Euris(pov)
"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."
I truly didn't see a need for him to go through another Transcendent Threshold, you indeed need to go through many trials to become a strong person but there is a huge difference between walking through fire and jumping in the volcano.
He is just a little kid so it is normal for him to feel anxious after not seeing his realm improve after practising for years but it's something everyone has to go through.
This is especially true for ability users whose advancement is more difficult than magicians, he will understand after some years that the speed of his advancement is actually fast considering the norm.
How many people are not able to reach the barrier of 1st star after practising for countless years, it's the responsibility of an adult to teach a kid if he is going on the wrong path.
He started tapping the table with his finger after hearing my words, I didn't care about his rude attitude. In fact, I liked his attitude considering how people in this place are bootlickers.
Of course, this brat might have even deduced my behaviour and took this attitude. Thinking about this made me once again realise how scary this kid is.
"Genius- I understand why you have such an impression of me and I admit I can be considered a genius if you even just take my intelligence in mind but you are wrong about one thing"
"Wrong, then enlighten me what wrong thing I said. If you can't then practice normally and join the academy when you become 16 years old"
I was intrigued by his words, If it was one of those pigs I would have slapped them in the face but this kid was someone I had high expectations so I was willing to listen to his words.
"As you said if I practice normally I would reach 2nd star by the age of 16, I would be considered a genius just based on this result but I would never reach the sky I aim for just by being a genius!"
I was not surprised by his words, it's good to aim high. In fact, I was more than pleased by his words, this kid grew more on me the more I talked to him.
If he had not been adopted by The village chief, I would have adopted him.
Seeing him made me want to have children but I knew not every kid is like him.
"The sky- If you are talking about the heavenly star realm then I am sure by the age of 30 you would have reached it and not just reached it but become one of the strongest in the heavenly star realm. It might seem difficult to you but I have trust in you so there is no need for going to such extremes."
Of course, if he keeps taking risks he might reach the peak at a much younger age but I didn't want him to thirst for power and abandon everything else.
A kid should learn to be a kid, The responsibility of an adult can be given to him when becomes one. He would certainly become one of the pillars of the empire by the time he reached his 30s age.
It would also prove my vision and show all those pigs the reason they are pigs and why I am a true noble. I can't wait for the day when shock is plastered on their face.
Even though it would take time for him to reach the age to join the academy I am able to envision the future clearly.
"The sky- I think you are mistaken about something. My sky and your sky are completely different. The difference would be between heaven and earth"
"What do you mean?"
"I will go beyond the heavenly star realm"
"ARE YOU CRAZY!"
I stood up from my chair, the mana was leaking from my body shaking the house. The cup and all the utensils started to break due to the pressure of my mana.
Dustin stood up from the chair and took a step back to protect himself from the shattered fragments of the glass.
He was able to remain steady with no change in his expression after confronting and facing my mana head-on. I would have praised him on any other occasion but right now I was in no mood for it.
"I think you are getting over your head, Just because of that tiny bit of talent you think you can reach that realm. Do you even know what you are saying?"
I admit that he had talent but there is a limit to arrogance, It would be a different thing if he didn't know what it meant to be in that realm but judging by his expression it looks like he is fully aware.
"You should know your limits and take back your words! I would forget everything you said and help you in your quest to become stronger. If you don't then I will report your words to the Empire"
I didn't mean it, it was just a bluff to scare him and shatter his foolish dreams. If I report to the Empire his words then not only would he be killed but the entire village will be purged.
I am not ruthless like other nobles to kill someone just because of their words but he had crossed the line.
That Realm is not something you can reach just because of talent and time, I didn't want him to do stupid things and lose everything important to him.
I slowly took back the pressure of my mana, humans are born in this world and die and become one with it, but there are people in every century who want to remove themself from this cycle.
It is blasphemy to reach for the gods.