I started munching on the pastries like a beast ravaging his prey, there was no hint of civility in my actions. I tore the pastries apart and threw them in my mouth leaving the crumbs of the pastries falling on the table and everywhere else.
As I sucked them inside my mouth like a whale I suddenly found the food going in the wrong pipe, I had difficulty breathing as the food had gone inside my windpipe and struck there,
I wanted to cry right now, I wanted to attract his attention by my bad conduct and not by being pathetic.
"Cough-cough"
I tried coughing with all my strength but the food didn't get out of me, Seeing my plight Euris brought a teacup from under the table and poured tea into it.
He pushed the teacup towards me signalling for me to drink it, I touched the teacup to check if it was hot which it was not and I was relieved by this thoughtful action of Euris.
I gulped down the tea while thinking I was lucky Euris was not a petty man and had not given me hot tea for revenge for my discourteous behaviour.
I could finally breathe again and it felt like life was coming to my body, I gave my chest some punches just to make sure everything was okay.
" I didn't think a noble knew how to cook and make such delicious snacks. It makes me come every day to eat with you"
"I learned cooking because I liked creating things with my hands and I don't know where you got the impression nobles can't cook but it's completely wrong a true noble knows everything. If you want to enjoy delicacies then you are welcome here anytime"
It looks like he is not a noble who supports commoners as equals but the type of noble who thinks guiding and protecting commoners is their duty as a higher being.
I don't hate this type of person, In fact as long as they are not extremist they are better than the faction that supports commoners as equal.
The extremists are annoying as they think it useless for commoners to get stronger and that they will only get in the way of nobles so they should remain weak to make it easier to protect them.
The faction that supports the theory of commoners as equals pushes those commoners on the warfield expecting them to fight and survive in the crazy battle.
There is also the third faction that is completely deranged and thinks nobles are superior beings and the creation of the lord so they should have the right to treat commoners as they want be it killing or...
If I had to choose the first faction is the best among these 3.
Well if the choice is between being weak, killed and treated like a life stock then anyone would choose being weak. The only person who would choose otherwise has some screwloose in their head.
I might have some screwloose but even I am not crazy to such an extent.
"Are you okay? Do you want to drink more tea to clear your throat"
"Ah, No I am fine "
After careful analysis of this person standing in front of me, I came to the conclusion he was not an extremist. No extremist would talk to a commoner after seeing him trying to get stronger.
"So what are you here for-Ah this doesn't mean I don't like your company but I can see you wanted to talk to me about something"
"..."
I thought he might not be scheming and greedy like other nobles but he is not stupid or someone who would not be able to gauge my intentions by my actions.
"Why do you think I am here? It could be that the evil in the village wanted to corrupt and harm the protector of the village"
"Stop testing me, I know you have awakened your ability by going through a Transcendent Threshold. Do you want to learn about abilities from me but I can only teach the theoretical part and the practical applications of your ability you have to figure it out"
I was surprised by his words, it was a nice surprise he was ready to support me in my quest to become stronger but my surprise didn't stop there.
"I can even give you a special recommendation for the Academy!
Of course, I don't expect anything from you in return for my favour"
A letter of recommendation to the Academy would be a nice thing but no normal noble can give a recommendation, only a very high-standing individual or an exemplary student in the academy can give one.
I have to renew my assessment of him, From the beginning, I thought of him as a low-rank noble but this revelation shattered and crumbled this belief of mine.
Now my conviction of him being a 2nd star magician begins to fade away,
I can't believe I made such a rookie-level mistake.
Just because he came to this village doesn't mean he is weak, I had doubts about my decision to come to him for help but there is no use crying over spilt milk.
It's okay I would take this as a lesson to toughen my defences.
"I want to go through another Transcendent Threshold to breakthrough the barrier to 1st star realm and I need your help in the process of it"
The smile on his face vanished in the air after hearing my words. He looked at me and said in a very solemn voice.
"Transcendent Thersehold is not for little geniuses like you but for people who have reached the limit and have no scope for improvement. In simple words, you are asking me to see you die a worthless death."
He gave me a good response that I expected from him, he is a smart person but no matter how smart he is he would never know that everything he is going to say will go according to me.
Just like how I intentionally choked myself to observe and direct his actions to suit my needs.