"No need."
Ian shook his head slightly: "The time you need to disguise my identity definitely won't be long, and even if there is, you just need to stay in the laboratory, pretend you're experimenting, and occasionally record a video; you won't be recognized."
"As for work, I will instruct Scott and the others in advance to tackle it. You can simply assume I am in seclusion at the lab; it's not troublesome at all."
"No problem at all."
Sio agreed cheerfully, finding no difficulty in the request—in contrast, she was even more interested in what Ian could possibly need to leave his territory for: "But haven't you been busy with the development of your territory in recent years? Do you really have time to leave? I can only help with the disguise, but I can't actually do the real work for you."
