell and Boken.
A mature social administration, an institution capable of keeping a city running after