"Are you unwilling?" Madam Bai asked. "You and Koukou share a bond, yet you won't do such a small thing for her."
Xu Huo smiled. "This is the first time I've heard anyone make such an unreasonable request." And with such self-righteous confidence, too.
Madam Bai smiled as well, with a hint of a sigh. "What can I do? As a mother, I have to think of my daughter."
"I respect the diversity of the human mind," Xu Huo said flatly, making no effort to follow her lead.
"You and Koukou are friends, so it's only natural that you see things from her perspective," Madam Bai said. "You've only just become an A-class player. You don't yet know what's truly terrifying about the game, and you haven't even reached the pinnacle of playerhood."
"Go out and see the world. When you return to the Platinum Eye someday, I believe you'll agree with me and advise Koukou from my point of view."
Madam Bai seemed to have come only to persuade him. After saying this, she was about to leave, but Xu Huo spoke up. "If Bai Kou really gets what she wants, wouldn't it be easier for you to take power from her? Or are you worried that your daughter will slip completely out of your control, so you have to keep her tethered to the Platinum Eye?"
Madam Bai didn't hide her surprise. "You're a little sharper than Koukou."
She resumed the conversation and continued, "Even if their children don't understand, parents still want to make the best plans for them."
"Koukou is too naïve. Does she really think the chip she oversaw the development of hasn't leaked any secrets?"
"Others are just waiting for the right moment."
"And the New Energy she's so proud of isn't some unprecedented