"Graduation... does that an you recognize my growth?"
Ais reacted quite strongly to the word "graduation."
"I’ve always recognized your growth, regardless of when it happens. You may be impulsive with your emotions at tis, but your potential as an adventurer is undeniable. You’ve always had what it takes to beco a first-rate adventurer."
From beginning to end, Bell had never underestimated Ais’s talent.
Especially during the period he taught her—Ais’s rate of growth had been astonishingly fast. Even with his cheating-like assistance, her rapid improvent still depended on her own talent and ability.
Most adventurers without much innate talent peak around Level 4. Unless they’re extrely lucky, reaching Level 5 is nearly impossible.
From Level 5 onward, and especially Level 6, advancent is supported purely by talent. Without enough natural aptitude, even a Level 6 adventurer’s skill growth limit wouldn’t be enough to sustain another level up.
Yes—Bell was referring to the "High Novice" Raul.
Raul had his own strength, and the help of Rune Stones, and he’d been lucky enough to participate in several major events Bell had orchestrated, giving him the basic conditions needed to surpass his level.
Unfortunately, once he reached Lv.5, his innate talent set his limits. Even though he possessed the Excelia necessary to transcend again, his talent ceiling trapped him at Lv.5 forever.
Ais, however, was completely different.
As the descendant of a Spirit, her growth in magic power was extraordinarily gifted. Combined with her innate skill "Ariel," her agility and mobility possessed exceptional growth rates. These ford the fundantal base of talent and ability—a foundation that allowed further advancent.
With these conditions, Ais undeniably had the qualities to beco a top-tier adventurer. Bell had never once denied her talent or potential.
Then Bell grew curious.
"Ais, has soone ever told you that I think you’re stupid or sothing?"
Ais shook her head quickly.
"No one has said that. I just... feel like you must think so."
"...?"
I must think that? Why would I think that?
Bell really couldn’t follow Ais’s train of thought. He had no idea why she believed he held such an opinion.
"Teacher, you’ve only been active in Orario for less than a year, but I’ve lived here for sixteen years. I should be the more experienced adventurer, but in so many areas, you’re more experienced than I am."
"Not just experience—your strength as an adventurer, too."
Ais slowly voiced the thoughts in her heart.
Standing before her teacher—soone who reached Lv.7 in under a year—while she, through normal growth, spent more than ten years reaching Lv.6... the gap was too large to ignore.
She wouldn’t think this way around others. But in front of her teacher alone, Ais always felt painfully ordinary, nothing more than a completely average person.
And because of that, she constantly believed she didn’t deserve her teacher’s recognition.
Your imagination is really sothing else, Bell thought helplessly.
He reached out and lightly tapped her forehead.
"Listen carefully, Ais. Your excellence will never go unrecognized—not even by ."
"And don’t treat like so special outlier. My rapid growth isn’t due to talent. I’m not so prodigy."
Ais rubbed her lightly reddened forehead.
Watching her like this, Bell felt unexpectedly at ease. It didn’t feel like talking to a student—more like confiding in soone he could genuinely speak to.
"People like you—gifted and capable—were always the kind I admired most. Back then, I was just an ordinary person."
"Teacher?"
Ais joined in after rubbing her forehead. She tried to imagine her teacher as an ordinary person, but after thinking seriously about it, she could only shake her head.
"I can’t picture you being ordinary."
"Can’t imagine it? Well~ I have a hard ti imagining such a drastic change too."
Bell sighed softly.
He sat down on his ice bed, quietly staring at the snow-brick ceiling as if he were looking at the sky of his past life.
"Who could imagine I’d end up living such a bizarre life?"
An ordinary person, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived in a world this dangerous—reborn as its intended protagonist.
Honestly, the mont he regained consciousness and rembered his past life, Bell thought everything around him was a dream.
But as the "dream" beca too vivid, too real, he had no choice but to accept that this world truly existed.
After reflecting on his past, Bell looked back at Ais.
"As for the adventurer experience you ntioned, just consider it knowledge from my previous life that I haven’t forgotten after reincarnation."
"Previous life experience... Teacher, you still have mories like that?"
Ais stared at Bell in shock.
"In that regard, I can admit I’m special. But Ais, I’ve never told anyone else this secret."
"I understand, Teacher."
Ais imdiately understood the implication—this was her teacher’s secret. Naturally, she would never speak of it to anyone.
"On the other hand, don’t think I consider your abilities poor. If that Mama knew I thought that way, she might genuinely blast with Magic."
But if that Mama found out her child was developing such inferiority issues... my situation might be even worse. Just imagining it made Bell’s scalp tingle.
Elves were grudge-holding by nature. And with their long lifespans, their grudges lasted even longer.
Fortunately, the matter ended here with Ais. Otherwise, it could have beco very troubleso.
"Riveria wouldn’t do that."
Ais imdiately defended Riveria the mont she heard it.
"Well... that’s not entirely certain."
Seeing Ais preparing to continue, Bell cut her off.
"Let’s end this topic."
"What we need to talk about now is the other matter—how I need to obtain the Excelia for advancing to Lv.8."
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