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Stacy pondered for a long while, so long that Luke had the A.I. housekeeper, Butterfly, bring him a pot of coffee as he waited for her answer.

In order not to disrupt her thoughts, he moved a few meters away so that his presence wasn't as oppressive.

An hour later, after her mental turmoil, Stacy finally made up her mind. She got up and walked over to Luke. "I choose the first option."

After a year of study, she had learned how to think systematically and logically.

The second option sounded like she wouldn't be given any sort of responsibility, but there was a possibility that she would be "excluded."

If a crisis happened in the future, she might be left out.

She couldn't accept that.

It wasn't just because she liked Claire, but also because she had the pride of a superhuman.

After more than a year of training, she was no longer as blatant about it, but it still existed.