Upon hearing this, Isaac looked at him with some surprise.
His expression grew stern, "I hope you give up that thought, Nicholas."
This was his nickname for Nicholas.
"When genius harbors sinful thoughts, they become more terrifying than any demon... You are a genius, which is why you must not think this way."
—But what if I really want to think this way?
Such a thought popped up in Nicholas's mind, but he did not voice it.
Instead, he humbly asked, "Then why is that?"
"It's because humans are inherently imperfect."
Isaac slowly explained, "Our history, thus far, has progressed amidst such imperfection. To forsake all 'imperfection' means we will cease to be human.
