Maruki hummed, not entirely convinced by Ichinose’s words. Akane is, at the end of the day, Zenkichi’s daughter and it doesn't help that their relationship is strained. He didn’t stick around since he was busy with others and also just tending to his own injuries that didn't seem to improve one bit.
If anything it felt more one-sided.
"For the sake of you both you shouldn't be interacting with each other," he concludes with a methodical tone. "I am just worried about the collaboration because Hasegawa-san is Akane’s first line of defense. He's going to have to be there...no offense but I doubt he would trust the safety of his AI daughter in the phone of the AI researcher who whether directly or indirectly has not been in his best image for 20 years."
"If you wouldn’t mind, I would like to speak with him seperately."
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If anything it felt more one-sided.
"For the sake of you both you shouldn't be interacting with each other," he concludes with a methodical tone. "I am just worried about the collaboration because Hasegawa-san is Akane’s first line of defense. He's going to have to be there...no offense but I doubt he would trust the safety of his AI daughter in the phone of the AI researcher who whether directly or indirectly has not been in his best image for 20 years."
"If you wouldn’t mind, I would like to speak with him seperately."